Enrolling your child in an extracurricular sport will enhance their development. Gymnastics and tumbling are two activities known to strengthen complex motor skills, improve balance and coordination, and enhance flexibility. If you’re not sure which one is suited for your little one, below are key differences to help you decide. 

Gymnastics Covers Multiple Disciplines

Gymnastics is an umbrella term that refers to numerous disciplines, including artistic gymnastics, as well as tumbling. Artistic gymnastics is what comes to mind when thinking of the Summer Olympic Games, with gymnasts competing on balance beams, pommel horses, still rings, uneven bars, and additional equipment.

When practicing routines, athletes build endurance as well as coordination, balance, and other skills pertaining to the specific discipline. A beginner’s gymnastics class provides a solid foundation for children to progress to tumbling. In the class, they will learn the basics of coordination, getting in tune with their bodies, and listening to instructors.

Tumbling Doesn’t Use Equipment

Tumbling is a form of gymnastics that focuses on floor routines without the use of apparatuses or props. The discipline relies on spurts of energy instead of endurance to execute somersaults, flips, jumps, and other complicated aerial moves. Routines often incorporate dance and acrobatic elements of cheerleading, too. Through double minis, power tumbling, and trampolining, kids develop strength and focus, and build upon the skills they learned in beginner’s gymnastics classes. 

Whether tumbling or gymnastics is right for your child, The Victors Gymnastics offers both classes. This USAG-certified facility has been providing gymnastics training to support the emotional and physical well-being of kids in the Rochester, NY, area since 1999. To learn about enrollment for boys and girls, view their schedules online and call (585) 663-4810.

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