Girls are doing a great job working on routines and getting ready for the season to start. It is just around the corner so get ready! Don’t miss the parents meeting, it is so important!

Clinics

Monday Night Clinics (7:45 – 8:30) and Thursday Clinics (4:00 – 5:00) are a great way to get some extra attention on specific skills. Clinics cost $8 per participant. With a smaller group ratio this extra time with a coach can really help your improvement.

MONDAY CLINICS

Mar 1^st – Kips & BHS

Mar 8^th – Comp Floor Routines

Mar 15^th – FHS & other Tumbling

Mar 22^nd – Bars and Tumbling

Mar 29^th – Vault & Bars

Apr 5 – Comp Routines!

Apr 12 - Kips & BHS

Apr 19 – Tumble Tramp

Apr 26 - BHS & Kips

THURSDAY COMP CLINICS

Mar 4^th – Kips & FHC

Mar 11^th – No Clinic – Parents Mtg

Mar 18^th – Frnt & Bck Handsprings

Mar 25^th – Routine Review

Apr 1 – Kips & BHS

Apr 8 – Comp Routine!

Apr 15 – Beam Work

Apr 22 – Tumble Tramp

April 29 – Vault and Floor

THURSDAY OPTIONAL CLINICS

Mar 4^th – Floor – Fulls & More

Mar 11^th – No Clinic – Parents Mtg

Mar 18^th – Beam – Everything!

Mar 25^th – Bar Releases & Giants

Apr 1 – Beam Routine Review

Apr 8 – Routine Review

Apr 15 – Tumbling

Apr 22 – Beam

April 29 - Bars

In order to attend the Monday and Thursday clinics you must sign up and pay at the front desk more than 24 hrs before the clinic. Clinics fill up fast so sign up early! If you have not registered in advance you CANNOT just stay for a clinic. There are a limited number of spaces so reserve your spot now. To register, see or call the front desk at MDW. CALL 303-326-8300 to sign up!

Competition Leos

Leos have been ordered and should be in prior to our May 1^st Meet.

Competition Fees & Expenses

Here are the fees and the due dates for your calendar and financial planning.

COMPETITION FEES:

February 19 – Team Leotard Paid ($95). We are getting New Leos this year so EVERY team member will need to purchase a competition Leo.

March 11 – Parent Volunteer Fund Deposit ($50) to be held in deposit against 6 hour of volunteer work during the course of the season.

March 11 – Mandatory Parents Meeting and Team Exhibition. This is the night we have our yearly parents meeting, distribute the new team handbook, and go over the details of the upcoming season. It is held at Overland HS during our normal practice time and at least one parent for each gymnast is asked to attend. All gymnasts on Team will work out at Overland this evening and then perform a short exhibition following the meeting. Please place this date on your calendar now so that you will be able to attend.

Note: Pre-team has normal practice at Meadowood. Enjoy having the gym to yourself!

April 8 – League Fee Due ($100 to $115) The final amount due will be determined once we have a final C.A.R.A. competition fee and it is determined we will host the Regional and State meets. The league fee covers participation in 4 regular season meets, Regionals and State, if qualified. It also offsets our coaches’ pay for working meets.

May 5 – Final Date for all fees to be paid. This is the final deadline for all the above fees to be paid by if the original due dates were missed. A gymnast cannot start regular season competition until the competition leo, the Parent Volunteer Fund and league fee have been paid.

Fundraising

DU Gymnastics Tickets – We have tickets available for the DU Gymnastics Meet on March 13^th! Tickets are $9 per person and can be purchased from the gymnastics office or at the Meadowood front desk. Go as a family, take a bunch of your friends, we want Aurora Illusions to show up in force! The more tickets we sell the more money our team makes and the more fun we have at the meet because so many of our teammates are there! This is a fundraiser to help make money for new equipment! Get your tickets now. Children 3 and under are admitted free, all seats are general admission.

Leo Sales – Most of you have probably seen the leos hanging on the wall by the tumble tramp. Well when there is no room for a pro shop, we just climb the wall! We have great leos in all the girls sizes through a fun company called Foxy’s Fitness. We receive new leos about every 60 days and send back what we have not sold, so we always have new styles and colors to choose from. Leos range in price from $20 - $40 depending on the fabric used and we make a small profit on each item sold. These leos are available to anyone and we will sell them at our meets this season as well to help raise money for gym equipment. We have already sold leos to kids in our class program as well as several of our Team members. Good leos can be hard to find locally so find what your daughter wants right in our own gym! Talk to Lisa or Alan to schedule a time to look and try on leos, and help the team with this ongoing money maker for our program.

Team Lockers –

We have 32 potential lockers to rent out on a first come first serve basis. Girls are welcome to share them if they want and split the cost but with a locker the size of our cubbies you might want one of your own. Here are the prices if you are interested in renting a locker!

By the Week: $2 per week for a minimum of 12 weeks (3 months) – Cost $24

By the Month: $6 per month for a minimum of 6 months – Cost $36

By the Year: Best Value at $50 per Year! – Cost $50

If you’re interested in renting a locker at the gym talk to Alan to make arrangements! This could be really great to keep some of your personal belongings at the gym instead of carting them back and forth all the time! Plus it helps the team! If we rent just 10 lockers for the year that is $500 or more to help by new equipment and other stuff for the team! Love the new lockers, hope you like them too!

Parents Meeting

Our Parents meeting and Team workout is scheduled for Thursday, March 11^th at Overland HS. All team participants and parents should arrive at Overland HS at 5 pm. Parents will go to the cafeteria for the meeting and gymnasts will head upstairs for their workout