KB Gymnastics News
Thanksgiving Break
KB Gymnastics is closed during the week of Thanksgiving. Enjoy the holiday!
WCU Fall Fling
The results have been posted under the competitive team link. Congratulations girls! Both teams placed 3rd. There were *many* "stuck" beam
routines this time around!
The WCU women's team performed a great exhibition while we were waiting for awards. Did you know that Ms. Kristi and
Ms. Barb coached 3 of those ladies (Jenna, Allie, and Melissa) when they were little girls?
Competition Results
The Back To School results and pictures are listed under the Competitive Team link.
Here are the results for two KB alumni who graduated from our program and moved onto Prestige.
Kayla Hostetter – Bars 8.375 – 3rd; Beam 8.825 – 3rd; Floor 9.40 – 2nd; All Around 35.20 – 3rd
Cassandra Hoover – Vault 9.10 – 2nd; Bars 8.35 – 3rd; Beam 9.225 – 2nd; All Around 35.725 – 3rd
Prestige will eventually post the complete meet results here.
What to Expect at a Competition
Just a few notes for the parents who may be attending their first competition.
- Be aware that there is usually an attendance fee at the door (up to $10 per adult and up to $6 per child).
- Gymnasts can bring a KB Gymnastics bag out onto the floor. A bottle of water and small healthy snack is permitted (but not lunch!).
- Parent/gymnast interaction is against the rules during a competition. A thumbs-up is OK, but running back to Mom (or meeting in the bathroom) is not!
- The competition floor is restricted to USGA registered gymnasts and coaches. Even Mr. Jay isn't allow out to see Miss Kristi.
- The coaches will release the gymnasts to their parents after a brief post-competition meeting, which includes thanking the host team.
- There is no flash photography allowed during the competition because it distracts the gymnasts. Video cameras are fine. Post competition flash pictures are OK too.
- The parent's club (of the host gym) usually runs a snack stand and raffles.
- Souvenirs, T-shirts, etc. are usually available for purchase.
- Sometimes you can also buy flowers or some other "good luck" item for the gymnast (like a little stuffed animal) that will be
delivered to your gymnast on the floor.
- A goody bag or some other item (like a t-shirt) is often given to the participants.
- Unfortunately, the gym can be hot and crowded. It may be hard to find a seat.
- We recommend that team parents try to sit together in order to provide a good cheering section! Don't forget to cheer
for the gymnasts!
- In addition to individual event awards, most competitions will give team awards where the top 3 scores from
each event are combined and totaled for an all-around team score.
- A gymnast's individual event scores are combined for an all-around score. So a gymnast can place in the 4 events
and in the all-around. Awards are given by age group.
- A competition can last up to 4 hours, depending on the number of participants in each session.
- The PA State Gymnastics website also has a page on Parent Protocol for Meets.
- Other guidelines may be announced at each individual competition.