Wildcard Gymnastics Team News

PASTA FUND-RAISER — The pasta fund-raiser is in house; we are sorting the orders. Not all orders will be sorted by today. All pasta must be picked up by Thursday. If you want to pick your pasta up tonight and it is not sorted, please feel free to sort them on your own. We could use a few parent volunteers to sort the pasta during practice tonight.

We forgot to mention that due to the competition weekend, there will be changes to Xcel Bronze and Silver practice on Thursday.  Practice on Thursday, October 22, will be 4:30-6:30 instead of 5:30-7:30. Again, Practice for Xcel Bronze and Silver will be 4:30-6:30 on Thursday.

PRACTICE CHANGES — With it being home meet week and the competition actually starting on Friday night, the following are practice changes for the week:

No Friday and Saturday practice for any level. Those who practice on Friday will be coming in on Thursday. Please note on Thursday, we will have limited equipment.

T&T — The only practice available for the week will be Wednesday from 7:15 p.m.-8:30 p.m. Rhea and Blain will split the group in two, with one doing tumbling and one doing trampoline and will switch half-way through.

Boys — Bring your competition gear on Thursday for the final mock-mock meet before Saturdays mock meet in Sheboygan. Please remember to have white socks.

Girls’ Level 2 & 3 — Thursday practice will be from 4:30-6:30 p.m. only to accommodate other levels.

Girls’ Level 4 — You will have practice on Thursday from 6-8:30 p.m. to replace Friday’s practice.

Girls’ Level 6, 7, 8, 9 — Please come every day, Monday through Thursday. We will split into two groups only, however.

Girls’ Xcel Gold — An additional practice will be added on Thursday from 6:30-8:30 p.m. to make up for a missed practice earlier in the season. Saturday’s meet is your Saturday practice.

Girls’ Xcel Platinum and Diamond — Platinum and Diamond can come to any three practices during the week.

Girls’ Fast Track — No changes.

For those with siblings in recreation classes, the current session ends Wednesday, so there should be no one here for recreation classes on Thursday.

SPIRIT WEEK — With it being a home meet, the optional level girls have come up with Spirit Week days. All team members (Boys’, Girls’ 2-10, Girls’ Xcel and T&T) are encouraged to participate. The spirit week assignments are the following:

Monday: Neon day
Tuesday: Halloween costume day
Wednesday: Western day
Thursday: Wildcard exhibition leo/tank-top/t-shirt day

WARM-UPS — Most of the Xcel gymnasts have not ordered warm-ups for the upcoming season. In order for them to here in time for the first meet, Xcel gymnasts need to have the order placed by Friday (Oct. 23). Gymnasts on Xcel will only need to purchase the warm-up jacket. The pants or capris are optional. You do not need to indicate size as the gymnasts have already been sized. Cost of the warm-up jacket is $95. They may be purchased at the following site:

wildcardgymnastics.tictail.com

The following gymnasts have not ordered:

XB: Hayden, Brill, KaMiya
XS: Angel, Natalia, Mya
XG: Maeggan
XP: Mileigh
XD: Anastasia

For those who have ordered but have not received, you will receive them prior to the first meet in December. T&T only athletes may purchase the warm-up, but do not have to. T&T gymnasts should at minimum have a Wildcard t-shirt for awards.

SHORT-SLEEVE LEOTARDS — Xcel gymnasts also should have purchased short-sleeved leos for competition by now. Those are in. Please see Rhea, Beth or Blain to receive your leotard. Gymnasts should wear it for the meet this weekend if they haven’t purchased the Halloween-themed leotards. Those leos are in and gymnasts should see Amy to pick up. For sizing issues, please see Amy as well.

MEET HELP STILL NEEDED — Sign-ups are progressing well for the meet this weekend, but we’re still short some areas. The later afternoon Sunday sessions are in dire need of help (hopefully the optional level girls will help out there). We have no one volunteering for score input in either of the final two sessions.

Where we also are in the most need of help is set-up and re-set-up on Thursday and Sunday respectively. We have 9 for Thursday set-up, but we only have four for gym set-up and four for cleaning on Sunday after the following session. Parents, especially those who did not participate in the fund-raiser, please considering helping out with your time. You may sign up to volunteer here:

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0c4daea82aa7fe3-2015

MEET FEES DUE — Please note that the first round of T&T meet fees and the second round of Boys’, Girls’ Optional and Xcel meet fees are due.

