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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For those interested, County work session on this yesterday.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrPkJSDlBpQ&t=1657s

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Gymanstics program NOT currently covering facility costs
Historically rec program used to subsidize competitive team.  
Serious issues finding qualified instructors and they detailed all the things they've done to try to recruit instructors.
Since there are not enough instructors, currently rec classes are being canceled to be sure the competitive team can continue on
Barcroft is NOT heavily used during the day as compared to other rec centers (this is based on data)

The issue of a recreational and adaptive gymnastics program should be separated out from the competitive team.[/quote]

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They started the adult gymnastics program to try to get a pipeline of qualified instructors and it didn't work.  Apparently there has been some community idea volunteers can be trained to help.  With such a specialized and risky sport, County has not done this.

[/quote] This was a totally stupid idea and shows how incompetent DPR are in running the program.  I've heard that older gymnasts in the Barcroft program have tried to get jobs teaching classes or summer camps and DPR never gets back to them. There's absolutely no reason that a high school junior or senior couldn't help teach a class.[/quote]

I though the adult classes were really important and there was widespread demand for adult gymnastics.[/quote]
There is. But it wasn't a good idea for a recruiting technique. Those classes seem to be really popular. But as DPR admitted, they haven't resulted in hiring those adults as coaches[/quote]

I don’t know if you’re the person who said it’s a stupid way to recruit instructors.  Doesn’t seem stupid to me.  You get creative if you can’t find people.[/quote]
If you told the high school gymnasts on the competitive team that they each need to teach a rec class per week to keep the program open, you'd immediately have an entire slate of coaches.  And they'd do it for free just to be able to keep doing gymnastics.[/quote]

Yes I’’m sure in all their free time not in school or doing competitive gymnastics or their other obligations it will overlap perfectly for when people want rec classes.[/quote]

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