Pinnacle Gymnastics in 3-D: Observations from a Mother, Coach, and Business Owner

Pinnacle Competitive Team 2019: A Season in Review

10 Concepts Introduced in Parent Tot Gymnastics Parent tot classes are so much more than gymnastics. These classes for 18-36 month olds provide an...

Understanding Gymnastics Scores for Your Athlete

9 Tips for Raising Teenagers No one prepares you for parenting. There isn't a manual that they give you when that little bundle of joy is placed in...

10 Tips for Easing your Preschooler's Separation Anxiety Preschool separation anxiety is tough. These activities are supposed to be fun for your...

Gymnastics Summer Camp 2019: Kansas City, Shawnee, Lenexa, and More! Join us for a different camp each week! Our summer camps are the perfect ...

Creating a Family Culture in the Workplace How do you create a family culture in the workplace? When a business seeks to strengthen their...

The Benefits of Taking Multiple Classes Each Week "When will my child learn their back handspring?" That is a much more difficult question to answer...

12 Quotes that Encourage Excellence Excellence is sometimes confused with perfection. In my opinion, perfection does not exist in the human realm....

How Can You Tell If You Have Shin Splints or a Stress Fracture? Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome (MTSS) once called shin splints is inflammation of...

Meet Coach Lisa Lisa is the Preschool Manager at Pinnacle Gymnastics. Following her graduation from Utah State University, she worked as a medical...

Learn How to Make a Floor Bar That Doesn't Bend Floor bars are one of my favorite teaching tools at all levels. They aid in skill development and add...

Three Year Old Milestones:Social, Cognitive, and Gross Motor According to the CDC, three year olds have a variety of milestones that caregivers and...

Four Year Old Milestones: Social, Cognitive, and Gross Motor Four year olds have many milestones that help indicate proper development. According to...

The Importance of Proprioception in Physical Therapy Proprioception uses sensory cues from your eyes, ears (as a part of the vestibular system), the...

Benefits of Physical Activity and Resistance Training in Adults The general mindset of physical activity and resistance training is that it takes too...

The Importance of Warm Up And Cool Down For Exercise The effects of exercise on the body play a huge role to allow for healthy functioning of our...

4 Weekly Activities for Two Year Olds in Kansas City Terrible twos aren’t so terrible when your active two-year-old is being challenged academically...

What is the Summer Slide? Tips and Tricks to Avoid Learning Loss Often referred to the summer slide, learning loss over the summer is a real thing!...

10 Tips for a Successful Parent Teacher Conference It is that time of year again, Parent Teacher Conferences! Conferences are a wonderful chance for...

5 Tips for Cheerleaders In all my years coaching there are always some constants with training kids. One of them is nerves for cheer tryouts. While...

How to Choose a Physical Therapist for Your Athlete Just like every specialty in health care - physical therapists often get experienced at something...

10 Last Minute Gift Ideas Has a birthday or holiday snuck up on you? Don't worry! Last minute gift ideas can be both quick and personable. Whether...

Spring Break Camp Kansas City 2019 Spring Break Camp has never been more fun! Drop the kids at Pinnacle for a morning, afternoon, or full day of fun!...

Simple Ways to Teach Growth Mindset Teaching children about having a growth mindset is a popular topic. In addition to teaching pillars of character...

A Letter to the First Time Gymnastics Parent

Top 5 Things to Look For in a Competitive Gymnastics Team Having your child participate in competitive gymnastics provides many great opportunities....

Rolling to Flipping: Why Shape Is Important I often tell my athletes that basic shapes that we work on translate to skills that they might want to...

On the Competitive Team, meet days are fun and a little stressful for both the gymnast and the parent. Check out these 5 tips to help make the ...

The Difference Between Xcel and Junior Olympic Team at Pinnacle One of my jobs is to evaluate athletes to help them find the best place for them on...

5 Mess Free Crafts for Kids Shouldn't We Embrace the Mess? I love a good messy craft. I think it's important for child development and sensory...

Building Balance Beam Confidence Beam is my favorite event to coach (most days). In my head, everything on beam should be easy, it has all been...

The Importance of Strength for Ninja Training Ninja Class participation takes a high demand of strength, body control, athleticism, and mental...

7 Reasons I am Grateful for My Athletes There is so much to be thankful for as a coach. I am truly grateful that my job isn't really work. It is a...

The Benefits of Tumbling for Other Sports and Activities

7 Tips to Encourage Kids to Eat Healthy We live in a busy world that is constantly tugging us in a hundred different directions. Between school and...

Preparing for Winter Weather Winter weather is here! Here are a few tips to help you prepare for inclement/winter weather for your home, car and...

After the holidays, I always find myself purging our playroom. So many of our family members are very generous over the holiday season and we simply...

Asking Questions to Improve Preschool Learning Gone are the days of learning through repetition and dictation. We no longer ask our students, even...

10 Tips to Achieve New Year's Resolutions New Year’s is a time of goal setting and trying new lifestyle changes to create a healthier wellbeing...

5 at Home Cartwheel Tips from a Gymnastics Coach A cartwheel is a basic gymnastics skill and a skill that everyone can learn. Every child loves to be...

Recreational Gymnastics Meet What is the Recreational Meet? Twice a year Pinnacle Gymnastics hosts a meet for its recreational gymnasts, once in May...

5 Simple Ideas for Family Traditions Family traditions provide a source of identity. Traditions and rituals often tell a story about a family....

6 Benefits of Blocks for Preschoolers Why do classrooms always seem to have a block center? What is the reason behind it? Is it simply entertain the...

Why Parents Need a Date Night As busy parents, we could always use a night out or a quiet night in. With work, school, kids’ activities and all the...

The New Level 6/7 Vault: What are they looking for? What is the new level 6/7 vault?

Indoor Holiday Activities for Kids It's the most wonderful time of the year! We have already had several snow days. The temperatures have definitely...

Coco is an amazing movie the whole family will love. The movie takes place in modern day Mexico and highlights a young boy’s experience with El Dia...

The holidays are here and people are starting to think about their New Year's resolutions. This year, start early and set yourself up for success to...

2019 Championship Gymnastics Kansas City Gymnastics fans across the country will gather in Kansas City this August for the 2019 US National...