Xcel State Championships Meet Information

Posted on April 11, 2014 by wildcardgymnastics

Xcel State Championships
May 3-4, 2014
Scamps Gymnastics
5711 77th St., Kenosha | MAP | 46.0 mi., 51 min.

SATURDAY, MAY 3

GIRLS’ XCEL SILVER – McKayla, Katherine
Arrive – 2:45 p.m.
Stretch – 3 p.m.
Meet Begins — 3:20 p.m.
Awards — 5:25 p.m.

GIRLS’ XCEL SILVER – Amari, Anna, Marcella
Arrive – 5:30 p.m.
Stretch – 5:45 p.m.
Meet Begins — 6:05 p.m.
Awards — 8:15 p.m.

SUNDAY, MAY 4

GIRLS’ XCEL DIAMOND – Ashley
Arrive – 1:20 p.m.
Stretch – 1:40 p.m.
Meet Begins — 2 p.m.
Awards — 4 p.m.

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Private lessons

Posted on April 3, 2014 by wildcardgymnastics

Anyone wanting private lessons, Amy (and Julia possibly), will be available on Saturday, 4/12 through Thursday, 4/12.  Please see the wall  in the office to sign up.  Please make sure you confirm with Amy or you will be charged if you miss your appointment.  Cost is $30 an hour; $20 for a half-hour.  

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Patriotic Invitational Meet Information

Posted on April 2, 2014 by wildcardgymnastics

Patriotic Invitational
April 13, 2014
American Eagles Gymnastics
701 Sunset Dr., Unit B, Round Lake, Ill. | MAP | 64.3 mi., 1 hours, 11 min.

SUNDAY, APRIL 13

GIRLS’ LEVEL 2 – Caelyr
Arrive – 7:45 a.m.
Stretch – 8 a.m.
Meet Begins — 9 a.m.
Awards — 10:15 a.m.

GIRLS’ LEVEL 4 – Emily G.
Arrive – 1:30 p.m.
Stretch – 1:45 p.m.
Meet Begins — 2:45 p.m.
Awards — 3:45 p.m.

GIRLS’ LEVEL 8 – Bella, Heidi, Crystal
GIRLS’ LEVEL 9 – Hallie
Arrive – 4:15 p.m.
Stretch – 4:30 pm.
Meet Begins — 6 p.m.
Awards — 8 p.m.

COMPETING TEAMS – American Eagles, All-Around, Fire House, Fox Valley, Lakeshore, McDonough YMCA, MEGA, Palmers, Rockford, Tri Star.

NOTES – There is very limited parking in the parking lot. You can park on either building on either side of the loading dock or at the vacant building north of their building. The gym is relatively small so seating will be tight. Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for children.

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Boys’ Team Upcoming Practice Changes

Posted on April 1, 2014 by wildcardgymnastics

April/May Schedule Changes:

Tue. April 1 — Butter Braid orders due!

Sat. April 5 — Level 3s will come as normal; Levels 4-up will not have practice due to Regionals (Good luck to Ian and Reed at Regionals in Iowa City)

Mon. April 7 — practice is 4:30-7:30 p.m. on the first Monday of every month to allow for a staff meeting at 7:30 p.m.

Sat. April 12 — BOYS TEAM MEETING: All parents of boys level 3-8 are requested to attend a parent meeting 10:30-11. The meeting will outline next steps for the spring and summer now that our current season is finished. It will address some of the successes and struggles we had this year, and how we are planning to continue our theme of success. Summer practice schedule will be handed out, and an additional level 3 practice will be discussed as these boys transition to Level 4. We will also discuss how next year’s levels are determined.

Practice for the Level 3 boys will end at 10:30. Level 5+ practice will start at 11. All boys are asked to listen during the meeting with their parents.

