Matrix Gymnastics

Our daughter attended this gym for almost 3 years. While the parents, other athletes and one coach in particular (Kata) were all great, the management and leadership of this gym was hugely disappointing (to say the least). Poor communication, intense paranoia, unhealthy competitiveness with other gyms and a general lack of professionalism led us to go to another club (Paramount, which we have been absolutely THRILLED with!!). Our daughter has received more instruction, been more inspired and has rediscovered her passion for the sport, which, unfortunately, she began to lose at Matrix. Would love to see Matrix excel because the gymnasts there are passionate and wonderful people, but I don’t see that happening. There is no nurturing going on at Matrix because of the management.
In response to Matrix’s reply below, it is so sad (yet completely typical) that they asked a 9 year old girl to leave the gym in the middle of practice — without either of her parents present — because she expressed her feelings to another gymnast that she was unhappy and was thinking about possibly going elsewhere.

My daughter has taken lessons here for the last two months. She is in the beginner class, with others at the same level. The teachers and staff are friendly, and appear to know what they’re doing. There are two rooms, from which you can sit and watch the classes. One room is in the main lobby as you walk in. The other smaller room, is down a small hallway. The smaller room has two couches and a TV the smaller kids can watch. A small selection of VHS and DVDs are available, but I’d recommend bringing your own. It looks like this gym turns out some pretty talented gymnasts, and my daughter hopes to be one of them in the future.

My daughters started in gymnastics at Matrix over the summer. We have been to two other gyms and Matrix is by far the best. From the moment you walk in and talk to Rosemarie to the coaches, it’s just a great experience and our family is so happy to have found Matrix.

This is my daughters second home. She is here 25 hours a week and even though some days may be more trying than others she loves it here. She even asks to come back for fun when she isn’t training.
The staff at Matrix is a great one. They are dedicated coaches who look after the kids and make sure they are safe while training and having fun at the same.
The group of parents that are at Matrix are a fun, high energy, and committed bunch that want the best for the kids at the gym.
I also have a child in a recreational class and he loves it. He also asks to go on the days he doesn’t have class. I should just move my family in! :)
No gym is perfect, but this one comes pretty close to it! Try it out, you just might find your «home away from home» here!

My 6 year old daughter just joined this gym a month ago as a Level 3 team member, and we are so pleased so far. The owner is the head coach, and is on the floor ALL the time, and works with and cares about ALL of the girls, from the first level to the highest level. The team coaching staff works well together and with the girls (and there is no turnover), and my daughter has learned so much since the day she arrived. A dance teacher works with the team, and the gym pays attention to detail, like scheduling individual/​team pics, organizing team yearbooks, getting competition leos on time, etc. The booster club seems committed and full of great ideas. Clean facility, good equipment, good attitudes and positive coaching. We are stoked to be here, investing in our daughter’s gym career.

My child has been at this gym for about a year. Since joining her skill level has improved tremendously. The facility is clean and they have added another great big window so parents have a bigger viewing area of the gym. ++ This is the place to go if you are serious about gymnastics and want to join a team.

This place was amazing, 5 stars, when I began. And I gave it a 5 star rating. It was small, and the classes were small, and it felt perfect. But success brings people, so it grew. And grew. And grew. It became harder to communicate with the front office because there was always a line. It was difficult to know when events were happening. Communication became spotty. Many people from another local gym heard good buzz, and ‘defected’ over to this great place, bumping up the numbers, and the number of good gymnasts. Which is great for the gym, but hard if you are a little gymnast struggling just to keep up. At the time I left in July 2013, classes were just getting bigger and bigger, less time on the equipment, less time with a coach, etc. Wasn’t really happy with the situation any longer. But, things happen for a reason, and so, in an oddly fortunate circumstance, we had to leave due to a non-​related illness, but left at a time when we felt we were ready to move on anyway (at least, mom and dad were). The coach had gone away for a while, and was due to return again, and in the meantime some new hires were really raw, and a little rough with my kid. Also, whether assistant coaches are all certificated is unknown. Be sure to ask, if you think it will be an issue for you. It became an issue for me after my child came home complaining they were being ‘mean’ and pushing her to do things that hurt her already swollen knee. You have to know your own child, too. We know our child loved to go and wouldn’t ever complain, so if she’s telling us they’re pushing her when it hurts, then I knew it was time to see a doctor. Good thing I did. She has arthritis and the bones were growing longer in one leg, and the cartliige is almost non-​existent in that knee as well. The knee was swollen and I’ve spoken to the coaches about it in the past but I suppose this is something that happens often, and so they just ‘work through the pain’. But in this case, that is the worst thing to try to do. I don’t necessarily blame them, but if the regular coach had been there, perhaps this would not have taken so long to recognize. The rheumatologist has told us to quit it for now, but I feel like I’ve been given an opportunity to exit out and I took it. Of course I wish them well, and hope they work on training the newbies and getting more trained, certificated, full-​time coaches, and getting a front office clerk so communication is improved.

Matrix is Happy, Safe and Amazing gymnasts and coaches, and Very Clean. if you are just starting in a Rec class or on the Team this is a great place to be.