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Introduction

We have very limited Winter Camp availability so please reach out to us at info@ikgym.com to arrange your camp package today! The flyer can be viewed by clicking here. We’ve also had a lot of great results from our IK Teams. More information about our Winter Wonderland Schedule and Team Programs can be found below.

Winter Wonderland Schedule

Over our winter break we will have a fun-filled two weeks of our Gymnastics Winter Camp offered for preschool students ages 3-5 as well as for children ages 5+. Our #1 goal is to keep your kids active and excited the entire day! There will also be no Recreational classes from December 24^th – January 6^th. Tuition has already been prorated with these dates in mind when payment was processed last month. For Team Members, please consult your program admin regarding any schedule changes if you have not received confirmation. Happy Holidays!

Team Programs

USAG Boys recently competed at the Hawaiian Pineapple Classic Meet after taking 1^st in the Justin Spring Invitational at Urbana Champagne!

Coach Aleks shared the following for USAG Boys,

Level 4:

Received a very high team score for level 4 with a 175 and were overall the third-place team. Athletes received 1st-4^th across different age groups. For many of them, it was their highest all-around scores so new personal bests were already achieved for most of them at the start of the season!

Level 5:

Received first place team all around with a score of 176. The Level 5 also got two ties for first place, and 1^st-2^nd in different age groups.

 

USAG D1 Girls competed at the Hawaiian Pineapple Classic Meet as well!

Coach Veronika shared the following for USAG D1 Girls and would like to congratulate all of our athletes on their very first meet in a new level,

Level 4:

Individual Level 4 team member Mollie S. took 1st place all-around, Kaitlyn J. and Anna W. tied 2nd place all-around, and Clio K. 3rd place all-around! Collectively, the Level 4 team took 2nd place team!

Level 6:

Individual Level 6 team member Caroline Zuckerman took 1st place all-around, Cameron T. 2nd place all-around, Kaitlyn C. 3rd place all-around, and Avery P. 4th place all-around. Collectively, the Level 6 team took 1st place team!!  Lizzie also placed in top 5 on vault! 

Level 8:

Individual Level 8 team members Avery M. took 1st place all-around and Gabrielle G. 3rd place all-around! Rose J., even though she sprained her foot only 10 days prior, Rose showed strong will and competed on three events. This was her first time doing floor routine since her injury and she performed all of her Level 8 tumbling passes!

Level 10:

Individual Level 10 team members Helen H. took 1st place all-around and Olivia O. 2nd place all-around! Helen showed incredible fight on bars, not falling from her cast to handstand and performing her new skills. Olivia O. also did her upgraded bar routine and floor!

 

The D2 USAG Girls recently competed in the Aspire Classic at Bourbonnais, IL.

Coach Erik shared the following for USAG D2,

Level 3:

The Aspire Classic went fairly well and the girls should all be proud that they completed their very first competition. We received 7th place overall as a Team (out of 15 LVL3 teams total), which is good but we have many areas we must improve upon. The girls now have a better understanding of what is required of them in order to compete against the best, and I’m sure that they will work even harder now than they have before.

Level 4:

The Aspire Classic went very well and the girls should all be proud their independent accomplishments as well as their Team Award of 4th place overall. There were 3 separate sessions for this level which means we had a lot of competition (tough competition at that) and they are already a little ahead of where the LVL4s were last year by this time in regards to placement.
• 4th Team Overall

• 1st Place
• Zoe Carbone- Floor
• Angelique Rodriguez- Vault

• 2nd Place:
• Olivia Haijdu- Bars
• Emily Leach- Bars
• Angelique Rodriguez- Bars; AA
• Lily Kaplan- Floor

• 3rd Place:
• Zoe Carbone- AA
• Lela Lane- Vault
• Isabella Valentino- Floor
Level 5:

The Aspire Classic went better than expected and the girls should all be very proud of their independent accomplishments, winning 1st as a Team on Vault and Bars, and their Team Award of 2nd place overall (it was the closest we have been to beating Aspire).
• 2nd Team Overall

