STATE 2014 .... BACK 4 MORE!

While I thought our Regional performance was lacking a little bit of energy we were still able to accomplish what we set out to do by winning the meet and earning one of the two automatic berths to state on Friday. Now the pressure of the season really is over and Friday is our opportunity to perform and compete in the best meet of the year.

I tell the girls every meet that we want to continue to improve but not "peak" and we are setting ourselves up perfectly to have an amazing day on Friday. Below is the weekly schedule along with information about the State competition so please read through everything closely and contact me with any questions.

We are going to have "spirit week" at school this week to help draw attention to the girls for state so please note the clothing schedule as well (All girls please dress up)

Practice Schedule
MONDAY
3:30-5:15pm

No spirit wear

TUESDAY
3:30-5:15pm
*Optional JV open gym (there are not classes this week so the gym should be pretty empty allowing anyone that wants to come in to work some skills the opportunity. Please know that coaches will be focused on varsity practice so may be limited)

Spirit Week - March-In Jacket

WEDNESDAY
3:30-5:15pm
*Optional JV open gym

Spirit Week - Blue Spirit Pack Shirt

THURSDAY
3:30-5:15pm

Spirit Week - Dress Up 

FRIDAY
STATE @ Thornton High School 
Meet at Sarah Holbrook's               9:00am
Breakfast at The Egg & I                10:00am
(Thornton Pkwy & Washington)
Gym Opens for Competitors           1:00pm
March In                                          2:55pm

Important Notes - Please know that non-competitors are invited and encouraged to spend the entire day with us on Friday but need to be excused from school by their parents. If girls can't afford to miss the entire day it's completely understandable and they can come to the meet as soon as school is over. 

Competitors will be excused from school for the entire day.

The girls will get together at Sarah's house to do their hair before carpooling to breakfast. Claudia (Nicki's mom) and Denise (Sarah's mom) will then help carpool girls to breakfast as I prefer to not have competitors drive themselves. Non-competitors please help with carpooling the other girls.

BHS will pay for the competitors breakfast; non-competitors need to bring money for breakfast.
From breakfast we will carpool across the way to Thornton HS. We are given entrance passes from CHSAA and I don't know how many we will be given until I arrive there on Friday. Because we have a larger team there is a chance that I will be short passes and non-competitors may have to pay to get in (this hasn't happened in many years but I'm cautious and like to be prepared). Please bring $8 for an all session student pass just in case.

On Monday morning CHSAA will have the seeding meeting and send out our competition order; I'll let the girls and you know as soon as I do. The state meet format will be warm up 2 events, compete 2 events.

Adult ticket prices are $10 for both Friday (team competition) & Saturday (event finals)
Seniors/Students are $8 for both sessions

Adult single day ticket is $8
Seniors/Students single day ticket is $5

SATURDAY
Event Finals - if we have girls that finish in the top-15 on any event on Friday they will compete in event finals on Saturday. (These results, along with the team results, will be announced Friday night)

Open Warm Up       2:00pm
March In                 3:55pm
Competition            4:00pm
Awards (approx.)    6:30pm

STATE MEET FORMAT
Team and all around results are determined during Friday's competition. The top-15 finishers on each event on Friday then qualify for the event finals on Saturday afternoon. If we have qualifiers for Saturday we will be there as a team to support and cheer them on.

The gym on Friday will be FULL so please plan on arriving early. In years past we've had girls take the BHS banners in and lay the out to save seat for our parents section, we will do that again this year (assuming they allow us to) but it's always best if some parents can get there when the gym opens to spectators (usually around 1:30pm) to help save seats. Don't forget to wear your blue and sit together!

We (coaches) will provide snacks for all the girls in attendance Friday but please know that you may also want to plan on running out during the warm up break to get your daughter something more substantial for dinner. There will be a concession stand but generally pizza and nachos are what you'll find there. If there were any snacks leftover from Regionals that we can use Friday please let me know so I can take those into account before shopping this week.

