MGC Aerobics – Important TERM 4 News 2009

Dear Parents and MGC Athletes.

Please read the following 2 pages of information which highlights changes to the MGC Handbook
events & your daughters’ participation in Aerobics for the remainder of 2009.

1. Spring Aerochallenge – Sat 5th Sept. Please see www.aeroactive.com.au for any further information regarding the work order and for results. There are NO results and presentations at this competition due to time restraints – so girls are able to leave once they have competed. Medals and certificates will be sent to MGC and handed out at the Aerobics Presentation Evening.

2. Recreation Training – Will continue until the end of Term 3. Girls will have a chance to start learning another routine in the last 2 weeks of this Term.

3. High Performance Training – All training sessions are compulsory for all girls who have qualified for Nationals for the remainder of Term 3.

4. State Team Charge: As per emails sent at the end of the last Term. All girls will be sent a $45 charge to be paid to MGC for your State Team Nomination Fee (Which MGC paid for you when you submitted your orange State Team Booklets)

5. State Team Training – Sunday 20th Sept – at Swinburne (Not Loreto) Please have hair in competition bun!

6. Holiday Training – Thursday 1st October – 9.30 – 12pm in MGC Gym. Important training for all girls who are competing in Nationals.

7. Australian Championships Competition -

 Competitors: We are organising a 3 day event (Mon 5th – Wed 7th) for the girls who have qualified for Nationals to attend State Team Training and to be involved and supervised at the competition. A letter and permission form will be sent home in the next week with further information.
 Recreation Team & HP girls not competing: MGC is organising an excursion for all girls to go and watch the Australian Championships (Aeroskools and Levels comp) on Tues 6th Oct. A letter and permission form will be sent home in the next week with further information.

Information regarding Nationals (competing times etc) can be found on:

www.gymnasticsvictoria.org.au - events and results - GV Calender and Results - 3 Oct 2009 AER & CHL Aust Champs (or on the Gymnastics Australia website: www.gymnastics.org.au)

8. Nationals Dinner - The planned Nationals Dinner noted in Handbook for Thurs 8th Oct, has been changed to an afternoon tea in MGC Lyceum Thurs 8th Oct at 3.30 - 5.00pm, for all girls who have competed in Australian Championships.
- Please RSVP to the Aerobics Captains Maddy & Rosalie on Monday 5th October.

9. Parent Information Evening – Thurs 15th October 7.00 – 8.30pm Lyceum. As per letter sent home to all parents outlining the changes in coaches for 2010. It would be great to have all parents join us for the evening. It will outline changes to 2010 coaches and look into the creation of a more sustainable MGC Aerobics Club.

10. Aerobics Presentation Night - Thurs 29th October – Note the date has been changed from handbook Thurs 22 October. All parents, MGC aerobics athletes and coaches are invited to join us for the evening. This is a chance for everyone involved in the MGC Aerobics program to celebrate the wonderful year we have had. More updated information will be available next Term.
Parent support please!! We require 2 parents whose daughter is likely to participate again next year to please help with the organisation of this event. Lots of support is available for you from myself, MGC staff and the parents who organised the event in 2008. If you are able to help, please email me by the end of this week!

11. Training for Term 4 – Training usually stops for all girls after Nationals. This year we are very fortunate to have 2 options for girls to continue training in Term 4.

 Fitness: Wednesday 7.20 – 8.20am will continue with Ms MacGibbon. This is a great opportunity for girls in the Recreation Team who would like to try out for the High Performance program for 2010, or for girls in the current HP program who would like to maintain their strength and fitness.
 Optional Training: Tuesday 2.15 – 3.45pm. Any girls who would like to be considered as an optional competitor in 2010 are required to attend this training. This allows for the planning process for the optional competitors for 2010 eg learn about choreography of a routine, start choreography, maintain skills, looking at teams, leotard options and start preparation for 2010 routines etc.

12. Questions: I will be away in England from 6th - 30th Sept and will not be in contact via email. (hence trying to get all this information out to you before I go away).

Any questions regarding changes to Aerochallenge competition, MGC program, Nationals or to volunteer to help with Aerobics Presentation Night - please be in contact with me prior to 3pm this Friday 4th September.
Alternatively please see one of the other 6 MGC coaches at training or email MGC staff leigh.hanley@mgc.vic.edu.au or jennifer.macgibbon@mgc.vic.edu.au prior to the end of Term 3.

I look forward to seeing you all at the Australian Championships.

Thanks Carolyn Milles (Ms Hall :)

MGC Aerobics Head Coach