Thu. April 17 — NO PRACTICE (gym is closed for the Easter Weekend)

Sat. April 19 — NO PRACTICE (gym is closed for the Easter Weekend)

Mon. April 21 — NO PRACTICE (gym is closed for the Easter Weekend)

Thu. April 24 — NO PRACTICE (Blain will be out of town that day)

Beginning May 1 — Additional Practices will be offered for Level 3s as they transition to Level 4

Mon. May 5 — practice is 4:30-7:30 p.m. (1st Mon. of the month staff meeting)

Sat., May 17 — Sunshine meet in Sheboygan. NO PRACTICE ALL LEVELS. This competition is recommended for all boys level 3-7. Deadline for registration is April 12th. Let me know at the parent meeting or before that if you CANNOT attend. Cost for the meet will be $20.

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Region 4 Men’s Championships Meet Information

Posted on April 1, 2014 by wildcardgymnastics

Region 4 Men’s Championships
April 4-6, 2014
University of Iowa Field House
225 S. Grand Ave., Iowa City, Iowa | MAP | 260.8 mi., 4 hours, 10 min.

FRIDAY, APRIL 4

BOYS’ LEVEL 7 – Reed
Arrive – 11:45 a.m.
Stretch – noon
Meet Begins — 12:20 p.m.
Awards — 4:15 p.m.

SUNDAY, APRIL 6

BOYS’ LEVEL 5 – Ian
Arrive – noon
Stretch – 12:15 p.m.
Meet Begins — 12:35 p.m.
Awards — 3:30 p.m.

COMPETING TEAMS – Air Force, Altius, CRAG, Cahoys, Cedar Valley, Chows, Classic, Elite, Eyas, GMG, Gleasons, Great Northern, GymSport, Hawkeye, Infinite, Iowa Gym Nest, JETS, Jam Hops, KAATS, LaFleurs, Legacy, M&M, MHG, Minnesota Valley, Madtown Twisters, Metro, Midwest, Midwest Twisters, Nebraska, North Shore (Minn.), Omega, Oshkosh, Pioneer, Racine, Rapid City, Red River Valley, Salto, Saphire, Scamps, Starz, Swiss Turners, Synergy, TAGS, TCT, TNT, Triad.

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Spring Break, Summer Schedules, Butter Braids

Posted on March 30, 2014 by wildcardgymnastics

Butter Braids — Please note the Butter Braid fund raiser is due on Tuesday, April 1. Orders will be received by April 14. Please note we have no flexibility in these dates because these arrive frozen and need to be delivered quickly. Please have your orders in by Tuesday.

Friday, April 4 Schedule — With the meet at Carousel on Saturday, April 5, we will have some changes to the Friday schedule. ALL LEVELS will practice on Friday. Levels 2 (competing Level 2s only, not former Fast Track), 3 and 4 will only practice from 4:30-6:30 p.m., regardless of whether or not your child is competing. All other levels will practice from 4:30-8:30 p.m.

There will be no Level 2 or Level 3 practice for Saturday, April 5 due to the meet.

Monday, April 7 Schedule — All teams will practice from 4:30-7:30 p.m. This will be a regular change for the first Monday of every month so we may have all-staff meetings from 7:30-8:30 p.m. Gymnasts who work should plan on staying until 8:30 p.m. Pizza and refreshments will be provided. The next Monday practice change will be Monday, May 5 and will continue the first Monday of every month.

Spring Break Schedule — With the spring break for schools fast approaching we will have some changes during the days surrounding Easter. The following is the upcoming Spring Break Schedule:

Monday, April 14-Wednesday, April 16 — Rec and girls’ team practices as scheduled
Thursday, April 17-Tuesday, April 22 — No rec and no girls’ team practices
Wednesday, April 23 — No rec practice, but girls’ team practice as normal
Thursday, April 24-Friday, April 25 — Rec and girls’ team practices as scheduled
Saturday, April 26 — Rec and girls’ team practices as scheduled with the exception of TOPs and HOPEs, which are tentatively on as scheduled
Monday, April 28 — All schedules resume as normal

Boys’ team changes, if any, will be announced later.

Tentative Summer Schedule — We have tentatively set a summer schedule, with a start date still to be determined, but plan for the middle of June. Again, boys’ schedule will be announced at a later time. The following is the tentative summer schedule:

Mondays
Girls’ Level 8-9 — 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
TOPs Competition Team — 4 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
Girls’ Level 3/4, 4, 6, 8, 9 — 4:30-8:30 p.m.

