Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Tumblers Classic Volunteer Oppourtinities

The annual Tumblers Classic WAG Invitational is quickly approaching, and we are now at the point where we are sending out a call for volunteers.The biggest fundraiser of the year is always our hosted competitions. Once again we are hosting the annual Tumblers Classic March 21st to 23rd.

We realise that this year's meet coincides with the MAG qualifier in Kitchener-Waterloo the same weekend, but since volunteers are very important for the success of this event please make sure you have set aside time for that weekend or that you've found someone (friends of family, teenagers requiring volunteer hours for high-school, coaches, etc) who can complete your required volunteer hours in your place. We're giving priority to families with athletes in the MAG program to secure their volunteer slots via online sign-up before we post the sign-up sheets in the lobby

Below you will find a link to the online sign-up sheets which will only be available until Monday march 3rd, at which point they will be posted in the lobby. Please remember that you need to do two meet shifts per family as per the athlete agreement. You may only sign up for up to two meets shifts at this time. Should you wish to take more time slots in order to fulfill general volunteer hours, you may do so once the sign-up sheets have been posted in the lobby.

Sign-Up Closed

Please note: There are two pages of sign-up sheets included in the document workbook with tabs to navigate between the two to be found on the bottom of the screen.

Tuesday, February 4, 2014

Track Suits

If you received a track suit for 1st Qual that wasn't screen printed, please make sure that David has it by Thursday February 6th so that it can be brought into the printers. 

Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Foam Roller Self Massage

A foam roller can be an athlete's best friends.

"Researchers measured things like muscle soreness, range of motion, and vertical leap 24, 48, and 72 hours after the hard workout.
By all measures, the foam-roller group fared better in the days after their hard workout. They not only had less soreness at all times, but their soreness peaked 24 hours after the workout, while muscle soreness peaked 48 hours after the workout in those who didn't foam roll. The foam-roller group also performed better in tests of vertical leap, range of motion, and muscle contraction.
All of these findings suggest that the post-workout foam rolling helped to speed recovery. In theory, this should allow a higher level of training." (Foam Rolling as a Recovery Tool Following an Intense Bout of Physical Activity)

Foam roller self massaging is quick and easy to do.

"Another great application of the foam roller is on over used quadriceps muscles (quads), hamstrings, and calves. Giving yourself post workout massages through rolling is a great way to facilitate faster recover. As shown in our foam rolling video, don’t over do it. 3 up and 3 down is more than enough for young muscles. Even during therapy, it’s more important to be consist with 3 up and 3 down technique over 30 days, than it is to do 30 up and downs in one day." (GymnastCare.com)




 (Via Gymnast Crossing and GymnasticsCoaching.com)

When used in conjunction with Yoga Ball therapeutic self-massage on the upper extremities an athlete can give themselves a full body massage for recovery.



Friday, November 8, 2013

Provincial & National Uniforms

We will be sizing for Provincial and National uniforms on Saturday November 9th and Sunday November 10th. Please have your son try on his full uniform (track suit top and bottoms, singlet, long pants, and shorts) before he comes in to save time on sizing so that we only have to size them for the items they need.

Pre-comp and Interclub can be purchased at any time through the front desk.

PLEASE BRING ALL OF YOUR UNIFORM ITEMS WITH YOU FOR SIZING

Friday, October 11, 2013

2013 - 12014 Calendar of Events


(v. October 11, 2013)

Event
Date
Groups
Thanksgiving – No Training
Saturday October 12th to Monday October 13th
All MAG Groups
Halloween – No Training
Thursday October 31st
All MAG Groups
Men’s Artistic Tour Selection
(Burlington BG’s)
Saturday December 7th
MAG 15
Christmas Show
Sunday December 15th – 4:30 pm
All MAG Groups
Christmas Break – No Training
Monday December 23rd to Wednesday January 1st
All MAG Groups
Mock Meet with OGC
(Tumblers)
Saturday January 11th – 3:00 pm to 7:30 pm
MAG 12, 15, 16 D & 16 K
Provincial Tour: Cancun Classic
(Cancun, Mexico)
Thursday January 16th to Sunday January 20th
Qualifying MAG 15
1st Ontario Qualifier
(Gymnastics Mississauga)
Friday January 24th to Sunday January 26th
MAG 12, 15, 16 D & 16 K
Family Day – No Training
Monday February 17th
All MAG Groups
The BlackJack Men’s Championship (Las Vegas)
Wednesday February 19th to Sunday February 23rd
MAG 15
2nd Ontario Qualifier
(Muskoka Limberettes, Bracebridge)
Friday February 21st to Sunday February 23rd
MAG 12, 15, 16 D & 16 K
Durham Gymnastics Academy
Ninja-Nastics Meet (Ajax, ON)
Saturday March 1st to Sunday March 2nd
MAG 6, 10 & 12
3rd Ontario Qualifier
(Kitchener-Waterloo Gymnastics Club)
Friday March 21st to Sunday March 23rd
MAG 12, 15, 16 D & 16 K
Tumblers Classic (WAG Meet) – No Training
Friday March 21st to Sunday March 23rd
All MAG Groups
Ontario Championships
(Location TBC)
Early April - Date TBC
Qualifying MAG 12, 15, 16 D & 16 K
All-Star Gymnastics Challenge
(All Star Sports Centre, Brampton)
Friday April 11th to Sunday April 13th
MAG 10 & 12
Easter – No Training
Friday April 18th to Sunday April 20th
All MAG Groups
Vaughan Gymnastics Invitational
Friday May 2nd to Sunday May 4th
MAG 6, 10 & 12
Eastern Canadian Championships
(Location TBC)
Early May - Date TBC
Qualifying MAG 15 & 16 D
Victoria Day Weekend – No Training
Saturday May 17th to Monday May 19th
All MAG Groups
Canadian National Championships
(Ottawa)
Monday May 20th to Saturday May 25th
Qualifying MAG 15
Tumblers Spirit of the Games Boys Fun Meet
Saturday June 14th
MAG 6 & 12
Tumblers’ Annual End of Year Banquet (Location TBC)
Late June - Date TBC
All MAG Groups
Last Day of Competitive Training
Sunday June 22nd
All MAG Groups
Annual MAG Sleepover
Friday June 27th to Saturday June 28th
All MAG Groups

 

Competitve Calendar