The Excitement Is Building…

A few words from Mr. Powers, owner of GTCO:

In case of inclement weather GTCO will have a web posting and a phone message out by 8:00 am for classes starting before 3, and again at 2:30 p.m. for our late afternoon and evening classes.   We will make every attempt to have classes, and if you are not comfortable with the weather in your are you may certainly schedule a make-up.

Happy New Year and welcome back

A lot has happened here over the last two weeks  Amibeth has gone back to Toledo to be with family, we wish her the best, and Susie will be leaving the front desk to pursue her work in the medical field.  Our boys room received a much needed makeover and we have cleared out some of the clutter in the gym.  As we look to the new year we are excited about all the new faces we meet and look forward to teaching skills and concepts that will stay with them a lifetime.  Problem solving, critical thinking and testing ones limits make each day and exciting and new challenge for the staff.  We cannot thank you enough for allowing us the opportunity to work with your child and if you ever have any questions please ask the instructor after class, call in or contact Allan directly at  comments@gtcohio.com.    Thank you again for your trust in GTCO and we look forward to working with a great group of children.

Co-Ed tumbling….

Bring as friend to tumbling class. Did you know you can bring a friend to try out our classes?  Yes, simply call ahead and have them sign in as a trial class, make sure we have a signed waiver and information form from the trial students, and they can take the class with you.   Better yet, if they sign up because you brought them in you will receive a $5.00 credit on your next session.  There is no limit to how many friends you can have come in.  The only limiting factor is spaces available in the class.   Remember, if you are looking to learn something special let your instructor know so they can work it into our “typical” rotation.  Happy Holidays and thank you for choosing GTCO to give your performance that little extra that will put you over the top.

Girls Ed.

Bring as friend to tumbling class. Did you know you can bring a friend to try out our classes?  Yes, simply call ahead and have them sign in as a trial class, make sure we have a signed waiver and information form from the trial students, and they can take the class with you.   Better yet, if they sign up because you brought them in you will receive a $5.00 credit on your next session.  There is no limit to how many friends you can have come in.  The only limiting factor is spaces available in the class.   Happy Holidays and thank you for choosing GTCO.  We hope every class brings new challenges and successes that keep you smiling and eager to attend all year long.

GTCO BOY’S TEAM MEET SCHEDULE 2011-2012

Girls Gymnastics

—————-Optional Team Girls——————

WELCOME

Missy Hart
Optional Team Director
If you have any questions, please feel free to email me at missmissy815@gtcohio.com

For details on our meet results and for our competitive schedule, please visit our website at www.gtcohio.com.

—————-Compulsory Team Girls——————

Compulsory and X-Cell Newsletter

I want to first thank everyone for all the great holiday gifts! THANKS

We had a great start to our season and look forward to the rest of the season.

January Meets:

Rock n Roll Meet.   ( levels 5 and 6 )

Circle of Stars   ( levels 4,5,and 6 )

Tops Super Challenge  ( levels 4,5,6 and X-Cell )

Good luck to everyone and have a great 2012 season!

Level 4 Meet Schedule
Care Bear Meet Gem City        November 19-20, 2011
GTCO Meet                                December 10-11, 2011
Circle of Stars                             January 21-22, 2012
Tops Super Challenge                January 28-29, 2012
Gem City Winter Invite              February, 11-12, 2012
Buckeye Classic                           February 18-19, 2012
Girl Power                                   March 10-11, 2012
Meet in house TBA                     April 14
State Meet  Level 4 and 5           April 20-22, 2012

Level 5 Meet Schedule
Care Bear Meet Gem City        November 19-20, 2011
GTCO Meet                                December 10-11, 2011
Rock n Roll                                  January 13-15, 2012
Circle of Stars                             January 21-22, 2012
Tops Super Challenge                January 28-29, 2012
Gate Way St. Louis                     February 4-5, 2012
Buckeye Classic                           February 18-19, 2012
Girl Power                                   March 10-11, 2012
Meet in house TBA                     April 14
State Meet  Level 4 and 5           April 20-22, 2012

Level 6 Meet Schedule
Care Bear Meet Gem City        November 19-20, 2011
GTCO Meet                                December 10-11, 2011
Rock N Roll                                  January 13-15, 2012
Circle of Stars                             January 21-22, 2012
Tops Super Challenge                January 28-29, 2012
Gate Way St. Louis                     February 4-5, 2012
Buckeye Classic                           February 18-19, 2012
Girl Power                                   March 10-11, 2012
State Meet                                     March 23-26, 2012

X-Cel  Meet Schedule
Care Bear Meet Gem City        November 19-20, 2011
GTCO Meet                                December 10-11, 2011
Tops Super Challenge                January 28-29, 2012
Gem City Winter Invite              February 11-12, 2012
Buckeye Classic                           February 18-19, 2012
Girl Power                                   March 10-11, 2012
State Meet                                     March 23-26, 2012

T.O.P.s NEWS

In The News

Alicia Fitton, Alyssa Wiedeman, Lilllian Harvey, and Chloe Hemm recently represented GTCO at the three day Region 5 Hot Shot Camp in Columbus, Ohio. Young athletes meeting both age and skill requirements are asked to represent their team and travel to Columbus and learn from some of the best coaches in the Region. It is a great accomplishment to be invited to a Hot Shot camp. Great job girls and keep up the good work.

What is TOPs?

TOPs is a great way to improve your daughter’s gymnastics skills by working strength and flexibility. T.O.P.s (Talent Opportunity Program) is a competitive talent search and educational program for gymnasts ages 7-10. Girls compete in June and July of each year for the chance to compete in Houston, Texas at T.O.P.s Nationals. Girls compete doing handstand holding, press handstands, rope climb, sprinting, vertical jump, leg lifts, cast handstands, splits, and bridges. Training T.O.P.s is a great way to increase strength and flexibility along with improving body awareness which leads to advances in actual gymnastics skills. Currently GTCO offers T.O.P.s Wednesday’s 4:30-7:30 and Saturday 12:00-3:00.

GTCO also has Tiny T.O.P.s; an introduction to T.O.P.s for gymnasts age 4, 5, and 6. This class is on Thursday’s from 1:00 – 2:00 pm. If your daughter is younger than or meets the age requirements for this program and you are interested please contact Coach Amibeth at AmibethTHardy1@hotmail.com.

JungleGym

Welcome to Session 3!!

The Jungle Gym staff has lots of fun activities planned for this session! We will be incorporating a skill of the week that our staff will focus on with our young gymnasts!! Our instructors are dedicated to helping our students turn into self-confident, social, cartwheeling gymnasts!!

PLEASE SHARE OUR LOVE OF GYMNASTICS WITH EVERYONE YOU KNOW!!

WEEK 1

WINTER FUN WEEK!! The Jungle Gym staff will be bringing out the snowballs this week as we work on eye/

hand coordination and our running skills! Watch for snowforts, mountains of snow and more!!

WEEK 2

SO YOU THINK YOU CAN ROLL?!! Lots of Frontrolls, Backrolls, Logrolls, rolls on the bar, on the trampoline

down hills and more!

