Gymnastics Zone

Dine & Donate to Help Support the Team!

noreply@blogger.com (Pink Lemonade Liz) — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 05:13:00 +0000

The Competitive Team's very first Dine and Donate is coming soon! Flyers are available at the front desk or you can print your own by clicking the link at the bottom of the page. You MUST present the flyer when you visit for the parent association to receive credit. Let's all enjoy some yummy mexican food and support the Parent Association while we're at it!!

Download PDF so you can print your own!

Kid's Night Out Valentines Party

noreply@blogger.com (Pink Lemonade Liz) — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:17:00 +0000

Join us on Saturday, February 11th from 6pm till 10pm for a super fun Valentines Party! There will be gymnastics, games, prizes, pizza and treats.

Cost: $25 for Members (2 for $40) / $30 for non-Members (2 for $50)

Napa athletes stand high on medal podium

noreply@blogger.com (Pink Lemonade Liz) — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:03:00 +0000

The Level 7 team from the Napa Gymnastics Zone took high honors last weekend at the National Gymnastics Festival in San Mateo.

Read more in the Napa Valley Register.

Coming Soon - Xcel!

noreply@blogger.com (Pink Lemonade Liz) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 01:59:00 +0000

The Gymnastics Zone is very excited to announce the formation of a second competitive team in our program! The Xcel Program is a USAG program designed to offer a broad-based, competitive experience outside the traditional Jr. Olympic Program

The program gives an opportunity for:

Class students to participate in organized gymnastics events.

Those athletes who have competed in the USA Gymnastics Jr. Olympic Program and have qualified to Level 7 or above but need a more basic introduction to optional competition.

Those athletes who have competed in the USA Gymnastics Jr. Olympic Program at the Compulsory level and would like to experience a basic optional program during their "off" season while they train skills to move up in the JO Program, if they wish.

Those athletes who have either "retired" from the Jr. Olympic Program or do not wish to train or compete at Level 7 or 8.

Athletes not previously involved with USA Gymnastics to enter the program.

Watch for this exciting new program to begin in the coming months!

Upcoming Events

noreply@blogger.com (Pink Lemonade Liz) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 01:46:00 +0000

The Gymnastics Zone has some fun in the works for the upcoming long weekends and Spring Break!

Lincoln's Birthday Camp - February 13th 8:00am-3:00pm

President's Day Camp - February 20th 8:00am-3:00pm

Spring Break Camp - March 23, 26, 27, 28, 29 & 30th 8:00am-3:00pm

For Signups or more information, contact Margaret at the front desk, or email gymzonenapa@gmail.com

Optional season begins for Gymnastics Zone

noreply@blogger.com (Pink Lemonade Liz) — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:58:00 +0000

The Gymnastics Zone has two very talented gymnasts who compete during the spring optional season. Both of these girls, Camryn Fahlstrom and Thea Michovsky, compete at Level 7 and recently completed their first meet of the season, The Delta Classic, hosted by Champions Gymnastics Academy in Stockton.

Read more in the Napa Valley Register

Olympic gymnast visits Napa to promote 2012 trials

noreply@blogger.com (Pink Lemonade Liz) — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 16:32:00 +0000

The city of Allen, Texas is pretty darn proud of Carly Patterson.

Patterson was the 2004 Summer Olympic Games all-around gold medalist in women’s gymnastics for the U.S. She won an additional two silver medals at Athens, Greece on the balance beam and in the team competition.

For all of that, Allen threw her a parade upon her return home. There are still signs in town that read, “Home of Olympian Carly Patterson.”
Patterson retired from competitive gymnastics in 2006 at the age of 18, but remains close to the sport. She was at Napa’s Gymnastics Zone on Walnut Street early Saturday to promote next year’s Olympic Trials, which will be held June 28 to July 1, 2012 at HP Pavilion in San Jose. Patterson was also on hand to meet with young gymnasts, answering their questions about the sport.

Read more in the Napa Valley Register.

Lead Photo courtesy Marty James, Napa Valley Register, Other Photots submitted by parents and Steve Vance

Carly Patterson to Visit Gymnastics Zone!

noreply@blogger.com (Pink Lemonade Liz) — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:48:00 +0000

The Gymnastic Zone has some very exciting news to announce....

Carly Patterson, Former 2004 Olympic All-Around Gold Medalist will be visiting the Gymnastics Zone this coming Saturday, December 3rd!! She will arrive at 9am, will speak to us about her gymnastics career and will then be available to sign autographs.