I know this was a LOT of information so please don't hesitate to write me with any additional questions.

This is a fun and exciting week and we alway appreciate your help and support. Please try and keep the girls rested, hydrated, well fed and as stress free as possible! 

Weekly Schedule - 10/21/14

What a GREAT victory Wednesday night at the league championships. I'm so proud of this group of girls, not for the victories, but the fact they continue to exemplify what a "TEAM" is. Each meet we see a different individual stepping up their leadership, performance and energy and it doesn't matter to the girls who scores what rather that they are all doing the absolute best they can.

We're into the final two weeks of the season so please help ensure you're staying on top of your studies as well as taking care of yourself (moms and dads, now's the time to start pumping the vitamin C to help keep the crud away!).


Weekly Schedule
(All practices are varsity only unless otherwise indicated)

Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday
Practice               3:30-5:30pm

Thursday
Practice                3:30-5:15pm
JV please bring your competition leos (2) and plan on attending a team meeting on Thursday from 4:45-5:15pm

Saturday
Regional Meet at Lakewood High School
Arrive by 10:00AM (Meet schedule is below)

4A/5A REGIONAL QUALIFYING TIME SCHEDULE FOR UP TO TWELVE TEAMS

10:00 am               Check-In             
10:15-10:55 am     Open Gym 
10:55-11:43 am     Timed Warm Ups (warm up 2, compete 2)
11:50 am                Opening Ceremonies
12:00 pm               Competition Begins

Our competition order is Vault - Beam - Bars - Floor (we are the 3rd team up on vault so my best guess is that we will compete around 12:30pm)

Sandwiches - Heidi
Snacks - Kenayde
Drinks - Izzy 

BHS Homecoming - I'm well aware that Saturday is also BHS' homecoming and our policy is that all girls going to the dance can leave at the conclusion of our last routine. That said, I really don't have a time but it probably won't be until around 4:30-5:00pm. 


Parents Section 
As we head into these last two meets of season please do your best to sit together at meets and create a true "parents section". I hope you've had the opportunity to get to know each other a little throughout the season but now's not the time to be shy. The girls thrive off of exciting and high energy atmosphere and we've been blessed with very loud and supportive parents/families in the past so please continue this awesome tradition. And of course, don't forget to wear blue!

Off Season Practice
I know some of the girls that have completed their season will be anxious to get back into the gym. I don't yet know what the off season practice schedule will look like so please be patient and we end the season and start looking towards the winter. As soon as I'm able to firm up days/times I'll pass along the information.

Weekly Schedule - October 13

#1 again! Amazing job Saturday...We're so proud of the TEAM we are and displayed on Saturday. That win was a group effort and that's what we are most proud of! A fun filled week with lots going on...

Secret sister week- don't forget to bring 2 small gifts (M, Tues., or Wed) and 1 big gift Thursday.

Spirit week- we'll be dressing up at practice so pay attention to the daily themes

Monday
Practice. 3:30-5:30
Neon Day

Tuesday
Practice. 3:30-5:30
Pirates & Princess Day

Wednesday
Front Range League Championships
School release. 12pm. (FHS 11:45)
Lunch at Erika's House 12:30-1:30
Carpool to gym
Open gym. 2:00pm
Competition. 5:00pm

Competition Order      Fl-Vt-Bm-Ba

There is both a JV and Varsity team competing at leagues

Thursday 
Practice 3:30-5:30
Class Day (we will decided on class themes at practice)
JV last practice

Ladies, let's keep up the hard work! ‪#‎back4more‬

Weekly Schedule - 10/6/14

Sorry....I'm a little behind this week but it will be a busy week and there is a LOT of information below, so please read it all. Please make sure the girls are getting plenty of rest and eating/drinking well. This is usually the time of year we start getting the crud because girls are getting run down and not taking care of themselves.