WEEK 3

ANIMALASTICS IN THE JUNGLE!! Bring your favorite stuffed animal to gymnastics this week and you can teach

them how to do cartwheels during CRAZY CARTWHEEL WEEK!! Lots of fun activities!!

WEEK 4

All of our “coloring cuties” are invited to bring in their coloring sheet from G.T.C.O. with their name and age on it

and turn it into your instructor! The sheets will be displayed throughout the lobby and prizes will be given to all!!

Our focus in class this week will be donkey kicks and handstands!!

WEEK 5

SUPER BOWL SPECTACULAR!! Wear your favorite football shirt to class, bring your football and get ready to

rumble!! We are JUMPING TO JUMP this week as we learn how to jump on and off of equipment, jump forwards,

backwards, sideways, and more!

WEEK 6

We LOVE gymnastics and since Valentine’s Day is right around the corner, we invite all of our friends to bring a

friend to gymnastics with them this week so they will LOVE gymnastics too!!

Wear RED this week for a special treat!!

WEEK 7

PHOTO WEEK! Do you have a favorite photo of you doing your favorite gymnastic skill?? Bring it in and we will

post it on the bulletin board!! Did you know mom and dad are invited into the gym this week to take pictures up

close of all the new skills we have been working on?! Yes, it’s true….so…..don’t forget your camera!!

Tuition for Session 4 is due this week!!

WEEK 8

This is our last week of Session 3! To take away the winter blahs, we are bringing out the BEACH BALLS,

BUBBLES, BEACH TOWELS, and all the things that make us smile in warm weather! We will have a fabulous

time dreaming of warmer weather while we review all of the skills

we have worked hard on this session and have a blast!!

Did You Know?

Did you know that FUN is the most important part of your child’s learning process? When classes are fun, children associate learning with fun. When children have a good foundation for learning, it has been proven that they are better students later in life. Our Jungle Gym gymnastics not only builds self-confidence, but also builds strong bodies and minds and keeps youngsters fit! The lesson plan for GTCO is set up in progressions and circuits so that the children learn sequences and repetitive gymnastics while having fun! Each station has a purpose and will progress into a real skill later on down the line. For example, when we work on donkey kicks we are really working towards a handstand and when we ‘jump’ over the banana box we are really working towards a cartwheel! An important thing to remember is that each child goes through the same stages of development but at different rates, so some children will progress faster than others. Be patient with your child—they will get it at their own pace. Having fun at the preschool age is the most important thing to teach and will help your child to develop a great foundation for learning! Thank you for being a part of our Jungle Gym program—we are proud of it and know your child will have FUN while learning gymnastics!!

GTCO To Go…..!! Did you know Gymnastics Training Center offers GTCO To Go to our surrounding daycares and preschool organizations?! We bring our
child-size gymnastics equipment and the best instructors in the area to YOUR facility for some giant size fun! The sport of gymnastics is our base and from there we challenge the students physically and mentally. Our program works hand/eye coordination, large muscle skills, and balance and coordination activities. A mix of gymnastics equipment and physical education tools gives the children a head start on the physical requirements needed for grade school. We have conducted classes at Day Academy, Bright Beginnings, and Minds in Motion. The program allows preschools and daycares an active and exciting enrichment class for the children! Everyone involved: kids, parents, teachers, and owners have been thrilled with this service. If you know of someone who has little ones in preschool or daycares and would like to offer this enrichment class to their students, please have them give us a call!
*********************************
GTCO always offers fields trips to many organizations!
These field trips to our facility for an hour become extremely popular when school is out for the summer! We set up obstacle courses, swing on the rope and into the pit, have our inflatable up, and much more!! If you would like to book a field trip for one of your organizations, home school, boy/girl scouts, moms play group, or whatever just stop by the Front Desk or email junglegym@gtcohio.com and we will fix you up!!

Tumbling Has Many Benefits…

The art of tumbling is a unique and fascinating undertaking. It is used in a wide variety of sports such as, dance, cheerleading, gymnastics, diving, and many other extreme sports. It is something that is thrilling to watch; and while executing these skills it gives off a feeling of excitement unlike anything else!

We have been very successful in helping our students learn and acquire specific strength, flexibility, and air awareness that is crucial to executing clean, consistent, and SAFE tumbling. We take into account the goals of our students and help them achieve the tumbling required for their specific sport. To be a successful tumbler, proper and SAFE technique must be taught in a positive environment.

Too many times kids are rushed and not given enough time to perfect the skills leading to mental blocks and injuries. You cannot expect a kid to be a competitive athlete at any sport practicing once a week. In order to become a success, your child must love tumbling and the time spent perfecting it. Multiple sessions throughout the week whether through our classes, clinics, private lessons, or open gym will provide a fresh understanding of the skills being mastered and more enjoyment doing it. Take advantage of all we have to offer! For a list of our tumbling services please visit our website www.GTCOhio.com.

The Excitement Is Building…

A few words from Mr. Powers, owner of GTCO:

It has been a great week for GTCO and USA gymnastics.  The Volts Cheerleaders of GTCO kicked off the season with Cheer Thrill and it was a great time for all involved.  Cheer Thrill is our way of getting our girls out there and gear back up for another fun year of competition and camaraderie.  At the same time the USA gymnasts were in Tokyo taking the world by storm.  The women took home the team title as well as the individual All Around winner coming from Michigan.  The men continued there climb back to world powerhouse and placed third as a team.  All in all it is shaping up to be a great season of competition and the intangible benefits that come from it.

At GTCO all our programs are designed to help the student obtain the skills necessary to succeed in whatever field they choose.  There are only a handful of Olympians, or University Cheerleaders, so we teach our children the skills necessary to persevere when all seems to be going wrong.   From our Preschool students to our senior athletes the thrill of the challenge and the learning necessary to overcome those obstacles is inherent in our programs.  The critical thinking necessary to perform your first forward roll, is built upon until you are comfortable being thrown in the air and twisting two times while your teammates wait below to catch you.  The athleticism our students come to enjoy instills a life journey of physical activity, but more importantly are the skills to cope with an ever changing world.   We like to think we teach HOPE…

H… hard work

O… optimism our efforts will eventually pay off

P… pride in ones efforts and accomplishments

E…endurance to work through the tough times.

Not an empty HOPE but a pro-active process for attaining ones goals.  Keep an eye out for the successes of our Competitive teams for GTCO and look to the Olympics in London to see how dreams to come true for those who believe in the power of the individual.

Thank you for trusting GTCO staff to instill the qualities that allow everyone to become a winner in their chosen activity.  We look forward to a great session.

Thank you for investing in your child and we look forward to teaching not only Gymnastics or Cheer, but life skills that will stay with them for years to come. Should you have any questions or comments please stop by the front desk or contact me at Comments@gtcohio.com.

CHECK IT OUT:  Tuesday and /or Thursday 8 to 845….JUST Backhandsprings class.   Stop by the front desk for more info.  As the name says it is a Backhandspring focus only class.  As long as you can cartwheel and hold a handstand this class will work for you.

