Girls Newsletter

National Gymnastics Day

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:34:00 GMT

HI Everyone, The Gym is kicking off for National Gymnastics Day on Sept 11th from 12:00-3:00 pm. Each individual that comes to our event will rotate through 8 stations. At each station they will be tested on how many or how long they can do each skill. They will receive points based on how they do. Then we will put up on our website how they are compare to their age bracket. Ex: How many cartwheels they can do in 1 minute. If they can touch their toes or even reach past. How long they can hold a handstand. How many spider dips they can do, how many assisted pull ups, Jump roping, how high they can climb the rope and etc. Then the week leading up to National Gymnastics Day we will be having fun activities during the gym classes. One idea is to wear the colors of our gym and come to the front office to receive a prize. If participants couldn't come Sept 11th we will have Tues and Thursday from 4:00-6:00 times available for them to come and be tested at the stations. Their scores will be included on the website. Then on Sept 18th during our open gym we will be awarding the top female and male non gymnast a trophy and also the top female and male gymnast a trophy. We will have our bounce house, and other fun activities running during open gym. We will also be selling baked goods and charging $1.00 to participate. All of the money will be donated to The Children's Miracle Network. So bring your kids and their friends. The stations are for all age groups so you can participate too! It is going to be so much fun!!! Also we were going to have the team parents on both the girls and boys side to bring baked goods the day of the event so that we can sell the proceeds to benefit The Childrens Miracle Network. If you can bring something please let me know! Also if you can help by sitting at the table to man the baked goods let me know too! I can hardly wait for this to happen!! See you soon! Kathi Hausmann SWGSO Booster Club President

Meet Letter for Parents from Andrew

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 05:33:00 GMT

Hey Parents! I hope everyone is ready for the big kick off meet of the season!! :) Prescott is a great gym and a very fun lighthearted meet to attend. It will be the perfect chance to give the girls an opportunity to compete on the events they have learned and to give them some much needed experience of a competition setting. Here are a few things to remember¡K 1. meet preparation.- make sure the girls get plenty of quality sleep all week long, it takes more than one day of rest to properly recharge º keep the food intake high and make sure they are eating very healthy all week(not that we all don¡¦t follow through with that on a day to day basis right ;P ) . please arrive to the meet ON TIME level fours that means 8:30am at the latest, Levels 5- 7 and that one level 8 ( you know who you are) 1:00pm at the latest. 2. meet uniform- Please wear the short sleeve blue and black team workout leo (Monday leo) With meet hair ready¡K.think helmet head ;) if you need hair ideas please ask one of the optional team parents, they have been through this once or twice before. 3. Meet attitude- Come ready to cheer!!! Wear your blue and black! A lot of girls are competing new levels and routines please give them all of your support, on any of the events they have earned the right to compete on! Lets show gym support and team unity and set a high standard for this season! Remember this is a practice meet and not at all the full picture many of these girls have a long road ahead of them to becoming the best gymnast they can be, this is just the start lets have them begin with a lot of confidence and support!! Please Check mapquest or the gym for directions :) The meet location is-Prescott YMCA gymnastics 750 whipple st. Prescott AZ 86301 Thanks so much!!! And if you have any questions please e-mail or contact me at the gym! I will see you all in ¡§The Skitt¡¨ Also please disregard the information about the music for the meet in the last email. Level 4's need to be there at 8:45 and Level 5's need to be there by 1:15pm. Please be there 15 minutes early to check in. P.S. anyone who can go out for dinner after the meet please let me know on Saturday and I will make sure you get included in the plans. SWGTC Andrew Perry- Girls Program Director. Southwest Gymnastics Training Center <a href="mailto:andrew@funtoflip.com">andrew@funtoflip.com</a> 480-298-9425

