“Six Reasons Why Gymnastics is Great.”
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Newsletter: Session 6
Jun 14th
Welcome to Session 6!
Welcome to summer session,
Thank you for your continued support of GTCO and your child. GTCO strives to provide programs to set your child on a journey of a lifetime of healthy habits by using the challenges of athletics. From our earliest childhood education programs to our seniors on the cheer squad we hope to instill the fun of athletics and the focus, determination and patience needed to succeed outside the gym as well.
Keep your eyes open as this summer we hope to have some educational presentations for you the parents. Nutrition for your athlete and fitness tips for all ages are just a couple of topics we are looking at, if you have an idea for one please let us know. You can reach me at Comments@gtcohio.com, I welcome all ideas.
It will be a busy summer with another Cheer Try-out, JUNGLE GYMnastics camp, and preparation for our Twentieth year in business. We look forward to kicking off the year by offering two BONUS weeks for those who sign up for Session 1 and 2. Check the front desk, website, or watch for a class handout for information.
Hope everyone has a great summer, check the website and bulletin boards often as we unveil new class times, and prepare for the launch of JUNGLE GYM, the new name for our Pre-school gymnastics. As always we value your input and would like to know what you would like to see added or emphasized in our programs…..send them to Comments@gtcohio.com.
PRESCHOOL - Summer Fun!
The Preschool Staff would like to thank you for being a part of the GTCO Family this session! It is wonderful watching your child master skills. We hope that your child learns not only gymnastics, but also gains the self-confidence that comes with each newly learned skill! We strive to make each child feel special, challenge them with skills, and realize the importance of FUN in a learning environment! In addition to focusing on gymnastics and developing fine and gross motor skills, listening, following directions and paying attention we will also be focusing on a skill of the week, colors, and numbers! These will aid in your child being ready for kindergarten and successful in school!! We have a dedicated and enthusiastic staff—please feel free to speak to them before or after class if you have any concerns about your child!!
Fun Stuff going on Session 6!
We have a fun-filled, action packed summer planned in our preschool gymnastics!
WEEK 1-Welcome Week! We will be working hard and having fun learning front rolls beginning to end this week!
WEEK 2-Teddy Bear Week! Back by popular demand! Bring your favorite Teddy Bear to class this week!! We will be Tumbling with Teddy while focusing on handstands and teaching Teddy some of our tricks!
WEEK 3-Beach/Luau Week! Let’s take a tropical gymnastics vacation!! We are celebrating summer fun—get ready to limbo, hula, and more! Bring your Beach Towel with you this week!!! Lots of beach balls and backrolls!! Did we happen to mention our tropical inflatable jumper will be up and running this week?!
WEEK 4-Red, White, and Blue Week! Red, White, and Blue Week! Show your patriotic spirit by wearing red, white and/or blue to gymnastics! Lots of flippin fun this week!
WEEK 5-It’s a Bug’s Life! It’s a Bug’s Life!! No scary bugs here…just bean bag lady bugs, caterpillar crawl, bug hunt, ants on a log, bugs on a lily pad, and silly willies everywhere!!!
WEEK 6-Alphabet Week! Learning our alphabet as we travel through our circuits make for educational fun during Alphabet Week in gymnastics class!!
WEEK 7-Picture/Video Week!
The kids love showing you what they have learned in gymnastics! This week parents are invited into the gym to take pictures and/or videos! We will be working hard on learning our cartwheels this week! Tuition is also due this week for Session 1..don’t forget when you sign up for Session 1 and Session 2 you receive 2 FREE bonus weeks!!!
WEEK 8-Show Me Your Muscles! Wow! We have worked hard all session!! Now it’s time to SHOW ME YOUR MUSCLES!! During this fun week, we will be implementing some exciting ways to work on core strength for our youngsters!!
This is the last week of our Summer Session! Our facility closes for two weeks in the summer and our Fall Session will begin August 16!!
Schedule Change
May 24th
The Level 5’s will practice from 11-2 Saturday May 29. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause. Please let us know if you will not be at practice.
Thanks!!
Level 5’s are on the move!
May 20th
Watch out for the Level 5 Girls!! They have picked up momentum since State and are learning lots of new skills, perfecting old ones, and staying POSITIVE!!
We are working lots of up-hill drills on floor for back tumbling and the girls are seeing the reward. Many of them can back tuck up to 2 mats! We are also working on making our front handsprings POP off the floor more. On bars we are working long-hang pull-overs, fly-aways, kip cast kips, and clear-hips. On vault we have been working on a better run harder and faster on our toes. This has been hard work but its paying off. On beam we have begun to work back walk-over on all the beams as well as full turns. In dance they are working lots of leaps and turns trying to make them bigger and higher!
The girls are still working hard on their Level 5 skills so they won’t loose anything over the summer. These skills continue to improve as we build upon them.
GREAT JOB LADIES!! Keep up the hard work!
Jenny
Las Vegas Cheer conference
May 20th
I just returned from Las Vegas and the 1st Varsity Cheer Gym Owners conference. It was very good, met some very nice people and shared many positives about what we do as Coaches and Owners. Peter Vidmar, 1984 Olympic Gold Medal Gymnast, gave the opening, motivational talk. He was excellent and got the conference started on a high energy, optimistic note. As we begin our 2010/11 season I look forward to our growth in the cheer program and the positives our program provides for each of the athletes. The season is full of promise and we thank all the cheer parents for allowing us a chance to work with your child and be a positive influence on their journey through life. I am very proud of all our programs at GTCO, but the inherent Team concept of the Cheer squads, makes it one of the great programs for learning and gaining the tools necessary for a successful career later in life.
