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By James J, Campbell Water: A Good Drink USABA Includes Women 's ..................... By Nova Hutchinson Gymnastics

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WIPC WEC Summary Rhythmic Committee Rhythmic Committee

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Water: A Good Drink For Thirsty Athletes By James J. Campbell Editor's Note Regarding the article entitled "The Importance of Water for the Athlete," in the October 1982 issue of the USGF Technical Journal, I thought that it might be worthwhile to submit some supplementary comments:

hile the total quantity of water consumed during athletic activity may not adversely affect performance as measured in the studies cited , it has been observed that many athletes experience gastric distress related to the volume of a drink. ' That there is no demonstrable affect of a full stomach on respiratory function per se may be irrelevant. If the athlete feels uncomfortable to exercise, this may influence his concentration on the activity. (And , incidentally, th e quality of concentration may have different meaning and consequences in different sports . The studies ref erred to are not studies in gymnasts.) In any case , it is possible to avoid these subjective problems , and nonetheless satisfy fluid requirements. If one is concerned about the status of rehydration during exercise, the factor of gastric motility, or the rate at which fluids leave the stomach , should be borne in mind. Little absorption occurs through the stomach,2 whereas intestinal absorption of water is rapid and unaffected by exercise 3 ' 4 Accordingly, one would seek reasonably to promote gastric emptying, while avoiding the subjective problems noted above . Factors which increase gastric motility, promoting the exit of fluid from the stomach, are : (1) increasing volume, (2 ) decreasing temperature of the fluid, and (3) decreasing osmolality (sa lt and nutrient content) S Therefore, it would appear that the most sensible approach would be to take frequent drinks of moderate volume (5-8 oz .). Th e preferred drink in most situa ti ons would be plain water, and one' would choose a cold drink to promote gastric emptying.

Incid ental ly, drinking cold fluids may also have a beneficial effect in promoting body cooling. Since many athletes drink other than plain water , they shou ld be advised that the benefits of fluid intake can be compromised considerably by using solutions containi ng too much sugar and / or electrolyte (salts). However, when the environmental conditions are not excessive ly hot or humid, a small amount of carbohydrate (less than 25 gm / L) in a drink may actually have a positive influence on exercise tolerance in prolonged exercise periods . Carbohydrates should not be taken within two hours before beginning exercise, however, to avoid th e blood-sugarlowering insulin response that may occur. Once the exercise begins, this biochemical response to carbohydrate is limited, and probably of no significance. Thus , while respiration may not be affected by the volume of water ingested before exe rc ising, coaches should nonetheless take the subjective attitudes of their athletes into account. With a knowledge of the role of gastric emptying and how it can be influenced, one can accomplish the important goal of maintaining proper hydration for safety and performance, and at the same time accommodate the athlete 's subjective needs. Some " myths " survi ve in common parlance because they contain a partial truth , or because the scientific refuation does not address precisely the same concerns which prompted the myth. Thi s appears to be the case with the issue under discussion. Hopefully, this clarification will promote sensible practices and understanding. B IBLIOGRAPHY 1

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ENVIR HEALTH 21. 520-525.1970 Massett. ES ''Olgestion In the Stomach," In Medical Physiology . Vernon Mountcastle XI I ed " C V Mosby. 1968 3. Fordtran. J.S . Saltm. B . Gastric EmptYing and tOlestlnat Absorpl1on dUring Protonged Severe Exercise." J APPL PHYS 23 331-335. t9d7 Nassell . E.S . op. cit Cost til, 0 Salim. B "Factors Lllnltlng Gastric EmptYing dunng Rest and Exercise' J APPL PHYS 37 679-683. 1974 2

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USABA Includes Women's Gymnastics By Nova Hutchinson

