Wildcard Gymnastics Team News

Thanksgiving Workout — Here is a Thanksgiving workout to be done at home. If your gymnasts is going to be missing multiple practices, please encourage them to do the workout each day. Parents, please feel free to join your gymnast in this workout. Many of the items can be modified for your ability level. This workout includes flexibility and conditioning from our Flex/Event circuits that the team kids all do before practice so they should be familiar with all the exercises. Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!

Click here for the Thanksgiving holiday workout!

Thanksgiving Drop & Shop Cancelled — The Thanksgiving Drop & Shop has been cancelled due to a lack of signups. Only four individuals were pre-registered. Those three families that were registered, you have not been charged. We apologize for the inconvenience of the cancellation.

We typically have a good turnout for the New Year’s Eve Overnight. We will cancel that event if we don’t have at least 15 registered by Dec. 20. If your child is planning to attend, please have them signed up prior to the Dec. 20 date so we can ensure that it will run.

Thanksgiving Week Schedule — The is a reminder of this week’s practice schedule:

Monday, Nov. 24: No changes, practice as usual.

Tuesday, Nov. 25: No changes, practice as usual.

Wednesday, Nov. 26: Level 3/4 and Level 4 will practice 4:30-7 p.m.
Xcel Silver will practice 5-7 p.m. and Xcel Gold will practice 4:30-7 p.m.
No boys practice.

Thursday, Nov. 27: No practice. Happy Thanksgiving

Friday, Nov. 28: Levels 6 and 8, noon-3 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 29: Levels 2, 3, 3/4, 4, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
No boys practice.
No Xcel practice.

Photo Make-Ups — Please note that the picture makeups for gymnasts who didn’t have photos taken two weeks ago is today (Monday, Nov. 24) beginning at 4:30 p.m. All Level 8s (except Ashley) will need to have their photos retaken. Please have your competition leotards with you (and another leotard to practice in if you are also practicing tonight).

State Meet Information — We have been advised that the final schedule for Level 3-5 state will be out by Tuesday night. We will post that information as soon as we have it. There will be a Friday night session, but that will be for Level 5s, we’ve been told. There is a small chance of a Level 3 session on Friday night.

The coaches are staying at the Radisson Hotel & Conference Center Green Bay (near the airport, attached to Oneida Bingo Casino, about 4 mi. from the meet site). Double bed rooms are available at $85/night before taxes as of this post.

The Level 2 State meet will most likely be held only on Sunday, Dec. 14, according to meet orgainzers.

Success Wall Additions — In our final regular season meet for the compulsory season, the following gymnasts are being added to the success wall:

Level 2
Emily C. — 9.000 on bars
Olivia G. — 9.100 on bars
Emma M. — 9.550 on vault, 9.250 on bars, 9.000 on beam
Brooklyn S. — 9.350 on beam

Level 3
Essence B. — 9.000 on bars, 9.000 on beam
Angela B. — 9.150 on bars
Ayanna L. — 9.125 on bars
Sarah S. — 9.250 on bars

Level 4
Madeline C. — 9.100 on beam
Aaliyah K. — 9.325 on bars (1st place), 9.100 on beam
Norah T. — 9.000 on vault
Ryann W. — 9125 on bars
Maeggan X. — 9.150 on beam

And a huge congratulations to all of our compulsory-level gymnasts. For the first time in club history, we have had every healthy gymnast qualify for state from the compulsory levels. And, we did it with a couple of meets to spare! Way to go, team! Now to get ready to rack up the medals! Goal sheets will be given to the Level 3 and 4 gymnasts at Saturday’s practice.

Additionally, the bar judges (Olympian Chellsie Memmel included) shared with us that Ayanna’s Level 3 bar dismount was the best dismount they’d seen in competition, maybe even EVER! This is a huge compliment and we should use this as inspiration going into State.  Despite that sometimes the scoring is low or frustrating, our gymnasts’ hard work is paying off and the judges have noticed!  Let’s really put 110% in as we move towards State and make this the most fun and most successful meet of our season!

Boys will practice on Monday, Nov. 24th as normal.

There will be no practice Wednesday or Saturday due to Thanksgiving.

Have a great holiday!

