ANNOUNCEMENTS 8.8-8.15
ALL TEAMS: SPIRIT SALE
Our Annual Spirit Sale is HERE!!!!! You won’t want to miss out on these amazing items!!!
Our 2024 Spirit sale will go live on our website Friday August 9th! The sale will be open for 2 weeks and close on August 23rd. Be sure to place an order this weekend to take advantage of TAX FREE WEEKEND! Reminder that we do not order many extras, so if you see something you like, ORDER NOW, as we will not take additional orders once the sale closes.
Hiring NOW: FEEL FREE TO SHARE WITH FRIENDS OR INDIVIDUALS THAT YOU WOULD WANT TO COACH YOUR KID!
We are hiring preschool, gymnastic and tumble coaches. All you past gymnasts and cheerleaders… DO YOU MISS IT??? Get the joy back by sharing your passion with others!
We are interviewing for coaches that:
-Love and get a real kick out of kids and willing to push them to their full potential
-Positive and encouraging, while understanding the need for kind discipline
-That have a Basic understanding for gymnastics, tumble and cheer.
-They are willing to learn and be a part of staff that works as a team
-Part time hourly coaches for evenings
-Good pay (and benefits for those that qualify) background checks required
TO APPLY: Go to our website, go to Home / job opportunities and complete our form. Ages currently preferred are 17 and up!
ALL TEAMS: ABSENCES
As summer starts to wind down and kids are getting back into school, we just wanted to give you some reminders as we head into season! We need your help to make our season successful!!
1. Please make practice attendance a priority. This is a team sport and we can only work on our routine when everyone is present. Full team practices are vital to our success! Even if athletes are not feeling 100%, their attendance is still expected. Communicate with coaches and we can adjust their participation based on the situation- but being there is important.
2. Absent Request Forms- As school begins, absences should only be for school graded events. Please look ahead in your calendars for any potential conflicts and get those requests in for us!
3. No absences are allowed within 2 weeks of any events. Missing during this time will likely result in being an alternate for that event. This is NOT what we want to do, but we must ensure the team is prepared.
4. Communication is KEY! Coaches need to be aware of what is going on with your athletes, especially when it comes to missing, not feeling well or injuries. We have to know about these BEFORE your athletes comes for practice- the sooner the better! Get those request forms in and use the channels of email or texting all coaches for anything else.
ALL STAR ATHLETES: INSPIRE APPLICATIONS
Below is the application if you are interested in being a volunteer for Inspire; our team for athletes with special abilities. This will require being a buddy to one of our athletes, attending weekly practices, attending their competitions and learning an additional routine. This is eligible for any All Star athlete 12 and up, however Dynamite athletes are ineligible due to conflicting practice times.
Applications are due by AUGUST 22ND to be considered! Please turn into the front office to be placed in Alison Howard’s box or give to Alison directly.
Application: https://d0d0e1bc-e1d4-4604-a089-339b86c6ae21.usrfiles.com/ugd/d0d0e1_7040cceaeb34449abe4d42556376d150.pdf
PREMIER PREP AND ALL STAR: MANDATORY USASF ACCOUNT
All members in these classifications must have a renewed USASF (US All Star Federation) account to compete at events.
THIS MUST BE COMPLETED BY AUGUST 26TH! Fines will incur if it is not complete by this deadline!
Returning Members that have a USASF profile:
Go to usasf.net, log in and renew your membership for the 2024-2025 season. This comes with a fee of $49.
If you have any issues, please contact support@usasf.net
New Members or those without a USASF profile:
-Go to usasf.net and create an account. You will need to pay the registration fee of $49.
-Be sure you enter all athlete information correctly as it is difficult to get adjusted once it is created.
-You will need a copy of your athlete’s birth certificate in order to become eligible. You can scan and upload that image or take a clear photo to upload.
-At the end of the process, you should be prompted to add a club/gym to your profile. Simply search Excite and we should pop right up. This will then get sent to the gym for us to approve.
-If you have any issues, please contact support@usasf.net. There is also a FAQ page if you are needing more instructions: https://www.usasf.net/athletes-faq
High School Seniors:
If you turn 18 before June 1st, 2025, you will be required to complete a safety training course and a background check in order to compete. This needs to be done by the athlete by the deadline listed above.
