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Congratulations to our 2013 Desert Devils gymnasts
who have comitted to colleges on full-ride scholarships!
Stephanie Stowe (Senior)
University of Washington
attending Fall 2013
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Angela Cipra (Senior)
UCLA
attending Fall 2013
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Rachel Tucker (Senior)
Brigham Young University
attending Fall 2013
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Melissa Metcalf (Junior)
UCLA
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Desert Devils Gymnastics Team Overview
The Desert Devils Team programs consists of Developmental, Compulasry Levels 4 - 6, Optional Levels 7-10. We integrate competition quality equipment, a state-of-the-art pit system with the most sophisticated training methods available to allow our competitive gymnasts to compete at the highest levels successfully.
- Perrenial state champs for over 30 years, 2012 marked the Desert Devils 7th consecutive Arizona State Team Championship
- Over 650 State champions and 35 national champions
- The most successful program in Arizona at the elite level
- Gymnasts have competed at international levels, such as, the World Championships, Olympic Trials, and World Cup Series events
- 100% full-ride scholarship placement rate at top universities in the nation for graduating senior gymnasts.
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Developemtal Team
These classes are designed for girls who want to pursue competitive gymnastics. These classes, due to increased practice time, usually speed up the rate of skill acquisiton and enhance maturity in the sport.
* Mini-hotshots: This program is for your 3-5 yr. old gymnast who has been invited to participate in a specific
program geared toward team level commitment. This honor is reserved for students who show an
above average ability and an extraordinary enthusiasm for the sport. This is a 1 hr, twice per
week commitment.
* Hot-shots: This program is for your 4-7 yr. old gymnast who has been invited to participate in a specific
program geared toward team level commitment. This honor is reserved for students who show an
above average ability and an extraordinary enthusiasm for the sport. This is a 2 hr, twice per week
commitment.
* Pre-team: This program is for your 5-10 yr. old gymnast who has been invited to participate in a specific
program designed to prepare her to compete in the Level 4 team program. This honor is reserved
for students who show an above average ability and an extraordinary enthusiasm for the sport. This
is a 2 hr, 3 times per week commitment.
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Optional Team- Level 7-Elite- view gymnast profiles on
Optional Team Website | View 2013 Meet Schedule
Our Elite Training Program at Desert Devils is considered one of the finest in the USA. Our championship staff is under the direction of Geoff Eaton, who spends 32+ hours each week working on new methods for coaching and mentoring these elite superstars. He makes every effort to find new conditioning, drilling, and equipment advances to help these athletes in their pursuit of excellence. Every effort is always made to get these athletes whatever they need no matter the cost; whether that be flying them to National Team Camps where they can be assisted by the USA Gymnastics National Team staff, or flying National Team Staff membera here, or thinking outside the box and sending these athletes to others who can help them; such as Sports Psychologists, Massage Therapists, Motivational Speakers, or Physical Rehabilitation Therapists. Geoff makes sure that these athletes get whatever they need to be successful at the Elite level.
All of this in a 40,600 square-foot
state-of-the-art facility
located in the corner of Gilbert and McKellips roads in Mesa, Arizona.
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Levels 7 through Elite are optional competitive levels. To enter in to the optional program the gymnast must receive a minimum score set by USA Gymnastics, in the previous level. Optional competition means that the gymnasts are only given guidelines to what must be done in their routines. However, they must have skills that meet difficulty requirements as well as fulfilling special combination requirements. The difficulty and special combination requirements become increasingly difficult
to master at each higher level.
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