Team Gymnasts and Parents –
For the next couple weeks we will be talking about building resilience in gymnastics and how to push yourself to be even better at the next competition/practice. We won’t be printing hard copies this week (since I found so many of them still in mailboxes the past two times), but we highly encourage you to print this page at home and discuss with your gymnasts how to set goals that will include pushing themselves to be even stronger!
CSA Fall Challenge
October 19, 2013
Williams Center, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
800 W. Main St., Whitewater | MAP | 52.3 mi., 1 hour, 5 min.
(note, the directions are to campus only; once on campus, follow the directions to the Williams Center).
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19
GIRLS’ LEVEL 3 – Aniyah, Becky Dee, Emily G., Adriana, Nadia, Ella, Aliyah, Vanesa, Nora, Emma L., Norah, Taylor, Brooke, Ryann, Kamryn, Jenna
Arrive – 12:25 p.m.
Stretch – 12:45 p.m.
Meet Begins — 1:15 p.m.
Awards — 3 p.m.
GIRLS’ LEVEL 4 – Sofia, Hattie, Madeline, Ava C., Kelsey, Delaney, Bradyn, Camille, Maeggan
Arrive – 2:55 p.m.
Stretch – 3 p.m.
Meet Begins — 3:30 p.m.
Awards — 6:30 p.m.
GIRLS’ LEVEL 5 – Lilly, Izzie, Elie, Miliegh, Jordan M., Eden, Maddie
Arrive – 6:25 p.m.
Stretch – 6:45 p.m.
Meet Begins — 7:15 p.m.
Awards — 9 p.m.
NOTE — The competition format is warm-up/compete.
ADMISSION — $10 Adult, $9 Children/Seniors
COMPETING TEAMS – Badger, Capital, CSA Kids, Flip City, Gym Hawks, GymZone, Infinite, Livingston Twisters, Madtown Twisters, Russell, Tri-County, Westosha
For all of Wildcard Gymnastics team information, sign up for e-mail reports at Wildcard’s team blog, wildcard-team.com. For more information, including team information, like Wildcard Gymnastics on Facebook or follow Wildcard Gymnastics on Twitter @wildcardnews. For all the meet results, including previous meet results, season highs, awards, 9.0s and all meet statistics, go to the Wildcard Gymnastics web site, wildcard-gymnastics.com, and click on the team tab.
Spirit Friday/Saturday — Girls’ team members have decided to designate Fridays (and Saturdays for Level 2) as Spirit Days prior to meets. We think this is a fantastic idea to promote team spirit and we are encouraging this. So this Friday for Levels 3-9 and Saturday for Level 2 girls, we are asking they wear a purple leotard–preferably this year’s exhibition leotard–to practice. If your gymnasts competes in their exhibition leotard, they should not wear it to practice, but should try to find another purple or black leotard. Also, we encourage all members of the team to wear a Wildcard Gymnastics t-shirt or other gear to school to show their team spirit.
Also, the week of our home meet, we will have a theme day for each day of practice, similar to what high schools do for homecoming (no dance Saturday night, sorry).
Level 3, 4, 5 State Apparel and Good Luck Ads — T-shirts and sweatshirts for the Level 3, 4, 5 State Meet (Dec. 7-8 in Mequon) are available. Click here for all the details regarding the state meet including order forms for the clothing and good luck ads for your gymnast. Please note that apparel orders are do in mid November to Wildcard Gymnastics. Good luck ads go directly to the host club.
Level 2 State Apparel and Good Luck Ads — We are not doing pre-orders for the Level 2 State Championship meet (Dec. 14-15 at Wildcard Gymnastics). We will try to make the booth available to Wildcard families prior to the meet so you can have the first crack at your selection. We are doing good-luck ads, so please click here for information on that. Please note that there is a flower order form for Level 2 state. DO NOT ORDER FLOWERS. As is per Wildcard custom, we give floral arrangements to our girls’ gymnasts and are taking care of this cost.
