Gym Notes 9-20-2009

Last week was good. It was definitely crazy. I wish I had more control over our judging situation, but I do not.
I feel like the girls are progressing towards where they need to be by the end of the season. The beginners are really coming along and picking up new skills. I love to see their enthusiasm as they learn new tricks and leaps. The varsity is progressing as well. We still have many areas to improve in, and we will continue to change routines and try new skills and combinations for a few more meets. I am very happy with the effort and focus the varsity girls bring into the gym everyday.

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Thank you to all of the girls and parents who helped with stadium clean up on Thursday. It went really well. I know being out on a school night is difficult, but the money we made goes towards judges so I can run varsity and full JV at our home meets.

The week ahead...
Monday - After stretching and conditioning, we will tumble and then do full tumble floor routines, come ready to go! The beginners will also be vaulting. We will do other events too, I just want everyone mentally and physically ready to tumble and do full floor routines on Monday.
Jen will review judges sheets with the girls.

Tuesday - The varsity will be vaulting and doing other events, JV will be working the event/s that they are competing and then moving on to other events.

Wednesday - We will be hosting Cherry Creek and Rock Canyon. Girls should arrive at Ponderosa by 4:00, the meet will start at 6:00. I am trying to get everyone to compete in the meet. That means some girls will only be doing one event.
Wednesday is Parent Teacher Conferences night at PHS. Parking could be difficult.

Thursday - Trick day!!! These are my favorite days. Jen will also review judges sheet with the girls from Wednesday. If we have video, the girls will be able to watch videos of their routines.

Friday - I am trying to get gym / pit time. Once, I know when and where, I will post the information on the blog. It will be optional.

This Saturday is the Overland Invitational. It is a BIG meet and will indicate where we rank among some to the best teams in the state.
The bus will leave Ponderosa at 7:00 am, please be on time, because the bus will leave at 7:00. We will then do another stop at Chaparral at 7:15. (Be on TIME!!!!)

The gym at Overland will open at 8:00. It will be open gym from 8 -9, and I highly recommend that the girls get on all of the pieces of equipment at this time and warm up. Timed warm ups will be either 6 or 8 minutes for the entire line up.

Saturday will be warm up two events, compete two events.
Our rotation Saturday will be floor (first team on floor), vault, beam, bars.

Saturday will be a long meet. I do not think we will get out of there until 5:00. Gymnasts competing are expected to stay until the end of the meet, this includes awards. The only exception is gymnasts who have Homecoming for their high school. Saturday is a varsity only meet, but all gymnasts are welcome to come and help support the team.

Information from Alan at Overland...
*There will be an admission fee of $4.00/Adult and $3.00/students.
*There should be a concession stand available for spectators and gymnasts.
We suggest that gymnasts bring healthy snacks to sustain them through the day.
There are several food choices close by.
Directions to Site:
Overland High School is located at 12400 East Jewell Ave. in Aurora, CO 80013.
From the South:
Take I-25 North to I-225 North. Take I-225 North towards Aurora to Iliff.
Take the Iliff Exit and turn Left heading West on Iliff. Turn Right on Peoria heading North. Travel roughly two blocks to Jewell and turn Right. The school is located at the South -East corner of Peoria and Jewell. Enter North - West Corner of the Building.
From the North:
Take I-70 East to I-225 South. Take I-225 South towards Aurora to Iliff.
Take the Iliff Exit and turn Right heading West on Iliff. Turn Right on Peoria heading North. Travel roughly two blocks to Jewell and turn Right. The school is located at the South -East corner of Peoria and Jewell. Enter North - West Corner of the Building.
8:00 - 9:00 Open Gym
9:00 - 10:00 Timed Warm ups (1st two events)
10:00 - 10:15 March In
10:00 - 12:00 Compete first two events
12:00 - 1:00 Warm Up (2nd two events) (From here on times are estimated.)
1:00 - 2:45 Compete (2nd two events)
3:00 3:30 Awards.
Teams competing are: Overland 1, Overland 2, Loveland, Ponderosa, Rocky Mountain, St Vrain (Niwot), Ft Collins, Standley Lake, Cherry Creek, Green Mountain, Rampart, Arvada West, Mountain Range, Broomfield.

Last week we started working on mental choreography. Below is a weblink to the Gymnastics Minute where an example is given.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GamU46uWl8

This is the link to all of the Gymnastic Minutes. There is some great stuff posted.
http://www.youtube.com/user/thegymnasticminute

While I am at it, one of my favorite blogs that I check out often is Gymnastic Coaching.
http://gymnasticscoaching.com/new/



To keep posted on all of the scores from all of the teams in the state and to see the top 10 gymnasts on each event every week, check out http://cohsgymnastics.blogspot.com/search?updated-min=2009-01-01T00%3A00%3A00-08%3A00&updated-max=2010-01-01T00%3A00%3A00-08%3A00&max-results=31

As always if there any questions, comments or concerns, please e-mail or call me on my cell phone.