Community Spotlight: Jumphouse

Chelsea Dyck
SAY Times Contributor

 

Jumphouse Gymnastics, owned by Lori Knopf and Cassi Weiss, has been a part of our community for seven years. Jumphouse is located at 122 Canal Gardens (just off of the 817).
The business employs 11 people to offer many gymnastics programs and free play. Children from age two-and-a-half to adults of all ages can take part in gymnastics programs. Jumphouse also offers cheerleading for ages five to 18.
Gymnastics classes run in 12-week sessions. Jumphouse is just wrapping up their fall session and will be moving into the winter session on Jan. 5. Gymnastics badge classes run for an hour and a half, giving the children time to use every apparatus in the gym including the floor, bars, beam, trampolines, and the vault. Jumphouse is a great way to learn basic skills, which can help prepare you for a competitive program.
The Matrix Cheerleading program, which is also run out of Jumphouse, has three teams; Senior Gold, Junior Black, and Youth Sparkle. These three teams attend many competitions throughout their season allowing them to showcase their talent. There is also a recreational cheerleading team for those who are too young to compete or want to get a feel for cheerleading before trying out for the competitive teams.
Jumphouse offers drop-in times to allow people to try out gymnastics or just have some free time in the gym. Drop-ins run on Fridays from 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. and 6 p.m.-8 p.m., plus they have teen drop-in (13+) from 8 p.m. – 10 p.m. They also have family drop-ins Saturdays and Sundays from 12 p.m. – 2 p.m. (these times can vary depending on holidays and private function bookings, such as birthday parties).
Jumphouse is unique to our community in that there are no other places to practice gymnastics or cheerleading in Strathmore. Gymnastics has a way of making children very outgoing and helps them “gain concentration and channel their energy into something physical,” says co-owner Cassi Weiss. Weiss said that “gymnastics has helped kids a lot with confidence.”
Parents often tell her that gymnastics has helped their kids in and out of the gym.
Jumphouse gives back to the community in a number of ways, including allowing those who are a part of AIM Strathmore to come in for free gym time every second Friday.
You can contact Jumphouse at 403-934-4900, at jumphopusegymnastics@hotmail.com, or you can go in to see them on evenings (except Tuesdays) and weekends.