Sep 196 min read

Gymnastics Hotline | 9.19.24-9.26.24

*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:

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

SCHEDULE:

Session 1:

Pre-team, level 1, level 2, Bronze:

Athlete arrival time: 12:30 pm

Performance start time: 1:00 pm

Expected end time: 3:00 pm

Session 2:

Silver, Level 3, Gold, Level 4, Level 5, Platinum, Optionals:

Arrival time: 3:30

Performance Start time: 4:00 pm

Expected end time: 6:30 pm

Expo Pre-orders:

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!

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!

CLICK HERE TO VIEW HOTELS NEAR THE BROADMOOR

CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION!

GOLD, PLATINUM, AND OPTIONAL LEVELS:

*MUSIC: Athletes have been told which music to purchase. Please purchase your music through the website and send it to gymnastics@ when you receive your music via email – coaches need your music at least one week prior to your scheduled choreography time.

-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.

CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR YOUR CHOREOGRAPHY!

2. MEET SCHEDULES

*October 19th: Excite! Expo @ Excite (Times listed in important announcements)

-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. If you would like to split your fees, please email office@excitegym.com before September 25th!

Level 1, 2, Bronze: $340

Level 3, 4, 5, Silver, Gold: $672

-Includes 4 TAAF meets + Pikes Peak registration, team fees, & travel fees)

-For those who were unable to attend Pikes Peak, meet fees will be reduced to $487)

-GOLD athletes who have added USAG to their meet schedule: Additional USAG meet fee will be $180 (Texas Tough)

Platinum, Level 6 & Level 7: $672

-Platinum & Level 6: Includes 2 TAAF meets, Pikes Peak registration, team fees & travel fees, and Texas Tough

-Level 7: Includes Pikes Peak registration, team fees & travel fees, Texas Tough & Rose City Classic

-Platinum & Level 6 athletes who have added a full TAAF season to their meet schedule: Additional TAAF meet fee will be $90 (Richardson)

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 19: Wear pink

Friday, September 20: Wear white

Monday, September 23: Wear black

Tuesday, September 24: Wear purple

Wednesday, September 25: Wear green

Thursday, September 26: Wear green

Friday, September 27: Wear practice leo

5. UPCOMING DATES

CHOREOGRAPHY DATES

– Levels 1, 2, 3, 4

September 21st:

-Levels 1 & 2: 9:30 am-12:00 pm