West Allis is still planning to do the parade tonight – please plan to attend. Don’t forget your gloves, tennis shoes and water. You may bring a clear poncho but there will not be a lot of room to carry additional things like umbrellas and rain coats. See you there !
Amy 414-303-5195
Hey all,
Hoping this rain clears up ( I know it’s wishful thinking) – West Allis will hopefully make an announcement by 3 p.m. – if it is just drizzling or on and off, we will probably still walk. If it is coming down hard, we will cancel. Please watch the blog and Facebook (I will try to email if I can). No practice tonight. Keep your fingers crossed for tonight and Thursday!!
Milkmen game – so far only one person has purchased tickets!! Gold star for that family lol! (Don’t worry – I haven’t gotten mine yet either!). I have heard that someone was having trouble with the link – so please let me know – but try this one first. Milkmen link.
Fast Track/Level 2 – Please remember that you should be in attendance at the Mock Meet on Sunday, 12-3 p.m. Please return your Team Contract too by Sunday.
I stand corrected – according to the website LOL – I AM holding Team-in-Between tomorrow from 12-4 p.m. Sorry for any inconvenience but we will be here! 🙂
*** ALL Girls Teams – Please try to make it to practice tomorrow since we won’t have practice on Tuesday night (West Allis Parade) – We would love to have a huge turnout for the West Allis Parade!!
ALL Girls Team practice on Wednesday from 4:30-7:30 p.m. (Including Fast Track!!). No Practice Thursday, July 4th – Please attend the parade. ******
We welcome you to this year’s Independence Day Parade. The parade will be held on Thursday, July 4, 2024, 10:00 a.m.Â
« ENTRANCE WILL ONLY BE ALLOWED FROM GEBHARDT ROAD! For participant drop-offs, enter the EAST drive to Brookfield Central on Gebhardt Rd. and utilize the driveway in front of the school (see enclosed map – staff will be on site to direct you). Please drive slowly for everyone’s safety! Those dropping off participants must then EXIT the high school by traveling NORTH to North Avenue, or PARK behind City Hall OR in the overflow parking area north of the Safety Building (see map).
« Please report to your designated area between 9:00 – 9:15 a.m. to confirm your placement.
« Your unit will line up with the     30   GREEN    group. Refer to the attached Staging Area map.
We encourage your group to carpool. Due to safety concerns and traffic flow issues, we encourage participants to utilize the DROP-OFF AREA in the front (south) drive of the high school. PLEASE PROVIDE AN ESCORT FOR YOUNGER CHILDREN to take them to their line-up area. You will NOT be allowed to drop off participants in the line-up area in the school’s back (north) parking lot.Otherwise, we ask that you park your car elsewhere and then escort your participant to their designated line-up area.
The parade will begin at Brookfield Central High School located at 169th and Gebhardt Rd., travel west on Gebhardt Rd. to Calhoun Rd., then north on Calhoun to North Ave., and west on North Ave. to Norhardt, south on Norhardt – approximately 1.25 miles.  We usually meet up kitty corner from the frozen yogurt place. Pick your gymnast up on Norhardt.
Gymnasts – please freeze a squeezable water bottle half full and fill up the remainder with water in the morning.  Don’t forget to wear sunscreen!!  And deck yourselves out in patriotic head wear! Wear your Wildcard 4th of July tanks & shorts (or black shorts). Otherwise girls should have on red/white/blue leotards or Wildcard exhibition leotard. Boys – please wear you Wildcard shirts with black shorts. Don’t forget tennis shoes and socks AND your gloves for tumbling (those little stretchy magic gloves). You can order some from Amazon!
NO practice July 5th!! Have a great weekend!!
*** Reminder – Fast Track & Level 2 parents – Mock meet will be July 7th from 12-3 p.m. Please make every effort to be there (especially if your child has not completed!) They can wear their Leotards that they already have (Wildcard ones) or just another leotard. Parents are welcome to come and encouraged but there isn’t a ton of room so please don’t invite everyone under the sun! We will do a final mock meet before the actual meet season. Please be prompt. Gymnasts should have their hair neatly pulled up. No jewelry.
