Summer Camps are Announced!

It is not too early to start making summer plans! We have come up with an exciting list of themed camps for our 2012 Summer Camp season. Below is a list of the weeks that our popular gymnastics camps will be offered along with the themes for them. Mark your calendars!

Week 1 Sail into Summer June 18-22
Week 2 The Great Outdoors June 25-29
Week 3 Leap on the Beach July 9-13
Week 4 Knights & Princesses July 26-20
Week 5 Salto Safari July 30-August 3
Week 6 Hawaiian Splash August 6-10
Week 7 Flipping for the 80s August 20-24

Watch for more information to follow soon!

EGA Holiday Hours

EGA will have special holiday hours between December 17th and January 1st. Our Winter Session will begin on Monday, January 2nd. Please visit our website at www.elite-gymnastics.com for more information. Happy Holidays!

EGA Winter Challenge was a HUGE Success!

Our semi-annual Winter Challenge was held on Sunday, December 11th. The event was a mock-meet for all Cadet, pre-team and most recreational gymnasts. It was a great opportunity for them to show off their hard-earned skills for family and friends along with gaining experience of competition in front of judges. Each gymnast received a custom trophy and special gift from EGA. Everyone had a wonderful time! Thanks to all who participated and helped make this event a great success!

Elite Gymnastics Academy Women's Level 6 Team Places 3rd at State Qualifier

We are proud of our Level 6 Women's competitive team for winning 3rd place All-Around with a combined score of 108.625. Congratulations ladies!

Elite Gymnastics Academy is Moving to New Facility!

November 17, 2011

Dear Elite Gymnastics Academy Families:

We have collected surveys and customer feedback for quite some time regarding how EGA can improve, and we took your comments under careful consideration. Given our fast rate of growth along with our need for more space, we realized that the time is right and the need is now for our gym to expand to accommodate our needs. To that end, we are extremely happy to announce we have purchased a new facility that is well-suited for our gym. Our anticipated move date is April 1st, 2012.
Our newly acquired facility is located on Highway 13, just 3 miles west from our current location,
It has plenty of room for EGA’s rapid rate of growth as we are allocating 26,000 square feet for EGA use; which is twice the space EGA occupies right now. A few of our new facility’s features will include:
• Enormous lobby area with full glassed view of the gym for parents
• Separate toddler training area
• In-ground trampolines
• In-ground foam pits
• Tons of new equipment
• Party room
• Separate rooms for dance and Zumba classes
• Larger pro-shop area
• And many more exciting amenities
When complete, this will make Elite Gymnastics Academy one of the largest and most progressive gymnastics training centers in the state!
Thank you for your continued support as we make this big move! Rest assured, we will keep you informed of moving dates and plans as we get closer to them. We are extremely excited for this new venture and look forward to a smooth and seamless transition as we make this move.

Sincerely,


Elite Gymnastics Academy Staff

Photos of Team USA at Pan Am Games

Catch up with photos of Team USA in action during day 12 of the Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico.

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Bridgette Caquatto of the USA competes in the floor excercise during the women's individual all around during Day 12 of the XVI Pan American Games

Information regarding Pan Am Competition

For those who missed the competition or had difficulties with the stream, a user on Gymnastike.org has been uploading videos of the women's team finals of the 2011 Pan Am Games here:
2011 Pan American Games Women's Team Final
www.gymnastike.org
Videos and updates from the 2011 Pan American Games, the biggest multi-sport event in America.

Elite Gymnastics Academy Placing High at First Meets of the Season!!

We are very proud of our Level 6 Women's Team who placed 1st All-Around with an overall score of 108.450 at the 1st qualifier meet hosted by Northershore Gymnastics on October 2, 2011.

Other highlights include:

Bailey Davidson: 1st Place Vault, 1st Place Bars, 3rd Place Beam, 3rd Place Floor

Elise Goren: 2nd Place Beam

Sara Sabri: 2nd Place Vault

Rhea Kohli: 3rd Place Vault, 3rd Place Bars

Ashley Swanson: 3rd Place Bars, 3rd Place Floor

Claire Tangey: 1st Place Bars, 3rd Place Beam, 1st Place Floor

Isabell McCallum: 3rd Place Bars, 2nd Place Floor

Awesome job ladies! Way to go!! Keep up the great work...

