Meet Season Has Begun

After months of dedicated practice and preparation, meet season at ASI Gymnastics is officially upon us! Last weekend, almost 400 gymnasts from around the Dallas area competed at ASI Firewheel, and this past Saturday, almost 100 gymnasts from the Houston area competed at ASI Cypress. We call this first meet the “Practice Makes Perfect Meet” because it gives the girls a chance to perform their routines in front of the judges before their first official meet in January. It also gives us a chance to make sure our ASI-hosted meets live up to the high quality our families expect and deserve.

At ASI meets, we use a scoring system called Beyond the Scores, which allows us to broadcast your athlete’s scores in real-time, immediately after the judge records it on their scorecard. A volunteer sits at each judge’s table with a tablet, and inputs the scores wirelessly. Then, the athlete’s name and score flash on our flat screen monitors around the gym. As they are recorded, they are also saved into the Beyond the Scores system permanently, which you can access via our website or the free BTS mobile app. You can use the app to track your athlete’s scores throughout the meet and throughout the season. If you are interested in volunteering to score at a judge’s table, please stay tuned for announcements and emails to recruit volunteers. This is a great way to get a behind-the-scenes look at everything that goes into making our meets so successful!

From ASI Team Director Isis Pochciol:

“The Practice Makes Perfect Meet was a total success, thanks to the hard work and collaboration of so many coaches, athletes, judges, and ASI staff. The kids showed off some pretty impressive gymnastics, and they look great heading into meet season. After this meet ran so smoothly, I am confident that this will be the best meet season ASI Gymnastics has ever seen! Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, to everyone who worked hard to make this meet such a wonderful experience for the kids. There’s nothing quite as exciting as the first meet of the season!”