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Welcome to Pennsylvania's 2nd Largest
Gymnastics Meet. We were the largest for several years
running, however were out done by the "Pink" Invitational.
We believe in their cause of finding a cure for Breast Cancer, and
so we support them and hope they continue to be the largest.
So, come to both!!!
Thanks for taking an interest in our meet. This is the
9th Annual Stars & Stripes meet. Thanks to a
lot of hard work from a lot of great people, it has grown to
become one of the biggest and best meets
around. If you are interested in attending, please
download our meet registration forms, or contact
Erie Gymnastics as soon as possible.
Meet Director- Douglas Pershun |
WHAT MAKES OUR MEET GREAT ---
TOP 10 reasons to brave the snow and come to ERIE |
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1. Great & Interesting
Competition:
Erie, PA sits on the border of 3
different USAG regions and Canada, yet is just 2 hours away
from Pittsburgh, PA / Cleveland, OH / Buffalo, NY / and
Ontario. At our meet you get to see and compete
against a lot of teams you might normally not see during the
year. Last year we had 40 teams from West Virginia,
Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York, and Ontario.
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2. Bring You Whole Team:
The Star's & Stripes Invitational is
for
Women's Level 3 thru Level 10's.
Come enjoy
a fun getaway weekend in Erie with the whole team.
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3.
Great Awards:
We go 50% deep with nice medals and trophies. We know it is
important, especially for the little ones to have a chance to earn a
medal. We have fair & reasonable sized age groups per level
and don't chince with awards. Real Heroes - members of the
Military, Firemen, & Policemen will be on hand to distribute the
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4. Great Facility:
This year we moved our meet site back to Family First
Sports Park.
Family First Sports Park is located within walking distance
to numerous Hotels, Restaurants, Splash Lagoon Indoor
Waterpark, and less than a mile from the Millcreek Mall (Erie's Largest
Shopping Complex) It's
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5. Things to Do:
There are many things to do in Erie. We are less than a mile
from Erie's Largest Mall Complex with hundreds of stores &
restaurants. We are less than 2 miles from Splash Lagoon
(Erie's huge Indoor Water Park) which is a big hit with all of the
teams. We are only 15 minutes from Peak & Peak Ski Resort.
We are less than 4 miles to Presque Isle State Park which is
beautiful in the winter and offers a chance to see the ice flows and
much wildlife. We also are the heart of Wine Country, with
tours available every weekend. |
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6. PA's Largest Flag:
We have the largest flag in PA, and one of the largest in
the US as a beautiful backdrop for our event. The meet is a
patriotic tribute to those heroes born on 9/11 and those who
continue to risk their lives to protect ours. All Military,
Firemen, Policemen, & Rescue Workers... are admitted FREE. |
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7. Fast Awards:
We have computerized electronic scoreboards and judge entered scoring systems.
Our awards are out quickly and even though we give a lot of awards,
the ceremony is quick. |
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8. Entertainment:
Each year we have really cool national caliber entertainment while
we calculate the scores. It makes the time go faster and
offers insight into what you can do with your gymnastics talents.
Our two performers from last year are currently on a 72 country
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9. Coaches Hospitality:
We have an annual hospitality party for all the coaches and
staffers. We are sponsored by a local Winery and a Chocolate
Factory. You can celebrate your victories or drown in your
defeats. In either case a great time to be had! |
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10. We are Fun People:
We believe gymnastics is fun, and the whole purpose
for participating and competing is for fun. Even if
you fall, you still can have some fun. The teams we
invite are fun, the coaches are fun, and the kids are a
blast. We have professional DJ's pumping up the crowds
between rotations, acts, even the judges have been known to
get into the action! (We are sponsored by a local
Winery- hehe) |
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