Classic Gymnastics

We have been taking our 3 year old to the RED class with Sheiree and my daughter LOVES it! Sheiree is very patient with the class and she takes the time to teach each of them with positive reinforcement.

The owner chose to cancel our class and not inform us, then would not give us a make up class to replace it, Very Greedy Business. Would not recommend.

I feel most of the parents who wrote past reviews have the same concern as me. My daughter went to this place for about 2 months before I pulled her out. My daughter was 4 years old with no prior experience and I felt that she was neglect it. The coach never paid any attention to her or tried to show her the proper way of doing things. At the initial class the coach never even bothered to introduce herself neither to me or my daughter. It really seemed like the coach did not want to be there, she appeared moody and did not offer any «good jobs» or «nice try». Since the coach did not seem to care a bit about my daughter I decided to pull her out and take her to Manteca where thing are 100% different.

In response to the owners comment: the schedule that is posted at the bottom of the her comment is the schedule I have been following. We came by this past Thursday and when we arrived we were told there was no open gym. But according to her own open gym schedule it should be.
That’s why my family and I are confused.

Big gym lots of space for the little ones to run around it

If you want your 4 year old to be pushed off the balance beam by Coach Jade because she is so afraid to walk across it, then this is the place for you. Horrible experience.

I had my daughter in classes off and on for a couple of years. We kept coming back because she loves gymnastics and this is the only place in Tracy. The owner is super nice as well as some of her staff, but the last class my daughter took she had an instructor whom neither of us cared for, Ms. Jade (I believe was her name). My daughter was 5 at the time and was put into a 7 year old class, which is great in some ways, and not so great it others. She had the attention and listening abilities to be in that class but physically not so much. Every evening after class she would complain about how much her body hurt, and how sore she was. I thought this was probably a little normal, but then I started paying attention to what they were expecting her to do. It was a little much for her age. I looked into classes that were geared more towards her age, but they were all held by the same instructor. The instructor was very blunt, and seemed to not have any compassion. She seemed like she didn’t want to be there and my daughter cried during a couple different classes. My daughter told me she felt she was being pushed too hard and reprimanded if she didn’t complete the routine as asked. I understand coaching might be a difficult job and sometimes you need to be firm, but my daughter was in an older class and should have been treated as a younger child, because she was. One incident that sticks in my mind is that one day at drop off I walked her to the gate, Jade was standing there and I told my daughter to go into class. My daughter was being very shy. I made a comment that «she is being a little difficult today.» Jade’s reply was «you don’t have to tell me, she is always difficult.» Seriously? I am not being biased but my daughter is really not difficult. I work with children all day every day and she is a very sweet and respectful child. But even if she was, is that REALLY appropriate to say to a parent. I was so upset and we have never gone back. I didn’t even bring it up to the owner (who wasn’t there at the time) but in hindsight I should have.

My girls attended here for 6 months. Lessons were okay — they liked them until they switched levels, at which point they were put in a class with a child significantly younger and that had behavior issues + the teacher rotated every week for some reason. My issues — I don’t like their billing policies — I HATE being required to autodebit every month (I don’t like companies with access to my bank account) and I also don’t like that you are required to give a month notice before quitting. thus when my children decided they hated lessons and didn’t want to go anymore, I still had to pay $ 112 for nothing. Also, if you want to try it and see before you enroll your LO, they don’t offer a free trial class. My feeling, overall, is that this company really does not care about customers. I never felt warmth or welcome from anyone that worked there; when I withdrew my daughters they didn’t ask why or try to get our business back?.. They’re the only game in town, so I guess they don’t really need to care.

Coach Eric is the real deal! He knows what hes doing and his end result is champions. The boys he has trained have reached the limits of champions. if you have interest in a sport for your son than this is the place. My son has become a real star at Classic Gymnastics and I couldn be happier…

My husband and I have been deciding whether or not to write a review and we have finally decided to. We really just want to inform others. Our 4 year old was there for a year (we just left in Jan.). Everything was OK at first but then we started to notice that our daughter would just kind of wonder, not be instructed properly through the obstacle (ex: help on how to do a proper cartwheel or to be kept on track), she was not corrected on things. Coaches were always being switched. Our daughter was just not progressing, we took her to a trial class in Manteca where we were totally blown away on how much she SHOULD have known how to do by now.
We never dealt with the owner to much but we always had this feeling of «greediness» there. For example: the Christmas show. They charged $ 5 for everybody. We paid $ 60 a month, $ 40 for the leotard and then both parents had to pay to get in. One parent ok but both? To top everything off, we decided to leave due to lack of progression and we told them we had to leave due to financial issues and they said «OK» (no, I’m sorry can we work out a payment plan… no nothing) took our form and THEN had the nerve to tell us that we still had to pay the $ 40 annual fee for the year. We had just paid for the month of January but did not go back for that month we paid for and they wanted us to pay an annual fee when we weren’t there for one day of 2014.
We are now happily paying more in Livermore but So happy we left Classic for our new gym.

