Wildcard Gymnastics Team News

PRACTICE CHANGES — Due to a couple of events coming up, there will be some practice changes in the next few weeks. Please observe the following changes (note, if it’s not listed, it hasn’t changed):

Monday, Aug. 3
Tumbling & Trampoline 4-5:30 p.m. (From Friday, Aug. 7)

Wednesday, Aug. 5
NO MORNING TEAM PRACTICES (Includes Level 3, Level 4, Xcel Silver and Boys)

Thursday, Aug. 6
NO MORNING TEAM PRACTICES (Includes Level 3, Level 4, Xcel Silver and Boys)

Friday, Aug. 7
NO BOYS PRACTICE
NO TUMBLING & TRAMPOLINE TEAM (moved to Monday, Aug. 3)
NO OPEN GYM

Saturday, Aug. 8
Xcel Bronze moves to 9 a.m.-11 a.m.
Xcel Gold/Platinum moves to 11 a.m.-1 p.m.

Monday, Aug. 10
Tumbling & Trampoline 4-5:30 p.m. (From Friday, Aug. 14)

Wednesday, Aug. 12
NO EVENING TEAM PRACTICES (Includes Girls’ Level 2, Level 4, Level 6-9, Boys, Xcel), Morning Practices are the Same

Thursday, Aug. 13
NO MORNING TEAM PRACTICES (Includes Girls’ Level 6, 7, 9)
NO EVENING TEAM PRACTICES (Includes Boys’ Level 4, Girls’ Level 2, 3, 7 & 9, Girl’s Xcel)

Friday, Aug. 14
NO MORNING PRACTICES (Includes Boys’, Girls’ & T&T)
NO OPEN GYM

Saturday, Aug. 15
NO MORNING PRACTICES (Includes Girls’ Level 3 and Xcel)

There is no team practice from Wednesday evening through Saturday morning due to the national coaches convention, where we’re taking most of our coaches for education and learning. For those levels that haven’t received increased practice time during the summer (Xcel Bronze and Silver), these hours will be made up closer to the meet season. All other Levels have had increased summer hours with no increase in tuition to accommodate for missed practices.

Summer morning practices will continue through the week of August 17-21. There will be no daytime practices Aug. 24-28. The team photo and pre-season meet will be Aug. 28.
More details will follow as we get closer.

FALL PRACTICE SCHEDULE — We don’t have the fall practice schedule set yet, but we do have an idea of some changes that will occur. Starting Aug. 31, we will switch to the school-year practice schedule but until then the summer schedule will still stay in effect, with morning practices being discontinued at some point.  We will have that schedule available shortly.

MEET FEES – Please note that the second set of meet fees for the Level 2s, 3s, 4s and 5s will be posted to the accounts and charged on July 30. We still have some people who haven’t paid the first installment of meet fees, due to credit card issues. If you haven’t paid the first set of meet fees, please do so immediately.

Gymnasts who have not paid for meet fees will not be placed on rosters for the competitions. The meet fees for the September competitions will be due in a few weeks, so we might not get your child in if you haven’t paid for meet fees.

Level 2 Fees: $225 ($75 per installment due June 30, July 30, Aug. 30)
Level 3 Fees: $450 ($150 per installment due June 30, July 30, Aug. 30)
Level 4 Fees: $480 ($160 per installment due June 30, July 30, Aug. 30)
Level 5 Fees: $150 ($50 per installment due June 30, July 30, Aug 30)

MEET SCHEDULES — At this point, we are pretty confident with our meet schedules. They are the following:

GIRLS’ LEVEL 2
Aug. 28 at Preseason Meet (Brookfield)
Oct. 10-11 at CSA Kids (at UW-Whitewater)
Oct. 24-25 at Wildcard (Brookfield)
Nov. 14-15 at M&M (New Berlin)
Nov. 21-22 at Salto (Waukesha)
Dec. 5-6 at Level 2 State (Madison)

GIRLS’ LEVEL 3 & 4 
Aug. 28 at Preseason Meet (Brookfield)
Sept. 19-20 at Racine (Racine)
Oct. 3-4 at Swiss Turners (West Allis)
Oct. 10-11 at CSA Kids (at UW-Whitewater)
Oct. 24-25 at Wildcard (Brookfield)
Nov. 7-8 at Starz (Green Bay)
Nov. 14-15 at M&M (New Berlin)
Nov. 21-22 at Salto (Waukesha)
Dec. 5-6 at Level 3-5 State (Madison)

