Lane Cove Gymnastics Club - Lane Cove West (NSW)

5 /5 dorothy wilson: My daughter has had the best experience here I would recommend it to anyone!!! The staff and coaches are brilliant.

1 /5 Neil Kerkham: I heard from previous parents of kids that go to this place that it really has gone downhill, and after attending a trial for my daughter, it is COMPLETELY JUSTIFIED! I organised a trial for my daughter to attend, and when I asked if I could sit in and watch to make sure it is suitable for her, they made me feel very unwelcome and uncomfortable and proceeded to tell me that I am not allowed in the gymnasium and I have to wait in the Waiting Area. In this waiting area, my child is NOT visible, they are hidden behind the raised trampoline area out of sight. The Standards in Sport, Child Safe Practices, Gymnastics Australia guide clearly states: DO: "Keep trainings/competitions/events open to observation by parents/guardians – this creates an environment of transparency and safety." The Policy continues: DONT Exclude parents/guardians from attending training sessions. I do not see this club adhering to these guidelines. There is even a big sign in the waiting area that says "No Parents Passed This Point". Afterwards, my daughter comes out of the trial and we wait for the coach to come and tell us how she went. No one comes out, we waited, and waited, and waited, the coach is still nowhere to be seen. This frustrates me a little bit so I walk about the back only to see them sitting there just chatting away. They clearly dont want to interact with the parents. The coach sees me and seems annoyed that she has to come and tell me how the trial went! What kind of coach, who knows that a new athlete is trialling, would NOT come out and tell the waiting parents how the trial went. I received zero follow up from the club in the following weeks to give me any further feedback or to ask how she went. This experience really shows me how poorly run Lane Cove Gymnastics Club is operated and what seemingly little regard and care they have for their students. I thought to myself "if they dont care now, they wont care in the future." After speaking to other parents, I can see why kids are leaving in droves, I can see why their competitive stream is no longer competitive and I can see why the parents arent happy with how this club is going. Id steer clear of this Club, after a little research I found much better clubs, more welcoming clubs, clubs where the kids arent hidden away, and clubs where the staff seem to care about the business, the kids and the parents.

4 /5 Shanahan Matthew (Matt): What an awesome Ninja Warrior Party for our 5 year old and her friends and family! The kids had a great time on the Ninja Warrior equipment, in the foam pit and on the trampolines over their 1.5 hour session. Having two members of the LCGC team there to lay down the rules and supervise the children meant we could focus on watching them have fun and finishing off the preparation of the party room. The friendliness and vibrancy of Zara from LCGC created a wonderful atmosphere for the kids and made for a great, fun environment for the kids, whilst also knowing how to control them when they became unruly. After all of the fun and games on the equipment, there were 30 minutes for some quick food and the birthday celebration. For the parents, you are provided with a room with a sink, chairs and tables. You have to prepare and cater for everything else, including an esky to keep things cool, and are allowed to arrive 15 minutes beforehand to prepare the room. You need to have entertained and packed up within the 30 minutes allocated for the party room, which I think is preferable to the kids time on the equipment being shortened, despite 30 minutes being a but of a rush. Please be aware that there is a rubbish fee if you dont want to take your rubbish away with you, so dont forget to pack a garbage bag if you dont want to pay that fee.

1 /5 Emma Tan: I do not recommend booking this place for kids parties. There were no staff members around and they were running late. After 15 minutes of waiting and a bunch of bored kids I I managed to flag down a staff member to get started. There was only one instructor for 20 kids under 6 years old, which was entirely unsafe and inadequate. The instructor was extremely poor quality and had limited experience with kids. She resorted to simply yelling at the kids but could barely project her voice so it was impossible to hear her or follow her instructions. The instructor played games like what’s the time Mr wolf instead of using the gym equipment. Kids were left waiting around for ages to have a turn on the equipment or missed out the equipment entirely due to the instructor’s poor planning. The instructor was so useless that by the end of the session myself and other parents had to step in to supervise and secure various equipment stations essentially doing her job for her. There was an obstacle to climb with a trampoline on the other side, without parents getting involved this would have resulted in accidents as children were unable to see if the trampoline was occupied. Another station had a very large cylinder to climb which also required securing by parents to avoid injury. The gym was extremely uncomfortably hot. I had booked an indoor party to avoid the summer heat but this ended being a nightmare. Kids and parents were overheated and sweating within 5 minutes of starting and were very unhappy as there was no aircon or adequate fans. Do not book a party here!

5 /5 Kate Andreas: Friendly team and my daughter loves her classes here - especially grateful for holiday program!