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Gymnastics Hotline 1.9.25-1.16.25

*Read the hotline in its entirety! Information is subject to change weekly without further notice.

1. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS

PRACTICE UPDATES

*WEATHER UPDATE: We will not have practice on Thursday, January 9th. We are keeping an eye on the weather and will send an update via the Band app regarding Friday practice.

*We will not have Saturday Intensives on Saturday, January 18th due to the In-House Meet.

*We will not have Saturday Intensives on Saturday, January 25th as coaches will be in Colorado for Pikes Peak.

*We will have altered practice on Thursday, January 23rd from 5:00-7:45 pm.

*We will have altered practice on Friday, January 24th:

-Level 1, 2, 3: Regular practice times

-Platinum & Optionals: No practice

*Level 4, 5, Gold: We are open to having Friday practice for these levels, pending attendance expectations. Please email gymnastics@ with your Colorado travel plans by Wednesday, January 15th.

*We will have regular practice on Monday, January 27th.

PARENT VOLUNTEER RESPONSIBILITY – REQUIRED!

*SAVE THE DATE! January 18th, 2025

*Click here to view your volunteer assignment.

*GYM TEAM DOES NOT PERFORM AT THIS EVENT! (except pre-team)

*It is required for one parent from each family to help at this event, and there is a $150 fine for anyone who does not volunteer.

*Athletes are not allowed to help their parents or sit with them at the event.

*We will have a mandatory parent meeting on Friday, January 10th where we will go over parent responsibilities, expectations, and more.

-We will have two parent meetings to accommodate for practice times – you can come to which ever meeting best fits your schedule:

-1/10/25 @ 5:45 pm

-1/10/25 @ 7:15 pm

2. MEET SCHEDULES

Click here to view Meet Day Etiquette!

*January 18th: In House Meet

-Levels: Pre-team

-Meet Location: Excite! Gym and Cheer

2225 Highland Village Rd

Highland Village, TXX 75077

Schedule: Pre-team: Arrive at 12:45 pm

*January 24-26: Pikes Peak Invitational (Travel Trip – Colorado Springs, CO)

-Levels: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, Silver, Gold, Platinum

-Meet Location:

Broadmoor World Resort

1 Lake Ave

Colorado Springs, CO 80906

-Schedule:

Saturday, January 25th:

Level 7: Arrive at 7:40 am

Level 6: Arrive at 10:40 am

Platinum: Arrive at 1:55 pm

Sunday, January 26th:

Gold: Arrive at 7:40 am

Level 4 & 5: Arrive at 11:10 am

Level 3 & Silver: Arrive at 2:45 pm

-Flights and hotels:

We require athletes to arrive in Colorado the day before they compete, regardless of the time that they compete. This is to avoid any issues due to delayed flights or travel.

CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION!

February 1-2: Texas Tough (Dallas, TX) *USAG ONLY**

-Levels: USAG: Hannah, Ashlynn, Grecia, Platinum, Optionals

*This meet is at a convention center and has parking in a parking garage. It will take some time to get from the garage to the venue and through athlete check-in, before getting to the main gym area. Please plan accordingly and plan to arrive earlier than listed below to ensure that you arrive to the correct gym by your arrival time.

Meet Location:

Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center

650 South Griffin St

Dallas, TX 75202

Schedule:

Saturday, February 1st:

Gold: (Hannah, Ashlynn, Grecia): Arrive at 7:45 am

Level 6: Arrive at 11:00 am

Sunday, February 2nd:

Platinum: Arrive at 7:45 am

Level 7: Arrive at 11:00 am

*February 8-9: Liberty (Rockwall, TX)

-Levels: 1-6, Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum

Meet Location:

Rockwall-Heath High School – Indoor Sports Facility

801 Laurence Drive

Heath, TX 75002

Schedule: The meet schedule will be posted here as soon as we receive it!

*February 22-23: Metroplex Challenge (Fort Worth, TX)

-Levels: 1-6, Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum

*All levels will be in the WHITE GYM (except Platinum - Blue Gym)– designated by a white curtain around the equipment.

Meet Location:

Fort Worth Convention Center

1201 Houston Street

Fort Worth, TX 76102

Schedule:

Friday, February 21st

Gold: Arrive at 5:45 pm

Saturday, February 22nd

Level 3: Arrive at 7:45 am

Level 4, 5, 6: arrive at 11:15 am

Platinum: Arrive at 11:15 am (BLUE GYM)

Silver: Arrival at 2:45 pm OR 6:15 pm

-This will be dependent on divisions and will be finalized closer to the meet – please reserve Saturday afternoon and evening until times are finalized!

Sunday, February 23rd

Level 2: Arrive at 7:45 am

Level 1 & Bronze: Arrive at 11:30 am

FUTURE MEETS:

TAAF Meet Schedule:

-March 1-2: Richardson (Richardson, TX)

(Levels 1-6, Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum)

-April 5-6: Trevino’s (Lancaster, TX)

(Levels 1-5, Bronze, Silver, Gold)

(+ Alyssa, Evie, Lauren, Natalie, Caroline K, Clara)

TAAF STATE MEETS:

-April 26-27: Levels 4-6, Gold & Platinum (Irving, TX)

-May 3-4: Level 3 & Silver: Hosted by Gymtricks (Hillsboro, TX)

-May 10-11: Level 1, 2, & Bronze: (McKinney, TX)

USAG Meets:

-March 7-9: Rose City Classic (Tyler, TX)

(Emory, Grecia, Alyssa, Natalie, Evie, Caroline H, Caroline K, Level 7)

USAG STATE MEETS:

-March 15-16: Level 6 State (Dallas, TX)

-March 15-16: Gold North State (N. Richland Hills, TX)

-March 23-30: Level 7 State (Lubbock, TX)

-April 5-6: Gold State (Houston, TX)

-April 12-13: Platinum State (San Antonio, TX)

-April 25-27: Level 7 Regionals (Wichita, KS)

-May 2-4: Gold Regionals (Hot Springs, AR)

-May 8-11: Platinum Regionals (Universal, TX)

*Important! We generally do not get the specific day/time that each level will compete until about 2 weeks before each event. Until we post specific times, it's important that you keep the whole weekend available. However, each level will only compete in one session on one day, which generally lasts 3-4 hours. Specific times for each level/meet will be posted on the hotline as soon as we receive the information.

3. BILLING

*State meet fees will be billed at the end of February. Amounts TBA.

4. DRESS CODE

*For dress code, you don’t have to wear a leo that is the specified color. If the color is yellow, but you don’t have a yellow leo, you can wear yellow shorts, a yellow headband, a yellow scrunchie, etc.

*It is mandatory that all gymnasts wear a leo to every practice. Hair must be neatly pulled back, secured out of their face. Tight fitting bar shorts or capris are allowed. Baggy pants and sweatshirts are not permitted.

Thursday, January 9th: Wear green

Friday, January 10th: Wear purple

Monday, January 13th: Wear yellow

Tuesday, January 14th: Wear any Excite! leo

Wednesday, January 15th: Wear red

Thursday, January 16th: Wear red

Friday, January 17th: Wear black