Gym Notes 9-27-2009

The Overland Invitational this weekend was good. We accomplished some things we have been working on. I also saw some areas that we need to continue to focus on. (Like bars.) I enjoyed seeing what other schools are doing and the skills being thrown.

Please remember, if a gymnast is not coming to practice, I need to be notified by either the gymnast or her parents. Last week, there were a couple of gymnasts who did not tell me they were not coming to practice or the meet.

We are more than half way through the season. There are only two meets left for most of the JV and beginners. It is my intention to get all gymnasts in to each of the last two meets as long as they meet attendance and workout requirements and are not injured.

This week is homecoming for most of the girls on the team. I know most of the Chaparral girls will not be at the meet on Wednesday. If there is anyone else who thinks they will not be at the meet, I need to know as soon as possible.

Monday, we will be tumbling. The varsity will be working on adding some release skills on bars. The JV girls will be working on floor routines and working on more basic skills. We will also choreograph our homecoming routine.
Tuesday, we will be doing routines. Then we will work on our homecoming routine.
Wednesday, we have a meet against Rock Canyon and Heritage. Warm ups for the meet will start at 4:00 and the meet will start at 6:00. Some of the varsity will be trying new skills at this meet. If I can talk the girls into it, I would like to give a sneak peak of our homecoming routine after the meet, before awards.
Thursday will be trick day. Thursday practices are NOT optional. All gymnasts should come to practices on Thursdays. At the end of practice on Thursday, we will flip the floor. We will also practice our homecoming routine.
Friday is the Homecoming pep assembly at Ponderosa. I encourage all gymnasts to participate in the assembly and get recognition. We will performing to Ghost Busters. Parents of gymnasts at schools other than Ponderosa, need to excuse their gymnasts from school to come over to Ponderosa. (And provide transportation.)
Gymnasts should be at Ponderosa by 12:45.
I will have leotards for the girls to wear. They should bring black shorts.
After the pep assembly, we will put our gym back together. Gymnasts will be out of the gym by 4:00.

Senior night, and the final meet for most gymnasts will be October 6. It will be a quadrangular meet, with Niwot, Elizabeth and Pine Creek all competing. Warm ups for the meet will start at 4:00, march in will be 5:45, and the meet will start at 6:00.

Gymnasts who are done competiting after the 6th should continue to come to practice. After the 6th, non-varsity gymnasts who continue to come to practice will be able to work on new skills. I will also take them to regionals, if they attend a majority of the practices.

Our only away regular season meet will be at Overland on October 14. I am still working on the logistics of bus pick up. It looks like I will excuse Douglas County and Castle View from school at 2:45 so they can catch the bus at Pondersa at 3:30. Then we will do a pick up at Chaparral at 3:45. The meet will start at 6:00. The meet is 6 varsity and 3 JV. I will compete the 9 best gymnasts on each event.

League is Wednesday, October 21 over fall break. Please let me know if your gymnast will NOT be available for League.

We are seeded for regionals by averaging our top three team scores throughout the season. We will not know what day, or where regionals are until October 19.
Depending on where we are assigned for regionals, the girls will get out of school somewhere between 10:30 and 12:30. I will take a bus to each of the high schools and pick the girls up. We will go to eat at the strip mall at Arapahoe and I-125. The girls will exchange secret sister gifts. Then we will head to our meet.

There will be a mandatory attendance for all gymnasts on Monday, November 2. Please do not schedule any doctors appointments on this day. All gymnasts are expected to help with tear down. It goes quickly if everyone shows up. We also vote for team awards. Gymnasts who are not at tear down are not eligible to receive an award at the banquet.