• 1st Place
• Alexa Conforti- Vault
• Gabriella Conforti- Bars
• Ava Jackson- Bars
• Ariya King- Beam
• Gabriella Conforti- Floor/AA
• Gabi Figueroa- Floor/AA

• 2nd Place
• Gabriella Conforti- Vault
• Meghan Carrigan- Bars
• Gabi Figueroa- Bars
• Ariya King- AA
• Ava Jackson- AA

• 3rd Place
• Ariya King- Vault
• Alexa Conforti- Bars
• Madelyn Starr- Bars
• Alexa Conforti- Floor/AA
• Ava Jackson- Floor

 

Our USAG Trampoline Team kicked off their season with an AAU-sanctioned home meet at Gym B (2500c West Bradley Place).

Coach Maegen shared the following,

Our home meet went very well! We hosted an AAU Judges course the day before where we had a few parents and an IK Coach become certified Trampoline and Tumbling judges. At our competition we had two athletes from Dupage Trampoline and Tumbling attend. Many of our athletes hit their highest scores in their careers so far. On Double Mini we had some athletes receive 9.9’s and 9.8’s and on Trampoline several of our athletes hit 9.0’s or higher! It was an exciting competition since our athletes were able to show their new routines and skills to their parents.

 

We are all very proud of our gymnasts and their hard work.

We look forward to 2019 competitions!!!!

Go IK!

 

Upcoming Meets

Our GIJO and AAU/XCEL Team will have their first competitions this season at the start of the new year, first weekend of 2019, at Leenda’s Island in Waukegan, IL! Our Level 4 USAG Boys will be competing that same weekend as well at the Ultimate Boys competition. In January we will also have the St. Jude Competition, Bravo, Sand Dollar, Tampa Bay Turners, Frozen Invite, Hang 10, King Arthur, UGA Invite, and Dyer competitions. Busy Month!

Introduction

As the crunchy leaves get ready to be buried in snow we have some announcements to share regarding recent developments: we have confirmed our Thanksgiving schedule, made efforts to encourage fun, creativity, and spirit for our younger students, and have a couple announcements regarding Adult Classes & our coming Winter Wonderland schedule.

Thanksgiving Schedule

IK Gymnastics will not be having Recreational classes on Thanksgiving Day, November 22^nd, and on Black Friday, November 23^rd. Tuition has already been prorated with these dates in mind when payment was processed last month. Team Members, please consult your program admin regarding any schedule changes if you have not received confirmation.

STUFFING!

Recreational Classes

As part of our new approach to this season, the class content will vary a bit more than it did in the past and include more creative activities such as mini-routines and strength contests. Main focus for these activities is to assess current progress and address areas that need improvement (weaknesses); while also focusing on strengths for motivational purposes.

Adult Classes

The Adult Class discounts are here to stay! (Although the Current Family Discount will no longer be a spooky Halloween special, it WILL remain as an ongoing 25% offer!) These discounts can be reviewed within our Adult Classes page by clicking the “Special Offers!” button.

Team Programs

To kick off the competition season, we have our USAG Boys competing first for the weekend of December 7th – 9th in the Justin Spring Invitational at Urbana-Champaign! Good luck USAG Boys!

Winter Wonderland Schedule

There will be no Recreational classes from December 24^th – January 6^th. Tuition has been prorated and this change has been reflected in the statements sent on the 15^th and in the payment processed earlier today on the 20^th. Winter Camps will be announced soon and we look forward to giving you more information regarding the most wonderful time of the year!

Suggestion Box

Please give us your feedback about positive experiences, your favorite staff member, most exciting accomplishments or any concerns you may want brought to our attention. The Suggestion Box can be found at the front desk.

Adult Classes

First Time’s Free!

 

It’s always a great time to try out our Adult Tumbling classes offered on Monday and Wednesday nights from 8:15pm – 9:45pm and Saturday afternoons from 3:00pm – 5:00pm. The first training will be free!

 

Bring a Friend ~ Get a Discount!

