John Warra
October 25, 2017 05:38
My son has been at Excalibur for 3-years now and is a member of the Boys Team. The coaches we have had over the years have been top-notch and I wouldn't even consider moving to another gym in the area. Prior to coming to this gym, I had a daughter at another gym where she competed on team for numerous years. I can honestly say that Excalibur is by far the better of the two gyms both in terms of their coaching, their staff professionalism, and the overall attitudes of the parents. There is no drama amongst the parents that I interact with and we all get along great.
I have read other reviews on this site and while everyone is entitled to their opinion, parents need to realize that not every child can be a gymnast just like not every kid can be a soccer, football, or baseball player. It is up to the coaches to separate those that can be successful at the team level and those that cannot. Just because a parent or child wants to be a gymnast doesn't mean that they can be even if they were to train under the U.S. Olympic Team Coach. Gymnastics takes quality coaching and some natural ability in order for you to be successful. Since gymnastics team costs thousands of dollars a year and is a tremendous time commitment on the parent and child, I would rather the coaches weed out those that won't be successful rather than simply promote them to team just to promote them.