Unique is great my daughter had been going here since she 3 years old she learned so much it's great this place train kids super hard and fast read more

I would give this sports academy zero stars if I could. The coaches are TERRIBLE people. My 6 year old niece has been going to this academy for several months now. She has been taking both the tumbling and gymnastics class. Her coaches have been refusing to move her up to a higher ranking class because she "cries" too much. Their words not mine. They are treating my 6 year old niece differently compared to the other kids in the class. The day of scoring my niece had received the same exact scores as another kid in her class, but they decided not to move up my niece to a new class ranking. Instead, they moved the other kid up. Instead of talking bad about a 6 year old to the other coaches, they should come to the parent. It doesn't make sense why a child is being held back in a class because they are "crying" too much. She is 6! Of course she is going to cry! It is expected for a child to cry when they mess up. Maybe, this academy needs new coaches who understand children. Or maybe the coaches just need to start treating the kids with more respect. The coaches need to learn how to redirect the children when they are upset about messing up. The coaches need to learn how to be better! read more

My daughter is into her third season here and absolutely loves it! This gym has truly become her favorite place to be. Currently on a mini team and loves the progress she's been making. It's true what they say -- trust the process! read more

My daughter attended gymnastics and then we tried a week of summer camp here. We have only attended one other gymnastics (another state), which I am going to base my experiences here with our previous gym. The coaches at Unique are ok, young teens/adults who seem to just be there. There didn't seem to be any set schedule, as I heard two coaches asking each other what they were doing and where they were taking their group (during paid time). The group my daughter was in had a lot of girls with one coach. Girls were not paying attention and the coach should have had a couple assistances to help keep girls' attention and help them remember what they were to do in each section (they looked confused and didn't remember and played around). For summer camp, first day I got there no one asked if I needed help, I was new to it and basically had to look around and watch to figure out what to do. Teens/young adults just looked at me, looking tired. Unprofessional and untrained in customer service. I signed her in, told my daughter to go to those group of ppl (guessing that was the group?) waited, and when no one said or corrected me, I left. 2 hrs later I get a call saying I didn't sign her in and I needed to fill paperwork out. I correct her and say I signed her in and no one said anything to me. Also, no one asked to see ID (I showed regardless) when I picked my daughter up. There needs to be a better system/standards here. Better security checks during Camps. Workers need more training, more help during classes, and customer service training. They need training on how to speak and treat the children attending here. For sure equipment and mats need to be cleaned and EVERYONE, workers and volunteers included need to take shoes off/not wear shoes when on mats! Our kids are barefoot yet workers are walking with their shoes on the mats. That doesn't make sense. Bathrooms were dirty and soap was out sometimes. That is asking for diseases, viruses, or pinworms to spread with so many kids in and out. Another issue that kind of sucks is that each program requires a $35 annual fee. So I paid 2 annual fees in the same year for 2 different programs under the same roof. That right there is dumb. Regardless of my opinions, my daughter enjoyed it all, but will be looking at other facilities to join. read more

May daughter loves this place! We used to take my daughter to the local parks & rec gymnastics club (St Mary's County), but had a recent incident there that really put us off that place. So, we looked into other places that our daughter could take lessons. We are so glad that we found Unique! My daughter takes 1 hr long private lessons. It costs more than what we paid for parks & rec, but the private instruction is well worth the cost and hour long drive. My daughter has learned more in two lessons than she has from the other place after 2 years! I wouldn't hesitate recommending this place to anyone. read more

