Flip For Me Gymnastics

We attended the free baby gym class. The first time was great! My 14 month old loved it and the teacher was very interactive and nice! The second time we went, there was another class going on but plenty of space for the babies and the older kids to do their thing. They have a rule of only one parent on the floor since it is a child/​parent class. My husband and I switched off– one of us would wait on the couch and the other would stay with our daughter in class (toddlers are temperamental so switching helped– just as many other parents were doing as well). The prior week when we had been given a tour, the lady who worked in the office stressed that we should bring our bags into the gym with us. This class, she came I to the gym while I (and two other parents) were sitting on the couch/​benches. She said, «excuse me» to me and walked by and stood next to where I was sitting. I looked over to acknowledge her because I thought she might ask me a question… she just stared blankly at me so I looked back to the floor to watch my daughter. A minute later she says to me, «only her father can be in here. You need to go wait in the viewing room.» I was taken aback because we had never been told this or where the waiting room was even located! I told her that last week we had both been in here and she stated that it was not allowed. So I let my husband know and he went out to the car. I can completely understand this rule for older kids… but this class focuses on parent/​child interaction. They need to clarify themselves in this situation and type of class. She let the other parents know as well and apparently there was some sort of bad interaction between her, a parent, and the coach of the older girls team. I heard the coach say that we shouldn’t complain because the class is free. I decided to leave with my daughter at that point because I would much rather pay for a fun class where we are respected than attend a free one where «rules» change from week to week and they think that free means they can walk all over parents. Unfortunately, they lost about 3 potential students who might have become enrolled once they were old enough to join the paid classes. I will be taking my child somewhere else and happily paying for classes.

Flip For Me is AMAZING! My daughter has been there over two years and loves it! The coaches and office staff are great!

My daughter has been going to Flip For Me for a little over one year now. She started in recreational gymnastics classes and is now competing on team. SHE LOVES IT! I am very impressed with the coaches attitudes and devotion. It takes so much time and love to run a gym and a competition team. I also enjoy all the other parents. Everyone is encouraging and supportive. My daughter is the youngest on the team and everyone has been supportive of her. This includes the other gymnasts, coaches, and team parents. The gymnasts are learning gymnastics skills with great technique and in a safe environment. They are also learning discipline, respect, sportsmanship, and trust. Gymnastics is unsafe without discipline at all ages. They will take these lessons with them throughout life. I recommend this gym to anyone who wants great coaches and a wonderful environment. I agree that this gym is a family of coaches, gymnasts and parents.

Pros:
It was usually pretty clean, and the equipment was in good shape.
Coach Shawna was always awesome with our daughter. She seemed to really enjoy interacting with her.
The classes were age appropriate and my daughter usually loved going.
Cons:
Poor communication. We showed up for class one day only to find out it was not happening due to a performance that was being put on. My daughter was disappointed. When we asked why we weren’t told class was canceled, they responded that «we told (forgot name) to email everyone.» I did get a class credit, but it took a lengthy phone call to do so.
Only one parent is allowed on the floor at a time. Being a class for 2 year olds, I didn’t understand why. My husband wanted to participate with our daughter as well, and we were told he had to watch from the sides, so we switched off.
Repetitive. Each week was pretty similar to the week before. So much so that by the end of the 8 week session, my daughter had lost interest and didn’t even want to go anymore.
Management attitude was a bit lackluster in every dealing I’ve had with them.
Overall I might give them one more try. Now that my daughter is almost 4 I hope the classes will be less repetitive and more progressive.

This is the first time I’ve ever taken the time to write a bad review for anything. But this place deserves due credit. While a few other mothers and I were sitting across the hall watching our FOUR YEAR OLD children from a room equipped with tv screens we hear coach Shauna bellow in a very loud deep tone «I told you 4 times to get over here and pay attention» and I’m talking like shes yelling at grown men in a barroom or something absurd. Completely startled we all glance at each other wondering if that really just happened. Followed by 2 other moms I walk to the room, concerned. When i asked Coach Shauna what was wrong she told me that the girls were just not listening. I told her that if she ever has a problem with my daughter to send her out of class, that i am always in the other room and that i do not approve of her yelling at her. the other mothers also voiced their concern in which Coach Shauna replied «if you dont want your kid in my class they don’t have to be» Hello?! Last I knew I payed to have my kid in this class and never once did I sign her up to be disciplined especially in that manner! After requesting to speak with the manager about the incident and them returning my call after they reviewed the tape i was informed that they cant have the class disrupted. I am not about letting my daughter be rude and I am more than proud knowing that she is a very polite and respectful little girl, but these are FOUR year old kids Coach Shauna is dealing with and if she doesnt have the patients to teach four year olds then she shouldn’t be! i’m also pretty sure they are suppose to be having fun and they are not training for the olympics. Needless to say I never went back and wasted a ton of money :(Beware of this scary place. Ps the tv screens suck too, can’t see a thing!