Stuntworx Elite Rules, Fees and Payments Structure, and
Club Policies
Classes are charged per hour with a general base rate of €10 per first hour and every
additional hour is added to this.
We strive to make our fee schedule clear. There are a number of things you need to know
when signing up for membership at the gym. Stuntworx Elite is a not for profit sports club,
but it is run as a business should be and as you can appreciate, there are major costs
involved such as industrial unit rent, insurance, staff wages, advertising etc. We cannot
run a club on credit. For this reason, there will be absolutely no exceptions made on
payments or fees. Late fees are charged to any member whose payment is deferred or
cannot be processed. We understand this may cause embarrassment but please do not
take offense.
Fee Payment Policy
1. All members must register on our system using Auto-Pay. This means that your
monthly fees will be deducted from your account on a set date each month – the
1st of every month (except where the 1st is a weekend or Bank Holiday, in which
case it will be deducted on the first working day). Some months this means that
you are paying 1 or 2 weeks in advance, you will never be overcharged, and we will
always ensure you only pay for classes you have committed to take for a term. Our
terms rollover automatically and the contract begins again until the end of the
season. Please be aware of term end dates so you don’t have to pay for classes
you do not wish to take. Auto-pay does not trap you into paying for services you
will not receive, it simply guarantees the gym will be paid and cut down on the
amountof non-paying accounts. If you do not sign up for Auto-Pay, you cannot
become a member of Stuntworx Elite.
Auto Pay policies:
a. Auto-Pay does not negate your ability to pay via another method, such as cash or
cheque. As long as you pay PRIOR to the auto-pay processing date, you may pay in other
methods that are more suitable and your auto-pay will not be processed for that month.
(Cheques must be in 10 days prior to the payment date). Your first payment must always
be made by autopay.
b. Auto-Pay will not trap you into a year-long contract. All of our contracts for gymnastics
are for 14 weeks, at the end of which will be re-enrolled (rollover) for the following term
OR will be terminated upon receipt of written request to cancel if you give minimum of 7
days notice to quit. (To clarify – you can drop a class at the end of the term if you give 7
days notice. HOWEVER, your term commitment is 14 weeks and you will be charged for
the full term if you choose to drop a class early. Our classes are charged per term NOT
per week/month. We allow monthly payments for convenience only). If you do not give
notice you will be charged for the next month of classes. Our contracts for competitive
cheer (all star cheer) are for a full season. If you want to quit before the season is over,
there will be a release fee (explained in detail below).
c. Auto-pay has a 2.75% processing fee which you can avoid by paying by cheque or cash
only. All card payments are subject to card processing fees charged by the processing
company. Stuntworx Elite are not in a position to absorb this convenience fee. You can
avoid this fee by being organised. However, you will still need to be registered for auto-
pay prior to paying in any other method.
d. Any cards which run out of date, are lost or stolen, will have to be replaced on your
parent portal asap or else your account may be made inactive.
e. Members whose cards are declined during processing will be contacted and given a
chance to pay in another method or 3 days to correct the card error, card errors must be
corrected regardless of payment method. Should a member have a class between the
declined payment and the 2nd attempted processing of your card, you will be requested
to pay at the class and a late fee will be added to your account. No credit will be given.
2. There is no credit facility at Stuntworx Elite. You will not receive classes, services or
products if your account is not up to date at all times. Athletes will not participate in
classes without payment in advance. If a child member attends class without payment,
the administrator will ring you for a credit card number to immediately process
outstanding fees, or you will need to come back to collect your athlete. There will be no
option of a child sitting out – this causes too much embarrassment for the athlete. For
parents who do not answer when called, an added late fee will be placed on your
account.
3. Cheques which are returned unpaid will receive a fee of €10 added to your account.
4. Extra classes which are not on our schedule will be charged at €8 per class. This must
be paid on the evening of the class and the athlete will not be allowed to take part without
paying.
5. Club support is required during club showcase and worlds showcase. These events
help keep the running of the club on budget. Your account will be debited for showcase
once or twice each season at a rate of €10. We simply cannot run the club at our current
rates without this support.
6. Pro-rated fees will be paid if joining partway through a term. This may include a different
fee for your first payment, then a standard monthly fee thereafter. Depending on any
extras required for your class, the first payment may be more expensive.
7. Trial classes are available at designated times at a cost of €10 fee for a one off class.
8. Family Discounts:
a. Family discounts are for immediate siblings only eg cousins cannot apply for a family
discount.
b. Second and subsequent children will receive a 10% discount on tuition only (no
discount on the cost of external vendors).
c. Registration discount is detail below.
