Seattle Gymnastics Academy357

Our experience with Seattle Gymnastics Academy at Lake City has been less than satisfactory. Our kid is around 3, so we can only speak for that age group. It's a big gym and can get very loud which can be confusing and intimidating place for kids around this age. However, we believe this can be overcome if the coaches and the staff would try to make a connection before teaching. I have brought this need for connection, but the attitude towards customer service is poor. It would be ideal if some feedback was provided throughout the 10 week session, however we only get an email at the end of 10 weeks. We realized this lack of feedback towards the end of our last session but had already paid for the next session. Unfortunately once you pay, there is no refund even if the new session has not started yet. Though the coaches may be proficient in 'gymnastics', most do not get down to the level of a child this age and make a connection first

Re. the posting by Marta 1/6/2010, I'm the owner. We've had no reports of any broken legs. We keep very close track of any injuries, so I'm surprised to read this.

if i could give a negative star rating, i would. my experience at sga has mainly been indifferent staff, overworked, poor morale at front desk. some of the teen/young adult teachers are sweet. the day i stopped going was when i took my two year old to the open playground session. after jumping 1+ feet off of one of their shoddy setups into a fake foam pit, my child started to cry. when i couldn't calm her, i went to the front desk and said, "my child got hurt". all i got was a blank stare. i asked for an ice pack, and the desk clerk stonily walked to the back and handed me an ice pack. on the way home, i had the intuition to call and make an emergent appointment with her pediatrician. sure enough, she had broken both of the bones in her calf, and ended up in a cast for two months. since then, we've never returned, and i tell anyone who will listen to stay away.

This is the BEST gym in the area for kids. I trained competitively for years in California, under some of the best coaches in the world. The one thing they all had in common, was that in addition to the skills they taught, they all made gymnastics FUN (even Bela in his own way, despite the rap he gets).

When my son was little and wanted to do gymnastics, we searched out every gym in the area to find one that would be able to provide the right combo of being 100% fun, while still having/teaching excellence in skills (which is hands down as important, for safety reasons), and that were confidant enough in their methods to both invite parent's close scrutiny, and to stand up to parents who were trying to push their children to far, too fast.

Some of the "so-called" elite gymnastics places in this area I wouldn't touch with a 10' pole. They may teach skills okay, but the suck out the fun by being rude, snobbish, and out and out MEAN to the kids. Totally unacceptable! Many also have too few levels so kids are stuck doing basics when they're more advanced or WORSE, putting kids who aren't ready yet into higher levels...either because the mid levels don't exist, or at parental pressure. Ridiculous.

SGA, though, has it all. Excellent coaching = expertise & excitement & an affinity for children/ understanding of children & their developmental needs both physically & psychologically. An excellent program which has 3 basic areas (competitive, non-competitive, and non-competitive "high preforming" aka... each age group has a higher skill level that is taught separately). A gentle grade between skill levels. And an excellent facility, with top notch equipment & layout. But most importantly...This gym is FUN.

And I'll tell you something... my son is TERRIBLE at gymnastics. ;) He's been doing it for 3 years. And he not only has a great big smile on his face every single class, but his coaches love him and make him feel special. It doesn't matter how "good" he is, to them. It matters to them that he's doing things is a safe way and having a good time.

Priceless.

I LOVE this gym.

Not as advertised!

We picked up a flyer for birthday parties at Seattle Gymnastics academy. Within a month we booked a party. 2 days later the terms of the party came. The price had dramatically increased. They no longer provided goodie bags (a $100 value to me) and the party time was shorter than advertised.
We called and the supervisor would only give us $50 off the new price (still higher) and the deposit (almost full price of party) is non-refundable. Feeling taken and up a creek without a paddle.

The party will have to be pretty spectacular to overcome this.

After attending two birthday parties and visiting the open gym, I enrolled my 2 and 4 year olds in classes. Both of their teachers are great. My kids are learning a lot, getting good exercise and having fun!

My daughter just loved this place and my Moms group just raved. A fun fun place!!