Attire:

Gymnasts are to come to meets as follows:

Dressed in warm-ups (if they haven't received their new warm ups, they will get them tonight!) and competition leotard, hair up and out of her face with hairspray/gel (French braids are best). Warm ups and the competition will be done in a leotard only - no shorts are allowed.

Bras/underwear must not be visible.

No nail polish or temporary tattoos (or writing) on the body.

No jewelry, except one (1) pair of stud earrings.

Bring gym bag with the following:

Grips

Tape

Pre-wrap

Wrist/ankle/knee braces

Water only

Healthy snack that is not messy

Hair ties, hairspray, brush

Gymnast Expectations For Competition: (From Our Parent Handbook)

Prepare Your Body with adequate sleep and the right kinds of foods before a meet.

Come With Goals, excitement and positive energy.

Good Sportsmanship - this means supporting your team AND the other teams. The competition floor is a lot less stressful when you cheer for each other. Bad sportsmanship includes bragging about scores, speaking badly of others, and not cheering for your team.

Good attitude - there will be no pouting, complaining about scores, or crying at a competition. We go into every competition knowing what our strengths and weaknesses are and knowing that anything can happen. Use setbacks to drive you.

Have Fun!!!

A consistent negative attitude (bad sportsmanship, crying, pouting, etc) will get you scratched from the remainder of the competition and/or suspended from the next competition.

Parent Expectations:

Rule of Thumb: No gym wants to be the one with “those parents.”

Good sportsmanship! You want your child to do well - so does everyone else.

Respect the Judges and Coaches: do not yell out to judges/coaches and under no circumstance should you approach either for any reason at a meet.

Refrain From Speaking To/Coaching Your Gymnast: This distracts both them and the coaches from their performance.

Keep a Positive Attitude: meet performance and expectations change through the season.

Stress Performance and Attitude to your gymnast - Not Scores.

Avoid Comparing your gymnast with her teammates.

Never contact a gym that’s hosting a meet. Your coaches will notify you of the days/times of meets as soon as they are available to us.

Negative behavior from parents could potentially lead to competition suspension, and ultimately your daughter’s exclusion from further competitions.