Meet fee installments due are the following:

T&T: $105 on Oct. 20 ($125 for those not in gymnastics to cover USAG membership)
Xcel (all levels): $100 due on Oct. 30
Girls’ 6-9: $220 due Oct. 30
Boys’ 4: $120 due Oct. 30
Boys’ 8: $180 due Oct. 30

Also, we have an actual date for the final T&T meet, so the updated T&T schedule is the following:

T&T’s updated schedule is:

Dec. 20 — Frozen Challenge — New Berlin
Jan. 10-11 — M&M Challenge — West Allis
Jan. 17-18 — Hang 10.0 Invitational — Kenosha
Feb. 7 — Chinese New Year Invitational — Fitchburg
Mar. TBD — State Championships — Fitchburg

Pick up your Halloween Meet leotard if you ordered one.  You MAY wear these to compete in at the Wild West Meet.  There may be a few extra available but we need to make sure everyone that ordered theirs gets them.  See Amy after Tuesday to check.

Concessions will be attached.  Please bring your item(s) no later than Thursday at 3 p.m.  I apologize for the late notice, we have been swamped.  If you are able to donate something for the coaches/judges room it would be greatly appreciated!  Thanks in advance.

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Under the Sea Invitational
November 7-8, 2015
Starz Academy
807 Parkview Rd. Green Bay | MAP | 120.9 mi., 1 hour, 56 min.

SATURDAY, NOV. 7

GIRLS’ LEVEL 3 – Kayla, Emily C., Siena, Olivia, Caelyr, Jordyn H., Lilly Jo., Claire, Emma, Ruth, Sadie, Jordan S.
Arrive – 7:45 a.m.
Stretch – 8 a.m.
Meet Begins — 9:08 a.m.
Awards — 11:01 a.m.

GIRLS’ LEVEL 3 – Neave, Kendra, Jennifer, Korynne, Rhianna
Arrive – 10:50 a.m.
Stretch – 11:05 a.m.
Meet Begins — 12:13 p.m.
Awards — 2:06 p.m.

GIRLS’ LEVEL 4 – Essence, Angela, Vanesa, Mariyah, Kaylie, Amani, Sarah, Taylor T., Taylor W., Damaiyah
Arrive – 1:55 p.m.
Stretch – 2:10 p.m.
Meet Begins — 3:43 p.m.
Awards — 6:10 p.m.

GIRLS’ LEVEL 4 – Aniyah
Arrive – 6 p.m.
Stretch – 6:15 p.m.
Meet Begins — 7:30 p.m.
Awards — 9:34 p.m.

COMPETING TEAMS – Carousel, CSA Kids, Gleason’s, Madison Turners, Russell, SAGA, Sheboygan YMCA, Starz, Ultimate Fusion.

Sheboygan YMCA Mock Meet
October 24, 2015
Sheboygan YMCA
812 Broughton Dr., Sheboygan| MAP | 60.1 mi., 1 hour, 9 min.

SATURDAY, OCT. 24

BOYS’ LEVEL 4 – Ryan, Cole, Seth
BOYS’ LEVEL 8 – Reed
Arrive – 1:45 p.m.
Stretch – 2 p.m.
Meet Begins — 2:15 p.m.
Awards — 4 p.m.

COMPETING TEAMS – Sheboygan YMCA.
NOTES – The team only has boys with four letters in their names.

TRAMPOLINE SHOES — For those athletes on the Tumbling & Trampoline team, they should start thinking about purchasing trampoline shoes for the upcoming season. Trampoline shoes are similar to ballet slippers with rubber tread and can be found just about anywhere. Dancewear Solutions has a wide variety and for a decent price. The cheapest pair is less than $20. More information is available here. If you purchase from here, order one size larger than you would for regular shoes as these run really tight.

SUNDAY, OCT. 17 PRIVATE LESSONS — Private lessons will be offered by Alie and Blain (and likely Amy too, she will announce the times she will be free) on Sunday, Oct. 17 for any gymnast who would like a pre-Wild Wild West Classic tune-up.  T&T athletes are welcome to sign up as well with Blain. Cost is $40. Alie has promised that she will not turn anyone away and will add times on Saturday if need be.

T&T MEETs — We’re still waiting on the date of a meet at Gymfinity in Fitchburg, near Madison, and the state meet to be held sometime in March, but the best idea of a T&T schedule is the following:

Dec. 20 — Frozen Challenge — New Berlin
Jan. 10-11 — M&M Challenge — West Allis
Jan. 17-18 — Hang 10.0 Invitational — Kenosha
Feb. TBD — Gymfinity Invitational — Fitchburg
Mar. TBD — State Championships — Location TBD (Likely Kenosha)
Apr. TBD — Region 4 Championships — Location TBD *
July 27-Aug. 6 — AAU Junior Olympics — Houston, Texas *

* optional to participate in

We will need to start collecting these fees, especially for the first three meets. The Gymfinity, State, Regional and AAU Junior Olympic Meets will likely be collected on a case by case basis. Junior Olympics will be a good opportunity for athletes who are in gymnastics and T&T to compete in both if the schedule works out.

