Christmas Party

Don't forget to RSPV about the Christmas Party happening on December 23. Follow the link for details and to RSVP if you haven't already.


 http://www.evite.com/event/0146CVD7IYNARQDOIEPDJF6B5S2TUM

December Coaches Newsletter

December 2013

We would like to congratulate our November Athlete of the Month:

Emily Mackay

Coach’s note: Emily shows fantastic attention to detail and focus through each and every training session. Her execution of all of her skills has improved so much; we anticipate a very successful season for Emily. Her determination is inspiring and we are so proud of the progress she has been making. Keep up the excellent work!

Reminders and Updates:

1. David Kenwright Update: 
After several successful meetings with David over the past few months, as well as two sessions with our September and October Athlete’s of the Month, we are very excited to announce that David Kenwright will be joining us for a special group training day. This will take place on Monday December 23rd from 1:30-­‐3:30 for groups 1 & 2 and from 3:30-­‐5:30 for groups 3,4 & 5. David kindly requests that this be a "no parents" training session, to ensure maximum focus and quality of training. We ask that you please drop off your child for training and arrive no earlier than five minutes to pick them up at the end of practice. Thank you for your understanding. We are looking forward to a great day with David.

2. Christmas Training:
The Christmas training schedule has been emailed to all families and is also posted on the Communication Board. Please email the coaching staff if your child will be missing any training over the holidays.

3. Bell Ringer Challenge:
Through the month of November, we challenged our competitive athletes to achieve as many new skills as they could. We had 13 “bell ringers” throughout the month. Congratulations to Rowan, Mikayla, Sara Durante, Sarah Dias, Michelle, Taya, Sierra, Mackenzie, Hannah V, Lexie, Deandra and Paige on their fantastic accomplishments in November! We will be doing our prize draw on December 2nd, stay tuned for our bell ringer challenge winner!

4. Parent Viewing:
We are proud to have many supportive parents as part of our Splitz team, but would like to remind parents that occasional viewing is the best way to see progress and allow all athletes to get the most of their training sessions. With younger athletes, it is understandable that parents may need to stay throughout training for their sense of security. We would like to request that all Provincial level parents limit their viewing to the first or last 30 minutes of training, or the last training session of the month. We have observed that while it is fantastic that our athletes have such supportive parents, consistent viewing can serve as a distraction to athletes if parents become too involved in day-­‐to-­‐day training sessions.

5. Additional Training Sessions: 
When scheduling a private training session, please be sure that you email Renée and Tracy at clubteamz@splitzgymnastics.com to book a time and arrange payment through the Splitz office prior to your athlete’s session. If your session has not been confirmed with Splitz staff we will not be able to provide that training session.

6. Wednesday Morning Training:
The first month of Wednesday morning training has been completed, and what an excellent month it was! Our early morning participants have adjusted very well to their training time and are making excellent progress on their floor skills. Keep up the great work ladies!
*Reminder: if at any time your athlete would like to participate in these additional training sessions, please discuss with Renée and Tracy before completing the registration on the Parent Portal.

7. Splitz Competitive Team Christmas Party: 
The Competitive Team Christmas party will be Monday, December 23rd from 7-­‐10pm at Splitz. If you are able to come, please drop off your daughter at the gym with...

1. $5.00 to cover pizza and drink ( gluten free option will be available)

2. Snack if you wish -­ fruit/ veggies/treat ( no nut products please)

3. Wrapped Christmas ornament under $10.00 for gift exchange

4. Non-­ perishable food item(s) for Surrey food bank donation

If you would like to drop off money for pizza early, you may do so at the office in an envelope with your child's name on it.
The coaching staff is going to organize activities and games and supervise our girls all evening.
Hope you can make it!

Training Updates & Upcoming Events:

-North Shore Invitational: December 14th
Our level 4 and 5 Provincial will be competing in
this event, which will begin at 9:30am. We hope to see many of our team members come out to support our senior athletes!

-­WinterFest Registration Due: December 7th for all GymStart as well as select Provincial level 1 & 2.

-­Christy Fraser Memorial Invitational Registration Due: December 21st for all Provincial team members.

"Keep your dream in front of you. Never let it go regardless of how farfetched it might seem."

 - Hal Higdon