Wildcard Gymnastics Team News

2013 Wisconsin Level 2 State Gymnastics Championships
December 14, 2013
Wildcard Gymnastics
3545 N. 127th St., Brookfield| MAP | 0.0 mi., 0 min.

SATURDAY, DEC. 14

GIRLS’ LEVEL 2 – Mariyah, Emma M., Jordan S.
Arrive – 10:45 a.m.
Stretch – 11 a.m.
Meet Begins — 11:55 a.m.
Awards — 1:05 p.m.

GIRLS’ LEVEL 2 – Ayanna, Rhianna, Maggie, Angela, Asia, Kaylie, Anya
Arrive – 1:45 p.m.
Stretch – 2 p.m.
Meet Begins — 2:55 p.m.
Awards — 4:05 p.m.

GIRLS’ LEVEL 2 – Korynne, Elie R., Chasity, Morgan, Alivia, Siena, Brooklyn, Annika
Arrive – 4:45 p.m.
Stretch – 5 p.m.
Meet Begins — 5:55 p.m.
Awards — 7:05 p.m.

COMPETING TEAMS: Badger, Capital, FlipCity, Gymfinity, M&M, Madtown Twisters, Midwest Twisters, North Shore, Oshkosh, Pardeeville, Salto, Scamps, Ultimate Fusion, WCGC.

Locker Room for Holiday Purchases — The locker room for Wildcard gear and apparel is open. Sweatshirts, bags and other items are available for purchase. As of now, the orders will process on December 5 with no more purchases allowed and will arrive by Christmas. These are great gifts and ways to show your Wildcard team spirit. You can make your purchases by clicking here.

Thursday Practice Time Change — Thursday’s practice for boys; and girls’  team will be changed. Our team gymnasts should come from 4:15 p.m.-7:15 p.m.  Rec classes will finish by 8 p.m. as scheduled. The reason for this is that all of the girls’ Level 4, 5, 8 and 9 teams are invited to the premier of Hunger Games: Catching Fire. The movie starts at 8 p.m. at Mayfair Mall. Gymnasts should be picked up at the mall at 10:30 p.m. Please let us know on Tuesday if your gymnast will be coming. Cost for the movie is $10. We will buy the tickets during the day on Wednesday.

Holiday Practice Schedule — By Wednesday, we hope to have the practice schedule for Thanksgiving available. We are also trying to address the practice schedule around the Christmas and New Year’s holidays as well.

New Year’s Overnight — Registration is available for the New Year’s Overnight, Dec. 31-Jan. 1. Drop off is 7 p.m. and pick up is 8 a.m. Cost is $40 for team.

Sign Up for Photo Times — Please note that the times for individual photo shoots are on the wall in the lobby. Please note the team photo times and make a reservation for your gymnasts’ pictures to be taken.

Level 2 State Volunteer Times — By the end of the week, the Level 2 State Championship times will be set and the volunteer schedule will be set. Upper level gymnasts are strongly encouraged to volunteer for this meet. The list will be posted in the mail lobby.

State Championships Spirit Week — Watch for spirit week days for two state championship weeks coming next week.

Team Holiday Party — The team holiday party will be Monday, December 9 at the gym for all boys and girls’ team. More information will be made available prior to the party. There will be no practice that night for team gymnasts.

Success Wall Additions — We had a lot of additions to the success wall at the Flip Fest meet, including almost all of the Level 2 team. The following gymnasts were added to the success wall:

Level 2:
Angela, 9.200 on bars, 9.350 on floor; Alivia 9.050 on bars; Siena, 9.050 on beam; Morgan, 9.200 on floor; Ayanna 1st on vault, 9.300 on bars, 9.000 on beam, 9.150 on floor; Mariyah, 9.250 on bars; Emma M., 9.350 on bars; Anya, 9.050 on bars, 9.200 on beam, 9.200 on floor, Maggie, 9.000 on floor; Rhianna, 9.000 on floor, Jordan S., 9.050 on floor; Brooklyn, 9.050 on beam, 9.100 on floor; Annika, 9.000 on bars.

Level 3:
Aniyah, 9.500 on vault; Becky Dee, 9.550 on vault; Emily 9.000 on bars; Nadia 9.000 on beam; Ella, 9.000 on beam; Aaliyah, 9.125 on beam, 9.175 on floor; Norah T., 9.625 on vault, 1st on vault, 1st All-Around; Taylor, 9.175 on beam, 9.050 on floor.

Level 4:
Sofia, 9.250 on vault, 1st on vault; Hattie, 9.100 on bars, 1st on bars; Delaney 9.050 on bars, 9.000 on floor, 1st All-Around; Camille 9.000 on bars.

