News

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

Introduction

We hope you’ve had a great start to the Regular Season 2017-2018! We hope your child is enjoying our classes as we’ve made some improvements to our curriculum and the skills necessary to progress. In addition, we have brought back the Boys Intermediate class as we continue to build on our new Boys Gymnastics class structure. We have also opened more Trampoline Beginner classes on Monday at 4:00pm, 5:00pm, and 6:00pm. Furthermore, because of the increased interest we’ve had in competitive gymnastics we have developed more opportunities for our students to participate in our selective talent development programs. The newly-formed USAG Division II, for example, will have their first year of competition this season. All students in USAG Division II were originally from our Recreational classes and we couldn’t be happier to have so many motivated young athletes with us!

Recreational Programs

Every year, we reformat the Recreational class progressions to some degree so that our curriculum may meet the demands of the program. We learn what is most effective for our students given the short amount of time many have to practice every week and we try to have your child make the most of it. Although this means the program typically gets more difficult year to year it also means that because of the specific set requirements we instill, students are more well-rounded and prepared to tackle the more difficult skills safely. If you’re interested to see what the goals of this year’s Girls Gymnastics classes are, you may view the updated 17’-18’ skill charts by clicking any of the following: Girls Beginner 1, Girls Beginner 2, Girls Beginner 3. With more Boys advancing in their skills we have added an additional Boys Beginner 2 class on Thursdays, from 6:00pm – 7:25pm. This class-time is shared with returning Boys Intermediate students. Boys Beginner 2 classes are also currently offered on Fridays from 4:00pm – 5:25pm. More Trampoline Beginner classes have been added since the start of the season. To recap, the times added since we started the Regular Season are on the following days and times. Saturdays, 9:00am – 9:55am. Saturdays, 10:00am – 10:55am. Mondays, 4:00pm – 4:55pm. Mondays, 5:00pm – 5:55pm. Mondays, 6:00pm – 6:55pm. As well as a Trampoline Intermediate class on Saturdays, 11:00am – 11:55am.

Two new Drop-In classes have been added as well starting on September 30th! The first of which is a brand new Sport-Acro class (Co-ed 6+ yrs) that will be offered on Saturdays from 2:00pm – 3:00pm and 3:00pm – 4:00pm. It is $20 per one hour class to drop-in. This class is open format (not rotation based) and students will work on partner/group acrobatic skills and tumbling. The second of which is a drop-in Trampoline Training class on Saturdays from 1:00pm – 2:30pm, the drop-in fee is $30. The drop-in Trampoline Training is currently only for USAG Trampoline team members and Trampoline Pre-Team students.

Star of the Gym

Series: 8/01 – 8/31

Introduction

The Regular Season 2017-2018 opens to Current Families this Monday, the 14^th, at 9:00am! Invite registration links for higher-level gymnasts, Beginner 2+, for boys and girls will be emailed at 9:00am as these classes are not available on the website or the customer portal. To read the details of all the changes to Regular Season 2017-2018 for both the recreational programs and regarding our competitive teams, please see below.

Team Programs

The Team Programs lead by Head Coach, Genevieve Bellon, will be introduced to a simplified enrollment process for the Regular Season 2017-2018 with the addition of a newly consolidated IK Gymnastics rule-book for both the GIJO and the XCEL/AAU teams. This rule-book details the terms and agreement for the families invited into these selective programs, as well as the expectations of the students attending, written in part by their Head Coach to be accepted upon enrollment with the front desk.

Recreational Programs

The Girls Gymnastics classes at the Beginner 3+ skill-level are offered a Mixed Group option both on Saturday and then again on Sunday. These classes combine students of the adjacent skill-level as detailed on the Regular Season 2017-2018 schedule. The purpose of these classes is to increase the options and availability we offer to our higher-level gymnasts for your convenience.

There will be no Boys Intermediate/Advanced classes until further notice due to the restructuring of our Boys Recreational program. If you are a returning family that has not
already been personally contacted by our staff and you are interested in discussing options for your son, please contact us as soon as possible for more information!

Since IK Gymnastics opened nearly 6 years ago, the Recreational Programs: 55-minute, 85-minute, and 120-minute classes offered haven’t been financially adjusted to compensate rising costs as the Team Programs steadily have in the past. A $2 increase to the 55-minute class, $2.50 increase to the 85-minute class, $2.80 to the 120-minute classes.

Lastly, the Adult Classes no longer have a single Monthly rate for classes. The “Adult Class: Aerial Silks” will be $80/month to provide access to all the Aerial Silks classes scheduled to be offered twice a week. The “Adult Class: Tumbling” will retain the $120/month rate to provide access to all the Tumbling classes scheduled to be offered three times a week. During the 2017-2018 Regular Season, the Tumbling classes are now scheduled to begin at 8:15pm and end on 9:45pm on Mondays and Wednesday. Saturday classes will take place at the same time (3:00pm-5:00pm).