Registration Fees and Personal Accident Insurance
1. Registration is paid annually upon joining at a rate of €70. Clients who pay full
registration rate will receive a club t-shirt. The rate also includes personal accident
insurance. There is no way to join the club without paying your registration (including if
you have your own insurance and do not want a t-shirt). This is a mandatory fee.
2. The registration fee reduces to €40 after February (t-shirts can be purchased separately
after this point while stocks last). This is not a discounted rate, but a pro-rated fee.
3. Family registration is reduced per additional athlete.
4. Registration to our national governing body of Cheerleading Ireland to include
gymnasts, cheerleaders and ninja gymnasts is included in your registration fee and is
mandatory and is charged at €10 per year for any age member.
5. Our personal accident insurance will cover athletes for any incidents that may occur
on our premises while taking part in gymnastics or cheerleading classes. This is included
in your membership and we encourage you to use it if necessary. Upon any accident
requiring medical insurance, you will be issued a form to fill out. Please keep all receipts
if you intend to use the club insurance policy. Please be aware there is an excess which
you must pay in order to claim off the club insurance policy (usually €100 - the insurance
company can confirm on receipt of any claim).
Refund Policy
1. Dropouts are allowed at the end of a term only. This is because we budget in 14 week
blocks. Therefore, there are no refunds on unused classes due to an athlete dropping out
partway through a term.
2. No refund will be given once a term begins.
3. Gymnasts and recreational members that have paid in advance of a new term, and
have given 7 DAYS NOTICE to quit prior to the beginning of that term (term not month);
any payment received towards the new term will be refunded. Please note that terms and
monthly payments are not the same thing. Your term fee is split into manageable monthly
or termly payments for your convenience. This is not intended to allow underpayments.
4. Competitive cheerleaders will not receive a refund under any circumstances if they
quit prior to the end of season. All outside fees are split between your monthly fees and
must be paid in bulk upon quitting early.
a. An Early Release Fee will be charged to your card upon quitting a team early (ie before
the season ends in July). That is broken down into the amount of monthly payments for
external vendors remaining on your account for that season added together and then
subtracting any fees that have not already fallen due on your behalf to external vendors.
You will not be responsible for tuition for the months you do not use, as long as you give
2 WEEKS NOTICE of quitting a team prior to the next payment date. Example If you leave
on February 14th, having already paid your monthly tuition on Feb 1st, then you will be
responsible for the extras for March, April, May and June, minus any fees not already
falling due to the club.
If there is a competition fee due of €35 in March which has not been paid by the club
already, that will be deducted from your set fees. Say your tuition is €70 including €20 of
extras, that means:
March €20 + April €20 + May €20 + June €20 (€80) – March Comp fee €35 = €55 due to be
paid to clear your account eg €80-€35 = €25. If you leave on, say February 23rd (for
example or any other day within 2 weeks of the next payment), you will ALSO be
responsible for the March Tuition fee.
5. Refunds in the form of credit can be given to a member with an illness or injury lasting
more than 2 weeks. No refund will be given within the first week of missing a class. The
administrator must be made aware of the absence before any credit can be applied. To
take advantage of this, a doctor’s note is required.
Missed Classes and Refunds/Credit
1. Generally speaking, any class cancelled by the management (not covered elsewhere
in this policy) will be offered a make-up class within the next 7-13 days. No refunds will
be given. As there are no breaks between terms, you will not be offered an extra class on
your regular day.
2. Any class cancelled as a result of inclement weather, flooding, or weather warnings
will not be given a credit. These classes would be a danger to host and therefore there is
nothing we could do to accommodate classes during these events.
3. Any time the gym is closed due to competitions etc where the missed class is not on
the schedule, you will be offered a make-up class OR a class credit.
4. Classes missed where the member has not forewarned the administrator using the
Class Absence tool on the parent portal will never be eligible for a refund or class credit.
a. In order for the make-up sessions to work, we need to be aware of what classes will
have space for an extra individual. This only works when parents give us plenty of notice
of a missed class by logging their absence in the parent portal. No make up class will be
organised without this.
5. Where there is a major closure of the gym for any reason (such as during the 2020
pandemic or any other major cause of closure) there will be classes offered online
instead. This will be the only make up given.