wenty to 30 years ago, blind girls performed gymnastics stunts and tumblin g during Play Days between the residential schools they attended. As the interest grew some individual s enlarged their repertoire of skills. A few began to participate in gymnastics activities in their local areas while others restricted their parti cipation to an expa nd ed gymnastics compet iti on among residential schools . Thus some form of competitive gymnastics for blind athletes has been available through sporatic since the early 1950's. Two years after the formation of the United States Association for Blind Athletes (USABA) in 1976, gymnastics for women became a sanct ioned competitive sport for the blind and路 visual ly impaired. During the national competition in gymnastics in Seattle, WA , the gymnasts performed USGF Class III (Beg inning) compulsory routines only. By the 1980 Championships at Western Illinois University divisions of competition inc lud ed Ilia (Beginning compulsory) , IIIB (compul sory, opt ional) , Iia (Intermediate compulsory) and lib (compulsory, optional). With the increase in difficulty of the USGF leve ls, USABA added the Class IV (novice) level for the 1981 Championships at Southeast Missouri State University. As well as participating within six abi lity levels as prescribed by the USGF , gymnasts also compete with visual classifications: A. (totally blind through light perception or a visual field of three degrees or less), B. (form perception through 20 / 400 or a visual field of more than three degrees through 10 degrees), C (20 / 399 through 20 1200 or a visual field of more than 10 degrees through 20 deg rees). Although competition utilizes the official rules of the USGF, in th e interest of health and safety for it s blind consti tuents, the USABA Gymnastics Technical Committee has adopted the following modifications to the able-bodied rules : COACH OR SPOTTER: A competitor should work to achieve a degree of competence in a routine so that the aid of a coach or spotter is unnecessary. A coach or spotter, may I should be present in the area for any move considered to be a risk for a particular competitor, without in curring a deduction.The regular deduction shall be made for contact with performer or equipment. FLOOR EXERCISE: Music may be placed at any point in relation to the mat to aid the competitor in directionality. BALANCE BEAM: 1. Competitor may be verball y warned by coach or spotter without penalty when the latter considers she is in danger of going off the end of the beam . 2. Competitor may execute approach for mount wi th the hand trailing the beam . Time shall start on first upward movement to mount. VAULTING: 1. The vaulter may l,Ise a running take-off , a one or multiple step take -off, or a double bounce take-off beginning by stand ing on the board with hands in contact with the horse. 2. Spotting is highly encouraged. 3. Verba l help may be given by the coach during any part of the vault without penalty . NUMBER OR EVENTS: 1. A competitor may enter one or more events. 2. A gymnast may compete in events at different ability levels (for example IIIB floor exercise, IliA balanc e beam ,

IVB faulting , and IVA uneven bars.) However, all four events must be at the same level to enter all around. EQUIPMENT: Balance beam and vaulting horse may be used at lower height specifications regardless of age of competitor. COMPULSORY ROUTINES: 1. Compu lsory vau lt for level IVA shall be a flight squat. No deduction shall be made if a layout is performed . 2. Compulsory vault for Level IliA shall be a layout squat. A handspring vau lt may be used as an optional. OPTIONAL ROUTINES: (Specific breakdown in USABA rule book) Alteration include 1. USGF Difficulty to 6 A's @05 each and 1 B @1.0=4.0 2. Specific event requirements and some of their respective deductions (those changed fall under the category of composition). Summary of deletions: 1 Bonus points 2. Progressive distribution of elements 3. Virtuosity . USABA GymnastiCS is in the developmental stage. One intermediate level and several beginning level gymnasts compete. The majority of present competitors are at the novice level as it takes many hours of work and years of deve lopment to be a successfu l competitive gymnast, let alone a blind gymnast. Pita Quintana of Alamogordo, New Mexico, a legally blind gymnasts whose visual acuity is 20 / 200 and Gloria Lopez of Carlsbad, New Mexico, a Class A gymnast who has only light perception in one eye are two examples of the program . Pita has competed at the Intermediate level as a member of the local Youth Center team in USGF competition as well as represented New Mexico School for the Visually Handicapped and the New Mexico Association for Blind Athletes in meets for the blind . Pita holds USABA Level II Class C records. Gloria has competed in Class IV compulsory meets in the Alamogordo area as we ll as in meets for the bli nd. Gloria has placed in USGF competition in uneven bars and is a USABA Level IV Class A record holder. These two gymnasts plus Aloha Short of Amarillo, Texas and the Texas School for the Blind who is a USABA LevellVb Class C record holder and Maria Serrat of Cleveland , Ohio, who is an outstanding Level IV Class B gymnast, made up the demonstration team that USABA sent to the Republic of Panama in August of 1981 . Their performance was enthusiastically received by educators attending the VI I Pan American Congress for Educators of the Blind in Panama City. A demonstration by Gloria, Pita , and Maria during sports competition between the blind of Mexico, Canada , and the USA was also vi ewed with interest. It is expected that the next sports meeting of these countries will includ e gymnastics competition. Likewise the USA delegation to the Second World Championships in Goal Ball will include a gymnastics demonstration team . It is hoped that such a demonstration for the world leaders and athletes assembled in Indianapolis over June 27 -July 3, 1982 will help th e Sports Technical Committee of the Internation al Blind Sport s As sociation favor gymna stics for inclusion as a sport in the 1984 Olympics for the Disabled to be hosted in th e United States at th e Unive rsity of South Carolina . USABA has recently affiliat ed with USGF, and we need all members to help us locate propsecti ve legally blind gymnasts. USGF Technical Journal