Practice Schedule
*Please know that from this point forward all practices will be from 3:30-5:30 unless otherwise specified. That said, at this point in the season our practices are routine focused and often times the girls are finishing their assignment with time to spare so we may (as we did yesterday) dismiss them early if everyone is done. The rec is open and the weather nice enough that the girls have ample room/area to wait for rides if we do end early.

Tuesday
Practice        3:30-5:30pm

Wednesday
Meet at Niwot HS      
Arrive             4:15pm
March In         6:00pm
*NO BUS - Girls need to arrive to Niwot HS by 4:15pm. If you cannot find a ride let me know and I can help carpool girls.

Sandwiches - Sonya
Snacks - Amanda
Drinks - Gabby

Thursday 
Practice      3:30-5:30pm
Varsity Only

Friday 
Meet set up at Mountain Range HS       3:30-5:30pm
MANDATORY
We can usually get the gym set up in 1.5 hours but we will stay until it's complete. The faster we get started the faster we will finish so please be on time. This is dusty and dirty so wear gym/comfy clothes.

Saturday
33rd Annual Broomfield Invite at Mountain Range HS
Arrive  7:45am
Open Gym 8:00am
March In 9:30am

We will warm up two events then compete those two events. There will be an hour break around 12pm for the second warm up session and then the conclusion of competition.

Our competition order is Vault, Beam, Bars, Floor

Sandwiches - Madeline
Snacks - Peyton
Drinks - Sarah

This will be gate admission charged - $5/adults,  $4/students & seniors

Looking Ahead ....
Secret Sister Week 
We will draw secret sisters later this week and give presents next week. The girls are asked to get 2 small ($5 and under) and 1 large ($15 and under) gift. We exchange gifts secretly at practice/meet Monday-Wednesday and then will exchange our large gift at practice on Thursday. We will talk about gift ideas and specifics this week. This is a fun tradition our team has been doing for over 15 years!

Front Range League Meet 
Next Wednesday, October 15 is our league meet. We WILL be competing both a Varsity and JV team. Warm ups begin at 2pm so we will probably excuse the girls from school around lunch time and meet for lunch first before heading to the meet. I'll send out specifics later this week.

After Leagues
The Thursday after the league meet (10/16) will be the last practice for our JV team. Beyond that the girls are welcomed and encouraged to attend all other team activities and meets (Regionals and State).

Our Regional meet (location TBD upon CHSAA seeding on October 11) will be on Saturday, October 25. I know this is BHS' homecoming and I will allow non-competitors to leave early and competitors to leave as soon as our team is done competing (as opposed to the conclusion of the meet). I don't know what time that will be as this is the first year we are on a new time schedule. Competition starts at 12pm so I'm hoping we will be done between 4-5pm.

Weekly Update - 9/29/14

Another fantastic week for the Eagles!! On Tuesday we went into #1 ranked Mountain Range's home gym and came away with the victory and then followed it up with a huge win Saturday at the Cherry Creek Invite. With three 181+ team scores we are certainly showing signs of consistency!

Remember, we have a change (meet date/location) and addition (team pictures) to this weeks schedule so please pay close attention!!


Monday
Practice    3:30-5:30pm

Tuesday
Meet -SENIOR NIGHT
at Mountain Range HS
vs. Ft. Collins & Thompson Valley
Gymnasts arrive at 4pm
March In at 6pm

Wednesday
Practice      3:30-5:30pm
Team Dinner at Kailey Licata's House after practice
Hosts - Kailey Licata, Bree Cevaal, Sonya Sherman

Thursday 
Practice     3:30-5:30pm

Friday 
Team Pictures     4:15pm
at PDRC (outside if weather permits)
Competition Leo
I'll hand out picture packets this week for orders


Looking forward to another great week!

Weekly Schedule - 9/22/14

WOW!! Hard work pays off! After challenging the girls last week to step up their effort and attitude in practice we were rewarded with a great night of competition and our high score of the year...181.35!! Which also just happens to be the #1 score in the state! Certainly we still have work to do as we have a long season still ahead of us but we were so proud that the girls were able to have such a fantastic performance Thursday night.