What a really fun place for kids to let out some energy and have great fun. In the past two months, my son was invited to two birthday parties at Classic Gymnastics. I’ve seen three staff working with kids and keeping things safe, and while leading 20 kids around the activities that are engaging. I will definitely keep this place as a go to place for birthday party alternative.

My daughter switched to Classic Gymnastics after another gym in town abruptly closed. At first, our experience was great! When we remained at the rec level, our daughter was happy with the program as were we. After quite some time at the rec level, our daughter was invited to move up to team with no transition from rec to team. This was exciting for our daughter and although it was a significantly greater expense, we thought it would be great for her to be a part of a competitive team.
During her first year on team, her performances at meets were a little underwhelming, but we chalked that up to her being so new to competitive gymnastics. Once the second season started, it was clear though that there was a little more at work than just inexperience. When almost the entire team of Classic girls consistently brought in the lowest scores at their first meet, I started to wonder if there was something lacking in the instruction my daughter was receiving at Classic that would explain why we seem so far behind. In an attempt to give the owner (who is also one of the Level 5 coaches) a chance to explain what was happening, my husband and I requested a meeting with the owner. During the meeting, the owner admitted that she chose to move our entire group of 8 girls up a level because she was afraid the parents would be upset if she kept them at Level 4. She did not ask or consult with the parents prior to making this decision, just chose to move them prematurely based on an assumption. The subsequent result was a that we were paying over $ 4000 a year to watch our daughter come in last place.
When this started becoming upsetting to my daughter, I decided to send an e-​mail to the owner to discuss my concerns further. Instead of meeting with myself and my husband in response to the e-​mail, the owner cornered my daughter in her office and proceed to chastise her for some of the content of my e-​mail. She also belittled and yelled at my daughter in practice, citing issues that I raised in my e-​mail as her reason for being upset with my daughter. We were already thinking about researching other gyms, but no firm decisions had been made until this incident. We immediately withdrew our daughter from the program and are now going to find her another program to join where she is not afraid to go to practice.
I only give this gym two stars because I believe if you are just looking for a recreational program for younger children, this can be a great place to go. Once you start reaching competitive level though, like us and many before us… you might want to consider looking elsewhere.
NOTE: I composed this review some time ago without realizing it never posted. When I went to find it today, I decided to modify it down to one star from two because after today’s incident, I have NOTHING nice to say about Classic. Shortly after inappropriately confronting my daughter at practice, Jenny Garay (owner and one of the Level 5 coaches) kicked two of the other girls on the team out and yelled at them in front of other parents and kids. She told the two girls that they were being kicked out of the gym due to their parents «bad behavior». The following day, after seeing two consecutive practices where children got yelled at and humiliated by Jenny, a fourth set of parents chose to remove their child from Classic as well. Myself and that fourth parent are both being asked to pay Jenny over $ 2000 for the remainder of our contract. This is DESPITE her despicable behavior toward children AND her sub-​par coaching.
Our daughters are now happily tucked away at a gym in Livermore. They are FINALLY getting decent coaching… and their scores have improved dramatically in just a few weeks time. Over half of the gymnasts in Livermore come from Classic and almost every one of them has a horror story from dealing with Jenny. If you listen to Jenny tell the story… she is the victim of bitter parents and untalented children. Please note, however, Jenny is producing gymnasts who come in last place, and our new gym is producing gymnasts who come in first. I think Jenny has failed to realize that the reason she continues to lose gymnasts once the parents wake up and smell the coffee is because SHE is the problem… not waves and waves of problematic parents and children as Jenny would have you believe.
My daughter was taught incorrect turns and skills on floor and beam, and she was not provided with adequate strength training to help her do her skills properly on bars and vault. Jenny blamed my daughter claiming she was unmotivated and untalented (yes I have this in writing), yet my daughter is improving leaps and bounds under her new coaches.
BUYER BEWARE! Consider yourself adequately warned! Why would dozens of families drive all the way to Livermore for training three times a week if there was a decent program here in Tracy???

my girls wanted to try gymnastics this summer and this is the only gymnastic place in town. So far I’m not satisfied with service, coaches are mostly teenagers and not organized, classes start late and end early. Place is too crowded because they have multiple classes going on same times.

