Wildcard Gymnastics Team News

Several team girls are planning to attend gymnastics camp at AMKM in Rockland, WI.  You can still sign your daughter up if you are interested.  This is a special discount for Wildcard Gymnastics…For less than 10 Wildcard gymnasts the cost will be only $350/gymnast; however, if we have 11 or more gymnasts, that could bring the price down to $300/gymnast.

Click here for camp details.  Please print and fill out the camp registration form (from AMKM site) by July 31 and return to Amy (or front desk).

We will plan to drive up to Rockland on Sunday for check-in between 4-6pm on 8/12/18.

New Level 2 Routines

New Level 3 Routine

New Level 4 & 5 Routines

You can always google some awesome 2021 USAG Floor or Beam Routines.  There might be slight differences in presentation but look for requirements and angles.

Boys Team, Girls Team, Fast Track, Gold Bugs I & Gold Bugs II and their families

There will be an appreciation picnic, rain or shine, on Sunday, July 15, 2018 from 12-3pm.  Please bring a dish to pass and a beverage (soda/water).  Wildcard will provide hotdogs, condiments and plates.  Please sign up using this link.  We are hoping for 50-75 people.  (If someone else can bring plastic utensils, napkins and cups, ice, and hamburger meat – if you don’t eat hot dogs).

Feel free to bring your lawn chairs, yard games, shade tents,  even water games to add to the fun.  We have a slip and slide and sprinkler.  (We do have folding chairs available at the gym too, unless you want something more comfortable.)

We look forward to hanging out with you!  If it rains, we can always move indoors.  Just want to say “Thanks for a great season!” and “Best wishes on many more!”

Optional Competition Schedule

September 29-30   —  CSA Fall Challenge- 
October 13-14 — Wildcard Gymnastics: Carnaval Classic – HOME MEET!! (AAU & USAG)
December 8-9 — Clash of the Titans – Oshkosh
January 11-13 — Lake Geneva Gymnastics Vacation Classic – Lake Geneva
January 25-27 — Unite For Her Pink Meet – Franklin
February 2-3 — Hub City – Marshfield (AAU)
February 16-17 — Wildcard Gymnastics: Wildcard Carnival – HOME MEET!! (AAU & USAG)
March 23-24 — Level 6-10 State Meet- Brookfield *
March 30-31 — AMKM – Rockford (AAU)
April 5-7 — Level 6 & 7 USAG Regionals- TBD *
April 12-14 — Level 8-10 USAG Regionals -Iowa *
April 12-14 – AAU WI State – Onalaska – OR (more likely- see below)*
April 26-28 – AAU Central District/State Championships – Rockford*
May 17-19 – AAU Midwest Regionals – Eau Claire*
June 13-16 – AAU Age Group Nationals – Orlando*

*Not included in fees!

Meet Fees
$1100 (4 installments of $275 each: Aug, Sept, Oct, Nov)
Meet fees may be paid in full by July 24th or in four installments starting in July. Meet fees does not include State and/or Regional Meets (for USAG or AAU – these will be additional charges), but Optionals will be competing USAG and AAU at our home meets – BOGO!  🙂

Just a reminder, meet fees are due July 24 for Girls Team Levels 2-4.

Meet fees will be posted to accounts on the 11th of the month and withdrawn from the card on file on the 24th.  In order to be registered for meets, accounts must be current.  There are no refunds on missed meets.  The installments are as follows:

Meet Fees
Level 2 – $600 (4 installments of $150 each: July, Aug, Sept, Oct)
Level 3 – $675 (4 installments of $168.75 each: July, Aug, Sept, Oct)
Level 4 – $700 (4 installments of $175 each: July, Aug, Sept, Oct)

OPTIONALS AND BOYS MEET FEES: 4 installments will be Aug, Sept, Oct, Nov and amounts will be published soon.  Stay tuned.

• Monday July 2nd we will be walking in the West Allis parade. For specific information please refer to the previous post. updates: Coach Sarah will be on site as early as 6pm, if you can not find her day of feel free to text or call (though texting would be easier with the noise). We will be lining up at 6:30pm, but being number 75, if you are running late don’t sweat it. Do not forget a water bottle, sunscreen, bug spray, gloves, and appropriate clothing such as sneakers and either your wildcard leo, wildcard T-shirt, or hoodie depending on the weather.
• Monday July 2nd there is no practice. No rec classes. Gym is closed.
  
