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Youth
December 21, 2013 - January 3, 2014
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Gymnasts ‘Aspire’ to be the best BY TRACY HOUSE
Scott Barclay, the owner of Aspire Kids Sports Center in Chandler, has a lot to be proud of these days. Two of the young men he trains recently competed at the World Age Group (WAG) Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria. Jerrett Jensen, 18, competed in trampoline and double mini trampoline, while Josh Browne, 16, competed in power tumbling and double mini trampoline. The boys were part of 80 U.S. athletes in Bulgaria. The boys went to Bulgaria with the delegation from the WAG Championships. Jerrett says that it was a culture shock going to Bulgaria. It was like going back in time; transportation was the same but human interaction was different. “The difference in the history aspect—it was completely different going over there,” Jerrett says. The architecture was striking—a mixture of the old with the new. However, housing was lackluster. “It was a shock to see.” Jerrett mentions that the people of Bulgaria acted differently than what he is accustomed to. “The way they hugged each other was different and was abrupt. And it was serious, there wasn’t any laughter on their faces. I couldn’t speak the language, but the way that they talked to each other was different.” He says mostly he felt welcomed. There was one time he tried to hail a
taxi, but was rejected because he was wearing his U.S.A. jacket. The team ate in the hotel and arena for planned, nutritious meals, but Jerrett says there were multiple McDonald’s and Burger King restaurants in the area. He explains the culture shock was more about the people than the area he was in. “They emailed us about a week before we left about the area.” He says they were cautioned about stray dogs and pick-pockets. “It was such an experience to see the way that other people live around the world.” Jerrett started training when he was 3 years old in artistic gymnastics. The Williams Field High School graduate took the fall semester off college to concentrate on the WAG championships. He plans to attend Chandler Gilbert Community College this spring. Josh is just as dedicated to improving his skills. The Gilbert resident opted to earn his GED because he would have missed too many days of school. He mentions he does have plans of going to college also. Barclay, who also serves as the Arizona State University gymnastics coach, says Jerrett is a natural at trampoline. He’s been coaching Jerrett and Josh for the last six months after their former coach moved. “These guys are so good,” Barclay says. “They’re on the elite level. They’re training up at a level very few kids are
ASPIRATIONS: Scott Barclay, left, owner of Aspire Kids Sports Center in Chandler, Josh Browne and Jerrett Jensen. Barclay coaches Josh and Jerrett in trampoline and tumbling. Submitted photo
training and therefore very few coaches are capable of training them.” Barclay stepped in with 35 years of experience at ASU to train with the boys five days a week, three hours a day. Their hard work and dedication was rewarded. Both the boys went to the national championships, the Stars and Stripes league in Florida, and from there were accepted on to the World Age Group Championships. “Only the top 80 kids in the country got to go to this,” Barclay says. The World Championships were also in Bulgaria, a week earlier, but are the senior elite kids. Jerrett and Josh are
the World Age Group, which Barclay explains, are like junior championships. Both boys will enter the senior league in 2014. The next national championship will be in July. To qualify Jerrett and Josh will need to acquire points through meets held throughout the year. There are three events—tumbling, trampoline and double mini trampoline, a combination of tumbling and trampoline. In trampoline, athletes have to perform a series of 10 skills. In tumbling, athletes have a series of passes, or a series of somersaults and twists, with specific requirements, all difficulty based like in ice skating.
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