We are going to hold a little pre-season mock meet in order to check gymnasts’ readiness (more to prove to you that they ARE ready for competition!!!) on July 7th from noon-3 p.m. (It will probably not go that long, but I wanted to leave time for parents to ask questions, etc). We are inviting Level 2 to give the girls a chance to perform their routines and to show the new Fast Track teams that even the 5 year olds can do it! Plus there are several Level 2s that are new to competition so we thought it would be a good opportunity for them to participate in a practice competition. If you need to review routines – There is a link to the Level 2 USAG routines on the blog. Have the girls watch them several times. There may be slight differences in presentation or finish positions but for the most part they are the same. We will be working on the routines in practice as well! Another opportunity for the girls to work on these routines/skills is on Tuesday and Friday mornings 9am-noon. This is a regular practice (not open gym!). We work on skills/routines and its good for the kids to see the other teams as well. Your gymnast is highly encouraged to attend. We run through the Dockhounds routines in the mornings as well since most of the team is there. They are typically very productive practices and the gymnasts get to work with the other coaches too. If your child needs to learn the routine and would do better in a one-on-one experience – we can try to schedule a private lesson ($35-$50 per hour depending on the coach) – Private lessons are nice to work on routines and skills that might need more individualized attention than they can get in practice.
*** Please mark your calendar for July 7th and make every effort to attend, especially if your gymnast is one who isn’t certain that she wants to compete yet. This will be a good introduction to how competition works and to see how much progress your gymnast has made.
** Reminders – Fast Track should come 7/1 and 7/3 – from 4:30-7:30 p.m. July 2nd (no evening practice) & July 4th (no practice) – due to the parades. July 5th – No practice & No Open Gym. July 7th is the mini Mock Meet!!
Hey all, Because our Wildcard Gymnasts are so awesome, we have been invited to participate in the July 14th Milwaukee Milkmen Pre-Game show in Franklin (at the Rock). It is a 1:00 p.m game – please arrive no later than 11:45 a.m. Here is the link for purchasing tickets: https://fevo-enterprise.com/Wildcardgymnastics7
For Milkmen: We will access the Field via the main gates and head to the right side of the gates near the “Educators Fan Assistance” entrance. The kids will perform pre-game and then head to their seats with a parent. We may need some help loading and unloading the truck too. Wear Flip flops for easy on/off before and after the routine. Same apparel applies (see below).
Don’t forget to order your Dockhounds tickets for July 31st and August 3rd exhibitions.
July 31 – Dockhounds game 6:35 Game – ARRIVE BY 5:35 PM!!!
Aug 3 – Dockhounds game 6:05 Game – ARRIVE BY 5:05 PM!!!
For Dockhounds: Go directly to that gate by the first base side – before entering the grounds. Look for Ben or Amy. Have your tickets ready.
Gymnasts – should wear their exhibition (short sleeved leotard) & black shorts (if absolutely needed). Please have hair pulled back, competition style with a bow or scrunchie or some sort of matching hair accouterment. We would like gymnasts sporting Wildcard apparel in the stands. *If your gymnast does not have the exhibition leotard, please wear purple or any of the former Wildcard tank leotards. Some make up or glitter is fine – we don’t need a team looking like Lady Gaga. Flip Flops might be easiest!
Boys – Please wear a black Wildcard T-shirt and black shorts.
Parents – please show your Wildcard Spirit by wearing Wildcard apparel or purple! There’s lots in stock!
We will need help loading mats and getting them on and off the field. Gymnasts may stay to watch the game or leave with their families.
Hi! It’s finally summer! Summer practice times are in full swing – in case you forgot:
Summer Team Practice will start June 10th and run through August 16th.
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FYI – there is no TEAM break for Nationals – practices will run as usual! (Only recreational CLASSES are off). All teams are encouraged to come to Tuesday morning practice 9am -noon. And check out Emily’s conditioning class on Mondays & Tuesdays 7:30-8:30 p.m. $5 per night.
