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Gem City’s Tumbling Team qualified and were ready for the United States Trampoline & Tumbling (USTA) Illinois State Championships on April 19 in Pana, Illinois, but unfortunately the season was cut short. We still want to give credit to our amazing athletes while they are home now instead of in the gym.
Congratulations to our Level 3 gymnasts that qualified to advance to State! With our season cut short, these athletes aren’t able to compete this weekend like originally planned. Regardless, they’ve had a great season, and we can’t wait to get back to gym to focus on next season!
Here’s this week’s new coloring sheet and skill refresher! Check the blog each week for ‘homework’ while we are closed.
Ashley Leonard, 18 from Quincy, has been a Gem City athlete for over 12 years and was recently honored as the Southern Illinois State Athlete of the Year by the United States Trampoline & Tumbling Association (USTA)!
Gem City’s gymnasts worked hard this season and though their competition season come to an abrupt end, we are going to celebrate! These athletes are healthy, strong, and still working hard from home right now anticipating being back in the gym.
It’s time for a new coloring sheet or skill refresher! Check the blog each week for ‘homework’ while we are closed.
To all of our athletes and their families,
We are canceling our recreational summer session. We will be closed for ALL classes beginning May 29 until further notice due to the Illinois Governor’s recent Executive Order for all non-essential businesses and a phased reopening.
It’s a joy to work with a kid all the way up to the point of graduating from high school. Unfortunately, our graduating seniors had a great season cut short this year but we cherish the opportunity to learn and grow with them all these years. 🎓 We will miss you all being in the gym each week. Good luck next year, and don’t forget to come back and visit! 😥
It’s week 3 without somersaults and trampolines, but at least it’s time for a new coloring sheet or skill refresher! We’ll be posting ‘homework’ each week while we are closed.
It’s week 2 of no cartwheels but don’t worry! It’s time for a new coloring sheet or skill refresher! We’ll be post ‘homework’ each week while we are closed.
Congratulations to Gem City’s 30 competitive tumblers who competed in Peoria, IL on March 7, 2020. It was a fantastic showing with all athletes finishing in the top ten. We are so proud of them!
We can’t let the kiddos go without their coloring sheet or a refresher of their terminology and skills! We’ll be posting ‘homework’ each week while we are closed!
We won’t let canceled classes dampen our athlete’s spirits, so please help us to keep them engaged during this time away from gym. 🙏 Share their finished coloring sheet OR share a picture of them doing gym at home! We’d love to see what everyone is working on! 😁
Our Level 4 Gymnastics Team competed at their USAG Illinois State Championships on March 6-8 in Dekalb, Illinois. 🤸♂️ We are so proud of their accomplishments! 🎉 Thank you to the parents and friends of our athletes for making this such a great season. 👏
Our competitive teams are wrapping their seasons and starting to plan for next year!
Gem City earned first place in Des Moines at the Iowa Showdown. The strong performance means the all star cheer squad’s Nationals bid is now a GOLD BID! 🤩 It was also their highest score of the season with a 95.2333.