2013 Team Information

It may only be March but we are already thinking about our 2013 fall season. If you are interested in joining the team please send me your contact information ASAP so I can include you in all of our upcoming communication!

May Parent's Meeting...I'll be finalizing a date and sending out information on our May information meeting. Please plan on attending this meeting as we distribute our summer practice and camp schedule!

I can be reached at:
303-525-2826
erikataga@gmail.com

Thanks!
Erika

Go Eagles!

Weekly Schedule - 10/29/12

Monday
Practice             3:30-6pm

Tuesday
Practice            6:30-8:30pm

Wednesday
Practice           3:30-5:15pm
*Wear your costume to practice

Thursday
Practice          4-6pm

Friday
STATE
Meet at Bre Claussen's              8:30am
Breakfast at The Egg & I           9:45am
 (Thornton Pkwy & Washington)
Open Gym                                 12:00pm
March In                                    2:20pm

CHSAA will do the State meet seeding on Monday morning. I should have our rotation schedule by practice Monday. We will be in the third rotation meaning our first event probably won't be until around 3:30pm

Competitors are excused for the entire school day. Non-competitors are invited to all of the morning activities but must be excused by their parents.

Snacks: 
I've asked the competitors to bring the following items to snack on throughout the day:

Gabby Maiden – Ranch dip for veggies

Breanne Claussen – Crackers

Monique Martinez – Grapes

Kacey Lutkus – Veggies (celery, carrots, etc)

Melanie Stelling – Apple slices

Monica Hoffman – Orange slices

Alana Hill – Veggies

Molly Snipes – Cheese platter

Izzy Roser – Cheese platter  

Jessica Riley – Case of water

Kailey Licata  - Case of water

Maggie Boyer – case of Gatorade

Heather Betz – Crackers

Non-Competitors need to bring snacks to share with the team as well. It's a long day and there are concessions but I can't say they are "good" concessions!

Saturday
Individual Event Finals - if we have girls finish in the top-15 on any event Friday they will compete in event finals on Saturday.

Open Gym        12:00pm
March In           1:55pm

Weekly Schedule-10/21/12

Monday
Practice             3:30-6pm

Tuesday
Practice            4-6pm
Open gym for JV girls

Wednesday
Regionals at Mountain Range High School
March In                   5pm

Outlying Schools Dismissed at 11:00am
BHS Dismissed at 11:15am
*All non-competitors are welcome at lunch but need to be excused by their parents.

Lunch at Erika's House                11:30-1:15pm
2343 Dogwood Drive
Erie, CO 80516

We will carpool to Mountain Range from Erika's house.
Open Gym is at 1:45pm

I will need a final headcount of non-competitors coming to lunch so please email me and let me know

Thursday
Pictures              3:30pm
*We will start with individual pictures and then do the team photo once the FHS girls arrive. I have picture packets and will hand them out at Wednesday's meet.
Practice             End of pictures - 6pm

Saturday
Haunted House              
We're still finalizing which house we'll go to but all seem to be between $20-25. I'll touch base with a final plan at Wednesday's meet.

This is a fun event (even for wimps like me :)) so please tell your daughter not to worry!!

Weekly Schedule - 10/15/12

Monday
Practice (Varsity Only)            3:30-6pm

Tuesday
Practice/Open Gym                6:30-8:30pm
We are going to have open gym the next three Tuesdays during practice for JV. There is no cost for these open gyms and we hope everyone can make a couple!

Wednesday
Practice (VO)                         3:30-6pm

Thursday
Practice (VO)                         4-6pm

Friday (I'm waiting for confirmation on this but please put it in your calendar)
Team Pictures                         4pm
@ PDRC
For the team photo we will wear our competition leotard. If you'd like to order and individual picture you may wear either your comp leo, warm up leo or march-in jacket.

Saturday
Northern League Championship Meet at Fort Morgan HS
Bus Departs BHS at 11:15am
*The bus will be returning back to BHS and all girls must ride the bus home. This will be our last bus trip of the year.

Open Gym          12:45pm
March In             2:20pm
Awards               5:00pm (approx)

Our competition order is bars, floor, vault, beam 
Meet Snacks:
  Sandwiches  - Leah Huey
  Snacks - Bree Cevaal
  Drinks - Mesel Tzegai

Team Breakfast
The girls would like to get together for breakfast on Saturday morning before the meet so we are looking for a volunteer host and F&B providers. As always this is never meant to be a burden on anyone just another way for the girls to spend time together. Here are my thoughts on F&B:

Casserole #1 (with meat):  Erika (I would like to provide one)

Casserole #2 (with meat):  ______________________________________________________

Casserole #3 (no meat):  _______________________________________________________

Fruit: ______________________________________________________________________

Juice: ______________________________________________________________________

I have paper goods left over from the Invite that we can use. Depending on host and distance from BHS I'm thinking 9:45/10ish for start (an hour to eat and head to the school).


