Congratulations to Becca, Amber and Katelynn who qualified and participated in the Iowa USAG State Meet.
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TGA gymnast, Katelynn at the Iowa USAG state meet
Register for Gymnastics Classes Today!
Anytime is a good time to register for gymnastics classes at TGA! We offer a wide range of classes for children ages 18 months and older. Come join the fun! If you’ve never been to TGA before, you can view a full list and descriptions of all our classes here.
With school, work, sports and all of your other extracurricular activities, we know that you have a busy schedule. That’s why we offer a variety of times for our classes. You can view our schedule of classes here.
We invite you to use our online registration to reserve your gymnast’s spot today. Class sizes are limited to 7 gymnasts per instructor and will fill up fast, so be sure to select the class day and time that works best for your schedule. We will follow up with a call to verify your registration.
You can pay for your registration on the first day of class with cash or check. If you have any questions about our classes, please call (515) 953-6622 during our business hours.
TGA competes in Vaulting Valentine’s Meet
Lizzie, Savannah, Kayla, Morgan and Marissa (Level 5’s)
Congratulations to Kayla Bates and Lizzie VanDyk for taking first place All Around, at the Vaulting Valentine’s Meet hosted by Oskaloosa YMCA Aerials. Kayla had a clean sweep taking First Place on Vault, Uneven Bars, Beam, Floor and All Around for level 5 age 14. Lizzie took first on Uneven Bars, Beam and All Around and a 2nd on Floor Age 12 Level 5.
Addison and Grace
Morgan Rosenberger took 3rd Place All Around with 3rd on Bars and a first on Floor level 5 Age 12
Grace Twelmeyer had a clean sweep taking 3rd place on Vault, Bars, Beam, Floor and All Around for level 4 Age 7.
Stephanie Little placed 3rd All Around level 3 age 11 with a 3rd Place on Vault, 2nd on Beam and 3rd on Floor.
Amber McPherson won 3rd Place All Around level 3 age 7 with a 3rd on Uneven Bars, 1st on Beam and 2nd on Floor.
Jordanne Hensley took 3rd All Around age 8, with a 2nd Place on Vault.
Rowan and Jordan
Rebecca
Individual Event winners were:
Savanna Young, Level 5, Age 10, 1st Place Beam
Addison Wolver 1st place Vault level 4 age 9
Rebecca Moews 1st Place Vault Novice Option for age 12 and under
Team Trophies were awarded. Level 3 took 4th place and Level 5 took 1st Place.
No classes Thursday, 1/7 due to winter weather
Due to the winter weather advisory, Team Gymnastics Academy will be closed for ALL gymnastics classes on Thursday, January 7, 2010.
Please stay tuned for future updates regarding possible closures. You can also check kcci.com for closures. TGA generally follows suit with the Des Moines Public School closures.
No classes 12/8, 12/9 and 12/10 due to winter weather
Due to the winter weather advisory, Team Gymnastics Academy will be closed for ALL gymnastics classes on Tuesday, December 8th, Wednesday, December 9th, and Thursday, December 10th.
Please stay tuned for future updates regarding possible closures. You can also check kcci.com for closures. TGA generally follows suit with the Des Moines Public School closures.
November Updates
Gymnastics Photos
Gymnastics photos make a great holiday gift for family members! We will be taking photos at various times during the week of November 12th, 2009. A schedule is posted at the gym. We’ll be doing a group shot of each class and individual pictures for those who want to purchase them. Everyone will be participating in the group picture. Gymnasts will want to look especially nice for them. Make sure your gymnast’s hair is pulled back nice and neat. Order forms will be available at the gym on photo day.
Attire for the Pictures
* Club leo or nice leo
* TGA T-shirt ($10).
Community Days Fundraiser
We are coming to the end of our Younkers Community Day Fundraiser. We want to thank those of you who helped us by purchasing a Younkers Community Day booklet. If you are interested in purchasing more, we have some coupon booklets left. Please see Robin for details. The Coupon booklets are $5 each. Inside each coupon booklet is a $10 Coupon that can be used on anything in the store that costs $10 or more.
Holiday Practice
The gym will be closed November 28 – 29th for Thanksgiving. Please try to attend one of the make-up classes listed below:
1 hour class:
Monday, 5:00 – 6:00 PM
Wednesday, 5:00 – 6:00 PM
Wednesday, 6:00 – 7:00 PM
2 hour class:
Wednesday, 5:00 – 7:00 PM
Witches Brew competition results
On October 31st our competition team girls participated in the Witches Brew, a Level 4-6 USAG Sanctioned Gymnastics Competition presented by the Oskaloosa YMCA Aerials. The girls had a lot of fun at the meet and did a great job. Here are their meet results broken out by level/age group:
Level 5: Age 10
Brynn Cunningham
1st on Vault, Bars
2nd on Floor and All Around
3rd on Balance Beam
Level 5: Age 11
Tamia Sapp
3rd on Vault
Level 5: age 12
Kayla Bates
2nd on Vault
3rd on Bars and Beam
Morgan Rosenberger
Tied 1st on bars
3rd All Around
Lizzie VanDyk
Tied First on Bars
3rd on Floor
Level 6: 14 and older
Maddie Reeves
2nd on FLoor
3rd on Vault, Bars, Beam and All Around
Great job, ladies! 
Bring a Friend Day at TGA
Got a best friend? Invite them to class with you the week of November 2 – 7. All they need to do is download the “Bring a friend” form to be filled out by their parents. All forms and waivers must be turned in to attend class. Please direct any questions to TMGymmastics@aol.com or call (515) 953-6622.
2009 Jumpin Jivin’ Invitational hosted by Triad Gymnastics
On October 24 – 25, the TGA competition team competed in the 2009 Jumpin Jivin’ Invitational hosted by Triad Gymnastics. Below is a list of TGA gymnasts who participated in the competition:
Savannah Young
Brynn Cunningham (3rd place Vault)
Tamia Sapp (2nd place Vault, 4th place Vault, 4th place AA)
Lizzie VanDyk
Morgan Rosenberger
Kayla Bates (4th place Vault)
Mikayla Clary
Marissa Johnson
Congratulations to our USAG State qualifiers:
Brynn Cunningham
Tamia Sapp
Lizzie VanDyk
Morgan Rosenberger
Kayla Bates
Mikayla Clary
Marissa Johnson
These gymnasts have received a qualifying score of 30.0 ALL Around and are eligible to attend the USAG State Meet at Iowa Gym-Nest in December.
Follow your favorite gymnasts on Twitter
Ever wonder what your favorite gymnastics Olympians are doing now? Well, now you can keep up with their adventures and connect with them on Twitter.
If you’re not familiar with Twitter, it’s a free social networking and micro-blogging service that enables its users to send tweets: text-based updates of up to 140 characters. Subscribers, known as followers can view and respond to the tweets.
So, what are you waiting for? Start following your favorite gymnasts today! You can follow 1976 gold medalist Nadia Comaneci, or our most recent gymnastics superstars Shawn Johnson, Nastia Liukin (and WOGA Gymnastics) and Carly Patterson. Be sure to follow Team Gymnastics Academy while you’re at it for the latest updates and gym news.