Congratulations to our Level 5 Women's Team who placed 2nd All-Around at the 1st Qualifier at Northshore Gymnastics on October 2, 2011.

Some of the highlights include:

Alyse Dees: 1st Place Bars

Sierra Carmello: 3rd Place Vault, 3rd Place Floor

Great job once again!



Our Level 4 Team won 1st Place All-Around at the 2011 Flips Fall Hoe Down Meet with a total score of 106.7.

A few of the highlights include:

Sophia Gachne won 2nd Place on Floor

Elodie Prew won 1st Place on Vault, 2nd Place on Beam, 1st Place on Floor and 1st Place All-Around


Congratulations to our level 6 Team who won 1st Place All-Around at the 2011 Great Northern Invitational Meet on September 18th with a total score of 107.550. A few of the exciting highlights include:

Elsie Goren; Won 1st Place All-Around with a total score of 35.375 and 3rd Place on Beam and Floor.

Isabell McCallum won 1st Place on Beam.

Claire Tangey won 4th Place on Bars and Floor.

Bailey Davidson won 1st Place on Bars and Beam.

Rhea Kohli won 2nd Place on Vault and 3rd Place on Bars.

These are scores from just a few of our wonderful gymnasts. We are very proud of each and every one of you and wish you all luck on another successful meet season!


Elite Gymnastics Academy Levels 5 & 6 take 1st Place at the Great Northern Meet, September 18th, 2011.

Level 5 Team had a combined score of 105.1. Some Highlights Include:
Level 5; Adriana Johnson was 1st Place overall with a score of 34.050 and 3rd Place on Vault, Alyse Dees was 2nd All-Around with a score of 34.875 and took first on Bars and Floor; Lexi Frederick took first in her session on Floor and second on Beam, Emmalyn Dickerson took first in Vault and Sierra Carmello took 3rd Place on Floor in her session. We are all very proud of our gymnasts and look forward to another successful season!

Marissa Keiser won 3rd Place on Bars, 3rd Place on Beam, and 2nd Place All-Around

Courtney Tallos won 4th Place on Beam and 3rd Place All-Around

Fall is almost here!

Our gymnasts and staff had a wonderful time attending all of the events Visa Nationals had to offer! Watching the high-level gymnasts was such an inspiration for our gymnasts to see. It was truly an amazing experience for everyone.

Our coaches and management staff attended the National Congress Conference where they learned new techniques from some of the top coaches in the country. Our coaches are filled with information and energy and are looking forward to our Fall Session to begin with much anticipation.

Our Fall Session begins on Monday, August 29th. Registration is now open. Our class schedules can be found on our website; www.elite-gymnastics.com. Please contact with gym office at 952-882-9012 with any questions. Registration can be done over the phone or in person at the gym:
680 East Travelers Trail, Burnsville, MN 55337. We look forward to another successful gymnastics season and the opportunity to share the love and skills of gymnastics with children.

Creating winners, one child at a time.

Daytime Zumba!!

We have added 2 exciting Zumba classes to our offerings;

Monday & Thursdays 11:00 am to Noon

Zumba in our air-conditioned gym with Melanie... our popular Zumba instructor!

What are you waiting for??

Beat the Heat!

Bring the kids to our air-conditioned gym for Open Gym or Summer Camp! While it is too hot to play outside, our gym is much like an indoor playground without the heat and humidity!

Open Gym is offered on Friday mornings 9:30-11:30am and evenings 7:00-9:00pm
and Saturday mornings 12:00-2:00pm

EGA Mall of America Performance and Open Houses

Elite Gymnastics Academy had a wonderful performance at the Mall of America to promote the upcoming Visa Nationals with former Olympian, Shawn Johnson. Our gymnasts had a great time and our performance was a big hit!

Please join us for at one of our Open House events;

August 9th and 11th at 3:30-7:00pm
August 14th at 6-7:30pm

We will have our fun "Bounce House" for the children, tours of our state-of-the-art facility and our World-Class coaching staff on hand for you to meet. We hope to see you there!!

Correction on MOA performance date!

We apologize for a mistake that was made in our earlier post; the date of our Mall of America performance is SUNDAY, JULY 10TH. We hope to see you there!!

Elite Gymnastics Academy will perform at MOA!!

