Gymnastics Hotline | 2.6.25-2.13.25

Feb 66 min read

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

1. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS

EXTENDED PRACTICES

*We will have extended practices for the following levels to focus on a couple of specific skills until further notice. The extended time is required for anyone who is missing any required skills for their level, and is optional for others to attend. This extra time is a gift to your athletes to help them feel strong and confident at their meets and is at no cost to you!

-Level 3: Tuesday 6:00-6:30

-Level 4, 5: Tuesday 7:30-8:00

-Gold, Platinum, Optionals: Monday 8:30-8:45 & Friday 8:00-8:15

LOST & FOUND

*Lost & Found will be donated on February 20th. Please check for any lost/missing items before this date.

T-SHIRT SIZING

*Please check your athlete’s shirt size on the spreadsheet below. These sizes were collected at the start of the year, so if you’d like a different size for their state meet shirt, please email in to proshop@excitegym.com with their updated size.

TRYOUT & CAMP INFORMATION

*Please see the information for tryouts, travel camp, and in-house camp listed in the upcoming dates section.

2. MEET SCHEDULES

Click here to view Meet Day Etiquette!

*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:

Saturday, February 8th:

Level 1, Bronze: Arrive at 10:00 am -GYM B

Level 4 & 5: Arrive at 10:00 am -GYM A

Silver (division 5, 6 & 7): Arrive at 2:45 pm -GYM A

(Hailey, Zendaya, Nora, Mila, Abril, Kaitlynn, Avika, Finley, Charlotte, Abby, Ellie, Arya, Hayes, Paisley)

Level 2: Arrive at 4:00 -GYM B

Silver (divisions 1-4): Arrive at 5:30 pm -GYM A

(Brooklee)

Level 3 (division 7): Arrive at 7:00 pm -GYM B

(Lyla, Mila, Arianna, Ava, Harper)

Sunday, February 9th:

Level 3 (divisions 1-6): Arrive at 7:45 am -GYM B

(Aubrie, Abby, Norah, Adalyn, Amalea, Lily)

Gold (divisions 5-7): Arrive at 7:45 am -GYM A

(Emory, Kelsie)

Gold (divisions 1-4): Arrive at 10:45 am -GYM A

(Nandini, Brooklyn, Hannah, Ashlynn, Grecia)

Level 6 & Platinum: Arrive at 10:45 am -GYM B

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

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

*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.

*All levels will be in the WHITE GYM (except Platinum)– 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 11:15 am

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

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

Meet Location:

Richardson Gymnastics

300 E Arapaho Road

Richardson, TX 75081

Meet Schedule:

Saturday, March 1st

Level 1 & Bronze: Arrive @ 7:45 am

Level 2: Arrive @ 10:45 am

Level 4: Arrive @ 2:15 pm

Level 5, 6, and Platinum: Arrive @ 6:00 pm

Sunday, March 2nd:

Gold: Arrive @ 7:45 am

Level 3: Arrive @ 11:45 am

Silver: Arrive @ 3:00 pm

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

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

Meet Location:

W.T Brookshire Conference Center

2000 W. Front Street

Tyler, TX 75702

Meet Schedule:

Friday March 7th:

Caroline H, Caroline K, Sophia, Bella: Arrive @ 7:45 am

Sunday, March 9th:

Emory, Grecia: Arrive @ 7:45 am

Alyssa, Evie: Arrive @ 2:15 pm

FUTURE MEETS:

TAAF Meet Schedule:

-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 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.

TAAF State Meets:

Level 1, 2, Bronze: $110

Level 3, 4, 5, Silver, Gold, Alyssa, Evie, Caroline K, Clara: $135

USAG State Meets:

Gold North State: $240

(Ashlynn, Grecia, Hannah)

Platinum & Level 7 State: $320

(Carsyn, Bella, Sophia)

*USAG – IMPORTANT INFO:

*Gold State, Platinum Regionals, and Level 7 Regionals will be billed at a later date after we see who qualifies at their meets listed above.

*USAG State: The athletes listed above are based on who has qualified at this point of the season. If an athlete qualifies for their level’s USAG state meet at Rose City Classic we will get them added to the list! A 34.0 All Around score is required to qualify for USAG state meets.

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, February 6th: Wear yellow

Friday, February 7th: Wear practice leo

Monday, February 10th: Wear blue

Tuesday, February 11th: Wear a headband or a scrunchie

Wednesday, February 12th: Wear black

Thursday, February 13th: Wear black

Friday, February 14th: Wear Valentines’ colors!

5. UPCOMING DATES

-April 29th: Gym Team Banquet

-May 17th: Gym Team tryouts (for new athletes only – returning gym team members will be placed into summer workout groups based on their previous season.

-June 19th-23rd, 2025: Travel Camp

MANDATORY for athletes who are projected to compete in level 3, silver, or higher for the 2025-2026 season. Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, Level 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 athletes are expected to save these dates for the summer. Athletes must be 8 years old or older to attend travel camp. (posted 1.30.25)

-July 30th-August 1st, 2025: In House Camp

MANDATORY for athletes who are projected to compete in levels 1, 2, and Bronze for the 2025-2026 season. (posted 1.30.25)

*Save all meet dates listed for your level! (Listed in section 2)