Training Schedule for 2023-24

Meet participation

Gymnastics BC Calendar: https://activitymessenger.com/org/867

There is a fee for participating in each Gymnastics meet of $125.00.

2023-2024 Year at a Glance

Saturday, Sept 16, 2023	Fall Term Begins
September 30th, 2023	Gym Closed – No classes
October 6-7, 2023	Gym Closed – No classes
November 11th, 2023	Gym Closed – No classes
December 1st, 2023	Last Day of Gym Club Fall Session
Jan 12-13, 2024	Winter Term begins
February 16-17, 2024	Gym Closed – No classes
March 18-21, 2024	Spring Break – No classes
April 5-6, 2024	Spring Term Begins
April 20-21, 2024	Bowen Island Invitational – All Gym Club Groups
May 3rd, 2024	Delta Invitational (Richmond Oval) 6 years +
June 16th, 2024	Whistler Summer Meet (optional) 6 years +

Club Uniforms

Each gymnast on the Competitive Gym Club team requires a team bodysuit for competitions. Each gymnast will be measured in the fall to ensure a proper fitting bodysuit. Team uniforms are required anytime the team is visiting another club.

Competitive bodysuits are not to be worn at training EXCEPT the Friday before a meet. A bodysuit fee of $150.00 will be required from Gymnasts needing a new suit this year.

Important Information

Family Commitment Program

Each family is required to contribute a minimum number of volunteer hours per year:

• 20 hours per year for families with one child in the program
• 25 hours per year for families with two children in the program
• 5 additional hours per year for each additional child

For families who cannot, or do not wish to volunteer time, you can opt to pay a fee in lieu:

• $300 for those families with 1 child in the program
• $375 for those families with 2 children in the program
• $450 for those families with 3 children in the program

Fundraising is essential to the fiscal viability of our organization. As such, each family is encouraged to contribute to our fundraising events, time spent will be counted towards your volunteer hours.

Keeping Track of hours and participation

The Family Commitment Program will now be monitored directly by our Board of Directors. Please feel free at any time, to contact us to inquire about the status of your logged hours. When logging hours, please record them in ½ hour increments; ½ hour for up to 30 minutes or 1 hour for a full hour.

You can use this form to submit your time logs. [ADD A FORM]

Volunteering

As we are a volunteer, co-operatively run Club, there are many volunteer opportunities for your family. Some may be ongoing such as Volunteer coordinators and Board Members, whereas others may be occasional, such as bodysuit sales or concession sales. In order to ensure fairness to everyone, each family is required to fulfill their minimal volunteer commitments.

Volunteer opportunities will be communicated via email.

Here are some areas in which volunteers are always needed and truly appreciated:

• Board of Director Members
• Communications (newsletter, email info, articles to Undercurrent)
• Marketing and Promotion (posters, ads, etc.)
• Administration assistance
• Equipment Maintenance
• Fundraising & Special Events (Set-up, decorations, etc.)
• Sponsorships
• Bake Sales and other Fundraising Sales
• Recycling at BIRD – dates TBA
• Help with our annual invitational meet on Bowen
• Grant writing
• Athlete body suit organization (measuring, ordering)
• Bodysuit sales
• Set-up and take-down of gymnastic equipment (REQUIRED FOR EVERY CLASS!)

Thank you to all our volunteers – you make a HUGE difference!

Register for Gym Club

Deadline September 23, 2023.

Step 1: Login

Please login here with your user name and password. Then come back to this page and click refresh.

Step 2: Select Insurance

Choose your the insurance option for your Gym Club program. Hover over the options below and add to cart.

Step 3: Volunteer Hours

If you are not able to volunteer during the year, you need to also choose a Volunteer Fees package:

Step 4: Choose Your Package

Once you’ve done this, choose the right Gym Club package and add to cart.

You can pay for the whole year up front or pay for the first month of Gym Club fees and we’ll invoice you monthly for the subsequent months.

Click “select options” to review these options and once you select the one you prefer, you can proceed to checkout.

Note: You must be logged in with your Gym Club username to be able to add your package to the cart.

Step 5: Check Out and BIGC Registration

When you complete your purchase you’ll be prompted to:

• Add BIGC Club Membership for the current year to your order
• Confirm your order and check out with payment
• Complete a BC Gymnastics liability waiver for the current year
• Fill out the BIGC Program registration form after checkout

If you need to complete BIGC Program Registration form for additional gymnasts, you can fill it in here.