Desert Devils Gymnastics & Cheerleading

BEWARE: In 2013 our daughter experienced a severe broken leg at Desert Devils. Both her fibula and tibia snapped in half in the middle of her shin. This was due to open gym day and not enough supervisors on the floor watching the massive amounts of kids. She was on the trampoline and a boy repeatedly kept double jumping her. So many times, without an adult making him stop that he sent her flying high and she came down breaking her leg. She had immediate surgery and still has 2 pins in her leg. It was at least 5 months of brutal care for her. Without any hesitation, Desert Devils insurance helped us pay for what came out of our pocket… which tells us that they knew they were in the wrong. Now, 2 + years later… they are not letting our daughter go back to their facility unless we sign a form saying we give up ALL responsibility in case of another accident. We told them we understand kids have accidents but if it is in «their» negligence, we won’t release responsibility. They now have banned her from there indefinitely. :(What kind of a place does this?! By the way… I know numerous kids that have hurt themselves here and Desert Devils is known for handling the situations poorly.
Signed… a Very ticked off neighbor

This place used to be great but it’s gone way down hill. The owner has sons who skateboard so, the focus of this place is now skateboarding. They’ve built tons of skateboard ramps in the areas that used to be dedicated to gymnastics. Now the gymnasts are crowded into ½ the space they used to have. The skateboard equipment is brand new but the gymnastics equipment is held together with duct tape. They are an expensive gym but the dedication to gymnasts just isn’t there any more. Just walk in the place and you’ll see the focus of this place is clearly skateboarding. There are gymnasts walking around barefoot and skateboarders flying by on their boards. I can’t tell you how many times my gymnast has been knocked into by a skateboarder flying down the hall on their board.
Also, the owner, Jeff, is a big bully and very hot headed. Don’t cross him or you will be sorry. He really has no commitment to the gymnasts — not even ones who have been there for years.
When my kids started Desert Devils years ago, the place was so different. It was a quality gym. Now it’s mediocre gym that looks more like a skate park.