Welcome to Week 9 - West Dual & Team Sleepover
- madisonmemorialgym
- Jan 13, 2025
- 4 min read
Hello everyone,
Welcome to week 9! It is time for our 2nd dual meet and I know everyone is feeling extra excited given it's against our sister team West! There is a lot to cover in this email (per usual) so please read the whole thing.
Week 9 Practice Schedule:
Monday: 5:00 - 7:00 PM (Spaghetti Dinner Afterwards)
Tuesday: 6:30 - 8:30 PM
Wednesday: 6:30 - 8:30 PM
Thursday: West Dual Meet (Details below)
Friday: 4:00 - 5:30 PM (Team Sleepover Afterwards)
A reminder that Wednesday is a required practice for everyone but if you are slated to compete on Thursday, you must be at Wednesday practice and cannot use your time off.
A reminder that the team sleepover is also a required event as this is one of the best team bonding events of the season.
West Dual Meet (Teacher Appreciation Night):
Our 2nd dual meet is at Memorial on Thursday (1/9).
A reminder that girls should email their teacher the completed form asking them to come to the meet by Sunday (1/5) night. They can still send the email after Sunday but we want to try and give the teachers as much notice as possible.
The schedule for the day is below:
4:00 PM: Girls meet in locker room / gym and get ready.
4:15 PM: Anyone needing to be taped should be in the gym by 4:15 PM for taping.
4:30 PM: General warm ups and stretching start.
5:00 PM: Event Warm ups start (we warm up for 20 minutes on vault first and then 20 minutes on bars second).
5:50 PM: March In (parents should plan to arrive around 5:30 / 5:45).
6:00 PM: Meet Officially Starts.
8:30 / 9:00: Meet ends
West usually has every competition spot filled on their team meaning the meet will likely go later than the Middleton meet. If our team finishes competing an event early, we will join the West team and cheer them on.
Everyone is expected to stay for the entirety of the meet, regardless of whether or not they or the team has finished competing.
The outline below indicates how the meet is laid out. Even though we are competing in our gym, West is technically hosting this year so we are considered the 'visiting' team.
When we warm up bars and vault prior to the meet starting, we will do so all together (every JV and Varsity kiddo together).
After march in, we compete bars first.
We compete vault second (if a 2 minute touch is needed for higher levels vaults or to warm kiddos back up, we can do that).
After vault, we go to floor and warm up JVB and JVA for 10 minutes. After warmups, we compete JVB first, then JVA.
After that we warmup Varsity for 10 minutes (on floor still). After warmups, Varsity competes.
After floor is done, we head to beam and warm up JVB and JVA for 10 minutes. After warmups, we compete JVB first, then JVA.
After that we warmup Varsity for 10 minutes (on beam still). After warmups, Varsity competes.
There is not an awards ceremony afterwards so once the meet is done, we will clean up the gym and then release everyone. We will review scores and celebrate the day after at practice.
We will be wearing the light green leo that says Spartans on the front.
Team Sleepover:
Friday is our team sleepover! The schedule for the day is below:
Friday:
4:00 - 5:30 PM: Practice
5:30 - 7:00 PM: Girls head home, grab their stuff, and meet back at the school at 7:00 PM. We will carpool over to the Vintage together.
7:00 PM: Dinner at the Vintage (on Whitney way). Please bring money for dinner.
8:30 PM: Get back to Memorial
8:30 - Late in the AM: Team Activities and eventually, sleep (this is all done in the gymnastics gym at Memorial).
Saturday:
10:00 AM - Parent pick up
Team activities include some of the following:
Gingerbread house building contest
Swimming at the pool
Secret Snowflake gift exchange
Games
Movies
Spray painting the rock
Running around the school for a poster blitz
Items girls need to bring include:
Pillow
Blanket(s)
PJs
Secret Snowflake gift
Towel
Swimsuit
Headphones (if needed)
Games to play (if desired)
Money for dinner
I will be the last one asleep to make sure the kiddos are all safe and accounted for. I do not want anyone leaving in the middle of the night so everyone should consider the sleepover a lock in. If parents have any questions or concerns, do not hesitate to reach out to me.
Line Ups:
Our lineups for duals are released at practice on Mondays. Now that we have scores coming in, we will start to determine lineups based on average scores. If kiddos are curious about their scores, they can always talk to me and I can show them our spreadsheet where everything is tracked. I know that line ups can cause stress and I'm always happy to talk to people about their placements. There are pros and cons to letting the numbers dictate the line up but as scores continue to come in, the only thing that could supersede the scores are start values.
Jason's Deli Ordering:
We will have Jason's Deli as an option for this meet. If you would like a box for your athlete, please order. You have until Wednesday night to place the order. Remember that you can buy one at a time and don't have to buy them all at once.
2nd Spaghetti Dinner:
Our 2nd spaghetti dinner will be Monday after practice at Danielle's apartment's clubhouse. The address is 8420 Market Street, Middleton WI 53562.
Location of Routine Videos:
You can access the folder with all the videos at the following link:
Tardies & Unexcused Absences:
Tardies & unexcused absences will start impacting the ability to compete. Please ensure that athletes are to class on time and that any unexcused absences are being taken care of in a timely manner.
Team Website:
For up to date information, schedules, and important links, visit our team website.
Snack Donation Sign Up:
To ensure we have healthy snacks to fuel the girls for practice, we have a locker room snack sign up below:
Team Contact List:
Below is a link to a list of all our coaches, gymnasts, managers, and parents.
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Please reach out and let me know if you have any questions, concerns, etc. Looking forward to our first week back!
Cheers,
-Danielle
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