Reminders

A few housekeeping reminders:

- The training camp on Monday December 19th will be held at Ottawa Gymnastics Center, located in Westboro at 294 Elmgrove Ave, from 4:30 to 9:00 for all provincial level athletes and pre-competitive athletes aged 8 years and older. Full details here: http://www.ogf.com/documents/event_file_11842.doc

- Due to the training camp Karine and David's groups will not be training on Tuesday December 20th.

- All pre-competitve athletes in Tyler's 9 hour group under the age of 8 will still have practice as usual on Monday night.

- The last day of training before the Holidays is Friday December 19th.

- Training will resume in the new year on Tuesday January 3rd.

Have a great Holiday break!

Provincial Qualifiers

The dates and locations for the three Provincial Qualifier Competitions have finally been released.

1st Ontario Cup: Ottawa Gymnastics Centre - February 4th to 5th

2nd Ontario Cup: Burlington BG's - March 2nd to March 4th

3rd Ontario Cup: Evolution Gymnastics Aurora - March 30th to April 1st

More information regarding the qualifiers is to come. The Google Calendar at the bottom of the page has been updated with information on all the planned competitions this seasons, and an updated calendar of events has been sent out via email to each family.

Provincial Training Camp

All provincial level 1 to 5 and 9 hour pre-competitive athletes over the age of 8 years old are invited to take part in a provincial training camp run by the Ontario Gymnastics Federation being hosted at the Ottawa Gymnastics Centre on Monday December 19th, from 4:30 pm to 9 pm.

All provincial level athletes are expected to attend. Training camps are a lot of fun and they're a great opportunity for athletes to meet and train with athletes from other programs, as well as to learn from other coaches and get some exposure to what is expected from them for performance during competitions. It is an especially beneficial experience for those boys who haven't competed yet.

Any 9 hour pre-comp athlete who either chooses not to attend or is not yet of age to attend the training camp will still be expected to attend their regularly scheduled training at Tumblers that Monday night.

The cost for attending the camp is $28 per athlete. Tumblers will cover the cost at registration and you will be invoiced at a later date.

Snacks will be provided by the gym so there will be no need to send a snack for break, however bringing a water bottle might be a good idea.

A sign-up sheet is posted on the MAG Competitive bulletin board next to the entrance to the gym, across from the boys' changing room. Please confirm your attendance by Monday December 5th.

Uniforms

By now every athlete should have received a clothing order form for this season. The athletes have already been sized for all of the apparel, so no further measurements should be necessary.

Please have all forms returned with payment to the gym by Thursday November 24th.

If your child has not yet given you a form to fill out please contact David or his coach as soon as possible.

Volunteer Opportunity

We are looking for parent volunteers to help in sizing the athletes in the MAG pre-comp and competitive groups for their uniforms this coming weekend (October 29th & 30th). We will need two volunteers on Saturday afternoon from 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm, and two volunteers on Sunday afternoon from 2:30 pm to 4:00pm.

If you are interested in helping out please contact David via email at dsmith@tumblers.ca.

Thanksgiving Long Weekend

Just a reminder that all MAG groups will NOT be training Sunday October 9th and Monday October 10th for the upcoming Thanksgiving long weekend.

Parent Information Meetings

All groups in the MAG program will be having a parent information night over the next couple of weeks to go over group expectations, program policies, and the calendar for the upcoming competitive season. This will also be an opportunity to talk to your coach and other parents and get any questions you might have regarding the upcoming year answered.

Please inform your coach well ahead of time if you think you will be unable to attend.

- MAG 6 Hour - Gabrielle: Tuesday October 4th @ 8:15 pm
- MAG 9 Hour - Tyler: Thursday October 6th @ 8:00 pm
- MAG 8 Hour - Abdou: Wednesday October 5th @ 9:00 pm
- MAG 12 Hour - Karine: Tuesday October 4th @ 8:15 pm
- MAG 12/16 Hour - David: Tuesday October 4th @ 8:15 pm
- MAG 15 Hour - Nick: Wednesday October 5th @ 9:00 pm