*Read the hotline in its entirety! Information is subject to change weekly without further notice.
1. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS
PRACTICE UPDATES
*Levels 1, 2, 3, 4, Bronze, Silver:
Reminder: Choreography practices are this weekend! See info below.
*ALL LEVELS:
Holiday Practice Times: Holiday practices are not mandatory and do not affect Gold Star if you’re not able to make it. We offer practice times over holiday closings for those who are in town and do encourage those who are in town to attend as we are nearing our meet season.
November 25 & 26:
-Pre-team, Levels 1, 2, Bronze: 9:30-11:30
-Levels 3, 4, 5, Silver, Gold, Platinum & Optionals: 11:00-2:00
December 27th, January 2nd, January 3rd:
-Pre-team, Levels 1, 2, Bronze: 9:30-11:30
-Levels 3, 4, 5, Silver, Gold, Platinum & Optionals: 11:00-2:00
*EXCITE! EXPO: PRE-ORDERS AVAILABLE
-Custom Excite! Hats are available for preorder!:
*We will be having a patch hat vendor at our Expo this year! These hats are for pre order only—the preorder will include 1 hat, and 1 excite logo patch, then you can purchase extra patches at Expo to make your hat unique to your athlete—You will be able to decorate and make your own custom hat at Expo. Please click the link below to place your order by October 1st!
*Pre-order a flower bouquet to give to your kiddo after their first performance of the season! Click the link below to place your order by October 1st.CLICK HERE FOR EXPO PRE-ORDERS
-Expo will now be on Saturday, October 19th. This change is only for the gymnastics program! With all of our programs performing on the same weekend, we want to ensure an amazing showoff experience for all! Time information & schedule will be posted soon!
PIKES PEAK CUP (Travel Meet)
-Levels: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, Silver, Gold, Platinum
-Flights and hotels: With the possibility of competing on Friday morning or Sunday evening, we ask that you book your hotel and flight to arrive no later than Thursday evening (1/23) and to depart no earlier than Monday morning (1/27). Once we receive the final meet schedule from the meet host, you are more than welcome to adjust your stay!
-Meet Location:
Broadmoor World Resort
1 Lake Ave
Colorado Springs, CO 80906
*The Broadmoor hotel is completely booked, however there are several hotels in the surrounding area. See the link below with a couple of options!
GOLD, PLATINUM, AND OPTIONAL LEVELS:
*MUSIC: Athletes will find out their music on Thursday, September 5th during practice. Please purchase your music through the website and send it to gymnastics@ when you receive your music via email.
-Music length: (Your music cannot exceed the times listed below!)
-Gold: 1:00
-Platinum & Level 6: 1:15
-Level 7: 1:30
-CHOREOGRAPHY: Each coach will have a set number of spots and times to get everyone’s choreography done. 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.
2. MEET SCHEDULES
*October 19th: Excite! Expo @ Excite (Times TBA)
-Pre-team, Level 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, Optionals
*January 18th: In House Meet: Pre-team (Times TBA)
TAAF Meet Schedule:
-January 24-26: Pikes Peak Invitational (Travel Trip – Colorado Springs, CO)
– ALL level 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, Silver, Gold, AND PLATINUM athletes)
-February 8-9: Liberty (Rockwall, TX)
(Levels 1-6, Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum)
-February 22-23: Metroplex Challenge (Fort Worth, TX)
(Levels 1-6, Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum)
-March 1-2: Richardson (Richardson, TX)
(Levels 1-6, Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum)
-April 5-6: Trevino’s (Lancaster, TX)
(Levels 1-6, Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum)
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: (By invitation only)
-January 25-26: Pikes Peak Invitational (Colorado Springs, CO)
-January 31-Feb 2: Texas Tough (Dallas, TX)
-March 7-9: Rose City Classic (Tyler, 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)
*Everything you will need to know about meets—dates, arrival times, location, meet day etiquette, what to wear/bring, etc. will be in section 2 of the hotline moving forward.
*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
*Meet fees will be billed on September 30th. 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, September 12: Wear practice leo
Friday, September 13: Wear orange
Monday, September 16: Wear blue
Tuesday, September 17: Wear yellow
Wednesday, September 18: Wear practice leo
Thursday, September 19: Wear pink
Friday, September 20: Wear white
5. UPCOMING DATES
CHOREOGRAPHY DATES
– Levels 1, 2, 3, 4 Bronze, Silver
September 14th:
-Levels 1 & 2: 9:30 am-12:00 pm
-Levels 3 & 4: 12:30-3:00 pm
September 15th:
-Bronze & Silver: 9:30 am–12:00 pm
September 21st:
-Levels 1 & 2: 9:30 am-12:00 pm
-Levels 3 & 4: 12:30-3:00 pm
-October 19: Excite! Expo (Required for all levels & pre-team!) Times TBA
6. TORCH:
-Level 1: Hailey
-Level 2: Xamantha
-Level 3: Lily
-Level 4 & 5: Kylie
-Bronze: Micki
-Silver: Mila
-Gold: Brooklyn
-Platinum & Optionals: Caroline K
7. IMPORTANT NUMBERS: (text preferred)
Caitlin (281) 610-4941
Dustin (469) 964-4106
Janet (817) 312-4781
Kevin (817) 874-6741
Scott (915) 588-7786
Sydney (214) 385-7852
Tia (469) 486-2780
Tiffany (972)489-3024
Julie (214) 674-5451
Excite! (972) 874-8500
8. IMPORTANT LINKS
Handbook:
Absence Requests:
Band Groups:
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