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Gymnastics Hotline | 11.14.24-11.21.24

*Read the hotline in its entirety! Information is subject to change weekly without further notice.

1. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS

THANKSGIVING BREAK PRACTICE TIMES

*November 25 & 26:

-Pre-team, Levels 1, 2, Bronze: 9:30-11:30

-Levels 3, 4, 5, Silver, Gold, Platinum & Optionals: 11:00-2:00

*Holiday practices are not mandatory and do not affect Gold Star if you’re not able to make it. We offer practice times over holiday closings for those who are in town and do encourage those who are in town to attend as we are nearing our meet season.

*Excite! is closed for regular classes November 25-30th.

*Evening practices will not take place on November 25-26.

SNACKS AT PRACTICE

*For our levels who practice 3 or more hours at a time, we allow for them to bring a healthy snack to re-fuel their bodies between events. Please make sure that you are packing healthy options – not takis and Cheetos!

Great options include: An energy bar, bananas, apples, a fruit smoothie, crackers or pretzels, a granola bar, a peanut butter sandwich, apple sauce packets

ATHLETE EVALUATIONS

*Over the next couple of weeks, coaches will be completing athlete evaluations for each child with detailed feedback on their main skills for each event. We will note each skill’s meet readiness: working, achieving, or meet ready.

-Working: this means the athlete has not quite gotten the skill consistently. For anyone “working” skills, clinics or one-on-one time might be encouraged.

-Achieving: this means the athlete has achieved the skill pretty consistently, however might have technical issues within the skill that need to be fixed before being meet ready.

-Meet ready: this skill is ready to go! While it might not be perfect, the skill is being completed consistently with minimal deductions

*Coaches will also make notes on work ethic, discipline, artistry, flexibility, and more!

*Athlete evaluations will be given out at the end of practices on December 9, 10, and 11th. Evaluations are to be signed by the athlete and a parent and returned to the gym by Friday, December 13th.

BANQUET – DIETARY RESTRICTIONS

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

PARENT VOLUNTEER RESPONSIBILITY – REQUIRED!

*Since we chose to skip hosting a sanctioned meet this season, our parent volunteer event will be the In House Meet for all levels. (Pre-team parents are not required to help at this event)

SAVE THE DATE! January 18th, 2025

*It is required for one parent from each family to help at this event, and there is a $150 fine for anyone who does not volunteer. If you have a pre-planned conflict, email into gymnastics@excitegym.com by Monday, November 4th.

*What is In House Meet?

In House Meet is our “recital” we put on for our recreational kiddos—they have been practicing routines and will show them off for their loved ones, just like a real gymnastics meet! It’s a big day for our rec kids and we like to go all out for them. The proceeds from this event go directly towards our gymnastics program, and it also helps promote tryouts for next season!

*How long?Volunteer sessions will be about 2 hours long. A sign-up genius to sign up for time slots will be posted on next week’s hotline.

*Athletes are not allowed to help their parents or sit with them at the event. We have 5-6 sessions of athletes and parents coming through, so there isn’t much extra space in the facility. Please plan accordingly!

*We will have a mandatory parent meeting on Friday, January 10th where we will go over parent responsibilities, expectations, and more.

PROFESSIONAL PHOTOS – NEW INFO

HOW TO ORDER:

*Parents will be able to preorder/pay before the day of photos, so no messy paperwork or waiting in line to order. If you do not order before your Photo Day, our table attendant will guide you to a QR Code to fill out their order form.

Orders will close the day photos are taken!!!

All photos you purchase will be sent directly to your email address and there are plenty of fun extras you can add on!!

ORDER HERE: https://form.jotform.com/241823179585163

*We will have our professional photos taken in November! Please make sure you are at practice on the following dates so that you don’t miss out!

*For professional photos, the girls will wear their meet leo (practice leo for pre-team) with their hair however they’d like. They can have it down or in meet day hair. Come to practice ready for your photos and bring any leotard to change into after photos.

*November 19th: Caroline K

*November 20th: Bronze, Mila D

*November 21st: Pre-team, Silver

*November 22nd: Level 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, Gold, Platinum, Optionals

2. MEET SCHEDULES

Click here to view Meet Day Etiquette!