Tuesdays
Girls’ Level 6-9 — 9 a.m.-noon
Non-Competitive TOPs* — 9-11 a.m.
Fast Track — 4:30-6:30 p.m.
Girls’ Level 2 (both groups including the recently promoted Fast Track) — 4:30-6:30 p.m.
Girls’ Level 3 — 4:30-7:30 p.m.
Girls’ Level 6, 8, 9 — 4:30-8:30 p.m.

Wednesdays
Girls’ Level 2 (both groups, including the recently promoted Fast Track), and Level 3, 3/4 & 4 — 9 a.m.-noon
Girls’ Level 3/4, 4 — 4:30-8:30 p.m.
Girls’ Xcel — 6-8:30 p.m. (note extra half hour)

Thursdays
Girls’ Level 6-9 — 9 a.m.-noon
Fast Track — 4:30-6:30 p.m.
Girls’ Level 2 (both groups including the recently promoted Fast Track) — 4:30-6:30 p.m.
Girls’ Level 3 — 4:30-7:30 p.m.
Girls’ Level 6, 8, 9 — 4:30-8:30 p.m.

Fridays
Girls’ Level 3/4, 4, 6, 8, 9 — 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Open Gym — 12:30 p.m.-2 p.m.

Saturdays
Girls’ Level 2, 3 — 9 a.m.-noon
TOPs Competitive Team — 9-11 a.m.
HOPEs — 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
Girls’ Xcel — 11 a.m.-1 p.m.

A printable version of the schedule is available here.

*The schedule includes a non-competitive TOPs training team which will provide extra strength training on the TOPs curriculum for $20/month.  This will be open to any gymnasts Level 2 – 6 who are interested in participating.  Members of the non-competitive TOPs program (turning 7 years old – 10 years old by Dec. 31) may be eligible to be promoted to the competitive TOPs team at a later time. Anyone who doesn’t meet the age requirements are still invited to participate as they will gain valuable strength and form training that will benefit them throughout gymnastics. Please notify us by June 10th, if your child is interested in participating in this group.

This schedule provides for very little change to the current evening practice. Evening practices will likely have some re-structuring in September when we return to the normal school year evening practice times.

AAU Nationals & Junior Olympics Registration — The AAU age group nationals will be held at the Disney Resort in Florida from June 11-15. The following is the tentative schedule with all competition running from 8 a.m.-6 p.m. each day:

Wednesday, June 11 — Registration
Thursday, June 12 — Registration; Girls’ Level 1-4; Athlete Dance Party
Friday, June 13 — Registration; Girls’ Level 1-5; Xcel Silver
Saturday, June 14 — Registration; Girls’ Level 5-8, Open; Girls’ Xcel; Boys’ All Levels; Freestyle Acrobatics
Sunday, June 15 — Ladies All Levels; Boys’ All Levels; Freestyle Acrobatics

Click here for more information on AAU Age Group Nationals. Registration costs are $85 and must be made to Wildcard Gymnastics by May 1.

AAU Junior Olympics will be held in Des Moines, Iowa, on July 27-30 at the Iowa Events Center. We STRONGLY encourage everyone to attend given the proximity of the event. The competition is only held on the July 28th-30th with a registration day on July 27. Competition is being held in all girls’ levels (Levels 2-8, Open, and all girls’ Xcel levels).

Entry fees are $85 and due to Wildcard Gymnastics by June 25. These entry fees will include the $10 entry for the team performance competition. At Junior Olympics, there is a team performance competition, similar to that of the summer group performance shows we have. Given the number of competitors we will likely have, we probably will field two show teams. After watching these teams last year, we are CONFIDENT we can do very well, if not even win.

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Flip Flop Invitational — UPDATED

Posted on March 30, 2014 by wildcardgymnastics

Flip Flop Invitational
April 13, 2014
Midwest Twisters — Hartland
602 Industrial Ct., Hartland | MAP | 23.0 mi., 23 min.

