Communication:
Communication is primarily done through the email distribution list and text messaging. Please be sure that we have your most current email address and that you are registered with celly by completing the following instructions:
- The High School has asked us to use a more secure form of texting communication with our teams. We are going to be texting through Celly. If you would like to check out their website, go to cel.ly. I have already set up an account and invited the girls whose numbers I have and one person has accepted. I encourage all girls and their parents to register by texting @BHSGymnastics to 23559. By registering, both parents and gymnasts will get my messages.
Transportation:
Transportation to and from practice is the responsibility of the athlete/parent
Gymnasts must be picked up/depart promptly after practice
A signed driving waiver must be on file prior to the start of practice
Open Gym/Try-Outs
- Must have BAC waiver, BHS transportation waiver and OHSAA physical on file
- Open Gym - October
- Try-Outs – 1st Week of November
- Notification by sealed letter in the Athletic Office the following week
Practices
Practice begins - Friday, November 2nd
Location: Buckeye Activity Center
- 5831 Center Rd
Valley City, OH 44280 - (330) 220-8989
Days/Time
- Tuesday – Friday; 2:45-4:45pm
- Optional practice on Saturday…this is in addition to the regularly scheduled practices, not to replace them.
This is a VARSITY sport and attendance at all practices is mandatory from Friday, November 2nd until Saturday, March 2nd (or the last tournament). The only unexcused absences are those accompanied by a doctor’s note, academic obligations or the completion of a fall Brunswick High School sport. Gymnasts will not be permitted to miss practices/meets for the start of spring sports.
You must have all mandatory forms completed and turned in to practice…if one form is missing or incomlete, you will not be permitted to practice. The required paperwork comes from OHSAA, Brunswick High School Athletic Department, Buckeye Activity Center, but most importantly…the paperwork is for the safety of the gymnasts. Order forms must be turned in on time to guarantee delivery by the first meet.
Snow Days
Snow Days are NOT good for us! BHS Gymnastics practices are cancelled on Snow Days; however Buckeye Activity Center may still be open for an optional practice.
Meets/Competitions
This is a VARSITY sport and attendance at all meets is mandatory
Meets are held on weekdays and weekends
Tournaments begin in February and are held all day on Saturdays
The meet schedule is subject to change (and it always does) based on the availability of judges, facilities, weather conditions, etc.
ALL gymnasts need to be at home meets early to set up and stay after to clean up
Parent Clubs/Organizations
Fundraisers…need to be approved in June for the following season
Parents are asked to volunteer to help at home meets. Duties include: Set up/Clean up, Concession Stands, Snacks for judges, Gifts for girls for qualifying meets (flowers), Reporting statistics to the newspapers, Score keeping/Announcing
Banquet
Fees: The parent club can do fund-raising to offset the following costs! Fund-raising money must be in the account prior to the payments being due.
- Pay to Play…$120 (make checks payable to Brunswick High School Athletic Department or Pay-Pal on-line). Pay to play is due prior to the first competition.
- Sports Bras & Gym Bags...we are also looking into purchasing sports bras for under the leotards so that the team has a clean and uniform look.
- Jackets & Pants…sized for gymnast to keep
- Leotards…The fabric has been discontinued and we will be ordering new one ones for this season!
- Leotards will need to be ordered and paid for by - TBA
- Please make checks payable to BHS Athletic Dept.
- Routines…professional choreographers can be hired to choreograph floor and beam routines for gymnasts.
- The price for a high school floor routine is $175 and includes music.
- If you already have a routine, it may need to be modified to fit high school requirements. Routines can be kept as long as you like.
- Optional…t-shirts, sweat shirts, sweat pants, etc. will be offered, but are completely optional.
Mandatory Forms ~ due before you are permitted to attend open gyms/try-outs/practice
- Buckeye Activity Center Enrollment Form/Waiver
- BHS Transportation Waiver
- OHSAA Physical (dated after June 7, 2012)
- OHSAA form (attached to physical)
Important Dates:
Winter Pictures …TBA
Mandatory Sports information Meeting – TBA… There will NOT be a team meeting afterwards.
- No student will be allowed to participate if they have not attended a 2012-2013 Sports Info Night or watched the video with at least one parent and completed the drug policy form.
- You are exempt from this meeting if you attended it in the fall and your signed code of conduct and drug policy form is on file in the athletic office.
Pay to Play
$120 Pay to Participate ~ due before the first competition
Checks can be made to BHS Athletic Department or credit card payments can be made on-line through Pay-Pal…if there are any concerns with the payment, please contact the athletic office immediately.
Brunswick High School
Gymnastics Team
Try-Outs
2012-2013
Dear Parents and Gymnasts,
The coaching staff has decided that we would like to take the team to the next level and make Brunswick an even more competitive program. There will be some changes made for next year that will hopefully help the team as well as individuals be even more successful than they were on the high school team in the past.
Listed below are skills that we will be looking for the high school gymnasts to have. I would like to use this as a guideline for what the gymnasts should be working on at their gyms over the summer to be ready for try-outs in the fall. This will also let the middle school gymnasts know what we are looking for at the high school level. The skills are based on the requirements for high school routines set by OHSAA.
We will hold try-outs in November at Buckeye Activity Center. There will be week open gyms offered after school prior to try-outs so that gymnasts from different gyms can get acclimated to the equipment. Holding try-outs has been a difficult decision that we have been discussing the pros and cons about and we believe it will be in the best interest for the team and individuals. We feel it necessary to have a more manageable number as well as a similar level of ability.
The following skills listed on the next page will be used to rank the gymnasts. There is not a certain number of gymnasts we are taking; we are taking gymnasts that have the skills to compete at the high school level and contribute their talents to the team. This also does not eliminate anyone if they only compete on one event. I hope that these guidelines motivate the girls to continue to work out during the off-season as well as give them some goals to work on over the summer.
Thank you,
Michelle Miller
Brunswick High School
Gymnastics Head Coach
2012-2013
Brunswick High School
Gymnastics Team
Skill Requirements
VaultMinimum – Front Handspring
- (on setting #4)
4 A’s
4 B’s (1 - 3, 6, or 7)
1 bar change
1 B flight element
Dismount - Minimum A Salto
Beam - :30-1:30 routine
4 – A’s (dance or tumbling)
4 – B’s (dance or tumbling)
1/1 Turn minimum
Acro Series w/ 2 elements (one w/ flight)
Leap/Jump (180 Split)
Salto/Aerial Dismount – A/B
Forward or Sideward and Backward / Floor – 1:10 routine
4 – A’s (dance or tumbling)
4 – B’s (dance or tumbling)
1 ½ Turn minimum
Acro Series w/ 2 Saltos
3 different Saltos total
Dance series w/ leap
Brunswick High School
Gymnastics Team
Information
2012-2013
Head Coach:Michelle Miller
Assistant Coach: Kristin Seeley
Buckeye Activity Center (330) 220-8989
Jenifer Pastor
Buckeye Activity Center (330) 220-8989
Athletic Director:Pete Demonte
3581 Center Road
Brunswick, Ohio 44212
(330) 273-0496
Practice/Meet Facility:Buckeye Activity Center
5831 Center Road
Valley City, Ohio 44280
(330) 220-8989