Other Fees
1. Tuition is due on the first of every month.
2. Apparel Fees
a. Recreational Gymnasts do not require any special apparel to take part, except our
club t-shirt which is included in the registration fee upon joining at the start of the
season or can be purchased for €10 if joining late in the season.
b. Cheerleaders will require uniform if involved in a competitive team only. No
uniform otherwise required. Uniforms cost €100-160 for non travel teams. Travel
team uniforms will cost no more than €220. Uniforms must be purchased upon
taking a place on a team. You must give measurements and payment in advance.
GENERAL CLUB RULES
Before Joining:
A. All members must have a parent portal, minors can only be registered by an adult
parent or guardian, and must be paid in full prior to beginning any class. If these steps are
not followed, the athlete is not a registered member and cannot attend our sessions.
B. It is compulsory that an adult or guardian sign our waiver forms online or at the gym,
and accept all of our rules and regulations. Upon joining you agree that you have read all
of ourterms and conditions, the mandatory waiver acceptance and you acknowledge you
understand and agree to those and the club rules.
C. All new members must include their medical allergies or conditions so that the club
can deal with any situation that may arise with all relevant information. If you do not
declare medical issues, you are putting your child at risk.
Upon Joining:
Conduct
1. We will not tolerate rude, aggressive or otherwise untoward behaviour from clients
(parent or athlete members). This type of behaviour will be met in kind and your child will
be excluded from the club immediately with no refund.
2. Coaches and staff are there to help the club by helping the athlete. There is never a
time when coaches go out of the way to upset anyone as it doesn't help anyone to behave
that way. Please consider that club decisions are not personal, there is no like or dislike
involved and we are all here to ensure the successful running of the club. Questioning
staff decisions that you don't like is fine, at the right time and place, however, be prepared
to be open minded and accept that the coach knows best when it comes to coaching
policies.
3. Confrontation of any kind from a parent will result in you being asked to leave the gym.
Try not to take this personally, there are children present at all classes and they do not
need to hear your grievances. If you need to talk to a coach, arrange a private meeting.
4. Always sleep on it. If there is some reason you are upset, eg, your daughter is upset at
the end of class that she was moved in the pyramid, please don't come in to talk about it
immediately. Ask your child what happened. Let them tell you their side. Then sleep on it,
ask again and then approach us. Competitive team sports can be emotional. Allow them
to vent!
5. Athletes with attitude issues or who are repetitively late, disruptive, or abusive to other
athletes or coaches , in or out of the gym environment, will be dismissed.
6. Any action by a member which could cause the club to be brought into disrepute will
result in that member being dismissed. This could involve bullying, social media abuse,
sharing of images without consent, drinking alcohol, consuming drugs, theft, wearing a
uniform outside of official events, or engaging in dangerous behaviour.
Presentation and Personal Hygiene
1. All athletes must wear hair tied back where possible.
2. All athletes should be clean, including hair, nails and clothing.
3. Sports attire should be appropriate, no loose clothing, no jeans.
4. Sports bras should be worn by all female athletes, or t-shirts should be tucked in.
5. Cropped training kits are allowed but must be well fitting and age appropriate.
6. No rude or inappropriate slogans.
7. All cheer athletes require cheer trainers.
D. Photography
1. Photography is not allowed, other than that by Stuntworx Coaches for training or
publicity purposes.
2. Athletes may opt out of photography being posted online through your parent portal.
3. Athletes wishing to have their skills recorded can ask a coach to do so. Coaches will
only record skills which have been cleared to be performed/attempted by the athlete. No
recording of new skills by other athletes.
4. Parents/spectators cannot use any photographic equipment including mobile phones
with photographic capabilities while in the waiting area/reception. This is covered in our
child welfare policy.
5. Phones being used in class will be confiscated. Repeated violation of this rule will
result in suspension.
E. Social Media
1. There should be no use of social media while at Stuntworx Elite.
2. Posting of videos/pictures taken at Stuntworx Elite requires permission from the club
and any athletes in the video/picture.
3. "Going live" or live streaming from Stuntworx Elite is strictly prohibited.
4. Tagging Stuntworx Elite in any inappropriate pictures/videos will result in disciplinary
action.
5. The use of the name Stuntworx Elite is prohibited for use in athlete's profile names or
biographies.
F. Late arrival
1. Athletes who arrive late to class, must present to their coach.
2. Athletes who miss warmup/stretch must warmup before attempting to join in to skills.
3. Athletes who are repeatedly late to class will be sanctioned with extra conditioning to
make up for the missed start of class conditioning. This is not a punishment and no child
will be singled out for being late if they present to the coach, explain their lateness, and
receive instructions for warmup.