Photos proofs are available for all gymnasts except those in Gold Bugs and girls’ Level 8. Several of those groups still need to have their photos taken (those will be posted when the level is finished). The photos are organized alphabetically by last name. If your child’s photos are missing, please let us know and we can re-upload the proof version. The watermarked proofs are available for viewing here:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/129576374@N04/sets/72157649405999515/

If you would like the non-watermarked versions of the photos, you will receive all of your gymnasts photos, including the all team and their respective level photo for $15. You will also receive a copyright release so you may do with these photos how you choose. You will be sent 4×6 photos in print quality. If you need a larger file, we can try accommodate, but the 4×6 should be good enough to increase to an 8×11 without any significant loss in quality.

To order, please send an e-mail with the e-mail address you want the photos sent to and either pay in person or have us bill it to your card on file.

A big thank you goes to the Boys’ Level 4, Girls’ Fast Track, Girls’ Xcel and Girls’ Level 8 for all being present and ready the first time photos were taken.

The following gymnasts still need to have photos taken and should do so on Monday at 4:30 p.m.:

Gold Bugs II Team Photo (all competing Gold Bugs II gymnasts)
Kassidy D.
Grace D.
Alana L.
Keagan R.
Mahogany S.

Girls’ Level 3
Vanesa K.

Girls’ Level 6
Sofia B.

Girls’ Level 8 (problem with the camera and we need to re-take)
Rose D.
Bella G.
Ava G.
Glenna P.
Anastasia R.
Crystal S.
(for Level 8, Ashley W. and the team photos worked)

Boys’ Level 8
Reed B.

Please wear your competition leotard/singlet.

This weekend is the last competition before State for the Girls’ compulsories. We are using this weekend’s meet as a practice for State, so we are preparing mentally and physically to be in peak condition. By using this as a “practice” State meet, we can smooth out the rough edges and feel really prepared for the actual State Championships.

We want the gymnasts to design their own Championship game plan in order to help them prepare for the State meet.  We will be passing out State Goal sheets next week, as well as have another homework assignment and Spirit Days before the State Championships.  However, if your gymnast is already working on what is needed to be ready for State, that’s going to build confidence, mental strength, and feelings of being prepared!

Click here for the Championship Game Plan!  Let’s get ready!

Fundraisers Due — Team, the fundraisers were due on Saturday. If you haven’t had the opportunity to turn yours in, PLEASE do so today (Nov. 17). It is imperative that we get those in hand so we can place the order to have in prior to Thanksgiving.

Don’t Forget About the Drop & Shop Overnight Next Week — The Thanksgiving night Drop & Shop overnight is Thursday, Nov. 27, starting at 8 p.m. with pickup at 10 a.m. The pre-registration cost for team kids is $35. Friends and family members are welcome! Click here for more details.

Also, remember about the New Year’s Eve Overnight. It is $40 for pre-registered team kids. Drop off is 7 p.m. on Dec. 31 with pick-up at 7 a.m. Jan. 1, 2015, to be precise. Click here for more information on this sleepover.

This Week’s Schedule — With the girls’ competition taking place over three days this weekend and with levels being split across days, we’re adjusting the practice schedule for those competing gymnasts slightly. The following are changes to the practice schedule:

Thursday — The Level 4s that compete on Friday (Madeline, Kerigan, Ella, Maeggan) should come on Thursday, 4:30-7:30 p.m.

Friday — The remaining Level 4s should come to practice on Friday, 4:30-7:30 p.m. All Level 3/4s (Mariyah, Aniyah, Nora, Angela, Ayanna, Taylor) should come to this practice as well, regardless if the gymnast competes on Saturday or Sunday. The remaining Level 3s who compete on Saturday (Emma L., Jordan S.) should come on Friday. The Level 6s and 8s will practice as normal on Friday.

Saturday — All the Level 2s and Level 3s that compete on Sunday and didn’t practice on Friday (Essence, Sarah, Rhianna, Kaylie, Vanesa) will practice 9 a.m.-11 a.m. on Saturday. Xcel will practice as normal 11 a.m.-1 p.m.

No TOPs on Saturday. Optional Purple will practice.

We know this is a bit confusing, so if you have questions, let us know.

