TEAM GYMNASTICS
If your family is a part of one of our competitive or pre-competitive teams at Intown, you are one of the most important parts of our community. These families are the most visible part of our gym. The athletes spend the most time with us and the families invest the most time and resources with us. These athletes are the role models for our recreational students, representing the goals they work towards in each class. When you are a part of the team at Intown Stars, you know that cultivating a sense of community is our top priority. Intown makes a strong commitment to our gymnasts and their families. We strive to create a welcoming place where people want to be. We have positive, educated and caring coaches that lead by example and teach our athletes to see the value in others and teach our staff to see others as partners in our collective work.
Age 3 - 5
The purpose of our Mighty Mites Program is to identify developmentally advanced, physically strong, and highly coordinated preschool-kindergarten aged kids. Intown’s instructors guide them through the joys and essentials of gymnastics, with a focus on developing form, confidence, and discipline. Mighty mites provides a glimpse into the temperament of the child and allows coaches to assess the propensity for pre-competitive gymnastics at this age.
Introductory requirements: strength, unafraid of heights or going backwards, body awareness
The focus for our pre-team programs is to prepare gymnasts, as well as parents, for the rigors of competitive gymnastics within a fun, supportive, and education driven environment. Competitive gymnastics requires a long term time, financial, and mental commitment to the sport of gymnastics and pre-teams ease the students and parents into that role. The goal is for the student to understand the learning process of gymnastics- focusing on what skills are needed, how we execute them, and why we drill the skill.
Age 7 - 9
The purpose of our Team Stars Program is to prepare gymnasts who may have only been in gymnastics for a short period of time or have not completed Mighty Mites or Team Prep. The regiment still has an emphasis on form, accuracy, and discipline, but athletes will be able to master advanced recreational skills at a more relaxed pace to allow space and time for other extra-curricular activities. The team stars program allows mobility from a recreational class mid-season with intentions of competing in one of our programs within the next year.
Age 8 +
The purpose of our Shooting Stars Program is to allow advanced recreational students to get introduced to team regimens, practice styles, and skills at an accelerated rate. The emphasis is on building shapes, strength, and flexibility to help gymnasts get prepared for our gym stars or Xcel programs over time. The learning and execution phase are delicately balanced to maintain athletes' love and excitement for the sport and long-term growth.
Light Competitive
Intown offers light competitive teams to allow children to have the amazing experience of competitive gymnastics but with an emphasis on enjoying the experience more than focusing on results. These athletes compete at local meets during the year, enjoy team bonding experiences, and practice just two days a week.
Age 7 - 9
The purpose of our Bronze Xcel Program is to ease gymnasts into competitive gymnastics with an emphasis on form, precision, and discipline introduced in our pre-team programs. The gymnasts will experience introductory competitive gymnastics in a supportive environment with minimal meets and creative range for skill requirements.
The purpose of the Gym Stars Team Program is to introduce competitive gymnastics without the rigorous and demanding requirements from nationally sanctioned programs. Gym stars competitions are fun, lighthearted, and focus on the experience of competitions more than the results. Gym stars allow gymnasts in late elementary- middle school ages to bond, grow, and explore a variety of sports if they like.
Women's Competitive Teams
The women’s competitive gymnastics team requires a long-term financial, time, and mental commitment to the sport and are expected to be role models in our community. These athletes compete at local, travel, state, regional, and national competitions. At Intown, we offer both the developmental (DEVO) program and the Xcel program.
The Developmental (DEVO) Program is the highest competitive gymnastics route available to children ages 6-18 in the United States. Under the umbrella of USA Gymnastics, the DEVO program challenges its athletes, both physically and mentally, while also instilling lifelong traits of courage, perseverance, work ethic and a detailed focus on precision and form. Formerly known as the Junior Olympic Program, the DEVO avenue is best known for producing Collegiate Division 1, 2 & 3 athletes as well as a number of National & Olympic Team Members for the nation.
Level Provided: NGA 3, USAG 4-10.
The Xcel program was developed as an alternative competitive program offering creative flexibility to coaches and gymnasts. The focus for Intown’s Xcel program is to provide gymnasts of varying abilities and commitment levels the opportunity for a rewarding gymnastics experience while also incorporating a lot of the DEVO training styles. Here at Intown, Athletes can start from Xcel Silver or DEVO then mobility into Xcel Gold then Xcel Platinum. The program provides a wide range of choices to perform skills that meet requirements for each competitive level.
