Gymnastics Association of Texas 2024: Grid

Welcome to our 58th annual Gymnastics Association of Texas Conference. Look around, as we have attendees from not only Texas but from Louisiana, Colorado, Utah, Oklahoma and California. Take time to introduce yourself to your fellow coaches that you may not know. Afterall, that is how GAT started all those years ago....it was a GAThering of like-minded gymnastics educators.

Please take the time to create your own unique schedule of sessions you are wanting to attend this weekend. This is also the best way to get the most up to date schedule should things change or should announcements need to be sent out to our attendees.

We are thrilled to announce our exclusive equipment partnership with SPIETH America, bringing together our expertise to elevate gymnastics education and training. This collaboration marks a historic milestone for both organizations as we join esteemed industry partners. As the Gymnastics Association of Texas (GAT), known for our comprehensive gymnastics education programs, we will now have access to SPIETH America’s cutting-edge equipment and educational resources, including sessions on Parkour and NCAA Acro and Tumbling. Together, we are dedicated to fostering growth, innovation, and safety within the gymnastics community.

If you have any questions about anything during the weekend, don’t hesitate to see one of us at the downstairs registration desk. Let us know what you like or areas where we can improve our service to you.

A lot of planning has gone into this conference, so we hope you have a wonderful weekend of great gymnastics education!

From your Gymnastics Association of Texas Board of Directors

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Brazos (Upstairs Atrium Level)	Exhibit Hall (Downstairs)	Guadalupe (Upstairs Atrium Level)	San Antonio (Downstairs Plaza Level)	Trinity (Downstairs Plaza Level)

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NAWGJ Board Meeting 7:30pm - 9:30pm

EXHIBIT HALL = SETUP (Closed to public during setup) 8:00am - 3:45pm

Business Conference Reception 4:00pm - 5:00pm

EXHIBIT HALL 5:00pm - 7:30pm

TX USAG Board Meeting 2:00pm - 6:00pm

Business Conference-Featuring Howard Partridge 8:00am - 4:00pm

THSGCA Mens Rules Committee Meeting 11:00am - 1:00pm

THSGCA Womens Rules Committee Meeting 2:00pm - 4:00pm

THSGCA Executive Board Meeting 4:00pm - 5:00pm

THSGCA General Membership Annual Meeting 5:00pm - 9:00pm

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Ballroom A (Upstairs Atrium Area)	Ballroom B (upstairs atrium level)	Bluebonnet/Wedgewood (Upstairs Atrium Level)	Bosque (Upstairs Atrium Level)	Brazos (Upstairs Atrium Level)	Colorado (upstairs Atrium Level)	Concho (Upstairs Atrium Level)	Exhibit Hall (Downstairs)	Exhibit Hall A (Downstairs Plaza Level)	Exhibit Hall B (Downstairs Plaza Level)	Exhibit Hall C (Downstairs Plaza Level)	Frio (Upstairs Atrium Level)	Glass Oaks Ballroom-Downstairs Outside entrance	Guadalupe (Upstairs Atrium Level)	Hotel Atrium - Arbor (upstairs)	Nueces (Upstairs Atrium Level)	Pecos (Downstairs Plaza Level)	Plaza Booths (Downstairs)	Sabine (Downstairs Plaza Level)	San Antonio (Downstairs Plaza Level)	San Marcos (Downstairs Plaza Level)	Trinity (Downstairs Plaza Level)

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Dinner Reception for GAT attendees and speakers 7:30pm - 8:15pm

ITP PS and REC-CLOSED Course 8:00am - 5:00pm

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Pyramid of Performance: building a resilient athlete from the gr... 8:30am - 9:30am

To Brace or Not to Brace: Bracing helpful or harmful? 9:45am - 10:45am

Mental Blocks: Breaking Them Open to Break Through 11:00am - 12:00pm

Protein, Fat, Carb: How much gymnast need and how to make delici... 1:30pm - 2:30pm

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Mechanics of Vault - what, why and how… 4:00pm - 5:00pm

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The Brain of the Athlete: Maximizing Performance Through Neurosc... 8:30am - 9:30am

Nutrition and Mental Health 9:45am - 10:45am

Building Your Brand Empire 11:00am - 12:00pm

Future of School Management with AI and Automation 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Effective Communication 2:45pm - 3:45pm

Website mistakes you might not know you are making 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Innovative Approaches to Talent Development - Nurturing Future C... 8:30am - 9:30am