Welcome Julius Moreland
May 13th
GTCO welcomes Julius Moreland to our staff. Julius is a former GTCO gymnast, who comes back from Toledo and Dayton. Julius will be working primarily in our Boys program, but also sharing his knowledge with the girls competitive team and classes. Welcome back.
Sam Chamberlain makes JO All Around Finals
May 13th
Congratulations to Sam Chamberlain on his qualifying to the level 10 National All around finals. He has had a great year and we look forward to many more successes in his future.
Level 5
Apr 27th
Congrats to a GREAT end of the Level 5 meet season. Taylor Stewart is the new Level 5 Floor State Champ!!! Taylor isn’t the only one who has something to be proud of though, every girl accomplished some goal at the meet. The girls all stayed positive and it showed in their performances.
Here are a few of our highlights from the meet…Taylor Stewart got her first 9 (a 9.1 to be exact) of the year on floor and won floor. Jordan got her highest bar score of the year at an 8.45. Hannah received a 8.925 on beam which is her highest beam score ever! Antonia had an awesome vault with a score of 8.625. Kaylie achieved her goal of the year and got a 9.025 on beam. Olivia had a fantastic beam routine and a score of 8.75 and tied for 5th! Darby came back from an injury to compete all-around and had an awesome beam score of 8.45. Heidi had a 9.175 and is 2sd in the State on beam! Riley had a great meet and finished strong on floor with a 8.225. Callie had a great meet and a beam score of 8.95. Rachel is working really hard at Level 6 and can now do the first half of bar routine as well as a fly away!
As the girls are learning about team work, we have worked on team goals for each meet. The girls accomplished their goals for the past three meets!!!
Overall, our State Meet was a great end to a great season! We are now looking forward to starting basics and strength to make our team even stronger for next year! Great Job Ladies!!
End of Optional season
Apr 19th
The competitive season for our optional team levels 7-10 has officially come to a close. Our season finished on a very positive note and we are now looking forward to continuing our success into our summer training and into next season. We are so proud of all our girls and can’t wait for what the future holds.
Here are a few spotlights to the finish of our season. We graduated 3 seniors from our level 9/10 team. Katie Ch, Julie C, and Alayna E. Katie and Julie finished out the season and have decided to pursue other interests. Alayna will be continuing her gymnastics career with Northern Illinois. We wish all three girls the best as they pursue their goals in college. Their presence in the gym will be missed. Also, first year level 9 Traci P qualified and competed in her first regional competition. Congrats to Traci!
Level 8s Katie Bliss and Courtney Nuckols both had great state meets qualifying them onto regionals! Courtney, who has not competed in a couple years because of injuries, handled the pressure of level 8 beautifully. I know there are great things in store for her. Katie B had the season of a lifetime, winning all the regular meets we attended. At state, she stumbled a bit, but walked away with the State bars title and qualified to compete on Ohio’s state team at regionals. Not only did Katie accomplish her best all around score of the season at regionals, it was also good enough to crown her as Region 5’s all around champion!! Congrats to Katie on her amazing season!
Our level 7 team had an also amazing season, capped off with a 6th place team finish at state and 2 individual state champions. Makenzie G is a state champion on the balance beam, and Amanda T won vault and the all around titles. All the girls achieved personal bests, and had a fantastic year. We are so excited to see how they develop further into optional gymnasts.
The compulsory teams will finish up this weekend with the level 4 / 5 State meet. Good luck to all the girls and check back for an update on our compulsory programs!
Arnold Challenge Weekend
Mar 8th
The girls optional teams competed at the Arnold Challenge this weekend and it was awesome!! All of our girls had a great meet and are now poised to have an amazing run at the state meets. Here are some highlights and pictures! Level 10 Katie Chamberlain placed 5th on beam. Level 9 Emily Bliss earned a spot in the event finals on floor by winning the event in her age group. Also a level 9, Traci Powers scored a personal best 9.45 on vault in the event finals winning 3 place overall! Level 8 Katie Bliss won bars, beam and all around titles in her age group. She also competed in event finals on beam and bars, placing 2nd overall on bars with a 9.275. Our level 7’s had another great meet winning their session as a team and qualifying 4 individuals on to finals – Madison England on bars, Amanda Talbot on beam and floor, Makenzie Grilliot on beam and Katy Jobe on beam! Makenzie placed 3rd on beam and Amanda WON the beam title!! Awesome job girls!! We are so proud of you.
Along with our competitive success, we are also improving our facility to meet the growing demands of all our programs. We have added a new vaulting table which has been noticed my many of our preschoolers because of the look and feel of the cover. It has already earned the nickname of the basketball or football table!! Other item that may not be as noticeable are a new set of competitive bars, giving us the ability to adjust settings more easily depending on the needs of our teams and classes. Finally behind the big wall in the back of the gym is our newly remodeled dance room! Check out some of the new classes that are being offered for both kids (gymnastics dance)and adults (Zumba)! Please stop by the front desk for more details.
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