Be sure to bring your gymnast to meet this famous former gymnast - the program will begin promptly at 9am so be sure to be on time - her visit will last for 45 minutes.

Everyone is invited to join us so mark your calendars!!!

Snowman Camp

noreply@blogger.com (Pink Lemonade Liz) — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 17:52:00 +0000

Winter Break can be long and boring for most kiddos - sure, there's Christmas... but what about the rest of that long three week stretch??

Snowman Camp is the answer!!

Your kiddo can come to the Zone and do crafts, play games, make new friends and, of course, have fun doing some gymnastics.

Camp runs Monday through Friday, December 19th through January 9th

8:00am - 3:00pm (aftercare is available).
$35 per day (5% discount for gym members)

Sign up today - spots fill up fast!

See Margaret at the front desk or email her at Margaret@gmynasticszone.com.

Gymnastics Zone competes at state meet

noreply@blogger.com (Pink Lemonade Liz) — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 18:28:00 +0000

For a competitive gymnast, making it to state level competition is somewhat akin to an actor being nominated for an academy award: just making it that far is an honor. The nine members of the Level 4 girls team at The Gymnastics Zone in Napa, mostly younger gymnasts in their very first seasons on the competition floor, not only scored high enough during their regular season to qualify for state competition — every one did it by the time they had completed their second meet of the season.

A field of 339 gymnasts, considered by their season scores to be the best of the best in Northern California, competed in the two-day competition. The girls were divided into age groups in such small ranges that many of them were competing in a field all alone for the very first time in their careers. Nerves were high, but so were their qualifications:

Read more in the Napa Valley Register.

Gymnasts make strong showing at state championships

noreply@blogger.com (Pink Lemonade Liz) — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 16:33:00 +0000

The gymnasts in the Gymnastics Zone Level 5 Junior Olympic program made a strong showing against their fellow level 5 gymnasts who had qualified at their respective Zone championships to compete at last weekends NORCAL Level 5 State Championships, held at the Red Morton Community Center in Redwood City. It was sponsored by San Mateo Gymnastics.

The mid-leveled gymnasts returned to Napa with the following awards:

Read more in the Napa Valley Register.

State championships begin for local gymnasts

noreply@blogger.com (Pink Lemonade Liz) — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 16:27:00 +0000

The Level 6 competitive team from the Gymnastics Zone traveled to Oroville on Saturday to compete against the best of the best level 6 gymnasts in Northern California. The three gymnasts on the level six team finished their season with the following achievements:

Love gymnastics, will travel: Bulgarian coach settles in Napa

noreply@blogger.com (Pink Lemonade Liz) — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 16:48:00 +0000

Gymnastics is a family affair for the Michovskys of Napa.

Bogi Michovsky is the head coach at Napa’s Gymnastics Zone for the competitive team program. He is originally from Bulgaria, where he was a National Team member from 1988 to 1992 and was National High Bar Champion as an elite gymnast.

Bogi’s wife, Mimi, is the assistant manager at Gymnastics Zone, a fully-equipped gymnastics facility with classes for both girls and boys from infant to adult ages.

Read more in the Napa Valley Register.

Youth Gymnastics: Napa gymnasts take high awards at Zone Championships

noreply@blogger.com (Pink Lemonade Liz) — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 16:50:00 +0000

With the regular season a memory, the levels 4 and 5 gymnasts at the Gymnastics Zone gathered amongst the top gymnasts in Northern California’s Zone 1 area to compete for not only zone titles, but for the level 5 girls, a chance at the State Championship.

The meet, held on Oct. 29 at Novato Gymnastics, was entitled the Black and Orange Bash. In order for gymnasts to qualify for this meet, they needed to obtain an all-around score of 33.000 for level 4 and a 32.000 for level 5 during any meet held in the regular competition season.

Read more in the Napa Valley Register.

Gymnasts celebrate Moon Festival

noreply@blogger.com (Pink Lemonade Liz) — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 15:55:00 +0000

While many gymnastics competitions at this time of year feature a Halloween theme, the gymnasts at the Gymnastics Zone competed in a differently themed meet. The 2011 Moon Festival Invitational hosted by Redwood Empire Gymnastics in Petaluma celebrated the Chinese Moon Festival, or mid-autumn festival.