GIRLS’ LEVEL 6, 7, & 8/9
Oct. 25 at Preseason Meet (Brookfield)
Nov. 14-15 at M&M (New Berlin)
Dec. 12-13 at Hawaiian Pineapple (Schaumburg, Ill.) *
Jan. 1-3 at Cancun Classic (Cancun, Mexico)
Jan. 9-10 at M&M Challenge (West Allis)
Jan. 29-31 at Legacy Luau (Eden Praire, Minn.)
Feb. 20-21 Wildcard Cruise Classic (Cudahy) *
March 5-6 at AAU Midwest Regionals (Dubuque, Iowa) *
March 19-20 at State Championships (Madison) *
April 8-10 at Region 4 Championships (St. Louis, Mo.)
* short season Level 6s (coming from Level 4) will compete these meets

GIRLS’ XCEL BRONZE, SILVER, GOLD
Oct. 25 at Preseason Meet (Brookfield)
Jan. 9-10 at M&M Challenge (West Allis)
Jan. 29-31 at Altius Pink Ribbon Invitational (Franklin)
Feb. 20-21 Wildcard Cruise Classic (Cudahy)
March 5-6 at AAU Midwest Regionals (Dubuque, Iowa)
March 12-13 at State Championships (Waukesha)

BOYS’ LEVEL 4
Dec. 5 at Judges Invitational (Racine)
Jan. 9-10 at M&M Challenge (West Allis)
Jan. 16-17 at Strongman Invitational (Franklin)
Feb. 5 at Snowflake Invitational (Sheboygan)
Feb. 20-21 Wildcard Cruise Classic (Cudahy)
Feb. 27-28 at Scamps Boys’ Invitational (Kenosha)
March 19-20 at State Championships (Waukesha)

BOYS’ LEVEL 5-8
Jan. 9-10 at M&M Challenge (West Allis)
Jan. 16-17 at Strongman Invitational (Franklin)
Jan. 29-31 at Iceberg Classic (Minneapolis, Minn.)
Feb. 13-14 at Midwest Twisters Invitational (Milwaukee)
Feb. 20-21 Wildcard Cruise Classic (Cudahy)
Feb. 27-28 at Scamps Boys’ Invitational (Kenosha)
March 19-20 at State Championships (Waukesha)
April 9-10 at Region 4 Championships (Lincoln, Neb.)

TUMBLING & TRAMPOLINE
Nov TBD Preseason Meet
Dec. 20 at Frozen Challenge (New Berlin, Wis.)
Jan. 9-10 at M&M Challenge (West Allis)
Early Feb at Gymfinity Meet (Fitchburg)
Feb. 20-21 Wildcard Cruise Classic (Cudahy)
April TBD at State Championships (TBD)

OFFSEASON COMPULSORY & SPRING GIRLS’ LEVEL 2
Feb. 6-7 at GymTastics (Watertown)
Feb. 20-21 Wildcard Cruise Classic (Cudahy)
March 5-6 at AAU Midwest Regionals (Dubuque, Iowa)

OFFSEASON CHAMPIONSHIP MEETS (Additional Costs)
Late June TBD at Badger State Games (Weston, Wis.)
June 30-July 3 at AAU Age Group Nationals (Disney Resort, Fla.)
July 27-Aug. 6 at AAU Junior Olympics (Houston, Texas)

Meet fees will start in October for Boys, Girls Optional, Xcel and T&T. And as usual, all of this is subject to change.

CANCUN CLASSIC – The Cancun Classic trip is officially on our schedule. We should be able to compete in this with very limited time missed from school. The meet schedule for this competition is as follows:

Jan. 1 — Compulsories (evening only)
Jan. 2 — Optionals and College Meet
Jan. 3 — Optionals

There is no competition scheduled for Jan. 4. Optional level families can plan on flying home on Monday, Jan. 4, missing just that day of school. Compulsory families could leave earlier to make it home in time for returning to school on Jan. 4.

At this point, we’re not planning on traveling as a group. A few group travel requests were denied as group travel isn’t allowed on some airlines during this time and on other airlines they were just too pricy.