 

We will now be providing a $10 referral credit if you bring a friend so you can show off your skills. It’s a great workout and we’d be happy to get to meet your friends, make new friends, and get creative with our wide range of equipment. We will be here to make sure you are safe and have a productive work out to your needs, ranging from but not limited to: strength training, conditioning, flexibility, or that backflip you’ve been dreaming of. You’re more than welcome to create or participate in games that encourage you to get out there are get moving in what may be the largest playground for your child-like intuition to swing, climb, and fly through the air in Chicago.

 

Current Family Discount ~ 50% off! (until 10/31)

 

If your child inspired you to get back in the gym then there hasn’t been a better time with our Current Family Discount going on until the end of October. We have different options tailored to your own individual commitment level and it’s definitely worth checking out the space at Gym A if you haven’t already. Whether it’s just for one day to get lost in the foam pit, 3 days a week in our monthly plan, or a 10-pack for you to work out whenever you’re available, we know for certain that we will be happy to see you because we know your commitment can be just as inspiring.

Halloween

There will be no recreational classes on Halloween, Wednesday October 31st. If you are on a team, please check with your program admin regarding any schedule changes.

Introduction

We hope you’ve had a great start to the Regular Season 2018-2019! We’re excited to introduce several new changes including a new make-up policy and a revised assessment process. We have also opened more times for our IK Kids and Trampoline classes!

Make-up Policy (Regular Season)

September 4th 2018 – June 16th 2019

The Make-Up Policy at IK Gymnastics is as follows:

• Each student is allowed up to 8 make-ups for their class within the Regular Season
• Absences must be called ahead in advance*
• Absences are eligible for make-up if tuition has already covered them. (ex: November absences are not eligible for make-up until November tuition is paid for)
• If make-ups are not used within the Regular Season, they will be forfeited on the last day
• Make-ups cannot be rescheduled once they have been finalized
• Excessive make-up requests may be denied
• Competitive team members are not eligible for make-ups
• There will be no pro-rated tuition for any missed classes
• Make-ups are based on available space and are not guaranteed

 

*As a common courtesy to other families. If families do not confirm their absence ahead of time then it will take away that opportunity from another family to do a make-up.

Assessments

Formative Assessments

– For the 2018-2019 Regular Season, our Recreational Gymnastics coaches will be assisting to a greater degree with keeping record of students’ progress by using updated assessment rubrics which we will be introducing this year. Testing will be ongoing from class to class, in addition to using benchmark testing of whole classes given at random times to ensure the most realistic and valid assessment of a student’s current abilities

– Due to time constraints between classes, coaches will not be available to provide additional detail about an individual student’s progress; however, a more in depth explanation of a student’s progress may be requested 

 

Individual Assessments

– More detailed, individual assessments may still be scheduled for $20 outside of prime time class hours through info@ikgym.com

Recreational Programs

IK Kids classes have been added to Saturdays, at 8:00am.

Trampoline Classes have also been added on Sundays at 9:00am, 10:00am, and 11:00am. These Sunday Trampoline Classes will only be available until December 16^th.

Introduction

IK Gymnastics will be closed on Sunday, May 13^th, for
Mothers Day. We will also be closed on Monday, May 28^th, for
Memorial Day. The Regular Season ends on Sunday, June 17^th. The
Summer Season begins on Tuesday, June 19^th. 

Recreational Programs

As the start of the Summer Season approaches, there are several
distinct changes to the schedule that are notable compared to the Regular
Season school-year schedule. This Summer we will not be having classes on
Sundays. Most classes are also generally longer than they normally are. There
will be 85-minute Girls Beginner 1 options available on weekdays with 55-minute
options on weekends as is the case with several other classes. The Girls
Intermediate 1 & 2 groups will have classes that are 120-minutes long. Please
review the Summer Schedule by clicking here. Enrollment in the Regular Season
does not carry-over into the Summer. 

Team Programs

Helen won Beam and Bars and she placed 2^nd all-around. This means that Helen is the National Bars and Beam Champion with an all-around rating of 38.875. That is only 0.025 points short of first place and 0.375 points higher than third. Congratulations Helen!

