Posts Tagged ‘Luau’

1. Awesome Luau
2. Gym Closed next week
3. AP Half Day T&T Camp
4. Team Camping Trip
5. Summer Coaching subs
6. Region 2 Benefit Camp at Woodward
7. Good Luck at Nationals & Elite Challenge

1. Awesome Luau – Thanks so much to all of you for coming and making the end of year team luau such an awesome experience for everyone! It was amazing to see the kids play together and participate in the all the fun activities that were there.  We also loved seeing the parents be able to visit in a relaxed family atmosphere outside of gym or competition. It was a pleasure to have you all at our place and look forward to many years to come!  Thanks for the great home depot card! Ron’s man cave ( the icky storage room) was finished on Father’s day in time for a fun evening of poker with dads, cousins, and nephews! Ask him to see a picture of the final result if you want! We also sure appreciate the hard work the APTTA Board ( Courtney, Jen, Lisa, & Carrie) for the food and our games and set up crew (Amy, Amy, Celeste, Haley, Nancy) putting it all together.

2.Gym Closed next week – Just a reminder that our gym is closed next week. The kids DO NOT have a conditioning list- They get a whole week completely off! The only thing we ask is that they stay active – find some fun summer activities to do!  We will open again on July 5th!

3. AP Half Day T&T Camp – Our half day T&T camp starts on July 12th  There is still space available in the T&T camp here, but I will have flyers at Nationals and expect it to fill before our return.  There will be many more drills and progressions for kids to get new skills than we have time for in regular class!

4.Team Camping Trip - Get all set  for team camping trip.. There a some sites still open to join in the fun, food, and great memories.  Water is high and should still be then.  We will be at Folsom again and will have big fun planned for Saturday if you can only come for the day!

5. Summer Coaching subs – With all the crazy schedules we just wanted you to know there will be sub coaches for team over the next few weeks. Jamie will be gone to marine Officer Candidate training from July 9th- August 26th.  Ron and Susan will be gone this time until July 8th and then July 27th to August 12th  for the National T&T camp wakeshma and then the Elite National Championships. You will see Haley, Hunter, George Jr, GeorgeSr, Denise, Chelsii, and maybe even Tyler out there giving your kids great skill advice and care in each of our absences.

6. Region 2 Benefit Camp at Woodward – This is the LAST call for entry to the fabulous fundraiser camp at Woodward over Labor Day. We currently have 16 athletes going and would love to have more and be the biggest team there!  It is a great opportunity to have your kids coached by many members of the National Team coaching staff in a VERY well equipped facility!

7. Good Luck at Nationals & Elite Challenge – Good luck to all of those headed to Virginia Beach!  Autumn, Alexander, Alyssa, Camille, Brenna, Brenten, Danielle, Jordan, Jake, Kyle, Taylor! We are so proud of you! Go kick some behind!!!

1. Kids Fest This Sunday
2. Last Call Cirque Tickets
3. Fitchix for summer
4. Woodward Forms due
5. Luau Prep Workday tomorrow
6. Regionals next weekend
7. Move it Movement Tour here next Friday 3-7
8. APTTA- Open Gym fundraiser tomorrow

1. Kids Fest This Sunday – Join us from 12-4 at Whitney Ranch Park for the Kids Fest. Fun interactive booths for the whole family. Show your AP support and spread the word about our awesome program to those in attendance. Help needed answering questions and leading kids though small obstacle course.

2. Last Call Cirque Tickets – We have 10 tickets still available for the Cirque show on June 3rd if your family would like to attend or want to send your child with us- please send payment not later than Monday! You will be glad you got to go!

3. Fitchix for summer – The new Fitchix session starts Monday May 23rd. If you are ready to shape up for summer this is the most fun you’ll have doing it! You can workout while your kids train in the 5:45PM group.  They will even have an evening swim option starting in June. Sign Up TODAY!

