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gymnasts from all walks of life come together

Whether a gymnast's main reason for coming to camp was to...

• learn new skills
• improve old ones
• gain access to pits or spotters (or both!)
• have tons of fun
• re-connect with old friends
• meet new like-minded people
• socialize with other adult gymnasts
• enjoy an active weekend full of learning new things

...all of that and more happened at this camp! 

This year we boasted ratios of 6 athletes per coach to maximize the learning opportunites at camp.

This was our 12th camp. While we had many returning athletes, there were also plenty of newcomers who were experiencing this three-day gymnastics camp for the first time. This camp featured training on the 4 women's artistic events plus TumblTrak, dance and Strap Bar with Tramp. In addition to that, new this year were competitive routine construction clinics, competitive routine judging offered, extra tramp time, choreography breakdown, a recovery rotation as well as a conditioning rotation that were optional for those athletes that were interested.

the flow of camp

Camp featured training rotations over three sessions as well as an open gym session. We warmed as a group for each session before splitting up into our training groups by skill level for the events. Various beginner, intermediate and advanced groups were offered and there were a total of 6 groups. The groups were set by the camp director Gina Paulhus prior to the start of the event to ensure appropriate training environments for all. Athletes were permitted to skip an event or double up on an event to their liking.

Members of Group D became fast friends, and it shows in this group photo!

we even had a camp clinic

Tony Retrosi, an International Coach and Clinician as well as Owner of Atlantic Gynmnastics, was on hand to provide his clinic on No Spotting Drills for Adult Gymnasts. We moved the clinic to Friday evening this year to ensure that the athletes had plenty of time to practice what they learned throught out the weekend. Tony makes our camp possible by offering the use of his facility, and we are extremely grateful for his support of the adult gymnastics movement. There were also a record number of Atlantic Staff coaches on hand to assist the athletes this weekend and we are grateful for their time and expertise.

While it looks like these gymnasts are resting, they are actually working on body alignment for various skills under Tony's encouragement.

As always, our Athletic Trainer Meghan Mello was on hand to assist with any physical concerns. She provides acute care as well as treatments for chronic injuries at camp. Meghan has been at every since camp we have had since the beginning. Meghan is such an advocate for adult gymnastics that she mentioned our Adult Gymnastics Camp when she appeared on Jeopardy this past November! Her husband is Joe Mello, one of our fabulous coaches who has been at camp many times!

Many athletes took a photo opp with Meghan since they first saw her as a contestant on Jeoparty less than one year ago!

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