Star of the Gym

Series: 4/01 – 4/30

Introduction

The Competitive Season is still going strong!

Team Programs

USAG

We are excited to announce that Helen placed 5th and made Region 5 Dream Team!!! She is also a Regional Beam Champion! Great job Helen!!!

 

Star of the Gym Series 03/01-03/31

Introduction

Summer Camps are now open for registration!

Team Programs

USAG Division 2 levels
3 and 4 first place competition at State. 

Trampoline Team had
two competitions with their first competition in AAU and then for USAG.

USAG Level 5 Girls
team brought home first place at the state championships. Cami and Caroline
received first place all around. All USAG Level 7 Girls team members made it to
Regional’s!

GIJO Bronze had their
first competition ever. GIJO also had a
fantastic competition out in Myrtle Beach. 

Gabi
alumni was selected as the MIC performance of the week for the third time and
made the Illinois All Star Team. 

 

USAG Level 7 State
Champions

 

AA

Madison G – 39.525

Rose J – 38.225

 

Vault

Madison G – 9.9

 

Bars

Madison G – 9.775

Rachel K – 9.7

 

Beam

Madison G – 9.925

Rose J –9.75

Avery M – 9.825

Gabrielle G –9.85

 

Floor 

Madison G – 9.925

Kaylee K – 9.8

Introduction

Summer Camps are now open for registration!

Team Programs

XCEL Team brought home a
first place team award for their competition in New Orleans.

USAG Level 3 had a meet at
the Chicago Style competition.

 

Division 2 had a meet at the
All-American invitational in Stevenson High school and level 3 won first place
and had 3 all-around champions. Bella Valentino, Adrian Blair, Zoe Carbone.

Level 4 got second place.
Ariya King won first all around. 

Introduction

Happy New Year! Listed below are some of our recent team results.

Team Programs

Trampoline

In our first competition in Dallas, Texas we had many top ten finishers. We also won the First Place team for level 6 double mini as well as Second Place team for level 6 trampoline.

USAG Boys

The Justin Spring Invitation Meet happened earlier this month in Champagne and all of the boys overall did great! The Level 5 Team was First Place All Around and Cyrus received 1st Place All Around. The Level 4 Team was Second Place and Ian got 2nd Place All Around. The Boys Accelerated Program has also been off to a great start which is a selective team-prep program for students on track to be a part of our USAG Boys Team. We are currently on the lookout for more Boys Accelerated Program prospects.

USAG Division 2

Bravo Meet (January 20-21)

• LVL3 (Junior)

• Bella Valentino 3rd (Vault); 5th (AA)

• Zoe Carbone 3rd (Bars)

• Emily Leach 5th (Bars) 

• LVL3 (Senior)

• Adrian Blair and Chloe Arnold T2nd (Bars); 2nd (Beam); 3rd
(AA)

• Lela Lane 1st (Beam) 4th (AA)

• Floor we took 3rd-5th

• Team placed 5th place overall (great accomplishment
for first competition)

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• LVL4 Yellow (*Child) 

 • Maisy Marderosian 1st (Beam; Floor); 1st AA

• LVL4 Yellow (Senior)

• Ariya King 2nd (Bars) 

• Hana Eichler 5th (Bars) 

• Ava Jackson 3rd (Floor)

 

 

UGA (Jan 26th)

 

• LVL4 Blue (*Junior)

• Maisy Marderosian 1st (Vault); 1st (Beam); T2nd
(Floor); 3rd AA

• LVL4 Blue (Senior) 

• Meghan Carrigan T4th (Beam); 5th (AA)

• Madelynn Starr 4th (Bars); T5th (Floor); 4th (AA)

• Gabi Conforti 1st (Floor)

• Alexa Conforti T5th (Floor)

• Team placed 3rd in their session (*still awaiting
overall)

USAG Boys.

