School Year Registration
Welcome or Welcome Back!!!

EGC will be hosting Advanced Registration for Returning Gymnasts...
Aug. 9th at Harborcreek --
Aug. 10th at EGC West --
 9:00am till 1:00pm & 5:00pm till 8:30pm


Advanced Registration allows previous members (& siblings)- first choice in classes & days, designed especially for busy families!
To Register - Stop in the gym or Download a new
Registration Form
Stop by the gym during above office hours.
The Registration Fee is $49.00 for the year.
Select your classes!  To see available classes check our
Class Schedule Page
*Note:  We always start with a "skeleton schedule", of classes we are for sure offering.  If you don't see it, you may make a request... if enough children are interested, we will try to open one to accommodate you. 
     Summer NEWS
     Erie Gymnastics has had a really busy Summer.  The following are some of the things we've been doing!

1.  EGC West has been Renovated!  We have a brand new Gym/Cheer Floor & a brand new 30' Tumble Trac!
2.  EGC hosted 2 Summer Camps.  Both were very successful, and our Team Camp hosted over 25 athletes from other clubs as well as our own teams.
3.  EGC has performed at Harborcreek Days / National Community Day (Wesleyville) / Picnic in the Park (North East) / Jerry Uht Park....  We've been tumbling all over town.
4.  Hannah Walters (Rhythmic Gymnast) Ranked 7th at the National Championships and Qualified again to the VISA Championships in Boston, MA.  GOOD LUCK HANNAH!
5.  It's been awhile, but EGC should have 4 gymnasts competing Level 10 (Big Gun Gymnastics) this season.  They are working their butts off!
6.  It's been a really hot summer this year, so we've taken lots of popsicle breaks.  We've gone through 4,000 popsicles so far, and that has to be a record of some kind!
7.  We've had a lot of positive feedback on the show.  Someone downloaded it to youtube, so I put a link here if you want to see the opener...  EGC Show 2010  
                             WELCOME NEW STUDENTS
     If this is your first time visiting our site, Welcome.  There is a myriad of information about gymnastics on the tabs up above.  EGC is the largest 'Acro Sports' program in Erie, with 2 gyms to serve both sides of Erie.  We accept students age 18 months thru adults both Boys & Girls.  Children enter for a variety of reasons, and our programs are geared as such.  Many young children enter for structure & school readiness.  Our small friendly classes accomplish this.  Many children have special needs such as social development or physical motor skill development.  Again, we do wonders in these areas.  Cheerleading has really evolved over the years, and now most teams require Tumbling just to make the squad.  EGC is works with most of the High School & College squads and individuals all over the city.  This year we opened a new sister organization - CheerVibe All Star's for Hot Shot Competitive Cheering.  We also work with what we call X-Gamers which are pretty much any other sport that needs flipping & enhanced motor skill development... Skiers, BMX, Skaters, Stateboarders, Divers, Karate, Circus, Cheer....
     Mostly, we are about FUN & FLIPPING.  Most kids naturally gravitate toward the experience we provide here at Erie Gymnastics.  Almost ALL Kids love to tumble, climb, run, jump, bounce... and like Tiggers, "That's what we do best!"  Our TV commercial is entitled "Bouncing off the Walls".  It's geared toward parents who are tired of having their houses turned upside down and the bed & couch being used as a Trampoline.  Some of these kids fall in love with Gymnastics, and eventually get recruited for our Prestigious "Team Lightning" Competitive Gymnastics Team.  Hard to believe in Erie, but we have some of the best athletes in the Nation training right here!
      Gymnastics has its own curriculum & systems.  Gymnastics for example uses levels, similar to grades of school.  Beginner students start at Level 1, and we break that down by ages (Preschool (age 3 & 4) Kinder (age 5 & 6) and Beginner (age 7+))  Level 10 Gymnastics is what you typically watch on TV.  EGC offers every level of training for both Men & Women.  Most of you reading this will start in the Level 1 (Beginner) programs.  If you have had some Acro experience either at another gym or dance studio, please schedule a 'free' evaluation where we can determine which class level is best for your child.
     Although Gymnastics is a 'year round' sport, most newcomers think of Gymnastics as a 'back to school' type sport.  Thus, most new students start with the school year at the beginning of September.  If you are reading this now, this is the time to sign up.  The process is fairly simple - Call the gym (814) 898-2936 and schedule a time to come in and Register.  I would invite you to just stop in, however our summer hours are confusing, and we do not have office staff at both gyms simultaneously.  At the gym you can tour the facility.  It is good to let your child see the gym first, and they are not so apprehensive that way.  At the gym you can fill out a Registration / Release Form, then select one of our many convenient classes.  We keep really small classes so there is a lot of one on one work.  Signing up earlier is better.  Because our classes are small (8:1 student - teacher Ratio), many of our prime time classes fill fast.  Once the class is full, we add more classes, however the times become less convenient.  As mentioned before, the above links will provide more specific information like what to wear, our schedules, staff....  If you have any questions, please feel free to call the gym, or there is a direct link to my website at the bottom of each page.
    Thanks for considering Erie Gymnastics Center, and hope to hear from you soon!
Douglas Pershun
Program Director
Suzanne Donahue
EGC's New Sister Organization
Cheer Vibe Open House
April 18th @ Dance Vibe Studio
2307 W. 12th St. // 12:00 - 5:00pm
Kid's
Night
Out!
Event's Calendar Price's n Schedule Kid's Night Out Back Handspring
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Registration Form Cheer Tumble Info Boy's Gymnastics Info Star's & Stripes Results