SUNDAY, APRIL 13

GIRLS’ XCEL SILVER – Amari, McKayla, Anna, Marcela, Katherine
GIRLS’ XCEL PLATINUM – Ashley
Arrive – 7:45 a.m.
Stretch – 8:00 a.m.
Meet Begins — 8:25 a.m.
Awards — 11:45 a.m.

COMPETING TEAMS – Midwest Twisters, North Shore, Salto, Sheboygan YMCA, Tri-County, Wind Lake.

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Thank you, thank you, thank you

Posted on March 24, 2014 by wildcardgymnastics

Wildcard coaches, parents and gymnasts:

We can’t thank you enough for the time and effort that all of you put in this week. Several families went above and beyond and we thank you all for your efforts. We wish we could put you all on the success wall!

We put on a great show this weekend and we could not have done it without the gracious, generous support from our super, awesome extended family. Wildcard’s reputation as a club was greatly enhanced throughout the state this weekend. This was about as well run a meet could have possibly been. Kudos to everyone. There was literally not one negative comment from a coach or a gymnast at the meet (other than the stringent judging of which we don’t have any control over).

As a reminder to all of you, there is no practice — boys or girls — tomorrow, March 24. We all need the day to recover.

The following gymnasts (who this meet was really about) will be added to the success wall:

Level 6:
Sofia B. — 9.000 on floor
Bradyn F. — 5th place bars
Izzie L. — 11th place beam
Elie L. — 4th place beam
Miley L. — 9.000 on vault (2nd place)
Jordan M. — 3rd place vault, 2nd place bars, 3rd place all-around
Camille P. — 8th place vaultEden R. — 4th place vault, 6th place beam, 6th place all-around

Level 8:
Ava G. — 9th place floor
Bella G. — 4th place vault
Heidi K. — 7th place bars
Glenna P. — 7th place vault

If we missed someone, please let us know. There was a lot going on and we might have an omission.

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Girls’ Xcel Flip Flop Invitational Meet Information

Posted on March 20, 2014 by wildcardgymnastics

Flip Flop Invitational
April 13, 2014
Midwest Twisters — Hartland
602 Industrial Ct., Hartland | MAP | 23.0 mi., 23 min.

SUNDAY, MARCH 13

GIRLS’ XCEL SILVER – Amari, McKayla, Anna, Marcela, Katherine
Arrive – 8:40 a.m.
Stretch – 9 a.m.
Meet Begins — 9:25 a.m.
Awards — 11:15 a.m.

GIRLS’ XCEL PLATINUM – Ashley
Arrive – 11:45 a.m.
Stretch – noon
Meet Begins — 12:25 p.m.
Awards — 3 p.m.

COMPETING TEAMS – Midwest Twisters, North Shore, Salto, Sheboygan YMCA, Tri-County, Wind Lake.

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STATE MEET WEEK!!!!!!

Posted on March 19, 2014 by wildcardgymnastics

BOYS’ STATE — Congratulations to our boys who competed at the 2014 Wisconsin Men’s GyMANstics Championships this weekend. We won a ton of medals. See at the end of this blog post for a complete list.

FRIDAY PRACTICE CHANGE — The Friday practice time has been moved up to start at 3:30 p.m. and conclude at 6:30 p.m. Gymnasts, arrive as soon as possible, we know 3:30 will be tough. There will be no conditioning and with just 20 kids in the gym, gymnasts should get at least 30 minutes on each event. All Level 6s should go home after the practice. The Level 8s and 9s should plan on going to Brookfield East to help.

SATURDAY, MONDAY PRACTICES — There are no practices for any team (Boys all levels and girls all levels including Xcel) on Saturday or Monday. Boys Level 3 and Girls’ Xcel will have their practices made up. We will probably try to add an extra opportunity for competing kids prior to the meet in Plover in two weeks.

THURSDAY TEAM DINNER — We still have a couple of gymnasts who have yet to place an order for Noodles on Thursday. Those gymnasts are: Sofia B., Hattie B., Miley L., and Heidi K. Please have those orders placed no later than 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Pick up at Noodles (124th and Capital) is 9:15 p.m.

