HGPO - Harford Gymnastics Parent's Organization

State Meet Days for Levels 6 - 10

 

DAY of your state meet only, no times yet:

Level 6:  Saturday, April 21st at ACPR gymnastics 
Level 7:  Sunday, April 22nd at ACPR gymnastics 
Level 8:  Saturday, March 24th at Unique Gymnastics
Level 9 & 10:  Sunday, March 25th at Unique Gymnastics

Harford Gymnastics day at Towson University is Saturday February 18th, 4 pm. You must sign up on the bulletin board on the gold paper to get the reduced $2.00 ticket price (everyone attending must have their name on the paper). 

From our director, Teresa Dimauro:

1.)  STATE MEETS: As we approach the home stretch for this year's post season,  it is very important to remind you that we expect your gymnast to attend their full practice schedule.  We do understand that in rare occasions gymnasts will need to miss for school functions, illness, or family emergencies; however, at all other times we do expect them to be at practice, even if they need to arrive late. It is necessary for them to be at every practice so that we can have them as fully prepared as possible for their competitions.  Keep in mind that our athletes already train less hours then most of their competitors because we strive to keep gymnastics as a balanced part of their development, so it is very important that they attend each and every practice to benefit from a quality training program. 

2.) SUMMER TRAINING:  Compulsory athletes were given Summer Training feedback papers, which we need to have completed by all current compulsory families and returned to us as soon as possible, but no later than Feb 15th, so please take some time now to complete that and return it back to us.  Another copy is attached to this email for your convenience.

3.)  SUMMER DATES:  As another  FYI,  Summer Training runs June 28-Aug 17th for next years' Level 4; and, it runs June 28-Aug 24th for next years Level 5 & up.  TEAM CAMP week is a week you will not want to miss as it's the most important week of summer training.  Level 4 Camp Week is July 2-6th or an alternate or additional week June 18-22nd.  (This additional week has proven to be incredibly valuable to those athletes that can attend both weeks and it's at a VERY reduced price for our team gymnasts)  Level 5 & up Camp Week is Aug 20-24th.  PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDARS if you haven't already done so.

4.)  EXTRA GYM TIME:  We encourage you to take advantage of the extra gym time we offer.  Monday, Feb. 20th we are having an open gym when schools are closed from 1:15-3:15 where you can come in and work on your problem spots.  We are also in the planning stages for some intensive compulsory clinics for small groups as we get closer to their state meet dates so be on the lookout for more details on this.

5.) PARENTS NITE OUT:  Our next parents nite out is Saturday, Feb 18th 6:30-10pm.  PIZZA, MOVIE, GYM TIME and FUN while you go out for "date nite".  Just a few spots left.

Mark your calendars NOW... Each summer, based on the number of athletes,  we must change around some things to accommodate the best possible training for all our athletes.  So we want to give you the dates as soon as possible.   We choose to do our pre-team and some compulsory athletes' camp the week of July 2nd so that the gymnasts do not have to share the gym that week with our other summer camp programs. 

June 15th ~ School Year Training Ends

June 25th ~ Summer Training Begins

June 18th-22nd week ~  will be an EXTRA CAMP week for those that choose (this is NOT required) This is discounted to Team as an extra week of camp.  We had 23 Team gymnasts attend this during the summer 2011 from Level 4-9!!!!

July 2-6th (CLOSED July 4th) ~ Pre-Team and Level 4 TEAM CAMP. You may substitute June 18th camp for this week if you are not available July 2nd week.

August 17th ~ Regular Summer Training Ends

August 20-24th ~  TEAM CAMP for Level 5-Level 10. Monday, Wed & Thursday 1:00-8:00 pm, Tuesday and Friday, 9:00am-4:00 pm.  

Hope this helps with your planning.... Mark your calendars now!!