NEWS!!!
Congratulations - Hannah Walters
7th Place qualifier at Visa Cup hosted in Boston Mass.
Current new NATIONAL TEAM MEMBER

Congratulations - Chris & Natasha Breen!
Former Team Lightning Men's Team Member Christopher Breen - recently tied the knot with Natasha Necas.  Natasha was a former gymnast from Oil City, PA who attended EGC Team Camps.  They met at Penn State Univ.  The wedding was July 31st & a really great time.  With so many gymnasts in attendance, it was just a matter of time before flips broke out at the wedding.  Chris was also just accepted to and started school at Lake Erie College or Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) to become a medical doctor.

Congratulations L 9 Team (nice season)

Chelsea Cowan - State Balance Beam Champion & State Uneven Bars Champion/
4th All Around
Lexi Cadden - State Balance Beam Champion / Bronze Medalist Vault / 5th Floor
3rd All Around
Brittany Vasile - 5th All Around State Champion
Sophie Mazza - Regional Qualifier
Danielle O'Neil - Regional Qualifier


Team Lightning - top 10 optional team in State - 6th (47 teams in attendance)!!!  Great Job!!!
All 5 athletes will advance to the Regional Championships (best of 7 states) hosted in
Chesapeake, VA - April 9th thru 11th
   
    
Congratulations EGC National Qualifiers-
Results from Regional Championships in Chesapeake, VA.
Lexi Cadden - Junior - 2nd AA
Sophie Mazza - Junior - 3rd AA
Brittany Vasile - Senior - 3rd AA
Three EGC Team Lightning Athletes qualified to the USA Gymnastics Eastern National Championships.  Nationals will be hosted in Charleston, WV on May 1st & 2nd.  These 3 athletes qualified at the Regional Championships battling for a top 6 finish to advance.  They faced the best athletes and teams from PA, NJ, VA, MD, DE, & WV.  Our girls will go on to compete for our Region VII.  The team will be outfitted for the event competing in the Regional Colors.
GO TEAM LIGHTNING!!!

                    
                         
Erie Gymnastics Center
4725 Park Harbor Drive
Erie, PA 16511-2359
814-898-2936

Email Inquiries to: Doug Pershun, EGC