Also at this point, we don’t have a hotel planned. That could change. The meet hotel is very expensive (it’s nice and it’s all-inclusive), but at $595 per night,  you can find better priced accommodations. There are several other hotels in the area. The recommendations for those hotels are:

Royal Resorts Cancun (royalresorts.com). Next hotel to Iberostar. $220+ per night, but the villas are suites with full kitchens.

Flamingo Resorts (www.flamingocancun.com/index_en.html). Right around $200 per night. Would require transportation as the meet site isn’t overly close.

Holiday Inn Cancun (www.ihg.com/holidayinn/hotels/us/en/cancun/cunmx/hoteldetail).  Right around $200 per night. Would require transportation as the meet site isn’t overly close.

There are other hotels which are cheaper and others which are more expensive. If we get a deal, we will let you know. Essentially, any hotel in the Hotel Zone will be safer and as nice as any hotel you will ever visit. Obviously, the more you pay, the more you will get. Some hotels range upwards of $700/night. If you want to make a grand vacation of it, please do so.

The meet fee is $130 and is due by Oct. 1. This is non-refundable. Optional level girls, this will be included in your meet fees. We expect participation from the optionals. For non-optional levels, we will need it in advance.

GOODBYE, JASON — In the coming days, we’re going to have to say good bye to Jason Trow, our Fast Track and Boys’ Level 4 team coach. He has accepted a teaching position in the northern part of the state. It is an unfortunate loss for Wildcard. We wish Jason the best. In the mean time, Blain will be taking over the boys Level 4 teams in the mean time. Fast Track’s instructors will be determined at a later time.

BETHANY CALVARY SHARE FAIR – We have two short performances on Saturday, July 25 at Bethany Calvary UMC on 75th and Center St. in Milwaukee. Your participation is welcome, but please note that we will likely just be doing group show routines with limited individual routines as time is available. We only have two half-hour performances so time will be tight. We also won’t have much warm up time so please be ready.

The performance times are 11:30 p.m.-noon and 1:30- 2 p.m. Please arrive 15 minutes early for each show.

LEVEL 3 AND XCEL BRONZE PRACTICE CHANGE – Due to the Bethany Calvary Share Fair, Girls’ Level 3 practice on Saturday, July 25 will only go until 10:45 a.m. Xcel Bronze will change their practice time from 9-11 a.m.

MEET FEES – Please note that the second set of meet fees for the Level 2s, 3s, 4s and 5s will be posted to the accounts and charged on July 30. We still have some people who haven’t paid the first installment of meet fees, due to credit card issues. If you haven’t paid the first set of meet fees, please do so immediately.

Gymnasts who have not paid for meet fees will not be placed on rosters for the competitions. The meet fees for the September competitions will be due in a few weeks, so we might not get your child in if you haven’t paid for meet fees.

Level 2 Fees: $225 ($75 per installment due June 30, July 30, Aug. 30)
Level 3 Fees: $450 ($150 per installment due June 30, July 30, Aug. 30)
Level 4 Fees: $480 ($160 per installment due June 30, July 30, Aug. 30)
Level 5 Fees: $150 ($50 per installment due June 30, July 30, Aug 30)

WARM-UPS – Warm-up orders have been placed, but some of the compulsory gymnasts have not placed the order. Your warm-ups have not been placed on order and will not be ordered until you place the order at wildcardgymnastics.tictail.com.

The following compulsory and optional level gymnasts have not placed the order:

Level 2: Marcella R., Mahogany S.
Level 3: Aniyah H., Lilly J., Claire M., Emma M.
Level 4: Aniyah B.
Level 5: Maeggan X.
Level 6: Ella J.
Level 9: Anastasia R., Ashley W.

Xcel gymnast orders will be due in September, however those who have ordered will be ordered with this first wave.

Those gymnasts will not be allowed to compete if they haven’t purchased the warm-ups.

AAU JUNIOR OLYMPICS LEOTARD – Once again, the AAU Junior Olympics is a summer meet, please have your gymnast wear the short-sleeve leotard for this competition.

Also, there has been a schedule change for Junior Olympics only involving the Level 4s. Click here for the most updated schedule.

2015 AAU Junior Olympics
August 5-6, 2015
Boo Williams Sports Complex
5 Armistead Pointe Parkway, Hampton, Va.  | MAP | 962.2 mi., 15 hours, 12 min.

WEST ALLIS PARADE — The West Allis Fourth of July Parade is on Thursday, July 2 at 7 p.m. As a result, there is no team practice for any level. Xcel will be making up their practice. No other levels will be made up as we have offered extra practices for the summer.

