Gymnastic Uniforms

January 29, 2010 -- GK-Elite Sportswear announces Shawn Johnson, 2008 Olympic Gold Medalist, as the company’s first-ever endorsed athlete promoting her own signature cheer practice wear collection. The new Shawn Johnson Cheer collection, featured in the GK 2010 Cheer catalog, includes seven coordinating practice tops and shorts in cutting edge styles, prints and colors.

Olympic Champion sHAWN jOHNSON

“We are thrilled to present Shawn Johnson’s premier Cheer Workout Collection as an exclusive GK offering,” stated Kelly McKeown, who heads up GK’s Cheer Division. She added, “With her energetic performances in the world of gymnastics and also as the winner of Dancing with the Stars, Shawn represents all that is great about cheer. Shawn has poured her creative touch into her new signature line by including a mix of fun and athleticism into her designs. 2010 is going to be an incredible year for us!”.

The Shawn Johnson Collection is highlighted in GK’s new 2010 Cheer catalog. GK is bringing their gymnastics wear engineering expertise to the spirit market. The 2010 catalog includes a greatly expanded range of women’s styling, men’s cheer apparel, cool new practice wear, dance wear, camp apparel, spirit wear, matching bows and safety & training equipment.

See GK’s New Cheerleading Apparel online at:

www.GKCheerUniforms.com

Available starting February 4th 2010.

GK-Elite Sportswear is the world’s leading supplier of gymnastics apparel and is recognized around the world for superior variety, quality, fit and service. Based in Reading, Pennsylvania, Elite Sportswear, L.P., the company behind the GK brand, continues its commitment to American-made quality and continuous innovation in designs for Gymnastics, Cheerleading, and Dance apparel.

The USA-Gymnastics Congress and Visa Championships are taking place this week in Dallas Texas. This is a chance for GK to show everything we have to offer for the 2009-10 Selling season to GK Clubs across the country. Gymnastics Apparel on display includes:

New Womens Competitive Apparel - Special Order and In Stock competitive Long Sleeve Leotards

Gymnastics Warm Ups - In Stock and Special Order Gymnastics Warm Ups.

Men's Gymnastics Apparel - Comp Shirts, Warm Ups and GK's new Gymnastics Compression Shirts in an expanded range of colors and styles

GK's 2009 Holiday Program - Always a hit

New GK Risk Free Program - With an expanded range of styles and price points

New adidas Gymnastics Wear - Now GK is the Exclusive World Supplier of adidas Gymnastics Wear

New Seasonal Essentials Styles including
    Back to School Leotards
    Fall Winter Collection


You can also see GK's new Cheer Uniforms - a great additional line for all gyms that also cater to Cheer teams!

At the show, GK Dealers can take advantage of GK's show discounts - with Free Shipping of Team orders!

See Pictures from the Show!!!

DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 12, 2009 -- 2008 Olympic silver-medalist Jonathan Horton of Houston came from behind to take the lead in the men’s all-around with a score of 91.250 on the first night of the senior men’s competition at the 2009 Visa Championships at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. The final day of men’s competition is Friday, Aug. 14. Tomorrow, women’s gymnastics takes the floor.

“I am happy with tonight, even though I know I can do better,” said Horton. “A lot of guys will say they don’t look at the scoreboard (while they’re competing), but I’m always looking. When I saw myself in 22nd place, I got fired up. I knew exactly where I was and that if I could land the dismount (on high bar), the crowd would love it. That really got me going. Now I feel confident going into the final round. “

The July Issue of Technique Magazine features an article about the Junior Olympics Program – and talked about GK’s long standing commitment to the valuable Grass Roots programs brought to the gymnastics community by USA-Gymnastics.

Some things are natural associations . . . peanut butter and jelly, salt and pepper, song and dance and GK and J.O. Nationals.  Who can thing of a Junior Olympics National Championships without being aware of a very strong and faithful presence in the form of hundreds and hundreds of beautiful uniforms carrying the GK brand?

This association began many years ago, in 1983 to be exact, when Ron Ganim wanted his entire Region 5 women’s team to compete in matching uniforms. After all, they were the Region 5 TEAM, and they should look like a team.. The concept impressed USA Gymnastics and they approached GK about doing the same thing for all the regional team! What a Challenge! Eight women’s regional teams, nine men’s regional teams and six rhythmic regional team all marching out and competing in their regional team uniforms! The challenge being mostly in the fact that there is usually less than a month between the time the regional teams are selected and when they need the apparel for J.O. Nationals. That is just a few weeks to manufacture and ship hundreds of competitive uniforms and warm ups. GK met the challenge with determination and eagerness.



