Join Our Team

Interested in joining the MWT Team Program?

Midwest Twisters has three different team programs.  Below is a brief description of each program and the basic requirements of each.  If you think your child has what it takes, give us and call and we can setup a team tryout.

Boys Junior Olympic (JO) Program

• Midwest Twisters competes Levels 4-10 in the USA Gymnastics JO Boys Program.
• Our program ranges from 3 hours per week to 18 hours per week.
• Minimum age for Level 4 competition is age 6.
• If you have a son that is interested in gymnastics…ask about the team program requirements.

Girls Junior Olympic (JO) Program

• Midwest Twisters competes Levels 3 – 10 in the USA Gymnastics JO Girls Program.
• Our program ranges from 4 hours per week to 20 hours per week.
• Minimum age for Level 3 competition is age 5, children may be invited to our Pre-Team as young as age 4.
• We typically invite girls to Level 3 with strong fundamentals that are between the ages of 5-9.  We are open to children older than age nine, however, they may enjoy themselves more in our PREP-Optional program.
• Basic Level 3 Tryout Skills
  • Floor
    • Handstand
    • Cartwheel
    • Round-off
    • Forward/Backward rolls
    • Bridge kick-over
  • Bars
    • 5 second bent arm hang
    • Pullover
    • 5 second L-hang
    • Support to cast
  • Beam
    • Forward/Side/Backward walks
    • Releve walks
    • Arabesque
    • Straight jump
    • Baby handstand with legs split
  • Vault
    • Squat-on vault
• It is also possible to test onto our team at higher levels…just setup a team tryout.

Girls PREP-Optional Program

• Midwest Twisters competes Levels Bronze, Silver & Gold in the USA Gymnastics PREP-Optional Program.
• Our program ranges from 5-7 hours per week.
• Minimum age for the PREP-Optional program is age 10.
• We typically invite girls that are age 9 and a half and older who have achieved (or are very close to achieving) a back handspring.  We invite most gymnasts onto this team from our Typhoon & Tsunami levels in our recreational gymnastics program.