STATE MEET WEEKEND — Families, it’s been a long ride and there has been lots of planning for since we were awarded the state meet in September. We are three days from hosting it and all eyes will be on Wildcard Gymnastics for the two days.

Again, we can’t thank parents enough. We know we’ve asked a lot of you this year, even this month. But rest assured, this is the last meet we will host until October.

We still need volunteers to help with the running of the meet, specifically in the Level 7 sessions on Sunday. We also need help with people selling leotards and serving in the hospitality rooms. Those are easy jobs and for those of you who haven’t signed up for this meet, or other meets this year, please do. Its very important that we get a fair and equal amount of help. Remember, we don’t have a booster club that constantly bugs and pressures you. We rely on your graciousness.

Here are the areas in which we have confirmed help and need help:

Friday

Meet set up, Glenn P., Chad O., Richard L., Donald K., Vicki D., Brian P., Joe C., Chance G., Shane S. and we could use about 10 more people to make the process go faster. We also have the Brookfield East Baseball Team at 7:30 p.m. PLEASE ARRIVE AT 6:30 P.M. instead of 7:30 p.m. as we have access to the gym earlier.

Gym decoration: Beth C., Martin W., All Level 8s

Saturday

Sessions 1A (Level 9) and 1B (Level 6), 8:15 a.m. arrival
Admissions: Roger B., Mary R., (need two more)
Leotards & Flowers Seller: NONE (need at least one more)
Vault score inputter: Jenny L. (Level 9), NONE (Level 6)
Bars score inputter: Nora L. (Level 9), Anastasia R. (Level 6)
Beam score inputter: Jessie L (Level 9), Beth C. (Level 6)
Beam timer: Nadia J. (Level 9), Dosia M. (Level 6)
Floor score inputter: Kari T. (Level 9), Kelly B. (Level 6)
Music player: Chasity D. (Level 9), NONE (Level 6)Coach room attendant: Bettye L.
Coach table greeter: NONE
Runner: Kerigan S.
Award presenters: Emma L., Nora T., Angela B., Chasity D.

Sessions 2A (Level 9) and 2B (Level 6), noon
Admissions: Kim P., Kathy M., Monifa L., Lavonda W.
Leotards & Flowers Seller: Sue B., Anne L.
Vault score inputter: Maggie D. (Level 9), NONE (Level 6)
Bars score inputter: Vicki B. (Level 9), Kari C. (Level 6)
Beam score inputter: Ashley E. (Level 9), Khalistall V. (Level 6)
Beam timer: Missy G. (Level 9), Anastasia R. (Level 6)
Floor score inputter: Nora L. (Level 9), Aniyah B. (Level 6)
Music player: Jessi L. (Level 9), Ava G. (Level 6)
Coach room attendant: NONE
Coach table greeter: NONE
Runner: Ava C.
Award presenters: Bradyn F., Lilly J., Jordan M., Ava C.

Sessions 3A (Level 10), arrive 3:30 p.m.
Admissions: Kathy M. (need one more)
Leotards & Flowers Seller: Liza S.
Vault score inputter: Reed B.
Bars score inputter: Nadia J.
Beam score inputter: Ashley E.
Beam timer: Missy G.
Floor score inputter: Maggie D.
Music player: Hallie F.
Coach room attendant: NONE
Coach table greeter: NONE
Runner: Ava G., Bella G.
Award presenters: Bradyn F., Mariyah L., Ayanna L., Nadia J.

SUNDAY

Sessions 4A (Level 8) and 4B (Level 7), 7:15 a.m.
Admissions: Gina D., Roger B. (Need two more)
Leotards & Flowers Seller: NONE
Vault score inputter: Maggie D. (Level 8), NONE (Level 7)
Bars score inputter: Missy G. (Level 8), NONE (Level 7)
Beam score inputter: Freddy O. (Level 8), NONE (Level 7)
Beam timer: Julia S. (Level 8), NONE (Level 7)
Floor score inputter: Ashley E. (Level 8), NONE (Level 7)
Music player: Hallie F. (Level 8), Chasity D. (Level 7)
Coach room attendant: NONE
Coach table greeter: NONE
Runner: Sophia S.
Award presenters: Bradyn F., Aaliyah K., Ayanna L., Mariyah L.

