Starlight Gymnastics

Starlight Gymnastics is one of the best gyms in Florida. My child has attended since age six and has had a fulfilling experience. The program has taught her discipline, determination and focus. She currently competes at the Optional level and does very well at her competitions. I have watched many gymnasts coached at many other gyms around the country and the Starlight team far exceeds most of them in skill, strength and poise. Our gymnast have beautiful form, clean routines and often place first all around. This can only be credited to the excellent coaching staff and positive environment in which they practice. The coaches at Starlight are supportive, knowledgeable and are very careful with the girls' safety. I am often ask what I say to my child to make her do so well at competition and my answer is always the same...I let her coaches coach her and I stay out of her training. If you daughter wants to be a member of a winning team and you want your child to learn qualities that will help her succeed in life, Starlight Gymnastics is the only option in Northeast Florida.

I am writing this review with a heavy heart but I believe it is my obligation to share with you our experience with Starlight. Our journey started 7 years ago when my daughter was only 3 and had a passion for handstands :). Starlight was a great place, coaches were professional, kind and caring. Her path led to the competitive gymnastics and she loved it. She was scoring high at every competition and moving up levels. She was always eager to go to practice, excited to see her friends, dedicated to her improvement and coaches. About 2 years ago I noticed the change that started happening. It began with coaches leaving left and right, lack of communication from the management and then half of the parents and gymnasts left. We were approached to leave as well and join the other girls at other facility but my daughter wanted to stay with Starlight believing it is just a faze. Well, unfortunately, the faze is still there. The lack of professionalism, rude and bullying comments from one of the coaches ( who is the son of the owner), lack of communication, the unconcerned attitude of the owner ( who spoke to me only once in 7 years and I spent over $35k there total), the constant changes in coaches and booster club is very very disturbing and concerning. My daughter's passion for the sport was killed! This is very hard to forgive. Thankfully we found another gym and a coach who listened and all my daughter's fears disappeared. She wants to compete again!

The gym is kept very clean. Compared to other gyms, how they have the different classes going on is more organized like they have alot of room and they're not cutting through other people's class. Teachers are very patient with the kid. And they team is excellent they girls actually get scholarships to college and they place in competition alot. My daughter is 4yrs old and has been there for 7 months but she does a great cartwheel backbends from standing great split etc...they really learn skills. Even in the preschool class; which is where she started. Join starlight gymnastic!!

My daughter has trained at Starlight for 7 years, both in the recreational program and the team program. She now is on the Optional team and continues to absolutely love Starlight. She has seen several of her teammates over the years go to other gyms (and quite a few return to Starlight after unhappy experiences elsewhere) yet she has never desired to go anywhere else. She only wants to compete for the best gym and that’s where we are. While coaching styles vary and personality conflicts are inevitable in life, neither are an issue here. The gymnasts who are successful and happiest have two things in common; 1) commitment to working hard and listening to their coaches and 2) parents who leaving the coaching to the professionals. We love Starlight and can’t imagine training anywhere else!