We are space number 101 and we are at the very back of the parade. They do ask that everyone be lined up by 6:30 p.m., however, given the fact that we are near the back, if everyone starts coming by 6:45, we will be OK with that. Please wear a Fourth of July leotard, a purple exhibition leotard or a Wildcard t-shirt. If it is cool, wearing Wildcard warmups or sweatshirts are ok.

We will be lined up along 77th Street between Greenfield and Pierce (probably closer to Pierce). The parade runs along Greenfield Ave. east to 70th St. and proceeds south to National, ending at Veterans Park. There is a little festival after the parade. Please promptly pick up your child at the end of the parade.

Don’t forget about the Wauwatosa, Brookfield and Butler parades on July 4. If any compulsory level gymnast is interested in switching to the Brookfield parade, please let us know. Information on those parades is available here.

BUTLER PARADE — Line up for the Butler Parade begins at 1:30 p.m. at St. Agnes Catholic Church, 12801 W. Fairmount Ave. The parade begins at 2 p.m. We are lineup space no. 9 (very front of the parade), so please be on time. The parade begins at 2 p.m.

The parade route starts west on Fairmount and goes to 132nd St. From there it goes south three blocks to Hampton. It turns east on Hampton and goes to 127th St. and turns north on 127th to Frontier Park where the parade ends.

AAU JUNIOR OLYMPICS — The deadline for AAU Junior Olympics registration is this week. Please let us know if you plan on competing. So far, only a handful of gymnasts are registered. You can register or reconfirm at the front desk.

PRACTICE SCHEDULE NEXT FEW DAYS — With the Fourth of July and various parades, we have a different practice schedule in effect. It is the following:

June 30: Xcel Bronze and Silver, 4:30-6:30 p.m. (replaces the Thursday practice)
July 1: Xcel Bronze and Silver, 9 a.m.-11 a.m. (replaces the Saturday practice)
July 2: NO GIRLS’, BOYS’ OR XCEL TEAM PRACTICE PM due to West Allis parade.
July 3: All Girls’ Levels 2-9 practice 9-12:30 p.m. Boys’ Level 4 9 a.m.-noon. T&T 11:15-12:30 p.m. Open gym will be held 12:30 – 2 p.m. Levels 2-5 will be holding tryouts for their level. Fast track will have tryouts at a later date.
July 4: NO TEAM PRACTICE
July 5: NO TEAM PRACTICE
July 6: NO TEAM PRACTICE, AM or PM
July 7-8: Practices return as scheduled
July 9: Practice as scheduled.  NO OPEN GYM

MEET FEES — This is a reminder that meet fee installments will be due TODAY. If you have not yet paid them by the due date, they will be automatically charged to your account:

The installments were due starting at the end of June. They are the following:

Level 2 Fees: $225 ($75 per installment due June 30, July 30, Aug. 30)
Level 3 Fees: $450 ($150 per installment due June 30, July 30, Aug. 30)
Level 4 Fees: $480 ($160 per installment due June 30, July 30, Aug. 30)
Level 5 Fees: $150 ($50 per installment due June 30, July 30, Aug 30)

BADGER STATE GAMES SUCCESS — We had several gymnasts compete at Badger State Games with almost all making the success wall, including all the Level 7s in their first meet at that level. The gymnasts added to the wall are:

Level 2:
Alanna L. — First Place Bars, First Place Floor
Mahogany S. — First Place Vault, First Place Beam, First Place All-Around

Level 3:
Kayla B. — First Place Vault, First Place Bars, First Place Beam, First Place Floor (9.100), First Place All-Around

Level 4:
Essence B. — First Place Vault (9.200), First Place Beam, First Place Floor (9.200), First Place All-Around
Vanesa K. — First Place Beam (9.100), irst Place All-Around
Mariyah L. — 9.100 on floor
Sarah S.– 9.050 on floor

Level 6:
Ella J. — First Place Beam
Aaliyah K. — First Place Vault (9.500), First Place Bars (9.100), First Place Floor (9.400), First Place All-Around
Maria R. — First Place Vault, First Place Bars, First Place Beam (9.100), First Place Floor (9.100), First Place All-Around
Norah T.. — First Place Vault (9.500), First Place Bars, First Place All-Around