ALL STAR: FALL SCHEDULE *UPDATED 8.1*
Mondays and Wednesdays Practice Times:
5-6:30pm Shock and Dynamite
6:30-8pm Intense and Gossip
7:45-9:30pm Fever
Tumble Times:
Shock- Mondays 6:30-7
Dynamite- Wednesdays 6:30-7
Intense-Mondays 8-8:30
Gossip- Wednesdays 8-8:30
Fever- Mondays and Wednesdays 9:15-9:30
Sunday Practice Times *starting September 8th*
11am-12:30pm- Gossip and Fever
12:30-2pm- Dynamite (With this practice time, athletes from this team will sadly not be able to volunteer for Inspire this season)
12:45pm-1:30pm Inspire *Cheerabilities team- volunteer applications coming soon!
1:30pm-3pm- Shock
2:30pm-4pm- Intense
*We will not be doing flyer class this season BUT we will be utilizing portions or practice or tumble time to focus with top girls and will likely require outside stretching our workouts. Keep an eye on the hotline for that information!*
PREMIER PREP: TUMBLE AND JUMP TIMES
As written in our handbook and team emails, you guys will be getting some extra to focus on team tumbling and jumps! This will add 15 minutes to your already existing practice time on Tuesdays but they will have a full half hour dedicated to these skills. Tremor will end at 8:15 and Electric will end at 9:00pm. Thursday practice times will remain the same. This will begin on August 13th.
ALL STAR AND PREMIER PREP STUNT CHOREOGRAPHY 8.5-8.8:
We have a special guest coming, John Metz! He has been at the gym the past few years and we are so excited to be welcoming him back to assist in stunt and pyramid choreography!
With him coming in, we will be extending and adjusting some team practice times. ALL regular practices will still be running.
Thursday 8.8
Electric 7:15-9pm
*Tremor- regular practice time*
1. ATHLETE OF THE WEEK 8/6-8/7
Tiny Tikis: Alyssa
Mini Moanas: Adelyn
Glitter Girls: starts 8/13
Believe: starts on 8/8
Dazzle: starts on 8/8
Tremor: starts on 8/8
Electric: starts on 8/8
Shock: Jordyn
Dynamite: Kennan
Intense: Joule
Gossip: Laura
Fever: Sofie
2. WHAT TO WEAR
*Reminder that now all team’s have had their choreography sessions, athletes need to have a HIGH PONY for all practices. Athletes also need to be in this season’s practice wear- not just a matching color shirt!*
MONDAY 8/12:
WHITE TANK/ ANY SHORTS/ HAIR BOW/ CHEER SHOES
TUESDAY 8/13:
Novice: RED SHIRT/ ANY SHORTS/ HAIR BOW/ CHEER SHOES
Prep and Premier Prep: BLACK SHIRT/ ANY SHORTS/ HAIR BOW/ CHEER SHOES
WEDNESDAY 8/14:
RED SHIRT/ ANY SHORTS HAIR BOW/ CHEER SHOES
THURSDAY 8/15:
RED SHIRT/ ANY SHORTS/ HAIR BOW/ CHEER SHOES
3. PROSHOP
Spirit Sale: Our Annual Spirit Sale is HERE!!!!! You won’t want to miss out on these amazing items!!!
Our 2024 Spirit sale will go live on our website Friday August 9th! The sale will be open for 2 weeks and close on August 23rd. Be sure to place an order this weekend to take advantage of TAX FREE WEEKEND! Reminder that we do not order many extras, so if you see something you like, ORDER NOW, as we will not take additional orders once the sale closes.
4. IMPORTANT DATES
-August 30th- September 2nd: Gym Closed. No practice or classes.
-September 8th: All Star Sunday practices begin. Times in Announcements Section
-October 19th: ALL TEAMS- Potential Extra Practice. Times TBD.
-October 20th: Excite! Expo! This is our showoff to kick off our competition season. *MANDATORY* Times TBD.
-October 31st: Gym Closed. No practice or classes.
-November 16th and 17th: COMPETITION- Inspire, Tiny Tikis, Mini Moanas, Glitter Girls, Tremor, Electric, Shock, Dynamite, Intense, Gossip and Fever. See Detailed Competition Schedule for more details.
-November 24th-30th: Gym Closed. No practice or classes. Premier Prep and All Star will have required workouts to be completed over break.
-December 1st: *MANDATORY* All Star practices- $100 fine and athlete on alternate status if missed!