*January 18th: In House Meet:

-Pre-team (Times TBA)

Location: Excite! Gym and Cheer

2225 Highland Village Rd

Highland Village, TXX 75077

Schedule: TBA

*January 24-26: Pikes Peak Invitational (Travel Trip – Colorado Springs, CO)

-Levels: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, Silver, Gold, Platinum

-Meet Location:

Broadmoor World Resort

1 Lake Ave

Colorado Springs, CO 80906

-Flights and hotels: With the possibility of competing on Friday morning or Sunday evening, we ask that you book your hotel and flight to arrive no later than Thursday evening (1/23) and to depart no earlier than Monday morning (1/27). Once we receive the final meet schedule from the meet host, you are more than welcome to adjust your stay!

CLICK HERE TO VIEW HOTELS NEAR THE BROADMOOR

CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION!

FUTURE MEETS:

TAAF Meet Schedule:

-February 8-9: Liberty (Rockwall, TX)

(Levels 1-6, Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum)

-February 22-23: Metroplex Challenge (Fort Worth, TX)

(Levels 1-6, Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum)

-March 1-2: Richardson (Richardson, TX)

(Levels 1-6, Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum)

-April 5-6: Trevino’s (Lancaster, TX)

(Levels 1-6, Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum)

TAAF STATE MEETS:

-April 26-27: Levels 4-6, Gold & Platinum (Irving, TX)

-May 3-4: Level 3 & Silver: Hosted by Gymtricks (Hillsboro, TX)

-May 10-11: Level 1, 2, & Bronze: (McKinney, TX)

USAG Meets: (By invitation only)

-January 25-26: Pikes Peak Invitational (Colorado Springs, CO)

-January 31-Feb 2: Texas Tough (Dallas, TX)

-March 7-9: Rose City Classic (Tyler, TX)

USAG STATE MEETS:

-March 15-16: Level 6 State (Dallas, TX)

-March 15-16: Gold North State (N. Richland Hills, TX)

-March 23-30: Level 7 State (Lubbock, TX)

-April 5-6: Gold State (Houston, TX)

-April 12-13: Platinum State (San Antonio, TX)

-April 25-27: Level 7 Regionals (Wichita, KS)

-May 2-4: Gold Regionals (Hot Springs, AR)

-May 8-11: Platinum Regionals (Universal, TX)

*Important! We generally do not get the specific day/time that each level will compete until about 2 weeks before each event. Until we post specific times, it's important that you keep the whole weekend available. However, each level will only compete in one session on one day, which generally lasts 3-4 hours. Specific times for each level/meet will be posted on the hotline as soon as we receive the information.

3. BILLING

*November 29th: Banquet tickets will be billed for each athlete and one parent per family. ($120)

-Additional parent tickets will be available for purchase closer to our banquet date.

-Adult tickets will be limited to 2 tickets per family, or 4 tickets per split family. Siblings and additional family members are not allowed at banquet due to space in the venue. More information will be provided closer to the banquet.

4. DRESS CODE

*For dress code, you don’t have to wear a leo that is the specified color. If the color is yellow, but you don’t have a yellow leo, you can wear yellow shorts, a yellow headband, a yellow scrunchie, etc.

*It is mandatory that all gymnasts wear a leo to every practice. Hair must be neatly pulled back, secured out of their face. Tight fitting bar shorts or capris are allowed. Baggy pants and sweatshirts are not permitted.

Thursday, November 14th: Wear any Excite! leo

Friday, November 15th: Wear black

Monday, November 18th: Wear red

Tuesday, November 19th: Wear white

Wednesday, November 20th: Wear green

Thursday, November 21st: Wear green

Friday, November 22nd: Wear practice leo

Monday, November 25th: Wear any leo (morning practice times)

Tuesday, November 26th: Wear any leo (morning practice times)

Wednesday, November 27th-Sunday December 1st: No practices / Excite! Closed Happy Thanksgiving!!!

5. UPCOMING DATES

HOLIDAY PRACTICE TIMES

Holiday practices are not mandatory and do not affect Gold Star if you’re not able to make it. We offer practice times over holiday closings for those who are in town and do encourage those who are in town to attend as we are nearing our meet season.

*December 27th, January 2nd, January 3rd:

-Pre-team, Levels 1, 2, Bronze: 9:30-11:30

-Levels 3, 4, 5, Silver, Gold, Platinum & Optionals: 11:00-2:00

-January 10: Parent meeting—In House Meet—Mandatory!

-January 18: In House Meet

-April 29th: Gym Team Banquet

*Save all meet dates listed for your level! (Listed in section 2)