We will collect two installments for the first three meets starting Oct. 20 and Nov. 20 of $105 each. Athletes not competing in gymnastics will need to pay $125 for the first installment to cover the required USA Gymnastics membership.

OPEN GYM AT M&M ON SATURDAY — For anyone who wants to go to open gym at M&M on Saturday Night, Oct. 17, Alie, Blain and Rhea will be going. Cost is $10 and its from 6-8 p.m. Gymnasts will have access to a pit above bars and vault. T&T athletes will have access to a Russian trampoline and a rod floor. It is recommended that any T&T athlete performing a salto (Level 5 or higher) attend to get a feel for how different the equipment is from what we have at Wildcard Gymnastics.

MEET VOLUNTEER SIGN-UPS — Thank you for everyone who has signed up to volunteer for the 2015 Wild Wild West Classic. However, we still need lots of volunteers to make the meet a success. This is Wildcard’s biggest fund-raiser for the year and helps offset lots of costs, keeping our prices reasonable.

We still need lots of help in the following areas:

Thursday 6:30 p.m. Gym Set Up
Saturday 8 a.m. Session
Saturday 6 p.m. Session
Sunday 8 a.m. Session
Sunday 2 p.m. Session
Sunday 5 p.m. Session
Sunday 8 p.m. Gym Set-Up

We have about half of what we need for the gym set-ups each day. As a reminder, the more people we have, the faster it goes. Unlike an off-site meet, we’re just moving our own equipment so it should go relatively fast if we have 15 or so strong people helping out.

Click here to sign-up for the meet.

The concession donation list will be up in the next couple of days.

FUND-RAISER — Thank you to everyone who participated in the fund-raiser. The pasta has been ordered and will hopefully be here by the end of the week. Participation was not at its highest, unfortunately. It was an OK fund-raiser, but it could have been better. Kudos go to the Level 4 Boys team and Level 7 Girls, who had 100 percent participation and to Jillian C., who was our high seller. There were also two members of the Gold Bugs’ rec class who participated in the fund-raiser. The following is participation by level:

Girls’ Level 2: 3 of 9 (33.3 percent)
Girls’ Level 3: 6 of 17 (35.2 percent)
Girls’ Level 4: 4 of 12 (33.3 percent)
Girls’ Level 6: 3 of 6 (50.0 percent)
Girls’ Level 7: 6 of 6 (100.0 percent)
Girls’ Level 8/9: 1 of 4 (25.0 percent)
Girls’ Xcel Bronze: 1 of 8 (12.5 percent)
Girls’ Xcel Silver: 2 of 7 (28.5 percent)
Girls’ Xcel Gold: 2 of 9 (33.3 percent)
Girls’ Xcel Platinum: 0 of 2 (0.0 percent)
Girls’ Xcel Diamond: 0 of 1 (0.0 percent)
Boys’ Level 4: 3 of 3 (100.0 percent)
Boys Level 5-8: 1 of 2 (50.0 percent)
T&T Team (Non-Gymnasts): 0 of 4 (0.0 percent)

About 1/3 of all team members participated in the fund-raiser. If we had everyone participate, we’d raise so much more money.

For those of you who didn’t participate in the fund-raiser, please make a donation to the gym fund-raiser fund so we can use that money to purchase some new equipment.

SUCCESS WALL — Wildcard compulsory gymnasts are making great strides at the near halfway point of the season. Success wall additions are more than double what we saw after the first two weeks. In addition, every Level 3 gymnast has qualified to state and we’re just needing three in Level 4 to qualify. The following gymnasts made the success wall from the CSA Fall Challenge:

Level 2
Jillian C. — 9.050 on beam
Grace D. — 9.175 on floor, 9.375 on beam
Payton D. — 9.050 on beam
Alanna L. — 9.000 on beam
McKayla — 9.200 on beam

Level 3
Kayla B. — 9.000 on beam, 9.075 on floor
Caelyr G. — 9.125 on bars (1st), 9.100 on floor
Claire M. — 9.000 on bars, 9.000 on beam
Jordyn H. — 1st on vault, 9.000 on floor
Rhianna R. — 9.100 on floor

Level 4
Aniyah B. — 9.100 on bars
Essence B. — 9.100 on vault (1st)
Mariyah L. — 9.025 on floor
Taylor T. — 1st on vault, 9.100 on beam, 1st on floor, 1st AA

FALL CHALLENGE SCHEDULE CHANGE — The CSA Fall Challenge has had a slight schedule change. The schedule changes are as follows:

Level 2s — Arrive at 11:20 a.m. (originally 11:30 a.m.)
Level 3s — Arrive at 1:55 p.m. (originally 2:10 p.m.)
Level 4s — Arrive at 5:05 p.m. (originally 5:15 p.m.)