The Moon Festival meet was the last of the regular season and it gave the gymnasts many things to celebrate — for some it was the completion of their first season as a competitive gymnast, for others it was the triumph of beating personal bests — but for all of the girls from Napa, it was the celebration that they were all moving on to Championship competition in the coming weeks.

Read the complete article in the Napa Valley Register

Halloween Bash Kid's Night Out

noreply@blogger.com (Pink Lemonade Liz) — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 15:57:00 +0000

Hey Parents....

The next Kid's Night Out will be held on Saturday, October 29th from 6 - 10pm.

This super fun event will feature pizza for dinner, games, gymnastics and a very special guest so plan a fun pre-Halloween night out for yourselves and pack up the kids and their costumes for an evening of fun!

Cost is $25 for members (or 2 children for $40) and $30 for non-members (2 children for $50) - sign up at the front desk.

Gymnasts Zone prevails amid tough competition

noreply@blogger.com (Pink Lemonade Liz) — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 16:59:00 +0000

The Pink Meet Invitational in Fremont turned out to be a difficult meet for members of the Gymnastics Zone in Napa. But being short gymnasts due to injuries, a field of 173 formidable competitors and a panel of demanding judges didn’t stop the 20 gymnasts from being bringing home both individual medals and team awards.

Read the rest in the Napa Valley Register

Are You Ready To Fly? Aerial Acrobatics Course coming to Napa!

noreply@blogger.com (Pink Lemonade Liz) — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 04:56:00 +0000

New Adult Class at Gymnastics Zone!

New York Circus Arts founder Cyper Zero will be in Napa teaching a special six week Aerial Acrobatics course for participants ages 12 and up. This is a unique and fun way for people of all fitness levels and body types to gain strength and coordination while learning the beautiful art of Aerial Silk. Here's your chance to try something different and get a great workout while learning fantastic new skills from a world class instructor.

Dates:

Introductory Class: Saturday, October 22nd 8-9:30am $25

Six-Week Session: Saturdays, November 5 through December 17 8-9:30am $195

(no class November 26)

Take both together for $215

Hurry, enrollment is limited - First come, first fly!

Classes Include:

Safe and efficient warmup
Innovative acrobatic exercises to develop strength, flexibility and body awareness
Acrobatic fundamentals applied to aerial skills and movement
Technique & practice on Aerial Silk
Understanding common injuries and how to prevent them

Contact: Hylah Egeland (415) 302-4115 or email at flynapa@yumlife.org

About the Instructor:
Cyper Zero is a major contemporary circus innovator and educator. He has performed and taught internationally since 2001. Cyper created and directed the Off-Broadway circus show, Takura, as well as dozens of circus acts for the bit top, theater, film and television. In 2005 he received the New York Innovative Theater Award, Honoree for Outstanding Choreography. Mr Zero is the only Honoree ever nominated for aerial choreography.

Gymnastics Zone Earns Top Awards

noreply@blogger.com (Pink Lemonade Liz) — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 18:35:00 +0000

Nineteen girls from the Gymnastics Zone in Napa once again brought home top awards during a meet last weekend, the “Beach Blast” meet, in Monterey.

There were 194 gymnasts who took part in the meet.

The Gymnastics Zone’s Level 4 team took home the following awards:

Read more at the Napa Valley Register

The Beach Blast Meet was an overnight trip for our gymnasts - the evening before the meet there was a Bonfire and S'mores event at the beach put on by the host gym.

Here are some of our girls having a blast by the beach.

As the sun began to set, the girls turned up the fun!

Of course you knew those gymnasts couldn't stay upright for very long!...

Sunday morning came all too soon! Here's Olivia on bars.

A last minute word from coach Bogi.

Shanna on beam.

Olivia going over the vault

Jelli on beam

Oliva performing her floor routine.

Saluting the Judges.

Olivia on Beam

Emily on Beam

Olivia S. on Bars

Alli vaulting

Coach Bogi w/ Alli

Cailin on Bars

Ashli with perfectly pointed toes

High Fives for all!

Ashley on bars.

Awards Time!!!

Level 5/6 1st Place Team!

Level 4 -2nd Place Team!

Isabella, Madison, Makenna and Ava - proud Leve 4's

Ashley - showing off her medals.

Napa gymnasts get gold at Go Green

noreply@blogger.com (Pink Lemonade Liz) — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 14:48:00 +0000

The Gymnastics Zone in Napa had 19 competitors in the field of 247 at the two-day Go Green Invitational hosted by Edge Gymnastics Training Center in Dublin last weekend.