Educational Classes

Our educational programs are for those boys and girls who maybe just starting gymnastics, or someone wishing to keep enjoying the fun of the sport. Gymnastics used to be the basis of all Physical education classes, and for good reason. Our educational class students get a great work-out and the ability to work in a structure that looks to their individual goals for the daily curriculum. If your child has never done gymnastics, wishes to continue but not in competition, or looking at possibly competing, the Educational program and classes are for you. Contact the front desk for more information and available class times. 937-746-2213.

GTCO BOY’S TEAM MEET SCHEDULE 2011-2012

Girls Gymnastics

—————-Optional Team Girls——————

WELCOME
I would like to formally welcome 2 new team members to the GTCO optional teams.  Both Sam J and Jordyn E came to us at the beginning of the Fall season.  We are very excited to have them and can’t wait to see both develop into fantastic gymnasts.  Sam will be competing level 8 and Jordyn is training level 7.  Good luck to both of you on the upcoming season.

FALL SCHEDULE
Our fall schedule is well underway and the girls have done a great job transitioning from summer training to pre-competition training.  We only have 8 weeks left until our first meet and I know we will be ready!  Speaking of our first meet, it is the competition that we host!  For those of you that may have never seen a live competition, this if a fantastic opportunity.  The competition, Cartwheels and Pinwheels, will be held December 10-11th at the Kingdom Sports Complex in Franklin.  There will be a girls compulsory and optional competition as well as a boys competition.  I know you will love coming out and supporting our competitive teams.  We have also teamed up with Cancer Free Kids and a portion of the proceeds will benefit this great organization.  For more information, please feel free to stop at the front desk.

COMPETITION SCHEDULE
Our competition schedule has now been finalized!  We are very excited for the meets we have chosen for our girls.  We will still be attending our favorites, but have also added a couple of new venues as well – St. Louis and Niagara Falls!!  I know this will keep the girls motivated to train and continue preparing for season.  Good luck to all our teams and be sure to check back for results.  Download Schedule (PDF)

Missy Hart
Optional Team Director
If you have any questions, please feel free to email me at missmissy815@gtcohio.com

For details on our meet results and for our competitive schedule, please visit our website at www.gtcohio.com.

—————-Compulsory Team Girls——————

Girls Team Pictures:  The compulsory, prep-opt, and optional gymnasts will have pictures on Friday, November 11, 2011.  Pictures will start at 4:00.

Prep-optional gymnasts will have a name change of “X-Cel”.  This is the official name given this level by the USA Gymnastics.

Level 4 Meet Schedule
Care Bear Meet Gem City        November 19-20, 2011
GTCO Meet                                December 10-11, 2011
Circle of Stars                             January 21-22, 2012
Tops Super Challenge                January 28-29, 2012
Gem City Winter Invite              February, 11-12, 2012
Buckeye Classic                           February 18-19, 2012
Girl Power                                   March 10-11, 2012
Meet in house TBA                     April 14
State Meet  Level 4 and 5           April 20-22, 2012

Level 5 Meet Schedule
Care Bear Meet Gem City        November 19-20, 2011
GTCO Meet                                December 10-11, 2011
Rock n Roll                                  January 13-15, 2012
Circle of Stars                             January 21-22, 2012
Tops Super Challenge                January 28-29, 2012
Gate Way St. Louis                     February 4-5, 2012
Buckeye Classic                           February 18-19, 2012
Girl Power                                   March 10-11, 2012
Meet in house TBA                     April 14
State Meet  Level 4 and 5           April 20-22, 2012

Level 6 Meet Schedule
Care Bear Meet Gem City        November 19-20, 2011
GTCO Meet                                December 10-11, 2011
Rock N Roll                                  January 13-15, 2012
Circle of Stars                             January 21-22, 2012
Tops Super Challenge                January 28-29, 2012
Gate Way St. Louis                     February 4-5, 2012
Buckeye Classic                           February 18-19, 2012
Girl Power                                   March 10-11, 2012
State Meet                                     March 23-26, 2012

X-Cel  Meet Schedule
Care Bear Meet Gem City        November 19-20, 2011
GTCO Meet                                December 10-11, 2011
Tops Super Challenge                January 28-29, 2012
Gem City Winter Invite              February 11-12, 2012
Buckeye Classic                           February 18-19, 2012
Girl Power                                   March 10-11, 2012
State Meet                                     March 23-26, 2012

T.O.P.s NEWS

In The News

Alicia Fitton, Alyssa Wiedeman, Lilllian Harvey, and Chloe Hemm recently represented GTCO at the three day Region 5 Hot Shot Camp in Columbus, Ohio. Young athletes meeting both age and skill requirements are asked to represent their team and travel to Columbus and learn from some of the best coaches in the Region. It is a great accomplishment to be invited to a Hot Shot camp. Great job girls and keep up the good work.

What is TOPs?

Amibeth Hardy TOPS and Hope Director

TOPs is a great way to improve your daughter’s gymnastics skills by working strength and flexibility. T.O.P.s (Talent Opportunity Program) is a competitive talent search and educational program for gymnasts ages 7-10. Girls compete in June and July of each year for the chance to compete in Houston, Texas at T.O.P.s Nationals. Girls compete doing handstand holding, press handstands, rope climb, sprinting, vertical jump, leg lifts, cast handstands, splits, and bridges. Training T.O.P.s is a great way to increase strength and flexibility along with improving body awareness which leads to advances in actual gymnastics skills. Currently GTCO offers T.O.P.s Wednesday’s 4:30-7:30 and Saturday 12:00-3:00.

GTCO also has Tiny T.O.P.s; an introduction to T.O.P.s for gymnasts age 4, 5, and 6. This class is on Thursday’s from 1:00 – 2:00 pm. If your daughter is younger than or meets the age requirements for this program and you are interested please contact Coach Amibeth at AmibethTHardy1@hotmail.com.

JungleGym

Welcome to Session 2!!

The Jungle Gym staff has lots of fun activities planned for this session! We will be incorporating a skill of the week that our staff will focus on with our young gymnasts, turkey tumble week, our annual Turkey Tumble Camp and much more!! Our instructors are dedicated to helping our students turn into self-confident, social, cartwheeling gymnasts!!

STOP BY THE FRONT DESK AND GET A PACKET OF JUNGLE GYM COUPONS TO PASS OUT TO YOUR TRICK OR TREATERS!!
THESE COUPONS CONTAIN NO SUGAR AND WILL GO A LONG WAY IN PROMOTING GOOD HEALTH, FITNESS, AND FUN FOR ALL CHILDREN! PLEASE SHARE OUR LOVE OF GYMNASTICS WITH EVERYONE YOU KNOW!!

Week 1 (October 24-29) is our Fall Festival Fun Week! The students are invited to wear their Halloween costumes to gymnastics class and show them off during our Fall Parade through the gym!! The kids always have a great time this week with lots of pumpkins and spooktacular events going on!! Parents….if your child does not want to wear their costume to gymnastics that is a-okay!! Not all the students wear costumes! In addition, we will have the kids take off their masks and any other ‘safety issue’s after warmups before we begin gymnastics class!!