Regionals - Wednesday, October 24 at Mountain Range HS
As expected we were the #1 seed and therefore seeded at Wednesday's regional. March in will be at 4:50pm and compeition will begin at 5:00pm (updated). I'll send out the meet schedule when I receive it.

Weekly Schedule-10/7/12

I can't believe our last regular season meet is on Wednesday! Every year the season seems to go faster and faster and this year is no exception. It has been a fantastic year and I've enjoyed coaching every single athlete on this year's team...I can only hope they've enjoyed it as much as Bob, Whitney and I have.

As we conclude our regular season please keep in mind that the non-competitors are welcome and encouraged at every remaining meet (Leagues, Regionals, State) and all team activities. 

Monday

Practice                              3:30-6pm

Tuesday

Practice                              6:30-8:30pm

Wednesday     

at Niwot                 

Bus leaves at 3:15pm

Early Release at 2:45pm (outlying schools schools)

   Sandwiches - Melanie Stelling

   Snacks - Jessie Jackman

   Drinks - Alana Hill

*We have decided because of how many girls live outside of Broomfield to have a drop off only bus at the Niwot meet. Please make arrangements on your own to have your daughter transported home from the meet. Overall this should make the evening a lot shorter and more convenient for those that live in Louisville, Lafayette and Boulder*

Thursday

Practice                           4-6pm

Varsity will practice

JV will come and turn in their competition leos and have open gym

*Reminder: Your competition leos must be returned on a hanger and in their original garment bag!!*

Upcoming Events in the remaining weeks...more detail to follow

Parent Cheering Section

The girls (and coaches :) are asking for all of our parents in attendance at the remaining meets to be loud & proud Eagle supporters! Wear your BHS shirts, sit together (get to know each other) and cheer loudly. The girls really do feed off of your support, especially at Regionals & State. As I'm sure you're aware, this is turning out to be a special year and the support from our fans is exciting and important. 

Haunted House

It's become somewhat of a tradition that we attend a haunted house together as team and the girls have already been asking about it...as of now we are tossing around Friday, October 19 (early), Friday, October 26 or Saturday, October 27. Just be aware and I'll talk with the girls in more detail. 

Tuesday Practices

Despite the calendar we will continue to hold Tuesday practices in the evening for the remainder of the season (Varsity Only)

Norther League Championships at Fort Morgan HS

This year's league meet will be at Fort Morgan (don't worry there will be state quality judges this time). Below is the schedule of events so that you can start planning for the day. Depending upon parent attendance we will decide on carpooling vs. school bus; please let me know if you have an opinion/preference. 

Meet Schedule:

                   Open Gym                       12:45PM-1:30PM

                   Coaches Meeting             1:00PM

                   Timed Warm-ups             1:30PM-2:10PM

                   Judges Meeting               1:45PM

                   March-In                        2:20PM

                   Competition                    2:30PM-5:00PM

                   Awards                           5:00PM

Regionals

We will not know which Regional Meet we are in until the official seeding by CHSAA on Monday, October 22 but by all indications we will be the #1 seed (average of our top-3 season team scores) and therefore be at Mountain Range HS on Wednesday, October 24. 

Typically in years past we have had lunch together as a team and then gone to the meet. Below is the schedule for the Regional Meet. 

Meet Schedule:

                      3:15 P.M. Registration (check-in)

                      3:30-4:30 p.m. Open Gym

                      4:00 p.m. Timed warm-ups

                      5:45 p.m. Competitors line up for opening ceremonies.

                      5:50 p.m. Opening ceremonies 

                      6:00 p.m. Competition Begins

State

The team competition of the State Meet is on Friday, November 2 at Thornton HS. Typically competitors our excused for the entire day and non-competitors decided if they can afford to miss the entire school day. Non-competitors need to be excused by their parents. We will have a team breakfast prior to the meet which is why the girls are excused the entire day. 

Meet Schedule: 

                       12:00 p.m. Gym Opens

                       1:08 p.m. Begin warm-up (rotation I & II)

                       2:12 p.m. Clear floor

                       2:20 p.m. March In

                       2:30 p.m. Competition begins (rotation I & II)

                       9:00pm   Approximate Conclusion 

Event Finals - the top-15 girls on each event qualify for event finals which are on Saturday. There has been a change to the schedule from previous years so please note the following: 

                      12:00 p.m.  Open Warm Up 

                      1:55 p.m.    March In 

                      2:00 p.m.   Competition Begins

                                       Awards at conclusion of competition 

Off Season Practice 

Off season practice will begin in the middle of November at Paul Derda. This practice is not mandatory but encouraged if your daughter is not practicing at another gym. Unfortunatley we can't begin this practice any sooner because there is not gym time or coaches available because of other classes and the remaining HS season. If your daughter is interested in getting in the gym sooner I know there is a Thursday night HS practice at GU being offered. 

