ABOUT THE SHOOTING STARS PROGRAM

The Shooting Stars program is the elite track training program at JJGA. The elite track is a program developed by USA Gymnastics to identify young boys who show great promise in gymnastics. The program molds that promise by introducing elite skills early on to help the boys develop into world class gymnasts at the elite levels, such as the National Team, the National Development Team, and NCAA college gymnastics.  

Boys who participate in the elite track train for the Future Stars Program. The US Future stars program is the national development team for boys ages 8-13. Boys who make this development team are highly likely to be chosen for the national team, from which USA Gymnastics fields its competitive teams for national and international competition assignments. Top colleges in the NCAA program also heavily recruit boys who participated in Future Stars. 

At JJGA, boys in the Shooting Stars Program train an additional 1.5 hours per week at our gym. Every second Sunday, the boys train off-site at Sandy Springs Gymnastics for 3 hours. 

Thanks to our wonderful Sponsors, there is no additional charge for the boys who train at Sandy Springs. Each boy who is chosen for the Shooting Stars Program receives a monthly scholarship that covers the bi-weekly off-site training. 

Since the programs inception, this program has been repeatedly sponsored by Mr. Vernon Chandler of Southeast Mortgage, Ms. Maya Ellious of Built to Imapct, OLO FRAGRANCE,  Ms. Ari Hale of Alergic 2 Hourly and Don and Janice Quick of Quick Turn Around Transportation.