WEEK 2: SO YOU THINK YOU CAN ROLL?!! Lots of Frontrolls, Backrolls, Logrolls, rolls on the bar, on the trampoline down hills and more!

WEEK 3: TUMBLING TEDDY WEEK! The kids love this week as they bring their favorite Teddy Bear to class and Tumble with Teddy! Our staff uses innovative ways to help the children learn skills visually while Teddy does the skill during warmups. We will reinforce different gymnastic positions and how to properly perform

them (tucks, straddles, pikes, etc.) Don’t forget your Bear!! Lots of fun activities!!

WEEK 4 and Week 5: Turkey Tumble and Crazy Cartwheel Week! Cartwheels will be our focus these two weeks as we learn unique ways to learn and practice cartwheels! In addition, we will be tumbling like turkeys all over the gym doing donkey kicks, handstands and more! Our staff will also be talking with the kids about all the things we are thankful for! Happy Thanksgiving to all from the Jungle Gym Staff~GTCO will be closed Thursday, Friday, and Saturday (11/24-11/26), stop by the Front Desk

to schedule your make up class! Make sure you enroll your child in our annual

ONE DAY TURKEY TUMBLE CAMP held the day after Thanksgiving!! Drop off the kids & go shop!

WEEK 6: Over the river …and to the gym we go!! We are focusing on over/under concepts in addition to handstands and strong, straight arms!

Watch out for Frosty and snowballs in the gym this week!!

WEEK 7: Jingle Gymnastics!! Jingle all the way as we are jumping to jump this week learning how to jump correctly on and off of equipment, jumping forwards, backwards, sideways and more!! Lots of bells and jingles! This is also Picture/Video Week!! Parents are invited into the gym to get pictures of all the new skills we have learned! Tuition is due for Session 3 this week! GTCO is closed for two weeks during the holiday season (December 19-January 1) Session 3 begins January 2, 2012! SPECIAL OFFER:

Sign up for Session 3 AND Session 4 and receive 15% off a Yankee Candle (a great Christmas gift!)

Offer expires December 20, 2011.

WEEK 8: HOLIDAY HOOPLA WEEK! We will be reviewing all the skills we have learned this session

with Frosty, snowballs, jingle bells and more!! We also invite all the students to

BRING A FRIEND FOR FREE THIS WEEK so they can join in on the fun too!

Lots of surprises and gymnastics!!

Happy Holidays from the staff at Gymnastics Training Center of Ohio

www.gtcohio.com

GTCO looks forward to your child being a part of our family this session!! If you ever have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact Miss Beth or your child’s instructor at junglegym@gtcohio.com or
call us at 937-746-2213!
KIDS HAVING FUN AND STAYING FIT!

Our Annual Turkey Tumble Camp is held the day
after Thanksgiving
(Friday, November 25th), which is a great day for
mom’s to drop off their kids
(knowing they are having a blast!)
while you
shop til you drop!!
Here’s the scoop:
Time: 9:30-1:00
(for the convenience of our families half hour early drop off/pick up available)
Ages: 3 and up
Cost: $30.00
(GTCO accepts a limited number of students. Early registration is encouraged!)
Camp includes pizza/pop, a craft, spooktacular mazes, witch and broom
races, turkey trots, forts, parachute games, the inflatable jumper, trampoline,
rope climbing races, lots of gymnastics, and fun, fun fun!!!

Did You Know?

Did you know that FUN is the most important part of your child’s learning process? When classes are fun, children associate learning with fun. When children have a good foundation for learning, it has been proven that they are better students later in life. Our Jungle Gym gymnastics not only builds self-confidence, but also builds strong bodies and minds and keeps youngsters fit! The lesson plan for GTCO is set up in progressions and circuits so that the children learn sequences and repetitive gymnastics while having fun! Each station has a purpose and will progress into a real skill later on down the line. For example, when we work on donkey kicks we are really working towards a handstand and when we ‘jump’ over the banana box we are really working towards a cartwheel! An important thing to remember is that each child goes through the same stages of development but at different rates, so some children will progress faster than others. Be patient with your child—they will get it at their own pace. Having fun at the preschool age is the most important thing to teach and will help your child to develop a great foundation for learning! Thank you for being a part of our Jungle Gym program—we are proud of it and know your child will have FUN while learning gymnastics!!

GTCO To Go…..!! Did you know Gymnastics Training Center offers GTCO To Go to our surrounding daycares and preschool organizations?! We bring our
child-size gymnastics equipment and the best instructors in the area to YOUR facility for some giant size fun! The sport of gymnastics is our base and from there we challenge the students physically and mentally. Our program works hand/eye coordination, large muscle skills, and balance and coordination activities. A mix of gymnastics equipment and physical education tools gives the children a head start on the physical requirements needed for grade school. We have conducted classes at Day Academy, Bright Beginnings, and Minds in Motion. The program allows preschools and daycares an active and exciting enrichment class for the children! Everyone involved: kids, parents, teachers, and owners have been thrilled with this service. If you know of someone who has little ones in preschool or daycares and would like to offer this enrichment class to their students, please have them give us a call!
*********************************
GTCO always offers fields trips to many organizations!
These field trips to our facility for an hour become extremely popular when school is out for the summer! We set up obstacle courses, swing on the rope and into the pit, have our inflatable up, and much more!! If you would like to book a field trip for one of your organizations, home school, boy/girl scouts, moms play group, or whatever just stop by the Front Desk or email junglegym@gtcohio.com and we will fix you up!!

Tumbling Has Many Benefits…

The art of tumbling is a unique and fascinating undertaking. It is used in a wide variety of sports such as, dance, cheerleading, gymnastics, diving, and many other extreme sports. It is something that is thrilling to watch; and while executing these skills it gives off a feeling of excitement unlike anything else!

We have been very successful in helping our students learn and acquire specific strength, flexibility, and air awareness that is crucial to executing clean, consistent, and SAFE tumbling. We take into account the goals of our students and help them achieve the tumbling required for their specific sport. To be a successful tumbler, proper and SAFE technique must be taught in a positive environment.

Too many times kids are rushed and not given enough time to perfect the skills leading to mental blocks and injuries. You cannot expect a kid to be a competitive athlete at any sport practicing once a week. In order to become a success, your child must love tumbling and the time spent perfecting it. Multiple sessions throughout the week whether through our classes, clinics, private lessons, or open gym will provide a fresh understanding of the skills being mastered and more enjoyment doing it. Take advantage of all we have to offer! For a list of our tumbling services please visit our website www.GTCOhio.com.

Welcome Back To A Great Start…

Greetings from Mr. Powers, owner of GTCO:

I would like to welcome everyone back from our short break,

During the break we have done some maintenance of the facility, purchased some new equipment and installed ½ of our new HVAC systems.  For those of you who sweated it out the dog days of summer thank you, and we look forward to more effective systems.  A big thank you to the Environmental Doctor for their guidance on our needs.  We will be installing a new 20 ton Air and heat unit for the front half of the gym in late September, and our Lobby should be problem free from now on.

