Anonymous wrote:Non residents do pay more. You can see the tuition costs at this link. Each level has two numbers divided with a slash. The higher number to the right of the slash is the tuition for non residents.

Got to page 2 and click on Aerials and/or Tigers 2025-2026. You’ll see all the teams offered and the yearly tuition. Aerials nonresident ranges from $3150 a year for preteam to $7690 for the highest levels. Tigers $2960 to $8760. Resident is lower for every level.

https://vaarlingtonweb.myvscloud.com/webtrac/web/search.html?Action=Start&SubAction=&_csrf_token=Nb6C0J0R026H262B323I2M625O5W5E581I5H3U6C4S0T6S5C53521D5X5X6J6J1K5T4F4D4Y6Y565T4O4U086T4S545005735Z504E005H434Z4G6Z5R4N5G4W715Q5Z5F&age=10&location=BSFC&beginmonth=&primarycode=&keyword=&keywordoption=Match+One&dayoption=Any&showwithavailable=No&display=Detail&search=yes&page=2&module=ar&multiselectlist_value=

These tuition numbers are in line with area private gyms, but obviously most private gyms don’t have fee waivers.

If my link doesn’t work just open the registration portal, select Barcroft as a location, put in 10 for an age, and find it on the second page.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is a wake up call. The long tenure for appointed County Manager is symptomatic of the elected Board's near total delegation of everything to unelected County Staff and their agendas. There is no accountability.

This is how a County Manager form of government works. The person is supposed to run the government. That's how the whole thing is set up.

I can't even tell if you're blaming the County Board or the County Manger.

There is accountability. It's called election day.

Board elections don't focus on details. It's the Board enabling an activist manager and staff with no electoral visibility or accountability. Hey everyone who voted for the incumbent board voted for getting rid of gymnastics right? No?

What on earth are you talking about. It’s “activist” to propose eliminating a gymnastics program?

This happens every year. They propose cuts and people don’t like some of them and the board will vote. Same as schools.

No it's activist to prioritize tree watering and deer shooting to protect tree expenditures over things. And yes they actively shield services for the needy at the expense on non needy. Tax and spend and let the richuns pay.

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Anonymous wrote:Stafford is the only other one that could be considered northern VA. The classes offered by Fairfax, Prince William, and Loudoun are on set up and take down basis in multi use areas.

Then there’s Sportsplax in PG county which is operated by parks and rec as far as the program. But obviously the building administration and initial capital was different from Barcroft. But my impression of strictly how the gymnastics program is run it seems very similar to Arlington.

Going farther north there are some others in Maryland I’m pretty sure. But I can’t name them off the top of my head.

Capital posts all their team tuition online, you can look it up. Arlington is well in range and more expensive in some cases. Tuition wise. Keep in mind these private teams have competitive “assessment fees” during the season of 1-2K total in addition to tuition. This covers coaching fees for meets and such. The team parent associations for Arlington also cover these fees, but I don’t know what the current fee level is there, and how it compares. From the county accounting perspective, they probably need to keep things separate but maybe more fees could be assessed at the county level to make up a salary gap, for instance. Again we don’t have any hard numbers (on the Arlington side) so it’s hard to say.

So this is not a standard offering for a local government is the answer.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Stafford is the only other one that could be considered northern VA. The classes offered by Fairfax, Prince William, and Loudoun are on set up and take down basis in multi use areas.

Then there’s Sportsplax in PG county which is operated by parks and rec as far as the program. But obviously the building administration and initial capital was different from Barcroft. But my impression of strictly how the gymnastics program is run it seems very similar to Arlington.

Going farther north there are some others in Maryland I’m pretty sure. But I can’t name them off the top of my head.

Capital posts all their team tuition online, you can look it up. Arlington is well in range and more expensive in some cases. Tuition wise. Keep in mind these private teams have competitive “assessment fees” during the season of 1-2K total in addition to tuition. This covers coaching fees for meets and such. The team parent associations for Arlington also cover these fees, but I don’t know what the current fee level is there, and how it compares. From the county accounting perspective, they probably need to keep things separate but maybe more fees could be assessed at the county level to make up a salary gap, for instance. Again we don’t have any hard numbers (on the Arlington side) so it’s hard to say.

So this is not a standard offering for a local government is the answer.

I’m not sure it’s been brought up but the gymnastics team has non-Arlington members and they aren’t asked to pay any more. They should pay more.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Stafford is the only other one that could be considered northern VA. The classes offered by Fairfax, Prince William, and Loudoun are on set up and take down basis in multi use areas.

Then there’s Sportsplax in PG county which is operated by parks and rec as far as the program. But obviously the building administration and initial capital was different from Barcroft. But my impression of strictly how the gymnastics program is run it seems very similar to Arlington.

Going farther north there are some others in Maryland I’m pretty sure. But I can’t name them off the top of my head.

