Our WAG Programs
The Aerials Women’s Artistic Gymnastics (WAG) program is designed for gymnasts who have demonstrated exceptional talent and competitive drive.
Our competitive program consists of 2 streams Developmental and competitive (descriptions below). Athletes are placed in the program that will allow them to best develop based on individual skill level and goals. When progressing through levels a higher demand for difficulty is required and with that comes a higher time commitment. Coaches will determine an appropriate training schedule dependent on the age, skill, and level of each gymnast.
SGA athletes are committed to the sport of gymnastics and require hard work, discipline and commitment to represent Aerials at a competitive level.
Shooting Stars
Daytime program
Age range: 4 /5 years
Hour range: 4 hours per week
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Shooting Stars
Shooting stars is a tryout based 10 month program that runs Sept-June. This program is for athletes showing talent, grit and determination within our daytime programs. Athletes participate in house ADP testing 2 times a year. This program prepares athletes for evening rec programs and gives a glimpse into our competitive WAG evening programs.
At the end of the year they will either get an early registration in rec, an evening ADP invitation, or they may stay in Shooting stars for a second season depending on age and level.
ADP
Aerials Developmental Program
Age range: 5 – 8 years
Hour range: 6 – 9 hours per week
ADP Coaches
Emmah
Rylee
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Amber
ADP – Aerials Developmental Program
The purpose of the Aerials Developmental Program is to improve strength, speed, power, endurance, flexibility, and skill. This program will help build a strong foundation and prepare athletes both physically and mentally to transition into the artistic competitive stream.
The program will include two in-house testing events and one competition outside of the club. ADP testing events allow us to track each athlete’s individual progress while also giving athletes the opportunity to experience the pressure of an evaluation in a familiar and comfortable setting within their own facility.
By the end of the year, athletes will be prepared to attend a competition outside of the club.
Athletes will not be ranked against one another during testing events. The goal is for each athlete to focus on their own progress and improve at each testing event.
COMP
XCEL & CCP
Age range: 7-18 years
Hour range: 6-20 hours per week
CCP Coaches
Jaycie
Jen
Amanda
Maria
Kaitlyn
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Anita
Sara
Carolyn
WAG Competitive Program
The competitive program comes with the belief that all athletes must have a solid foundation of basic skills in order to advance safely. The gymnasts are challenged through progressive, yet responsible development of technique-based skills and routines. As the levels advance the focusing shifts to developing complex and advanced technical skills while maintaining a high level of physical fitness Gymnasts progress to the next level when requirements in the desired level are mastered. Athletes will compete at invitational meets and at Alberta Gymnastics Federation (AGF) sanctioned events representing SGA.
In addition, athletes have opportunities to compete at Xcel or Provincial Championships for silver + athletes, and if in the appropriate level they may have opportunity to qualify for events including Alberta Winter Games Team trials, Provincial Championships, Western Canadian Championships and/or Canadian National Championships.
