As we round down another season, I’m sure many of you are looking ahead to the next already. This sport inevitably doesn’t offer us much of a break. Not only has the need to “prepare for the upcoming season” hit... Read More

Gym owners who made it through COVID are exhausted. Many of them who were financially struggling before COVID are struggling again. Many who survived on EIDL and PPP (or the international equivalent of government aid for small businesses) are out... Read More

OK, Chris got me. I love that our Academy members are always pushing hard to make sure they’re getting the very best education from Next Gen and implementing like crazy! But…if anyone keeps me accountable for writing what I say... Read More

“As soon as I get back from Florida, things will slow down a bit.” You said that too, right? Let’s all just laugh together and get it out of our system. We were crazy. Nothing is slowing down yet.  I... Read More

As many of you know, we attended All Star Worlds last week. I’ve been on the Summit bandwagon twice before (both D1 and D2 Summit – though we’re a true D2 gym). We’ve attended tons of U.S. Finals events (especially... Read More

I’ve been so excited to see so many of you this week at All Star Worlds. If you know Justin, you know he’s Mr. Social. In my conversations with many of you, I’ve been able to hear some great things... Read More

A lot of times I think gym owners are looking for the best deal on choreography. I get it. After all, choreography is one of our biggest expenses as a gym each year. I’ve had amazing choreographers and I’ve had... Read More

If you’ve never had mistakes when ordering uniforms, I think it’s fair to say you’re in the minority in this industry. If you did everything right with the order and the company failed, I’m sure you were frustrated – and... Read More

I recently talked to a gym owner who isn’t taking profit off uniforms at all. Now, I’m not saying we need to gauge parents on an already expensive item, but I am saying, there should be some profit in everything... Read More

Holy smokes. It’s been a week. We finished our novice and prep seasons a few weeks ago. You’d think that would calm a few things down with 6 teams no longer on the competition schedule, but if you have novice... Read More