Gymnastics Hotline | 9.25.25-10.2.25

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Sep 25, 2025
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Read the hotline in its entirety! Information is subject to change weekly without further notice.

1. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS

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!

BILLING INFORMATION

We will be processing qualifying meet fees on September 30^th. All travel, state, and regional meet fees will be billed at a later date. (Travel meet fees will be billed within 4-6 weeks – exact date and amount TBD).

Level 1, 2, and Bronze: $440

Level 3, 4, 6, Silver, Gold, Platinum: $460

Level 8: $405

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 .

EXPO INFORMATION

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:

Athletes will be told during practice which song they need to purchase.

Time selection: Your music must be shorter than the time listed for your level below:

-Gold: 1 minute

-Platinum & Level 6: 1 min 15 seconds

-Level 8: 1 minute 30 seconds

-Please purchase your music at least 2 weeks prior

to your choreography date. Some websites take about a week to get your music to you, and coaches will need your music about a week ahead of time to plan. Once you receive your music, send it to gymnastics@excitegym.com.

CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE SIGN UP GENIUS – sign up for your choreography date by September 1st!

-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, September 25: Wear white

Saturday, September 27: Wear a headband or scrunchie

Monday, September 29: Wear red or black

Tuesday, September 30: Wear lots of green for Biliary Atresia Awareness <3

Wednesday, October 1: Wear practice leo

Thursday, October 2: Wear practice leo

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

4. UPCOMING DATES

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

September 20th: Mandatory Choreography

9:30-12:00 Level 1 & 2

12:30-3:00 Level 3 & 4

October 19: 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

5. IMPORTANT NUMBERS (TEXT PREFERRED)

Caitlin – (281) 610-4941

Dilynn – (972) 890-7558

Dustin – (469) 964-4106

Kevin – (817) 874-6741

Tia – (469) 486-2780

Tiffany – (972) 489-3024

Julie – (214) 674-5451

Excite! – (972) 874-8500

6. 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.