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wiPe Refines Selection Procedure WOMEN'S INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM COMMITTEE (WIPC) MEETING September 10, 1983 Eugene, Oregon

Raw e.i. Mavity 73.90, Goodwin 72.20 scores at the World Championship Trials meet.

Member Roll Call: Sue Ammerman-Chairman Cheryl Grace USGF Office Delene Darst (non voting) Roe Kreutzer Jacki Fie Tom McCarthy Jim Turpin Nancy Thies Marshall Jim Gault-Proxy vote for Gary Anderson

If the petitioned gymnasts, Durham and Relton , do not go to the training camp, 8 gymnasts will go to Budapest (excluding Retton & Durham , and taking Goodwin &

Excused Absenses: Gary Anderson Linda Chencinski

If Durham and Retton attend training camp , and thei r ability to compete at the World Championship is still questionable, 10 gymnasts will go to Frankfurt, provided Don Peters, Jackie Fie , and Delene Darst rai se the money for the two alternates. Th e two gymnasts that do not travel to Budapest will be sent home from Frankfurt. If one of the petitioned gymnasts (Durham or Retton)goes to training camp and is read y for WC then Mavity wi ll travel as one of the 8 gymnasts to Budapest.

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Mavity) .

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Approval of Conference call minutes: September 2, 1983 Amend last paragraph: add-

If money cannot be raised to send the extra gymnasts to Frankfurt , the decision of which gymnasts will go to the World Championships will be made by Don Peters and Roe Kreutzer at the training camp. (That is: to take a partially injured gymnast or the alternate in line).

WIPC delegates the responsibility of removing a gymnast from WC Trials in places 1 to 4 for just cause to the National Coaching staff. Jacki Fie and Delene Darst, for the World Championships.

If any of the gymnasts in positions 1 -4 are injured from the final standing, the replacement will be made by the team coaches, (Don Peters, and Roe Kreutzer) , and the Judges (Delene Darst, Jacki Fie, and Audrey Schweyer).

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At the request of WC Coach / Nat. Coach Don Peters, an additional assistant coach , Tom McCarthy, be allowed to attend the World Championships and training camps in USA and Frankfurt at his own expense.

Minutes approved with the above correc ti on. 2.

Current selection procedure for qualifying to Championships of the USA: -8 gymnasts from the World Championship Team -12 gymnasts from the 1st Elite Nationals -12 gymnasts from the 2nd Elite Nationals

Rationale: a. to provide assistance in spotting in Frankfurt where facilities are sepa rated. b. to insure the safety of the gymnasts in training situations, and have continuity from the training camp in Los Angeles , to training to be held in Frankfurt.

40% of score from the Championships of the USA will be combined with 60% from Olympic Trial s to determine the Olympic Team. 3.

Mike Jacki gave the position of the office that changes in dates for schedule competitions are not favored. In the future , a 5 year plan will be established by the mens and womens events. Don Peters requested that th e Championships of the USA be two separate meets (men and women) or reduce the numbers in the meet by having a separate meet for Juniors (for men and women).

Selections for international assignments will be made from the following designated selection meets: A Championships of the USA B. World Championships or Olympic Trials, as they apply. C. American Classic National Qualifying Meet. (1 st Elite National) In absence of a Trials year, two designated se lection meets would be used: A Championsh ip of the USA B. American Classic (1 st Elite National)

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World Championship Judges were invited to attend the training camp at their own expense.

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Mike Jacki requested that Don Peters provided a total detailed budget request before January 1, 1984 , the new fiscal yea r of the USGF.