Level 7:
Bradyn F.. — First Place Bars, First Place Beam, 9.000 on floor, First Place All-Around
Delaney H.. — First Place Vault (9.550), First Place Bars (9.100), 9.050 on floor First Place All-Around
Lilly Ja.. — 9.050 on vault, First Place Floor (9.100)
Eden R. — First Place Vault, First Place Floor (9.050)

LEVEL 3s TO PRACTICE FRIDAY — We apologize for the late notice, but the Girls’ Level 3 team that normally practices on Saturday from 9 a.m.-noon will be moved to Friday, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. for this week. Again, the Level 3s will practice on Friday, July 26 instead of Saturday, June 27. This is due to the Badger State Games competition. As a result, we will have a lack of team coaches available for a practice on Saturday.

As a reminder, open gym is held on Fridays from 12:30-2 p.m. and is $8 for team gymnasts with an additional $2 for pizza and soda.

AAU JUNIOR OLYMPICS REGISTRATION DEADLINE — Please note that the deadline for AAU Junior Olympics registration is Wednesday, July 1. If you are planning to attend, please register with Blain at the front desk. We will register you directly with the AAU and will not be placing any AAU registration on an account.

2015 Badger State Games
June 28, 2015
GymSport
6909 Rickyval St., Weston, WI | MAP | 178.3 mi., 2 hours, 52 min.

FOURTH OF JULY PARADES — As per our usual custom, we will participate in several Independence Day parades. As of now, we don’t have any information on the West Allis or Butler parades. The following is information on the Wauwatosa and Brookfield parades.

Wauwatosa Parade: Saturday, July 4. Girls’ Level 2-5, Girls’ Xcel Bronze, Silver, Gold; Gold Bugs

We are lineup space 53. Staging is at the Wauwatosa Civic Center/Wauwatosa Library at 76th and North. You may drop your child at the Wauwatosa Civic Center at 8 a.m. Note that North Avenue will be closed along the length of the parade route. You can (be there by 8:30 a.m. at the latest) access the staging area from Wauwatosa Ave. (76th St.).

The parade begins at 9 a.m. and will proceed west from 76th St. through to 104th St., ending at Mayfair Mall. Pickup will be in the Mayfair Mall parking lot, nearest the Boston Store entrance on the southeast side of the parking lot. The parade route is 1.7 miles long.

Brookfield Parade: Saturday, July 4. Girls’ Level 6, 7, 9; Girls’ Xcel Platinum; Girls’ Fast Track; All T&T athletes not on a gymnastic team; all Boys team.

We are line-up space PURPLE 41. Staging is in the Brookfield Central High School parking lot nearest the tennis courts. You may drop your child at Brookfield Central High School at 9 a.m. From the city of Brookfield, “For participant drop-offs, enter the EAST drive to Brookfield Central on Gebhardt Rd. and utilize the driveway in front of the school.”

The parade begins at 10 a.m. and will travel west on Gebhardt Rd. to Calhoun Rd., then north on Calhoun to North Ave., and West on North Ave. to Norhardt, then south on Norhardt. The parade route is approximately 1.5 miles long.

Butler Parade: Saturday, July 4. All Team Gymnasts

We don’t have a lineup number. Lineup is at 1:30 p.m. at St. Agnes Church, which is located at 12801 W. Fairmont Ave. It is a very short parade, but this is all the information we have at this time.

Please wear sunscreen, bring stretchy gloves and bring a disposable water bottle. In the water bottle, pour out half the water and freeze overnight. In the morning, fill the water bottle the rest of the way with water. Girls’ Gymnasts may wear their exhibition leotard or any old 4th of July or red, white and blue leotard. Boys’ Gymnasts should wear a Wildcard gymnastics t-shirt. Girls’ gymnasts may wear a Wildcard shirt if they don’t have a leotard. We need parent volunteers to hold our signs at each parade and pass out brochures. Parent volunteers should also wear a Wildcard t-shirt.  Please understand that we need help during that time and that walking in the parade implies that you are willing to assist with passing out brochures, carrying a banner, passing out water, etc.  If you want to simply watch your child, then your best bet is to sit along the parade route.

The West Allis parade is set for Thursday, July 2 at 7 p.m. All gymnasts are welcome to participate. We will provide more information as we have it.

