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📣 We are on our FINAL week of the AAU Junior Olympics 📣Another exciting day of the AAU Junior Olympic Games is underway,...
08/05/2026

📣 We are on our FINAL week of the AAU Junior Olympics 📣

Another exciting day of the AAU Junior Olympic Games is underway, and today we're shining the spotlight on Gymnastics! 🤸 As we welcome these talented athletes, coaches, and families to the RecPlex, here are a few fun facts about this incredible sport:

⭐ Gymnastics is one of the oldest Olympic sports, having been part of the modern Olympic Games since 1896.

⭐ Women's artistic gymnastics features four events—vault, uneven bars, balance beam, and floor exercise—while men's artistic gymnastics competes in six events, adding pommel horse, still rings, parallel bars, and horizontal bar.

⭐ Gymnasts train for years to develop the strength, flexibility, balance, coordination, and confidence needed to perform routines that can last less than two minutes.

We are excited to host these amazing athletes at the RecPlex and wish everyone the best of luck throughout the competition! 🤸🏅

📣 Competition continues at the MidAmerican Energy Company RecPlex! 📣Another exciting day of the AAU Junior Olympic Games...
08/04/2026

📣 Competition continues at the MidAmerican Energy Company RecPlex! 📣

Another exciting day of the AAU Junior Olympic Games is underway, and today we're shining the spotlight on Wrestling! 🤼 As we welcome these talented athletes, coaches, and families to the RecPlex, here are a few fun facts about this historic sport:

⭐ Wrestling is one of the oldest competitive sports in the world, with a history dating back more than 5,000 years and even appearing in ancient Egyptian artwork.

⭐ Olympic-style wrestling features two disciplines: Freestyle, where athletes can attack both the upper and lower body, and Greco-Roman, where holds below the waist are not allowed.

⭐ Success in wrestling depends on much more than strength—athletes rely on technique, balance, agility, endurance, and strategy to outmaneuver their opponents.

We are excited to host these incredible athletes at the RecPlex and wish everyone the best of luck throughout the competition! 🤼🏅

📣 Competition continues at the MidAmerican Energy Company RecPlex! 📣Day five of the AAU Junior Olympic Games is underway...
08/03/2026

📣 Competition continues at the MidAmerican Energy Company RecPlex! 📣

Day five of the AAU Junior Olympic Games is underway, and today we're shining the spotlight on Jump Rope! 🪢 As we welcome these talented athletes, coaches, and families to the RecPlex, here are a few fun facts about this high-energy sport:

⭐ Competitive jump rope includes events that test speed, power, endurance, and freestyle creativity, with athletes performing impressive tricks and routines individually and as part of a team.

⭐ Top jump rope athletes can complete more than 180 jumps in just one minute, demonstrating incredible coordination, agility, and stamina.

⭐ Many freestyle routines combine flips, crosses, multiple-under jumps, and synchronized team skills—all performed while keeping the rope moving without interruption.

We are excited to host these amazing athletes at the RecPlex and wish everyone the best of luck throughout the competition! 🏅🪢

📣 Competition continues at the MidAmerican Energy Company RecPlex! 📣Another exciting day of the AAU Junior Olympic Games...
08/02/2026

📣 Competition continues at the MidAmerican Energy Company RecPlex! 📣

Another exciting day of the AAU Junior Olympic Games is underway, and today we're shining the spotlight on Sport Stacking! 🥤 As we welcome these talented athletes, coaches, and families to the RecPlex, here are a few fun facts about this fast-paced sport:

⭐ Sport stacking cups are specially designed with textured exteriors for better grip, smooth interiors for faster sliding, and small air holes that prevent the cups from sticking together—helping athletes stack at incredible speeds.

⭐ Official sport stacking competitions feature several events, including the 3-3-3, 3-6-3, and Cycle, where athletes race against the clock to build and unstack cups in specific patterns.

⭐ The fastest sport stackers can complete an entire Cycle in just a few seconds, showcasing incredible hand-eye coordination, focus, and lightning-fast reflexes.

