Gymnastics Hotline | 10.2.25-10.9.25

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Oct 2, 2025
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Read the hotline in its entirety! Information is subject to change weekly without further notice.

1. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS

DRESS CODE

*It is required for all athletes to wear a leotard at practice – stomach should not be exposed and loose shorts or tops are not permitted.

*Bar shorts are optional except for the 2 weeks leading up to a meet. Those two weeks athletes will be asked to take off bar shorts unless parents have specifically reached out to coaches.

*Sports bras are encouraged for athletes in Bronze, Silver, level 4 or higher.

ICLASS PARENT PORTAL – IMPORTANT !!

*Please go in to make sure that you have at least two phone numbers in your parent portal! This is very important in case if a parent is ever running late or an athlete gets injured at the gym – we need to be able to contact you!

BREAST CANCER DONATIONS

We are going to be collecting donations starting this Monday, 9/29, through the end of October to donate to Breast Cancer Research. We will be competing between teams to earn little prizes along the way and the overall team winner will get to pie their coaches in the face! Please bring these to team practices and turn into team coaches to collect- not the donation bucket at the front desk.

EXPO INFORMATION

We want to clear up any confusion regarding the date of Expo. The correct date is Saturday, October 18th.

Our original date announcement listed the Expo as October 18th. Unfortunately, the information crossed over incorrectly from the Acro hotline, which led to the October 19th date being shared. We sincerely apologize for the mix-up and any inconvenience it may have caused.

Performance Times:

Levels 1, 2, 3, Bronze, and Pre-team: Arrive at 12:00

Levels 4, Silver, Gold, Platinum, and Optionals: Arrive at 3:00

Tickets:

CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE YOUR EXPO TICKETS & FLOWERS!

-Tickets are currently early bird pricing! $15/ticket through October 10^th (will be $20/ticket at the door).

-Families with children in gymnastics and acro/cheer will need to purchase the cheer & acro tickets – this ticket will get you into the gymnastics expo as well!

-Children 5 and under are free

MUSIC AND CHOREOGRAPHY INFO – Gold, Platinum, Optionals ONLY

-MUSIC:

CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE SIGN UP GENIUS

-CHOREOGRAPHY: Choreography time slots will be set up for three hours and cost $200 paid directly to your choreographer, the day that your choreography is done. Please plan on staying for the entirety of your athlete’s choreography. However if another coach is planning on being at the gym at that time, you will not be required to stay.

2. COMPETITION SCHEDULE

January 15-18: Kurt Thomas (USAG L6, USAG XP, L8)

Jan 31-Feb 2: Tx Tough (Levels 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, Bronze, Silver, Gold, XP)

Feb 12-15: Nashvegas Extravaganza (Levels 3, 4, Silver, Gold, Platinum, 6 & 8)

February 19-22: WOGA (L8)

Feb 27-28: Richardson (Levels 1, 2, 3, 4,6,Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum)

March 6-8: Level 6 USAG State (Plano, TX)

April 11-12: Trevino’s (Levels 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, Bronze, Silver, Gold, XP)

April 24-26: Level 1, 2, Bronze State (Brenham, TX)

March 14-15: Classic (Level 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum)

March 27-29: Platinum USAG State (River City Gymanstics)

March 27-29: Level 8 USAG State (Spring, TX)

April 17-19: Platinum USAG Regionals (Loveland, CO)

April 17-19: Level 8 USAG Regionals (OKC,OK)

May 1-3: Level 3 & Silver State (local)

May 15-17: Level 4 & Gold State (Hillsboro, TX)

Platinum & Level 6:

*USAG participation will be by invitation only. Invitations will be based on athletes’ performance at Expo and during pre-season scoring. Our goal is to ensure each athlete is set up for a strong and successful season.

*If an athlete does not achieve the qualifying score at Expo but shows significant improvement afterward, we will submit video routines for re-evaluation and possible reconsideration.

*The final USAG roster will be announced by December 1st.

*All Platinum and Optionals will attend Nashvegas, regardless of if they’re competing a full USAG season or not.

3. 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, October 2: Wear practice leo

Saturday, October 4: Wear lots of PINK – contest by level!

Monday, October 6: Wear purple

Tuesday, October 7: Wear practice leo

Wednesday, October 8: Wear yellow

Thursday, October 9: Wear yellow

Saturday, October 11: Wear red black or white

4. BILLING

Qualifying meets were billed on September 30^th. Travel meet fees will be billed on October 30^th, and State meet fees will be billed February 27^th.

UPCOMING BILLING DATES:

November 28: Banquet tickets billed for athlete & 1 parent

February 27: State meet fees billed

FINANCIAL CHECKPOINT UPCOMING – November 1st

Per the handbook, all accounts will need to have a zero balance to continue team. We will check balances every 2 months starting in August. Please be sure to plan your financials for these check points.

Accounts must be caught up by November 1^st. If you have any questions or concerns, please email office@excitegym.com.

5. UPCOMING DATES

*Save all meet dates for your athletes’ level listed in section 2 of the hotline!

October 18: Excite! Expo – Required for all levels (including pre-team!)

October 20-23rd – Professional Photos – save the date! Specific level’s schedule will be posted ASAP.

November 23-29 – Gym Closed for Thanksgiving break

November 24 & 25: Gym Team Holiday Practices: (Optional & encouraged for those who are in town)

Level 1, 2, 3, Bronze: 9:00-11:00

Level 4, Silver, Gold, Platinum, Optionals: 10:00-1:00

December 19-January 2 – Gym Closed for Christmas break

December 22, 23, 27, 29, 30: Gym Team Holiday Practices: (Optional & encouraged for those who are in town)

Level 1, 2, 3, Bronze: 9:00-11:00

Level 4, Silver, Gold, Platinum, Optionals: 10:00-1:00

March 16-22 – Gym Closed for Spring Break

March 17-19 - Gym Team Holiday Practices: (Optional & encouraged for those who are in town)

Level 1, 2, 3, Bronze: 9:00-11:00

Level 4, Silver, Gold, Platinum, Optionals: 10:00-1:00

April 3-5 – Gym Closed for Easter

April 30th – Gym Team Banquet (6:00-9:00) @ Circle R Ranch

Travel camp 2026 - June 12th-15th, 2026 - SAVE THE DATE!!

Added on hotline – 7.10.25

6. O.A.R. – Outstanding Athlete Recognition

Level 1 – Charlotte

Level 2 – Eliza

Level 3 – Lynlee

Level 4 – Ava

Bronze –

Silver – Arya

Gold –

Platinum/Optionals – Ashlynn

7. IMPORTANT NUMBERS (TEXT PREFERRED)

Caitlin – (281) 610-4941

Dilynn – (972) 890-7558

Dustin – (469) 964-4106

Kevin – (817) 874-6741

Tia – (469) 486-2780

Julie – (214) 674-5451

Excite! – (972) 874-8500

8. Important Links

CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE 2025-2026 GYMNASTICS HANDBOOK

CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT AN ABSENCE REQUEST

CLICK HERE FOR FALL PRACTICE SCHEDULE!

*Please note that practice times may vary slightly from those listed in the handbook. While we do our best to accurately project practice schedules when the handbook is created in April, adjustments are sometimes necessary to ensure all athletes receive high-quality coaching and have sufficient access to equipment. If there is any discrepancy between the times listed above and those in the handbook, please refer to the times listed above as the most current.