YMCA nationals?

[gymgymgymnast08]

Anyone going to the YMCA nationals this summer in Wisconsin? The people who are at Y's but also compete at private clubs do you go to Y nationals?

[gracefulone]

I'm going! But we've already established that! lol

[a_gymnast_forever]

I've never heard of Y nationals!

[gymgymgymnast08]

Its really fun. Its all the Y's in the country so A LOT of gyms and we all go to one Y where ever it is and we have like opening ceremonies and they play YMCA because we are YMCA's and we stood up on the chairs last year and did the dance to it and we all dressed up to go with the theme haha my team was wonder women and then they had these moon bounces and slides and we all got brush burns for our meets haha then u have like open work out so u can test all the equipment and then we have our meet and like in 4,5,6,7 its not really nationals bc u only compete with the girls in ur session and even when we got awards we felt special like we were placing in the nation haha but it was like 1/3 of the nation and then in 8/9/10 u can make it 2 the 2nd day which is like everyone so u are actually competining in the nation its like top 25 in jr and sr... and then if u place in top 10 of the whole level in the nation like if i was top 10 level 8 jr i would be an all american which means u get like a jacket and then top ten on any event gets ur name in the book for next year and then teams can place my 8s and 9s placed last year i was a 7 so we couldnt place in the nation and then u like tour where ever you are when you aren't competining and you like see people wearing gymnastics shirts and you are like omg im here for nationals too! then they have lots of vendors and everyone gets like 20 new leos and you get like goodie bags and then have like energy jelly beans and coupons for free scrunchies and then we are all in hotels and we are really hyper running around the hotel and then we went to closing ceremonies which was when they announced that my team level 8s and 9s placed and then they played YMCA again and everyone was dancing to it and they opened the big thing of balloons so they all came down from the celling and it was really fun oh and they have a motivational speaker at opening ceremonies and last year it was brett mcclure and this year its gonna be chellsie memmel i think and last years site was www.ymcanationals2007.com and this years is www.ymcanationals2008.com or maybe they are dot org? haha but thats basically nationals atleast last years

[xleahcarx]

I will be there coaching. Im excited. It's in my home state!

[ndswam]

Hi,

Unfortunately, our Y won't be sending anyone to Nationals this year because NY schools are still in session and NYS Regent Exams are all the week Nationals is going on. I don't think there will be a large NY showing this year.

It's a shame - our Y participates in Nationals every year and last year 14 girls went ranging from Level 4 to 9. It was my daughters first experience going, and it was a blast! We were looking forward to bringing her this year but.....

Hopefully next year school will be out.


Cindy

[NYgymfan]

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Originally Posted by ndswam Hi, Unfortunately, our Y won't be sending anyone to Nationals this year because NY schools are still in session and NYS Regent Exams are all the week Nationals is going on. I don't think there will be a large NY showing this year. It's a shame - our Y participates in Nationals every year and last year 14 girls went ranging from Level 4 to 9. It was my daughters first experience going, and it was a blast! We were looking forward to bringing her this year but..... Hopefully next year school will be out. Cindy

Heh, so I'm not the only one who's had that problem! Gotta love New York State schools and Regents Exams....I had to miss competing in another (non gymnastics) national contest last year for the same reason. Just about every other state in the country is out by then and the few states that aren't don't have Regents exams so you can skip school. State Ed Dept won't let the Regents exams leave the state so having my chaperone proctor the test while I was in Maryland wasn't an option even if they gave the test during the same time as the rest of the state.

If I make the national level for this contest again this year, my Vice Principal and Guidance Counselor said I can miss the one Regents exam I would be taking b/c I don't actually need regents credit for that particular class in order to graduate. But they made a biiiiiiigggggg deal about possibly exempting me because they usually don't do stuff like that.

[Juni]

I'm going for sure...
after all it is also in my home state.

[awposey1]

We are a Y in Florida but have not done Y nationals. Because it is in the summer, our coach is usually training skills for next level. Sounds like fun tho.

[gracefulone]

School isn't a problem for me. I think we get out June 10/11, then I go to Badger girls' state til the 20th, and before you know it, it's nationals! It's in my home state, too though, so that's kind of nice.