We are excited to host these amazing athletes at the RecPlex and wish everyone the best of luck throughout the competition!

08/01/2026

Sports Stacking

📣 Competition continues at the MidAmerican Energy Company RecPlex! 📣The AAU Junior Olympic Games continue today, and we'...
08/01/2026

📣 Competition continues at the MidAmerican Energy Company RecPlex! 📣

The AAU Junior Olympic Games continue today, and we're shining the spotlight on baton twirling! ✨ As we welcome these talented athletes, coaches, and families to the RecPlex, here are a few fun facts about this exciting sport:

⭐ Baton twirling combines dance, gymnastics, flexibility, and precise baton skills into one dynamic performance.

⭐ The sport traces its roots back to military drum majors, who twirled batons while leading marching bands before evolving into the competitive sport we know today.

⭐ Competitive baton twirlers perform routines that feature high tosses, rolls, aerials, and intricate catches, all while showcasing artistry, timing, and coordination.

We are excited to host these talented athletes at the RecPlex and wish everyone the best of luck as they showcase their incredible skill, creativity, and dedication throughout the competition! ✨🏅

📣 Competition continues at the MidAmerican Energy Company RecPlex! 📣Day two of the AAU Junior Olympic Games is underway,...
07/31/2026

📣 Competition continues at the MidAmerican Energy Company RecPlex! 📣

Day two of the AAU Junior Olympic Games is underway, and today we're shining the spotlight on karate! 🥋 As we welcome these talented athletes, coaches, and families to the RecPlex, here are a few fun facts about this incredible martial art:

⭐ The word karate means "empty hand," reflecting the traditional practice of self-defense without weapons.

⭐ Karate originated in Okinawa, Japan, where it developed through centuries of martial arts traditions before spreading around the world.

⭐ Karate competitions feature both kata (a choreographed series of movements) and kumite (sparring), showcasing an athlete's precision, discipline, speed, and control.

We are excited to host these dedicated athletes at the RecPlex and wish everyone the best of luck throughout the competition! 🥋🏅

📣 Competition is officially underway at the MidAmerican Energy Company RecPlex! 📣Several AAU Junior Olympic Games events...
07/30/2026

📣 Competition is officially underway at the MidAmerican Energy Company RecPlex! 📣

Several AAU Junior Olympic Games events began today, including cheerleading! As we welcome all the talented cheerleaders, coaches and families to the RecPlex, here are a few fun facts about this exciting sport:

⭐ Modern organized cheerleading traces its roots to 1898, when University of Minnesota student Johnny Campbell led fans in a coordinated cheer at a football game.

⭐ While sideline cheering dates back more than a century, organized cheerleading competitions became widespread in the 1970s and 1980s as routines grew more athletic and complex.

⭐ Cheerleading routines can combine tumbling, jumps, stunts, pyramids and dance, all packed into just a few action-filled minutes.

We are excited to have these amazing athletes competing at the RecPlex and wish them the best of luck during the Games!

🏅 THE JUNIOR OLYMPICS ARE TAKING OVER THE RECPLEX! 🏅From July 29 – August 7, the MidAmerican Energy Company RecPlex will...
07/28/2026

🏅 THE JUNIOR OLYMPICS ARE TAKING OVER THE RECPLEX! 🏅

From July 29 – August 7, the MidAmerican Energy Company RecPlex will be transformed as we welcome the 2026 AAU Junior Olympic Games to Central Iowa!

Nearly every corner of the RecPlex will be in action, hosting an incredible variety of competition including wrestling, cheerleading, tumbling & trampoline, Tae Kwon Do, karate, strength sports, sport stacking, baton, dance and jump rope.

We invite you to stop by the RecPlex, experience the excitement and watch some incredibly talented athletes from across the country compete right here in West Des Moines. Whether you have a favorite sport or just want to see what the Junior Olympic Games are all about, this is a great opportunity to check it out!

Multiple Sports. One Facility. An Incredible Event.

Stay tuned... we’ll have much more to share as the competition gets underway! 🏅

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