Capital posts all their team tuition online, you can look it up. Arlington is well in range and more expensive in some cases. Tuition wise. Keep in mind these private teams have competitive “assessment fees” during the season of 1-2K total in addition to tuition. This covers coaching fees for meets and such. The team parent associations for Arlington also cover these fees, but I don’t know what the current fee level is there, and how it compares. From the county accounting perspective, they probably need to keep things separate but maybe more fees could be assessed at the county level to make up a salary gap, for instance. Again we don’t have any hard numbers (on the Arlington side) so it’s hard to say.

So this is not a standard offering for a local government is the answer.

I’m not sure it’s been brought up but the gymnastics team has non-Arlington members and they aren’t asked to pay any more. They should pay more.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is a wake up call. The long tenure for appointed County Manager is symptomatic of the elected Board's near total delegation of everything to unelected County Staff and their agendas. There is no accountability.

This is how a County Manager form of government works. The person is supposed to run the government. That's how the whole thing is set up.

I can't even tell if you're blaming the County Board or the County Manger.

There is accountability. It's called election day.

Board elections don't focus on details. It's the Board enabling an activist manager and staff with no electoral visibility or accountability. Hey everyone who voted for the incumbent board voted for getting rid of gymnastics right? No?

What on earth are you talking about. It’s “activist” to propose eliminating a gymnastics program?

This happens every year. They propose cuts and people don’t like some of them and the board will vote. Same as schools.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Stafford is the only other one that could be considered northern VA. The classes offered by Fairfax, Prince William, and Loudoun are on set up and take down basis in multi use areas.

Then there’s Sportsplax in PG county which is operated by parks and rec as far as the program. But obviously the building administration and initial capital was different from Barcroft. But my impression of strictly how the gymnastics program is run it seems very similar to Arlington.

Going farther north there are some others in Maryland I’m pretty sure. But I can’t name them off the top of my head.

Capital posts all their team tuition online, you can look it up. Arlington is well in range and more expensive in some cases. Tuition wise. Keep in mind these private teams have competitive “assessment fees” during the season of 1-2K total in addition to tuition. This covers coaching fees for meets and such. The team parent associations for Arlington also cover these fees, but I don’t know what the current fee level is there, and how it compares. From the county accounting perspective, they probably need to keep things separate but maybe more fees could be assessed at the county level to make up a salary gap, for instance. Again we don’t have any hard numbers (on the Arlington side) so it’s hard to say.

So this is not a standard offering for a local government is the answer.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is a wake up call. The long tenure for appointed County Manager is symptomatic of the elected Board's near total delegation of everything to unelected County Staff and their agendas. There is no accountability.

This is how a County Manager form of government works. The person is supposed to run the government. That's how the whole thing is set up.

I can't even tell if you're blaming the County Board or the County Manger.

There is accountability. It's called election day.

Board elections don't focus on details. It's the Board enabling an activist manager and staff with no electoral visibility or accountability. Hey everyone who voted for the incumbent board voted for getting rid of gymnastics right? No?

What on earth are you talking about. It’s “activist” to propose eliminating a gymnastics program?

This happens every year. They propose cuts and people don’t like some of them and the board will vote. Same as schools.

Anonymous wrote:Stafford is the only other one that could be considered northern VA. The classes offered by Fairfax, Prince William, and Loudoun are on set up and take down basis in multi use areas.

Then there’s Sportsplax in PG county which is operated by parks and rec as far as the program. But obviously the building administration and initial capital was different from Barcroft. But my impression of strictly how the gymnastics program is run it seems very similar to Arlington.

Going farther north there are some others in Maryland I’m pretty sure. But I can’t name them off the top of my head.

Capital posts all their team tuition online, you can look it up. Arlington is well in range and more expensive in some cases. Tuition wise. Keep in mind these private teams have competitive “assessment fees” during the season of 1-2K total in addition to tuition. This covers coaching fees for meets and such. The team parent associations for Arlington also cover these fees, but I don’t know what the current fee level is there, and how it compares. From the county accounting perspective, they probably need to keep things separate but maybe more fees could be assessed at the county level to make up a salary gap, for instance. Again we don’t have any hard numbers (on the Arlington side) so it’s hard to say.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is a wake up call. The long tenure for appointed County Manager is symptomatic of the elected Board's near total delegation of everything to unelected County Staff and their agendas. There is no accountability.

This is how a County Manager form of government works. The person is supposed to run the government. That's how the whole thing is set up.

I can't even tell if you're blaming the County Board or the County Manger.

There is accountability. It's called election day.

Board elections don't focus on details. It's the Board enabling an activist manager and staff with no electoral visibility or accountability. Hey everyone who voted for the incumbent board voted for getting rid of gymnastics right? No?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is a wake up call. The long tenure for appointed County Manager is symptomatic of the elected Board's near total delegation of everything to unelected County Staff and their agendas. There is no accountability.

This is how a County Manager form of government works. The person is supposed to run the government. That's how the whole thing is set up.

I can't even tell if you're blaming the County Board or the County Manger.

There is accountability. It's called election day.