Thanksgiving Week Schedule — The following are the changes to the Thanksgiving Week Schedule:

Monday, Nov. 24: No changes, practice as usual.

Tuesday, Nov. 25: No changes, practice as usual.

Wednesday, Nov. 26: Level 3/4 and Level 4 will practice 4:30-7 (note the abbreviated practice time). Xcel Silver will practice 5-7 p.m. and Xcel Gold will practice 4:30-7 p.m. (please note the changed practice times for Xcel). We are trying to be done early on Wednesday. Boys practices, TBD.

Thursday, Nov. 27: No practice. Please come to the Thanksgiving overnight.

Friday, Nov. 28: Levels 6 and 8, noon-3 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 29: Levels 2, 3, 3/4, 4, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Boys TBD, Xcel TBD.

Christmas/New Year’s Schedule — The following are the changes to the schedule during the Christmas and New Year’s weeks for Girls’ Levels 2-8 only (Boys and Xcel practices TBD):

Monday, Dec. 22: No changes, practice as usual.

Tuesday, Dec. 23: No changes, practice as usual.

Wednesday, Dec. 24: Levels 6-8, noon-3 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 25: No practice. Merry Christmas!

Friday, Dec. 26: No practice.

Saturday, Dec. 27: Levels 6-8, 1-3 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 28: No practice.

Monday, Dec. 29: No practice.

Tuesday, Dec. 30: Levels 6-8, 1-3 p.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 31: No practice. Please come to the New Year’s Overnight.

Thursday, Jan. 1: No practice. Happy New Year!

Friday, Jan. 2: Levels 6-8, 1-3 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 3: No practice.

Sunday, Jan. 4: No practice. Boys’ meet at Altius.

At this point, we don’t have a compulsory workout scheduled. We might add one or two in so they don’t go the whole time without working out, but given that it is just after the conclusion of their season and we’ll just be transitioning to the introduction of the new levels, they should be fine. Those gymnasts who pass out of Level 5 into Level 6 can come to the Level 6-8 practices.

Boys’ will have practice times during this schedule to prepare for their meet on Jan. 4. Those times will come later.

Xcel will have practices scheduled during this time as well. Those will be announced later.

The practice on Dec. 24 for Levels 6-8 is being held to keep the group from having more than two consecutive days off during the holiday break. We will understand if your gymnast will not be able to attend this workout, but for gymnasts that miss practice regularly, this is a great opportunity to get the work in.

Please watch the blog for a holiday workout to be done at home on the off days. Please encourage your gymnast to do the workouts so their bodies will be in peak physical condition.  (Feel free to do it with them after eating all the turkey/holiday goodies.)

Make Up Pictures — Make-ups for photos will be done on Monday, Nov. 24 beginning at 4:30 p.m. All Gold Bugs II who are competing should show up with their competition leotard for an all-team photo even if they have had their individual photos taken. And as a reminder, Gold Bugs are on the recreation schedule, not the team schedule, so they will not have practice on Monday or Wednesday of Thanksgiving week.

Any other boys’ or girls’ team members who have not had their photos taken should come at this time.

Photos for those who have had theirs taken should be available for viewing and purchase by the end of the week.

State Meet Information — At this time, we still do not have a schedule for either the Level 3, 4, 5 state meet or the Level 2 state meet. As with every other meet, once we get the information from the meet organizers, we will send it out to the parents through the blog immediately. We do not sit on any information regarding meets. We anticipate the Level 3, 4, 5 state meet information coming next week sometime once the last meet of the qualifying season has finished.

Upcoming Meet Fees — Gold Bugs II and Fast Track will have their second installment of three of meet fees will be due December 15 (with the final installment due January 15). Those meet fees will be paid in three installments of $65 each. All Fast Track gymnasts are expected to compete in the winter meets.

As of now, the following Gold Bugs II parents have paid their meet fees and will be signed up for meets: Jillian C., Grace D., Lily D., Serenity J., Alanna L. and Mahogany S. For those not listed, please pay the meet fee promptly if you are planning on having your child compete. We can not enter your child in any competitions, if these fees aren’t paid ahead of time.  Please let us know if your Gold Bug II gymnast is going to be competing.

