Is Your Teen Looking for Something Fun to Do?

Goodness knows how hard it is to find age-appropriate activities for teenagers on Saturday nights. They think they’re too old for those family activities they used to love, and we think they’re not old enough to be out on their own. They’re full of restless energy that can lead to all kinds of trouble if it’s not corralled into something safe and productive.

The good news is that Tumblebees can help. Check out our teen recreational program. Even if your teen is not enrolled in classes at Tumblebees, she’s likely to think our Teen Night activities are lots of fun.

The Hive

Tumblebees’ Teen Night program, known as The Hive, offers kids the chance to work off that excess teenage energy in a safe supervised environment. All you need to do is drop them off at our Team Training Center around 6:30 pm on Saturdays and pick them up again two hours later. During that time, they can use the trampolines, bars, and other apparatus. We have climbing ropes, foam pits and tumbling floors just waiting to challenge and amuse your teens.

The Details

Teen Night takes place every Saturday all year round from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The program is open for ages 12 through 17. There is a one-time registration fee of $35; beyond that each visit is $5 for students currently enrolled in a Tumblebees program or $10 for non-students. Every participant needs a parent-signed waiver as well.

Win-win Situation

Perhaps the best aspect of Teen Night is the independent feeling the kids get when they are out at night without Mom or Dad hovering in the parents’ lounge. They want so badly to be grown up, but they know they aren’t there yet. Our qualified staff fill in for parents by setting limits and watching for problems, so the kids feel safe. All the time they are having fun, they are also learning how to challenge themselves and how to cope if they don’t meet that challenge just yet. Yes, they do this at their usual lessons, too, but there’s an added excitement when it’s Saturday night.

And the benefit for you? You get two hours to yourself!

The Path to Diving

Three divers, three different paths

Diving is a sport that’s not for everyone. Jumping off a high dive or platform can be intimidating, scary and exhilarating, all at the same time. Not to mention the skills needed to flip, twist and turn your way into the water. So how does someone decide diving is the sport for them? Three high school seniors on the Tumblebees Ultimate Air Diving Team all found their way to diving by taking different paths, and all hope diving is part of their future.

Emma McPeeters came to diving because of her love for gymnastics and swimming. After seeing a Disney short featuring a diver nine years ago, Emma knew she had found the perfect sport for her. Now at 17 years old and a senior in high school at Guilford College Middle College, Emma hopes diving can be a part of her future. Emma will attend the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the fall where she will be on the diving team. She plans to take part in the Olympic trials and one day hopes to coach college diving.

Also a former gymnast, Brigita Burgess is an all-around athlete who just started diving a year ago. Brigita tried diving because it seemed fun and has excelled at it. Even with only one year of experience, Brigita hopes to dive at a D1 college and major in biomedical engineering. As a senior at Grimsley High School, Brigita has participated in many sports and activities including track and cheerleading.

Trent Igoe took a completely different path. Trent is a former swimmer who tried diving after encouragement from his mother. He has only been diving for about a year and a half, but will be diving at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington next year. Trent is a senior at Mount Tabor High School who also enjoys playing other sports (and eating. A lot).

Diving is a beautiful and graceful sport. At Tumblebees, we welcome divers with years of competitive experience or with no experience at all. Diving students learn and train in the gym in the Tumblebees Team Training Center. To make their training as safe as possible, participants learn safe tumbling skills and diving skills through the use of the trampoline and a dry board with spotting belts.

Diving students also learn and train at the Greensboro Aquatic Center, transferring skills from the gym to the pool on 1-meter and 3-meter springboards and platforms. Learn more about our diving program at www.tumblebees.com.