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Sunday Updated Times — LaFleur’s has revised its meet schedule for this weekend based on the addition of several Level 3s. The new rotation times are as follows: SUNDAY, NOV. 16 GIRLS’ LEVEL 3 – Angela, Kaylie, Vanesa, Ayanna, Rhianna, Taylor Arrive – 12:15 p.m. … Continue reading →

This week’s Toughness Training is dealing with resiliency in sports. Resilience is “the ability of a substance or object to spring back into shape; elasticity or the capacity to recover from difficulties; toughness.” We all deal with adversity, dissatisfaction, and … Continue reading →

There will be no boys practice on Wednesday, Nov. 12th and Wednesday, Nov. 19th due to Candace’s conferences schedule at school. We apologize for any inconvenience. Level 4’s can still fulfill the required amount of time by attending the Monday … Continue reading →

Pick Up Grips and Tiger Paws — With no practice tonight (Oct. 31), some gymnasts may have forgotten their grips or tiger paws for the meet this weekend at M&M. The gym will be open on Saturday from 9 a.m.-noon … Continue reading →

Individual/Level Photos — We will be taking individual and level photos a bit early this year. Without a meet the weekend after the week of Nov. 3-7, we will be taking pictures of individuals and each team during practice time … Continue reading →

Confidence / Focus Cards This week’s homework is to create confidence cards. Confidence cards are collections of ideas, quotes, questions, cue words, and positive self-talk that an athlete can use during a competition to help with focus and self-confidence. Before … Continue reading →

Camouflage Classic Nov. 15-16, 2014 LaFleur’s Gymnastics 189 Kleinmann Dr., Germantown | MAP | 13.8 mi., 16 min. SATURDAY, NOV. 15 GIRLS’ LEVEL 4 – Emily G., Aaliyah, Ryann, Ella, Maeggan, Nadia, Chasity Arrive – 12:45 p.m. Stretch – 1 p.m. Meet Begins — 2:20 p.m. Awards — 3:50 p.m. GIRLS’ LEVEL 4 – Madeline, … Continue reading →

Focus: The Difference Between Focus in Practice vs. in Competition This week is a big week at Wildcard! Hosting a home competition is fun, a lot of work and often results in some extra pressure on the gymnasts. This week … Continue reading →