ESTEVAN - The Estevan Gymnastics Club has had an active start to the season, as they offer instruction and training for youths of all ages and skill levels.
The club started its season in early September, and according to competitive team coach Rebecca Fedyk, they have a lot of kids registered. There are about 40 in the competitive program, which hopes to have kids travelling to meets this season, and another 185 young people in the recreational program, and more can still join.
“Most kids usually don’t register halfway through the season, and we always do a new registration come January anyways, but we accept new registrations if someone does randomly want to join halfway through the session,” said Fedyk.
Three sessions are held for the recreational gymnasts throughout the year, and many of them will be part of all three sessions.
“We added a new Saturday class for our recreationals, so that’s been going well, and the boys parkour has been popular, so that’s nice to see,” said Fedyk.
The competitive gymnasts practise Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays, while the recreational gymnasts are in the club’s facility in the 1200-block of Seventh Street on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Gymnasts have been working on enhancing their skills since the season started.
“Especially with our competitives, it’s mostly just practices until competition season falls around March and April,” said Fedyk.
They hope to be able to travel to some competitions in the spring, and right now it sounds like the normal competition season will be happening. Usually they start working on their routines before Christmas.
Last year the gymnastics club held a fundraising Calcutta with members of the Estevan Bruins, in which the gymnasts challenged the local junior A hockey club to a number of competitions; the gymnasts won all events but one.
Fedyk said they would like to do it again this year, but with the current uncertainty associated with COVID-19, those plans have been pushed back to see if restrictions are eased.
“it would make it little easier for us to actually host it,” said Fedyk.
The club would also like to challenge the Estevan Eclipse Downhole Solutions U18 AAA Bears, if they would be “up to the challenge,” said Fedyk.
The showdown with the Bruins was a good fundraiser for the gymnastics club, too.
“I think the girls had probably the most fun they’ve ever had with a fundraiser doing that, so that’s nice, too,” said Fedyk.
