Summer Solstice Gymnastics Camp
PRICE
$550 Per Athlete
Call to Reserve
WHO’S IT FOR
Any Level 3-10 Gymnast
Coed
DATES
May 29th-31st 2026
8am – 3pm
Join us
Alaska Gymnastics Camp of Excellence
Featuring 5 clinicians who are here to help your athletes build their skills and strengths within their sport. This is a fantastic opportunity for our athletes to gain experience and training with specialty coaches who have coached or trained with collegiate and even olympic level athletes.
Get Ready For Three Full Days of Gymnastics
Please send your camper with a healthy lunch, snacks and plenty of water!
Mindset
Each day begins with a 15 minute motivational & mindset talk by Rebekah Bean.
Focused Training From Experience Coaches
Athlete’s will be broken up into smaller groups and rotate through five different 45 minute focused training blocks; Floor, Beam, Bars, Vault and Choreography/Dance.
Fun & Friendships
Lunch and open gym along with games sprinkled throughout the day allows for time to hang with gym friends
Meet Our Coaches
REBEKAH BEAN RIPLEY
Hi, my name is Rebekah Bean Ripley! Most people know me as the girl who competed the “Barbie Floor Routine!”. I created the music, choreographed, and competed that routine all after having 2 ACL and 2 meniscus tears. I now have a bachelors degree in Advertising and I coach the level 3 team at Momentum Gymnastics in American fork, Utah.
I have travelled all over the country choreographing and teaching floor routines for the last 4 Years!
I love to be creative and expressive with my choreography, and I believe every routine should have personality! To this day I have never had a gymnast who was unhappy with my work.
I currently run a Gymnastics Mindset Mastery Program where I teach gymnasts how to wire their subconscious brain to build REAL confidence, overcome mental blocks, and compete like a pro. After all my injuries, I truly believe the only reason I was able to compete at the collegiate level was because I made a major mindshift change and increased my confidence. My goal is to teach other gymnasts the things I’ve learned and make a difference in the gymnastics community.
I’m honored and very excited to be working with AKtion Gymnastics this summer. I can’t wait to meet you all!
Apolonia “Apples” Barrientos
Coach Apollonia is from Chicago, Illinois where she was a gymnast for 18 years, she earned a full athletic scholarship to Illinois State University. Where she dual majored in Human Resource Management & Organizational Leadership.
She has 19 years of coaching experience, and 18 years of choreography experience. During this time she had many individuals and teams win state, regional, and national championship titles.
She previously held the TOPs Coordinator where she had national qualifiers and camp invitees. She has coached at many camps over the years, all over the Midwest; Chicago Style Camp, Dominique Moceanu’s Gymnastics Camp, FlipFest, and TwiStars Camp to name a few.
She is a Level 10 rated judge. Her favorite events to coach are Bars and Floor because she finds them to be the most complex in their own way, and she loves the challenge.
NICK SEARCY
As an athlete, Nick competed from the age of 3 years old. He became a 2-time Captain and 3-peat Big Ten Championship team member of The Ohio State Men’s Gymnastics Squad.
Coach Nick has been coaching all levels from Recreational Gymnastics to Elite Gymnastics for the past 20 years.
His goal in the sport has always been to allow gymnastics to be a positive part in every individual’s life, whether it’s kids or adults.
As a coach he coaches the human being first to allow them understand the mindset along with the technique.
JULIUS MORLAND
Gymnastics coach & program director julius moreland is an accomplished gymnastics coach with a strong background in athlete development and competitive success across multiple levels of men’s gymnastics. Since 2017, julius has been a dedicated member of the region 5 coaching staff, contributing to the growth and excellence of the region’s top athletes.
Over the course of his coaching career, Julius has produced numerous Junior Elite (JE) National Qualifiers and proudly coached a JE national floor medalist. His coaching has been instrumental in developing gymnasts who have gone on to compete in both Gymact and NCAA men’s collegiate programs. At the state level in Ohio, Julius has guided athletes to multiple event and all-around titles from levels 4 through 10, and has seen continued success with individual regional event champions and a regional all-around champion.
In 2023, Julius coached a qualifier to the prestigious U.S. Gymnastics Championships, marking another milestone in a career defined by athlete achievement and program development.
Currently serving as the program director at Prairie Gymnastics Club in Batavia, Illinois, Julius brings leadership, experience, and a deep understanding of the sport to the role. additionally, Julius holds a national rating as a judge with the NGJA, having judged in Ohio, Kentucky and currently judging in Illinois.
Julius continues to bring a commitment to excellence, athlete mentorship, and technical expertise to every level of the sport.
Shannon O’Loughlin
Shannon was a competitive gymnast for 9 years before training and competing in all styles of dance (modern/ contemporary, jazz, ballet, lyrical, hip-hop, breakdance, tap, clogging and ballroom). After receiving her diploma as a Nationally Certified Phlebotomist, she worked at Alaska Regional Hospital for 4 years before moving to L.A. to further her dance training. Upon returning home to Alaska, Shannon started the first Hip Hop program at Sonja’s Studio of Dance and began teaching and choreographing competitive group, solo, duet and trio routines for advanced dancers.
Her choreography has won multiple first place awards in the categories of Lyrical, Contemporary, Hip Hop, Jazz, Cheer and Fitness routines.
Shannon’s expertise includes creating and teaching competitive routines for gymnasts, dancers, cheerleaders, fitness competitors, musicals and aesthetic group gymnastics.
She has created and taught international routines virtually for gyms, dance studios and K-Pop schools in Europe and Korea. Her goal is to share her love of dance and create routines that showcase the athlete(s) strengths and personality.
She focuses on emotive choreography which tells a story through movement. Shannon is passionate about teaching all ages levels and creating exciting and playful routines!
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