Congratulations — As we promote success through our gymnasts, we have created a wall with pictures of every gymnasts who scores a 9.0 or higher (not including Level 2 or Level 3 vault) or wins an event or All-Around at a meet. We’re still collecting and printing pictures, so it’s not completely updated yet. Here is who was added to the success wall this week:
Level 3
Ella J. — 9.050 on bars
Kamryn W. — 9.125 on floor
Level 4
Sofia B. — first-place on vault (second straight week)
Hattie B. — 9.350 on bars (tying the club record)
Delaney H. — 9.350 on vault (setting a new club record), 9.150 on bars, 9.200 on beam, 9.150 on floor, first place on vault and bars and first place in the All-Around (shattering the club record in the process with a 36.850)
Camille P. — 9.150 on bars, first place on bars
All-in-all this was a very successful meet for Wildcard. Virtually every gymnast went up, many by several points. Delaney H. was our most improved gymnast over the week, going up nearly 50 percent of the amount she could have possibly improved. Also, the Level 4 team as a whole was very successful, with most every gymnast improving more than 10 percent. The Level 4 team score also went up a whopping four points and the team finished 5th in a very strong meet, placing higher than some of the better teams in the state. Other clubs took notice of how good our kids looked.
Additionally, after the first meet, we only had 10 of our 31 gymnasts qualify to state. After the second meet, we only have 23 state qualifiers with several more really close. Way to go! (For those of you who don’t know what state qualification is, a gymnast qualifies to state with an all-around score of 33.000 in Level 3, 32.000 in Level 4 and 31.000 in Level 5; Level 2 gymnasts qualify to state by competing in two meets during the regular season).
This weeks’ theme is consistency. The goal is to have everyone continue to improve at a steady pace and not have any set backs. Consistency is being able to do all of your skills at a high level over and over again.
Fundraisers — By now, every gymnast should have received their fund-raising packet. In addition to pasta, we have added coffee, fudge and bake-at-home cookies.
Shoulder Bags — For the gymnasts who don’t have a Wildcard Gymnastics bag to use at competitions, please purchase a shoulder bag from us for just $5.
Girls’ Level 2 Updated Practice Schedule — Girls’ Level 2 parents and gymnasts, due to the early session for the Level 3s on Saturday, we are moving the Level 2 practice from Saturday to Friday night. Normally, meets have the Level 2s scheduled first on Saturday so we don’t anticipate moving them often, but in this case we do. So, the Level 2s will practice on Friday, Sept. 27 from 4:30-7:30 p.m. THERE WILL BE NO LEVEL 2 PRACTICE ON SATURDAY, SEPT. 28.
Additionally, due to the fact that the next weekend there is no competition on Saturday, we are keeping the Level 2 practice on Saturday instead of on Friday. We previously posted that there would be practice for the Level 2s on Friday, Oct. 4, but they will have their regularly scheduled practice on Saturday, Oct. 5 from 9 a.m.-noon.
The updated Level 2 schedule is (other practice times remain the same):
Friday, Sept. 27: Level 2s practice 4:30-7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 28: no Level 2 practice
Friday, Oct. 4: no Level 2 practice
Saturday, Oct. 5: Level 2s practice 9 a.m.-noon
Girls’ Level 3 Practice on Friday — Due to the early morning session on Saturday, Sept. 28, we are ending the Level 3s practice on Friday, Sept. 27 at 7:30 p.m. Parents should pick their child up then, take them home, get them fed, and get them a good night’s rest in preparation for the next day’s meet. Level 3 gymnasts should not be at Open Gym on Friday.
Shoulder Bags — Due to the large amount of girls’ coming to the meet last week without a gym bag or with a bag that didn’t look like they belonged to a team, we have made small shoulder bags available for only $5. Gymnasts should not bring anything other than this shoulder bag, a Wildcard gym bag or a Wildcard back pack on to the floor for meets. These bags are economical and should hold a warm-up and some small items (probably won’t hold shoes other than flip flops). These aren’t huge, so don’t expect to pack a lot into these bags, but they will represent Wildcard Gymnastics well. They are available at the front desk and in the pro shop.
