Huntsville Gymnastics Center

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Huntsville, Madison and Hampton Cove Gymnastics

*UPDATED 8/31/21 As I’m sure you are aware, the cases in our area started rising again, presumably fueled by the more contagious strain of the virus now circulating. Accordingly, we will follow the advice of the CDC and of our own local hospital and doctors, and all adults will be required to wear a mask while inside, at all three gyms. 

Children are not yet required to wear masks while in class, but are certainly encouraged to do so if they wish. We continue to encourage parents to drop off and remain in the car, or leave and return, and we must remind you that only one family member will be able to stay in the viewing area if you do choose to come in for part of the time.

As soon as infection rates (the numbers of people infected and the positivity testing rate) and hospitalizations decrease, we will be able to return to our previous status. I hope that is soon.

I understand that no-one wants this. I don't want this. But we all share in the responsibility for our fellow customers, co-workers, and our community. I can take some comfort from the fact that the course of action we are proposing follows the recommendations of our nation's leading medical organizations and our local medical professionals.

We believe it has been an important factor in keeping our students, staff and families safe, as well as doing our part for the community. Thank you for all your patience and support. Our families are the best!!!

ARCHIVED NOTES

Please keep taking precautions and we would ask all of you to review the guidelines set out in the COVID Waiver. In particular, we have asked all students to bring a bag for their shoes, water bottles, coats, etc. We are now using the lockers again, but to facilitate cleaning, we ask all students to come with a bag and put everything in that bag before placing it in the locker.

Please take extra care evaluating whether or not your child is fully healthy before coming to class. We have had a few people still sending their children with "a cold" and, although that would normally be acceptable, it is not ok right now. We had two COVID cases reported in which the only symptoms looking back were - you guessed it -  "She was feeling a little under the weather - like a mild cold."

It's been a while since our last update, as we all started to adjust to our new routines. We have kept you informed if we have received information of COVID-19 infections that might have affected any of our students. Please continue calling to let us know if you or anyone in your family has been exposed, or may have been exposed. Each case is different, and we want to continue to do everything we can to err on the side of caution.

We will continue to monitor developments. We ask for your cooperation if we should need to change procedures or even to suspend classes again. In particular, we ask everyone to help us out by staying out of the lobby and viewing areas as much as possible. Staying in one place inside for more than 15 minutes has been shown to have a high association with transmission of the virus, so we want as few people congregating as possible. We are permitting family members to stay, subject to space limitations, but must insist on only one family member at this time. Please remain in your cars if at all possible.

Thank you for all of your assistance with this. We have all heard horror stories of conflicts over these policies at other places, and we are very grateful for how supportive and helpful all of you have been. Our philosophy is to always take more precautions, rather than less, and we know that will sometimes feel excessive, but we want to be as careful as our most careful customers would want us to be. Your response to all of this has been fantastic. We are very grateful.

If you or your child has experienced any symptoms relating to COVID-19, such as shortness of breath, coughing, fever, dizziness, or loss of appetite or sense of smell, please stay home and schedule a make-up when you know everything is ok.

We have received a couple of reports from parents along the lines of, "My spouse has a work colleague who may have COVID-19, although we have seen no symptoms in our home." Please call us with anything like this that we might need to know. Often we will simply ask you to wait until test results come back, but sometimes we will need to ask that you stay away for a period of 5 days (the usual incubation period) or even 14 days if we feel it is warranted under the circumstances. And, of course, if anyone in the household does develop symptoms or tests positive, we must require a waiting period of 14 days before returning. We really appreciate all of you keeping us informed: if we look out for one another, we can get through this! We will inform you if someone who has been in the gym at the same time as you or your child becomes a suspected source of infection.

Please feel free to call me to share your thoughts or concerns. Once again, I and all my staff truly appreciate the support you have shown us, and we hope to continue to earn your trust.

James Linderholm

HGC/MGC/HCG

We appreciate the generosity and support of all those who have reached out to us. I can assure you we are all doing fine. Thank you! We especially thank those of you who have committed to support us financially through this. We love our gym family!

• Anyone with a family member who may have been in contact with COVID-19 must inform us immediately and wait 14 days before coming to class, even if they have tested negative. In this situation we will, of course, provide as many make-up's as necessary.
• No-one with symptoms of fever, coughing, loss of smell, dizziness, or shortness of breath will be permitted to enter: staff, athletes, parents or family members. Anyone who exhibits these symptoms while here will be asked to leave until their status can be confirmed safe.
• Every person who enters must wash their hands at the doorway and again on leaving: no exceptions - staff, athletes, and parents.
• Only 1 family member per athlete will be permitted to remain in the facility during classes.
• All adults entering the facilities must maintain physical distancing of 6' and are required to wear a mask: mouth AND nose covered..

For our athletes, we continue to request hand-washing before, during and after class. We have kept numbers in the gym below normal levels, and are continuing to sanitize at a heightened level. We are encouraging parents to drop and go, or wait in their vehicles whenever possible (we will get athletes to and from their class, just as in school), since the regular viewing area, even if distancing could be maintained, is simply not a good risk. Even with appropriate distance, more time in the same place equals more risk. That's not to say you cannot stay: 1 person per family will be permitted, but we do not encourage it, and if we cannot maintain distancing, people will have to leave. Hopefully, only running 2 or 3 classes at once there should never be too many people there. All staff will wear masks unless fully vaccinated and all adults entering the facilities must wear a mask also, unless they are fully vaccinated.

Please click here to download the Covid-19 Waiver. Please fill it out and bring it to your first class.