No classes on Monday, September 7th

Team Gymnastics Academy will be closed on Monday, September 7th for Labor Day. There will be no Monday classes. Classes will resume on Tuesday. Have a great holiday weekend!

New daytime classes starting this fall

We are excited to announce that we’ll be offering new daytime classes beginning this fall. Daytime classes will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays beginning Tuesday, September 1st. We will be offering Pre-School and Girls Basic gymnastics classes at the following times:

Pre-School (Ages 2 – 5):  9:00 – 10:00 am

Girls Basic (Ages 6 – 18): 10:00 – 11:00 am

Register now! Send an email to TMGymnastics@aol.com or call 515.953.6622. Please call or email for pricing.

Iowa State Fair tumbling competition

It’s State Fair time! The Iowa State Fair tumbling competition is on Saturday, August 22 at the Youth Inn. Ages 3+ can participate. If you’re interested in participating in the Iowa State Fair tumbling competition and would like to learn the routines, email TMGymnastics@aol.com or call 515.953.6622 for more info.

Congrats to our AAU Junior Olympians

From left to right, Jordan Bossard, Madeline Reeves (top), Stephanie Sanders, and Kelsay Sulgrove

Congratulations to Maddie Reeves, Stephanie Sanders, Jordan Bossard and Kelsay Sulgrove for participating in the AAU Junior Olympic Nationals held in Des Moines, Iowa, July 31st  and August 1st.  Maddie and Stephanie competed in the Intermediate Optional Division ages 14 and 15. Maddie placed first on uneven bars and 3rd on floor. Jordan participated in Age Division 16 – 19. She placed third on vault. Kelsay participated in the Ladies Division. She placed first on beam and second on vault, floor and bars.

TGA at the 2009 Covergirl Classic

Courtney Eash, Emilie Skartvedt, Tamia Sapp, Brynn Cunningham and Avery Miller enjoying the 2009 Covergirl Classic at Vets Auditorium.

TGA gymnasts prepare for the 2009 AAU Junior Olympic Games

More than 10,000 athletes from across the country will compete in this year’s AAU Junior Olympics in Des Moines, Iowa, July 27th – August 8th. We’re excited to have 4 athletes representing Team Gymnastics Academy. TGA’s Stephanie Sanders (Age Division 12 – 13), Jordan Bossard (Age Division 14 – 19), Madeline Reeves (Age Division 14 – 19) and Kelsay Sulgrove (Ladies Division) will all be competing as Intermediate Optionals. If you would like to attend their competitions, they are being held at Hy-Vee Hall on Friday, July 31st at 9:00 am, or click here to view full gymnastics schedule.

The AAU Junior Olympics are known as the largest national multi-sport event for youth in the United States. Five hundred twenty-three athletes competed in the inaugural AAU Junior Olympic Games in Washington, D.C. in 1967. Since then, the AAU Junior Olympic Games have been conducted in 19 states and 30 cities across the United States. The AAU Junior Olympic Games were previously held in Des Moines in 1995 and 2004.

Volunteers are needed for this event. If you would like to help, volunteers or volunteer groups can sign up for one shift, a full day or an entire event at www.DesMoinesSports.com.

Please join us in wishing our gymnasts Stephanie, Jordan, Madeline and Kelsay good luck at this great event!

TGA flips for Des Moines at 80/35

We spent the past weekend at the 80/35 music festival in Des Moines. For those of you who have not heard of 80/35, this year marked the second year that the festival has taken place in the Western Gateway of Greater Des Moines. 80/35 is organized by the volunteers of the non-profit Greater Des Moines Music Coalition. It’s more than just a music festival – it’s a celebration of all things cool happening in Des Moines.

We were honored to be a part of the YPC Do More Village and Dahls Kids Zone at the festival. The YPC Do More Village was an area designated for non-profits and organizations that encourage young professionals to “do more” in Des Moines. We had a booth in the village, where we gave away something every music festival has its fair share of – tattoos (don’t worry, they were temporary). Our coaches also showed their stuff by doing tumbling demonstrations in front of the booth throughout the day. We also did a tumbling demonstration in the Dahls Kids Zone, a free, interactive area designated for families that included children’s performers and an inflatable play area. A big thanks to our gymnasts and parents who came out for the demonstration!

Here are some photos from our adventures at this year’s 80/35 music festival:

Festival attendees left our booth sporting gymnastics tattoos.

These guys were dressed for the fest and just needed a few more tattoos to complete their look.

Coach Kelsey and Kaylen tumble in front of the TGA booth.

TGA gymnasts gave a tumbling demonstration in the Dahls Kids Zone.

TGA gymnastics giving a tumbling demo.

If you have any photos of TGA from 80/35 that you’d like to share, please feel free to upload them to our Facebook page.

TGA hosts the third annual Tum-Bowl Gymnastics Meet

Team Gymnastics Academy is very excited to host our third annual Tum-Bowl gymnastics meet, coming up this January 17 & 18, 2009. Click on the following link for a complete competition schedule for this gymnastics meet: Tum-Bowl III Gymnastics Meet Competition Schedule

Below is the shirt we designed for the meet. Orders placed by Monday, January 5th will be available at the meet. If you want a shirt but cannot get the order to us by January 5th, submit your request and we’ll process it and send it to you once we get them in.

You can send your gym’s t-shirt oder via e-mail to: TmGymnastics@aol.com.

Please include the following information with your order:

Gymnast Name
Style of Shirt (need to identify short sleeve or long sleeve)
Size

If you have a bulk order, you can send a list that identifies what style of shirt and how many of each size. Payments will be accepted via mail or at the meet. We will have a few t-shirts for sale at the meet, but with the tough economic times, we did not want to make up shirts that we could not sell.

If you have any questions regarding the meet, please e-mail Robin Brown at: TmGymnastics@aol.com.

TGA’s competition team tumbles through the Metro

Tamia Sapp, Savannah Young, Morgan Rosenberger and Lizzie VanDyk at the Jammin’ In the Jungle Meet at Urbandale Gymnastics

The USA Gymnastics season is off to a good start for Team Gymnastics Academy. The gymnasts have attended several competitions around the Metro area and are gearing up for the winter meet season.

TGA is a member of both USA Gymnastics and AmeriKids Gymnastics associations, which compete back to back. The USA Gymnastics competition season kicked off in September and ends in December with the State Meet in Sioux City, Iowa. The AmeriKids competition season begins in January and ends in June.