Level 5:
Izzie, 9.000 on beam; Eden, 9.050 on vault, 1st All-Around.

Parents and Gymnasts:

Congratulations to the compulsory gymnasts who have completed their last regular meet of the season! We are really proud of everyone this season and know that you have worked hard.  Now we are going to focus on having a successful State meet.  With the State Championships being only 3 or 4 weeks away, depending on the level, we are going to be working even harder to prepare the gymnasts both mentally and physically.  Here is a fantastic article about how to stay calm and cool in a Championship competition from Dr. Alan Goldberg, author of “Sticking It: A Gymnast and Coaches’ Guide to Mental Toughness.”  Click this link for the article – www.competitivedge.com/big-game-preparation-7-tips-staying-cool-calm-clutch.  Please discuss this article with your gymnast so they are familiar with the 7 Tips for Staying Cool under pressure.

Then click here printable PDF for Designing a Championship Plan .  This will help your gymnast increase their focus of the next three or four weeks before State (or as they prepare for the start of their season, in the case of the Optionals and the Boys.) Over the next few weeks will also be working on some visualization, team building, positive self-talking, and working on developing mental cues to help the gymnasts feel confident at the State Championships. 

Motivation Homework — Parents, click here for this weeks’ gymnastics homework. It’s a PDF file that you can print out and talk through with your gymnast. It’s about sustaining motivation over the course of a long season.

Level 2 State Meet Program — All compulsory level gymnasts are encouraged to submit a color drawing for the Level 2 State Meet program. Please have them submit this by Monday, November 18. We will pick the best drawings of each of the four events for the cover of the program. Please have your gymnast put their name on the back of their submission. Gymnasts will get credit for doing the drawings in the program.

Success Wall Additions — With the penultimate meet of the regular season coming to a conclusion, the Level 2s dominated the success wall this week (Gymnasts get on the success wall with a 9.0 on any event other than Level 2 and 3 vault which takes a 9.5. Gymnasts also get on the wall with a first-place event or all-around finish):

Level 2s
Angela — 9.000 on beam, 9.100 on floor
Chasity — 9.600 on bars (new club record), 9.450 on beam, 9.500 on floor, 1st place All-Around
Siena — 9.050 on beam, 9.050 on floor
Morgan — 9.350 on floor
Ayanna — 1st place on vault, 9.350 on bars, 9.400 on beam, 9.150 on floor
Mariyah — 9.150 on beam, 9.100 on floor
Emma M. — 9.000 on floor
Anya — 9.000 on bars, 9.250 on beam, 9.500 on floor
Rhianna — 9.050 on floor
Elie R. — 9.200 on beam, 9.100 on floor
Annika — 9.450 on floor

Level 3
Becky Dee — 9.000 on beam
Emily — 9.050 on bars, 9.175 on floor
Ella — 9.025 on bars
Aaliyah — 9.250 on bars
Taylor — 9.100 on beam
Kamryn — 9.025 on beam
Jenna — 9.000 on beam

Level 4
Sofia — 9.100 on vault, 9.175 on beam
Bradyn — 9.050 on beam
Delaney — 9.225 on vault (1st place), 9.175 on beam, 9.125 on floor

Happy Halloween — This is a reminder that there is no team practice tonight. Trick or treat at Alison, Blain, Hallie, Bradyn and West’s neighborhood. Meet at the Fowler house at 5:15 p.m. Trick or treat begins at 5:30 p.m. Please pick up your child by 8:30 p.m. The address is 520 N. Park Blvd. (near Bluemound and Sunnyslope, one mile east of Brookfield Square).

Level 2 Winter/Spring Season Meet Fees — For those gymnasts in our Gold Bugs II competing group, the following is our meet schedule. Meet fees are $155 and includes four meets and membership in AAU. The meet fees are due Nov. 20:

Feb. 8-9 at Midwest Twisters Invitational (Wisconsin Center, Downtown)
Mar. 2 Wildcard Cruise Classic (Wildcard Gymnastics)
Mar. 15-16 at Shamrock Invitational (Gymtastics, Watertown)
April 5 at Carousel Invitational (Carousel Gymnastics, Plover)

Current compulsory level gymnasts will have the opportunity to do these meets as well, most likely, at the next level, starting with the Wildcard home meet in March. Information on fees will come out after the conclusion of the compulsory season.