Sessions 5A (Level 8) and 5B (Level 7), 11:45 a.m.
Admissions: Bettye M., Lucy S. (need two more)
Leotards & Flowers Seller: NONE
Vault score inputter: Nadia J. (Level 8), Dosia M. (Level 7)
Bars score inputter: Miley L. (Level 8), NONE (Level 7)
Beam score inputter: Ashley E. (Level 8), NONE (Level 7)
Beam timer: Missy G. (Level 8), NONE (Level 7)
Floor score inputter: Ashley W. (Level 8), NONE (Level 7)
Music player: Hallie F. (Level 8), Maggie D. (Level 7)
Coach room attendant: NONE
Coach table greeter: NONE
Runner: Sophia S.
Award presenters: Bradyn F., Becky Dee D., Kelsey E., Kerigan S.

Sessions 6A (Level 8) and 6B (Level 7), 3 a.m.
Admissions: Julie R., Vicky D. (Need two more)
Leotards & Flowers Seller: NONE
Vault score inputter: Julia S. (Level 8), NONE (Level 7)
Bars score inputter: Ashley E. (Level 8), NONE (Level 7)
Beam score inputter: Ava G. (Level 8), Rose D. (Level 7)
Beam timer: Glenna P. (Level 8), Bella G. (Level 7)
Floor score inputter: Heidi K. (Level 8), NONE (Level 7)
Music player: Hallie F. (Level 8), Missy G. (Level 7)
Coach room attendant: NONE
Coach table greeter: NONE
Runner: Sophia S.
Award presenters: Bradyn F., Becky Dee D., Hallie F., Aniyah B., Nadia J.

Move out, 7 p.m.: We have a handful of volunteers, but the more we have, the faster it will go.

Attire for volunteers: Gymnasts should wear their warm ups and parents should be in a Wildcard shirt. Please no jeans. We will have some volunteer shirts available but probably not enough to go around We will do our best to provide as many as we can.

Admission: All Wildcard gymnasts will not be charged admission and any volunteers will get in free for the duration of the weekend. All gymnasts can help out with awards, provided they are dressed properly and are doing what they are supposed to according to our awards captain, Kajuana L.

DONATIONS — Please check the previous blog post for donation requests for the meet for this weekend. We will take drop offs this week, but preferably would like drop offs on Friday at Brookfield East. If anyone has a cooler or two to loan, we would appreciate that.

SUCCESS WALL — Again, we promise we will get this updated next week. We have quite a few additions to the success wall this week, including the crowning of a boys’ state event champion.

Boys — State Championships
Eli D. — Level 4 2nd place vault, 6th place pommel horse
Max Br., — Level 5 5th place floor, 5th place vault
Diego G. — Level 5 9th place floor, 6th place vault
Ian Y. — Level 5 3rd place parallel bars
Bryce W. — Level 6 5th place floor, 5th place rings, 4th place vault, 9th place horizontal bar, 11th place all-around
Reed B. — Level 7 STATE FLOOR CHAMPION, STATE POMMEL HORSE CHAMPION, STATE FLOOR CHAMPION, 2nd place horizontal bar, 2nd place all-around

Girls — Gymnastics InvitationalOlivia G. — Level 2, 9.600 vault (1st), 9.000 floor (1st), 1st place all-around
Caelyr G. — Level 2, 9.000 bars (1st), 9.100 beam
Lilly Joh. — Level 2 9.150 beam (1st), 1st place all-around
Ayanna L. — Level 3 9.200 floor, 1st place all-around
Mariyah L. — Level 3 1st place all-around
Anya M. — Level 3 9.200 floor
Kelsey E. — Level 4 first place beam
Aaliyah K. — Level 4 9.400 vault (1st), 1st place bars, 1st place floor, 1st place all-around
Emily G. — Level 4 first place beam
Kerigan S. — Level 4 9.000 beam
Ava C. — Level 5 first place beam

Let’s get a bunch more on the success wall this weekend at state!

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