Xtreme Altitude Gymnastics — Local services in Lafayette

Our journey here at Xtreme has been incredible and we are very grateful for the many staff members and coaches who have been providing a clean, nurturing, & positive environment for our daughter to learn gymnastics in. As a former high school gymnast & collegiate level athlete I know a good gym when I step into one, and news flash this is it! Besides the Olympic Training facility in Colorado Springs I can honestly say that nothing will compare to this gym! It is gorgeous and is every gymnast dream come true!

Not only is it spacious, clean & very well organized it is a nationally known gym and we've met families who have traveled from other states to come here and let their athlete compete here. That's for a very good reason, this gym delivers results and not only has been training some of Colorado's top athletes, it's also being ran by them! Don't kid yourself, the owners & managers were all former high ranking gymnast, they know their stuff!

And we all know the age old saying, you pay for what you get right? Well here at Xtreme some of the tuition we all pay ensures that our gymnast will never breath in chalk dust or end up paralyzed. Their equipment is top notch, has been well maintained and the facility itself is what you are paying for, it's the very best.

Every class has been diligently created, designed and offered to accommodate a wide variety of age groups and different levels of athletes. Their entry level classes are phenomenal, and are a great introductory for your athlete into the sport! If nothing else, they will learn how to interact with others and build more of their fine motor and balance skills. The staff also does a great job of ensuring that all of the athletes are in smaller groups and are only moved up when they are truly ready. Notice how I say "athlete" and not "participant." You must find out what your gymnast would like to be, later on down the road because here at Xtreme they are truly training athletes which comes with a whole different set of expectations.

Progress can be made, but it's going to be made a lot slower than most other sports. Learning a skill is different than building the muscle strength, endurance, and muscle memory to ensure your athlete does it every-time with proper form reducing their risk of future injuries as they get older. The staff here are very conscious of those decisions and sometimes choose to keep a gymnast in a level even though it's a hard conversation and may present some challenges and am glad they do not take the easy way out and let the parents bully them into pushing their kids into the next level. There's nothing wrong with saying "you're no ready yet" and is in the gymnast best interest whether anyone likes it or not. If that's a limiting factor you can also have the option to schedule private lessons to provide additional support for your athlete.

Before doing your research on a gym, I would highly suggest starting doing more research on the sport itself. The parents on here who get it (I would guess) are either former gymnast or have come from other gyms and are telling you the TRUTH. The other parents on here who are complaining clearly haven't tumbled like I have on a wrestling mat and appreciate what this facility is offering. Nor would I guess have they ran their own businesses or worked with their own staff. We all know how hard it is to manage people, and a lot of coaches are former gymnast in high school who are usually going away to college, or something. I mean come on, is that really the problem here?

Life is all about choices. We choose Xtreme Altitude because they are the best of the best and that's what our daughter deserves. We are 6+ years strong here at Xtreme and have watched our daughter blossom and grow into a phenomenal gymnast but more importantly a beautiful person, and I know this gym and staff had a hand in that, and I am grateful our bouncy gymnast...

Our son is an Optional level boys gymnast at Xtreme. We came to this gym a little over a year ago after moving to Colorado and after having a disappointing experience at another gym closer to our home. From the beginning, the staff at Xtreme has been very kind, even accommodating our child who sustained an injury early in the season which unfortunately sidelined him for the '22 competition season. The front desk, for the most part, are mostly reserved in their communication with parents but they have been friendly, knowledgeable and attentive to our concerns when we have engaged with them. We have been exceptionally impressed with how the management and coaches promptly addressed two instances of concerning, harassing behavior from other peers on the team. The management was attentive and not at all hesitant to directly and promptly address our concerns. Additionally, the way the coaches handled the situation and clarified the expectations of the team were professional, age-appropriate, and with supportive yet stern language that the kids could without a doubt understand. The gym took the stance that there is always a lesson to be learned and gave the opportunity for the peers to learn from the situation and grow from the experience rather than simply inflicting punishment. Is gymnastics an expensive sport? Absolutely. Do we sometimes eat beans and rice for dinner after a team payment, sure! Who doesn't? :) (some well-intended, good-natured humor). Unfortunately, it's just the reality of the sport. Is there a decently high turnover of staff? Yep, and there has been at every gym we have been at during our last 10 years as gym parents. Quality instructors are hard to find and difficult to keep. It is a lesson to appreciate what you have, when you have it. The scheduling of gymnastics is also tough. The gym does not consult parents, for the most part, about time changes and honestly, it can be a complicating obstacle with families trying to coordinate multiple kids and sports. However, this has been our experience everywhere and especially as the kids grow to be higher level competitors. At some point, will sacrifices have to be made to accomodate a gym schedule? Absolutely. However, it is not unlike many other sports. Overall, Xtreme has been a great fit for our family and we have found that when given respect, they are very happy to return that same level of respect and professionalism. Are there issues? Sure, but I have never known a sport...

My daughter has engaged in competitive gymnastics here for over a year and was previously at the company's sister site in Broomfield for several years.

Overall, the instruction seems fairly solid, and my daughter enjoys attending and engaging with her friends in gymnastics. It is a fairly expensive sport, though I don't think that Xtreme is substantially more expensive than other studios.

The staff turnover seems very high. Coaches are often coming and going for no apparent reason. This tends to be hard on the gymnasts. They spend a lot of time at the gym, so when the coaches suddenly leave, the gymnasts get upset.

The studio also seems to have no concept of the fact that children attend school and parents work. There have been several times in which schedules have changed such that either it was impossible to get my daughter to practice without leaving work early or sometimes even without her leaving school early. Further, the family often has absolutely no say in the days/times the kiddos attend practice. The gym communications often say they cannot make exceptions to the schedule your child has been assigned. That is the most frustrating part.

I'm not sure how this compares to other studios because I do not want to move my daughter since she has made so many friends here. If schedule is potentially an issue for your family, and they change at least twice a year, consider looking elsewhere that is either more flexible or gives...