As our older students begin school, we want to remind everyone there are still openings in our GYMKIDZ program.  GYMKIDZ is our Kindergarten readiness program utilizing the gym on Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.  It is designed to tackle the energy of our young ones while at the same time preparing the mind for Kindergarten.  State Certified Teacher, Susan Garland and Missy Hart are our instructors and provide a balance of academics and physical exercise to ready the students for school.  Please call the front desk if you are interested.

If you enjoy your classes please tell your friends, it could pay off in FREE GAS.  For a couple more weeks each person you refer that signs up for a class puts you in a drawing for a $50.00 gas card.  Please see the front desk for more info and registration post cards.

Thank you for investing in your child and we look forward to teaching not only Gymnastics or Cheer, but life skills that will stay with them for years to come.   Should you have any questions or comments please stop by the front desk or contact me at  Comments@gtcohio.com.

Educational Classes

Our educational programs are for those boys and girls who maybe just starting gymnastics, or someone wishing to keep enjoying the fun of the sport.  Gymnastics used to be the basis of all Physical education classes, and for good reason.  Our educational class students get a great work-out and the ability to work in a structure that looks to their individual goals for the daily curriculum.  If your child has never done gymnastics, wishes to continue but not in competition, or looking at possibly competing, the Educational program and classes are for you.  Contact the front desk for more information and available class times.  937-746-2213.

GTCO BOY’S TEAM NEWS

Boy’s team winter practice starts August 22, 2011

Future Stars workshop is September 9-11, 2011 at Indy Gymnastics – Carmel. Ind.

Future Stars Evaluation is October 8-9, 2011 at Buffalo Grove Gymnastics, Buffalo Grove, Illinois

National Future Stars is December 1-4, 2011 at Colorado Springs, Colorado (Olympic Training Center).

GTCO Boys and Girls Invitational is Dec. 10-11, 2011 to be held at the Kingdom Sports in Franklin.

Anyone interested in boy’s competitive gymnastics should contact Don Sellman at the Gymnastics Training Center

937-748-6406 or email:  gtcoinc@aol.com

Girls Gymnastics

—————-Optional Team Girls——————

Every year it amazes me how fast summer flies by.  Can you believe that kids are getting ready to return to school?  Here at GTCO, our optional teams had a great summer of training.  Our girls did a great job staying focussed and getting ready for the upcoming season.  I believe this is going to be one of our strongest seasons yet!

Fall is a time of change.  With the girls returning to school, we will return to evening practices.  Our training also takes on some new challenges.  We will be transitioning from skills training to routine training in order to be ready for our first competition of the season.  I know our girls are up for the challenge of using what they’ve learned through the summer and applying it.  I am so excited to see them accomplish their goals!

Fall Schedule begins Monday, August 22nd
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday:        3:30-7:30 or 4:15-8:15
Saturday        Level 8-10                            7:30-11:30  Level 7                                11:00-3:00

Our first competition of the season will be our home meet, Cartwheels and Pinwheels Invitational.  It will be held in December and we have partnered with Cancer Free Kids again.  It is a great opportunity to see some great gymnastics, but also to support a worthy cause.  If you need more information, please let us know.  We are currently working to complete the meet schedule and will publish that in the next newsletter.

Enjoy all the changes that Fall brings and see you in the gym!

Missy Hart
Optional Team Director
If you have any questions, please feel free to email me at missmissy815@gtcohio.com

For details on our meet results and for our competitive schedule, please visit our website at www.gtcohio.com.

—————-Compulsory Team Girls——————

Congratulations to all the teams for working hard this summer

Level 4 Team Members Level 6 Team Members

1. Kennedy Cantrell                                                1.  Jordan Wolfenburger

2. Kate Parks                                                           2.  Samantha Campbell

3. Katie Sorrell                                                        3.  Alexis Wynn

4. Molly Witzerman                                                4.  Serena Fadell

5. Rowan Bullock                                                    5.  Hannah Brown

6. Haley Iverson                                                       6.  Krystal Webb

7. Ellie Schneider

8. Aubree Ferdon

9. Sabrena Dolph

10. Ashton Fath

11. Mackenzie Johnson

Level 5 Team Members Prep Optional Members

1. Alex Johnson                                                1.  Kaylie Campbell

2. Amelia Arthurs                                             2.  Rachel Vulgamore

3. Ashley Neuman                                            3.  Samantha Donmoyer

4. Ava Andary                                                   4.  Nikole Donmoyer

5. Brooke Tibbits                                               5.  Grace Gitzginger

6. Cailin Hoban                                                  6.  Darby Hass

7. Caitlyn Hollar                                                7.  Riana Jackson

8. Chloe Reilly                                                   8.  Haley Jauch

9. Elizabeth Barnett                                           9.  Makayla Miller

10. Emma Morris                                                10.  Lindsay Tomko

11. Hannah Garland                                            11.  Erin Whisman

12. Kristin Vulgamore                                        12.  Maggie Taylor

13. Cheyenne Cory                                             13.  Emme Nolan

14.  Alex Mantel

Compulsory and Prep-optional Fall Team schedule

Level 4

Monday:  5:00-8:00

Wednesday:  5:00-8:00

Friday:  5:00-8:00

Level 5

Monday:  5:00-8:00

Thursday:  5:00-8:00

Friday:  5:00-8:00

Saturday:  12:00-3:00

Level 6

Monday:  4:15-8:15

Thursday:  4:15-8:15

Friday:  4:15-8:15

Saturday:  11:00-3:00

Prep-Optional

Tuesday:  6:30-8:30

Wednesday:  6:30-8:30

Saturday: 11:00-1:00

If you have any questions please call Faye at 937-746-2213. You can also email Faye at CoachFaye@gtcohio.com if you have any questions concerning our workout or meet schedule.

Level 4 Season

What a fantastic Level 4 season. I would like at this time to thank all the gymnast for their hard work and the parents for all their support. Our Level 4 team won 5 out of 9 meets and one of those being session winners. We had a Beam State Champion…Alexis Wynn and two Ohio All-Around Champions…Brooke Tibbits and Jordan Wolfenbarger. All gymnast gave 100% and made their coaches very proud. Looking forward to seeing what the 2011/12 season holds.

Keep up the hard work and point those toes…Coach Peggy

State Championship dinner in Columbus, Ohio.

From Left to Right is Level 4 State Champions Jordan Wolfenbarger and Brooke Tibbits, and Level 6 State Champion Katie Rogers, .

T.O.P.s NEWS

TOPs Season Highlights

As another TOPs season comes to a close I would like to take some time to highlight some of this year’s best performances. Lexi Wynn consistently completed 20 half leg lifts throughout her season and Alicia Fitton successfully attained her goal of 10 presses and a perfect 60 second handstand. The girls worked really hard throughout the season and GTCO is very proud of their efforts. Great Job Alicia and Lexi!

What is TOPs?

