About Our Team Programs  Currently, Lakeshore Gymnastics has competetive Levels 3 through 10. We strive to develop some of the strongest gymnasts in the area by continuously evaluating and aggressively training your children to be the very best they can be. Your daughter's selection and placement on one of Lakeshore's teams is based on her potential to learn gymnastics at a pace quicker than most and determined on an individual basis. Faster learning is determined by strength, flexibility, physical fitness and psychological readiness. Every girl on teams, levels 3 through 10, take at least one required ballet dance class per week. This class is included in your daughter's tuition and gym time. We feel it is imperative that for a gymnast to be successful, not only does she need strength and tumbling skills, but the grace of ballet. Our coaching staff will determine the placement of your daughter on our team programs based on the following: - Skill level - Success at her current level - Individual desire - Coachability - Competitive experience - Age - Attendance - Mental attitude - Potential success at higher levels - Parental support Placement on Lakeshore's Gymnastics teams are by invitation only. There are two ways in which your daughter can receive an invitation to join Lakeshore teams. She can come to our program from another team program. In this case, she will be invited to train with our team at their current level for up to a week during which time she will be evaluated as to her skill level and attitude. Children within our recreational class program are "discovered" because of their superior interest and/or skill level. The specific mission of Lakeshore Gymnastics is to develop happy, healthy and confident children. One way in which we can meet this demanding goal is to place the gymnasts at the level where they can be happy, safe, and confident. What this means is that the gymnast must be able to perform the skills and routines required at a given level comfortably. The skills should not be at the edge of or beyond her ability level. We can never ask or expect our athletes to perform skills or routines in a competition when they cannot perform them consistently during practice. Please feel free to contact us at any time for more information or for a time to evaluate your daughter. |
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