Give us a call to sign up!  Leave the kids with their favorite coaches whie you get the night off!

Did you notice the new (rather large) trophy showcased in the front office?  In case you hadn't, or if  you didn’t read the fine print on it, our Level 5 “SCATS Mini” Team girls won STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS and have earned a pat on the back next time you see them!

Additionally,  three of our Boys Team Members, Cameron Bock, Evan Bock and Daniel Yoon, have made the 2012 National Developmental Team following their awesome performance at the Future Stars National Championship.  ANOTHER three of our Boys Team Members have earned full gymnastics scholarships to some great schools.  Both Jesse Glenn and Aaron Yoshizuka will be heading off to Westpoint in the Fall to join SCATS’ Josh Glenn, while Kanji Oyama will head out to the University of Oklahoma.  Congrats, guys...we’ll miss you!

2011 has been a fantastic year for all of our Team girls and boys, as well as our hard-working GYM Teams here at SCATS.  We would like to use this space to thank and congratulate all of our competing gymnasts that have put in countless hours in the gym to get where they are, and of course the amazing SCATS coaches that helped get them there. 

You’ve made us all proud.  Here’s to a fantastic 2011 season and the 2012 season to come!

Interested in shaping up in the new year, mom n dad? Fitness expert, Thomas Tadlock, conducts his renown "Fitness Boot Camp" here at SCATS! Click the picture of Thomas below for more information on how to register.

Give us a call to sign up!  Leave the kids with their favorite coaches to have a New Year's Eve party they won't forget, while you get to have your own fun without scrambling to find a babysitter!

Congratulations to our SCATS team members and coaches. Their hard work all year has paid off time and again and most notably at this year's Visa National Championship. The SCATS boys have won the Visa National Championship THREE of the last four years in their division.   

You make us proud!

Adrian De Los Angeles: 4th Place Rings, 2nd Place P-Bars, 2nd Place Hi-Bar

1st PLACE ALL-AROUND!

Jesse Glenn: 1st Place Hi-Bar, 2nd Place Pommel, 3rd Place P-Bars

3rd PLACE ALL-AROUND

GREAT WORK, GENTLEMEN!

In addition to the astounding performances by the SCATS Boys Teams in 2011, their coach himself also deservedly shares in the accolades.  Congratulations to SCATS' own Grigor Chalikyan for garnering the USA Gymnastics award for "2011 Men's Jr. Olympic Coach of the Year."  Fantastic job, Greg!  We'd also like to applaud Coaches Albert Avchian, Mitch Claman, Tim Rogers and Tina Mikulak for their respective roles in helping develop the best men's team in the nation right here at SCATS.   

Congratulations, guys, on yet ANOTHER championship under the SCATS belt!  SCATS Boys Team has won the Level 10 National Championship THREE of the last four years.  They have also claimed a total of SEVEN State Champion titles in the past three years across all levels. 

You make SCATS proud!

Adrian De Los Angeles
1st Place P-Bars
2nd Place Pommel
1st PLACE ALL-AROUND!

Jesse Glenn
1st Place Hi-Bar
4th PLACE ALL-AROUND

 

Kanji Oyama
Visa Qualifier
1st PLACE ALL-AROUND

GREAT WORK, GENTLEMEN!

It is with our deepest regrets that we deliver the news to you that our dear friend and SCATS Boys Team coach since 2008, Anatoliy Zhydkov, passed away Friday, January 21st, 2011 following heart complications.

Those who knew Anatoliy knew a man whose love for the sport of gymnastics and his students was only matched by their adoration and respect for him. He was kind, caring, committed and beloved by his family, friends and those who had the pleasure of working alongside him. We are truly heartbroken to say goodbye to him this way and do so with heavy hearts.

We would, however, be remiss to attempt to condense our thoughts and memories of Anatoliy to this limited space and setting and would instead like to extend our sincerest condolences to his wife, Nadiya, and their entire family during this very difficult time. We would also ask humbly for your assistance in helping them.

SCATS will be collecting donations for Anatoliy's family in order to help offset the high cost of funeral services, which are to be held in the family's hometown in Wisconsin. We would greatly appreciate any contribution you or those you know would be willing to make toward this fund and effort of making such a trying time a little easier for his family.

Donation checks may be made out to SCATS Gymnastics and sent directly to the gym at the address below. Please include "Anatoliy Zhydkov Fund" in the memo line. We would also welcome cards or letters remembering Anatoliy, which we will forward to Nadiya along with your kind donation.

Thank you for your help, words, thoughts and prayers in remembering Coach Anatoliy with us. We will miss him always.

Sincerely,

The SCATS Family

Please send donations to:
SCATS Gymnastics
c/o The Anatoliy Zhydkov Fund
5742 McFadden Avenue
Huntington Beach, CA 92649

Please make donation checks out to:
SCATS Gymnastics or (simply) SCATS
and include "Anatoliy Zhydkov Fund" in the memo line.

SCATS' own Jesse Glenn was the ONLY men's gymnastics representative picked to go to this year's Youth Olympics in Singapore, and he's off to a fantastic start! Click on the picture of Jesse below to read the full article on his progress so far, posted on USAG's website.

Congratulations to the SCATS Boys Team for taking home 9 MEDALS in the Visa Championship!

Our own Sam Mikulak took the Gold All-Around for the 16-18 bracket and Adrian De Los Angeles took Silver All-Around in the 14-15 division. Adrian's all-around score was actually the third highest across both divisions, and both Sam and Adrian made the National Team after this excellent performance!

The results are in! Congratulations to our SCATS Boys who did SO well this weekend. What a season for these guys! The scores aren't up on meetscoresonline.com just yet, but we'll post a link when they are. Here are some of the highlights for now...

Sam Mikulak
1st Place Floor
1st Place Vault
3rd Place P-Bars
2nd Place Hi-Bar
6th Place Pommel
6th Place Rings
1ST PLACE ALL-AROUND!

Adrian De Los Angeles
1st Place P-Bars
2nd Place Hi-Bar
2nd Place Pommel
6th Place Vault
4TH PLACE ALL-AROUND!

Jesse Glenn
6th Place Hi-Bar

Alex Powarzynski
4th Place Vault

GREAT WORK, GENTLEMEN!

We are proud to announce that over 2009 & 2010 we were able to secure nine Division 1 college scholarships for our gymnasts: two to UCLA, two to University Of Michigan, and one each to Berkley, Oregon State, Penn State, West Point, and Arkansas.

That's the good news, but the even better news is that now we have a lot of openings at the Optional levels. Our staff is the best it has ever been and we work with very small coaching ratios of about 4:1. If you are interested, or know of someone who might be interested, contact us!