Wildcard Gymnastics Team News

We have several exciting events coming up that we want to make sure you’re aware of:

1. Dockhounds Prime Time Performance

• Wednesday, July 31: Athletes should arrive by 5:35 PM.
• Saturday, August 3: Athletes should arrive by 5:05 PM.
• Location: Wisconsin Brewing Company Park

Important Notes:

• There will be no team practice on these days.
• Remember to order tickets for everyone attending, including athletes. Purchase tickets here: Order Tickets Here.

2. Gold Over America Tour

• Date: September 28
• Location: Fiserv Forum
• Featuring: Simone Biles, Shilese Jones, Fred Richard, and more!

Ticket Coordination:

• Tickets for Wildcard are being managed by Meg. For more information and to arrange tickets, please contact her at meg.geason@gmail.com.

3. Boys’ Olympic Watch Party

• Date: Wednesday, July 31
• Time: 10:15 AM
• Location: Candace’s house

Important Notes:

• Please bring a snack, drink, dessert, or anything else to share with the group.

If you have any questions about these events, please don’t hesitate to contact our front desk at 262-923-7418.

We’re looking forward to seeing everyone at these fantastic events!

Beginning July 22, 2024, Lisbon will be closed to through traffic for construction. Wildcard will still be accessible but please allow extra time coming and going from the gym.

Please save the date for picture day! All team including fast track is expected to attend, and be dressed in Meet Attire. We are hoping to have the new Leos here in time for pictures. Pictures will be take at Wildcard starting at noon.
*More details and pricing to follow

Great Job to all of our amazing athletes! We are so proud of your hard work and Dedication! Everyone showed incredible spirit and potential! Please enjoy these pictures taken during the meet! https://photos.app.goo.gl/JBeJQ2YbFnvEk2za6

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 !

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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. 

« 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 will have AM practice 9-noon – No Evening Practice for Team
• Line up by 6:15 pm on 77th and Greenfield (north near the speedway); we are #84
• Easiest drop off would probably be around 77th and Madison.
• The route goes 77th down Greenfield to 70th St. then South on 70th to end at Veteran’s Park.
• Please pick up your gymnast promptly at the end.
• Girls should come prepared wearing their exhibition leotard or a purple leotard (or the red/white/blue tanks). If your child does not have any of these leotards, a Wildcard Gymnastics t-shirt is sufficient. Boys should have on a Wildcard T-shirt with black shorts. Gymnasts should wear athletic shoes and socks (no sandals) and should wear stretch gloves for tumbling. Also, please bring a disposable water (preferably half of a squeeze bottle that has been frozen).

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!!