Also, all boys and Level 6 & 8 girls have their final set of meet fees due on Dec. 15.

Any competing gymnast not paid for meet fees by the due date will have the charge automatically billed to the credit card on file.

Success Wall Additions — Once again, we had a very successful meet with several additions to the success wall. Those with photos going up from the Camouflage Classic are:

Level 3:
Aniyah B. — 9.525 on vault, 9.100 on beam
Essence B. — 9.000 on beam
Angela B. — 9.000 on beam
Vanesa K. — 9.500 on vault
Mariyah L. — 9.075 on beam
Sarah S. — 9.225 on bars
Taylor T. — 9.300 on beam

Level 4
Madeline C. — 9.050 on beam
Aaliyah K. — 9.050 on vault
Ryann W. — 9.000 on beam

We also have one correction from the M&M Meet’s success wall additions. Emily C. was inadvertently left off for Level 2. She scored a 9.200 on bars and 9.250 on floor.

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.
Stretch – 12:30 p.m.
Meet Begins — 1:40 p.m.
Awards — 3:30 p.m.

GIRLS’ LEVEL 3 – Essence, Mariyah, Emma L., Jordan S., Sarah, Nora L., Aniyah
Arrive – 3:45 p.m.
Stretch – 4 p.m.
Meet Begins — 5:10 p.m.
Awards — 6:45 p.m.

Please note the slightly later start times. A complete and updated meet schedule is available here.

Hawaiian Pineapple Meet Times — Actual times for the Hawaiian Pineapple meet on Dec. 20-21 will be available on Dec. 1 according to meet organizers, but we have general times. The Level 6 girls will be Sunday, Dec. 21 in the early morning. Level 8 girls will be Sunday, Dec. 21 in the early evening.

Aloha Gymfest Meet Days — Actual times for the Aloha Gymfest on Jan. 16-18 will be available in mid December, but we have been given tentative dates for competition. The compulsory level girls (Levels 3, 4, 5) will be Friday, Jan. 16 with competition likely no earlier than 2:30 p.m. The Level 6s will be Sunday, Jan. 18 (no time noted). Use these as guidelines when planning excursions during your time on Oahu.

Pre-Practice Times — While most gymnasts have been good about staying off equipment prior to practice, it is now of even more importance that we have the gymnasts out of the way. The Brookfield High School team practices at the gym from 3:30-5:30 p.m. most days. So it is imperative that we stay out of their way during their time prior to practice starting.

Success Wall Additions — Since we haven’t had an informational blog post in the last few days, we haven’t had a chance to note our success wall additions from the M&M meet.  The photos are already up on the wall. Those gymnasts added to the success wall are:

Level 2
Caelyr G. — 9.000 on floor
Claire M. — 9.000 on bars, 9.000 on beam
Emma M. — 9.500  on bars, 9.200 on floor
Maggie M. — 9.000 on beam, 9.300 on floor
Sadie P. — 9.000 on bars
Brooklyn S. — 9.350 on beam

Level 3
Aniyah B. — 9.075 on floor
Sarah S. — 9.500 on vault
Taylor T. — 9.200 on beam

Level 4
Aaliyah K. — 9.175 on floor

Level 6
Delaney H. — 9.050 on beam, 1st on floor, 1st all-around
Lilly J. — 1st on bars
Izzie L. — 1st on beam
Miley L. — 9.000 on vault

Level 8
Ava G. — 1st on vault, 1st on bars, 1st on beam, 1st on floor, 1st all-around
Bella G. — 1st on floor
Glenna P. — 1st on vault
Anastasia R. — 1st on vault, 1st on beam, 1st on floor, 1st all-around
Crystal S. — 1st on bars

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 disappointment at one time or another. Everyone needs to learn how to “bounce back” from it so they can experience success and find happiness in what they do.

Here’s a great article about resilience and much of our homework is based upon it. http://www.nbccamps.com/tips/basketball/seven-ways-to-deal-with-disappointment-in-sports

Parents, please help your child understand how to “bounce back” by being a role model in this manner for them. I love the story at the end of the above article about the butterfly.  Let’s be sure our gymnasts turn into amazing butterflies!

Click here for this week’s homework: Bouncing Back

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 and Saturday practices.