WARM-UPS — Please know that we have passed the deadline for the Warm-up purchases. Due to many families still needing to make the purchase, we are extending the deadline to June 26. PLEASE PLACE THE ORDERS ONLINE BY THIS DATE. The site is wildcardgymnastics.tictail.com. You do not need to put in a size. We have the sizes and will communicate them to the company. Please, in the notes, list how you want the garments personalized. (Typically, we just put the gymnast’s first name on the warmups. You may add a last initial if your child’s name is repeated on one of our levels.)

Click here to place your order. If you have not placed your order by June 26, your gymnast will not be allowed to compete.

The following families HAVE purchased the warm-ups:

Level 2: Jillian C., Payton D., Grace D., Lily D., Alanna L., McKayla M. (4 orders still needed)
Level 3: Kayla B., Siena F., Olivia G., Jordyn H., Korynne M., Ruth O., Sadie P., Jordan S., Taylor W. (13 orders still needed)
Level 4: Angela B., Vanesa K., Sarah S. (7 orders still needed)
Level 6: Christen B., Nadia J., Kamryn W. (5 orders still needed)
Level 7: Ava C., Bradyn F., Lilly J., Elie L., Jordan M., Camille P., Eden R. (2 orders still needed)
Level 9: Crystal S.

The following gymnasts have ordered, but are not required to order until September:
Xcel Bronze: Leslie G.
Xcel Silver: None
Xcel Gold: Alivia K., Anna P.
Xcel Platinum: Hattie B.

FOURTH OF JULY SCHEDULES — Due to the upcoming Independence Day holiday, we will be making some schedule adjustments.

July 2: NO TEAM PRACTICE PM due to West Allis parade. We will re-schedule Xcel practice at a time and date TBD. Come to the parade!
July 3: All Girls’ Levels 2-9 practice 9-12:30 p.m. Open gym will be held 12:30 – 2 p.m. Levels 2-5 will be holding tryouts for their level.
July 4: NO TEAM PRACTICE
July 5: NO TEAM PRACTICE
July 6: NO TEAM PRACTICE, AM or PM
July 7-8: Practices return as scheduled
July 9: Practice as scheduled.  NO OPEN GYM

NEW OPTIONAL LEVEL ROUTINES — We are opening a window for the creation of optional level routines. Gymnasts in any optional level (Xcel Gold, Xcel Platinum, Level 6, Level 7, Level 9) who wish to have a new floor routine should begin thinking about new music and bring those choices to the team coaches for approval. We highly recommend that all Level 6s keep their routines for the next season.

Level 6, 7, 9 and Xcel Platinum gymnasts should sign-up for a routine time. The cost for Level 6 gymnasts is $40 and for Level 7-9 gymnasts is $50, payable directly to the instructor. Xcel gymnasts will not be charged if they do choreography during their practice time. Xcel Bronze, Silver and Gold will receive choreography during their scheduled practice time.

Maria’s coaches from Brazil, Clarissa and Vanessa, are in town next week and MAY be willing to do choreography then. They will have limited time if they agree to do choreography.  Please check with an instructor.

Please check with Amy or Alie to schedule your time. Plan on an hour and a half to two hours for the choreography sessions. Please note, neither will be available the week of July 6-11. Beam routines MAY be done during this time as well, if time allows. If not, they will be done during practice.

MEET FEES — This is a reminder that meet fee installments will be due at the end of the month. If you have not yet paid them by the due date, they will be automatically charged to your account:

The installments are due starting at the end of June. They are the following:

Level 2 Fees: $225 ($75 per installment due June 30, July 30, Aug. 30)
Level 3 Fees: $450 ($150 per installment due June 30, July 30, Aug. 30)
Level 4 Fees: $480 ($160 per installment due June 30, July 30, Aug. 30)
Level 5 Fees: $150 ($50 per installment due June 30, July 30, Aug 30)

TRYOUTS — We will be scheduling compulsory level tryouts July 3rd at Friday morning practice. All compulsory gymnasts (Level 2, 3, 4, & 5) will be evaluated for proficiency at their level. We anticipate that most gymnasts will be proficient at their current training level; however, should your gymnast be recommended for a different level, you will be notified as soon as possible. The tryout will take place from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

As of now, we have received very little information on Badger State Games. What we do know is that the competition will be at Gymsport in Weston, Wis., on Saturday, June 27 beginning at 10 a.m. All gymnasts will be in that session. We will provide more details as we know them.