Tough Parent Conversations 9:45am - 10:45am

Bar Angles 11:00am - 12:00pm

Dev. Updates 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Bar Releases 2:45pm - 3:45pm

Beam concentration-pauses-balance errors 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Sims Scholarship Committee 5:00pm - 6:00pm

Demystifying the twist-from basic to complex skills 8:30am - 9:30am

General Strength and Conditioning Program: staying healthy throu... 9:45am - 10:45am

Essential Basics: High Bar level 3-6 11:00am - 12:00pm

Champion Mindset: Process of language 1:30pm - 2:30pm

AI a Game Changer for your Gymnastics Club: 2:45pm - 3:45pm

Managing Micro Traumas in Athletes 4:00pm - 5:00pm

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Beam Acro Skills and Drills 8:30am - 9:30am

Beam Complex 11:00am - 12:00pm

Creating Rockin' Preteam workers on BB/UB 1:30pm - 2:30pm

On-site LIVE demonstration - Essential basics: on Parallel Bars... 2:45pm - 3:45pm

• On-site LIVE demonstration - Essential basics: on Pommel Horse... 4:00pm - 5:00pm

HOS -Bars Basics 8:30am - 9:30am

Teaching Giants one small step at a time 11:00am - 12:00pm

Mastering the Basics-Essential Tumbling skills 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Advanced Tumbling 2:45pm - 3:45pm

HOS- Bars and Beam Intermediate Skills 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Understanding Arch and Hollow 8:30am - 9:30am

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How To Start an Acrobatics and Tumble Program with Your Rec Athl... 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Find Your Shine! 2:45pm - 3:45pm

Tighten Up! 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Program Overview: Vision for the next 8 years! 8:30am - 9:30am

HB: for Tkatchev and Kovac development 9:45am - 10:45am

Level 6 JE 11:00am - 12:00pm

Tech Sequence Roll Out 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Still Rings: Developing swing to strength & Strength to Strength 2:45pm - 3:45pm

Champion Mindset: Life Balance of the Modern Day Coach 4:00pm - 5:00pm

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Ceremony of Honors Awards 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Program Overview 8:30am - 9:30am

Pommel Horse 9:45am - 10:45am

Floor Exercise 11:00am - 12:00pm

High Bar 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Parallel Bars 2:45pm - 3:45pm

Rings 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Life Member Luncheon 12:00pm - 1:30pm

Getting your TNT program off the ground 8:30am - 9:30am

Preschool/Developmental Trampoline your future self will thank! 9:45am - 10:45am

Advanced Trampoline - Broken Down to Easy Steps 11:00am - 12:00pm

Tumbling: From Rolls to Doubles- 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Double Mini: From getting on to doubling off! 2:45pm - 3:45pm

Understanding T&T Scoring 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Managers Training Course-ITP 401-OPEN Part 1 8:30am - 12:00pm

Managers Training Course-ITP 401-OPEN- Part 2 1:30pm - 5:00pm

GAT Registration Booths Open (DOWNSTAIRS ONLY) 7:30am - 5:00pm

Gross Motor Development in PS classes 8:30am - 9:30am

Bars for your PS /rec classes 9:45am - 10:45am

Stations Rotations and Lesson Plans 11:00am - 12:00pm

True Inclusion 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Competitive Training Plans 2:45pm - 3:45pm

Wellness Team 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Converting the Olympic Bump into a Surge 8:30am - 9:30am

Social Media Tips and Tricks 9:45am - 10:45am

Manage Smart, Market Smart 11:00am - 12:00pm

People Smart-Tech Smart 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Financially Fit: Turn Saving Money Into Your Superpower 2:45pm - 3:45pm

How to Build your Pro Shop 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Xcel Updates for Coaches and judges 8:30am - 9:30am

Xcel Bar Start Values - Coaches and Judges 9:45am - 10:45am

Strategies for classes with multiple different levels 11:00am - 12:00pm

Understanding the Throughout Deductions 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Effective Conditioning for XCEL/TAAF programs 2:45pm - 3:45pm

Understanding Perfectionism 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Bars: Developing Taps 8:30am - 9:30am

All the Bar Circles 9:45am - 10:45am

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Power of 3: Beginner Rec Progressions 1:30pm - 2:30pm