-December 5th: Potential Extra Practice- Times TBD. Gossip and Fever
-December 6th: Potential Extra Practice- Times TBD. Tremor, Electric, Shock, Dynamite, and Intense
-December 7th- 8th: COMPETITION- Tremor, Electric, Shock, Dynamite, Intense, Gossip and Fever. See Detailed Competition Schedule for more details.
-December 8th: COMPETITION- Believe and Dazzle. See the Detailed Competition Schedule for more details.
-December 14th: COMPETITION- Inspire, Tremor, Electric, Shock, Dynamite, Intense, Gossip and Fever. See Detailed Competition Schedule for more details.
-December 22nd- January 3rd: Gym Closed. No practice or classes. Premier Prep and All Star will have --required workouts to be completed over break.
-January 5th: *MANDATORY* All Star practices- $100 fine and athlete on alternate status if missed!
-January 9th or 10th: Potential Extra Practice- Times TBD. Tremor, Electric, Shock, Dynamite, Intense, Gossip and Fever
-January 11th-12th: COMPETITION- Tremor, Electric, Shock, Dynamite, Intense, Gossip and Fever. See the Detailed Competition Schedule for more details.
-February 1st: COMPETITION- Inspire, Tiny Tikis, Mini Moanas, Glitter Girls, Believe and Dazzle. See the Detailed Competition Schedule for more details.
-February 8th- 9th: ALL STAR TRAVEL COMPETITION!! See the Detailed Competition Schedule for more details and travel instructions.
-February 23rd-27th: NCA Week! Premier Prep and All Star teams will practice each date listed. 26th will be show off and 27th would only require practice if necessary.
-February 24th-27th: No Novice or Prep Team Practices due to NCA Nationals. Classes will still be running.
-March 8th: COMPETITION- Believe and Dazzle. See the Detailed Competition Schedule for more details.
-March 9th-15th: Gym Closed. No practice or classes.
-March 21st: Potential Extra Practice- Tremor and Electric. TBD for All Star
-March 22nd-23rd: COMPETITION- Tremor and Electric. TBD for All Star. See the Detailed Competition Schedule for more details.
-March 30th: COMPETITION- Tiny Tikis, Mini Moanas, Glitter Girls, Believe and Dazzle. See the Detailed Competition Schedule for more details.
-April 5th-6th: Regional Summit in New Orleans, LA. TBD for All Star. See the Detailed Competition Schedule for more details.
-April 24th-25th: Youth Summit in Tampa, FL. TBD for Shock. See the Detailed Competition Schedule for more details. Extra practice schedule for this event will be released at a later date.
-May 1st-4th: The Summit in Orlando, FL. TBD for Dynamite, Intense, Gossip and Fever. See the Detailed Competition Schedule for more details. Extra practice schedule for this event will be released at a later date.
BILLING DATES:
*Reminder that if you need to set up a payment plan you need to contact the front office at office@excitegym.com* Monthly tuition will always be billed on the last business day of the month, below are the special billing dates only.
-November 29th: December Tuition and Banquet Tickets for one athlete and one adult. The athlete ticket is required whether they are attending or not. If you do not want to be billed for the adult ticket, you will need to email office@excitegym.com by November 1st. Additional parent tickets will be available for purchase at a later date.
-December 30th: January Tuition and National Event Billing for Premier Prep and All Star. Amount TBD.
5. ATTACHMENTS:
Competition Schedule 2024-2025:
Program Schedule: https://d0d0e1bc-e1d4-4604-a089-339b86c6ae21.usrfiles.com/ugd/d0d0e1_67c733da5e3b48c798aef53be8a595a3.pdf
Detailed Schedule: https://d0d0e1bc-e1d4-4604-a089-339b86c6ae21.usrfiles.com/ugd/d0d0e1_f73031e89d264af8aea4d99a3dc87ffb.pdf
Coach Cell Numbers: To be used on day of absences, private lessons or emergencies:
*Please include ALL of your team coaches in your texts regarding practices/emergencies*
Alison Howard: 214-649-5624
Alyssa Palnau: 972-821-1481
Blake Covington: 972-286-0917
Danni Gray: 682-478-9877
Destiny Studer: 972-904-4939
Morayna Johnson: 469-996-6229
Tiffany Parker: 972-489-3024
Wicam Smith: 914-233-6770
Absent Request Form:
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