
SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE --I pulled my six year old out of Monarch Parkour classes due to poor supervision and lack of instruction that ultimately resulted in serious injury. As you'll see in some of the reviews below Monarch's younger staff are easily distracted. When my son was injured the staff were completely unaware it had occurred in fact they were across the gym when he fell from the obstacle they were supposed to be spotting him on. When I called in to discuss my concerns about safety the manager acknowledged no incident report has been filed by the instructor. Additionally she indicated I was not the first parent to voice concern on the way these classes were being run. What added insult to injury was when I was assured they would discuss what happened in their staff meeting and would call me back with the result of this discussion. However I never received a call back. Instead I got an automated billing email - apparently they credited me the cost of the remaining classes my son will not be able to attend because of the injury he received in their Parkour class. I had already told the manager that my son would not be returning to the Parkour class because of the lack of attention and organization that had ultimately resulted in his injury. I missed work due to the necessity of taking my son to the doctor; he missed days of school as he is unable to walk due to the severity of his injury. Kids will get hurt but to have these children climbing through obstacles and jumping from one platform to another while their instructor is on the entirely opposite side of the gym is just plain dangerous. I strongly suggest considering another gym. After the experience I’ve had with the young staff and downright lack of concern and consideration from the management staff I would strongly suggest choosing another gym. I’ve never been so disappointed and frankly disgusted with how a situation has...
Read moreI CALLED POLICE FOR THE ASSAULT ON A FIVE YEAR OLD BY A COACH. My daughter is five and had just come back to coach connie after missing 3 weeks of classes. She wasn't sticking the landing so coach Connie wouldn't give her a high five. My daughter was upset and when it was time to send all the girls for water all three girls ran to the water station where I WITNESSED CONNIE GRAB AND YANK MY CHILD BY THE ARM. She turned her entire body around aggressively to threaten her. I ran over and picked my daughter up and told coach connie that there was no reason to ever grab a child like that. My daughter said she was scared and hurting and that coach Connie told her she was going to punish her. I went to the front office where they pulled the footage, confirmed and said my daughter shouldn't have ran around the corner and it is their protocol to grab the child running around the corner. Only my child was grabbed. The coach was frustrated with my child for not sticking the landing and with her crying. This isn't how anybody working with children should react. I contacted the police department which I believe is lapd. They confirmed they saw the coach grab my daughter but that they stated the owner and the coach both said were safety protocols and because she didn’t hit or push or kick my child, there was nothing that could be done. Disappointing and disgusted to say the least! IF YOU WANT TO KEEP YOUR CHILD SAFE. DONT GO HERE! Monarchs has a horrible history of mishandling children and blaming them instead of getting proper training for...
Read moreI really don’t recommend this Camp and I know because I went to that camp I am a Kid so I will share my experience 1.) The staff doesn’t pay attention to the Kids wich is dangerous and they just talk with eachother and just hang out like Friends . 2.) Children stay in that filthy gym the whole day and don’t get fresh air they say it is because of safety but I think it’s because of laziness! 3.)They don’t do gymnastics it’s just playing lame games I asked other children and they had the same opinion 4.) Nobody partisipates in the Games and they just let you sit there and do nothing for the hawl day 5.)The coaches are not really coaches they are just a bunch of teenagers having a summerhouse and they are immature and and jell at you if u don’t do exactly what they say ughh 6.)Kids get injured and the don’t care so Berry dangerous! Again I would know because I went there myself so! But a good side is that the actual training like the classes seam really good while I was at Camp I saw it and it was great I mean the Coaches were amazing and the Kids had fun so they learned really fast . I don’t recommend the Camp at all but the regular...
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