Levels Provided: Xcel Siver, Gold, Platinum, Diamond
Men's Competitive Teams
Men’s gymnastics provides a fun and safe energy outlet for boys of any age, where strength and discipline are key factors. Applying strength across six different apparatus will build confidence and test any young thrill-seekers, through the development of mobility, endurance, flexibility, and coordination.
The purpose of our Preteam program is to guide young boys interested in gymnastics as a competitive career through the strength, discipline, fun, and focus required to compete. Pre-Team is not a fast track, but the training is done at an accelerated pace with the expectation that the athlete will compete the following year. Most importantly, lead coaches provide the tools to become healthy competitive athletes in the future.
Our men's competitive team starts with the compulsory program, compulsory meaning at competitions, athletes competing against each other will perform the same "compulsory" routines for their level. Each level follows a progression where the skills become more challenging and will prepare athletes to move to Optional levels.
In the Optionals program athletes in each level have the same general requirements but the composition of their routine is up to the individual and their coach. The routines that are constructed are based on the skills they can safely perform.
Staff Leaders
Each Intown team and program consists of assistant coaches, lead coaches and head coaches, followed by program managers.
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Head coaches are responsible for the periodization and lesson planning for all events, strength, flexibility and basics for large, they oversee evaluations and skill progression charts and are always present at competitions for the teams they head.
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Lead coaches are present at all practices and help facilitate the lesson plans created by head coaches.
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Assistant coaches do not coach at every practice, they event coach or help lead coaches and act as an additional set of eyes to increase productivity.
Team Levels & Practice Schedules
Team | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
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USAG 8-10 | 4:30-8:30 | 4:30-8:30 | 4:30-8:30 | 4:30-8:30 | 5:30-7:30 | ||
Boy's Xcel | 5:30-7:30 | 5:30-7:30 | |||||
Boy's Team Prep | 5:30-7:30 | 5:30-7:30 | |||||
Men's Level 3: Compulsory | 4:30-7:30 | 4:30-7:30 | 4:30-7:30 | ||||
Men's Level 4: Compulsory | 4:30-7:30 | 4:30-7:30 | 4:30-7:30 | ||||
Men's Optionals | 4:30-8:30 | 4:30-8:30 | 4:30-8:30 | 4:30-7:30 | 10:30-2:30 | ||
Mighty Mites | 3:15-4:45 | 3:15-4:45 | |||||
Team Prep | 3:30-5:30 | 3:30-5:30 | |||||
Team Stars | 4:00-6:00 | 4:00-6:00 | |||||
Shooting Stars | 4:00-5:30 | 4:00-5:30 | |||||
Gym Stars | 6:30-8:30 (B) | 4:00-6:00 (A) | 6:30-8:30 (B) | 4:00-6:00 (A) | 8:30-10:30 (B) | ||
NGA 2 | 3:30-6:30 | 3:30-6:30 | |||||
Xcel Bronze | 4:00-7:00 | 4:00-7:00 | |||||
NGA 3 | 3:30-6:30 | 3:30-6:30 | 8:30-11:30 | ||||
Xcel Silver | 4:00-7:00 | 4:00-7:00 | 9:30-12:30 | ||||
USAG 4/5 | 3:30-5:30 | 3:30-7:30 | 3:30-7:30 | 8:30-12:30 | |||
Xcel Gold | 5:30-8:30 | 5:30-8:30 | 4:30-8:30 | 10:30-2:30 | |||
USAG 6/7 | 4:30-8:30 | 4:30-8:30 | 4:30-8:30 | 4:30-8:30 | |||
Xcel Platinum | 4:30-8:30 | 5:30-8:30 | 4:30-8:30 | 10:30-2:30 |
Want to join our team?
If you are interested in joining Intown’s competitive team as a competitive gymnast, please review the information here, Intown Stars Interest
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need a membership to compete?
Intown Stars is affiliated with USAG, NGA, and AAU. The level and competitive team will determine which type of membership you will need. Guardians are responsible for purchasing memberships for their competitive athletes.
What is the time commitment you expect from me?
Competitive teams are a year long commitment, beginning in June and ending in May at the conclusion of all competitive seasons. Summer training hours are usually more than school year hours.
What is the financial commitment?
Being part of a competitive team consists of two financial aspects. The first is tuition, which is charged monthly. The number of hours of training per week, based on level, determines the tuition fees. Please expect an annual tuition increase each June.
The second financial aspect is meet and competition fees. These fees are assessed annually and will be billed in installments. These fees cover the cost of competitions, apparel and events. The range for meet fees is $1500-$3000.
