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My daughter really wanted to join an All-Star Gym,...

My daughter really wanted to join an All-Star Gym, so we visited this past spring when they were holding tryouts. I was handed a several page packet labeled "registration agreement" to fill out and turn in. Because I am the wife of an attorney, I make it a habit to never sign any kind of paperwork that looks binding or like it is written in contract form without having my husband review it first. After reviewing the "paperwork" that they had pushed us to sign while at the gym, my husband was very concerned. 1. It is, in fact, written with the intention of being a binding contract. 2. The family is required to pay the tuition and all fees (which are very high) for the entire season in their entirety if they choose to leave the gym, which I understand, but there is no clause for extenuating circumstances (long term illness of child, job loss of parent, relocation of family out of area etc.) 3. In addition, there were several fees in the contract that were very general and not specified if a child does leave that the establishment would tack on. I for one would like to know exactly what they are used for and why they are necessary. 4. The thing that gave my husband the most concern, however, was the clause stating that we were to make no negative comments about the establishment on social media for one full year after leaving as a customer. Along with the above stated issues, he saw this as a HUGE red flag and something that any business that provided good customer service would never need to add to an expectation let alone a contract. Make no mistake, this is a contract as written. We chose not to join this gym because of these concerning issues with their contract and chose another gym instead. I only decided to write this review because I wanted to make sure others were aware before they signed the paperwork- please have an attorney review it before hand.