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Good morning all! I am in the process of starting a new club gym and I was wondering where do you all find quality equipment? I know that I should be on the look out for gym closings and stuff like that, but is there a website that ya'll frequent to check on different sales? Thanks for your help!!

I was never hungry the morning of a meet. I always had some pasta the night before and I brought fruit (oranges and apples) and maybe a power bar with me to eat during the competition.

Welcome! CB is a great resource!

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Good to know. Being in the MAG world leos werent such a huge priority to me. With me opening up a gym in approx 2 1/2 years, I will have to focus on Mens and Womens leos. Which company that you have delt with has good customer service and a decent turnaround time? Thanks for the help!!!

Yeah it is emergency medical technician. Luckily VA Beach is an all volunteer system for EMS so I schedule myself for shifts and only run when I am available. My wife is a volunteer paramedic with VA Beach and thats kind of what got me into EMS. I figure it can only help the gym as well if my...

Thanks for the advice. I have been looking in to taking the judging exam as soon as my work and school schedule allows. I am in school to get my EMT certificaton now, so I am looking at going to some of the workshops at the beginning of next year. As we are looking at what programs to initially...

Good advice. We are starting our own and have been looking at the literature from several sources on lessons learned when starting their gyms. All good things and we are still learning as we go about making decisions on how to form our gym.

Not currently. We are getting everything set up and ensuring we have all of the steps that we can see laid out before we get everything going. Are you?

I completely agree with you about never underestimating a young gymnast. I quit after competing for 2 years because my coach didn't believe in me and I didn't place on any event. Then after that coach got fired and a new coach came in I won states that next year. It's amazing what a motivated...

Great tips! I do appreciate the enormous trust factor that goes between the coaches and gymnasts and parents. It is something that I valued as a coach and will continue to value as an owner. I wouldn't be opening a gym if I didn't believe that gymnastics changes lives for the better and molds a...

I started out using velcro grips, but they quickly got worn out (with pit fuzz when working new skills into pits and they would loosen after every turn). I loved my buckle grips, they never loosened and I only had to get new ones when the leather got too worn down on them.

Hello everyone!! I am a former gymnast and competed at USNA in 2007-2008. I got injured during the 2008-2009 season and that ended my competitive career. I am currently in the Navy and will be working with another USNA graduate to open a gym in VA Beach (projected to open in 2017). If anyone has...