BHS GYMNASTICS

Weekly Schedule-10/24/2011

2011-10-23T19:17:00.000-07:00

GO EAGLES!!! League champions and our first 180 of the year!!! :) Thanks to everyone who was there cheering on the team! Regional's will be a BIG meet for us...our goal is to place in the top-2 so that we automatically earn a spot at State. Our toughest competition should be Arvada West who finished third in the very competitive Jefferson County League meet with a 177.

Regional's - Wednesday, October 26
Competitors
Competitors will be excused at 12:00pm from school.
Lunch at Erika's house and depart around 2:00pm for Rocky Mountain HS (in Fort Collins)
Please try and get a ride to my house unless you want to come back to my house to pick up your cars after the meet. Coaches will drive up to the meet. My address is 2343 Dogwood Drive, Erie CO 80516
March-In- 5:50pm

Non-Competitors
We are looking for a couple of parent volunteers to help get the girls up to Rocky Mountain HS after school lets out. We have 2 girls from BHS, 1 from CHS and 6 from MHS so maybe we can have 2 drivers pick up at MHS at 4:00pm and 1 from BHS at 4:00pm. That puts you in Fort Collins around 5:00pm and March-In is at 5:50pm. Girls need to arrange for rides home from the meet as well but there should be plenty of drivers to help.

Food & Drinks
I have plenty of drinks left over from the Invitational and League meet as well as some small snacks so I'll bring those up for the girls but we don't have anyone assigned to snacks. Unless somebody wants to volunteer I'm going to say that everyone is on their own and responsible for either bringing something to eat or having money for the concession stand. Please let me know if you have other thoughts on this!

Banquet
Still looking for input on good and bad dates between November 7-15th. Also, looking at the Tuesday or Wednesday before Thanksgiving but know that may be bad because of travel plans. We really want everyone to be able to attend so please let me know if you have any glaring conflicts. If I don't hear from you I'm going to assuming that any day during the 7-15th will work.

Thanks!!

Season Update

2011-10-19T07:02:00.000-07:00

It's hard to believe that the JV season is already over and we heading into the post season! Our JV team was super talented this year and in fact I kept hearing over and over throughout the year from parents and coaches what a bright future we have ahead with the talent on our JV squad.

As we head in to the League, Regional and State meets I want to make it very clear that all of our teammates (not just the competitors) are welcome and encouraged to attend all of the meets and events.

Upcoming Schedule

League Championships (MANDATORY)
Friday 10/21 - Gym set up at Paul Derda 3:30-4:30pm
Saturday 10/22- Meet 12:00pm Arrival
2:20 March In (Everyone will march in)
*There are only 5 teams in our league so the meet should run fairly quickly (2 hours) and we will need to clean up the gym at the conclusion of the meet

Regionals
We finished our season seeded 3rd (ranking was based on an average of our top-3 team scores) behind Cherry Creek (#1) and Overland (#2). Based on this seeding we will compete next Wednesday, October 26th at Rocky Mountain High School in Fort Collins. The tentative game plan will be to meet at 12:00pm for lunch at my house and then we'll head up to Fort Collins. Non-competitors are welcome to join us for lunch and the ride up so long as missing the afternoon of school is appropriate. Parents will need to personally excuse the non-competitors. We can also set up a carpool to Fort Collins for the non-competitors that leaves after school. I've attached the meet schedule for your reference.

We should be done with competition by 9pm and home by 10pm but you never do know so please use your time wisely next week and stay rested.

Qualifying to State
There are two ways to qualify as a team to the state meet; the first (and what we are shooting for) is to place 1st or 2nd at our Regional meet and automatically qualify. In addition to the top-2 teams at each regional meet the next highest 6 teams scores from any regional meet will qualify as well. It's also very important for us to post a high score at our regional because that helps determine our rotation at the state meet!

Post Season Banquet
Please take a look at your calendar and let me know if you have any glaring conflicts between November 7-15 as this is when we will try and have our end of season banquet. I'm still looking for locations and am open to input so please let me know if you have any thoughts/ideas. In previous years we've done the following:
-potluck at the Rec Center
-Banquet room at local resturants (nominal ticket fee included in this option)
-potluck/catered event at someone's home

There are pros and cons to all of these options so I'm open to whatever works and sounds best to the majority.

Thank you to everyone again for making this year such a great one...this is an exciting time of year and I can't wait to see what this talented and dedicated group of young ladies are capable of. As always please contact me with any questions and/or concerns!

Regional Meet Schedule (click image to enlarge)

Weekly Schedule-Week of October 10

2011-10-10T12:20:00.000-07:00

**Don't forget Secret Sister gifts**

Monday
Practice 3:30-5:30

Tuesday
Practice 3:30-5:30

Wednesday
Practice 3:30-5:30

Team Dinner @ Breanne Claussen's House 6-7pm

Thursday
Home Meet 4pm
March-In 6:20pm
SENIOR NIGHT

Friday
Gym Set Up at Mountain Range HS 3:30-5:00pm
We will have open gym at the high school afterwards if you'd like to participate
SET UP IS MANDATORY!!

