Frequently Asked Questions - Recreational Programs

EGA will host a ‘winter and summer 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.