Post Season Banquet

In the next couple of weeks I'll be looking for feedback and possible venue ideas for our post season banquet. Please let me know ASAP if you have a vacation planned or major conflict in mid-November. 

BHS Sports Gala & Booster Rep

We are looking for ideas and resources for the silent auction gift basket that we are required to provide for the Booster Club's Sports Gala in March. If you have any ideas, or better yet, connections to cool items/places/events please let me know. Because of this event our team is usually awarded upwards of $2500-3000 for leotards, spirit packs, equipment, etc. We are also in need of a new parent representative for next year as Ken Claussen has been so gracious and generous to have been our sponsor the past three years. If we don't have a sponsor I get in trouble :) so please let me know if you're available to help. 

Weekly Schedule-9/30/12

Thank you to all the parents that were there to support us at the 31st Broomfield Invitational...while it wasn't our best performance of the year we still were able to pull out a victory!

Another busy week with two meets....

Monday- NO PRACTICE 

Tuesday- 6:30-8:30pm

Wednesday- at Overland

Bus Departs at 3:15pm

BHS release at 3:00pm

Others at 2:45pm

We will have a bus to and from Overland. 

Sandwiches - Sophie

Snacks - Kacey

Drinks - Abby

Thursday- 3:30-6:00pm          

Varsity only working out - everyone attend! 

Saturday- Cherry Creek Invitational

Bus leaves at 7am (DROP OFF ONLY)

March In at 10am

Event order - Floor, Vault, Beam, Bars

*Parents of competitors please let me know how many athletes you can help carpool back to Broomfield. There will be a coaches car as well that will help with carpooling. 

Sandwiches - Kirky

Snacks - Gabby M. 

Drinks - Jessica Riley

Secret Sister Week

On Saturday the girls drew names for their Secret Sister. The plan is for the girls to deliver three small ($5 or less) gifts at practice Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday and then bring a big gift ($10 or less) to the meet on Saturday. These are fun, small gifts and most of the time the girls can do something nice for the less than the set amount. Hit the dollar bins at Target, decorate a picture frame, etc. We went over ideas yesterday with everyone so the girls should have some ideas. 

Race For The Cure

I have 8-10 people signed up for the Race next Saturday but want more!! The event in next Sunday at 8am and we'll probably take RTD. Don't forget to help raise money too...check the email I sent earlier this week for the links. 

Media Coverage

Some great pictures and a nice article on www.bocopreps.com from Saturday. 

Congrats to Gabby Maiden as being selected by the Denver Post and the female athlete of the week! 

Weekly Schedule-9/23/12

BUSY WEEK.....keep on top of your studies and sleep!

Monday
Practice                3:30-6:00pm

Tuesday
NO PRACTICE
Thursday will be a long night so enjoy the evening off!

Wednesday
Practice                3:30-6:00pm

Thursday
Meet at Fort Morgan High School
Bus Departs at 2:30pm (we are bringing the bus home)
BHS released at 2:15pm
P2P/FHS/MHS/HFHS released at 2:00pm

Don't forget snacks....
Sandwiches  - Gabby Dorato
Snacks - Holly Platek
Drinks - Molly Snipes

Friday
Meet set up at Mountain Range HS      3:30-6:00pm (mandatory)
Outlying schools come as soon as you can
Come to the back doors of the school (East side of building) next to the tennis courts
You can work out (open gym) after we are finished setting up otherwise you'll be released when we're set up

Saturday
31st Annual Broomfield Invite
Open Gym               7:30am (be there by 7:20am)
March In                  9:15am
Awards                    3:30pm

F&B
Sandwiches - Kailey Licata
Snacks - Monica Hoffman
Drinks - Breanne Claussen

*This will be a long day so bring blankets, pillows, extra snacks, etc.

Parent Volunteers
Parents I need a couple of volunteers to help with the coaches/judges hospitality room on Saturday. I need a couple of folks to help with a trip to Costco for drinks, snacks, breakfast items and deliver them along with coolers and ice on Saturday morning. Also will need your help ensuring the hospitality room is cleaned up after the meet. You will be reimbursed for all purchases. If you can help please contact me ASAP. I'd like to have 1-3 families helping so the burden is not on one person's shoulders.

Race For The Cure
Don't forget to register for the Race For The Cure on October 7. When registering be sure to find the "BHS Gymnastics" team! I'm excited for this fabulous event!