Turn Your Skills Into Something More.
Tumbling training in Nottinghamshire for athletes who want to develop floor skills, improve technique and keep progressing. From complete beginners to cheerleaders, gymnasts and trampolinists, athletes can develop their skills at our dedicated academy in Watnall.
You've Already Built A Serious Head Start.
If your child already trains in gymnastics, they may have spent years developing strength, flexibility, body awareness and confidence going upside down.
Those foundations can transfer brilliantly into tumbling. Rather than starting again, athletes can bring the skills they already have and continue developing their floor work in a different environment.
And for athletes curious about cheerleading, tumbling can also open the door to an entirely new team sport where those existing abilities can become a major advantage.
Ask About TumblingBuild The Skill. Then Build On It.
Tumbling progression is individual. Athletes work from their current ability, strengthening foundations and developing increasingly challenging skills when they are ready.
Cartwheels
Body alignment, control and strong foundational movement.
Round-Offs
Developing technique and power for connected tumbling.
Walkovers
Strength, flexibility and control through forward and backward skills.
Aerials
Progressing cartwheel-based technique into flight skills.
Back Handsprings
Developing explosive technique and increasingly confident connections.
Back Tucks
Building towards controlled backward somersaulting skills.
Tumble Passes
Connecting individual skills into more advanced sequences.
Technique
Strength, shapes, body control and repetition underpin every progression.
Different Backgrounds. Same Love Of Skills.
You don't have to already be a Hotshots cheerleader to be interested in developing your tumbling.
The Gymnast
For gymnasts who love their floor skills and want another environment where they can continue developing them.
The Trampolinist
Athletes with aerial awareness can work on transferring strength, shapes and confidence towards floor-based tumbling.
The Cheerleader
Additional focus on tumbling can support athletes working towards increasingly challenging cheer skills.
The Beginner
You don't need to arrive with advanced skills. Strong tumbling starts with learning the foundations properly.
Gymnastics & Tumbling Aren't The Same Thing.
They share plenty of transferable skills, but the training focus can be very different.
Multiple Apparatus
Artistic gymnastics can include floor alongside apparatus such as vault, bars and beam.
Athletes develop a broad range of gymnastics-specific technique across those different areas.
Focus On The Floor
Our tumbling focus is on developing floor-based skills, technique, power and connected tumble progressions.
That makes it particularly interesting for athletes who discover that the floor and tumbling side of gymnastics is the part they love most.
Everyone Starts Somewhere.
Progress isn't about rushing towards the hardest skill. Strong tumblers build the foundations that allow future skills to become stronger, safer and more consistent.
Foundations
Shapes, strength, rolls, handstands and cartwheel-based skills.
Control
Round-offs, walkovers and stronger technique.
Flight
Aerial and handspring-based progressions.
Power
Developing connections and somersaulting skills.
Connections
Combining skills into increasingly advanced tumble sequences.
You Could Have A Serious Head Start In Cheer.
All Star cheerleading combines tumbling with stunts, jumps, dance and performance. Athletes coming from gymnastics or tumbling backgrounds can already bring valuable strength, flexibility, body awareness and floor skills into the sport.
If your child loves tumbling but has never considered cheer, it might be worth discovering what else those skills could unlock.
More Than Learning The Next Trick.
Good tumbling development is about creating athletes who understand their skills, build strong technique and have the confidence to keep progressing.
Progressive Coaching
Athletes build from their current level rather than being pushed into skills before they're ready.
Technique First
Strong shapes and foundations matter just as much as achieving the next skill.
Dedicated Academy
Train within the wider Notts Hotshots Cheer & Dance Academy in Watnall, Nottinghamshire.
Different Backgrounds
Gymnasts, cheerleaders, trampolinists and newcomers can all bring different strengths to tumbling.
Confidence
Progressing a skill athletes have worked hard for can create an enormous sense of achievement.
More Opportunities
For interested athletes, tumbling can also become a route into the wider world of All Star cheerleading.
Find Your Next Step.
Tumbling can be a discipline in its own right, an additional training opportunity or the beginning of a wider journey through cheer and dance.
Train At Our Watnall Academy.
Notts Hotshots is based in Watnall, Nottinghamshire, with athletes travelling to the academy from Nottingham, Kimberley, Eastwood, Hucknall, Mansfield and communities across the surrounding area.
If you're unsure whether our tumbling opportunities would suit your athlete, send us their age and current experience and we'll help you understand the most appropriate option.
Find Our AcademyWatnall, Nottinghamshire
NG16 1AA
Dedicated cheer, dance and tumbling training within the Notts Hotshots academy.
Thinking About Tumbling?
Here's what families often want to know before getting in touch.
Is tumbling the same as gymnastics?
Can gymnasts join Hotshots tumbling?
Does my child have to be a Hotshots cheerleader?
What tumbling skills can athletes work on?
Can complete beginners learn tumbling?
Is tumbling useful for cheerleading?
My child is a gymnast but wants something different. Could this suit them?
Where are the tumbling classes?
How do we find out which session is right?
Love Tumbling? Let's See Where It Could Take You.
Whether they're already a gymnast, currently cheerleading, coming from trampolining or simply desperate to learn new skills, tell us a little about your athlete and we'll help you find the right next step.