Saturday
30th Annual Broomfield Invitational
Open Gym at 7:30am
March In at 9:05am

Weekly Schedule-Week of October 1

2011-10-02T18:36:00.000-07:00

Monday

Practice 3:30-5:30

Tuesday
at Fort Morgan HS
Bus Departs BHS at 2:45pm
March In at 6:30pm
BHS Release at 2:30pm
MHS/FHS/CHS/P2P Release at 2:15pm
Main Snack - Holly
Snacks - Bridget
Drinks - Melanie
*We are taking the bus both ways and do anticipate this being at late night (probably return to BHS is 11pm).

Wednesday
NO PRACTICE
Catch up on rest and homework from the late night Tuesday!

Thursday
Practice 3:30-5:30pm

Saturday
Gym Dedication for Bob 5:30pm at Rec Center
Followed by quick dinner (think Qdoba or Which Wich)
Haunted House - $16 (Haunted Field of Screams - 104th & Riverdale Rd)
This is a fun event that the team loves doing. We will carpool from the rec center with coaches and/or senior drivers. If you aren't interested in the haunted house please join us anyway and you can skip the scary part! :) Email me with any questions!

NOTES...
- Secret Sisters: We will draw names at Thursday's practice and gifts are to be exchanged (anonymously) next week.
- JV's last week of practice and competition will be next week. All JV competitors are invited and encouraged to attend the post season meet (Leagues 10/22, Regionals TBD, State 11/4)
- Busy week... start planning ahead as next week will be a busy week that will include Team Dinner on Wednesday, Meet on Thursday, Gym Set Up on Friday, Broomfield Invite on Saturday. All of these events are MANDATORY!!!

Let me know if you have any questions and let's have a great week!!!
Erika

Weekly Schedule & Update-9/26/2011

2011-09-25T18:54:00.000-07:00

Weekly Schedule
Monday

Practice 3:30-5:30

Tuesday
Meet at Cherry Creek High School
MHS/FHS/P2P/CHS Release at 2:00pm
BHS Release at 2:15pm
Bus Departs at 2:30pm (we ARE bringing the bus home)
March-in at 5:30pm (NOTE TIME CHANGE)
This is a quad meet and one of the teams and judge is from Pueblo so we probably won't be competing a full JV (3 per event) but I'll should know for certain by Monday's practice and will let the girls know.
Snacks: Jessica (Food), Breanne Claussen (Snack), Amanda (Drink)

Wednesday
Practice 3:30-5:30
JV ONLY

Thursday
Practice 3:30-5:30
VARSITY ONLY

OTHER INFORMATION
Race for the Cure!
I'm still waiting for girls to sign up for the Race for the Cure next Sunday, October 2. I was really hoping this would be a team event but have yet to have any registrants. Please sign up!!

Secret Sister Week
Every year we do a Secret Sister gift exchange which consists of 3 small (no more than $5) and 1 large (no more than $10) gifts. The gifts are given anonymously throughout the week at practice. This year we are going to exchange the large gift at our Broomfield Invitational. We will draw names the week prior so you have time to shop.

This is not meant to be a burden on any gymnast or family and you can easily create fun gifts for less than the suggested dollar amounts so get creative!

Gift ideas include: personalized items (frames, water bottles), beauty items (nail polish, hair ties, make up, body sprays), candy, posters, gift cards (Starbucks, Jamba Juice), toys, game, etc. Get creative and individualize your gifts for your Secret Sister.

Weekly Schedule-Week of September 19

2011-09-19T06:52:00.000-07:00

Monday
Practice 3:30-5:30pm

Tuesday
Practice 3:30-5:45pm

Wednesday
Practice 3:30-5:30pm

Thursday
Meet at Mountain Range High School (120th & Huron)
Girls need to be there at 4pm
March-In is at 6pm
Because Mountain Range is so close we will not be providing transportation. Please have your gymnast to the back athletic entrance (east side of school near the tennis courts) no later than 4pm.
*We will not be providing snacks/dinner for this meet but will have drinks for the girls.

Saturday
Overland Invitational
March-in 10am
Varsity only competition but we we are asking ALL JV athletes to attend.
We are meeting at BHS at 7am to carpool and we do need 1-2 volunteer drivers to help transport girls. Please let me know ASAP if you are able to help.
*Non-competitors please bring your march-in sweats to march-in with the team!
SNACK REMINDER
Sandwich - Molly
Fruit/Snack - Jessica Riley
Drinks - Bree C.
This is a long meet so it's always wise for each girl to pack a few extra snacks for themselves as well.

Weekly Schedule-Week of September 11

2011-09-11T07:26:00.000-07:00

Monday
Practice 3:30-5:45
Team Dinner at Amanda Eng's House 6-7pm
977 W. Princeton Court, Louisville
*We will carpool to dinner after practice but girls need to arrange their own ride home

Tuesday
Home Meet at Paul Derda Rec Center vs. Niwot and Lone Star
Girls need to be there at 4pm
March-In at 6:30pm
*It is parents night and we do ask parents to march in with the gymnasts so please be there by 6:15pm.