Managing the entire process has become a project which is enthusiastically tackled by Elite each year. Over the past 26 years since Region 5 first paraded out in their GK apparel, the process has been honed to a well oiled machine, which goes into action early each spring and is constantly being improved and streamlined. By the time the individually packaged parcels arrive at JO Nationals, months of preparatio9n has hundreds of man-hours have gone into the final results. From selecting the designs to packing the apparel with each athlete’s name, the project is a labor of love for all the Elite employees involved.

As the program advanced, trampoline and tumbling was included and recently, acrobatic gymnastics was added to the list..  Over the years, the commitment has expanded to include not just the JO National Championships, but most of the grass roots programs that feed and nurture these programs from the start. Programs such as:

Level 9 East & West Championships
Rhythmic Future Stars
TOP’s
Men’s Future Stars
The T&T Jumpstart Program

All benefit from the GK sponsorship. Most recently, two new programs have been added to the mix:  The Rhythmic Youth Elite Squad, and the T&T Early Development Program.

Just in the years from 2001-2008, the commitment meant that GK furnished roughly 3800 pieces of free apparel PER YEAR to these programs. This included mens and womens competitive apparel and warm-ups for approximately 2400 athletes and coaches annually, and represents a contribution of over $2 million worth of product over the course of those 8 years.

Happily, Elite and USA Gymnastics have recently renewed the JO agreement which insures the tradition will continue and the expertise and dedication that Elite brings to the JO program will carry on for another 4 years.



The GK Leotards provided were a special design just for the JO program. They featured GK's mystique foiled colors on top of a bllck base with Swarovski crystal clusters spraying along the style lines.

See more customizable competitive long sleeve Leotards in GK's 2009-2010 competitive catalog:

GK Competitive Leotards


Technique magazine is the official publication of USA Gymnastics University and is published expressly to support the USA Gymnastics member gyms


Learn more about USA-Gymnasitcs at their website

http://www.usa-gymnastics.org
 

GK has the perfect gymnastics bras & briefs to go with your GK gymnastics leotards. Like all of GK’s other garments they are engineered for athletes! So, you are sure not to get any deductions on the competition floor when you are wearing GK gymnastics bras & briefs.

We have bras and briefs in adult and child sizing in multiple styles and available in multiple colors including natural tone, black, white, and brown!

Gymnastics Bras

• Camisole Bra Style
  • 1406 – Cotton/Spandex. Adult Sizes with Double Layer Front
  • 1461 – Cotton/Spandex. Child Sizing with Single Layer Front
  • 1480 – Cotton/Spandex. Adult Sizing with adjustable & Removable clear plastic straps with center loop. Double Layer Front
  • 1481 - Child Sizing with adjustable & Removable clear plastic straps with center loop. Single Layer Front
• Sports Bra with Low Scoop Back
  • 1466 – Cotton/Spandex. Child & Adult Sizes.
• Sports Bra with T-Back
  • 1467 - Cotton/Spandex. Child & Adult Sizes

Gymnastics Briefs

• 1406 - Child & Adult Sizing. Cotton/Spandex Sport Brief
• 1411 - Child & Adult Sizing.  Nylon/Spandex Sport Brief

**Remember the proper way to wear a GK brief is to have the waist elastic be worn on the smallest part of the waist and the leg elastic be worn above the hip bone. This will ensure that the briefs will stay concealed during wear.  These are part of your gymnastics uniforms and can not be worn as low rise underwear. Avoid deductions wear them a your waist!**

Gymnastics Liners

• 1457 – Matte Tricot Tank Liner with Low Scoop Back & High Cut Leg. Fits under most competitive gymnastics leotards. Available in Child and Adult Sizes.
• 1458 – Matte Tricot Camisole Liner  with adjustable and removable clear plastic straps and shelf bra. Modified Leg Cut  Adult Sizes Only.  Fits under most competitive gymnastics leotards

So, avoid deductions complete your perfect gymnastics outfit with GK's bras & briefs with your competition leotards or your workout leotards!
 

In this the first part of our warm-up series we will introduce you to our In-Stock Traditional Warm-Ups. But before we start on our in-stock program, we need to address what is means when we say “Traditional Warm-Ups”.