Elite Gymnastics Academy has been personally invited to perform at the Mall of America on Sunday, July 10th, 1-4pm, in the Rotunda while special guest, Olympic Gold Medalist Shawn Johnson, will speak about her Olympic experience and sign autographs for fans. The U of M Men's and Women's Gymnastic teams will also offer performances and demonstrations during this time. We hope to see you there!

Elite Gymnastics Academy is Silver Sponsor at Dan Patch Days in Savage!

Elite Gymnastics Academy is proud to be the Silver Sponsor of the annual Dan Patch Days celebration in Savage. Come and visit our awesome booth at the Business Expo on Saturday, June 25th, 3-8pm. We will be hosting some great give-aways and a demonstration too!

We will also have our award-winning float in the Dan Patch Days Parade on Sunday in downtown Savage from 1:00-2:30. Come and see our amazing gymnasts show off their wonderful skills! We hope to see you there!

Summer Camps have Begun!

We are finishing up our first successful Summer Camp. As I am writing this Blog, I am listening to the laughter and giggles of many children in the gym and it makes me smile! I can't think of a better place to send a child for a special and exciting time this summer.

We still have 5 weeks left and space is available. If you are looking for something fun, safe and where your children will make great new friends and learn important life-long skills, Elite Gymnastics Academy is the place to go! Visit our website: www.elite-gymnastics.com for camp schedule or call the gym at 952-882-9012 to register or for more information.

And, our Summer Session begins on Monday, June 20th... REGISTER ANYTIME!

Your child will thank you!

NEW!! Punch Cards!

If your summer schedule is too busy to commit to our 10 week summer session, we have the perfect solution for you; Punch Cards! This flexible program was designed with the busy family in mind. Your gymnast has worked so hard over the past several months to gain important skills and strength. These skill will be lost if they don't have the opportunity to practice them.

Our Punch Cards allow your gymnast to come to any class during the week that they are registered for. Simply call the gym office to make their reservation. The class is based on availability. No walk-ins will be allowed... we want to make sure we maintain our high standards of small class sizes. Purchase the the number of punches you feel your gymnast will use over the summer. Any unused punches will be forfeited at the end of the summer session. Punch Cards cannot be transferred.

We truly care about your gymnast and hope this new program will aide in keeping them flexible & strong while allowing them the freedom to come when it fits into your busy summer schedule.

Happy Summer... see you at the gym :)

Trampolines, flipping and jumping... Oh my!

How many of us or our neighbors have a trampoline adorning our backyards? While these are wonderful "toys" for our children, I bet most of us worry about the safety of these toys too.

Children will try anything on trampolines, they have no fear. Doing a flip, back bounce or other fun stunts can not only be fun, but harmful if done the wrong way.

Elite Gymanastics Academy is proud to be one of the few gymnastics training centers to offer trampoline and tumbling classes. Trampoline and tumbling is the hottest new sport and recently become part of the Olypmic Games in 2000. These unique classes will teach the proper and safe methods of flips and other stunts on a trampoline. Not only will children have a great time but they will also benefit in other ways too. It has been proven that jumping on a trampoline decreases stress and anxiety, prevents arthritis, helps with health conditions such as asthma, fatigue, headaches, sinus problems and ADHD. Who knew!

Visit our website at: www.elite-gymnastics.com today for our Summer Session schedule. These popular classes will fill fast so register early.

Keep them fit, keep them happy, keep them SAFE! See you at the gym!

And the answer is...

A HABIT. Like the poem states, a habit can be a good habit or a bad habit. Either way, it takes time to build a habit. Gymnastics focuses on creating good habits that will last a lifetime; dedication, focus, team-work, setting goals, and proper physical activity.

Did you know... it takes 21 days to build a habit; good or bad?

What am I?

I am your constant companion.
I am your greatest helper or heaviest burden.
I will push you onward or drag you down to failure.

I am completely at your command.
Half of the things you do you might as well turn over to me and I will do
them - quickly and correctly.

I am easily managed -
you must be firm with me.
Show me exactly how you want something done and after a few lessons,
I will do it automatically.

I am the servant of great people,
and alas, of all failures as well.
Those who are great, I have made great.
Those who are failures,
I have made failures.

I am not a machine though
I work with the precision of a machine
plus the intelligence of a person.
You may run me for profit
or run me for ruin -it makes
no difference to me.

Take me, train me, be firm with me, and
I will place the world at your feet.
Be easy with me and I will destroy you.