I have had the worst experience for this gym concerning their Allstar prep minis. I can not speak for any of the other teams. I will say that I think my daughters coaches were great coaches and very good with the girls according to my daughter . Although the lack of communication between the coaches and parents is terrible. They use a team mom, whom is not a parent to any of the girls on my daughters team, but a mother or grandmother to a girl on a different team, and she doesn't quite understand how to be a team mom, or care to be for this team. My daughter has been going here from September- feb and we have never actually met the coaches, nor do any of the girls know the names of any of the girls on her team. I believe this facility is about winning only, and doesn't really care about the girls in my experience. Everything is kept very hush hush and secretive. The girls practice in a room in the back where no parents can watch and are expected to attend practices where no parents are even allowed inside the facility, which is very uncomfortable to me for a team of 5-7 year olds. I also had an experience where I allowed my daughter to attend one of these practices and a lady who was helping that day ( not her coach) screamed at my daughter and other girls repeatedly for not knowing how to do the stunts. My daughters legs were squeezed so hard by this woman that she left hand print marks on her legs, and when brought to the gyms attention, I never received an apology nor did the gym seem concerned, and they only made excuses for their staff. The woman was trying to bully the girls into learning the routine, instead of having patience and teaching them. Several parents complained and we were also told " not to talk about it to other parents and only to their staff", which I found very uncomfortable. Also this past weekend my daughter had a competition and as a first time cheer mom I had no idea we did not have to sit in the audience and watch the girls and that we could actually get right down on the floor and see them nice and close. Unfortunately due to lack of communication I was told this info at 8:13 in their group chat when her routine started at 8:14. So I chose to try to make it down there and missed half of my daughters very first performance : ( I have clients whose hair I have done who attend this gym and absolutely love it, ( they are an older age range than my daughter- cheer girls and their parents) which is why I chose to sign my daughter up. I am so disappointed and frustrated that my experience has not been the same as theirs. I think had they of had a more engaged team mom, and kept the parents more involved then I would of also had a good experience minus the one incident of my daughter at a private practice. Pros- nice facility, nice uniforms, very cool competition experience for the girls- no limit on how many people can attend the competitions, Practices start on time, and reliable, payment plan, team photos. Cons- lack of information, lack of communication, girls do not get to know each other, coaches do not interact with the parents, the only communication is through a group me app from a team mom, hard to find parking, uncomfortably secretive with the girls at practices. They are not organized with paper work, I had to give the same info at least 3 times. I personally would not recommend this location for the younger girls for their all star prep mini team, unless you are comfortable leaving your child at practices without parents there ( I was not told of this prior to sign up), or if you are already aware of how the cheer world works, then maybe it will work out better for you. read more

My daughters attended a 8 week program here. Day one started out promising enough, with all of the children stretching and warming up together. Following this, the children are separated by age group and my daughters (3 and under) went through a very minimalist set of "activities". Rolling down a small foam wedge, flipping down a small foam wedge, hopping in hula hoops placed on the ground, and doing a single pull up on a bar. This concluded with hopping into a foam pit. And that's it for week 1...and 2....and 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8. There was no progression, no "teaching" no engagement. The instructors, while undoubtedly very well meaning and sweet, were unenthusiastic, disengaged, and seemed indifferent. We have participated in gymnastics programs where the program has implemented a planned set of progressive exercises and activities with an end goal of teaching SOMETHING, form, technique, flexibility, introduction to the sport, etc. And those classes culminated in a finale that allowed the participants and instructors to showcase their new skills followed by a sweet little photo op and medal ceremony. Nothing grand but something that the kids really appreciate and provides a sense of accomplishment. At Unique Sports Academy, the instructors closed out the program by ending the class (which was identical to the very first class) by walking into the back and bringing out a few medals that they would unceremoniously hand out...bye. Perhaps the programs for their older age groups are phenomenal, I cannot confirm or deny that. However, If you have children younger than 4 I wholeheartedly recommend that you attend a different program. The facility itself is very nice. Spaciously laid out and well maintained. The walls are aligned with photos of previous teams comprised of older (High school, college age?) gymnasts, and there is a concessions stand available for waiting parents. Parents have a clear view of the gym via a section of bleachers aligned in front of the padded gym floors. read more

We had a party here and Laquan I believe his name is, was amzing with the kiddos. The ages ranged from 5-9 and everyonewas playing along with him. They ran and jumped and his level of energy matched the kids! We will definately come back and schedule a party here. The kids already want to go back! read more