I subscribe to a blog called Gymnastics Meet Reviews and Tips
My experiences, tips, tricks and recommendations for traveling to, staying at and attending gymnastics meets.
It includes overviews of competitions from an American parent’s point of view. One meet I attended last season is included — and their review is spot on: IGI Chicago Style Meet 2008
Here’s another interesting post: Tips for traveling with your gymnast
Keep a checklist of items you need to pack so that you don’t forget anything. …
Breakfast: We always make sure our daughter has protein for breakfast, especially if it’s a morning meet. …
Packing an empty water bottle and a powdered packet of Propel or other sports drink …
We pack the competition leo and warm-up in a garment bag that folds and fits into the top of our suitcase. …
Find out in advance where teammates are staying and arrange meals together. …
When trying to decide on a hotel, use http://www.tripadvisor.com/ to get information on a particular hotel and its features and quality. …
For long trips, we have a DVD player for the car …
We bring a set of speakers to play music at night using an iPod …
Each year one team parent makes a wallet-card phone list for each parent that includes home & cell numbers and e-mail addresses for all parents and coaches.
I find a GPS unit to be indispensable when driving to new cities …
We always pack L’Oreal Kids sport shampoo …
Glitter hair spray can be difficult to come by so we stock up. …
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