Boys’ Warm-Ups — After much deliberation, we have finally decided on a boys’ warm-up for the upcoming season (and hopefully for at least two seasons). The previous warm-ups we have are no longer being made and the stock is unavailable. We expect these designs to be available for a while, so we should get at least two seasons out of them. These are soccer warm-ups so they are designed sharply. The top is mostly purple with black areas and white piping (see at right). The bottoms are all black with white piping. The material is fairly heavy and will be good for winter competition season. The costs are $82 for youth sizes and $85 for adult sizes (this includes all embroidery, shipping and taxes). They are available in typical youth sizes and adult sizes. We have the youth small in stock. Please have these paid for by October 10 so we can place the order and have them in time for the start of meet season in December. We have one Youth Small in stock to help with sizing. The youth small seems to be kind of big.
For all of Wildcard Gymnastics team information, sign up for e-mail reports at Wildcard’s team blog, wildcard-team.com. For more information, including team information, like Wildcard Gymnastics on Facebook or follow Wildcard Gymnastics on Twitter @wildcardnews. For all the meet results, including previous meet results, season highs, awards, 9.0s and all meet statistics, go to the Wildcard Gymnastics web site, wildcard-gymnastics.com, and click on the team tab.
M&M Luau Adventure
October 6, 2013
M&M
16760 W Victor Rd, New Berlin | MAP | 12.6 mi., 20 min.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6
GIRLS’ LEVEL 2 – Angela, Chasity, Almasia, Morgan, Alivia, Siena, Ayanna, Mariyah, Emma M., Kaylie, Korynne, Anya, Maggie, Joey, Rhianna, Elie, Brooklyn, Jordan S., Annika
Arrive – 8:45 a.m.
Stretch – 9 a.m.
Meet Begins — 9:35 a.m.
Awards — 10:15 a.m.
GIRLS’ LEVEL 3 – Aniyah, Becky Dee, Emily G., Adriana, Nadia, Ella, Aliyah, Vanesa, Nora, Emma L., Norah, Taylor, Ryann, Kamryn, Jenna
Arrive – 10:30 a.m.
Stretch – 10:45 a.m.
Meet Begins — 11:45 a.m.
Awards — 1:30 p.m.
GIRLS’ LEVEL 4 – Sofia, Hattie, Madeline, Ava C., Kelsey, Delaney, Bradyn, Camille, Maeggan
GIRLS’ LEVEL 5 – Lilly, Izzie, Elie, Miliegh, Jordan M., Eden, Maddie
Arrive – 1:45 p.m.
Stretch – 2 p.m.
Meet Begins — 3:45 p.m.
Awards — 6 p.m.
COMPETING TEAMS – CWC, GymHawks, M&M, Racine.
For all of Wildcard Gymnastics team information, sign up for e-mail reports at Wildcard’s team blog, wildcard-team.com. For more information, including team information, like Wildcard Gymnastics on Facebook or follow Wildcard Gymnastics on Twitter @wildcardnews. For all the meet results, including previous meet results, season highs, awards, 9.0s and all meet statistics, go to the Wildcard Gymnastics web site, wildcard-gymnastics.com, and click on the team tab.
This is a reminder that all deposits for those wishing to go on the Cancun trip need to be paid by Friday. The deposit is $50 per person (if you are wishing to fly or stay with the group at the group rate). Meet fees of $120 per competing gymnast are due to Wildcard Gymnastics by Oct. 15 (Level 7-9 girls do not need to pay this fee as their meet fees include the Cancun Classic.
For those gymnasts and families not traveling with the Wildcard Group and traveling on their own, we simply need the $120 meet fee by Oct. 15.
For those of you able to travel on your own, there is a very good deal on flights right now, but you need to be a bit flexible. Frontier announced a fare sale on its Milwaukee to Cancun direct route. The round trip cost is between $363.35. However, this is only available on Wednesdays (Jan. 15-22) as that is the only day Frontier flies from Milwaukee direct to Cancun (otherwise it’s through Denver and it’s twice as expensive), so if you can do Wednesday to Wednesday, you can fly round trip at a great rate. If you choose this option, you need to book this flight on your own.