Click here for a complete revised schedule.

FUND-RAISER ORDERS DUE — Please turn in your fund-raising pasta orders by tomorrow, Thursday, Oct. 8.

LEVEL 3s COME ON FRIDAY THIS WEEK — Due to the schedule for the CSA Fall Challenge on Saturday, the Level 3s will come Friday night from 4:30-8:30 p.m. The Level 2s will not have a third practice this week. Also, compulsories that compete early on Saturday should not be at open gym on Friday night.

VOLUNTEER FOR WILD WILD WEST — The volunteer signups for the Wild Wild West Classic are live and available here:

www.SignUpGenius.com/go/20F0C4DAEA82AA7FE3-2015

We will need a boat load of help for this meet. There are 491 competitors and we are running full days on Saturday and Sunday and even a session on Friday night with 10 sessions (so far all three meets we have been to or have schedules for have just four sessions). This is most likely the largest meet of the compulsory season this year. We need your help to put on a great meet, which we always do. The numbers of clubs and gymnasts attending is a testament to our ability to run a great, smooth, unique, on-time, hassle-free meet. The meet is the gym’s biggest fundraiser of the year so anything that we can do to make it absolutely amazing will be beneficial.

Not listed on the volunteer sign ups are award presenters. If your child wants to present awards, please just have them show up at the end of a session. These do not count toward volunteering.

We need every family on team to volunteer for at least one session (preferably two). This includes everyone on all facets of our team, be it Boys, Girls, Xcel and Tumbling & Trampoline. Gymnasts over 12 years old (or on the optional team) can do any job on the floor during the competition. Boys will likely have their pre-season in Sheboygan some time during this weekend, so please keep this mind prior to picking time slots. Again, please remember, we do not have a booster club or charge additional fees, so rely on parent-volunteer help for our meets.  Please be sure to sign to help with some aspect of the meet.

Please be cognizant of your child’s competition time when picking spots to volunteer. As usual, if the spots don’t fill, we will have to recruit parents who are here to watch their kids during their session. Also, note that there are no Wildcard gymnasts competing in Session 4 (other gym Level 2s) and Session 5 (Level 5) so that may be a good volunteer position for many people.

CAPTAINS FOR WILD WILD WEST CLASSIC — We have three captain spots available—Front Desk/Admissions, Concessions, Coaches and Judges Room—on a first-come, first-seved basis on the sign-up sheet on Wednesday night’s sign-up. They were put on Wednesday’s sign up, but there are no Wednesday responsibilities. Captains will need to be available for the duration of Thursday night set-up, Friday night competition, Saturday all day and Sunday all day through the conclusion of gym set-up on Sunday night. Captains will receive one month of tution free.

XCEL PLATINUM/DIAMOND & SCHEDULE CHANGE AT WILD WILD WEST — Looks like Xcel Platinum and Diamond was inadvertently left off the Wild Wild West schedule. Hattie, Miley and Anastasia will compete in the Saturday, 8 a.m. session. Also, session 6 (the last session on Saturday night and the first Level 4 session) has had a slight schedule change. It is starting 10 minutes later than originally scheduled due to accommodate a larger Level 5 session. Click here for an updated schedule.

DONATIONS FOR WILD WILD WEST CLASSIC — We will be posting the donation requests for concessions and coaches and judges’ food soon. Again, with a large meet, donation requests will be greater.

SUCCESS WALL ADDITIONS — Our second meet is in the books and we had lots of improvement from meet 1 to meet 2. Taylor W. was our most improved gymnast going up 3.1 points from the first to second meets. In addition, we have more success wall additions. The following gymnasts made the success wall from the Swiss Cup:

Level 3
Caelyr G. — 9.000 on beam, 9.050 on floor
Jordyn H. — 9.075 on bars, 9.175 on beam

Level 4
Mariyah L. — 9.025 on beam, 9.000 on floor

We were fortunate to get a better price on the Halloween leotards which is now $26.  For those of you who have paid cash or check, we will credit the difference on your account.  For those who have chosen to have your accounts credited, we have not run it as of yet.  When we do so, it will be charged $26 not $32.

Please remember that if you are interested in purchasing the leo, the order is due tonight by 8pm, no exception.