Energy Bites

Some of you wanted the recipe for the energy bites that I brought to practice the other day, so here it is!

• 1 cup dry oatmeal
• 2/3 cups coconut
• 1/2 cup peanut butter
• 1/2 cup ground flax seed
• 1/3 cup honey
• 1 Tbsp Chia seeds
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips (optional)

Mix everything together, refrigerate for 30 minutes, and then roll into 1" balls.  These are a great pre-workout snack:)

End of a great season!

Our last regular season meet is officially over!  Now there's only districts, regionals, and nationals!  Hopefully everyone has had a fun season and feels prepared for the last few upcoming competitions:)  Sometimes it's hard to see progress in the moment, but look back to our first meet of the season and there is a dramatic difference!  Everyone has been working hard.  Keep it up!

• Districts- ALL level 3's and up compete.  This is not a qualifying meet
• Regionals- Level 4 and up ONLY (27.0 AA at two competitions this season)
• Nationals- Level 4 and up ONLY (31.0AA Level 5 and up, 32.0AA Level 4)

If you are unsure whether or not your daughter has qualified for any of these competitions, just ask one of the coaches ;)

A couple things to keep in mind

• If your daughter needs to leave early or arrive late, you must let Kristin know before practice OR send a written note in with your daughter
• At competitions, ALL gymnasts are required to stay the entire time (until the end of team awards) unless you have previously talked to Kristin.  We only have a few meets left, so do your best to make sure your gymnasts is there for the entire competition/awards.  We realize life happens, but make your best effort;)

Pictures from Kettering are on facebook and will be on the website hopefully by tonight;)

Only 1 regular season meet left!

We had a very successful home meet a couple of weeks ago!  It was really crazy getting ready for it, but overall it ran smoothly.  Thanks to all of the parents for pitching in before, during, and after!  We made nearly $2,000!  Now that everyone has had a chance to take a quick breather after the home meet, it's time to finish up the competition season.  We only have one regular season meet left.  It is this SUNDAY at Kettering.  Below is the schedule.  Make sure you check what time your gymnast(s) need to be there:)

All sessions of competition will follow Modified Capital Cup format. Gymnasts will Warm Up their first event. After Presentation of Teams, gymnasts will compete their first event and then continually rotate to their next event for warm up and competition. 

Sunday Session 1: Levels 6-9 and XL (44 Gymnasts) 
7:30 am Gymnastics Center Opens for Stretching/Bar Sets 
8:05 am Coaches Meeting 
8:20 am Timed Warm Ups 
8:45 am Presentation of Teams 

Sunday Session 2: Levels 4 and 5 (72 Gymnasts) 
10:45 am Report for Stretching in Awards Room 
11:20 am Timed Warm Ups 
11:50 am Presentation of Teams 

Sunday Session 3: Level 3 (66 Gymnasts) 
2:30 pm Report for Stretching in Awards Room 
3:00 pm Timed Warm Ups 
3:20 pm Presentation of Teams

After Kettering there are only 3 meets left:

• Districts- ALL level 3's and up.  This is not a qualifying meet.  As long as your gymnast has competed in (2) meets, she can compete
• Regionals- Level 4 and up only.  This is a qualifying meet.  In order to compete, each gymnasts must attain an AA score of 27.0 in at least (2) meets
• Nationals- Level 4 and up only.  This is a qualifying meet.  In order to compete, gymnasts must have gotten the qualifying score for their level

Important Dates: 

• February 19: Scratches due for Championships via sign-up genius.  $35 meet fee due in order to compete
•  February 23: Kettering meet
• February 28: Nationals information meeting @ 6pm in multipurpose room
• March 6: Parent Board Meeting
• March 7: Scratches due Regionals (level 4 and up).  $65 due in order to compete
•  March 15/16: Districts @ Union County (Marysville, OH)
• March 23: Northland Ice Skating team building activity
• April 12/13: Regionals @ Tiffin, OH (level 4 and up only) 

Make sure you keep up with all the deadlines for upcoming competitions.  If you have any questions regarding whether or not your daughter is eligible to complete, please ask one of the coaches. 

Also keep in mind that if your gymnast is going to be missing any practices, coming late, or leaving early, you need to let Kristin know IN ADVANCE.

There's been rumors of warm weather coming!  Enjoy the snow while it lasts;)

Jasmine 

Home Meet Schedule

Session 1 Level 3 and 4 (10 and under) (62) - Traditional 
8:00 AM gym opens/open stretch/bar sets 
8:15 AM coaches meeting 
8:30 AM timed warm ups 
9:50 AM march in 
10:00 AM competition begins 
12:25 PM competition ends 
Awards immediately following in The Lodge 

Session 2 (Level 4 (11 and up), 5 -9 and Excel) (51) - Modified Traditional Continuous Rotation 
12:30 PM bar sets/open stretch in Gym 
12:45 PM coaches meeting 
1:00 PM timed warm ups (first event) 
1:20 PM march in 
1:30 PM competition begins 
4:20 PM competition ends 
Awards immediately following in The Lodge

GMV Schedule change!

