My daughter has been doing gymnastics for 15 years now, Apex is the 4th gym that she's represented as a competitive gymnast and she's so proud to have Apex listed as her home gym as she transitions to college gymnastics.
From a high level competition standpoint, Apex is by far the best. The owner and coaches take so much pride insuring that the gymnasts are getting quality coaching, but also that they are taking good care of their bodies. They have a massage therapist and a chiropractor available on site and won't hesitate to write out a specific shopping list for the right food to fuel a gymnasts body! They make their gymnasts snack throughout practice to make sure their bodies have energy. Their facilities include foam pits and soft landings for all 4 events too. This instills some awesome confidence in high level skills and prevents their bodies from being pounded on everyday. The coaches are constantly attending training events to stay current on coaching techniques and new rules too. As far as college recruiting is concerned, the coaches have developed some amazing relationships with college coaches. This is essential! College coaches from all over the US visit apex during practices and apex has one of the largest college showcases in terms of coach attendance. So much effort is put into providing future opportunities for all levels of gymnasts. And the most important is that the gym is a POSITIVE environment! The gymnasts cheer each other on and are encouraged to motivate each other to be awesome!
From a recreational gymnastics point of view, if your child is a beginner, they will be coached by well trained adults instead of a high school kid who has done some cheerleading. I cant lie, gymnastics is expensive, so it's nice to know that even as a beginner, your gymnast is taught proper techniques and is properly spotted by coaches who have years of coaching experience, or have been high level gymnasts themselves. The same pride that goes into coaching the team kids, is also found at the lowest level!
There is also a large population of boys and a boys team!! The front desk staff is so organized and friendly and they work hard making sure the gymnasts are enjoying their time in the gym too.
There isn't a fancy viewing room, and no cartoons on any TVs, but there are plenty of available viewing windows to see every corner of the gym. The gym also has AC during those sticky summer days, and isn't freezing in the winter.
I highly recommend Apex to anyone interested in gymnastics but I definitely recommend it to anyone who wants to be on a gymnastics team. Between USAG, IGC and the Boys team, there is pretty much a spot for anyone who wants to compete for an amazing team! read more