Dec 5, 20243 min read

Acro Hotline | 12.5.24-12.12.24

1. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS

EXCITE MEET – DECEMBER 14th

*Location: Excite! Gym and Cheer

2225 Highland Village Rd

Highland Village, TX 75077

*Arrival times:

-Firecrackers: Arrive @ 12:00 pm

-Rockets: Arrive @ 3:00 pm

*Reminders – Both teams:

-Arrive at Excite! meet ready (jersey, black spanks (girls) or athletic shorts (boys), with hair neatly and securely done in double French braids. Wear Excite! jacket and bring Excite! backpack with an easy/healthy/non-messy snack and a water bottle with a lid that can go inside of your backpack. Anything that doesn’t fit in your backpack will need to go with parents during the meet.

WARM UP JACKETS

*We will be passing out warm up jackets on Thursday, December 5th. Some athletes’ sizes have not come in yet, so in the event that they haven’t arrived by the meet, we will have a jacket available for them to wear during the meet and will pass out your jackets as soon as they arrive at the gym.

ATHLETE EVALUATIONS

*Over the next couple of weeks, coaches will be completing athlete evaluations for each child with detailed feedback on their main skills for each event. We will note each skill’s meet readiness: working, achieving, or meet ready.

-Working: this means the athlete has not quite gotten the skill consistently. For anyone “working” skills, clinics or one-on-one time might be encouraged.

-Achieving: this means the athlete has achieved the skill pretty consistently, however might have technical issues within the skill that need to be fixed before being meet ready.

-Meet ready: this skill is ready to go! While it might not be perfect, the skill is being completed consistently with minimal deductions

*Coaches will also make notes on work ethic, discipline, flexibility, and more!

*Athlete evaluations will be given out at the end of practices on December 9th. Evaluations are to be signed by the athlete and a parent and returned to the gym by Thursday, December 12th.

BANQUET – DIETARY RESTRICTIONS

*Please email in any dietary restrictions for you and your gymnast by Monday, December 16th. Send to tammyh@excitegym.com.

PRACTICE UPDATES

*We will be closed for the Holidays from December 18-January 3rd. We will have clinics and open gyms available during this time and encourage team athletes to attend open gyms when they are able. We are in the peak of meet season and want to make sure our bodies are ready for workouts when we return in January! Dates and times of clinics TBA.

DRESS CODE

Monday: Wear red Excite! Acro shirt

Thursday: Wear black Above & Beyond shirt

(if you just joined and have not received your black Above & Beyond shirt, wear any black shirt on Thursdays, preferably a black Excite! shirt)

*Meet jersey care/washing instructions:

1. Wash in cold water, Lay flat or hang to dry, Use mild detergent, Turn garments inside out, Avoid bleach, Don't iron over the design, Avoid dry cleaning