Please be aware of changes made to the meet schedule for this weekend.  Double check what time your daughter needs to be there!

Great Miami Valley YMCA Gymnastics Meet

Sunday, January 26, 2014 - SCHEDULE CHANGE!
 
Session 1: Levels 5,6,7,8,9 and Xcel (50 gymnasts)
Meet style- Capital Cup
8:20 a.m. Coaches meeting
8:50 a.m. March-in 
9:00 a.m-11:30 a.m. Competition 
8:00 a.m. Open stretch/bar sets 
8:30 a.m. Warm-up first event

Session 2: Level 4 (48 gymnasts)
Meet style- Capital Cup
11:00 a.m. Open stretch in basement
11:30 a.m. Bar sets (after session 1 ends)
11:45 a.m. Warm-up first event
12:00 p.m. March-in
12:15-2:30 p.m. Competition

Session 3: Level 3 (58 gymnasts) 
Meet style – Capital Cup 
2:30 p.m. Open stretch/ bar sets in GYM
2:50 p.m. Warm-up first event
3:05 p.m. March-in
3:15 – 5:30pm Competition begins

Meet week reminders and home meet countdown: 10 days!

Apparently the weather is never going to let up!  I hope everyone is staying warm ;)

With a few more meets left in the season, here are a couple reminders:

• Your daughter MUST attend all 3 practices during a meet week in order to compete
• If she cannot make it to one of her schedules practice days, a coach must be contacted asap in order to make other arrangements.  You cannot just assume that your daughter can come another day
• At meets, ALL gymnasts must stay for the entire meet, including AWARDS (team and individual) unless cleared with a coach prior to the day of competition.  We had multiple families leave after individual awards on Sunday. 

Our home meet is only 10 days away!  Sign up genius e-mails went out in order for you to sign up to volunteer.  Every family is required to participate both on Friday night and Saturday.

Below is the schedule for the Great Miami Valley Meet this SUNDAY.  Make sure you know when your daughter has to be there:)


Great Miami Valley YMCA Gymnastics Meet

Sunday, January 26, 2014 - SCHEDULE CHANGE!


Session 1: Levels 5,6,7,8,9 and Xcel (50 gymnasts)
Meet style- Capital Cup
8:20 a.m. Coaches meeting
8:50 a.m. March-in
9:00 a.m-11:30 a.m. Competition 
8:00 a.m. Open stretch/bar sets 
8:30 a.m. Warm-up first event
 
Session 2: Level 4 (48 gymnasts) 
Meet style- Capital Cup
11:00 a.m. Open stretch in basement
11:30 a.m. Bar sets (after session 1 ends)
11:45 a.m. Warm-up first event
12:00 p.m. March-in
12:15-2:30 p.m. Competition

Session 3: Level 3 (58 gymnasts) 
Meet style – Capital Cup
2:30 p.m. Open stretch/ bar sets in GYM
2:50 p.m. Warm-up first event
3:05 p.m. March-in
3:15 – 5:30pm Competition begins

We survived a meet without Coach Kristin!

The Monarchs did awesome yesterday at the Sidney Shelby meet yesterday!  We survived (barely!) even with Kristin being out of town;)  Only a few more meets left until districts!  Keep working hard in the gym!

• Level 3's placed 2nd as a team!

• Level 4's placed 3rd as a team!

• Level 5's placed 2nd as a team!

We also had a very successful decorating party on Saturday!  (Hopefully the parents also had a successful parent meeting... we were trying to be quiet,  I promise;)  It was a good time for all of the girls to get together since all they all practice on different times/days now :)

Our home meet is right around the corner so make sure you stay up to date with everything that is happening in preparation for the meet!  A sign up genius went out for food donations.  Make sure you check it out and sign up to bring something if you haven't already:)

In between now and our home meet we have another meet at Great Miami Valley.  Nothing like a crazy start to the year!   The meet is this Sunday (January 26).  The schedule is posted below as well as on the website.  Make sure you check when your daughter needs to be there!


Session 1: Levels 5,6,7,8,9 and Xcel (55 gymnasts) 
Meet style- Capital Cup 
8:00 a.m. Open stretch/bar sets 
8:20 a.m. Coaches meeting 
8:30 a.m. Warm-up first event 9:00 a.m. March-in 
9:15 a.m-12:00 p.m. Competition 

Session 2: Level 4 (51 gymnasts) 
Meet style- Capital Cup 
11:30 a.m. Open stretch in basement 
12:00 p.m. Bar sets (after session 1 ends) 
12:15 p.m. Warm-up first event 
12:35 p.m. March-in 
12:45-3:30 p.m. Competition 

Session 3: Level 3 (55 gymnasts) 
Meet style – Capital Cup 
3:00 p.m. Open stretch in basement 
3:30 p.m. Bar sets (as soon as session 2 ends) 
3:45 p.m. Warm-up first event 
4:05 p.m. March-in 
4:15 – 6:30pm Competition begins

Enjoy you day off work/ school!  See you guys at practice!

Jasmine