Rookies

Ages: 6-12
Hours: 3 per week
Days:
– Saturday (Sept-June)
– Fridays (July/August)
Program: Pre-Competitive athletes and Level 5

Our Rookies team is designed to prepare young athletes for our competitive programs and combines with our Level 5 competitors. As athletes progress in the Pre-Competitive program, they may be called to the competitive program anytime during the year. Training focuses on working our exclusive developmental testing program where participants focus on personal improvement in physical preparedness. It additionally incorporates the USA Gymnastics (USAG) Acro Developmental Program (ADP) partner acrobatic skills, levels 2 through 5. The ADP program is level based gradually progressing athletes through compulsory skills becoming more and more advanced as the level increases. The pre-competitive levels are designed to allow athletes to try out both base and top positions. As a preparation program for competitive levels, athletes in this program may be invited to the competitive programs if positions open up and they are ready for the challenge.

Apprentices

Ages: 6-14
Hours: 6h per week
Days: Monday, Friday
Program: USDP Level 6

Our Apprentice team works with the USA Gymnastics (USAG) Acro Developmental Program (ADP). The ADP program is level based gradually progressing athletes through compulsory skills and unique choreography becoming more and more advanced.

This team requires domestic travel within Alberta.

Additional optional travel opportunities may be available including other provinces and the USA (eg. Vegas Acro Cup). All optional opportunities are at the digression of the coach and require a mutual agreement and commitment by all members of an assigned partnerships. No extra travel opportunities are guaranteed to any group or participant and are dependent on a variety of factors including timing, cost and mutual agreement of partnership.

Contenders

Ages: 8-30 (Including adult athletes)
Hours: 11h per week
Days : Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday
Programs: USDP Level 8, Aspire

Our Contenders introduces athlete to the a high performance stream program that incorporates both USDP Level 8 and the international Aspire program which is based on Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG) Age Group 1 (11-16). This team increases the level of commitment and may require additional international travel.

This program requires domestic travel throughout Canada.

Additional optional travel opportunities may be available including North, South an Central America (Pan Am Countries). All optional opportunities require a mutual agreement and commitment by all members of an assigned partnerships. No international travel opportunities are guaranteed to any group or participant and are dependent on a variety of factors including timing, cost and mutual agreement of partnership.