Fourth Class Gymnastics is designed to provide the facilities and resources necessary to participate in a movement course that exposes cadets to gross motor coordination in all directions, rotations and ranges of motion. The course is developmental and is intended to help begin cultivating cadets' optimum physical capability and potential for movement so that each can meet the physical requirements of the military profession and the broader demands of a healthy lifestyle. This course serves as a basis for other athletic and military activities encountered at USMA and in one's Army career. Focus is placed on applied movement tasks for all cadets. In accordance with AR 350-41, 9-6: "Training in Units", the following skills are emphasized:
(1) Agility, to include fast movement in enclosed spaces.
(2) Balance and controlling fear of heights.
(3) Vaulting, jumping, and landing correctly.
(4) Strength development activities such as rope climbing, pull ups, and resistance exercises.
(5) Crawling.
(6) Negotiation of natural and man-made obstables (confidence and obstable courses).