G. Injuries
1. Injuries will happen from time to time and athletes will not be allowed to participate
without:
a) personal accident insurance
b) signed waiver to allow the athlete participate
2. Athletes must report all injuries immediately to their coach and parents
3. Unexplained bruising will be questioned, please do not feel insulted.
4. Injured athletes on competitive teams will be replaced if necessary. The injured athlete
will be reinstated once they are better.
5. The club cannot guarantee a space will be kept open if the injury requires a long term
recovery.
H. Other
1. Uniforms must be purchased for all competition teams.
2. If you accept a place on a competition team, that entails paying for all competition
related costs in a timely manner. Being late with these payments will affect the member's
position on the team.
3. Photos of all members may be used in publicity online/printed material etc. Athlete's
names will not be printed with photos unless you are informed previously.
4. Attendance is crucial to all classes. If a member misses 3 or more class in any 14 week
term, they will be unable to compete with their team and will be replaced. Two weeks (or
four classes) prior to any event is a red zone. Classes cannot be missed for any reason
unless medical or family emergency, without express prior written acknowledgement
from the team coach – any other reason should be communicated at least 3 weeks in
advance. Athletes who miss 2 classes or more in this timeframe will be ineligible to
compete and will be moved to a different group or a stunt group to train with during the
time leading to the event. They can re-join their team after the event if it works for the
team. All compulsory events will be communicated to you at the beginning of each
season. It is essential that you make yourself aware of these dates. Failure to fulfil our
attendance requirements will render athletes ineligible to be placed on travel teams in
the following season. Extra events added later in the season are not compulsory and
athletes can give notice they will not be able to attend the event and be placed on another
team or group during this time.
5. Athletes will be moved from their group from time to time for various reasons. Should
this move represent a shorter amount of training hours with less cost, a refund of
overpayment can be made or added to the athletes account.
6. No Stuntworx material is to be shared online or taught to anyone who is not a member.
7. Coaches will not be permitted to discuss any issue with parents during class time.
Please organise a meeting.
8. You are required to purchase Personal Accident Insurance upon joining the club. We
understand that you may already have personal accident for your child, however, we are
not willing to teach a child who is not specifically insured to participate in the activity we
are coaching.
9. Club welfare issues can be dealt with directly with the Children's Officer. Club policy
complaints or coaching decisions that parents do not agree with are not welfare issues
and as such the welfare officer will politely decline to deal with issues of this nature.
10. Open Gym is for our athletes only. No other participants are allowed. Open gym is not
"open to everyone to do whatever they want", it is where the gym is open to athletes to
ask advice from coaches and work on drills and skills that have been covered in class. No
new skills are allowed at open gym, and no skills which have been learned outside of
Stuntworx Elite Gym unless these skills have been cleared by the coach on duty.
11. An adult must bring a minor athlete to class, walk them to the door and wait with them
until their class is ready to begin. Similarly, an adult should collect that athlete from the
door and walk them to the car etc. No minor athlete is allowed to leave the gym
unaccompanied.
Covid-19 and other forms of Communicable Disease/Virus
Athletes showing signs of illness will be subject to:
1. Health Screening (as per our usual pre class screening – we have no medically trained
staff)
2. Temperature Check
3. Shoes and Hands Sanitized
4. Reminders of Personal Health Hygiene
5. Personal Space in line with government social distancing advice
6. No hugs, no high 5s, no personal contact between athletes
7. Coaches will spot with mask and use hand sanitizer prior and after, should a spot be
strictly necessary.
8. Coaches will provide first aid when required, wearing gloves and mask.
The gym will be sanitised regularly including:
1. Daily clean before classes
2. Equipment sanitation between classes
3. Each station will have hand sanitizer before each use
Please do not come to the gym:
1. If you are feeling unwell
2. If you have a cough
3. If you have any symptoms of Covid-19 or Flu
4. If you have been in contact with a known case of Covid-19, or any of your immediate
family are quarantining for Covid-19.
You may be subject to the following when entering, or participating with, Stuntworx Elite:
1. Refused Entry (if displaying symptoms of Covid-19)
2. Temperature Check
3. Hand Washing/Hand Sanitizing
4. Shoe Disinfectant
5. No parental entry during our pandemic reopening
6. Cash may be disinfected