They have a competition this
weekend and we hope they do well. Last meet (Windy City Invite) Owen Lee won 1^st
place all around for Level 6 (63.800) & Cyrus Parke won 2^nd
place all around for Level 5 (59.800)

 

USAG Girls

 

What a great Out of State Meet!
Congratulations to everyone! Special congratulations to both Helen and
Olivia for qualifying to Legendz Classic! Helen was on Olga Korbut’s
team and Olivia on Alicia Sacramone’s. It was a very fun showcase and thank you
everyone of you who came out to watch and support them!

 

Here are the results for TEXAS PRIME MEET!

Our Champions!

 

Team Champs!

Level 7

 

Vault Champions

Madison Gustitus – 9.65 (Level 7)

Avery McMonigal – 9.25 (Level 7)

Kaylee Kreiner – 9.55 (Level 7)

 

Bars Champions

Helen Hu – 9.6 (Sr B)

Gabrielle Gauger – 9.5 (Level 7)

 

Beam Champions

Helen Hu – 9.55 (Level 10)

Cameron Tassone – 9.7 (Level 5)

Caroline Zuckerman – 9.6 (Level 5)

Madison Gustitus – 9.35 (Level 7)

Avery McMonigal – 9.475 (Level 7)

 

Floor Champions

Cameron Tassone – 9.475 (Level 5)

Sawyer Vyas – 9.5 (Level 5)

Madison Gustitus – 9.7 (Level 7)

Avery McMonigal – 9.725 (Level 7)

 

All Around Champions

Helen Hu – 37.8 (Level 10)

Cameron Tassone – 37.675 (Level 5)

Caroline Zuckerman – 36.85 (Level 5)

Madison Gustitus – 38.175 (Level 7)

Avery McMonigal – 37.725 (Level 7)

 

You can find all meet results here http://meetscoresonline.com/R21191. Just choose the session you were in and view
the scores. (Level 9- session 1B, Level 10 – session 2A, Level 5 – session 7B,
Level 7 – session 8B)

Star of the Gym

Series: 12/01 – 12/31

Introduction

IK Gymnastics will be closed December 23rd – January 7th and will reopen for regularly scheduled classes starting on January 8th. December 22nd is the last day to schedule December makeups. During our Holiday Break, we have Winter Camps are still available to enroll in. More information regarding our Winter Camps can be found on our camps page by clicking here.

We have added a new feature to our website, a functioning Google calendar. This can be found by clicking the meet details as we receive them for all of our competitive teams. Teams may be filtered out using the drop down in the top right of the calendar.

Recreational Programs

This Regular Season we have put one of our full-time coaches on the task of continually evaluating students in the Recreational program during classes. So far since November, we have had over 44 Girls Beginner 1 students advance to the next level (so good job to them!).

Team Programs

XCEL/AAU

Acadia got first on bars, first all around at the XCEL Platinum level. Sarah got first on Balance beam, and then Isla got fourth all around and then third on bars. Genevieve will be offering Team Camps for her students over the Holiday Break on Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays from 12:30pm – 3:30pm. The next meet is on January 6th!

USAG Boys

The Justin Spring Invitation Meet happened earlier this month in Champagne and all of the boys overall did great! The Level 5 Team was First Place All Around and Cyrus received 1st Place All Around. The Level 4 Team was Second Place and Ian got 2nd Place All Around. The Boys Accelerated Program has also been off to a great start which is a selective team-prep program for students on track to be a part of our USAG Boys Team. We are currently on the lookout for more Boys Accelerated Program prospects.

USAG Girls

Team Champs!

Level 5, 6 and 10

Vault Champions

Caroline Zuckerman – 9.375 (L5)

Rachel Kane – 9.7 (L6)

Bars Champions

Rachel Kane – 9.625 (L6)

Eve Drumm – 9.05 (L9)

Beam Champions

Cameron Tassone – 9.625 (L5)

Rachel Kane – 9.525 (L6)

Gabrielle Gauger – 9.525 (L6)

Avery McMonigal – 9.7 (L6)

Rose Joshi – 9.425 (L7)

Marisa Fisher – 8.85 (L9)

Helen Hu – 9.725 (L10)

Floor Champions

Cameron Tassone – 9.6 (L5)

Gabrielle Gauger – 9.725 (L6)

Marisa Fisher – 9.4 (L9)

Star of the Gym

Series: 11/01 – 11/30

Introduction

IK will be closed for Thanksgiving this Thursday, November 23rd. In Addition, the gym will be closed Dec 23rd – Jan 7th for our winter break. We are offering Holiday camps for Day-After Thanksgiving as well as over winter break. The details available at this time are listed below. 