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Ballroom B (upstairs atrium level)	Bluebonnet/Wedgewood (Upstairs Atrium Level)	Brazos (Upstairs Atrium Level)	Concho (Upstairs Atrium Level)	Exhibit Hall A (Downstairs Plaza Level)	Exhibit Hall B (Downstairs Plaza Level)	Exhibit Hall C (Downstairs Plaza Level)	Frio (Upstairs Atrium Level)	Guadalupe (Upstairs Atrium Level)	Nueces (Upstairs Atrium Level)	Pecos (Downstairs Plaza Level)	Plaza Booths (Downstairs)	Sabine (Downstairs Plaza Level)	San Antonio (Downstairs Plaza Level)	San Marcos (Downstairs Plaza Level)	Trinity (Downstairs Plaza Level)

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Olympic Preparation 8:30am - 9:30am

Incorporate Play into your team program 9:45am - 10:45am

Psychology of Coaching 11:00am - 12:00pm

Special Needs Programs Business Opportunities 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Top 10 skills to set your team apart 2:45pm - 3:45pm

Applying the new floor composition 9:45am - 10:45am

National Brevet Tiers 11:00am - 12:00pm

Judges Testing 1:30pm - 6:30pm

Program Culture: Expectations, setting standards" GymTek Method" 8:30am - 9:30am

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Making Team Program profitable from an owners perspective 1:30pm - 2:30pm

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PS/Rec Beam 9:45am - 10:45am

Hands On spotting- ITP PS Beam 11:00am - 12:00pm

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On-site LIVE demonstration - Routine Construction and developing... 1:30pm - 2:30pm

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How to Teach BB Rhythm Tempo-Changes and Artistry 2:45pm - 3:45pm

ITP PS HOS bars- CLOSED 8:30am - 9:30am

Direct Connections-back Twisting to Front tumbling 9:45am - 10:45am

HOS- Back Handsprings and Back Flips 11:00am - 12:00pm

Innovative Tumbling Drills 1:30pm - 2:30pm

ITP Bar Spotting- CLOSED 2:45pm - 3:45pm

Fun Conditioning Games 8:30am - 9:30am

ITP PS floor skills HOS- CLOSED 9:45am - 10:45am

How to Start a Team Gym Program and Improve your retention of Te... 11:00am - 12:00pm

The Most Awesome Group Games! 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Effective Conditioning for Tumbling 2:45pm - 3:45pm

ITP REC HOS FLOOR- CLOSED 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Essential Basics: Floor Exercise Level 3-6 8:30am - 9:30am

Yearly Planning: Off Season to championship season 9:45am - 10:45am

How did he get that score? Bridging the Gap between coaches and... 2:45pm - 3:45pm

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JD Level 3-10 Pommel Horse 9:45am - 10:45am

JD Level 3-10 High Bar 11:00am - 12:00pm

JD level 3-10 Parallel Bars 1:30pm - 2:30pm

JD Tech Sequences 2:45pm - 3:45pm

JD level 3-10 Floor 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Skill Trilogy 8:30am - 9:30am

The Importance of Journaling and Goal Setting 11:00am - 12:00pm

Judges Testing 1:30pm - 6:30pm

Connect with your community 8:30am - 9:30am

Moving On: Graceful Termination 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Solving your Staffing Problems 2:45pm - 3:45pm

GAT Registration Booths Open (DOWNSTAIRS ONLY) 7:30am - 8:30am

Small changes UB/BB to make a big difference 8:30am - 9:30am

Magnificent 7: FMS screening to Optimize Performance & Decrease... 9:45am - 10:45am

Preventing Wrist Injuries 11:00am - 12:00pm

Coming Back From Injury Better and Stronger 1:30pm - 2:30pm

100 :) drills on TT for your preschool /rec classes 2:45pm - 3:45pm

Finance Smart 8:30am - 9:30am

Facility/Risk Smart 9:45am - 10:45am

When Your ready for the Next generation to take over.. 11:00am - 12:00pm

Do This, Not That: A Blueprint to Increase Customer Loyalty 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Core Values- Why they are so Important 2:45pm - 3:45pm

Xcel Mysteries 8:30am - 9:30am

Developing Strong Basics 9:45am - 10:45am

Choreographing for XCEL 11:00am - 12:00pm

Effective Warm ups for XCEL 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Xcel Silver and Level 3 Vault 2:45pm - 3:45pm

All things Parent and Tot 8:30am - 9:30am

Twisting Vaults - how to make it work BETTER! 9:45am - 10:45am

PS Vault Stations 11:00am - 12:00pm

Overcoming the Knowing and Doing GAP 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Taping 101 2:45pm - 3:45pm