AAU NATIONALS — While Las Vegas may not have been the ideal destination for AAU Age Group Nationals, the meet was very successful for Wildcard Gymnastics. Every Wildcard gymnast who attended won a medal. Wildcard Gymnasts won six gold medals and we had 27 top-three finishes. Congratulations go out to Aaliyah K., the Girls’ Level 6 national vault and floor champion, and to West F., the Boys’ Level 5 national floor, rings, horizontal bar and all-around champion.

The following gymnasts will be added to our brand new success wall for achieving the appropriate score to make the wall:

Girls’ Level 4
Mariyah L. — 9.225 on floor

Girls’ Level 6
Emily G. — 9.000 on beam
Bradyn F. — 9.400 on beam, 9.050 on floor
Aaliyah K. — 9.475 on vault (1st), 9.250 on bars, 9.075 on floor (1st)
Maria R. — 9.150 on beam

Girls’ Open
Hallie F. — 9.325 on floor

Boys’ Level 5
West F. — 10.600 on floor (1st), 10.600 on rings (1st), 9.50o on vault, 10.200 on horizontal bar (1st), 1st All-Around

Registration for AAU Junior Olympics is open for gymnasts who wish for a chance to compete for another AAU national championship.

SUMMER PRACTICE SCHEDULE BEGINS JUNE 16 — The summer practice schedule begins June 16. The evening practices remain the same for everyone except the Level 5-8 boys, who move from Monday and Wednesday to Tuesday and Thursday.

Additionally, the Friday evening practice for everyone switches to Friday 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. As a reminder, open gym immediately follows practice and runs from 12:30-2 p.m.

FOURTH OF JULY PARADES — The following gymnasts should attend the following parades. More information as to exact meeting times and locations will follow.

Thursday, July 2; 7 p.m. — West Allis — All Gymnasts
Saturday, July 4; 9 a.m. — Wauwatosa — Girls’ Level 2-5, Girls’ Xcel Bronze, Silver, Gold, Gold Bugs
Saturday, July 4; 10 a.m. — Brookfield — Girls’ Level 6-9, Girls’ Fast Track, Girls’ Xcel Platinum, Boys’ All Levels, Tumbling & Trampoline (those not on a gymnastics team)
Saturday, July 4; 2 p.m. — Butler — All Gymnasts

The Butler parade is an added parade, which promises to be very short. It also is the closest parade to the gym.

Should your family have a conflict as to which of the Wauwatosa or Brookfield parades to attend, please see a team coach to determine which parade you should attend.

We should have t-shirts available in the pro shop for those families or gymnasts who need them.

MEET SCHEDULES UPDATE — There were a couple of meets that shifted meet dates. As a result, we have updated the meet schedule for the fall Girls’ Level 2-4 season:

Aug. 25 at Preseason Meet (Brookfield) — Levels 2, 3, 4, 5
Sept. 19-20 at Racine (Racine) — Levels 3, 4
Oct. 3-4 at Swiss Turners (West Allis) — Levels 3, 4, 5
Oct. 10-11 at CSA Kids (at UW-Whitewater) — Levels 2, 3, 4
Oct. 24-25 Wild Wild West Classic (Brookfield) — Levels 2, 3, 4, 5
Nov. 7-8 at Starz (Green Bay) — Levels 3, 4
Nov. 14-15 at M&M (New Berlin) — Levels 2, 3, 4
Nov. 21-22 at Salto (Waukesha) — Levels 2, 3, 4
Dec. 5-6 at State Championships (Madison) — Levels 2, 3, 4

The installments are due starting at the end of June. They are the following:

Level 2 Fees: $225 ($75 per installment due June 30, July 30, Aug. 30)
Level 3 Fees: $450 ($150 per installment due June 30, July 30, Aug. 30)
Level 4 Fees: $480 ($160 per installment due June 30, July 30, Aug. 30)
Level 5 Fees: $150 ($50 per installment due June 30, July 30, Aug 30)

WARM-UPS — This is a reminder that warm-ups are due June 20 by going to:

http://wildcardgymnastics.tictail.com

At the moment, only 15 gymnasts have placed an order with just five days to go. With more than 100 gymnasts on team, we should have more orders by now. These are required for competition.

