Weekly Schedule & Notes - September 1, 2013

What a great and exciting start to the season. A 179.9 is the our second highest opening night score in program history and we certainly have room for improvement.

Thank you the families that provided the food and drinks for Thursday, it was a busy night and I know a lot of the snacks went unused but that won't happen on any of the bus trips that we have coming up. This week's snacks hosts are Kenayde (main), Kirky (snacks), Bree (drinks). Please be sure to send the items with your daughter to the bus on Wednesday.

Team Dinners - I'm still looking for a couple of Broomfield families to co-host one of the team dinners before our home meet. I have a group of families from Louisville that have offered to host the other. Please let me know if you're interested.

Weekly Schedule
Monday                   9-11am            Practice
Tuesday                   3:30-5:30pm    Practice
Wednesday              Meet at Rocky Mountain HS (Ft. Collins)
                                3:15pm            Bus departs BHS (east side of school)
                                6:00pm            March In
Thursday                  NO PRACTICE
Friday                      3:30-5:30pm     Practice (varsity only*)

*I will tell the girls on Monday if they will be attending practice on Friday

Thanks and looking forward to a great week.

Weekly Update - August 24

Here's our schedule for the week and some other important notes...

Monday     3:30-6:00pm
Tuesday     3:30-5:30pm
Wed.         3:30-6:00pm
Thurs.       Meet at Mountain Range HS
                Gymnasts arrive via carpool at 4:15pm (this is different from the 4pm time on our calendar)
                March In is at 6pm                

**Drop girls off in the back of the school (East side) which is the athletic activities entrance. The meet will be in the small auxillary gym which is as far east as the hallway extends through a set of glass doors (this will make more sense once you arrive).


Routine Videos - If you didn't receive my email with the youtube link it's below. We try to tape routines at every meet and this year I will try to get them uploaded to youtube so girls can watch, review and learn from their performances.

Practice Meet Videos


Leos - The girls received two leos at practice on Saturday. The tank leo is the warm up leo that each girl keeps and is required to wear for warm ups at meets. Please wear a bra that CANNOT be seen under the tank leo. The girls are allowed to wear black shorts only at meets with the warm up leos.

The long sleeve competition leos are property of the school so girls must return at the end of the season in the garment bags they were distributed in. Please try on your undergarments PRIOR to the first meet to ensure nothing can be seen.

Spirit Packs-  We should be distributing spirit packs as early as Monday or Tuesday next week (which the girls are very excited about). In addition to all of the gear the girls are getting in their spirit packs they do need a pair of black capri leggings for march in. We choose not to provide these because we find the girls can find them for a lot less than we would get from our supplier. It doesn't matter what brand; some girls have Nike but most have $6 ones from Target. Just be sure to get black, capri length. These are worn for march in with our team jackets.

Pictures- The school is currently trying to schedule our pictures so be on the look for more information. I was told there is a good chance pictures might be on a Saturday this year. I'll let you know as soon as i do.

Practice Attendance-  I know with school starting everyone is still getting into the routine of getting to practice after the last bell but please do your best as parents to get your daughter to practice ON TIME. We have a lot of girls from five different schools but there's nothing more frustrating as coach then having girls come in late and leave early. Most of our team announcements are done at the beginning or end of practice so if your daughter isn't there they very well could be missing important information.

Practice Times- I try very hard to stay consistent in the practice days and times that I distribute at the beginning of season but some things are out of my control since we practice at a public facility. Please be aware that because of the class sizes of some of the fall classes at the Rec and the size of our team we will more than likely be having some varsity only practice on Tuesday's or Thursday's in the coming weeks; because the gym is so crowded on those days having all 24 girls practice would be very unproductive. We'll be making those decisions in the coming days and will let the girls know well ahead of time what their schedule will be. Thanks for your understanding.          

I think that's all for now...looking forward to a great week and an awesome first meet!
Erika

Weekly Schedule & Lettering Policy

Weekly Schedule - August 19, 2013

Monday           Practice      2:30-5pm
Tuesday           Practice      2:30-5pm
Wednesday      Practice      3:30-5:30pm
Thursday          Practice      3:30-6pm
Saturday          Mock Meet    9-11am

Saturday's Mock Meet will be a practice (no spectators) but we will go through full routines

 It was brought to my attention that I forgot to go over the lettering policy at our meeting Thursday night...it's detailed below, let me know if you have any questions.

Requirements for earning a Varsity letter

1. Participation on Varsity lineup at 3+ Varsity meets
2. Meet the attendance requirement
3. An athlete that is a member of the post-season squad as a competitor or alternate (Conference Championships, Regionals and State)
4. Athlete must attend the sports banquet or they will not receive their certificate, letter or any other awards. The only exception is if the athlete is excused by the coach before the banquet date.
5. An athlete must not miss any meets or team events because of participation in a non-school club, recreational, etc. activity.
6. An athlete must display sportsmanship and conduct which exemplify the school to his or her opponent, spectators, teammates, and officials and must conform to practice and game rules/regulations as established by the school and the coach of that sport.
7. An athlete must conform to all training rules established by the coach for that sport.
8. The athlete must return all uniforms issued to her.
9. In the event of injury or other legitimate extenuating circumstances, letter winners will be made on the recommendation of the coach.
10. Senior that has been active members of the team for 2+ years and are in good standing may letter on the recommendation of the coach. 

Upcoming Schedule

Our mandatory practices have begun and just as a reminder they are MANDATORY! We will discuss this at our Team Meet-N-Greet BBQ on Thursday.

Here is our schedule for the next few practices...

Wednesday 8/14           2:30-5:00pm
Thursday 8/15               2:30-5:00pm
    BBQ                         6:30-8:00pm
Saturday 8/17          
     Car Wash at Walgreens on 120th & Sheridan         9:00-12:00pm
     Sleepover at Bree Cevaal's                                     7:00pm


Monday  8/19               2:30-5:00pm
Tuesday 8/20                2:30-5:00pm
Wednesday 8/21           3:30-5:30pm
Thursday 8/22               3:30-5:30pm

*I am award that Peak 2 Peak starts school earlier than the rest of the district on the 19th, please plan on getting to practice by 3:30pm on the 19th & 20th.

I look forward to seeing everyone and meeting those new to the team Thursday evening.