Star of the Gym

Series: 7/1 – 7/30

Introduction

We hope you had a great long 4th of July weekend this year and had a chance to enjoy the great weather and fireworks! We’d like to share with you some of the recent highlights and provide you with some information on what’s going on right now this summer.

A Month in Summary

IK National Champions!

First and foremost, we’d like to announce that our XCEL/AAU Team has had three national all-around champions! Congratulations to Lexi, Zoe, and Sawyer on their impressive routines and being granted this national achievement!

Aerial Silks Workshops!

Earlier this month, the first Aerial workshop was a success! They did Lyra and the students were even able to learn a routine by the end of the workshop. We have two more workshops this summer on August 5th 11:00am – 12:30pm that will be centered around the Hammock and August 19th 11:30am – 1:00pm where they will be practicing Duo Lyra. It is $35 per 90-minute session. This workshop is for adults and kids 8 and up as well!

First Half of Summer Ending Soon!

We would like to remind you that the First Half of Summer only runs until July 22nd. If you are a current family taking classes and are interested in continuing your child’s training, please make sure that you have already registered for the Second Half of Summer which will be starting July 24th and runs until August 25th.

Regarding Fall Registration (Regular Season 2017-2018)

The Fall Schedule will be finalized and sent out on, or by, Monday, August 7th. Registration for Current Families will be on Monday, August 14th. Registration will be open to the public on Monday, August 21st. You are considered a Current Family if you are actively taking classes with us or have an active Annual Registration Fee that is not past the renewal date. You can check with the front desk by calling us at 872-241-4157 or by emailing info@ikgym.com to confirm your current status. The first year Annual Registration Fee may only be paid alongside a class registration.

The 2017 U.S. Classic

If you are interested in watching professional gymnastics, we would like to let you know that the 2017 U.S. Classic will be going on later this month on July 29th! If you’re interested in attending, you may purchase tickets here, as it will be occurring near Chicago, Illinois, at the Sears Centre Arena.

Star of the Gym

Series: 6/1 – 6/30

Introducing the Newsletter!

This month we would like to officially introduce IKGym's monthly newsletter. Here you will be able to find Gym updates, Star of the Gym Series, and more!

Interview

Helen Hu

We are so proud to spotlight a very hard working, talented, long-time team member, Helen Hu! Helen currently holds the Team Leadership award that was passed to her by Olivia Karas (USA Gymnastics Junior Olympic All-around National Champion 2014). Olivia was Irina’s team leader for 9 years before graduating and continuing her career on University of Michigan’s gymnastics team. ⭐ Helen has not only had a high achieving, successful gymnastics career, but has proved to be a strong, positive role model for our young athletes! ⭐ I had the opportunity to interview Helen about her experiences and thoughts about leadership and team loyalty. 

 

Q: What did it mean to you to be awarded the IK Leadership Cup and to be appointed the next IK Team Leader?

A: I was surprised when I was awarded with the IK Leadership Cup. To be honest, I didn’t know the leadership cup existed before I was given it, but it definitely fit its last owner, Olivia Karas. I always thought of her as a leader, so I was honored to receive the same award as Olivia.

 

Q: What are the necessary qualities an IK Leader needs to possess?

A: Not sure, I think as long as the leader is someone who sets a good example both as a person and as a gymnast.

 

Q: What leadership lessons did you learn from Olivia?

A: Olivia use to occasionally to tell the team to get to work without being rude, but having a sense of authority. I use to wonder how she did that, I think it’s partially because she wasn’t just telling us what to do, but did it herself. I think understanding how to find a balance between leadership and teammate is what I learned from Olivia.

 

Q: Do you feel any pressure or overwhelming expectations to uphold your leadership role?

A: Not really. I think just being one of the oldest gymnasts on the team, I automatically have responsibility in keeping the younger ones in check. So I think of my responsibilities as more of an age factor than being the “team leader”.

 

Q: Why is it important for the next generation of gymnasts to have a role model and leader ahead of them?

A: You can always have a role model or someone you admire that is famous, someone like Nastia Liukin or Simone Biles, but it’s important to have a role model closer to you in life. I know because while I admired olympians, gymnasts like Olivia or [other previous team member] Gabi [Cooke], made a much bigger impact on me. Being able to see them everyday in the gym, making progress, or getting through injuries is inspiring and gives me real hope that I can one day be like them. Just like now, every single one of my teammates have seen me struggle and succeed.

 

Q: What do you hope the next generation of IK gymnasts will remember about you?

A: Someone that they can look up to, I guess.

 

Q: I know you have been on Irina’s team for a while now. What would you tell the younger generation of gymnasts about importance of team loyalty?

A: I would suggest that younger gymnasts stay loyal to their teams and make an effort to get to know the coaches and bond with their teammates. Over time the gym will feel like a second family.

 

Interview completed by Jess Graff

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