Why are these GYMS closing?

Date: Fri May 5 5:09 PM, 2006

RE: Why are these GYMS closing?

Date: Fri May 5 5:17 PM, 2006

Agree wrote:

Yes, Cheer Xplosion is very good. That team you mentioned in Vegas won first place out of nine teams (level 4), they were awesome.

They had a good turnout at tryouts (I think they have around 90 girls right now)? They should have a great season.

Is this the same Cheer Xplosion that was in Lathrop / Manteca?

Date: Fri May 5 5:21 PM, 2006

Yes I also agree. Cheer xplosion is awsome! I am so glad that they are doing so good! They are the best that I know of in the Tri valley area. They are going to have 100 girls soon and will definetley have more. This is only the beginning so i am guessing that they will have about 115 in a month or two!

Date: Fri May 5 6:03 PM, 2006

No Cheer Xplosion is located in Livermore. Although there is a team called Calaveras Cheer Xplosion.

Date: Fri May 5 6:35 PM, 2006

Nah, that team in Manteca was Calaveras Cheer Xplosion. The one they're talking about is in Livermore.

Date: Fri May 5 6:56 PM, 2006

To Is This wrote:

Nah, that team in Manteca was Calaveras Cheer Xplosion. The one they're talking about is in Livermore.

OK, I had heard that the Manteca Cheer Xplosion had closed and thought maybe they just moved to Livermore. Thanks for the info

Date: Fri May 5 7:06 PM, 2006

Don't forget CHEER DIVAS

Date: Fri May 5 7:44 PM, 2006

oops, my mistake, I thought Calaveras Cheer Xplosion (they're in Calaveras County) was at a competition in Lathrop/Manteca. I didn't know there used to be a Manteca Cheer Xplosion. But the one in Livermore (a completely separate gym) has been around and has done well for years.

Cheer Divas should definitely be mentioned when talking about gyms in the bay area. They're always fun to watch at competitions. I hope they have a good season.

Date: Fri May 5 11:03 PM, 2006

Airborne in Petaluma just had tryouts and had an amazing turnout. They must have had at least 100 kids. Definitely a program to watch out for!!!

Date: Sat May 6 5:07 AM, 2006

Yep wrote:

Leaving cheergyms is so sad. It's like eating steak and switching to hamburger.

Well you could add some Worcestershire to the hamburger to make it a little better, but it would still not be the steak.
Gosh this is so upsetting, disheartening, I find myself almost incapable of writing a proper reply, or even a limmerick.
Eventhough carpooling is a solution sometimes, some parents find themselves in time constraints due to family life schedules, jobs before and after practice, and schedules of other siblings and their activities. These are not excuses, but real life. Some decisions just are not easy to make or have to make. Sacrificing some things for others takes time, and planning. There are a lot of heavy hearts around here right now. I`m sure that it will end up with most with "where there is a will, there is a way". In the meantime, I`m sure that families of Focus, and Illusions, are going through the same feelings as the families of Colony. It is extremely difficult when you have attached your life to such a Great Organization as Colony and Cheergyms.com.
Wishing everone all the best.

Date: Sat May 6 9:37 AM, 2006

I agree but there is life other than cheer??? Wow, I didn't know that! lol I always felt CHEER IS LIFE.

Date: Sat May 6 2:34 PM, 2006

hmm wrote:

If your son/daughter really loves to cheer then im sure you will sacrifice a little more hten a twenty minute drive to let them cheer. I know of people who drive over an hour each way to cheer at a gym they love.

We all would sacrafice time to go to a gym that we love, but, sometimes it is just outragous. If there is any traffic it can be about an hour and a half from livermore to concord. you also have to think that a lot of the parents arent from concord, and have to go home and have dinner with the rest of their family, which is a total of six hours for the parents to go there back there back. I am going to miss colony so much

Date: Sat May 6 4:06 PM, 2006

Don't forget the 3.50 per gallon of gas prices.....

Date: Sat May 6 6:04 PM, 2006

Not just that, but the traffic! Although that's true for almost anywhere in the Bay Area, I guess. Anyone driving north on 880 between 3 and 8pm has got to be just plain crazy. At least 680 westbound is opposite traffic, for the most part.

Date: Sat May 6 6:38 PM, 2006

Yea, well I USED to think that was bad till I moved to the OC. Even though we are an hour south of LA, the 5 is the most horrible thing you will ever see in your life. And commuter traffic can start as early as 1 pm. That's why the commuter lane here doesn't have hours like San Jose does. It's 24/7. I have to drive 20 minutes to the gym each way but it's not on the freeway, thank God.

Those gas prices are UNBELIEVABLE. And not only do people that have to work have it rough in this situation, but parents who work AND have kids in activities have got it really rough.I took a PT job, 2 hours a day just to pay for the gas to get to the gym and back!!!

Date: Sun May 7 7:38 AM, 2006

I know we live in San Ramon and I can get from my house to Pyramids in about 20 to 30 minutes plus picking up another kid and be there by 5:00 which is traffic and you can use the carpool lane. When it rains I do allow about 35-40 minutes but there is alot of people out in this area that carpool. This is our fourth year driving from here and it has been worth it! Good luck!!!!

Date: Sun May 7 1:18 PM, 2006

As I am reading through some posts, people are choosing gyms for the wrong reasons.

Winning, big teams, or past championships are not reasons to pick a gym. Especially for as much time and energy that is put into all star cheerleading. You should pick a gym because it is a right fit for your family. Scheduling, staff, envrionment, safety, location, cost, and just an overall feeling when you walk in are the right reasons in my opinion. Again don't just go on whats on the surface but really check into things.

Date: Sun May 7 2:36 PM, 2006

I sort of agree with the last post, however, big teams, winning teams, past competitions will tell you a lot about the coaching, the staff, and most importantly, how long the organization will stay around. Organizations with small teams that don't do as well at competitions don't tend to stay around as long, as unfair as that may sound. We have seen this happen all too often. You have to figure organizations that have been around for a while and continue to grow must be doing something right. Hard to argue with success. But everyone has to start somewhere, so I hope any new gyms starting off this season have the same success.

Date: Sun May 7 3:05 PM, 2006

I know a program that has large, relatively successful teams that have girls that fist-fight with each other and call each other names (and I'm talking things that even the trashiest adult would hesitate to say aloud) when they think no one else is paying attention. And the coaches just ignore the behavior because they think they need the girls involved for their skills.

The success of the program itself doesn't always indicate how things work from the inside.

Date: Sun May 7 3:22 PM, 2006

wow. That might be an extreme example, and it doesn't mean those same cheerleaders will be there year after year. On the other extreme side, I know of an organization that has the nicest well mannered girls, who are now looking for a new place to cheer. I don't think you can use something that might have happened between a few girls as an example of why you shouldn't go to a particular gym. Here's another example, I have heard comments from girls (even from our gym, who claim to have the best manners) that just scream of very poor sportsmanship, things the girls say when they think nobody is looking. But I never take it as a reflection of the organization as a whole, that would be ignorant.