New Fast Track
T/Th 4:30-6:30 pm (option to come Tuesdays 9-noon in addition – no extra fee!)
Level 2 Purple (Little Level 2s)
Mondays & Wednesdays 4:30-7:30 pm and Tuesdays & Fridays 9am-noon
Level 2 Teal (Formerly Fast Track)
Tuesdays & Thursdays 6:30-8:30 pm and Tuesdays & Fridays 9am-noon
Level 3
Mondays & Wednesdays 4:30-7:30 pm, Tuesdays & Fridays 9am -noon
Levels 4 – 6
Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays 4:30-7:30 pm; Tuesdays and Fridays 9am-noon
*** There will be Open Gym on Fridays noon – 2 pm – only $10 for Team gymnasts! (feel free to bring a lunch along)
**** Tuesdays – There will be Team in Between from 12-4:30 p.m. – Cost is $25 per Tuesday or $200 for the entire summer: 6/11, 6/18, 6/25, 7/2, 7/9, 7/16, 7/23, 7/30, 8/6, 8/13
******* Conditioning with Emily – $5 per night – Mondays and Tuesdays from 7:30-8:30 p.m. Open to all Team members. Up your strength, flexibility and stamina!
Competition Apparel – I apologize for the delay in processing Leo orders. It’s taken a bit to get everyone sized and all orders in. We are still missing a few orders. As a reminder – we only order leotards/warm ups every 2 years – so the next time we order will be 2026. These are all new designs. Fast Track should plan to at least order the leotards but it is highly recommended that you purchase the warm ups as well. We wont have many extras in stock. Last day to order is Friday, June 14th.
Meet fees – First installment of meet fees for Level 2s and up is June 15th. Fast Track gymnasts will be assessed in July and meet fees should run July 15th, Aug 15th, Sept 15th and Oct 15th. * USAG Membership renewals will be sent soon!
Fall Compulsory Meet schedule 2024
4 installment of $225 June 15, July 15, August 15, September 15
Dockhounds – don’t forget to order your Dockhounds tickets for the July 31st and August 3rd shows. We do expect most of gymnasts in attendance!
July Dates – because both the parades fall on T/TH – Fast Track and Team should plan to attend Monday, July 1st and Wednesday, July 3rd.
July 1st – Fast Track should make up for July 2nd. 4:30-7:30 p.m
July 2nd – West Allis Parade (no Fast Track/Team on Tuesday night) (watch for details)
*We will still have morning practice 9-noon
July 3rd – Fast Track and Level 4s & up – make up 4:30-7:30 p.m
July 4th – Brookfield parade (details coming soon) – no practice!
July 5th – Enjoy the day off! No practice
July 6th – Recreational classes WILL be held.
July 31 – Dockhounds game 6:35 Game – ARRIVE BY 5:35 PM!!!
Aug 3 – Dockhounds game 6:05 Game – ARRIVE BY 5:05 PM!!!
Wildcard $5 pizza Fundraiser tonight (2 slices). Kids can grab pieces at 6:30 p.m. then have some Open Gym time. Sign up for your pizza tonight at the front desk. Get some for the whole family!
If you haven’t purchased your tickets for this weekend (gymnasts will need a ticket), make sure you do so! There are Dugout seats and Lawn seats available. The majority of Wildcard families are in Dugout seats – around section 103, 105, 107…
Gymnasts should arrive no later that 12:15 p.m. – wear their purple exhibition leotard (short sleeve) or long sleeve if absolutely necessary (or another purple) leotard. Please have hair pulled up neatly, wear flip flops to remove and put back on easily. Don’t forget sunscreen. Boys – purple or black Wildcard shirts with black shorts.
After the performance, please either come get your gymnast or we will bring them up after the truck is reloaded. (We could use a few parents to help with moving the mats on and off the field and load the truck). Please know where your child is, as Wildcard coaches are not responsible for your child after the show.
Amy’s cell phone number 414-303-5195 Ben’s cell phone number 414-218-2022
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