Our coaching staff believes that the most important pay-offs from participation in these sports last much longer than trophies, banners, or medals handed out on competition day. It is as important to us to teach life skills such as teamwork, goal-setting, perseverance, and dedication as it is to teach skills. We foster a culture of positive energy that produces better athletes and better people!
Whether your athlete is well seasoned or just starting out, we are confident that our program is a positive place to grow!
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GYMNASTICS
ABOUT OUR TEAMS
Pride's gymnastics teams offer two styles of competitive gymnastics teams
for gymnasts ages 5-18.
~Our non-sanctioned team, Copper, is for gymnasts who wish to experience the challenge and camaraderie of team gymnastics without the more stringent skill and training requirements of our sanctioned team.
~Our USAG-sanctioned XCEL and Junior Olympics/Developmental Program (JO/DP) Teams are a good fit for athletes that are ready for more training time and a more stringent program. These teams compete at 6-8 meets locally and regionally (within 5 hours of St. Louis).
Pride's Power Tumbling Team competes in Tumbling, Trampoline, and Double Mini Trampoline events. Power Tumblers compete at USTA- and USAG- sanctioned meets locally and regionally (within 5 hours of St. Louis). Our power tumbling teams offer your child the opportunity to develop life long habits of fitness and friendships, and to unleash their inner LION who roars with confidence!
The team is broken into training squads of 6-12 athletes per squad; and each squad is led by experienced, professional, and certified coaches. Tryouts are held in May of each year but additions to the team throughout the year are considered on a case by case basis.
Pride offers Novice and Prep cheer teams for ages 5-18. These teams are a great fit for beginner and intermediate cheerleaders, competing locally and regionally. These teams offer the fun and excitement of All Star Cheerleading, without a large travel and financial commitment. We strive to place every athlete on a team where they will experience both personal and team success!
Cheerleaders on Novice and Prep Teams will practice two days per week, on average, as they combine their tumbling, stunting, jumping, and dancing skills into a competitive routine.
Novice Teams are set based on birth years, and no previous cheerleading experience is required. Registration is open through August 31, 2022.
Prep Cheerleaders must attend tryouts, and teams are assembled based on evaluations and results.
Tryouts are held in May of each year but additions to the team throughout the year are considered on a case by case basis.
Pride offers Elite division competitive cheer teams for ages 8-18. Elite teams are highly competitive, travel teams. Practicing 2-4 days per week, these teams compete both regionally and nationally. Elite teams are designed for highly driven and committed cheerleaders who are looking to develop strong character and strong cheerleading and tumbling technique!
Over Pride's long history of cheerleading, we've accumulated numerous titles from many prestigious events, competing head to head with some of the best teams in the country. Competitions are mostly regional (4-5 hours drive) with 1-2 national travel events each year (fly away or longer drives). We attend both Varsity and Independent events throughout the year. We make great memories that last a life time!
Our Elite teams train and compete a full year season, with new season tryouts in May. Occasionally, we have the ability to add athletes to teams during the year, and these are considered on a case by case basis. We welcome military kids who transfer mid year.
Pride partners with local Middle and High School Cheer Programs to provide stunt, tumble, and routine training. Our professional cheer and tumble coaching staff will work with your team and team coach to help prepare for upcoming shows and competitions. Weekly training classes, as well as Choreography Camps, are designed specific to each school team's needs and goals. Team coaches are encouraged to email Coach Richard (richard@prideofil.com) to create a customized plan for your team.
Kids can’t get enough gym time? Need a date-night with your special someone? Conquer both with Kids Night Out at Pride! KNO Camps run from 6:00pm-9:00pm and include open gym time and themed activities.
Pre-registration is REQUIRED.
Event Tuition is $30.00 for first child, $24.00 for each additional sibling enrolled.
Your Little Lion is ready for exciting new adventures in The Jungle, our one-of-a-kind, dedicated preschool area. Instructors will help independent Little Lions climb, leap, and roll through activities designed to build confidence, strength, balance, and flexibility while practicing important social skills like taking turns and interacting with peers. Geared for children 3-5 years old. Children must be potty-trained. 30 min. class.
