Gymnastics gym camera system
Live class viewing for gymnastics gyms
A gymnast on the beam should be looking at the beam, not at the viewing window. CareCam is parent viewing for gymnastics, tumbling and cheer gyms: each family watches its own athlete's class live on a phone, only during that class, from the cameras you already have.
No audio, no recording, no shared camera password.
15+ years of parent viewing60+ centers servedmonth-to-month, cancel anytime
Where the cameras go on an open gym floor
A gymnastics gym is one room doing four jobs at once. Classes rotate through the apparatus, so the camera plan follows the zones, and each class group is given the cameras its rotation uses.
| Zone | Camera | When you need it |
|---|---|---|
| Floor and tumble track | One wide camera, high on the long wall | Covers most recreational and preschool classes on its own. |
| Bars and beam | One camera angled along the apparatus line | Add it when classes spend a full rotation out of the floor camera's view. |
| Vault runway and pit | One camera from the side of the runway | Mostly useful for team and pre-team groups. |
| Preschool or ninja room | One camera in the corner of the room | A separate room is the simplest case: one room, one camera, one class at a time. |
An honest limit of an open floor
A wide camera shows everyone in frame, so a family watching Level 2 may also see the preschool group on the next mat. Time windows limit when a family can watch; they cannot crop other children out of a shared floor. Say so in your viewing policy. Locker rooms, bathrooms and changing areas are never on camera.
Parent viewing by program, from preschool gym to team
In CareCam every class is a group with its own days, time window and cameras. A family requests the class its child is enrolled in and you approve it once. What you open up is a decision per program:
| Program | Viewing window | Who watches |
|---|---|---|
| Parent and tot, preschool gym | 45 minutes, once a week | The parent who is at work that morning, and the grandparents |
| Recreational levels | 55 minutes, once or twice a week | Each family for its own level and day only |
| Tumbling and cheer | The class or squad practice time | Squad families, for that practice |
| Pre-team and team | Long practices, several days a week | Your choice: all of practice, or only the last rotation |
Open gym, birthday parties and camps are simply not groups, so nobody can watch them unless you create one. When a gymnast moves up a level, you approve the new class and remove the old one, and nothing changes for any other family.
Why gyms move the audience off the floor
Gymnastics is the one youth activity where a distracted child is a safety problem, not only a teaching problem. A wave from the window in the middle of a beam pass is exactly what coaches are trying to prevent, which is why so many gyms have closed practices or glassed-in viewing rooms.
Closing the floor solves the distraction and creates a different complaint: parents pay for a class they are not allowed to see. A phone in the lobby or the car gives them the view without putting them in the gymnast's line of sight.
It also answers the question that follows every fall. A parent who was watching live saw the spot, the landing and the coach's response, and that conversation starts from what happened and not from a child's retelling in the car.
Setup for a gymnastics gym
- 1
Start with the floor camera
If a network camera already covers the main floor, it likely stays. If you need to add one, a standard PoE camera costs about $56. Mount it high; gym ceilings make that easy.
- 2
Plug in the CareCam box
You add CareCam's pre-configured appliance ($49 one-time through Oct 31, normally $349) to your network. We link the cameras remotely; nothing is opened to the internet.
- 3
Load the class schedule
Add each class as a group with its days, time and cameras. Send families the sign-up link and approve them from the dashboard.
Plans start at $79/month with unlimited family accounts, month-to-month. Gyms with several camera zones or a second location run $99 to $199/month.
Other class-based programs
The same class-time access runs in studios and schools where one room serves one class at a time, and at pools where several lessons share the water.
Gymnastics parent viewing questions
Our gym is one big open floor. Will parents see other classes too?
A class rotates between vault, bars, beam and floor. Does the family lose sight of their child?
Is there audio? Coaches give corrections all class long.
Is anything recorded? We do not want routines or falls saved and shared.
We have a viewing area upstairs. Why add this?
Can team parents be handled differently from recreational parents?
Do we need new cameras?
What does it cost for a gym?
Check your gym's cameras
See if your gym's cameras work with CareCam
Tell us your camera or NVR brand and how your floor is laid out. We'll confirm compatibility, suggest camera positions, and send an exact monthly price. We reply by email, usually within one business day.