NY Dad
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What follows is my very long/detailed report for IGC Thanksgiving Clinic (just drop-off). After I pick her up I’ll report back again. There’s a ton of detail (no questions) so feel free to skip this post if you’re not interested.
Arrival
Check-in officially opened at 10:00 we got there about 20 minutes early and there was already a line. The doors opened about 9:50 but it still took us over 20 minutes to get through. The line ended up getting very long and I know that those further back in the line had to wait longer to check in than we waited. Based on my observation many of the girls came with at least a friend and many came with their team (my DD was alone). After check-in there was an area to discuss/hand-off medications. IGC also had merchandise for sale (on sale).
Bunks
After we checked in we went to DD’s bunk. When we arrived at the bunk there were 2 other girls there (one with her parent/coach representative). The bunks are very nice. Her's had 2 stalls and 2 showers. Also, heat blasting (which was nice). We were told in summer they have AC. After DD settled in we were had some time before the first activity so we walked around.
The Facilities
We ran into the head coach outside one of the gyms. I don’t remember his name. He wave very nice and walked us into the gym and told us a little about IGC/the facilities. We saw the bar gym and the all-purpose gym which he said is mostly the boys gym b/c they have a little of everything. To me the gyms looked very impressive but I really don’t know anything about gym equipment or gyms.
Back To The Bunk
We got back to DD’s bunk and it was filled to capacity (maybe 12-14 girls, (I didn’t count). There were approx. 3-4 girls that came alone (as my DD) and then about 8 girls that came together from a team. They were 7, 8 and 9 years old. I was surprised b/c I had been told that she would be bunked with only 7 year olds. When I asked the counselor about this she said that they all came as a team and they wanted to stick together but during the summer (when there are more girls) they do bunk by age. We hung around for a few more minutes and then left. As we left DDwas feeling a little overwhelmed but I know she was really excited for two solid days of gymnastics to come.
Arrival
Check-in officially opened at 10:00 we got there about 20 minutes early and there was already a line. The doors opened about 9:50 but it still took us over 20 minutes to get through. The line ended up getting very long and I know that those further back in the line had to wait longer to check in than we waited. Based on my observation many of the girls came with at least a friend and many came with their team (my DD was alone). After check-in there was an area to discuss/hand-off medications. IGC also had merchandise for sale (on sale).
Bunks
After we checked in we went to DD’s bunk. When we arrived at the bunk there were 2 other girls there (one with her parent/coach representative). The bunks are very nice. Her's had 2 stalls and 2 showers. Also, heat blasting (which was nice). We were told in summer they have AC. After DD settled in we were had some time before the first activity so we walked around.
The Facilities
We ran into the head coach outside one of the gyms. I don’t remember his name. He wave very nice and walked us into the gym and told us a little about IGC/the facilities. We saw the bar gym and the all-purpose gym which he said is mostly the boys gym b/c they have a little of everything. To me the gyms looked very impressive but I really don’t know anything about gym equipment or gyms.
Back To The Bunk
We got back to DD’s bunk and it was filled to capacity (maybe 12-14 girls, (I didn’t count). There were approx. 3-4 girls that came alone (as my DD) and then about 8 girls that came together from a team. They were 7, 8 and 9 years old. I was surprised b/c I had been told that she would be bunked with only 7 year olds. When I asked the counselor about this she said that they all came as a team and they wanted to stick together but during the summer (when there are more girls) they do bunk by age. We hung around for a few more minutes and then left. As we left DDwas feeling a little overwhelmed but I know she was really excited for two solid days of gymnastics to come.