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2025 June Skill Development Clinics

There will be a variety of instruction provided during our clinics. These clinics are organized to create opportunities for all gymnasts to be able to receive individualized instruction from University of Bridgeport staff and student-athletes. Gymnasts should wear their clinic leotard, shorts/leggings are allowed. Grips, tiger paws/wrist guards, braces, tape that may be needed to train should come each day that you are present.  Clinic groups will be organized by skill level first to help us effectively meet the needs of each of our gymnasts. All gymnasts MUST fill out our risk/liability waiver and meet the guidelines. 

Event Registration Details
Saturday, June 21st & Sunday, June 22nd
(Last day to register is June 20th)

Level 3-5, Xcel Bronze & Xcel Silver

Level 6-10, Xcel Gold, Platinum, & Diamond

Time: 8:30am-1:30pm ⇒ See Schedule Below
Maximum Number of Participants: 60
(If we exceed 60 registrants, then we will open up a 2:30-7:30 slot)

Cost:

Early bird pricing until May 23rd: $318 ($300 + $18 Fee) 
Pricing May 24th until start of clinic: $355.50 ($335 + $20.50 Fee)

**If you sign up for BOTH clinic weekends, you will receive the clinic leotard on the first weekend and then you will receive an exclusive GK UB spangled tank top on the second weekend.
GK Leotard (included in the registration price)

Spektrum Leotard
 
Level 3-5, Xcel Bronze & Xcel Silver REGISTER HERE
Level 6-10, Xcel Gold, Platinum, & Diamond REGISTER HERE

Location:

University of Bridgeport, Wheeler Recreation Center, 400 University Avenue, Bridgeport, Connecticut 06604

Other information:

  • We will be using GK to produce our custom 2025 University of Bridgeport Clinic Leotard. Please indicate the size for your athlete. This is INCLUDED in the clinic price. Size options are as follows:
    • CXXS, CXS, CS, CM, CL
    • AXS, AS, AM, AL, AXL, A2XL, A3XL, A4XL  
  • Please bring a water bottle (we have a filling station), lockers will be available in our public locker room/bathroom, please bring your own combination lock if desired. There are also drink vending machines in our facility.  
  • Schedule:
    • 8:00-8:30am → arrival & check-in
    • 8:30-8:50am → Full Group Warm-up
    • 8:50-10:45am → Rotation 1-3
    • 10:45-11:05am → SNACK BREAK
    • 11:05am-1:10pm → Rotation 3-6
    • 1:10-1:30pm → Cool Down 

Staff:

  1. Lorraine Galow (Head Coach) 
  2. Alexis Richardson (Assistant Coach)  
  3. JC Ligi (Assistant Coach) 
  4. Sarah Proulx (Assistant Coach) 
  5. Mark Sorrentino (Assistant Coach) 
  6. Certified Athletic Trainer 
  7. Various University of Bridgeport gymnasts  

  • We will have a certified yoga instructor, Kelly Ellwood, owner and operator of Vibrant Living Company, who will do a rotation of yoga in each session. Our student-athletes do yoga sessions weekly to help with mental focus, recovery, and deep stretching. 

  • We will have a Broadway Dancer and Instructor, Tony Mansker working with our gymnasts. Tony is a Functional Range Conditioning Certified Mobility Specialist & Certified in The Paula Morgan Technique for Dance Education. Tony has been on Broadway as Bert in Mary Poppins. Tour credits: West Side Story (US and International Tours). New York credits: The Radio City Christmas Spectacular. Regional credits: 42nd Street, Singin’ in the Rain, Footloose, Cabaret, Oklahoma, The Scarlet Pimpernel, The Wizard of Oz (Scarecrow). Tony has also directed and choreographed over 200 young actors in Bye Bye Birdie, for the Metropolitan Educational Theatre Network, aka MET II, in Southern California. Choreography credits: Footloose (Trump Taj Mahal), and The Who’s Tommy (Surflight Theatre). He served as resident Ballet Teacher at Stagelite Center for Dance in NJ, as well as guest choreographer for Gotta Dance Studios in NJ. He is a proud graduate of New York University’s Tisch School for the Arts and holds a BFA in Theatre. He is currently a Doctor of Chiropractic Candidate at the University of Bridgeport.