• Tuesday July 3rd there will be practice.  From 9am-noon any gymnast is welcome. 4:30-7:30 Goldbugs 2, Optionals, level 3. 6:30-8:30 Fast Track Purple (Fast Track Teal is welcome to jump in, as their fast track is canceled this week.)
• Wednesday July 4th there is no practice. Please refer to the earlier post about the 4th of July parades. Coach Sarah will be in Brookfeild, Coach Amy and Coach Ben will be in Tosa.
• Thursday July 5th there will be practice. From 9am-noon any gymnast is welcome. 4:30-7:30 Goldbugs 2, Optionals, level 3. 6:30-8:30 Fast Track Purple (Fast Track Teal is welcome to jump in, as their fast track is canceled this week.)
• Friday July 6th there will be practice. From 9am-12:30 any gymnast is welcome to attend. From 12:30-2pm there will be open gym. Prices are as follows: 5$ for Prek, 8$ for team gymnasts, 10$ for non team members, 2$ extra if you’d like pizza.

We look forward to having a great week of practices and festivities. Please remember to drink a lot of water this week and next as it will be very very hot. Drinking water before, during and after practice will help your gymnasts feel their best throughout the day.

• Morning and Evening Practices will be as normal (except Optionals and Xcel will only practice 4:30-7:30 p.m. and MW Fast Track is cancelled per Lindsay, Sara and Veronica).  Fast Track gymnasts are encouraged to come to the morning practice Tues or Weds 9-noon.  (Actually, anyone is welcome to come on Tuesday mornings).
• If you have not picked up your new EXHIBITION LEOTARD – you must pick it up from AMY on Monday!  We are leaving for Nationals on Tuesday!  Team gymnasts must be paid for both the Longsleeve and Shortsleeve in order to pick them up ($145).  Fast Track gymnasts will need to purchase the new exhibition leotard if they do not have one.  The long sleeve competition leotards will be coming soon.  Cost for the new exhibition leo is $45 and $100 for the longsleeve.  Gold Bugs I and II are encouraged to purchase both for the upcoming competition season. 
• There will be open gym this coming Friday 6/29 and 7/6.
• Remember there is no practice at all on July 2nd and July 4th.  Team gymnasts (boys, girls, Fast Track and Gold Bugs) are strongly encouraged to attend the West Allis and Tosa/Brookfield Parades.  Details are in an earlier blog post.  We do need parents to help out since Ben and Amy will be at Nationals on the 2nd and the teams are split on the 4th.  Please click here to sign up to help.  
• Boys practice should be as normal (or whatever Ben told you – lol – Mr. Tim will be coaching).
• Good Luck to our ladies competing at AAU Nationals!

Starting the week of July 9th – Every Saturday, we will offer Team Conditioning from 10:30-12:00 p.m. Come improve your strength, flexibility and endurance!  We will do some circuits and stations to enhance our performance and routines! Open to all Fast Track, Boys and Girls Team members ages 6 and up.  Give yourself a head start – improve your strength now!  Cost is $5 per Saturday!  Pay as you go or pay for the session – $30.00!  Hope to see you!

July 2nd – West Allis Parade

The West Allis Fourth of July Parade is on Monday, July 2 at 7 p.m. As a result, there is no team practice for any level (morning or evening)!  (No Rec classes that week either). Xcel can make up their practice at another time. No other levels will be made up as we offer extra practices for the summer. New Gold Bugs and Fast Track should plan to attend; as well as Boys team!  Ms. Sarah will be spearheading the parade since Amy/Ben, and a few other coaches will still be in Florida.

