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American Kids Sports Center offers gymnastics, swim lessons, Ninja Zone, dance, cheerleading, tumbling and trampoline, and baby’s gymnastics. The program also hosts birthday parties and summer camps. Activities take place in facilities that include air conditioned gyms, in-ground trampolines and tumble tracks, foam pits and airbag landings, spring and rod floors, high quality mats, and special equipment designed for pre-K age kids.
American Kids Sports Center was founded in 1984 as American Academy of Gymnastics and has been local and family owned for 40 years. The leadership team includes owners Michael Williams and Sheri Williams, and owners and Directors of Operations Matt Williams and Michelle Thelen. Its mission statement describes sport training as the tool used to help children learn strong values, set worthy goals, and train in the skills needed to achieve those goals. The learn-to-swim program is non-competitive and is associated with the US Swim School Association. American Dancers Workshop, which is part of the program’s offerings, has an over 50 year history in Bakersfield. Kern County residents have voted American Kids Sports Center and American Kids Preschool as Bakersfield Californian's Best Of Choice: Favorites multiple years, and readers of Kern County Family Magazine have voted them Best Kids Sports Center and Best place for Gymnastics, Swimming, Birthday Parties, and a Family Favorite for Dance and Summer Camps. Parent feedback includes comments such as “American Kids has no equals,” “I love this school, its head coach and the rest of its staff!,” and “My daughter's passion for gymnastics has grown each year with American.”
Last updated April 11, 2026.
American Kids Sports Center was founded in 1984 as American Academy of Gymnastics and has been local and family owned for 40 years. The leadership team includes owners Michael Williams and Sheri Williams, and owners and Directors of Operations Matt Williams and Michelle Thelen. Its mission statement describes sport training as the tool used to help children learn strong values, set worthy goals, and train in the skills needed to achieve those goals. The learn-to-swim program is non-competitive and is associated with the US Swim School Association. American Dancers Workshop, which is part of the program’s offerings, has an over 50 year history in Bakersfield. Kern County residents have voted American Kids Sports Center and American Kids Preschool as Bakersfield Californian's Best Of Choice: Favorites multiple years, and readers of Kern County Family Magazine have voted them Best Kids Sports Center and Best place for Gymnastics, Swimming, Birthday Parties, and a Family Favorite for Dance and Summer Camps. Parent feedback includes comments such as “American Kids has no equals,” “I love this school, its head coach and the rest of its staff!,” and “My daughter's passion for gymnastics has grown each year with American.”
Last updated April 11, 2026.
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