Amibeth Hardy TOPS and Hope Director

I would like to start by welcoming all new girls to the T.O.P.s program. T.O.P.s is a great way to improve your daughter’s gymnastics skills by working strength and flexibility. T.O.P.s (Talent Opportunity Program) is a competitive talent search and educational program for gymnasts ages 7-10. Girls compete in June and July of each year for the chance to compete in Houston, Texas at T.O.P.s Nationals. Girls compete doing handstand holding, press handstands, rope climb, sprinting, vertical jump, leg lifts, cast handstands, splits, and bridges. Training T.O.P.s is a great way to increase strength and flexibility along with improving body awareness which leads to advances in actual gymnastics skills. Currently GTCO offers T.O.P.s from 4:30-7:30 Wednesday’s and 12:00 – 3:00 on Saturday’s.

GTCO also has Tiny T.O.P.s; an introduction to T.O.P.s for gymnasts age 4, 5, and 6. This class is on Thursdays from 1:00 – 2:00pm. If your daughter is younger than or meets the age requirements for this program and you are interested please contact Coach Amibeth at AmibethTHardy1@hotmail.com.

JungleGym

Welcome to Session 6 at GTCO – Lots of fun planned for our summer session!!

YOUR Child is Invited!!

Our Jungle Gym staff would like to invite your child to explore the jungle during Open Gym on Tuesdays from 12:00—1:30 for ages 16 months and UP!!  While     attending open gym, they will burn off energy, get some much needed physical exercise, and have a blast exploring tunnels, pits, trampolines, and more! Want to have lunch with a friend? Run to the store? Go to the mall??  Not a problem!! Drop your child off to explore our jungle and you get time to do what you want—your child will be in goods hands!! Please note that children ages 2 and under must be accompanied by an adult.

The Jungle Gym Staff will provide a light snack!!  Have your child bring a friend for added fun!! So give us a call or stop by the Front Desk to sign up!!  There is a $10.00 fee and our Jungle Exploration is open to the public!!  Bring a friend and have a great time!!

PICTURE/VIDEO WEEK IS WEEK 7… Parents are invited into the gym to    observe the progress your child has made this session and show off all the new skills they have learned!  Please be aware of the other classes going on in the gym, and we ask that you stay with your child’s class.

Don’t forget your camera!!

Just a Reminder….

For safety reasons, please have your child’s hair in a     ponytail and no jewelry when they arrive for class!  We offer water breaks to our students so they do not need to bring a water bottle! Leotards with or without shorts are preferred for class attire, but a t-shirt and shorts are fine also!!  If you ever have any questions about your child’s progress in class, please feel free to speak to her instructor and view her skill sheet!  Our Jungle Gym          program does not do testing; however, we do keep track of the skills that the students have acquired to move to a different class.  If your student does not receive a slip during week 7, they will continue in their current class and receive their certificate Week 8!!

WELCOME TO SESSION 1!

The Jungle Gym staff is excited to start our Fall Session with lots of fun activities planned and look forward to seeing all of our students!!  Don’t forget if you have a friend, neighbor, or relative that would like to join in on our fun, they are welcome to come with you to class for a FREE trial class! Our best advertisement has always been by word of mouth from our loyal parents!!

If you ever have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact your child’s instructor before or after class or myself! Thanks again for joining GTCO this session!

Miss Beth/Jungle Gym Director

Is your 2 year old ready to go ‘on their own’?? We offer a “Big Tots” class exclusively for our not yet 3 year olds who are ready to explore! This class is a be a transitional class for children who are ready to “go on their own” without the assistant of mom or dad, but not yet ready for the ’perpetual motion’ of the 3 year old class!  Ratios are 4 students per instructor.

Is your 4 or 5 year old boy ready for a BOYS ONLY class? This class is strictly boys working with our male coaches!  They work together in a structured and educational environment on boys events and equipment to make your son stronger, disciplined, and more self confident!

Need a class time not listed in our brochure?  We can open a class day and time as long as we have three students in the class!! Evening times are limited (except on Wednesday evenings) due to competitive teams being in the gym, but we will do what we can to meet your needs!! Check with Miss Beth if you are interested in a new time!!

GOING ON VACATION?!

Don’t forget to take a picture of yourself doing your favorite gymnastic trick!!

We will be  filling the bulletin board with our students sharing their love of gymnastics around the world!!  So take a picture and bring it to Miss Beth!!

Happy Vacationing!!

GTCO always offers fields trips to many organizations!

These field trips to our facility for an hour become extremely popular when school is out for the summer! We set up obstacle courses, swing on the rope and into the pit, have our inflatable up, and much more!! If you would like to book a field trip for one of your organizations, home school, boy/girl scouts, moms play group, or whatever just stop by the Front Desk or email                                          junglegym@gtcohio.com and we will fix you up!!

Did You Know?

Did you know that FUN is the most important part of your child’s learning process? When classes are fun, children associate learning with fun. When children have a good foundation for learning, it has been proven that they are better students later in life. Our Jungle Gym gymnastics not only builds self-confidence, but also builds strong bodies and minds and keeps youngsters fit! The lesson plan for GTCO is set up in progressions and circuits so that the children learn sequences and repetitive gymnastics while having fun! Each station has a purpose and will progress into a real skill later on down the line. For example, when we work on donkey kicks we are really working towards a handstand and when we ‘jump’ over the banana box we are really working towards a cartwheel! An important thing to remember is that each child goes through the same stages of development but at different rates, so some children will progress faster than others. Be patient with your child—they will get it at their own pace. Having fun at the preschool age is the most important thing to teach and will help your child to develop a great foundation for learning! Thank you for being a part of our Jungle Gym program—we are proud of it and know your child will have FUN while learning gymnastics!!

GTCO To Go…..!! Did you know Gymnastics Training Center offers GTCO To Go to our surrounding daycares and preschool organizations?! We bring our
child-size gymnastics equipment and the best instructors in the area to YOUR facility for some giant size fun! The sport of gymnastics is our base and from there we challenge the students physically and mentally. Our program works hand/eye coordination, large muscle skills, and balance and coordination activities. A mix of gymnastics equipment and physical education tools gives the children a head start on the physical requirements needed for grade school. We have conducted classes at Day Academy, Bright Beginnings, and Minds in Motion. The program allows preschools and daycares an active and exciting enrichment class for the children! Everyone involved: kids, parents, teachers, and owners have been thrilled with this service. If you know of someone who has little ones in preschool or daycares and would like to offer this enrichment class to their students, please have them give us a call!
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GTCO always offers fields trips to many organizations!
These field trips to our facility for an hour become extremely popular when school is out for the summer! We set up obstacle courses, swing on the rope and into the pit, have our inflatable up, and much more!! If you would like to book a field trip for one of your organizations, home school, boy/girl scouts, moms play group, or whatever just stop by the Front Desk or email junglegym@gtcohio.com and we will fix you up!!

Tumbling Has Many Benefits…

The art of tumbling is a unique and fascinating undertaking. It is used in a wide variety of sports such as, dance, cheerleading, gymnastics, diving, and many other extreme sports. It is something that is thrilling to watch; and while executing these skills it gives off a feeling of excitement unlike anything else!

We have been very successful in helping our students learn and acquire specific strength, flexibility, and air awareness that is crucial to executing clean, consistent, and SAFE tumbling. We take into account the goals of our students and help them achieve the tumbling required for their specific sport. To be a successful tumbler, proper and SAFE technique must be taught in a positive environment.

