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Presenting our 2008 National Qualifiers

Brett — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 04:19:49 +0000

The USAG Trampoline and Tumbling Junior Olympic competition season typically starts in January and ends in summer at the National Championships. In order to compete at the Nationals, each athlete must first qualify at either a State or Regional Championship.

After a long season filled with hard work and strong competition, here are your 2008 St. Louis Elite Trampoline and Tumbling National Qualifiers:

Congratulations to all, with a special congratulations to Henry Baer, who will represent Region IV as a Regional All-Star on the Trampoline.

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St. Louis Elite to perform at 13th Annual Benefit Polo Match

Brett — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 04:01:16 +0000

It is that time of year again, when Epworth Children and Family Services hosts its annual benefit Polo Match and Dinner. After our first appearance last year, St. Louis Elite has been invited back to perform once again at half-time of the polo match. Our athletes will also be demonstrating some of their skills in the family fun area before the match starts, so if you are out at the polo fields make sure you stop by and say hi.

We had a blast last year, as you can tell from these photos.

It’s always a great day when we can have some fun while helping out a good cause.

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“GoodShop” for Father’s Day - help raise money for St. Louis Elite

Brett — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 11:51:48 +0000

With Father’s Day coming up, now is the time to get your favorite guy his favorite things. This year, why not shop through GoodShop for your online Father’s Day shopping needs. For every purchase you make through GoodShop, St. Louis Elite gets a percentage ranging from as low as .5% up to as much as 7% or more of the purchase.

For example, buy Dad a new iPod Touch from Apple (about $300) and St. Louis Elite gets $3 (1%). Buy him a new gas grill from Home Depot ($450) and St. Louis Elite gets $9 (2%). Buy him a PS3 and RockBand at GameStop or EB Games (about $600) and St. Louis Elite gets about $12 (2%). Get him a new set of X-20 irons from Callaway Golf ($899) and St. Louis Elite gets $40!!! (I think you get the idea.)

Before you start shopping, make sure that “St. Louis Elite nfpc (Hazelwood, MO)” shows up in the “Who do you GoodShop For?” box.

And remember, GoodShop isn’t just for Father’s Day. You can (should!!!) use it for all of your internet shopping needs (even E-Bay!!).

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Good weekend at Regionals

Brett — Thu, 22 May 2008 01:15:59 +0000

This past weekend, nine athletes from St. Louis Elite made the journey to Highland, IN to compete at the USAG Region IV Trampoline and Tumbling Regional Championships. The team brought home five gold, four silver, and three bronze medals.

St. Louis Elite’s 2008 Regional Champions are (in alphabetical order):

Natalie Altis: Trampoline (Level 6)
Henry Baer:Trampoline (Level 9), Double Mini (Level 8), Tumbling (Level 7)
Clayton Janvrin: Trampoline (Level 7)

In addition to being Regional Champion on Trampoline, Henry Baer also won a spot on the Regional All-Star Team for trampoline. The Regional All-Stars are normally Level 10 athletes, but because there are no Region IV Level 10 trampolinists in Henry’s age group, his victory on trampoline earned him the spot on the All-Stars team.

“The team did a fantastic job at the competition against challenging opponents,” said head coach Eric Miller. “Henry will be our third Regional All-Star in three years, which is very exciting!”

The final competition of the season for St. Louis Elite will be the 2008 Junior Olympic National Championships in Kansas City, Missouri. Eleven athletes from St. Louis Elite will be competing for national titles to finish off an exciting and successful season.

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St. Louis Elite successful at State Tramp and Tumble Championships

Brett — Fri, 02 May 2008 11:21:11 +0000

Fourteen athletes from St. Louis Elite Tramp and Tumble competed at the State Championships, bringing home 13 gold medals, 9 silver medals, and 8 bronze medals. In addition to that they also won two team trophies, for Level 9 Trampoline and Level 8 Double Mini. Twelve athletes also qualified for the 2008 National Championships.

Over 200 athletes from 13 gymnastics centers across Missouri gathered at Missouri Southern State University in Joplin on Saturday, April 26th to compete at the 2008 Missouri Trampoline & Tumbling State Championships. These championships were hosted by the Missouri Trampoline & Tumbling Association and sanctioned by USA Gymnastics. In addition to naming the State Champion on three events - Trampoline, Power Tumbling, and Double Mini Trampoline – this meet also served as the first qualifying competition for the 2008 Junior Olympic National Championships, which will be in Kansas City, Missouri on July 1st – 6th.

St. Louis Elite’s State Champions are (in alphabetical order):

Natalie Altis (Ballwin): Level 6 Trampoline
Henry Baer (Town & Country): Level 9 Trampoline, Level 8 Double Mini, & Level 6 Tumbling
Kevin Foster (Blackjack): Level 7 Tumbling
Berklea Going (St. Louis): Level 8 Trampoline, Tumbling, & Double Mini
Sulaiman Hinton (Florissant): Level 7 Double Mini
Clayton Janvrin (Florissant): Level 7 Trampoline & Tumbling
Ian Miller (Ballwin): Level 7 Tumbling
Josh Ryan (St. Ann): Level 6 Trampoline

“I am incredibly proud of everyone’s performance at this competition. They exceeded my expectations,” said Eric Miller, Head Coach of St. Louis Elite Trampoline & Tumbling.

