Gymnastics Hotline | 2.12.26-2.19.26

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Feb 13
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Read the hotline in its entirety! Information is subject to change weekly without further notice.

1. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS

PRACTICE UPDATES:

*We will not have practice from Thursday, February 13^th-Monday February 16^th due to the coaches and upper-level teams being out of town for Nashvegas Extravaganza. Regular practice times will resume on Tuesday, February 17^th.

BANQUET AWARDS

Smarty Pants: If your athlete has received As and Bs this year, they are eligible to receive the Smarty Pants award at banquet! Please submit a copy of their report card to caitlinc@excitegym.com or turn in a copy to the front desk to be placed in Caitlin’s box. If your athlete does not receive grades yet, then they will have to wait until that starts to receive this award.

Deadline: April 1^st

Years on Team: We give awards for athletes who have been on team for 3, 5, 7 and 10 years. Please check the spreadsheet attached below to confirm your athlete’s years on team at Excite!

CLICK HERE TO VIEW YEARS ON TEAM

Deadline: February 20^th

FUNDRAISING OPPORTUNITIES:

Spirit Nights! Dine at the restaurants listed below on the specified dates and submit a copy of your receipt to mgmtteam@excitegym.com or drop off a hard copy at the front office during business hours to receive a discount toward travel fees.

Friends and family are welcome to participate—just have them submit their receipt on your athlete’s behalf. Please be sure to include your athlete’s name with the receipt.

The total discount will be based on that night’s sales and divided among all athletes who submit receipts.

February 19 – Awesome Times

March 10 – Froyo Joe’s

BANQUET INFO

Location & Date: Circle R Ranch – Thursday Apr. 30th, 2026 (6:00-9:00)

Tickets: Athlete tickets + 1 parent ticket were billed with your November tuition. Additional tickets will be available for purchase on your parent portal between Monday Mar 2nd – Monday Apr 13th

Additional Ticket purchases will not be available after April 13^th!

Athlete/Parent Tickets are $65/person.

Due to space in the venue, siblings are not allowed at the event. Guests are limited to 2 adults/athlete, or 4 adults/athlete for split families.

2. COMPETITION SCHEDULE

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

Meet location: Willamson County Ag Expo Center

4215 Long Ln,

Franklin, TN 37064

Schedule:

Friday, February 13:

Silver: Arrive @ 11:00 am

Gold: Arrive @ 2:30 pm

Saturday, February 14:

Level 8: Arrive @ 6:15 pm

Sunday, February 15:

Level 6: Arrive @ 7:45 am

Level 4: Arrive @ 2:00 pm

Level 3: Arrive @ 5:30 pm

Important Info:

*With our meet schedule, we will not be able to do a full team get-together this season. We do however encourage each team to plan a hang out at some point throughout the weekend for some fun team bonding!

Admissions are CASH ONLY!

February 19-22: WOGA (L8, LEVEL 6)

Meet Location: The Star in Frisco – Ford Center

9 Cowboys Way

Frisco, TX 75034

Schedule:

Friday, February 20:

Level 8: Arrive @ 11:15 am (Gym 1)

Level 6: Arrive @ 2:45 pm (Gym 4)

Important Info:

Tickets:

Ticket sales are online only- Please click HERE to purchase.

DAY PASS TICKETS – $35 Adult; $25 Child (3-12 yr)

WEEKEND PASS TICKETS - Deadline to purchase Weekend Passes is February 20, 2026 and available only through Seat Geek

$80 Adult; $55 Child (3-12 yr)

CLICK HERE TO VIEW FLOOR MAP

CLICK HERE TO VIEW PARKING MAP

CLICK HERE TO VIEW BAG POLICY

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

Meet Location: Richardson Gymnastics

300 E, Arapaho Road

Richardson, TX 75081

Schedule:

Saturday, February 28:

Level 4: Arrive @ 7:45 am

Gold & Level 6: Arrive @ 12:15 pm

Level 3: Arrive @ 4:30 pm

Sunday, March 1:Silver: Arrive @ 7:45 am

Level 2: Arrive @ 11:30 am

Level 1 & Bronze: Arrive @ 2:30 pm

Important Info:

Admissions: Adults - $10.00 per session

Children 5-12 years - $5.00 per session

Admission fee will be cash or check only

Future Meets:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

May 15-17: Level 4, 6 & Gold State (Hillsboro, TX)

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, February 12: No practice

Saturday, February 14: No practice

Monday, February 16: No practice

Tuesday, February 17: Wear blue

Wednesday, February 18: Wear black

Thursday, February 19: Wear black

Saturday, February 20: Wear any Excite! Practice leo

4. BILLING

Upcoming billing dates:

February 27: State meet fees billed

5. UPCOMING DATES

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

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, 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

July 28th-31st: Choreography and In House Camp

Added on hotline – 2.4.26

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

Level 1 – Abigail / Evie

Level 2 – / Raine

Level 3 – Mary-Kate / Lynlee

Level 4 – Addy / Lyla

Bronze – Everlee / Charlotte

Silver – Julia / Mila

Gold – Finley / Hayes

Optionals – Alyssa / Hannah

7. IMPORTANT NUMBERS (TEXT PREFERRED)

Caitlin – (281) 610-4941

Alex – (817) 600-6654

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.