NinjaZone combines elements from gymnastics, martial arts, parkour, obstacle training, and freestyle movement with the freedom for kids to progress and learn at their own pace.
The result is more confident, disciplined kids, who have a physical, mental and emotional foundation to take on any challenge. NinjaZone captures your child’s energy and ignites their confidence! Ninja Zone is on a mission to turn energy into ambition, one awesome kid at a time!
Our weekly class training sessions are fast paced, high energy rotations thru circuits designed to cover all the things a Ninja needs to know!
Coaches lead Ninjas in progressive skills training stations and through obstacles courses that emphasize jumping, rolling, flipping, landing, stealth, strength, speed, coordination, and balance. Classes also include a weekly character focus skill and mat chat designed to help our Ninjas live out the Ninja Zone mantras outside of the gym. Ninjas work to gain skills and level up to the next class. We are looking for awesome kids who are ready to take on the world!
Lil’ Ninjas, ages 4-6, will learn progressions and terminology for skills used in Ninja training including rolling, vaulting, basic large gross motor skills, jumping, falling, swinging, climbing, etc. with a goal to develop body coordination, awareness, and listening skills required for Ninja White Level.
Ninjas ages 6-18 begin at level WHITE and progress as their skills and strength grows through levels YELLOW, GREEN, and BLUE until they attain Ninja Master status!
Preschool (3 years of age prior to December 31) and Pre-Kindergarten (4 years of age prior to September 1) classes are offered Monday thru Thursday from 9 am-12 noon.
Must be completely bathroom-independent.
Enroll 2, 3, or 4 days per week.
School year from mid-August thru mid-May.
Limited Openings for 22-23 Classes!
Tuition Rates 2022-2023
Attend 2 Days Per Week = $209/month
Attend 3 Days Per Week = $279/month
Attend 4 Days Per Week = $369/month
Tuition is paid monthly, August thru May.
$99 annual registration fee per child.
10% discount for second child on tuition.
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Every day at The Wonder Years includes active play and a gymnastics or movement fundamentals class in our large and well-equipped facility.
We believe that establishing healthy habits, positive relationships with physical fitness, and an active lifestyle are an essential part of childhood.
Gymnastics is a foundational sport activity that teaches motor planning, coordination, balance, flexibility, and strength necessary for all other sports activities, benefiting children who want to be gymnasts, baseball players, swimmers, or astronauts!
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Our educational approach is driven by child-centered, experiential learning, and borrows tenets from the Montessori and Reggio Emilia philosophies.
We believe that children are strong, competent and capable citizens who are full of wonder and curiosity to learn. We nurture each child’s desire for knowledge, understanding, and respect.
Our teachers guide children thru play-based activities in math, language, literacy, art, science, basic Spanish, sensory experiences, and social-emotional growth.
Our curriculum focuses on collaborative, hands-on, and engaging lessons that prepare children not just for Kindergarten, but for a lifetime of learning.
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Studies show that preschool gymnastics enhances cognitive development and academic readiness essentials such as laterality, visual differentiation, hand-eye coordination, directionality, and sensory discrimination.
Emerging new science about brain development of the young child has now proven what coaches, teachers, and parents have long intuited—that movement and play are essential for maximizing intellectual and emotional development. Running, skipping, jumping, rolling, spinning cross-lateral movement and inverting are more than child’s play – they connect neurons necessary for later academic success.
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Our Preschool and Pre-K classes are both led by amazing teachers who each have more than 20 years of classroom experience, teaching certifications, and a true heart for helping young children discover the joy of learning! You won’t find better people anywhere to help your little one get started on their educational journey.
Gymnastics and movement classes are led by our well trained and professional preschool Jungle staff. These are coaches who love to play games, be silly, stretch and move, and teach the basics of physical fitness habits for a lifetime to little ones!
Our teacher to student ratios range from 1:6 to 1:8, with class sizes between 12 and 16. Larger classes may have a teacher and an assistant teacher to ensure every Wonder Kid gets plenty of attention and inspiration from their leaders.