As a reminder, this is the list of required purchases by level:

Girls’ Level 2: Compulsory Jacket and Compulsory Pants
Girls’ Level 3: Compulsory Jacket and Compulsory Pants
Girls’ Level 4: Compulsory Jacket and Compulsory Pants
Girls’ Level 5: Compulsory Jacket and Compulsory Pants
Girls’ Level 6: Optional Level Jacket and Optional Level Capris
Girls’ Level 7: Optional Level Jacket and Optional Level Capris
Girls’ Level 8: Optional Level Jacket and Optional Level Capris
Girls’ Level 9: Optional Level Jacket and Optional Level Capris
Girls’ Xcel Gold & Platinum: Compulsory Jacket

EXHIBITION/LEVEL 2 & XCEL COMPETITION LEOTARD — The leotard required for Level 2s (current Fast Track) and Xcel (Bronze and Silver members) has been added to the page for warm-up purchases. We have a few in stock and those are first-come, first-served if we have those in stock. Please place those by June 30.

BAGS – We have looked into getting new gym bags or backpacks.  Those will be added to the ordering website once we have those approved.

LAST CALL FOR US CLASSIC TICKETS — The deadline for U.S. Classic tickets is fast approaching. We can get group tickets for the event for $35. (We do need enough to make a group, however. At this point, we’re still shy). Please let us know by June 20 if you wish to attend.

WEST ALLIS A LA CARTE — Thank you to everyone who came out to our first show of the season. We really appreciate your support!

BADGER STATE GAMES — There is still time to register for the Badger State Games. BSG is scheduled to be held at Gymsport in Weston, June 27-28 (never has a Badger State Games gymnastics event been two days, so we expect all the gymnastics to be done by June 27).

Currently, we have the following gymnasts registered (if your child should be on the list, please let us know ASAP):

Compulsory: Kayla B., Caeylr G., Vanesa K., Sarah S.
Optional: Ava C., Emily G., Aaliyah K., Maria M., Nadia J., Bradyn F., Delaney H., Eden R.

If you wish your child still to be registered, please e-mail blain@wildcard-gymnastics.com before end of day Tuesday. Cost is $45 for Levels 1-5 and $55 for Levels 6-9.

SUMMER SCHEDULE — Don’t forget that the summer practice schedule begins on Tuesday, June 16. The evening schedule will be the same, but the evening/Saturday schedule additions are:

Girls’ Level 2: TUE 9 a.m.-noon (3 hrs)
Girls’ Level 3: WED 9 a.m.-noon (3 hrs)
Girls’ Level 4: WED 9 a.m.-noon (3 hrs) also FRI 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Girls’ Level 6: THU 9 a.m.-noon (3 hrs) also FRI 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Girls’ Level 7: MON 9 a.m.-noon, THU 9 a.m.-noon (6 hrs) also FRI 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Girls’ Level 9: MON 9 a.m.-noon, TUE 9 a.m.-noon, THU 9 a.m.-noon (9 hrs) also FRI 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Girls’ Fast Track: TUE 9 a.m.-noon (3 hrs)
Girls’ Xcel Bronze: SAT 10 a.m.-noon*
Girls’ Xcel Silver: WED 9-11 a.m.*
Girls’ Xcel Gold: CHANGES to WED 5:30-8:30 p.m., SAT 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

*Xcel Bronze and Silver gymnasts may come to the other Xcel practice if they aren’t able to come to the Wed./Sat. dates. Also, please note the Xcel tuition increases to $150 beginning in July to reflect the added time.

Boys’ Level 4: FRI 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Boys’ Level 5: WED 9 a.m.-noon, FRI 9 a.m.-11:15 a.m. (no Sat. during the summer)
Boys’ Level 8: WED 9 a.m.-noon, FRI 9 a.m.-11:15 a.m. (no Sat. during the summer)

**Boys’ Level 5-8 changes to TUE/THU from MON/WED starting in summer practices.

Tumbling & Trampoline: CHANGES to FRI 11:15 a.m.-12:30 p.m.  (no Sat. during the summer)

Please note: That morning practices for the lower levels will be working on routines so if your child is unable to make it, she/he will be missing out on some valuable time.  We understand that some kids will be in summer school, programs, etc.  but then it is essential that they attend all other practices for their level.

OPEN GYM — A reminder, there is no open gym this Friday and starting Friday, June 19, Open Gym will be held on Fridays from 12:30-2 p.m.

WARM-UPS — Don’t forget to make your warm-up purchases by June 20 at:

http://wildcardgymnastics.tictail.com

We have sizes, so you don’t need to worry about that. If you want more information on the ordering process, visit our previous post here.