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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]PP what you are demanding is the county work harder to subsidize your competitive gymnastics team.   I mean cmon.  I don’t want them spending their time doing that as a taxpayer.

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DPR's time is compensated by the fees they earn from rec classes. If they aren't doing their job and they keep cutting offerings year over year, then revenue keeps dropping year over year, resulting in cuts year over year. This year it's gymnastics. Next year it could be swim or senior programs or teen programs.  It's a downward spiral. There's no reason the gymnastics program can't be self-supporting and offer gymnastics to a wide range of kids and adults in Arlington.[/quote]

Well they said there is a reason. they can’t hire qualified people to teach this activity safely and they said other activities they’ve been able to bounce back and hire people.  They mentioned life guards.

I think a disconnect is perhaps their standards of who to hire don’t match what you all find acceptable.  I guess it’s their gym and they should figure out what risk they can tolerate.[/quote]
So if there aren't gymnastics coaches, why don't they hire cheer coaches or someone to teach ninja classes or fitness classes in the space? Why don't they offer open gyms with a higher gymnast to staff ratio?  Why don't they offer more toddler and preschool classes that require a lower skill level for the coaches? Why don't they offer birthday parties or private lessons that have a much higher margin?  All of these are things that other gyms do.[/quote]

so that the competitive team can be subsidized.  Just to be clear that this is what you are suggesting.[/quote]
Not just the competitive team but also rec gymnastics and adaptive. Those are all caught up in the same outcome.  The facility needs to be fully utilized.[/quote]

They are not though really because the county can figure out other ways to provide these programs at much lower cost.[/quote]
They cannot provide rec gymnastics without a facility. Nor can the other local facilities absorb those gymnasts. Dynamic has sent a letter saying they have huge waiting lists for their classes and YMCA is similarly full.[/quote]

They do not need that extensive of a facility to offer basic recreational and adaptive gymastics classes.  Topic well covered on this thread.[/quote]
The facility is already there. Coming up with a different facility would cost money.[/quote]

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