![]() ![]() I don't know much about Everest's training style but I imagine they are great since they produced an Olympic alternate for the Rio 2016 Olympics.Entering our 22nd season, has been like anything else over the past two years unpredictable. I have a friend who tried out there and said her daughter didn't like that they couldn't laugh or talk during practice. The coaches are primarily Russian and their head coach was a Soviet National Team coach and coach of three time Olympian, Svetlana Boguinskaia (according to their site). I have a friend who said they kicked her daughter off the team at level 3. I've seen their optional girls and they look really strong. From what I heard from friends which children on their AAU and JO team, they focus a lot on technique and form and their coaches are great. Perfect Balance used to be a part of International Sports Center before branching off to start their own program in 2015. Harris YMCA is more laid back and not as competitive. But like others said, they don't train/compete beyond that. She said they have strong coaches for the compulsory years. I have a friend with a daughter at Zenith and she really likes it. Hopefully, I have mentioned all of the main ones on here.Īgree with all that's been said above about the various gym options. Charlotte has a lot of gyms although many are AAU or Xcel and not JO. I would definitely have her visit several to get a feel for them. At 11 years old and L4, she may be on the older side for some of the gyms. Some of the gyms in Charlotte have very young gymnasts. We have girls who travel to our gym from South Carolina because of the variation in competitiveness (not to say Thomas isn't good - just that there are a lot less gyms to compete against that are at that level). ![]() If they will be in southwest Charlotte near the border, then Thomas is an option but with the qualifier that cadybearsmommy notes which is that South Carolina is not nearly as competitive as North Carolina. For very laid-back gymnastics - they could try Harris YMCA or Enso Elite in Huntersville, but they are not really competitive. I don't know a lot about their facilities. G&J Speedway is north near Concord and has a small team with their highest level right now L9 but the coaches could coach up through L10, I think. Cabarrus County gymnastics in the north has had good gymnasts in the past - but I know several leave for other gyms around L8 (although they do have a L10). Gym-Fit is also on the south side (southwest in Pineville) - they are in a re-growing period with girls through L7, but have coached through L10. Perfect Balance is on the south side (southeast toward Matthews) and is not quite as intense as the first three but produces strong gymnasts through L10. KPAC is in Mooresville north of Charlotte and has good kids too - again, a bit of a drive unless they lived in that direction (I-77 interstate is the way you would go and it will be under construction for several years which can make traffic a nightmare). First in Flight is really one county over so I'm not sure how far they want to travel. The top 3 gyms (intensity-wise) would likely be Southeastern, Everest and First in Flight.
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