Recreational Programs

IK will be hosting a Day-After Thanksgiving Camp this Friday, November 24th from 9am – 12pm. Please click here to visit our Camps page. As stated before, we will not be having Recreational classes from December 23rd – January 7th but we will be having Winter Camps! The Winter Camp schedule will be finalized soon and enrollment will open on Sunday, November 26th, for Winter Camps. As a reminder, we have begun Rhythmic and Dance classes and the details are as follows: Offered to girls at the beginner 2 level or higher, this class will incorporate Rhythmic Gymnastics Apparatuses such as ribbons, hoops, balls, and ropes. It is a $30 drop-in class offered on Mondays 6:00pm – 8:00pm.

Team Programs

We would like to remind you that the Gym will be. Our USAG Girls will be competing the weekend of December 15th 0 17th at the Renaissance Hotel and Conventional Center in Schaumburg. 

Star of the Gym

Series: 10/01 – 10/31

Introduction

We hope you’ve been enjoying the fall weather! We would like to remind you that the Gym will be open on Halloween, Tuesday, October 31st for regularly scheduled classes. Next month we will however be closed on Thursday, November 23rd for Thanksgiving. The USAG Boys and XCEL/AAU Team are starting their competitive season very soon in the next couple weeks. Event Specific classes start this week and Rhythmic and Dance starts the week of November 6th, if you’re interested see below for more information.

Recreational Programs

Event Specific classes are the same price as before, $20, and will be offered from 7:30pm – 8:00pm Monday through Friday. The current schedule is as follows:

• Monday 7:30pm: Trampoline with Coach Kevin.
• Tuesday 7:30pm: Bars with Coach Kat.
• Wednesday 7:30pm: Bars with Coach Kevin.
• Thursday 7:30pm: Floor with Coach Kat.
• Friday 7:30pm: Trampoline with Coach Kevin.

These classes are drop-in so no commitment is required, however, we are only offering this to current families so this may supplement their current training. As a reminder, Event Specific classes are capped at a maximum of 4 students so please register ahead of time. If we see that an hour before training no student is scheduled to attend, then we will not be holding the Event Specific class for that night. Please call or email the front desk to register.

 

The reason we offer Event Specific training is because we noticed that students of all skill levels typically have events that are weaker than others and struggle to obtain certain skills, even if they excel in specific areas. These classes were designed with these particular students in mind with the goal of improving skill acquisition, strength, and confidence. It is common that a child my feel frustrated being stuck in the same level because they need extra help on a specific event and private classes are a luxury not everyone can afford. This is also why the class ratio is restricted to four students at the most.

 

Rhythmic and Dance classes start Monday, November 6th, and will be offered to girls at the beginner 2 level or higher. This class will incorporate Rhythmic Gymnastics Apparatuses such as ribbons, hoops, balls, and ropes. It is a $30 drop-in class that will be offered on Mondays 6:00pm – 8:00pm.

Lastly, we would like to remind you that we opened Sports Acro drop-in classes on Saturday afternoons earlier this month! Please call or email the front desk for more information.

Team Programs

The USAG Boys Team will be competing in the Paul Hamm meet the weekend of November 17th – 19th. We hope to see our team members start the season off right as we know and we’ve seen how hard working our athletes are.

The GIJO and XCEL/AAU Teams will be happy to know that Genevieve is doing great! She returned to the gym this past week and shared with us that her arm is in the process of feeling better. Feel free to sign her cast; she will have it removed in five weeks and doesn’t mind having it signed by the coolest kids ever. The XCEL Team will be competing in the Judges Cup the weekend of November 9th – 11th.

Star of the Gym

Series: 9/01 – 9/31