Illinois Park District Gymnastics
Conference
 The IPDGC was founded in 1980 as a
means to provide an alternative recreational
gymnastics competition arena to local Parks and
Recreation gymnastics and dance programs.
Since its inception, we have grown to over 20 area
park districts participating in our various
divisions.
We offer recreational competitions
for boys and girls, starting as young as 3-years
old. Many of our gymnasts start with our
Tumbling division, which introduces the younger
athlete to competition and memorization of routines.
In our compulsory division, the gymnasts learn a
specific routine that they are judged on their
technique and form upon. In our optional
division, the gymnasts have the freedom to create
their own routines following specific criteria for
each apparatus.
We introduced a Drill Team
division in 2003, which includes Cheer, Dance, Poms,
and Baton. This co-ed division is currently
the fastest-growing division in our conference!
The IPDGC places a strong emphasis
on the enjoyment of a recreational activity, and not
the outcome of the competition. We have always
believed in our core ideology of "Students First:
Winning Second."
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