St. Louis Elite’s next competition will be the Region 4 Championships in Highland, Indiana on May 16th and 17th. They will compete to become Regional Champions and for some the opportunity to make the Region 4 All-Star Team that will compete against the other Regional Teams at Nationals.

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Come see us this weekend in Forest Park

Brett — Thu, 01 May 2008 11:16:07 +0000

This Saturday (May 3) from 10:00 - 2:00 the athletes from St. Louis Elite Tramp and Tumble will be performing demonstrations in Forest Park at the American Heart Association’s Metro St. Louis Start! Heart Walk. We will be set up at the corner of Grand and Cricket, so if you are in the neighborhood please stop by.

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Hip Hop tryouts coming up this Saturday

Brett — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 11:17:59 +0000

St. Louis Elite Cheerleading and Kids World Gymnastics is proud to announce the innaugural season of St. Louis’ premier Hip Hop program. We are excited to announce the program will be coached by Deanna Zebelman. Deanna has been involved with dance for over 20 years and is excited to bring her expertise to St. Louis Elite.

Come be a part of our Hip Hop program and experience what people are already talking about at St. Louis Elite. Tryouts will be held on May 3 starting at 1:00 pm. Athletes will learn a dance and will then tryout.

For more information you can contact us here. If you are interested in trying out and being a part of the newest edition to the St. Louis Elite family, please contact us directly to make sure your name gets put on the Hip Hop tryout list.

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Big weekend coming up for the teams of St. Louis Elite

Brett — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:33:38 +0000

The teams of St. Louis Elite have a big weekend coming up, with the Tramp and Tumble team heading down to Joplin for the Missouri Trampoline and Tumbling State Championships on Saturday and the Cheerleaders conducting their squad tryouts for next year on Sunday.

Tramp and Tumble

The St. Louis Elite Tramp and Tumble team will be in Joplin on Saturday to compete in the Missouri Trampoline and Tumbling State Championships. In addition to being our athletes’ chance to earn that state title, the State Championships are also the first of two National Qualifying events. (The second is the Regional Championships. The Region IV Championships are coming up on May 16-17, more details as we get closer.)

Here is a video montage of the 2006 Missouri State Championships give you an idea of what’s in store: (also available on YouTube)

Cheerleading

The St. Louis Elite Cheerleading squads had a very successful inaugural year, and we invite you to join us for what promises to be a great year next year. Tryouts will be held on April 27th and will consist of standing and running tumbling so that we can see what squad would be best for each child. Tryouts will begin at 12:30 and will be divided by age. Athletes 11 and under will tryout at 12:30 12:00. Athletes 12 and older will tryout at 3. Visit StLouisEliteCheer.com for more info, including tryout forms and a map to our facility at Kids World Gymnastics.

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Meet Me in St. Louis 2008 a huge success

Brett — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 16:45:56 +0000

Over 150 athletes from 15 gyms (in three states) converged on Lindbergh High School last Friday night and Saturday for the 1st (hopefully annual) Meet Me in St. Louis, a USA Gymnastics sanctioned Trampoline and Tumbling Meet. By almost any standard, the meet was a huge success.

The following comment from an athlete’s parent, posted to the Meet Me in St. Louis website, is typical of what we heard on Saturday during the meet.

Congrats on your first meet!! I wanted to let you know that your meet was, hands down, the most organized and best planned meet we’ve ever been to.

We really appreciated the Fri. night training, the fantastic concessions (with reasonable prices), and the website (maps, area attractions, spectator info, etc.) We actually ended up spending a second night to take in some of what St. Louis has to offer!!

At the meet, everyone was very helpful and friendly!! Thanks for a great time. I plan on telling our coach to put this meet on our calendar next year!!

P.S. The medals are AWESOME. (editor’s note: that’s a picture of the medal up above)

Planning and executing this meet was a team effort with folks from St. Louis Elite Tramp and Tumble (obviously) all pitching in and working together, and help and assistance from St. Louis Elite Cheerleading and the staff at Kids World Gymnastics .

Thank you to everyone who helped.

All-Star cheer tryouts coming up on April 27th at St. Louis Elite

CheerDaddy — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:05:23 +0000

Are you interested in what the exciting sport of competitive cheerleading is all about?

Are you looking for a cheer squad to call home?

Then stop by Kidsworld Gymnastics in Hazelwood on Sunday, April 27th for the St. Louis Elite All-Star Cheerleading squad tryouts for the 2008-2009 season. You will find that we have a lot to offer, including great coaches, a great facility, and the benefit of training along with some of the best tumblers in the mid-west from the St. Louis Elite Trampoline and Tumbling Team.

St. Louis Elite Cheerleading has had a fantastic 2007-2008 season, and we’re looking forward to an even better 2008-2009 season. You can be a part of next year’s success. Mark your calendars for April 27th, and we’ll post more details here on the schedule for that day as they become available.

If you can’t make the tryouts on the 27th, give coach Kendra a call at the gym at 314-838-JUMP (5867) to set a time to meet and tryout.

St. Louis Elite Cheerleading trains at Kidsworld Gymnastics, 8701 Dunn Rd, Hazelwood, MO.

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