Too many times kids are rushed and not given enough time to perfect the skills leading to mental blocks and injuries. You cannot expect a kid to be a competitive athlete at any sport practicing once a week. In order to become a success, your child must love tumbling and the time spent perfecting it. Multiple sessions throughout the week whether through our classes, clinics, private lessons, or open gym will provide a fresh understanding of the skills being mastered and more enjoyment doing it. Take advantage of all we have to offer! For a list of our tumbling services please visit our website www.GTCOhio.com.

Scooters, Skateboards, Blades & Bikes

As we roll into summer we prepare for the inevitable scrapes, bumps, and bruises.  What drives our young ones to endure these set backs and keep wanting to go farther or faster?

This spirit of adventure is what makes us great.  Fostering that spirit and training the body is what makes gymnastics great for us.  Gymnastics, once the basis of physical education, is the ultimate activity for everyday life.  Properly instructed gymnastics provides agility, balance and confidence in our children.  These A,B,C’s transcend the sport itself and allow the participants to excel in other sports besides gymnastics.  The spatial awareness, flexibility, strength, power and mental acuity encouraged by gymnastics springboards its participants ahead in most all areas of athletics and academics.

Today’s competitive environment demands more and more of our children.  The lessons of gymnastics can begin as early as a child’s first step.  The sense of satisfaction and accomplishment is readily seen in a 20-month-old who walks that beam for the first time.  The thrill of swinging like Tarzan on a rope is forever etched in a four-year-old boy’s mind.  Pre-school gymnastics, ages 2 years to 6 years, is the best activity to prepare your child not only for boards, blades and bikes, but for life lessons for years to come.  Gymnastics is much more than something to be in awe of once every four years during the Olympics.

Tumbling Has Many Benefits…

The art of tumbling is a unique and fascinating undertaking. It is used in a wide variety of sports such as, dance, cheerleading, gymnastics, diving, and many other extreme sports. It is something that is thrilling to watch; and while executing these skills it gives off a feeling of excitement unlike anything else!

We have been very successful in helping our students learn and acquire specific strength, flexibility, and air awareness that is crucial to executing clean, consistent, and SAFE tumbling.  We take into account the goals of our students and help them achieve the tumbling required for their specific sport. To be a successful tumbler, proper and SAFE technique must be taught in a positive environment.

Too many times kids are rushed and not given enough time to perfect the skills leading to mental blocks and injuries. You cannot expect a kid to be a competitive athlete at any sport practicing once a week. In order to become a success, your child must love tumbling and the time spent perfecting it.  Multiple sessions throughout the week whether through our classes, clinics, private lessons, or open gym will provide a fresh understanding of the skills being mastered and more enjoyment doing it. Take advantage of all we have to offer!  For a list of our tumbling services please visit our website www.GTCOhio.com.

GTCO Cheer Tryouts

All-star cheer tryouts are just around the corner!

Victor Zamora Cheer Program Director

Attendance is mandatory for clinics and tryouts.

CLINICS SCHEDULE (mandatory)

SUNDAY MAY 15 — 4-5yrs: 1-145pm | 6-12yrs: 215-330pm | 13-18yrs: 345-5pm

TUESDAY MAY 17 — 6-8yrs: 6-7pm | 9-12yrs: 7-8pm

THURSDAY MAY 19 — 13-18yrs: 630-730pm

TRYOUTS SCHEDULE (mandatory)

SUNDAY MAY 22 — 4-5yrs: 1230-115pm | 6-8yrs: 145-245pm | 9-12yrs: 315-415pm | 13-18yrs: 430-530pm.  Check-in for all participants is 15 minutes prior their assigned time.

To get more details please contact Victor, Program Director, at 937.660.8307 or send an email to cheer@gtcohio.com. Additionally, you may also visit our website at www.GTCOVolts.com.

Teams are for boys and girls, starting at the age of 4. We hope to see here!

GTCO…where we cheer, compete and grow together.

Cheer Camp – our second cheer camp is this Sunday, May 1st starting at 2:30pm.  To signup please call our front desk at 937.746.2213.  This camp is designed to help you with your upcoming tryouts!!

GTCO BOY’S TEAM NEWS

The GTCO boy’s team had a succesful state championships meet march 26-27 with 6 state champions: Thommy Pretorius winning FX – V – PB – Luke Knapke winning R – Tommy stone winning FX and harrison andary winning FX. 3 gymnasts were 2^nd in the all-around in the their respective age groups and they were Thommy Pretorius, Tommy Stone and Harrson Andary. Six gymnasts qualified to the regional championships to be held in conjunction with the ncaa college championships at Ohio State University on April 15-17 at st. John’s arena in Columbus, Ohio. The six gymnasts are:

Level 10 – Sammy Chamberlain, Josh Davidson, Bishop Hungarland

Level 7 – Craig Jasin – Thommy Pretorius

Level 6 – Connor Iverson – Collin Jasin – Luke Knapke

Congratulations to the GTCO Regional Qualifiers and State Champions!

Welcome New Members!

April finds new aspiring gymnasts moving in and moving up to the GTCO boy’s team . Congratulations and welcome to the GTCO Boy’s Competitive Team. The coaching staff is eagerly looking forward to working with you.

Welcome back coach Lindsay Bittner who will re-join the boy’s coaching staff. Lindsay is experienced as a coach and as a judge.

Anyone who is interested in competitive boy’s gymnastics, please contact the coaching staff: Don Sellman (Program Director), Julius Moreland or Lindsay Bittner. You can reach us by calling 937.746.2213.

Girls Gymnastics

—————-Optional Team Girls——————

March and April have been awesome months for our girls optional teams.  We started out March with the Arnold Challenge.  The girls were competing with confidence and it showed in our results.
Level 7s
Lauren H – 2nd on vault
Bailey T – 3rd on bars
Brooke S – 1st on bars, 3rd on beam and 1st all around
Emily H – 2nd on bars, and 3rd all around
Lexi W – 3rd on beam

Level 8s
Alyssa W – 2nd on beam
Makenzie G – 1st on beam and 2nd all around
Amanda T – 2nd on bars, 1st on beam, 2nd on floor and 2nd aa
Mackenzie P – 1st on beam
Molly C – 3rd on beam

Level 9/10s
Emily B – 2nd on floor
Traci P – 2nd on floor

In addition to these great performances, 2 of our Level 8 gymnasts also qualified for event finals.  Amanda T and Makenzie G competed against the best of the best from the entire competition.  Makenzie G WON beam, and Amanda T was 2nd on Floor!  Wow!!!  What an amazing accomplishment.

Our next competition was Follow Your Dreams for our Level 7s and 8s, while the 9/10s began their preparation for the upcoming state meet.  Our level 7s had the best meet of their season, scoring a 110.4 and placing 2nd overall.  While there were plenty of individual accomplishments as well, this is what we were looking for from our level 7s.  And we couldn’t have been more proud of what they have accomplished.  All of our optional girls finished the regular season strong and ready to compete at the state meets.

