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The Tumbling Company of Houston, LLC “Encouraging Children through Movement” About Us

 

The Tumbling Company of Houston, LLC is a small company dedicated to providing quality, convenient developmental gymnastics instruction in support of the recreational ministries of neighborhood churches.

Our Goal:
The goal of the company is to encourage children through a success oriented, positive learning experience in a non-competitive, athletic setting. Instruction is provided in floor exercise and vaulting and on beam and simplified bars. All instruction is well supervised and age appropriate with the student's safety and enjoyment foremost in mind.

Our History:
The company was founded in 1976 by Dr. Gary Hampton, Associate Professor of Health and Human Performance at Rice University. The company was acquired in 1980 by Mr. Chris Hiller, a student of Dr. Hampton at Rice. Mr. Hiller (“Coach Chris”, as known by the children) directed the company well through serving the needs of recreational administrators, parents and children. With lots of love and care, he developed a well respected and trusted reputation for The Tumbling Company in his 25 plus years in coaching. In the Spring of 2001, Mr. Hiller transitioned the ownership and direction of The Tumbling Company to Mr. Robbie Hirst, the current owner and head coach.

About Coach Robbie:
Coach Robbie, as known by the students, enjoys working with children and is an avid fan of the sport of gymnastics. As a Texas A&M graduate (‘94) with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, he migrated after 6+ years in the engineering world of mathematics and ‘objects in motion’ into the developmental instruction world of ‘children in motion’.

Robbie is husband to Diana Hirst and father of their 5 young children, Abigail, Daniella, Caleb, Olivia and Nathan. Both Robbie and Diana take it seriously to love the Lord with all that they are and to love their neighbors as themselves.

Our Parent Friendly Program:
At the Tumbling Co. care is given to be a "parent friendly" program. Listed below are some features of our program that we developed with parents in mind.
· Make ups available for missed classes.
· Parents are welcome to observe class.
· Payment plans are available upon requested.
· Prorated refunds are available if students need to withdrawal from a class term.
· There are no extra registration fees.
· Saturday recitals are scheduled in late April and May at the respective locations.
· Flexibility is offered to work with parent’s or children’s special needs and requests.

The Tumbling Co. currently conducts classes in the Memorial and Downtown areas of Houston. On-site birthday parties are also offered for preschoolers as schedules permit. For more information on the programs offered, please contact Coach Robbie at 713-335-3500.