Girls XCEL and Optional Competitive Teams
2025-2026 marks our 14th year with a competitive team at Cobra. As the Vermont USA Gymnastics Xcel Club of the Year for 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, we have shown that small gyms with big hearts can produce great gymnastics! We will continue to compete in both Vermont and the surrounding New England states this year.
Cobra’s Bronze team currently holds the Vermont State Championship Titles for the 2024-2025 season!
Participating in the USA Gymnastics Xcel Program we will represent five divisions of the program- Bronze, Silver, Gold & Platinum. We have a 45-member team ranging in age from 6-16.
Our girls resonate qualities of compassion, dedication, and diligence. As a result, they find joy in goal setting, skill building, and joyful interactions with each other and their coaches, Shelby Barsalou, Christina Depoian, Troy Caraway, and special guest coach Topsy King will be the primary team coaches this season.
Team Mission Statement
We aim to uphold a culture of gymnastics that embodies the whole child, including the advancement of their athleticism in addition to their emotional and mental well being.
Honoring their daily lives, including school demands, travel commutes and other activities, we aim to place our gymnasts on a team that will honor their level of athletic ability, gymnastics goals and their available time commitment for training.
Within the multiple levels of gymnastics in the Xcel program, there is room for development in skill, creativity and expression. We aim to create teams that will work together well and compliment each other during practices as well as during competitions.
Cobra’s coaching staff is fortunate to include a range of styles, and in general, our focus is on skill development, proper progression and positive reinforcement. Gymnasts will be presented with boundaries and expectations resulting in developmental achievement and overall success.
Team placements are made during the Spring and Summer months.
Inquire to Coach Shelby at cobravt@me.com for more information.