For all of Wildcard Gymnastics team information, sign up for e-mail reports at Wildcard’s team blog, wildcard-team.com. For more information, including team information, like Wildcard Gymnastics on Facebook or follow Wildcard Gymnastics on Twitter @wildcardnews. For all the meet results, including previous meet results, season highs, awards, 9.0s and all meet statistics, go to the Wildcard Gymnastics web site, wildcard-gymnastics.com, and click on the team tab.
WCGC Country Classic
September 28-29, 2013
WCGC
213 E. Commerce St., Elkhorn | MAP | 44.7 mi., 49 min.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 28
GIRLS’ LEVEL 3 – Emily G., Ella, Adrianna, Vanesa, Taylor
Arrive – 7:45 a.m.
Stretch – 8 a.m.
Meet Begins — 9 a.m.
Awards — 10:20 a.m.
GIRLS’ LEVEL 3 – Aaliyah, Emma L., Ryann, Kamryn
Arrive – 10:20 a.m.
Stretch – 10:40 a.m.
Meet Begins — 11:55 a.m.
Awards — 1:35 p.m.
GIRLS’ LEVEL 3 – Rebecca, Nora, Norah, Jenna, Aniyah, Nadia
Arrive – 1:35 p.m.
Stretch – 1:55 p.m.
Meet Begins — 3:10 p.m.
Awards — 4:50 p.m.
GIRLS’ LEVEL 5 – Eden, Lilly, Elie, Miley, Jordan M., Maddie, Izzie
Arrive – 5 p.m.
Stretch – 5:15 p.m.
Meet Begins — 6:45 p.m.
Awards — 9:15 p.m.
SUNDAY, SEPT. 29
GIRLS’ LEVEL 4 – Bradyn, Ava C., Kelsey, Maeggan, Madeline
Arrive – 9:45 a.m.
Stretch – 10 a.m.
Meet Begins — 11:20 a.m.
Awards — 1 p.m.
GIRLS’ LEVEL 4 – Hattie, Delaney, Camille
Arrive – 1 p.m.
Stretch – 1:20 p.m.
Meet Begins — 2:25 p.m.
Awards — 3:55 p.m.
GIRLS’ LEVEL 4 – Sofia
Arrive – 3:50 p.m.
Stretch – 4:10 p.m.
Meet Begins — 5:15 p.m.
Awards — 6:40 p.m.
ADMISSION: Adult $6, Child (5-12) $4, Seniors $4, children under 5 Free
COMPETING TEAMS: Altius, Capital, CSA, Flip City, Gym Hawks, Gym Zone, Infinite, Midwest Twisters, North Shore, Racine, Salto, Scamps, Starz, WCGC, Westosha, Wind Lake.
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Last year as a team we worked on developing a mentality of Excellence in the gym. We had a discussion about various key words or phrases and then sent home a weekly worksheet that explained the topic and provided the gymnasts with something to focus on during their training/meets.
This year, we are focusing on Success. We have talked about the idea that success not only means good scores and winning medals, but also doing excellent routines and performing at the highest level of their ability. Part of achieving success is preparing through toughness training, both physically and mentally, and combining this with our philosophy of excellence. Of course, we are working hard on the physical training but the mental training needs to be practiced both at the gym and in everyday situations.
Here is this week’s Toughness Training Worksheet. We also put a copy in the gymnasts’ mailboxes in the locker rooms. (Although, we’d like to save some trees by not printing out copies in the future.) Please help us achieve Success by discussing these ideas with your gymnast and encouraging them to put in the extra effort at home. Let’s make this competitive season a huge success!!
Parents, with the start of the competition season this week, this is a quick primer regarding some information to remember for meet season:
With the last-minute cancellation of some events lately, we have done our best to communicate those as best we can. It has come to our attention during this process that we don’t have a cell phone contact for every family. If each of you could stop by the front desk and provide your current cell phones, we would be very appreciative.
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