Canada Cup 2008

Hey Everyone,





We have our first National Champions! Luke Mackinnon and Lauren Rotolo both won their Novice 10-14 tumbling categories in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec. Way to go Luke and Lauren!



Kelsey Brasil finished in 8th place in Novice 15th and Jonathan Meehan tried Youth National (a higher level than he usually competes) and placed 6th.


We had a great weekend in Saint-Hyacinthe. Here are the results:

***RESULTS***

Okay. I have been a horrible one for getting results up this year. Better late than never. I am putting up the results in reverse order.

Next post is Canada Cup!

Shorts: The Issue!

Guys! Guys! Guys!

The long shorts issue has finally gotten to me. I have told you over and over that you need to have shorts that are short enough so that we can see your knees. The long skater or board shorts are not cutting it. I am one step away from enforcing singlets and competition shorts for all tumblers. I would rather not do this. If by next Wednesday you have not found appropriate shorts you will there after not be allowed to train until you find a pair. Please go to Winners, or Value Village even, to find soccer shorts or some sort of sport short that is at least 2 inches above the knees.

Welcome to Summer Tumbling!

Hi Everyone,

Glad to have you all back for summer tumbling. I know some people will be away at different times during the summer but wherever you are you can always check the blog to keep up to date.

I am determined to be a dedicated 'blogger' this summer. Expect lots of pictures and updates right here.

For the new additions to the program you can send me direct e-mails via my hotmail address

dholmes_tumbling@hotmail.com.

Please note that we do request that students attend at least 50% of the summer hours offered to them. Clearly we would prefer 100% but we know that in the summer there are fun pool parties, BB Q's, and weekends at the cottage. Please take advantage of your summer as I know I will.

Summer attire while in the gym is the same as always as the AC is on and the gym is quite cool.

BOYS: Singlet and shorts of appropriate length are the preferred apparel. You make wear t-shirts but the shorts are the main thing. Athletic shorts that are above the knees please. No shorts with zippers, buttons, or inflexible material. Zippers and buttons often poke wholes in our equipment. There should be a fresh supply of gymnastics apparel in the lobby to choose new training wear from. Winners has cheep running shorts as well. They are light and short enough. You do not have to wear them outside. Your friends in the gym will not make fun of you for wearing shorter shorts. I promise.

GIRLS: No crop tops from now on. Leotards or the half leotards are fine. The regular training shorts are fine as well.

Let's have a great summer.

Good luck to the new athletes that are joining the program.

All the best to our new staff Ellie, Amanda, Ricardo and Teresa. Please introduce yourselves to your athlete's coach. You have a whole year ahead of you to get to know one another.

Let the summer begin!

Happy Canada Day

Excited to see you all tomorrow!

Here is the Wednesday class schedule (same as on the July schedule back a few posts):

Developmental 1 with Niki and helper 2:00 to 4:00pm

Developmental 2 with Amanda 4:00 to 6:00pm

Provincial D&C with Niki from 4:00 to 6:00pm

Developmental 4 with Ricardo 5:00 to 7:00pm

Provincial B&A with Dave from 4:30 to 7:00pm

National with Don & Niki from 6:00 to 9:00pm

Please note that the office closes at 7:30pm on Wednesday nights. When the office closes the viewing area also closes. This means the gym lobby will be closed. Parents will have to wait outside the facility to pick up their children who are done after 7:30pm. If you need to pick up your child prior to the end of class make sure the child knows this. If you are in dire need of contacting your child in case of emergency please bang at the back door until someone opens it. That is only way to get too us. Keep banging. The music is often on and we sometimes do not hear the door. We will eventually as there is often someone in the back corner waiting to take a turn or dismounting off the corner trampoline.

Office closure is different on different evenings.

I will find out from Agnes and post the closure times here on the blog.

Parent Meetings

Monday, June 16th we will be conducting Parent Meetings for all the tumbling groups as outlined for the 2008/2009 season. This means you will be meeting with the group you will be in as of July not the group you are presently in.

4:45 to 5:30pm Developmental 1 & 2

5:30 to 6:15pm Developmental 3 & 4

6:15 to 7:00pm Provincial DC Niki's group and CB Don's Group

7:00 to 7:45pm National Group

7:45 to 8:30pm Provincial BA group Dave's Group

***Please Note: Don's classes usually scheduled for Monday 5:00 to 7:00pm and 7:00 to 9:00pm will be cancelled with No Make Up Class (there simply is no time to make them up and we need to have meetings, my apologies). Dave's groups will be running as per regular.***

The meetings will take place in the Community Room in the main lobby of the club. Please reserve you questions for the meeting. If you feel that you need to meet with your child's coach directly please let me know and I will have them set up a time with you in the next couple weeks.

Thanks for your patience and cooperation.

Retro Summer Invitational

Here are the schedule and the directions to the Scarborough Gym Elites. I will be handing out both in paper copy tonight.

Sorry this is so late but I didn't get the schedule until this afternoon.

Thanks for being patient.