Eagles Gymnastics

Eagles Gymnastics is a top notch, first class gymnastics facility. The coaches at Eagles create a motivating and exciting learning environment. Competitive and recreational classes are taught by qualified and trained professionals. Love it!

Eagles suffers from numerous issues. Upon arrival, the stench of must and rarely cleaned equipment overwhelms you. Immediately after every practice, my child would have to shower in hot water to avoid contracting some weird rash. Management is inconsistent, failing to register kids for competition promptly and not following through on other processes effectively. Staffs also are unclear how to group girls by there talent. The gym also has varied coaching ranging from good to mediocre. One coach forgot a child during competition. Another coach consistently displayed tremendous bias towards certain groups of girls, counter to the basic principles of coaching of equity, fairness, and sportsmanship. When we brought this attention to management, there was immediate denial and defensiveness, even going as far to deflect the issue to moms who «can be catty.» Finally, the price is slightly high for the overall value.
Eagles has several committed coaches and many eager students. However, given the level of commitment that gymnastics requires, kids deserve much, much better than what this facility offers.
Addendum: Eagles’ owner has rallied her friends to post glowing responses in an effort to undermine my assessment. She also posted her own reply about the number of years her facility has been in business. Number of years in business serves as a poor measure of success. Sears and JCPenney still drag on despite lackluster performance. The better response would be to gain some objectivity and research the very real problems I have noted — not turn this into a social media battle. We have tried to talk with her in writing and in person. However, efforts to discuss issues with her have been futile. Many parents (notably those of color) have shared these concerns. When kids are concerned, every effort should be made to remedy the issues instead of denying and deflecting. Such a shame.

Way to Go Eagles Gymnastics Centre! We have attended classes at Eagles off and on for the past 15 ½ years. We have participated in all kinds of classes: boys and girls, little kids fun, young kids sort of competitive, and even upper level USAG competitive teams. My kids have always had valuable and fun and safe experiences that have positively impacted their lives outside of Eagles. The coaches and staff are professional and caring. They take the time to get to know your child and your family and help you achieve goals. You will be so happy if you choose to make Eagles a part of your child’s life. Gymnastics helps all future sports and even their ability to be confident kids outside of the gym!

I must agree, with regard to the open gym. The price is now $ 15 for 1.5 hours. The kids were not entertained or directed at all, and it didn’t seem like a super upbeat, fun environment. The kids were bored after 20 minutes, and there is no way to purchase a partial pass, if you get there for the last 30 minutes of open gym or something. I can think of many, MANY ways to entertain my kiddos for $ 15.00 per child!
To put this in perspective, say I take all three kids to open gym (cost of $ 45.00), no snacks included. With this same $ 45, I could buy each child a milkshake, smoothie, or ice cream treat and take them to Target’s dollar spot or the dollar store to let them each spend $ 7 or so dollars of their own. Even after that, I would still have enough money to purchase a new DVD, a new board game, or some fun craft for my kids to enjoy!
Just my two cents…