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I’m going and I think it’s going to be the best

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Just a great place for classes for kids of all ages. Open gym is especially valuable during the interminable Chicago winters for the kids to burn off some energy. Employers are very kind and go-out-of-the-way to be helpful.

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Hidden peak was a wonderful climbing gym with a great and welcoming community, but new ownership seems to have killed it. It has now lost all of its character and anything that made it special. And they are only open three hours per week and require a $100 membership fee to go even for a day! It's a tragedy.

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Been doing gymnastics since I was a little kid the coaches are amazing and I’ve learned so much since coming here!!

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Lakeshore Academy is the BEST. They have programs for all ages and skill levels, from recreational to competitive. My now 8 year old daughter started recreational classes about 2 years ago, and recently joined the Xcel team program. All of the coaches and staff are fantastic. It’s worth our 30+ minute drive back and forth from Evanston multiple times per week. Can’t recommend Lakeshore enough!

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We've been at Lakeshore Chicago for many years. The coaches are great and the staff is helpful. Coach Mike is fun and both of my girls enjoy his team.

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i’ve been doing gymnastics here since i was 3 and it’s been absolutely wonderful. all the coaches here are so nice and the atmosphere is so friendly! highly recommend

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My daughters began their journey at Lakeshore Academy as recreational gymnasts at age 4 and 5, eventually progressing to the pre-team and then the main team. Over nearly three years, we consistently attended practices and punctually made payments. Unfortunately, after a brief absence post-summer, the owner, Marla, unjustly barred us from rejoining the team based on unfounded accusations.

While the team’s coach is commendable, the gym’s management, including Marla, lacks professionalism and courtesy. Feedback on my children’s progress was scarce, and practice schedules were often unclear. We adapted to heavy traffic by biking to the gym and received approval from the front desk to store the bicycles in the lobby. Surprisingly, Marla cited this as a problem and used it as a pretext to exclude my daughters.

Furthermore, Marla falsely claimed that other parents had issues with my daughters’ behavior. After personally speaking with other team parents, it was clear that these allegations were baseless. Marla also inaccurately accused parents of disrupting classes by entering the floor area.

The competition coach is excellent, but the overall experience, in my opinion, with the gym’s owner and staff was disappointing. This facility does not foster a nurturing, community-oriented environment for children’s development. Despite their readiness to accept payment, any inquiries to the owner or staff were met with rudeness.

Below are email exchanges that further illustrate the nature of the owner’s conduct.

Hi.XXX-
M is a great coach and willing to work with all types of kids. However, we have had some problems with the girls behavior at the gym and the other parents have made comments that the group has run better in the past few weeks. Also- the front desk staff has expressed much frustration with the bikes in the building, doing gymnastics in the lobby and parents going out on the floor to speak with the coach during class.
We feel that the girls are best in a recreational class and maybe they can revisit the team when they are more self-disciplined and committed to the competitive team.
Thanks
Marla

On Tue, Sep 12, 2023 at 9:53 AM KG wrote:
Hello,

I wanted to update you on our situation. Our family recently moved to XXXX but due to a certain circumstance, we've returned to Chicago. It's been a hectic month with the moves. I've spoken to Coach M and he mentioned that our kids can rejoin when we are ready. Since tuition is billed at the beginning of the month, we're considering re-enrolling them on October 1, 2023. Please let me know if this works.

Thank you,

K

Marla, the owner, recently indicated that the decision regarding our girls' participation was made by the competition team. However, this explanation does not fully capture the situation. Before deciding to re-enroll, we consulted Coach Marius, who expressed eagerness on several occasions to welcome our daughters back to the team. Happy to share his corresponds. In our opinion, our concern is not born out of discontent; rather, it stems from the realization that the owner's misrepresentation of the facts creates an environment that we believe is not conducive to our children's involvement. Even on this respond, after many months, she continues to make up the facts.

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Showed up at 2pm on a Saturday to use the climbing gym and was told it was closed today? Would be nice if you would update your hours accordingly so you don’t waste people’s time driving here.

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★ 5

Great place for your little ones to learn gymnastics.

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Great instructors!

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Great gymnastics academy for kids!

Side bonus: hidden peak climbing gym for adults.

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Wonderful hidden gym with challenging routes it's great to be in a supportive atmosphere

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Great staff and coaches

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The instructors do a great job with the kids very friendly and encourage the gymnasts all the time my girls enjoy

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Good

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I want to put my daughter ln it

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We've just taken our daughter out of class here after two incidents made us question their commitment to safety.

#1 - they held a team tryout that was supposed to last from 5-6. They kept little girls (ages 7-8) until almost 8PM - doing split jumps on the beam and other advanced moves on an empty stomach.

#2 - in the tumbling class, the coach let girls practice back handsprings with no supervision while he helped other girls do something else. My daughter had not tried a back handspring until that day (the coach knew this) but had her working with an octogon support thing. She jumped too hard, the support flew out from under her and she took the full impact on her HEAD - on a sprung floor, NOT A MAT! Five days later, she still has headaches and we're monitoring her for a concussion.

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★ 5

Hours on Google are wrong! The correct times are:
LSA:
M-F: 9-9
Sa: 9-5
Su: 9-4

Hidden Peak:
M-F: 12-2 ($7) & 5-9 ($10)
Sa: 12-5 ($10)
Su: 12-4 ($10)
Hidden Peak is a small, but great bouldering gym! Routes are changed often, so you never get bored, and the space is really maximized!

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I go bouldering here. Terrific. Great group of people and it's a fun relaxed environment. I'm quite the newbie but the people here are cool.

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It's frustrating when they assign random teachers because the regular teacher didn't show up. Hard for little kids to advance if they keep switching teachers.

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★ 5

Best Place Ever! Especially with my coach, Natalia Yurchenko

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★ 4

Pretty pricey for open gym...I believe $20 and the open gym isn't for that long. However, if you go during the adult classes, the instructor is really really good. He's incredibly experienced and definitely knows what he's doing. He takes the time for each student and really tries to correct your form.

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She isn't Olympic Gold medalist because the Soviet Union boycotted the 1984 Olympics. Yurchenko would have likely won gold over Mary Lou Retton. She will turn out great elite gymnasts, many of whom will get full college scholarships.

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