I absolutely love Pack Athletics. It has been and will forever be a second home to me. These coaches have made me into a better person not only on the mat but in the real world. I have been coaches by every single one of these coaches at Pack Athletics either on team or in a tumbling class/clinic or tumbling private. They have a moto that is "Enthusiasm builds momentum" and they really do fulfill that moto. If I had a bad day before practice the coaches especially Coach Jenna literally flips my day around. The phrase "Pack Vibes Only" is something you will see all over the gym and this gym is the only gym or even just place of business that I have had such a great time at their phrase "Pack Vibes Only" is so true because their, there is only the great vibes and energy that you will only get at Pack Athletics.
I have been at Pack Athletics since 2017, and I am forever grateful for these coaches. These coaches never gave up on me or any of the athletes at that gym. I have been at other cheer gyms before I came to Pack Athletics, and I am so thankful that my aunt called Jenna and asked if their was still spots for teams. Since then I have grown so incredibly. I have always been the athlete that was super hard on my myself with anything that I do and these coaches have helped me be not so hard on myself with the things that I do. I have struggled with a mental block these past two years and every practice I gain my confindence back into my tumbling even more because of these coaches. The mental block was not caused by pressure from the coaches - it was caused by pressure that I put on myself. The coaches can and will put pressure onto the athletes, but it is NOT to belittle the athletes - it is to have them do their best in a high-pressure situation. For example, Coach Jenna told us if we didn't hit our first stunt 3 times in a row we would have conditioning. That is the only type of pressure that she puts on us and that is the only type of pressure that she ever puts on us and it is to get us ready for that feeling that you get going out on that competition stage. I have been on every elite team at Pack from junior 1 all the way to senior 6 and I am currently on senior 6 and I have never experienced a coach belittling someone or letting bullying slide. Bullying at Pack Athletics is never tolerated there; they nip that in the bud as soon as they hear about it because the owners Jenna and Mark do not tolerate that in their facility no matter how talented you are.
Coach Jenna, who is also the owner, is a warm and charismatic person who just lightens the spirits when she walks into the room. Coach Jenna is the most incredible coach I have ever had. I could go on and on about how much she loves every single one of the athletes that she has at her gym. She gets to know each and every athlete and parent even if she doesn't coach them and I truly cannot say that about many other gyms. She is such an amazing person, and she truly fulfils the message that she puts out to everyone. I personally believe with the number of teams, athletes, and parents I feel that the communication at this gym is one of the most top notches. Not only as an athlete but also as a coach there the communication is the best there is.
All of the coaches see what their athletes can and cannot do. They are all trained to know what the athlete should and should not do. These coaches will push all their athletes past their limits because they know they can go even farther. They only and always want the best for their athletes. If the athlete or the athletes parent feels that they were "held back" from their full potential the coaches knew from a coach's perspective that if that athlete would have tried to do whatever skill or be on whatever team they wanted to be on - they knew it would have been either too much on that athlete or the athlete would have gotten hurt.
Again, and I will say this every single day I absolutely love Pack Athletics, and I will forever love this place. I am incredibly thankful that my aunt called Jenna back in 2017 to tryout. read more