Monday          
Practice                    3:30-5:30

Tuesday        
at Mountain Range              
Arrive-4pm
March In-6pm
NO BUS -girls are responsible for their own transportation to Mountain Range HS.

Snacks - Heather      
Drinks - Bree 

Wednesday    
Practice                    3:30-5:30

Thursday
Practice                    3:30-5:30

Friday
No Practice

Saturday        
Cherry Creek Invite            
NO BUS
Competitors need to be there by 7:45am
Non-Competitors by 9:30am
March In at 10:00am
Competition Order -   Beam, Bars, Floor, Vault

Sandwiches - Alison         
Snacks - Kailey      
Drinks - Sam
*remember this is a long day so girls are encouraged to bring some additional snacks and not just rely on the ones provided. 


Race 4 The Cure
Please sign up and join us for this fun team event. It is not mandatory but we'd like to have a good showing. Arrange your own transportation to the race (RTD service is usually the easiest and best). Use the link below to register with our team

Race 4 The Cure Registration - BHS Gymnastics

Weekly Schedule - 9/14/14

A pretty low key week is coming up with the exception of our first team dinner (Wednesday night) and home meet on Thursday. Please note that gymnastics classes begin this week so our schedule may change slightly (earlier practice release) if we are finding that the gym is too crowded to accomplish much.

Monday                 Practice     3:30-5:30pm
Tuesday                 Practice     3:30-5:45pm

Wednesday            Practice  3:30-5:30pm
                               Team Dinner at Sam Cook's house - we will carpool to dinner from practice.  
                               Parents need to pu athletes from Cook residence after dinner. We will supply
                               address and directions at practice.

Thursday                Home Meet vs. Thompson Valley & Cherry Creek         Arrive at 3:30pm
                               Parents Night (parents will be honored during march in so please arrive a few  
                               minutes early)   Competition begins at 6pm

Race 4 The Cure
We are hoping on 100% attendance as a team for the Race 4 The Cure on Sunday, September 28. This is an easy 5K that we walk as a team to show our support for breast cancer awareness. Please use the link to register and join us (families are welcome too) for a fun morning!

Race 4 The Cure Registration - BHS Gymnastics


Team Photos
I'm waiting to hear from the athletic department when and where our team photos will be this year. I'll keep everyone posted!

Weekly Schedule-9/8/14

Whew....we survived the last week and a half in one piece and had a nice showing at the Loveland Invite Friday night. I have to admit that the three away meets and practices made for a long 10 days but the girls did great! Honestly, that was probably the longest/hardest stretch of our season.

Here's our schedule for this week...
Monday           Practice             3:30-5:30pm
Tuesday           Practice             3:30-6:00pm
Wednesday      Practice             3:30-5:45pm
Thursday          Home Meet vs. Thornton & Fort Morgan

For our home meet the girls need to be at the gym at 3:30pm to help set up. March in is at 6:00pm

*please note that times may vary on my weekly emails from the calendar. Go with the times posted here as they are the current and correct times.

Parent T-Shirt's
I apologize for the delay in getting these ordered. My screen printer was suppose to send me an order form and hasn't done so yet but I'm going to go ahead and start taking orders. Please email me your sizes and requests and send a check in for $12 (per shirt ordered) made payable to PM Shirts. This year we are ordering royal blue short sleeve shirts with BHS Gymnastics in white (same as what we ordered in 2012).

Race 4 The Cure
I'm so excited to be participating in the Race 4 The Cure again this year as a team. This is such a fun event and something that I'm excited to be able to do as a team. I've set up a team (BHS Gymnastics) for us to register through and hope to see everyone there. Follow the link to register (all family is welcome). The plan will be to walk the race and meet downtown prior to the start that way everyone can choose their own mode of transportation (the bus is usually best).

