Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Coaches Blog

Monarchs,
Welcome back into the gym! I hope everyone enjoyed their Holiday and spending time with the family. There is a ton happening in the gym so please check the Monarch calendar frequently.
Team Pictures:
Friday December 3, 2010
Please send the girls into the gym in their COMPETITION LEOTARD along with "meet hair". Pictures will be at the beginning of practice so we want them prepared. Don't forget to pack a practice leo, right after the team and individual pictures practice will be going on and we want them into another leo. Any other questions regarding forms and due dates please talk to Lora Alberto.
Teammate Secret-Santa were drawn in the gym on Monday. If your gymnast forgets who she has please just come to me and I will inform you. Please remind the gymnast that this is a secret and the fun is lost the other person finds out! Shhh! It's a secret. Christmas party December 10th. Level reps are needed to volunteer for set up.

We welcomed Anna Battoclette into our gym for this entire week. She was the former coach for Blue Ash and is super excited to be in our gym filling in for Laura while she is in Disney World.

Please keep Hannah and the Chai family in your prayers. Hannah just went under surgery but is having a great recovery. We will be welcoming them back next week.

Parent Board Meeting this Friday December 3rd, 2010. All is welcomed.

We still need Home Meet themes, keep thinking!!!






~Kristin

Thursday, November 11, 2010

Coaches Blog

Great Job Monarchs!
We are finished with the first three meets of the season:) PCY kicked butt and now it's time to get back to the basics. I just wanted to say how happy and proud we were to see Coach Denise at Kettering as "Judge" Denise. She did a wonderful job judging her first meet and we can't wait to show off our routines to her again. She was proud of us too:)
We can't slow down now, meets are done for a moment but we still have a full schedule! The calendar is updated so please stay connected with the activities through the Monarch calendar. It will save you from missing out on some great information. Reminder that emails need to go out to Debbie Janakiefski and Jeanette Birkenhauer asap regarding the Spirit wear! This is a very urgent matter and I want to apologize for all of the mess ups. This is a new company and he wasn't quite prepared for our order. Hopefully 3rd times a charm and thank you to those who have already taken care of the matter.
I just wanted to give a quick thanks to our Fund-raising chairs for organized Larosas for us. That was a great fast, and delicious way to raise a buck. We have many more fundraisers coming our way to lets keep our eyes pealed.
Christmas party is around the corner which means the parent level representatives need to come together and help organize the menu and events. I have the Aquatic club room reserved:)
In the gym the girls are thinking of ideas for our home meet theme. This is going to be a big one this year so we really need all hands on deck. For all of the new families we have all been there and we will walk you through everything step by step.
Congratulations to our two Featured Gymnasts: Emily Engel and Kamille Austin. Awesome job ladies, keep up the good work. :)
~Coach Kristin

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Monarchs Rock!

Congratulations Monarchs on the first two meets of the 10-11 competition season. Level 4's as a team took 2nd place at Darke County with a total of 103.050 and 2nd place at Sidney Shelby with 107.125. Level 5's also took 2nd at Darke County with a total of 99.075 and third place at Sidney Shelby with 96.3. Way to go ladies. A big thanks to all the Monarch parents and family members for showing your support and following meet etiquette. One more meet to go and then back in the gym for regrouping and goal settings. Good luck to all of competitors this weekend, may we be injury free and most importantly have fun:)

All compulsory level team awards are taken from the three highest scores on each event. Optional level team awards are taken from the top two scores. Our level 6,7 and prep optionals do not qualify for team awards. :(

~Kristin