Evening Star Tryouts | 6 - 8 years old 

Evening Stars is a Talent Identification Program for young girls and boys in Trampoline and Tumbling (often referred to as T&T). There are three events in which your daughter/son will begin their trampoline and tumbling education—Trampoline, Tumbling, and Double Mini Trampoline (DMT). In this fundamental learning stage, our Tumble Stars will be taught in the areas of flexibility, strength, coordination, focus, balance, agility, body awareness, alignment, and basic body positioning/shaping. CGC’s Trampoline and Tumbling Program is a high-performance program that focuses on producing T&T athletes for the Elite level of T&T (National, International and World class). Due to this directive, CGC seeks out girls and boys that have the right attributes to cope with the physical and mental demands of the sport, as well as the commitment and drive to reach the top levels. 

 What We Look For: 

First and foremost, the athlete must love gymnastics. If your child is doing cartwheels in the living room, flipping on your furniture, and making her own gym out of every surface in your house, down the aisles of the supermarket and out in the yard, that's indicative of a child who has some innate passion for gymnastics. They are self-teaching by mirroring what they have seen somewhere else and their desire to flip or be upside down is natural. Some children cannot tolerate being upside down, and consequently would struggle in this program. Little ones, who prefer to constantly be cartwheeling, are kids we would consider to be good candidates for the Tumble Stars program! Below is a list of characteristics and attributes that we look for when selecting children for the program. Obviously, we are not looking for them to have every single attribute… that would be golden, but we do look for the children that have as many as possible!  

1. Above average strength 
2. Above average flexibility 
3. Solid, athletic body type 
4. Expressed desire to be a gymnast 
5. Competitiveness 
6. Co-ordination 
7. Good balance 
8. Good posture and alignment 
9. Out-going personality 
10. Psychological maturity 
11. Fast Twitch muscle 
12. Speed and explosiveness 
13. Fearlessness 
14. Ability to listen carefully and follow directions 
15. Desire to learn and make corrections 
16. Mental and physical toughness   
17. A willingness to try    

If accepted, classes start in the Summer 2024

TUE & THU 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Classes are offered the following weeks of the Summer 2024

Wk#3 July 16th & 18th

Wk#4 July 23rd & 25th 

Wk#5 July 30th & Aug 1st

Wk#7 Aug 13th & 15th

Wk#8 Aug 20th & 22nd

Wk#9 Aug 27th & 29th

All tryout fees are non-refundable.

If you would like more information about this program please contact Sarah Miller,  Program Director at tumblestars@calgarygymcentre.com