Register Here

As always thanks for all of your support and help...especially with snacks and drinks, they have been fantastic so far!!!

Weekly Schedule -9/2/14

It's going to be a busy week so please stay rested and eat well! 

Tuesday - Practice 3:30-5:30

Wednesday - 

   Meet at Rocky Mountain HS  

   Bus 3pm (BHS released at 2:45pm; FHS at 2:20pm; MHS/HFHS/P2P at 2:30pm)

   March In at 6pm 

   Sandwiches - Nicki 

   Snacks - Kenayde

   Drinks - Gabby D. 

Thursday - Practice 3:30-5:30

Friday -

   Loveland Invitational 

   Bus 12:30pm (BHS released at 12:15pm; FHS at 11:50am;  MHS/HFHS/P2P at 12:00pm) 

  **BUS IS DROP OFF ONLY SO GIRLS NEED TO ARRANGE FOR A RIDE HOME FROM LOVELAND HS**

   March In at 4pm 

   Sandwiches - Nicole

   Snacks - Alana

   Drinks - Alana

   **Please try and pack some extra snacks and/or make sure you eat/bring lunch...it will be a long afternoon**

Our competition order will be Beam, Bars, Floor, Vault. 

I will try to have line up to the girls on Thursday so that they no if they are competing or not. 

Weekly Schedule - August 25

Schedule
Back to a "normal" schedule this week and all practice at Paul Derda

Monday  3:30-5:30pm
Tuesday 3:30-6:00pm
Wednesday 3:30-6:00pm
Thursday Meet at Loveland HS
Bus Departs BHS at 3:00pm
*Outlying schools released at 2:30pm; BHS released at 2:45pm
**We will wait for the bus in the student parking lot (lot between school & fball field) on the steps to the gym. This is where girls need to be picked up after bus returns from the meet (approx. 9pm)
*** Sandwiches - Sam
       Snacks - Heather
       Drinks - Molly

Please do your best to have girls to practice on time as we try to accomplish a lot in a short amount of time and most of my important announcements are at the beginning of practice.

Competition Leos
I will check out team competition leos this week. Please keep in mind these are property of the school and will be returned at the end of the season so you need to do your best to keep them in good condition.
   *Please follow the washing instructions as indicated on the sticker on your garment bag
   *The leos must be returned at the end of the season on a hanger and in the appropriate garment bag (so don't lost it!)

Weekly Schedule

This is by far our weirdest week (schedule wise) so if we can survive we should be good to go for the rest of the season.

Monday         at Mountain Range HS         6-8pm
                      *Park in the student lot behind the HS (between school and football field). We will be in   the practice gym which is to the east of the main gym.

Tuesday         at BHS track                         3:30-5pm
                      *wear running shoes and bring water

Wednesday    at Mountain Range HS        6-8pm

Thursday       BBQ at Gabby Dorato's house       6:30pm


               

Team BBQ
Please be sure to RSVP via the following link if you haven't already

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0c4aa8a82ca5fe3-preseason

Spirit Packs
I should have spirit packs ready for distribution this week...please send pay with your daughter ASAP!

Checks must be made payable to BHS Gymnastics.  $69.39 (if you attended camp) and 118.39 (if you did not attend camp)

Week #1 & Spirit Packs

We had a good first day of practice (everyone remembered their practice receipt :)) and are now officially underway for the 2014 season. A few reminders and updates...

