Nobody can deny the great facilities available at Camp Starlight, but one of our most outstanding areas has to be gymnastics, situated in the stunning Carriage House. Built in 2009, the facility has a sprung floor, vaulting area, asymmetric bars, three beams and a tumble track. Fully enclosed but with full height sliding doors for hot days, gymnastics is an all-weather activity here.
Gymnastics at Starlight is going from strength to strength. We have participated in three gymnastics invitationals this year, including the Tropical Twist meet held right here. Both our senior and junior teams won second place team overall at the Wayne County meets, and we came first at our in-house competition. Full reports for each meet can be found in the JayZ sports blogs.
These outstanding results are down to, of course, the talent of the girls we have here, but also because we can offer them the opportunity to compete in our recreational meet, regardless of their age or ability. This helps to build confidence in a non-pressurized environment, and also serves as a showcase for our girls to demonstrate the fabulous routines they have been working on. When the girls are ready for the competitive meets they are already well versed in what to expect and perform extremely well.
Our gymnastics department is headed by John L. John was a member of the Brazilian national gymnastics team from 1978 to 1985 and was an alternate for his country in the 1980 Olympic games. When he’s not at camp, John runs pre-school gymnastics classes in Southern Florida. John believes we have some seriously talented young ladies here at Starlight and thinks that we just get better every year. Bring on 2012!
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