4. Woodward Forms due – Registration forms have been available at the front desk with Amy, but we will send them home with athletes this week. Remember your check will not be cashed until July, but we MUST hold our spots as the camp is filling quickly. This camp will be for both T&T and artistic this year with the proceeds supporting athletes from our regions heading to the World Championships in France this winter.

5. Luau Prep Workday tomorrow - Please let us know if you plan to come help at the Luau Prep Workday tomorrow. We will begin working around 1PM. Bring Rakes and weed eaters if you have them! We want to create many fun areas for the families to enjoy at our end of the year awards ceremony, family gathering, and meeting on June 6th.  We will send directions via email or over phone if you are interested. Thanks!

6. Regionals next weekend - Regionals will be next weekend. The schedule is posted on the door. If you have questions please ask!

7. Move it Movement Tour here next Friday 3-7 – The Cartoon Network Move it Movement Tour is here next Friday night from 3-7PM. IF you are not heading down to Livermore until Saturday, we would love to have athletes come help with an exhibition to promote our program while this even is happening.  It is an awesome multi sport interactive even that encourages kids to get up and move! Our facility has been chosen as one of the Nationwide Tour stops!

8. APTTA – Open Gym fundraiser tomorrow- Be sure to bring yourself and TONS of friends to the bonus OPEN GYM TOMORROW night from 6-8PM. All proceeds will benefit the athletes headed across the country to Virginia Beach for the National Championships! Get in that extra practice, have fun, and show your friends the cool stuff you can do all while helping your team mates raise a little money to go to Nationals!!

1. 24 State Champions, 86 Medals, and 35 National Qualifiers!!
2. Cirque Du Soleil Tickets
3. AP Website & Links
4. National Championships Update
5. Luau Date & Help needed
6. Woodward Camp Sign Ups Now
7. Kidsfest
8. Rivercats Game Performance
9. Summer classes. camps, etc.
10. APTTA- Used Book Sale
11. APTTA- Luau

1. 24 State Champions, 86 Medals, and 35 National Qualifiers!! – The kids got focused and did a good job this weekend.  Trampoline had a few rough spots, but that was to be expected since many athletes moved up levels this spring- most  still managed to post their highest score of the season. Overall we did a good job the kids seem to feel good about their experiences as a whole.  We were impressed that after the tough week they pulled it together and worked hard to improve for the meet!

2. Cirque Du Soleil Tickets - We will need to know today, Friday if you would like to attend the Cirque performance on Thursday June 3rd at 7PM.  We currently have 8 families interested and will only reserve tickets for those who have responded.  If you can’t g, but would like to send your athlete. we are happy to carpool and find rides to this magnificent performance.  Need more info on the show itself? Follow this link: http://www.cirquedusoleil.com/en/shows/alegria/show/about.aspx

3. AP Website & Links - Team Family Dad Ron Garcia of Smackwagon Design has been working tirelessly on our new website and upgrading our electronic technology through Face book, Twitter, and YouTube! Please go check it out and provide comments, answer polls, and become part of our online fan based community.  Tell your friends to join!  You can look at our You Tube Page at http://www.youtube.com/user/AmPowerGym . If you have pictures or video bring them into the gym and we will happily upload them for you! Soon we will get our video of the week contest started and you can help your athlete win snacks and prizes if their video is chosen as the top one! PLEASE NOTIFY US IMMEDIATELY IF YOU DO NOT WANT YOUR CHILD ON THESE SITES. We will use first names only and your privacy and child’s safety is of our utmost priority.  It is a fun way to get folks involved and share progress with friends and family out of the area!

4. National Championships Update - Many athletes qualified for the National Championships in Virginia Beach on at least one event.  You can attend Nationals and compete even if you did not qualify on all three.  You also have another chance to add events or qualify at the Regional Championships being held in Livermore May 22 & 23. If you are thinking of going please sign up at the front desk- We would like to request a $100 deposit by next Friday so that we can secure the coaches airfare while the prices have been temporarily reduced.  Tickets have gone down $200 since we made the budget and because it is close to the 4th of July the prices are expected to shoot up again next week!