We pulled our child out of these classes after a month. The staff is extremely unprofessional, they have no patience at all and are very nice and sweet when you first join, but after that they don’t have any concern for you as a client. We understand that they owner is running a business and needs to make money, but this cannot be their primary purpose when they are dealing with kids and their parents. Class times were changed without notice, calls were unanswered and voice mails not returned. If you ever need to speak with the person running the office or the owner, the treat you like you are bothering them and are always keeping them from doing something more important than you.
I will give them one star because the actual coach and class instructor was pretty good, but cannot get past the owner and office staff. These people would be much better off if they were running a business where they didn’t have to have daily contact with customers and provide customer service.

I am so glad I found this gem in Tracy, Ca. My daughters look forward to their classes each week. The instructors are energinic and patient! My only problem is how hot it is in the summer. The fans are simply not enough.

Helpful staff and friendly coaches My daughter looks forward to her classes here.
My only complaint is the heating/​cooling issues … It’s freezing in the winter and a sweat box in the summer.

My Son loves this place! Good fit for us.
Turns out that I have bumped into several people in town who also recommends this place

Classic really left a sour taste in my mouth. over the two years we were there we observed the following things. There was limited seating to watch your children. When I say limited I mean only 10 –15 parents can sit while the rest must stand in very cramped quarters. Why is this a problem? Because Classic also has about 5 or 6 classes going at once so multiply that by six or soand that leaves at least roughly 20 – 30 parents and siblings left to stand in the mildew smelling 100+ temperatures of the gym. The seating itself is terrible. Old uncomfortable folding chairs. You would think with what they charge they could improve on that over the course of 2 years. I wish I could say more positive things about our experience but nothing comes to mind. They made it obvious that «if you don’t like it leave»…so we did.

I pulled my children from «Coach Peggy“s class, and I will tell you why I am never taking them back.
I have been a substitute teacher for public and private schools, a Sunday school teacher for the past 5 – 6 years, and have assisted in classes for a variety of ages. Firstly, I can tell you what makes a good teacher, and I can tell you that a 3 year old boy is extremely different from a 3 year old little girl. Secondly, if 3 – 5 year olds aren’t given clear instructions as to what they are supposed to be doing, they will find something more interesting to do (such as play on the equipment or hanging rope, which the kids were repeatedly pulled out of class for touching… why not get rid of it so it’s not a distraction for 3 year olds? But what do I know…).
By the second class, I realized how the coach worked: the kids were not given instructions as to what they were doing during the lessons, they were just following the coach around, and if they fell out of line, they were immediately walked over to their parents to sit out. This is sometimes a few kids at a time, but at one point half the class was sitting against the wall on time out. Another problem is the coach’s daughter, who although is not a part of the class, participates… to an extent… with the class. However, she is allowed to run around, break all the rules the other kids are being disciplined for, and allowed to hide behind structures, which I noticed the other children following her. Yet, she received no discipline or time outs from the coach. This was extremely frustrating to watch, since my kids had made friends with her, unfortunately. I brought my husband to this second class, just to make sure I wasn’t over reacting. His largest complaint was that the unbreakable rules, which the children kept breaking, were never clearly articulated. Nor were the activities explained. There was music in the background, and sometimes they went along to the instructions in the music and sometimes they didn’t, and it was up to the kids to figure that out.
I was so embarrassed for my 3 year old son who was put on time out 3 times within 15 minutes for infractions neither of us understood, and after which I just kept him out to play with the rest of the boys behind the fence, I told my husband we are never humiliating our children with Coach Peggy’s class again. Although my son is not perfect, I find it difficult to understand how he can be in other group activities and be an exemplary student, and yet be physically removed from this class so many times. This instructor is an embarrassment to the field of instruction, and I don’t know who thought it would be a good idea to put her in charge of this class.
It seems other parents of demure, 30 pound little girls think it’s great though. So it gets one star.

Karen:
I brought my 3−½ y/​o son for a trial class here yesterday. Rhonda, the Office Staff who helped me, was so accommodating and nice. I had a newborn with me and she immediately found me a chair to sit down on and park my stroller nearby. She introduced me to my son’s teacher and left to get the forms that I’m supposed to fill out before the class.
The place looked like a hard-​core gymnastics training camp. There were students of all ages. My son immediately started to learn rolling and hanging on to the uneven bars. I can tell from the parents area where I was sitting that he was having tons of fun. It’s nice to sit and watch the classes going on with different age groups. It gave the perspective of what my son will be capable of doing when he reaches their age.
Rhonda explained all the rules and policies of the facility. She also talked about the tuition ($ 52/​month) and the payment terms. She is very helpful.
Suffice it to say, I signed him up for the Tiny Tumblers class after his 50 minutes trial ended. I’m looking forward to my son’s future as a gymnast.