Flips Gymnastics

My son attended Flips Gymnastics when he was 3 and 4 years old. It is a very nice gym with a lot of professional equipment, where older kids train for competitions. Being a past gymnast myself, it was nice to see good equipment and teachers letting little kids use it (carefully). They also have a toddler section where little ones spent most of their time. My son loved it there, however was at times he would get bored because some little kids who didn’t want to participate were essentially wasting other kids time/​turns. It wasn’t the kids fault by any means, the teachers just didn’t handle tantrums and bad attitude very well. Instead of letting those who don’t want to participate sit out, they spend more individual one-​on-​one time with that kid, while other just waited their turn. Which was not fair to the other kids who were ready go and their thing. Thankfully this didn’t happen too often. But when it did, it was very annoying to see.
Another major gripe I have with flips is the location of their changing area. It’s located right next to the main lobby, with doors that open directly to the outside. The dressing space is pretty tiny, and when one group finishes class and goes to change while the next group arrives to change for their class, there is literally no place to stand. And then, little kids have to walk by the exit doors in order to get to the gym area, which is always in use because people leave and enter all the time. So when it’s winter time and freezing temps, barefoot and leotard clad little kids are very cold having to walk by the open doors and then stand in the lobby (10 feet away) waiting for their teacher to come get them for their class!
Aside from these two negatives (for me), it’s really a very accommodating and fun place for little kids to develop their physical abilities.