Dec 12, 20243 min read

Acro Hotline 12.12.24-12.19.24

Updated: Dec 16, 2024

1. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS

EXCITE MEET – DECEMBER 14th

*Location: Excite! Gym and Cheer

2225 Highland Village Rd

Highland Village, TX 75077

*Arrival Times:

-Firecrackers: Arrive @ 12:00 pm

-Rockets: Arrive @ 3:00 pm

*Reminders – Both teams:

-Arrive at Excite! meet ready (jersey, black spanks (girls) or athletic shorts (boys), with hair neatly and securely done in double French braids. Wear Excite! jacket and bring Excite! backpack with an easy/healthy/non-messy snack and a water bottle with a lid that can go inside of your backpack. Anything that doesn’t fit in your backpack will need to go with parents during the meet.

WARM UP JACKETS

*We will be passing out warm up jackets on Thursday, December 5th. Some athletes’ sizes have not come in yet, so in the event that they haven’t arrived by the meet, we will have a jacket available for them to wear during the meet and will pass out your jackets as soon as they arrive at the gym.

HOLIDAY PARTIES

*Holiday parties will take place at each level’s last practice before the holiday break—Thursday, December 19th.

*Food allergies:

We will be serving Shipley’s donuts with candy cane crumbles along with chocolate milk. If your child has food allergies to any of these items and you would like to bring a similar replacement for them, just email into gymnastics@ so we know what allergies your child has and send them with their replacement snack on the day of their party.

*Gift exchange:

We will have a gift exchange with a $10 maximum. Athletes who do not bring a gift will not be able to participate in the gift exchange.

BANQUET – DIETARY RESTRICTIONS

*Please email in any dietary restrictions for you and your gymnast by Monday, December 16th. Send to tammyh@excitegym.com.

PRACTICE UPDATES

We will be closed for the Holidays from December 21*-January 3rd. We will have clinics and open gyms available during this time and encourage team athletes to attend open gyms when they are able. We are in the peak of meet season and want to make sure our bodies are ready for workouts when we return in January!

Holiday open gyms are a WORKOUT – not play time! We encourage you to coordinate times with your main stunt group/team to come together so that you can work on stunts.

*Available Open Gym Times:

-These are FREE for team athletes

12/20: 2:00pm-3:00pm

12/23: 2:00pm-3:00pm

12/27: 2:30pm-3:30pm

1/2/25: 12:00pm-1:00pm

1/3/25: 12:00pm-1:00pm

1/5/25: 12:00pm-2:00pm

DRESS CODE

Monday: Wear red Excite! Acro shirt

Thursday: Wear black Above & Beyond shirt

(if you just joined and have not received your black Above & Beyond shirt, wear any black shirt on Thursdays, preferably a black Excite! shirt)

*Meet jersey care/washing instructions:

1. Wash in cold water, Lay flat or hang to dry, Use mild detergent, Turn garments inside out, Avoid bleach, Don't iron over the design, Avoid dry cleaning