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Hi everyone,

 The girls have been working so hard in the gym this past month to be ready to compete. We will have a big push this week to get on the Ready Board! If your gymnast ends up not being ready to compete in an event they will know the week of the meet. This could be due to missing skills by themselves, major requirements, or not knowing the beam or floor choreography. We want each girl to feel confident in their routines and ready to compete. There are always lots of nerves from both the gymnasts and parents before the first meet but I know the girls will do amazing. It is very normal for mistakes to be made because of nerves, so make sure to keep a calming environment for them with low pressure!

Schedule

November 2nd-12th- Regular schedule 

November 13th/14th- Home Meet Schedule Attached

November 16th & 17th Team Pictures with Practice after

November 18th-24th- Regular Practice

November 25th- Level 2 4:00-5:30 Level 3/4/5 4-5:30 6/7/8/XD 5:30-7.

November 26th/27th- No Practice due to Thanksgiving

November 28th- Combined Level 4/5/6/7/8/XP/XD 11-2pm

Deadlines

USAG Meets November 1st

Judge's and Concession Fees due November 6th

Tiffin Icicle-December 1st 

Throwback Challenge December 7th

Attendance

We are only 2 weeks out from the first meet. Attendance at all scheduled practices until the meet should be the highest priority! 

Picture Day -Wear New Competition Leotard!

November 16th

Level 2/3/4/5- Pictures at 4:00pm Gymnasts will practice after pictures and be picked up at 6:30pm. (Level 2 6pm)

Boys Pictures 5:30pm

Level 6/7/8/9/XD- 6:30pm Pictures then practice and pickup at 9pm.

Xcel Gold and Platinum will take pictures at 6:30 on the 17th and then practice, pickup at 9pm.

Pictures will be taken by Jamie Galloway (team parent and great photographer). 

Judges and Concession Fees

These fees are due by November 6th. You need to stop at the front desk to pay these or you can reply back to this email and I can take care of it. It is $100 total or $70 if your gymnast is doing high school gymnastics. 

Home Meet

Attached is the schedule for our first home meet. Level 2/3's will compete Friday night at 5:30pm so there will be no regular practice. If your gymnast is in the 1:00 session on Saturday please do not arrive more than 15 minutes early as we need to let our classes begin to clear out and set the gym up before seating is available. Courtney Shultz posted the volunteer sign ups today. Please direct any questions about that her way.  Attached are some helpful tips for gymnastics competitions. 

Defiance Away Meet December 19th

I need to start gathering a roster for this meet. This meet does not have an extra fee so I need to know if your Gymcat plans to not attend due to other obligations. Our level 7/8/9/XD gymnasts tend to sit this one out because the equipment is not always ideal for their skill level. Please send me an email back if your Gymcat will not be attending this meet!

Meet Season

As we start this exciting time I would like to let all of you know that sometimes the scoring can be very confusing. The coaches are your athletes biggest cheerleaders but there is a process we have to go through before we can ask the judge about a score. Sometimes it doesn't even make sense to us!! These are human beings sitting in the judging chair and sometimes humans make mistakes. Gymnastics is also probably one of the most confusing sports to judge as there are 16 different levels with 16 different sets of rules. It is also very subjective with a lot of deductions being an "up to" deduction meaning the individual judge decides if they want to take .1,.2,.3 for the gymnasts bent legs. All of the coaches are very well versed in deductions of skills and if you have questions after the first meet we can help explain why your gymnast scored what they did if you have a video. Most of the time the gymnasts are getting deductions for not being tight (pointed toes, straight legs, straight arms, legs together). Our team has a good reputation of keeping good relationships with the judges and treating them kindly so we want to keep that going as they are a huge asset to our sport. 

Please reach out with any questions or concerns. 

Coach Jessie

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Jessie Hodulik

Head Gymnastics Team Coach

YMCA of Greater Toledo

12745 Eckel Junction Rd.

Perrysburg, OH 43551

419-874-1815

Jhodulik@ymcatoledo.org