What is the
Parents' Association? |
The Triple T Parents'
Association is a non-profit organization
that promotes and supports all the teams of
the Triple T Sports Center. The
Association encourages a spirit of
fellowship and sportsmanship among the
athletes and parents.
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Who belongs
to the Parents' Association? |
Parents who have a child on any team;
including Advanced Bears and Lions, Hot
Shots, Pre-Team, and USAG Competitive Teams,
and Cheer Squad at Triple T Sports Center
can belong to the Parents' Association.
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What are the
activities of the Parents' Association? |
The primary activities of the Parents'
Association are to raise funds to support
the Triple T teams, organize team travel to
competitive events, pay for many of the
expenses of the team members and coaches.
Competitive gymnasts must train many hours
per week and are required to attend an
Olympic Summer Camp for one week each
summer. The Association pays part of
the gymnasts' travel expenses, camp and meet
fees, uniform costs, and coaches' travel
fees.
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What are the
other benefits of the Parents' Association? |
- Reduced Tuition
- One USAG Team Meet
paid per year; two meets for PreTeam and
Hot Shots, one Cheer meet, and one meet
for Advanced Gymnasts.
- 10% discount on
t-shirts, regular leotards, and items
from pro shop (not including team leos &
warm-ups.)
- Percentage of coach's
fees paid
- One free team bag per
family
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How does the
Parents' Association raise funds? |
The Parents' Association participates in
fundraising activities, which include item
sales, sleepovers, charitable contributions,
hosting in-house meets, concession sales,
car washes, and other events.
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What are the
parents' responsibilities? |
Parents of competitive team members are
required to participate in all fundraising
events. They are expected to attend
Parents' Association meetings, held on the
third Friday of the 2nd month of the quarter
at 7:15 p.m., and participating in promoting
all team activities. Parents are
required to help with gym cleaning 2 times
per year and work at all in-house meets.
Parents and students are expected to adhere
to Triple T Sports Center Class Rules and
Policies and Meet Rules.
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What is the
points system? |
To remain an active member each family must
earn a minimum of 3 points (2 for advanced
classes) per quarter. The purpose of
the point system is to allow families the
flexibility to choose what areas that points
are earned while maintaining an even spread
of the workload involved with the
Association. The following are some
ways that points can be earned:
One (1) point per
quarter
- Fundraising (
1 point for participating, 1 point per
$50 to general fund)
- Board /
Coordinator Positions
- Webmaster
- Newsletter
- Attending
Parents' Meetings
- nTelos /
Harbour Park Events (one point per
person at event)
- Gym Birthday
Party Crew
- Assisting Gym
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Team |
Dues |
# of meets
TPA pays for you for your TPA
participation |
Points per quarter to be in
good standing |
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Cheer |
$50 |
1 |
6 |
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Level 4 & up |
$50 |
1 |
6 |
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Hot Shots |
$50 |
3 |
6 |
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Pre-Team |
$50 |
3 |
6 |
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Advanced Bears & Lions |
$36 |
2 |
4 |
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What are the
costs involved with the Parents'
Association? |
Annual dues for the Parents' Association are
listed in the above table. These dues
cover administrative expenses and general
fund purchases that may include purchasing
equipment for the gym, monies distributed
for group events such as camp, or anything
that is determined to be appropriate for the
benefit of the whole group.
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