SWGSO August Meeting Minutes

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 05:23:00 GMT

MINUTES: Southwest Gymnastics Support Organization Meeting Date: August 4, 2010 Call to order: A monthly meeting of the Southwest Gymnastics Support Organization was held at the Southwest Gymnastics Training Center on August 4, 2010. The meeting convened at 5:30 P.M. by Vice-President Kristie Wicklund. Members in Attendance: Kristie Wicklend, Margaret Pierson, Suzanne Dierks., Kelly Moore, Kathy Berg, Julie Berry, Bernie Miranda, Betsy Long Board and committee reports: Leos: Kristie brought the same team leo to look at. The actual leo will be made of the same material the current team leo is made of and will have ¾ sleeves. 12th Street Costume and Dancewear is charging us $70 plus 8% sales tax. This is a significant savings over the GK price we paid last year of $180. We will continue to purchase warm-ups from GK. Jackets are about $40 and pants are about $15. Andrew needs to speak with Lisa of GK regarding copyright of the design. Frys Card: To be discussed next week. Pictures: Individual Pictures: Friday August 20 for level 4-5 during practice time Saturday, August 21st for optionals at 12:30 Team Pictures: Saturday, August 21st for all levels. Fall Flip: o Date: October 2nd o Fees: Due September 10th. Regular gymnast fee is $75 with a late fee of $10. o Save the Date Cards: Were sent out by Kristie as well as a final flyer. Volunteers were requested to call each of the gyms to confirm that they have received the flyer and attempt to get a verbal confirmation. o Betsy Long o Fashas mom o Buy Out Option: Bernie brought up the possibility of being able to buyout your volunteer time. There was an extended discussion about this but no decisions were made other than to discuss this in the future. Meet Schedule: Julie Berry put together the new meet schedule. It does not include any out of state meets as Andrew would like to wait and see our profit from the Fall Flip before making a decision about the San Diego and/or Las Vegas meets. The due dates for these out of town meets is not until mid December. USAG Registrations: Are all paid up for all team girls. ASU Training Camp: Andrew still following up for more information. Congress: Andrew to leave this coming Tuesday through Sunday. Team schedule to be determined while he is gone. Team Workout Schedule: Top return to school schedule on Monday August 9th (with some adjustments the week Andrew is gone) Treasurers Report: Julie to go over this next meeting. Next Meeting: Wednesday, September 1, 2010 at 5:30 PM Last Meeting Minutes: Were approved by Bernie Miranda except for the assessment fees. Further discussion was tabled to next meeting. Volunteer Clean-up: A day to volunteer to clean the gym prior to Fall Flip was recommended and parents in attendance agreed this was a good idea. To discuss with Andrew and determine what he would like done. Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned by Julie Berry and seconded by Betsy Long _______________________________ _____________________ Secretary Date of approval

GIRLS TEAM PHOTOS - CANCELED

Fri, 20 Aug 2010 05:26:00 GMT

Hi Everyone, Do to unforeseen circumstances with our leos - more to come on that later - we will be cancel our picture sessions for Friday and Saturday. We will reschedule have them at a later date. The scheduled parent meeting at noon on Saturday will also be canceled. We will send out times and dates when available. Thanks for your understanding. Kristie

Workout leos are on their way and will be here Wednesday!

Wed, 18 Aug 2010 05:29:00 GMT

Hi Everyone, I'm very happy to let you know that the workout leos are on their way and will be here Wednesday! YIPPIE!!! Just in time for picture on Friday and Saturday! We will have the leos at the gym for pick up and the total due for the leos is: $32.40 Please make payment to SWGSO If you bring in cash, please bring it into the office or directly to Julie, who can write you a receipt for your records (and ours). The girls are going to look really spiffy in their new workout leos! They will also wear these to Prescott! Have a great week and see you all Friday/Saturday for pictures! If you have any questions, please feel free to give me a call.

Workout leos are on their way and will be here Wednesday!

Wed, 18 Aug 2010 05:20:00 GMT

Workout leos are on their way and will be here Wednesday!

Wed, 18 Aug 2010 05:18:00 GMT

Andrew is off to congress this week and the schedule is as follows for the girls team

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 03:57:00 GMT

Hi Everyone, Andrew is off to congress this week and the schedule is as follows for the girls team TOPS - 3:30-4:30 MWF (nothing changed) Optionals - Tuesday 4:00-8:00; Saturday 9-12noon Level 4/5/6 no scheduled practice until Monday the 16th. Practice will resume Monday August 16th as normal. Remember Open Gym from 12noon - 2:00 on Saturdays. Kristie

Andrew is off to congress this week and the schedule is as follows for the girls team

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 03:54:00 GMT

Andrew is off to congress this week and the schedule is as follows for the girls team

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 03:54:00 GMT

Andrew is off to congress this week and the schedule is as follows for the girls team

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 03:52:00 GMT