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Every day at The Wonder Years includes time for growing and stretching our bodies and our minds! Gym time, center time, circle time, and snack time are all important parts of our day with friends.
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This weekly class is the perfect introduction to the gym for you and your young toddler! Instructors assist adult caregivers through parent-led activities that help develop fine and gross motor skills, flexibility, and strength. Classes are held in our one-of-a-kind, dedicated preschool area, The Jungle. Ages 12-23 months, adult caregiver participation required, 30 min.
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Gymnastics Classes
Gymnastics is a confidence-building sport that improves strength, flexibility, agility, and coordination. It’s a great activity for developing skills for all other sports.
School-age progressive girls’ gymnastics classes include all four women’s Olympic events: balance beam, uneven bars, vault, and floor exercise in addition to tumble track and trampoline. Classes meet once per week for 55-70 minutes, and progress from beginner to advanced. Athletes are welcome to enroll in more than one class if they want to train more than once a week.
Our beginner classes, Jewels (5-6 year olds) and Rubies (6-12 year olds), are a perfect place to start. If your athlete has had previous gymnastics training and is no longer a beginner, please text us at 618-204-1981 to schedule an evaluation to find the perfect class fit.
Our Intro to Allstar classes are for those athletes who want to try cheerleading skills like jumps, motions, stunts, and dance without the commitment of being on a cheer team. These classes perform short exhibition routines a few times a year.
Can’t choose between cheer & gymnastics? Our Gym & Cheer classes combine gymnastics and cheerleading into one 55 min class! Class is structured for alternating gymnastics apparatus and cheer skills weekly.
Please note that if your athlete is interested in cheerleading, tumbling classes are always a great option!
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Tiny Tigers
This weekly class is the perfect introduction to the gym for you and your energetic toddler! Instructors assist adult caregivers through parent-led activities that help develop fine and gross motor skills, flexibility, and strength. Classes are held in our one-of-a-kind, dedicated preschool area, The Jungle. Ages 2-3, adult caregiver participation required, 30 min.
Jungle Explorers is our program for older preschoolers ready for longer classes and bigger expeditions in The Jungle, our one-of-a-kind, dedicated preschool area. While exploring The Jungle, instructors will lead Explorers over, under, and through more complex activities to grow coordination, flexibility, strength, and balance. Occasional treks to “big kid” areas of the gym like the trampoline and tumble track are a part of the adventure. Ages 4-6, must be potty trained, 45 min.
This is a transitional class for newly school-aged Adventurers that introduces the areas of our older recreational programs, while keeping the imaginative play of our preschool program. Adventurers are led by instructors through both The Jungle, our one-of-a-kind, dedicated preschool area, and our “big kid” gym areas, like the trampoline, tumble track, vault, bars, beam, and floor. Geared for children 5-6 years old, 45 min.
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Private Lessons
Pride offers private lesson classes providing individualized, focused training with a Pride Coach for athletes aged 7 and up (younger athletes must have prior coach approval before booking lesson classes). We provide two Private Lesson options: individual lesson camps with no long-term commitment to provide schedule flexibility for your busy athlete and continuous lesson classes at the same time and day each week to provide consistent one-on-one training for your athlete with his/her favorite coach.
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Jungle Classes – $39
School Age Classes – $69
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Tumbling Classes
Tumbling classes are offered for beginners to Elite level tumblers ages 5-18. These 55-70 minute classes offer athletes an opportunity to learn tumbling skills on the spring floor, using the rod floor, trampoline, and tumble trac as training aids. Tumbling classes place a strong emphasis on technique, while coaches use drills and stations to allow athletes to work on advancing their skills safely. Athletes are welcome to enroll in more than one class if they wish to train more than once a week.
Our introductory tumbling classes, Level 1 K/1 (5-6 year olds) and Level 1 (6-18 year olds) are a great place to start for beginners. Athletes progress thru 10 levels of tumbling skills, mastering handstands, handsprings, tucks, layouts, and twists. If your athlete has had previous tumbling experience and is no longer a beginner, please text us at 618-204-1981 to schedule an evaluation to find the perfect class for them.
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