STATE MEET RESULTS
This season finished on a very positive note with one of our level 9′s  qualifying to regionals.  Emily B had a fantastic performance at State allowing her to move on the the post season.  Regionals will be held in Cleveland on April 16-17.  Please join us in congratulating Emily and cheering her on at Regionals!!  Great Job Emily.

Last weekend we also had 5 young ladies qualify on to their level 8 regional competition.  Alyssa W, Madison E, Makenzie G, Amanda T and Molly C will be competing at Regionals April 30-May 1st.  In addition to moving on to the regional competition, we also crowned 2 more state champs!  Amanda T won bars and Makenzie G won beam.  Congratulations to all our girls on a very successful season.

More state Results:
Level 9/10
Emily B – 3rd on floor

Level 8
Amanda T – 2nd on vault, 3rd on floor and 3rd all around
Molly C – 2nd on beam

Please be sure to check back for an update on how our GTCO girls do at Regionals.

SUMMER SCHEDULE
The optional summer schedule has recently been distributed.  We will be working out with the following schedule:
Monday        3-7
Tuesday       8-12
Thursday      9-1
Friday         10-2
Saturday      7:30-11:30

If you have any questions, please feel free to email me at missmissy815@gtcohio.com
Missy Hart
Optional Team Director

For details on our meet results and for our competitive schedule, please visit our website at www.gtcohio.com.

—————-Compulsory Team Girls——————

Preteam, level 4 and prep-optional tryouts On May 13th at 7:00pm
Try outs will begin at 7:00.  They will be tested for each event and will last 1 to 2 hours.  During testing information will be available for team.

Please sign up at the front desk.  Please contact Faye if you cannot attend and want to try out.  937-746-2213.

Try outs for the compulsory and prep optional teams will be held on Friday, May 13^th at 7:00.  If you are interested or have questions don’t hesitate to call or email coach Faye.

Compulsory Summer Schedule
Starts Monday, June 20th

Level 4
Monday:  10:00-1:00
Wednesday:  12:00-3:00
Thursday:  12:00-3:00
(9 hours with the option at add Friday:  8:00-10:00 for 11 hours)

Level 5
Monday:  9:00-1:00
Wednesday:  12:00-4:00
Thursday:  12:00-4:00
Friday:  8:00-10:00
(12 hours with the option to add Friday for 14 hours)

Level 6
Monday:  9:00-1:00
Wednesday:  12:00-4:00
Thursday:  12:00-4:00
Friday:  10:00-2:00
(16 hours)
Prep-optionals
Monday:  5:00-8:00
Thursday:  5:00-8:00
(6 hours)

Remember if you have any questions please call me at 937-746-2213. You can also email me at CoachFaye@gtcohio.com if you have any questions concerning our workout or meet schedule.

T.O.P.s NEWS

Amibeth Hardy TOPS and Hope Director

I would like to start by welcoming all new girls to the T.O.P.s program. T.O.P.s is a great way to improve your daughter’s gymnastics skills by working strength and flexibility. T.O.P.s (Talent Opportunity Program) is a competitive talent search and educational program for gymnasts ages 7-10. Girls compete in June and July of each year for the chance to compete in Houston, Texas at T.O.P.s Nationals. Girls compete doing handstand holding, press handstands, rope climb, sprinting, vertical jump, leg lifts, cast handstands, splits, and bridges. Training T.O.P.s is a great way to increase strength and flexibility along with improving body awareness which leads to advances in actual gymnastics skills. Currently GTCO offers T.O.P.s from 6:15pm – 7:30pm Wednesday’s and 9:00am -11:00am on Saturday’s.

GTCO also now has Tiny T.O.P.s; an introduction to T.O.P.s for gymnasts age 4, 5, and 6. This class is on Tuesday’s from 7:00 – 8:00 pm. We are also proud to offer a daytime class on Thursday’s from 11:00am – 12:00pm. If your daughter is younger than or meets the age requirements for this program and you are interested please contact Coach Amibeth at CoachAmibeth@gtcohio.com.

JungleGym

Welcome to Session 5! The Gymnastics Training Center of Ohio Jungle Gym Staff has lots of fun and excitement planned for this session!! If you ever have any questions or concerns about your child’s class, please feel free to talk to your child’s instructor before or after class as we are always willing to help in    anyway! Below is a brief summary of what is going on the next eight weeks! There is still time to take advantage of our SUPER SPECIAL: sign up for Sessions 5 AND 6 and receive your choice of a free t-shirt, 4 free passes to our Jungle Gym Expedition OR a discount to our annual Summer Camp in August!! Stop by the Front Desk for more details!! Thanks again for joining GTCO this session!

WEEK 2

HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY! A special treat for all mom’s this week—you are exclusively invited into gymnastics class with your  youngster this week! Come on in and spend some special time as they learn new gymnastics skills!  Our focus will be ‘glide swings’ on the bars and how to do them and we will be concentrating on our running skills—a favorite for all the kids!

WEEK 3

SO YOU THINK YOU CAN ROLL?!! Lots of Frontrolls, Backrolls, Logrolls, rolls on the bar, on the trampoline down hills and more!

WEEK 4

Our inflatable will be up this week!! It’s CRAZY CARTWHEEL week as we practice lots of unique ways to learn cartwheels!! Lots of fun activities!!

WEEK 5

It’s ZOO WEEK in the Jungle!!  All the kids are invited to bring their favorite stuffed animal to gymnastics this week as we practice jumping with our legs together, swinging, rolling and more!! Watch out for those tigers!!

Reminder….GTCO is CLOSED Monday, May 30 in observance of Memorial Day

WEEK 6

We are JUMPING TO JUMP this week! Learning how to jump on and off of equipment, jumping forwards, backwards, and sideways, and more!

WEEK 7

One of our favorite weeks for the kids—SPORTS WEEK is here!  In addition to working on our gymnastic skills, we will also be focusing on coordination by using baseball and soccer as our theme throughout the circuits!  Wear your FAVORITE sports t-shirt, shorts, socks, or hat this week!!  Tuition for our Summer Session is due this week!

WEEK 8

No BUMMER SUMMER for our GTCO families this week! Time to put away the snowballs and bring out the beachballs as we work hard on our backward skills this week!! Bring a Friend for Free this week!  GTCO invites your child to bring a friend to his/her gymnastics class—all we ask is that your child’s friend be close to the same age as your child!  Our inflatable will be up this week for added fun! This is the last week before our Super Summer Session begins so stop by the Front Desk to reserve your child’s spot in class!

Congrats to the girls for a fantastic Fall State Meet this past weekend! Kaylie Campbell finsihed 3rd on beam with a 9.0, Samantha Campbell finished 6th on Vault with a 8.5 and Serena Fadell finished 4th on both Beam (8.6) and Floor (8.475). They showed great improvement on both bars and vault!

Kaylie, Samantha and Serena also did a fantasitc job cheering on our team as well as the team we were with. They stayed positive and had a great time! Awesome Job Ladies!

We are now focusing on getting ready for our home meet, Cartwheels and Pinwheels.
Remember, A POSITIVE ATTITUDE=POSITIVE RESULTS!