Competitive programs: Pre-Competitive, Interclub, Xcel

Women's artistic gymnastics (WAG) is the perfect fusion of personal creative expression of gymnastic skill and individual demonstration. WAG is an Olympic sport, which features four gymnastics apparatus: vault, bars, beam, and floor. Celestina Popa Gymnastics Inc. offers three competitive programs: Pre-competitive, Interclub and Xcel.

Pre-Competitive (ages 7-9y):

For this 10-month program, athletes are assessed, selected and trained (schedule to be determined) on all apparatus in the gym. Gymnasts improve their skills on vault, bars, beam and floor and make short routines in preparation for competitions the following year. Training for this program is 2 hours per week Sept -June with cost calculated over 38 weeks and divided evenly per month regardless of the number of classes in that month.

Interclub (ages 8+):

Interclub is performance based and gives advanced recreational level athletes throughout British Columbia an opportunity to showcase their personal ability, participate in gymnastics events and perform routines in a creative way. They will not be marked or judged, meaning there will not be a classification of the athletes at the end; however, athletes will receive comments. All interclub gymnasts must attend a minimum of 2 local/away competitions per year. Training for this program is 4-5 hours per week Sept -June with cost calculated over 38 weeks and divided evenly per month regardless of the number of classes in that month.

Xcel Program: 3 levels Bronze, Silver and Gold:

The Xcel program was designed to bridge the gap between BC Interclub and JO programs. The Xcel program has replaced the Interclub Performance Plus and Performance Challenge. Xcel is a competitive program and the athletes will be marked / judged and classified at the end. All Xcel gymnasts must attend a minimum of 2 local/away competitions per year. Athletes are able to earn medals at events on different apparatus or all around in bronze, silver or gold levels. Training for this program is 4-5 hours per week Sept -June with cost calculated over 38 weeks and divided evenly per month regardless of the number of classes in that month.

Withdrawing from any competitive program must be done in writing with one month’s notice required. Telephone cancellations will not be considered valid. Athletes withdrawing permanently from a program will have cheques returned, with the exception of the month in progress. Selection for these programs is made by Celestina and is by invitation only. Athletes who would like to be considered for a competitive program, please email celestinapopa@hotmail.com to enquire about an assessment.

NSF FEE IS $20.

Unfortunately, at this time, we do not have the equipment nor coaches to safely and successfully train male competitive athletes and as such our competitive programs are limited to female athletes.

Congrats to our team for their great results !!!