Wednesday
Practice 3:30-5:30

Thursday
Practice 3:30-5:30

Friday
Varsity Only Practice 3:30-5:30

Other Items...
We are putting together a BHS Gymnastics team to participate in this year's Race for the Cure on October 2, 2011. I hope this becomes a tradition for our team as I'm sure we all know someone that has been effected by breast cancer, including one of our own team mom's Marcia Siegle (Sophie Meints' mom). You'll receive an email invitation to join our team, please feel free to invite your whole family to walk with us (not just the team).

Weekly Schedule-Week of September 5

2011-09-05T06:43:00.000-07:00

Monday
Practice 9-11:30

Tuesday
Meet at Rocky Mountain High School
Bus departs BHS at 3:00pm
FHS/MHS/CHS/P2P excused at 2:15pm
BHS excused at 2:45pm
March In at 6:00pm
*We ARE bringing the bus home from Rocky Mountain and it is mandatory. Please don't ask if you can bring your daughter home yourself. I know it is faster and more convenient for some but the school's policy is if we have a bus all athletes must ride on it.*

Wednesday
Practice 3:30-6:00pm

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

Friday
Loveland Invitational
Bus departs BHS at 1:15pm (**drop off only**)
FHS/MHS/CHS/P2P excused at 12:30pm
BHS excused at 1:00pm
March In at 5:00pm
Non-Competitors- Attendance at this meet is encouraged but not required. If you are uncomfortable missing so much school please let me know as I'd like to put together a carpool of non-competitors that will travel up to Loveland after school.
**This is a drop off only bus ride so please make sure you've arranged for a ride home after the meet.**

Weekly Schedule-Week of August 29

2011-08-28T09:44:00.000-07:00

Monday:
Practice 3:30-6:00pm

Tuesday:
Practice (Mock Meet) 3:30-5:45pm Wear camp or BHS leo

Wednesday:
Practice 3:30-5:50pm

Thursday:
Meet at Standley Lake vs. Bear Creek, Green Mountain, Standley Lake
Bus leaves east side of BHS at 3:30pm - drop off only
March-In at 6:00pm
Uniform: Warm up leo (spirit pack), black short, march-in jacket (spirit
pack), black capri leggings, comp leo. (*All spirit pack items and comp leos will be handed out this week)

Friday:
Team pictures at Anthem Ranch waterfall (Hwy 7 & Lowell Blvd) 4:00pm
Must have picture packet & money
Competition leo!

Team Pictures / Labor Day Practice

2011-08-26T14:23:00.000-07:00

Team Pictures-
Our team pictures will be next Friday, September 2 at 4pm at the waterfall on Lowell Blvd. at Anthem. This location is only about 5 minutes north of the rec center on Lowell.

From 287 & 144th (Dillon Rd)
Take 144th east to Lowell
Take a left on Lowell heading north
Take Lowell about 2 miles north
Turn left on Anthem Ranch Road
Find parking...

Please come dressed in your competition leotard for the team picture (we will hand these out on Monday or Tuesday). You may wear whatever you prefer for your individual picture.

I will hand out picture packets on Monday, bring these to pictures on Friday WITH PAYMENT.

Labor Day Practice-
We ARE planning on having practice on Labor Day, we will determine a time next week and let everyone know. As of now we are planning on mid-morning. This is a mandatory practice so please plan accordingly.

Calling all handy dad's (and mom's)!

2011-08-26T07:48:00.000-07:00

I'm looking for someone "handy" that can help me with a project in the gym for our home meets and specifically the League meet that we are hosting in October. If you are willing to help (this is me begging :)) please email, call or stop by the gym. It will involve a little bit of manual labor :)

Brief Overview:
During meets our vault judges usually stand on a panel mat on top of the trampoline, not making it a very comfortable or stable enviornment. I'd like to see if we can some build a simple platform that gives them a more secure area to stand/sit, especially for our league meet where there will be teams competing on every event at the same time.

Let me know if you can help!

2011....It'a About Being An Eagle

2011-08-16T13:01:00.000-07:00

We are so excited for the 2011 gymnastics season. We hope you find this site useful and informative. Please sign up for the follow by email function which will send you an email everytime a new post is added to the site.

As a parent we ask that you be as involved in your daughter's high school career as possible and one specific request from the girls this year is to have a true "parents section" at all of our meets. So please, don't be shy, get to know each other and cheer loud! (And new this year we are going to do a cheer with the parents before the start of every meet so remember you don't want be sitting and cheering by yourself).

We had an awesome time at the ripped and ready camp this past week in Colorado Springs and talked a lot about what this team means to everyone and what our goals are for the year. In case your daughter didn't share with you the video from our last night you can check it out via the link below!