DuPage Cheer & Power Tumbling

I am disappointed to report that the owner of this gym, Guy Merker, has some extremely conservative values and often talks about politics and religion in the gym. This is not appropriate for a public space, and it made me feel uncomfortable. My wife had to explain what an abortion was to my 8-year-old daughter after she overheard Mr. Merker talking about it. I am disgusted by his behavior and I will not be returning to this gym. 👎

Came for a birthday party. The facilitator was great with the kids.

Love this place. Everyone there was super helpful and very nice to both my daughter and I. She learned a lot of new stunts and they were very attentive and always willing to help. I wanna thank Regina for helping me out with everything.

I love this place. The coaches are so attentive and my girls LOVE it! They have made such great improvement in a short time. Definitely recommend. <3

This is an amazing place and I look forward to going everyday. I love the team atmosphere and everyone is so nice. :)

DCA has been my second home for only a little over a year now, but every time I walk into the gym I am instantly happier. It is such a supportive place, and I know I can count on the athletes and staff to help me push through to get new skills. Even on bad days, DCA makes me so much happier because I am surrounded by family. When I came to DCA the coaches immediately accepted me, even when I struggle because of previous experiences. DCA is a very happy home for all Power Tumblers & Cheerleaders :)

DCA is the best gym and environment around. The coaches and atmosphere is so positive. All the athletes and teammates act like a family. Everyone encourages eachother to do their best. It’s my second home!

No one ever wants to write a bad review but sometimes the truth needs to be told so that others don't have the same experience. My daughter was on the tumbling team and the coaches she trained with there were so professional and good at their jobs and she excelled tremendously. The owner/coach sent me constant flattering flirty remarks then suddenly said he’d call the cops if I showed up. The owner/coach would religiously persecute my daughter. He would belittle her in front of her team mates because she didn't attend the same church he did, or go to religious ed classes, crosses were put up at the gym and she was told she would probably go to hell for not believing the same things he did. Every few months complaints were lodged against my daughter by the owner/coach that she was rude or said something mean to another child. When we asked to have a sit down with our daughter and the accuser and all parents the reply was always no, its not necessary. Then, in the subsequent weeks multiple texts would be sent that claimed how amazing she was, and what a pleasure it was to have her at the gym and on the team. This type of verbal, psychological abuse went on for at least a year and became progressively worse. The owner/coach installed cameras at the gym, everywhere telling my daughter he now would have proof if she was bad- proof that was never shown to us parents. He claimed that every parent wrote a written affidavit that our daughter was the biggest bully in the gym, and that all kids were afraid of her. Never happened. He stated and I quote ” if she were a boy she would be the kind of kid that would bring a gun to school. These words spoken about a child, any child, let alone one that is a straight A student and was one of the top athletes in the gym bringing national honors to the gym. Other parents have reached out to us stating they had similar treatment to their children. The issue is there are no other tumbling gyms near by so this owner/coach thinks him and his wife can act anyway they please.

Amazing tumbling, coaches are so fun and they helped me every step of the way! LOVE DCA

Amazing place!!! I've learned so much in my time here and I look forward to every time I come! The best coaches EVER!!!