Frequently Asked Questions

Parents must walk their child into the gym and make sure the child is in the right class. You may leave while the child is in class, but please be five to ten minutes early to pick them up. We will not allow the child to wait in the parking lot for a ride, they must remain in the gym and the parent/guardian must come inside to pick them up. This is for the safety of your child so please follow the rules and pick them up correctly.

If you register your child for the whole year (6 sessions) you will receive one free session ($129 value).
Other promotions include:
• Refer a friend – receive a $15 gift card for each enrolled member
• Register for two classes per week - $10 off the second class, 3 open gym passes ($15 value) and summer challenge registration waiver ($30 value)
• Register for 3 classes per week - $35 off total tuition, summer challenge registration waiver ($30 value) and a private lesson from a top level coach ($50 value)
• Register for 2 sessions – free EGA T-shirt
• Register for 3 sessions – No registration fee ($35 value)

There is a discount for siblings with the annual registration fee. The fee is $35, for the second sibling it is $15, and for the third sibling or more the fee is $10. There is no refund or transfer of credit from one child to another, or one session to another. The lower of the two sibling prices receives a $10 discount on the class fee (not the insurance fee); for three or more children there is a $25 discount. All transactions are final.

In bad weather situations please go online to our website for information on the gym closing. We will try to contact the local news station’s to post the closing with the school closing information. If you have checked the website and the local news station then you may try to contact the gym, but remember that more than likely everybody is trying to call.

You may find out more about our EGA staff by going to www.elite-gymnastics.com/ega-staff-info. We require our staff through USA Gymnastics to pass a background check and become a professional member. They also go through safety certification and most are first-aid certified. We require out staff members to maintain discipline and safety standards, communicate with parents and athletes in a positive manner and constantly develop a degree of skill and professional knowledge.

To sign up for a class, make sure you first decide if your child need’s to be evaluated, and don’t forget to take a free trial class. Please call the front desk to help you decide which class works best with your schedule: (952) 882-9012.

If the child is more than 15 minutes late they are not allowed to participate in the gymnastics class and may schedule a make-up for that missed class. The reason for this policy is that the child will be missing the whole warm-up, which is the most important part of the class. Plan ahead of time to be 5 minutes early to class, and that way you will not be late.

EGA holds birthday parties for children between the ages of 4-14; from 12:00 – 1:30pm during the week, 2:30 – 4:00pm on Saturday, and 12:30 – 2:00pm, or 2:30 – 4:00pm on Sunday. EGA will provide: an hour and a half of gymnastics fun, juice, plates, forks, napkins, party decorations, a birthday certificate for the birthday boy/girl, and every child will receive a free open gym coupon. The cost of the party is $150 for up to 15 children and $8 for each additional child. With every additional half hour there will be an additional charge of $30. We require a $50 non-refundable deposit to reserve your party. If no deposit is received, the time slot will be made available to others. Schedule early for the day you would like.

USA Gymnastics is a not-for-profit organization that was established in 1963, and is the sole national governing body for the sport of gymnastics in the United States. USA Gymnastics sets the rules and policies that govern gymnastics in the United States. Today there are more than 110,000 athletes and professional members in the program. Elite Gymnastics follows the program USAG has set forth for its recreation, compulsory and optional standards.

EGA has wireless internet and customers may bring their laptop and use the wireless internet any time of the day. The wireless network is called ‘EGA Public’ and the password is also ‘egapublic.’ This is a public wireless network so please use it as a public network.

Open gym is a time where kids can run around on the gymnastics equipment. Everything is open in the gym except for the high bars, which are located by the garages in the back of the gym. There will always be a member of the EGA staff watching open gym and they will answer questions you may have at all times.

The gym is located right off highway 13 in Burnsville on East Travelers Trail we are # 680, the last business building on the right.
• From 35 W North/South : Take the MN-13 North exit, turn right on Portland Ave., and left on E Travelers Trail
• From 77 North/South: Take the MN-13 South exit, turn left on Portland Ave., and left on E Travelers Trail.
• From 494: Take 77 south to MN-13 South exit, turn left on Portland Ave., and left on E Travelers Trail.

There are always sheets of information in the boxes by the main entrance. Don’t forget to look there for upcoming events, brochures, our monthly newsletter and more! Also there will always be someone behind the front desk to help with any questions you may have at all times.

We prefer your child wear a leotard, with or without spandex shorts. This way it will not get caught on anything when participating on each event. If you are not committed to wearing a leotard then tight, stretchy clothing with no pockets works just fine. Remember to leave your socks with your shoes so you don't slip on the equipment.

EGA staff evaluates the gymnast by what they know and how well they understand the skill, even if they can’t perform it. We also look at the child’s age and try to put them in a class so they will be around girls or boys their same age and skill level. After we go to each event and ask them to balance on the balance beam or do a forward roll on the floor, we will suggest what class we feel they are ready for, and then we will suggest a free trial class to see how they like it.

EGA will host a ‘winter and spring challenge,’ which are in-club competition EGA will hold for all its recreational gymnasts. The gymnast’s will be able to perform the routines that USA Gymnastics sets forth in their eight week session at this fun and exciting competition. Please sign up at the front desk as early as possible for these events, there will be prizes given out to participants and it is a time to see what your child has learned in the class.

You may schedule a make-up at the front desk for the same level class, but preferably a different day of the week than your regularly scheduled class. If you miss a make-up class, there is no make-up for that missed class. If there is no other time during the week that works with your schedule, you will receive an open gym pass good at open gym on Fridays and Saturdays.

Conditioning is an essential part in the sport of gymnastics. It builds muscles and assists in learning new skills. Muscle strength is important in injury prevention because it helps our muscles protect the bones we have in our body.

The class will start off with some running and jumping to get warmed-up and then there will be time for stretching. With warm-up, or during events, there will be muscle building conditioning that will help the child perform some of the skills in gymnastics. Then the child will get to go on two to three events and learn skills. Usually at the end with their class there will be time for the child to jump on the trampoline, swing the rope, or jump on the tumble track.

On the first day of class find a cubby, which are located on the other side of the parents sitting area in the gym, and put your jacket, shoes, socks and other loose clothing in the cubby. Remove all jewelry and spit out any gum. Please wait in the gym’s waiting area until your name is called by a coach.

Parents may watch from the lobby area through the windows or from the chairs located right inside the gym within the cubby area. Sometimes parents can be distracting and may need to be in the lobby so the child can concentrate on what they are doing. It is unsafe for the child to try to communicate with their parents while participating in a gymnastics class. Flash photography is not safe in the gymnastics environment, so we ask that you turn off the flash before using your camera in the gym.

One session consists of eight weeks for the reason that learning gymnastics is not an easy task. Children learn at different paces, and physical education is one of the hardest tasks to accomplish for early childhood development. The child may or may not be ready to move to the next level after the eight week session, and may need to take the same level over to better learn the skills. At the end of the session the child will receive a report card that will have 3 letters on it: S, G, & E.
• S is satisfactory; meaning the child may not be able to do the skill without the help of a coach and needs more work on it.
• G means good; the child does it by themselves but needs a little more practice.
• E means excellent; the child does it well and is ready to work on more challenging skills. Your child should have mostly all E’s to move on to the next level, and will also need permission from the coach.

If you are enrolling in recreational or competitive classes we may need to evaluate your child to see what class is best for them. First we recommend your child takes a trial class beforehand to have an idea of which class is best for you, and then you may register for the class at the front desk. You will need to pick a time and day that the class is given that works best in your schedule and then fill out and sign the registration forms. The payment for the classes is due at the time of registration. Remember that we pro-rate the tuition cost if you register in the middle of the current session.