Thanks for the help guys!

Thanks for the help guys!

It depends what you want to get from the gym. Safety is the number 1 issue. If there is more than 12 gymnasts to a coach it can become a safety issue and you can get severly injured due to lack of individual supervision. It also means a LOT of waiting in between turn which means a lack of progress and you are not getting your moneys worth from training. 10-12 gymnasts per coach is safer and[ Read More... ]

When it comes down to safety, a bad gym is a bad gym and not a good enough gym. Take for example the situation of a high school gymnastics program that had to close because of a lack of qualified gymnastics coaches: http://www.gymchat.com/messageboards/viewtopic.php?t=21006

Hi, Check out the thread "How to choose a gymnastics club" at http://www.gymchat.com/messageboards/viewtopic.php?t=1034 - it gives some good things to think about when choosing a gym. It really depends on what is bad about the gym that would make you decide it is better not to go there, even if you have to drive a lot farther for a good gym - like you wouldn't want to go to a gym where the[ Read More... ]

Hi everyone, How do you decide if a bad gym is a good enough gym, better than nothing, or better than driving 50 minutes to a good gym? What are your thoughts on it? Thanks!