The Level 4 team, coached by Bogi Michovsky and Robin Daniels, took second place with a score of 108.22 and took home the following individual medals:

Read more at the Napa Valley Register

We Did It!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Pink Lemonade Liz) — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 19:37:00 +0000

We helped break the World Record for simultaneous handstands!!!

20,478 gymnasts and fans from more than 100 gymnastics clubs nationwide joined together today to break the world record for most handstands performed simultaneously and bring the title back to the United States.

At precisely 1 p.m. ET, 20,478 of participants throughout the country kicked up into a handstand to break the existing record of 2,402, set by Australian gymnasts in Melbourne to promote the 2005 World Gymnastics Championships.

“We originally set the record of 1,072, here in Indianapolis, in July 2005 as part of the run-up to the 2005 Visa Championships,” said Steve Penny, president of USA Gymnastics. “Bringing the title back to the USA is a great way to celebrate National Gymnastics Day across the U.S. and help build awareness and support for gymnastics.”

Each year, USA Gymnastics celebrates National Gymnastics Day to build awareness of the sport and support Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. Money raised will benefit Children's Miracle Network Hospitals in each club’s local community. Since 2001, gymnastics clubs across the country have raised more than $1.4 million for Children's Miracle Network Hospitals. The clubs have until Nov. 9 to raise and submit their funds for this year.

Along with the support of the individual gymnastics clubs, the Governors of Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Nevada and Texas proclaimed today, September 17, 2011, as Gymnastics Day in their respective state.

- Article courtesy USA Gymnastics

Happy National Gymnastics Day!

noreply@blogger.com (Pink Lemonade Liz) — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 17:59:00 +0000

Today is National Gymnastics Day! 2011 has been declared the "Year of the Handstand" by USA Gymnastics. Today at 10:00am all of the gymnasts, coaches and families who were in the gym went "feet in the air" to help USA Gymnastics set a world record for the most simultaneous handstands.

Here are some pictures of our wonderful gymnasts in their handstands:

Stay tuned to see if the attempt was successful...

2011 Fall Gymnastics Season Off To a Tremendous Start

noreply@blogger.com (Pink Lemonade Liz) — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 15:49:00 +0000

The very first competition of the season for any athlete is both exciting and terrifying at the same time. It’s no different for a gymnast, but the competitive team at the Gymnastics Zone overcame their jitters and rose to the occasion. The team competed against 68 other girls in the Byers River City Classic meet in Elk Grove, CA on September 10^th and 11^th and left the Sacramento area with medals in every event.

Read the rest of the article at Napanews.com

Help Us Break The World Record!

noreply@blogger.com (Pink Lemonade Liz) — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 03:51:00 +0000

Each year, USA Gymnastics celebrates National Gymnastics Day to raise exposure of our sport. This year, on Sept. 17, 2011, gym clubs across the country will take part in a nationwide handstand world record attempt to celebrate National Gymnastics Day in a show of strength for the sport.

2011 is the year of the handstand, and USA Gymnastics hopes gymnastics clubs across the country will join forces to break the world record for most handstands done at one time!

As part of the National Gymnastics Day celebration at our gym, we invite all interested students to perform a handstand at the designated time to break the record for the most simultaneous handstands.

Saturday, September 17, at 10 a.m. is the exact moment our world record attempt will happen. It is important that all handstand participants have "feet up" at the same time across the country.

We will announce if we helped break the world record on our website and in the Gym!

What:     World Record Handstand Attempt

Where:     Gymnastics Zone, 253A Walnut St, Napa, CA

When:     We will be "feet up" at 10:00 am sharp - please plan to arrive about 15 minutes early

Bring:     Your best handstands and Parents, please bring your cameras!

Please join us for the fun in honor of National Gymnastics Day!!

Competitive Team Mini-Meet

noreply@blogger.com (Pink Lemonade Liz) — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 01:29:00 +0000

Coach Carolan will be holding a mini-meet for levels 4, 5 & 6 on Friday, September 2nd. The schedule is as follows:

Be at gym no later than 4:45pm
Warmups begin at 5:00pm
March in will be at 5:30pm

Please be sure your gymnast is "meet-ready" (competition leos, warmups, gymbags and hair competition appropriate). Make sure they have everything they may need in their bags (water, small snack, grips, etc).

If you have any questions, please contact Coach Carolan.