Xcel Winter/Spring Season Meet Fees — For those gymnasts in our Xcel program, the following is our meet schedule. Meet fees are $220 and includes four meets and membership in USA Gymnastics. Half of these meet fees are due Nov. 20 and the other half are due Jan. 20:

Jan. 25-26 at Altius Pink Ribbon Invitational (Altius, Franklin)
March 2 Wildcard Cruise Classic (Wildcard Gymnastics, Brookfield)
April 12-13 at Midwest Twisters Hartland Invitational (Midwest Twisters, Heartland)
May 3-4 at Xcel State Championships (Scamps, Kenosha)

Xcel gymnasts may pick up an additional meet for an extra $45, competing at the Carousel Invitational in Plover. This is not mandatory.

Xcel gymnasts will also need to purchase the competition leotard for $50. Those orders need to be placed by December 1, so we need your payment for those prior to December 1. Xcel gymnasts may also order the same warm-ups that our other team gymnasts have. Those are $175 and we will let you know the ordering process once we have that re-established through our vendor. The warm-ups are not mandatory.

One Final Thank You — We’d like to re-iterate a giant thank you to all parents and gymnasts who helped with the Wild Wild West Classic. We had 11 teams and visitors from Iowa and Minnesota. We have received nothing but positive reviews and we have all of you to thank for that. Whether you helped tear down the gym or build it back up, helped with scoring, helped with concessions or provided food for our coaches and  judges, we owe you a hearty thank you!

Success at Wild Wild West Classic — We nearly doubled our success wall photos at the Wildcard Cruise Classic. The following gymnasts were added to the success wall (apologies if we miss anyone here). To qualify for the wall, girls’  gymnasts need a first-place finish or a 9.0 (9.5 on Level 2 or 3 vault) or boys’ gymnasts need a 10.0 or higher or a first-place finish:

Boys’ Level 4 — West F. (10.5 on floor, 1st; 10.0 on rings; first on vault; 10.3 on p-bars, 1st; 10.5 on h-bar, 1st; 1st AA)

Boys’ Level 5 — Max Br. (1st on floor, 1st on pommels, 1st on vault, 1st AA); Diego G. (1st p-bars)

Boys’ Level 6 — Myles M. (1st on pommels, 1st on rings, 1st AA)

Boys’ Level 7 — Reed B. (1st on all six events, 12.1 on vault, 1st AA)

Girls; Level 2 — Angela B. (9.0 on beam, 9.1 on floor); Chasity D. (9.1 on beam, 1st); Morgan H. (9.0 on beam, 9.0 on floor); Maggie M. (9.1 on beam); Joey N. (1st on vault, 9.0 on bars, 9.05 on beam, 9.2 on floor, 1st AA)

Girls’ Level 3 — Becky Dee D. (1st on beam); Nadia J. (1st on vault, 1st on bars, 1st on beam, 1st AA); Aaliyah K. (1st bars, 9.025 on floor); Nora L. (1st on vault); Kamryn W. (1st on vault, 1st on bars, 1st on beam, 1st AA)

Girls’ Level 4 — Sofia B. (9.0 on vault); Hattie B. (9.025 on bars, 1st); Madeline C. (9.1 on beam); Bradyn F. (9.05 on floor, 1st; 1st AA); Delaney H. (9.15 on vault, 1st; 9.2 on beam, 1st; 9.35 on floor, 1st; 1st AA); Level 4 Team (1st AA)

Girls’ Level 5 — Izzie L. (1st on beam, 1st on floor, 1st AA); Elie L. (1st on vault); Miley L. (1st on bars, 1st on beam, 1st on floor, 1st AA); Jordan M. (1st on bars); Maddie W. (1st on vault)

Girls’ Level 5 AAU — Hattie B. (1st on bars, 1st on beam, 1st on floor, 1st AA), Sofia B. (9.0 on vault, 1st; 1st on floor, 1st AA)

Girls’ Level 8 AAU — Glenna P. (1st on vault); Anastasia R. (1st on floor); Emma S. (1st on bars, 1st AA); Khalizstall V. (1st on beam)

Cancun Trip — We have plans finalized for the Cancun trip. There still is be space available if anyone is still interested. Here are the details:

Flight out — Frontier charter from O’hare at 8 a.m., Wed., Jan. 15, arriving around 11 a.m.
Hotel — Royal Mayan (hotel next to competition site)
Return flight — Frontier charter to O’Hare at 4:30 p.m., Monday, Jan. 20 arriving around 8:15 p.m.

We will likely take a bus to and from the airport. This itinerary gives us four full days in Cancun and the better part of two others.

Travel cost (estimate is based on four people per room) is $560 and does not include ground transportation.

Meet fees are $120 and are due by Nov. 5. Otherwise, all that is needed is a $50 deposit per person. Girls’ optional gymnasts, coaches will chaperone if you can’t travel with a parent and we will have an adult in each room or connecting rooms.  The meet looks like it will be Saturday only.

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