The main difference between these gymnastics warm-ups and our other varieties is that these gymnastics warm-ups are typically a fuller/looser cut. They also possess a more classic athletic fit and styling. They are not form fitting, which makes these great suited for both men and women alike.

Our in-stock gymnastics warm-ups are a great budget conscience addition for our gymnastics leotards, gymnastics wear and other gymnastics apparel we offer. The warm-up jackets and pants are sold separately to ensure your perfect fit for your gymnastics wear layering needs. So, to guarantee your perfect gymnastics outfit you’ll need to make sure you purchase both your jacket and pant.

Our warm-up jackets are available as unisex only. So, all jackets will be cut identical for both your male and female gymnasts. These warm-up jackets give a uniform athletic for your gymnastics outfits throughout your co-ed team. Or they even make perfect gift for your favorite gymnast of any gender!

Gymnastics Warm-Up Jacket Style 1784

• This stock gymnastics warm-up jacket is available exclusively in our performance fit. Which indicates it’s a straight style line with a binding on the cuff and hem. Where as our other fits offer either straight hem or elastic hem.
• It is made of supplex nylon and microfiber for a athletic look and feel.
• Designed with contrast color areas on the top sleeve and on the body near the arm, including binding surrounding this area.
• Full Front Zipper for easy changing
• Available in two different color combinations
  • 160- Royal/Black/White
  • C36- Columbia Blue/Navy/White
     

• This stock gymnastics warm-up jacket is available exclusively in our performance fit. Which indicates it’s a straight style line with a binding on the cuff and hem. Where as our other fits offer either straight hem or elastic hem.
• It is made of supplex nylon and microfiber for a athletic look and feel.
• Designed with two contrasting sporty fabric areas racing up or down the sleeve.
• Full Front Zipper for easy changing
• Available in three different color combinations
  • 152- Red/Black/White
  • 139- Pewter/Black/White
  • 338- Electric Blue/Navy/White

Our in-stock traditional warm-up pants are available in two different cut options

Women’s Stock Traditional Warm-Up Pant- 8240ST

• Available Colors
  • 016- Black
  • 116- Navy

Men’s Stock Traditional Warm-Up Pant- 8280ST

• Available Colors
  • 016- Black
  • 116- Navy

They are both a full cut, straight leg style with no binding or piping. They have an elasticized waist and side seam pockets. We choose not to offer these as unisex because we recognize the needs of male and female athletes are different in their pant styles. So, we have engineered cuts specifically for men and women in our traditional warm-up pants. Giving the extra comfort and fit GK is known through the gymnastics community for possessing.


Our in-stock traditional warm-ups are sure to be a hit for your gymnastics team or even just for strolling around town.  They make the perfect gymnastics wear item to layer on top of your gymnastics leotard for workout, or your competition leotard. Either way, be sure to checkout our in-stock traditional warm-ups for your next addition to your gymnastics wear collection! gender!

Stay tuned for our next warm-up installment "GK Gymnastics Warm-Ups Part 2: Special Order Traditional Jackets"


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It’s Spring – which means it is Meet and Recital season in Gymnastics. Come and see the gymnastics leotards GK has put together in its new Value Tanks and Promotional Styles catalog. This annual catalog offers fashionable and fun leotard styles at a bargain price.

To help out in this tough economy, GK has put together a beautiful line gymnastics apparel. It features three styles in a variety of colors and patterns.

Style 1511 is our basic Tank Leotard, with the back strap design. GK has assembled  20 different Holograms, prints and foil patterns. You can buy one color for your whole team, or mix and match. Add Scrunchies and GK Gymnastics shorts for a complete gymnastics outfit.

Style 1512 is a basic scoop back leotard available in 6 different metallic Mystique colors. These shiny styles will definitely make you stand out in a crowd. They can be customized with Jewels or embroidery to make a custom uniform for your group. Added scrunchies and Shorts complete the package.

Style 2012 is GK’s basic Nylon Spandex leotard – available all year long in GK’s Team Workout Catalog, but added to this special catalog as a super value option. These styles come with a matching scrunchy. You can add jewels and shorts for a complete gymnastics outfit.

At times like these, you may be looking for cheap gymnastics leotards to be prudent. But with GK, you can get leotards for a value price, with the Fit you can trust only from The Gymnastics Choice of Champions – GK.

See them all at http://www.gk-elitesportswear.com