All-Star Unlimited Tumbling

[GeorgiaCheerleader]

Before Stingrays bought Panthers, the gym had an unlimited tumbling program, which I think will not be returning next year with the new ownership.
However, I would like to explain this to some gyms because the girls at Panthers LOVED this program and it was really fun for all of us, including the coaches and spotters.

Classes are a no-go for me. I always feel like I'm not making as much progress as some of the other girls. I absolutely abhor drills across the mat and I think that kids these days really need one-on-one coaching as well as special attention.

Unlimited tumbling is a program that you paid around 70 dollars a month to go from Mon-Thurs from 4-9 to tumble however much you wanted. The only catch was that you would do the drills to warm-up :( . At UT, you could go from station to station and work with all the different coaches to get spot on training and to get the attention you need. It's not like a class where everyone is basically doing the same thing. It's more where everyone is ALL over the floor, working with different people to get the skills they need. Some girls went to the mats, some girls went to work on running tumbling, etc. I found that it REALLY helped me, as well as many other girls (seeing as we don't really have any boys at Panthers).

Im not here to convince the Rays coaches to bring this program back; I'm here to tell YOU what it is. I think kids really enjoy this program compared to classes. Not only does it cost significantly less than privates, but it also is very similar to private classes.
I hope some of you found this helpful because its a really nice idea and pretty affordable too! :)

 

[GForce]

I love this idea! If I lived near/ went to a gym that offered this I would be in there everyday it was open.

 

[SarahS]

How the heck would a program make money on that? You're paying less than a dollar an hour to tumble. That's an honest question, to be clear - how would a gym afford to pay coaches/tumbling instructors for all of that time at that rate?

 

[GeorgiaCheerleader]

How the heck would a program make money on that? You're paying less than a dollar an hour to tumble. That's an honest question, to be clear - how would a gym afford to pay coaches/tumbling instructors for all of that time at that rate?

I guess its because we had SO many people that did it.
Literally Panthers was PACKED with girls who took tumbling.

 

[coachbd]

I guess its because we had SO many people that did it.
Literally Panthers was PACKED with girls who took tumbling.

Did you not have most teams practicing in that time slot? (4pm - 9pm)... Maybe your gym had enough space to do both?

 

[tumbleyoda]

How do you configure other classes and team practices around that, especially if it is so packed? Just trying to figure out where the teams are practicing from 4-9 Mon - Thurs.

ETA: Beth Docker beat me to it! :-)

 

[cheerfan27]

Allstar Panthers had so many programs I'm curious where they found the space, with the gymnastic equipment taking up almost half the space. Force in Snellville has a summer tumbling for $250-$270 and you tumble as much as you want, not clear if staff is there to assist.

 

[Just-a-Mom]

How the heck would a program make money on that? You're paying less than a dollar an hour to tumble. That's an honest question, to be clear - how would a gym afford to pay coaches/tumbling instructors for all of that time at that rate?

You're assuming every single kid is going to actually go 4 nights a week for 5 hours, which would never happen. I would think the majority of them just come early or stay late on their practice night. I'm sure they make money on it just like a regular gym (like where you'd go to work out, like Golds Gym or whatever) - the money is made on all the people who pay and never use it. I'm sure only a handful are diehard enough to go every day.

(we've been to a couple gyms that did this and no one ever used it all the time. So really it was more like $10 per hour per kid. I don't know too many kids that tumble 20 hours a week)

 

[Rudags]

My old gym had this for $100 but it was unlimited classes.

 

[SarahS]

You're assuming every single kid is going to actually go 4 nights a week for 5 hours, which would never happen. I would think the majority of them just come early or stay late on their practice night. I'm sure they make money on it just like a regular gym (like where you'd go to work out, like Golds Gym or whatever) - the money is made on all the people who pay and never use it. I'm sure only a handful are diehard enough to go every day.

(we've been to a couple gyms that did this and no one ever used it all the time. So really it was more like $10 per hour per kid. I don't know too many kids that tumble 20 hours a week)

Oh, I understand that not every kid would use every minute of that, but I just figure it would be kind of a logistical nightmare - you'd have to make sure that you had enough tumbling instructors available in case every kid signed up for unlimited tumbling showed up, but you'd have to balance that with what happens if none of them show up. I think it's an awesome program, it just seems like it would be difficult to administer (unless, of course, you only had a few kids who signed up for the unlimited tumbling program and you always had room to incorporate them into currently-existing tumbling classes/open gym time.)

 

[xpressjag]

I couldn't imagine unlimited tumbling from a management point of view. It sounds great for the athlete, but are they truly getting the best instruction possible. I'm also assuming one of the reasons why Rays is taking over is because to create a stronger business model

 

[GeorgiaCheerleader]

How do you configure other classes and team practices around that, especially if it is so packed? Just trying to figure out where the teams are practicing from 4-9 Mon - Thurs.

ETA: Beth Docker beat me to it! :)

we found a way somehow!
Panthers also didn't have as many teams this season as before because quite a few of the the girls moved to Trinity Athletics. However, I think we figured out HOW to use the space and manage it so that everyone could fit. Its not like 20 girls tumbling at a time, its more like you wait in line and then have the spotters in the different stations assist you specifically.

 

[Cheer Tennessee]

At PrimeTyme we offer unlimited tumbling classes (which almost every level is offered everyday) to all of our athletes at no cost, I know you don't make money off it as a program but its a chance for are kids to get stronger. When I was with Premier we didn't have this and its something that I love about PT and something I would recommend.