We are space number TBD and typically towards the end of the parade. They do ask that everyone be lined up by 6:30 p.m., however, given the fact that we are near the back, if everyone starts coming by 6:45, we will be OK with that. Please wear your NEW  exhibition leotard (the black, purple and teal shortsleeve) or a Wildcard t-shirt. If it is cool, wearing Wildcard warmups or sweatshirts are ok. (Hopefully our new leotards will be here by then!). Boys should wear a Wildcard shirt and black shorts.  Don’t forget to wear those winter stretchy gloves for tumbling and tennis shoes.  Wear sunscreen and bug repellant if you need it.  We may need someone to bring the banners and wagon for Ms. Sarah (her car isn’t big enough).  We will need about 3-6 parents to help walk in the parade – but you must have a shirt.  Click here to sign up to help at either parade! 

We will be lined up along 77th Street between Greenfield and Pierce (probably closer to Pierce). The parade runs along Greenfield Ave. east to 70th St. and proceeds south to National, ending at Veterans Park. There is a little festival after the parade. Please promptly pick up your child at the end of the parade.  Click here to sign up to help at either parade. 

July 4th – Tosa and Brookfield Parades

We don’t have a problem if you need to change parades, just let us know.

Tosa:  Levels 3, 4, and Optionals/Xcel   (Amy & Ben)

Brookfield:  Gold Bugs I & II, Fast Track and Level 2, Boys   (Sarah, Erin?) 

Tosa Parade info:  Arrive at approximately 8:20 am in front of the Wauwatosa Civic Center/Public Library (or “White Area”) on 76th Street. We are number 27.

Remember, please wear your exhibition leotard, socks, and athletic shoes with patriotic themed hair and makeup. Don’t forget your stretchy gloves for tumbling.  Boys should wear a Wildcard T-shirt and shorts.

The Wauwatosa Civic Center/Public Library is located across from Longfellow Middle School on North Ave and Milwaukee Ave (76th St).

Parade runs west from 80th & North Ave to 104th Street.  Pick up should be at the southwest Mayfair Parking Structure.  Please contact Amy 414-303-5195 or Ben 414-218-2022 if you have questions.

We will need 6 parents or older siblings to help with carrying the banner, passing out brochures and water to the gymnasts. Parents please sign up to help at the front desk for parades. Only one parent has signed up so far for anything. We need sign holders and people to help pass out brochures. Make sure that you are in Wildcard gear.

Gymnasts should wear their NEW exhibition leotard for all parades and exhibition events.  Boys can wear a Wildcard shirt and black shorts.  Don’t forget to wear socks and tennis shoes and bring a pair of stretchy/magic gloves so you can TUMBLE in the parade.  Parents MUST wear a Wildcard shirt to walk/ participate.  We should have some new shirts and tank tops available in the ProShop near the front desk.  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!

Brookfield Parade Info:

Brookfield Parade: Wednesday, July 4.

We are line-up number 85  – Staging is in the Brookfield Central High School parking lot nearest the tennis courts. You may drop your child at Brookfield Central High School at 9 a.m. From the city of Brookfield, “For participant drop-offs, enter the EAST drive to Brookfield Central on Gebhardt Rd. and utilize the driveway in front of the school.”

The parade begins at 10 a.m. and will travel west on Gebhardt Rd. to Calhoun Rd., then north on Calhoun to North Ave., and West on North Ave. to Norhardt, then south on Norhardt. The parade route is approximately 1.5 miles long.  If there is someone that can bring an extra wagon for the water bottles that would be awesome.  We will need about 4-6 parents/older siblings (in Wildcard Gear) to help with the banner, brochures and passing out water.  Please sign up at the front desk.   Don’t forget to wear your stretchy gloves, tennis shoes and sunscreen!

Brookfield has some cool other events that day too:  Family Fest is from 6-9 p.m. at Mitchell Park and Fireworks at 9:15 p.m.

If you have not picked up your new EXHIBITION LEOTARD – you must pick it up from AMY on Monday!  We are leaving for Nationals on Tuesday!  Team gymnasts must be paid for both the Longsleeve and Shortsleeve in order to pick them up ($145).  Fast Track gymnasts will need to purchase the new exhibition leotard if they do not have one.  The long sleeve competition leotards will be coming soon.  Cost for the new exhibition leo is $45 and $100 for the longsleeve.  Gold Bugs I and II are encouraged to purchase both for the upcoming competition season.