| About Us |
Our Mission
- To have fun while instilling a love for movement, appreciation and respect for ones' body that will last a lifetime.
- To promote independence, confidence and self-esteem in our children and adults through our classes and special activities.
- To employ caring, Christian people who are the best in their field.
- To provide, with the help of our parents and community, a positive, safe and caring environment where our children and adults learn to the best of their ability.
- To base our programs on the individual needs of our customers.
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Our Vision
To be a good source of quality and safe, progressive athletic development in the community. |
Our Gym
  
We have many wonderful features at our facility:
- 15,000+ sq ft building
- 60ft Tumble Trampoline
- 42'x54' Spring Floor
- 42'x54' Cheer Floor
- Women's Olympic Gymnastics Equipment
- Double-Mini Trampoline
- Ausi Bed 6'x12' Trampoline
- Inflatables
- Preschool Gym
- Ping Pong Table
- Basketball Goals and more...
Providing a safe atmosphere is one of our main objectives at Thoroughbred. We have an excellent staff with credentials in Physical Education, Exercise Science, USTA safety certification, CPR and first aid training.
In our youth programs, we place a large emphasis on developing the following motor skills:
- Gross Motor Coordination – develop skeletal or large muscles to produce efficient total body movement
- Loco-motor Movements – basic movements performed while moving the body from place to place e.g., walking, running, skipping, etc.
- Sustained Movements – motor skills executed consecutively for a specified number of times
- Laterality – internalizing the awareness of the difference between left and right. It is the ability to control the two sides of the body together or separately and is the motor basis for spatial concepts.
- Directionality – awareness of space outside the body
- Eye-Hand Coordination – using eyes and hands together to accomplish a task
- Eye-Foot Coordination – using the eyes and feet together to accomplish a task
- Ocular Pursuit – ability of the eyes to work together in following (tracking) a moving object
- Kinesthetic Awareness – ability to understand muscular movement and expenditure of energy as a skill is performed
Gymnastics Skills – Hand support, forward and backward rolls, cartwheels, balancing, turning, climbing, hanging and swinging on bars; basics on trampoline, such as specific jumps, seat drops, correct jumping, landing and stopping skills
Flexibility/Strength Activities – incorporated in all classes are stretching and a variety of strength activities
Social Skills – includes being polite, listening to instructors, taking turns and independent activities
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