5. Luau Date & Help needed – Don’t forget the team end of the year party annual Luau on Sunday June 6th! There will be great food, fun games, an award ceremony and the season end MANDATORY Team family meeting.  We will hold it in Penryn  at our new property which has a pond for fishing, blackberries for picking, open space for games, and many trees for shade! The place was not maintained for many years and now that we have a few weekends off have begun the landscape preparations! If you would be willing to bring a weed eater and lend a hand we will hold a clean up day on May 15th  – Most everything will need to clipped trimmed or burned.

6. Woodward Camp Sign Ups Now - The Region 2 Camp that our team will attend Labor Day weekend at Woodward West down South is now taking registration. Please sign up at the front desk. WE MUST hold our spaces with the entry form completed and turned in to the organizing staff when at Regionals. This is a really great camp for a great price for training by National Staff, Lodging, and meals.  We carpool down so your child can go without you.  http://www.californiatnt.com/region2benefitcamp.htm

7. Kidsfest - We will have and interactive booth at the Kidsfest. Anyone willing to help would be greatly appreciated. More Info: http://kidsfestnorcal.com/

8. Rivercats Game Performance - We are looking at doing a performance at the Rivercats Game on June 17th . We will get a special ticket price of $15 and a portion of all ticket sales will be donated to APTTA as a Nationals Fundraiser.  More details will follow. Please join us!

9. Summer classes. camps, etc.. – We are going to offer many fun summer camps that will include a T&T camp and tumbling only camps.  Additionally many girls on team have wanted to try artistic gymnastics. Coach George is excited to offer a gymnastics class for them on Thursday for an hour and a half from 3- 4:30 this summer. Our team workout times will not change. However, if your child is moving up levels thus needing a training group change please do so before June 20th so we can make plans for next season.  Check with Stephanie or Amy about our fun summer camps that are filling quickly!

10. APTTA – Used Book Sale APTTA Used Book Sale- Thank you to the Neves and Hill Families for donating books for our Book Sale! We are in need of more donated books please.  We have sold 4 in one week and the parents using the “Parent Room” are all looking at the books and wanting to buy them but there isn’t much choice there yet. So if you could all look around at home for any books that need a “new home” please bring them in and put them in the Rubbermaid Donation Box next week and I will sort them and put them out for sale to the general public. Thanks very much from Lisa Hill .

11. APTTA Luau - Since there have been no objections on reallocating the funds for our team, we will be using the money raised this year to provide the meals for the luau. Please check your folders for information coming soon!

1. STATE Champs Tomorrow
2. Regional Champs entry deadline
3. Nationals Fees
4. May 16 Kidsfest
5. George Nissen sad news
6. Cirque at Arco
7. APTTA – Fundraising & Luau
8. APTTA – Book Sale

1.STATE Champs Tomorrow – The Northern California State Championships are tomorrow and Sunday in Livermore.

The facility is Robert Livermore Community Center at 4444 East Ave Livermore Ca 94550.

The hotel is at 720 Las Flores Rd. Livermore Ca 94550.

UNLESS YOU ARE IN THE FIRST SESSION OF THE DAY PLAN ON ARRIVING 60 Min prior to stretch time! They WILL start early as much as an hour if they are ahead! ALSO NOTE THAT IF YOUR CHILD IS LEVEL 8 OR HIGHER ON ONE EVENT THEY MAY BE SCHEDULED FOR TWO SESSIONS! CALL IF YOU HAVE SCHEDULE QUESTIONS.  Remember to have your tramp shoes or completely white socks, your competition apparel, HAIR MUST BE UP TIGHT ON HEAD. Feed them well and rest them!  I do want you to know that we had discussions with both groups about their competitive attitude headed into the State Championships.  Due to the distance of Nationals, many families have decided to not attend this season regardless of their child’s qualification status.  After so many of the team attended last year, many athletes have the attitude headed to State that their performance doesn’t matter because they are not headed to Nationals.  We spoke at the last practice this week that this should be their BEST meet of the year.  That their performance should be better than any they have given all season. That no matter how they place or what their score is that this should be their personal best of the season!  Please remind your child that the most important thing they can do at State this weekend is to focus on what is in their control.  The only thing in their control is what they do- with their attitude, their form, and their support of others! Please have them mentally prepared in a positive manner that this WILL be their BEST meet of the year!  We are proud of the progress they all have made and want them to take this opportunity to share it at State!