• Practice this week M-Th from 2-4:30pm 
• Car Wash CANCELLED - I received a call from Walgreens on Friday that they are no longer allowing groups to hold car washes at any of their stores. This is such a bummer as we've had successful car washes there for the past 8 or 9 years. At this point I haven't had time to find a new location so I don't think we are going to reschedule. The money raised from this was usually used as our petty cash for the season and we used for extra snacks and drinks in the gym, at meets, march in attire for special meets and other misc. items. At this point we'll try not to ask for any additional money from you to cover these expenses but know that we might be able to provide as much as we have in the past. If you by chance know of a business that would allow us to have a car wash (and it's a good easy in/out location) please let me know. 
• PDRC Closure - PDRC will be closed for maintenance next week and the gym will be getting a new floor and carpet which is why we are unable to use the facility. I've since found out the carpet is on backorder and we might incur additional gym closures as a result. I'll keep everyone posted but please bear with me as I do my best to work around the City's schedule.
• Next Week's Schedule: Mon. at Mtn Range HS 6-8pm                     Tue. at BHS track 3:30-5pm                                                                      Wed. at Mtn Range HS 6-8pm                                 Thurs. team BBQ at Gabby Dorato's house (I'll send address in private email)  6:30pm
• Spirit Packs - Spirit Packs are on order and should arrive in the next week or so. I will not be able to distribute to your daughter in less I've received payment so please send in a check.     Make checks payable to BHS GYMNASTICS.                                   Amount Due: $118.39 (if you're daughter DID NOT attend camp)  Amount Due: $69.39 (if your daughter DID attend camp - because our boating activity was cancelled at camp each athlete received a $49 credit towards your spirit pack). As a reminder your daughter is going to receive a tank leo, tank top, t-shirt, jacket, backpack and socks (from camp). I try my best to secure quality products at a reasonable price and feel like it's a pretty good value considering all they are receiving. 

That's all for now...thanks for your continued support and I'm excited to finally be underway on the season! 

Erika

Upcoming Schedule - MANDATORY'S

A few reminders as we approach the beginning of season.

Your daughter will receive a calendar on the first day of practice that will outline every day for the remainder of the season (it will also be available on the blog).

In addition to the calendar I'll post weekly schedules on this blog and our team Facebook page. To receive emails automatically when I post anything new please "subscribe by email" on the lefthand side of this page.

Upcoming Schedule (all events are mandatory unless otherwise indicated)

July 30 & August 1 -  Summer Practice at PDRC       8-10:15am
August 4-8                  No Practice (possible open gym - I'll email times)
August 11                    Mandatory Practice begin - you must have proof of athletic registration to          
                                    participate. The school athletic offices are now open.
August 11-14               Practice at PDRC                     2-4:30pm
August 15                    Car Wash @ Walgreens           3:30-5:30pm
                                       120th & Sheridan
August 18                    Practice at Mtn Range HS        6-8:00pm
August 19                    Conditioning at Broomfield HS   3:30-5:00pm
August 20                    Practice at Mtn Range HS        6-8:00pm
August 21                    Pre-Season Team BBQ             6:30-8:30pm
                                      at Gabby Dorato's House
August 25                    Practice @ PDRC                      3:30-5:30pm
August 26                    Practice @ PDRC                      3:30-6:00pm
August 27                    Practice @ PDRC                      3:30-6:00pm
August 28                    Meet @ Loveland HS                Bus Departs at 3pm / March In at 6pm


SIGN UPS
This year I'm using Sign Up Genius for our team snacks, dinners, BBQ RSVP and volunteer positions. I'm asking that every family volunteer for at least 1 meet snack and 1 volunteer position. We have more slots than team members so I may reach out and ask for additional help but let's see where this 1/1 requirement gets us. There are less BBQ slots than athletes so if you don't sign up for the BBQ please sign up for a 2nd snack.

Pre-Season BBQ RSVP / Sign Up 

Season Volunteer 

Team Snacks for Away Meets

2014 Important Info Meeting - May 15, 2014

Please plan on attending our spring informational meeting if you are returning to our team or considering joining our team in the fall of 2014.

We will discuss the following:

• Team policies & procedures
• HS competition format/explanation
• Summer practice schedule
• Summer camp
• Uniform sizing
• Fall schedule
• Q&A session

Thursday, May 15, 2014 5:30-7:00pm

New Team Members 5:30pm

Returning Team Members 6:00pm

Paul Derda Rec Center

Ponderosa Room (downstairs by the weight room)