2.Regional Champs entry deadline – The Regional Entry Deadline is Monday. If you have NOT paid and have said you want to go – YOU MUST GET YOUR CHECK IN IMMEDIATELY. Anyone unpaid will not be included in the entry.

3.Nationals Fees – The fees for Nationals with entry, coach travel and coach fees will be about $500 based on 20 athletes attending.  It is usually a bit less, but we prefer to overestimate a bit and give back small refunds prior to departure than not have enough to go or chase money there! If you qualify, you will need to have this fee paid by May 15th in order to get tickets booked and entry submitted on time.

4.May 16 Kidsfest – Please join us at the Whitney Ranch Park for the first Annual Kidsfest.  We would love to have some team kids perform and we will have an interactive booth for the pres school age group that the fair is designed for. There will be lots of fun for the whole family.

5.Cirque at Arco – We finally have details on the AMAZING Cirque Du Soleil show coming to Arco the first week of June. (thanks coach Stephanie) We have a choice for group tickets either on Thursday the 3rd at 7:30 or Friday the 4th at 3:30. We think the 7:30 show would be best as then it would be a fun family outing. This show Allegria is the original Cirque show and everyone I ask says it is THE BEST!  Why do we want to go to a circus?  Well this is no ordinary circus – It is filled with incredible acrobatic talent that includes tumblers and trampolinists. The aerial stunts in this show and the entire experience in general will leave you speechless and gasping for breath. It is beautiful to watch and inspiring for our kids. It is also uncommon for the show to be so close to home.  It is also uncommon to get seats for under a $100.  We have first tier seats reserved for our group at only $55 each. I saw my good friend star in La Nuba in Florida last month and I have to say it was one of the most incredible things I have ever witnessed!  Don’t miss out join us- send your kids if you can’t go! There is a sign up sheet up front- We have to pay a deposit to hold the seats- we have reserved 120, but you don’t have to pay until May 10th.

6.George Nissen sad news – On April 7th our good friend George Nissen, the inventor of the trampoline passed away at the age of 96.  It was a great loss to our sports community and the world. His gentle ways and energetic passion for our sport and life will be missed on this planet.  I had the opportunity to see him last September in Vegas at the final selection event and he was just as inspiring as always. There is great stuff on the web about him and you can read more at this link http://www.usa-gymnastics.org/tt/pages/nissen.php and hear our George Hery Sr do an great online radio interview by following that one.

7. APTTA- Fundraising/Luau June 6- Money raised this year – This year each family has earned a credit of approximately $12 through various fundraising opportunities (Silent Auction, Snack bar, etc.) In the past we have used this amount to be credited towards your meet fees. This year instead of giving a credit back to each family, we would like to use the money to pay for the food at the luau. In the past we have had it catered and each family had to pay for their meals- between $5- $8 per person. Since economic times are hard on everyone right now we thought this would be a better way to use this money. This way we would use the money for the food (hot dogs, hamburgers, salad, beans, chips, watermelon and dessert) prepare it in house and provide meals without additional charge for our athletes and their immediate family. This way all families could enjoy the end of the year celebration without worrying about the cost associated with it. If you have any questions or objections to us using the money to purchase the food for the luau please talk to Courtney by May 1st.  Look for a flyer in your family folder soon with more information about the Luau!

8. APTTA Book Sale – Do you have any books laying around that your kids aren’t reading anymore? Donate them to APTTA for our used book sale. Lisa Hill is coordinating this book fundraiser. We are asking that each family donate 5 or more books into the Rubbermaid bucket at the gym. Next week, she will put them out for people to take a look at and buy them for $1 each. This is also a great place for you to find new to you books for your kids summer reading!