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Mike Jacki requested that Don Peters , in coordination with the USGF office, Jacki Fie, and Abie Grossfeld, come up with a schedule of events for 1984 by December 1, 1983. By January 1, a schedule of events for 5 yea rs will be submitted by Don Peters, in coope rat ion with the USGF office, Jacki Fie and Abe Grossfeld.

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All individuals designated as delegation leader, National Coach , Olympic Team Coach or Assistant Coach, or as the Coach when there are two or more gymnasts assigned , must be an American citizen .

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Sue Ammerman will submit to the Board of Directors and Executive Committee to add Jim Gault and Don Peters as nonvoting member to the WIPC.

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For any team competition other than the Olympic Games and World Championsllip, the decision on which 6 gymnasts will compete will be made by the national team coaches from those 8 gymnasts selected.

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Procedure for selection for the Olympic team will be evaluated after the World Championships. by Don Peters, Roe Kreutzer, Delene Darst, Audrey Schweyer, and Jacki Fie. The possibility of resubmitting a new proposal to th e US Olympic Committee will be discussed at that time .

Most recent competition will be weighted heavier. 6.

Mary Wright gave a report on the Pan American Games, and discussion followed with regard to behavior of gymnasts and disciplina ry action to be taken by the coaching staff.

The WPIC Committee goes on record complimenting the excellent job, of Gary Ande rson and Mary Wright as Pan American Coaches. The office will check with USOC for an extra medal for Gary.

For the World Championships team , if one of the two petitioned gymnasts are unab le to participate, the breaking of the tie for 9th place to fill the 8th position wi ll be determined by the 60%

For 1984 , travel expenses for the athletes to the Championships of the USA will not be paid by the USGF National office.

(see WI PC, page 11)

USGF Technical Journal

Summary From WEe Meeting SUMMARY FROM THE MINUTES OF WOMEN'S EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING June 11-12, 1983 New York City

$ 8.55 BMF Insurance 1.00 BMF Membership Administration 2.00 USGF Magazine 1.50 USG F-NWPC 1.95 USGF Executive Office (Adminis tration of _ _ _ Athlete program and travel for 7 reps)

The Meeting was called to order by the Chairperson , Linda Chencinski , at 9:05 am. Those present were: I II III IV V VI VII VIII

Region Region Region Region Region Region Region Region

Liz Holey Pat Holman Mary Ann Mahoney Linda Beran for Connie Robertson Faye Keller Kathy Feldmann Carolyn Edwards (arrived Saturday afternoon ) Wilma Guy

$15.00 " The print out fo r the Ath lete roster for each state be separated by class and a club listing with add resses be appended to the end of each state 's roste r " a. Bayly, Martin & Fay Athlete listing for USGF personnel only (no add resses-club name and code numbe r, alphabetica l) October 1st to Regional Directors and State 1 Directors. b. Professional Plus-$6000 1 Combined men 's and women 's membership including one of everything plus men 's rules and women 's rules.

Elite Development Director-Roe Kreutzer USGF Office-Cheryl Grace NAWGJ-Joanne Aschenbrenner (guest) Bayly, Martin & Fay-Linda Kinney, Vernon Southerland Marilyn Cross-(guest secretary) Absent Delene Darst , Women 's Technical Committee Director Connie Maloney, Junior Olympic Director

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Sanctions

Possibilities to relieve overburdening 1. Sanction chai rperson- one person within Region . 2. Varina French-by compu ter (time delay) 3. Number of sanctions by Region (approximate) I 46 1 II 500 III 500 IV 300 V 850 VI 750 VII 500 VIII 450-500

Sanc tions wi ll be sen t each quarte r to Bayly, Martin & Fay by each Region.

Memberships 1.

Professional-excellent concept , however , people did not get what they were promised

''To have one Women 's Committee membership and it will be called a Professional Membership "

Professional Membership-$35 .00 (proposal ) $10.00 NWPC ($5 RD, $5 SO) $1000 BMF (membership administration) 2.00 USGF Magazine 4.00 Operating Code/Rules & Policies (each year) 4.00 USGF Office for Elite, Technical & Women 's Committee chairpeople ~ NWPC (Projects) $3500

Athlete Membership-$ 15.00

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Operating Code 1.

''Professional Membership be $35 .00 "

Remova l of Officers "After a hea ring as stated in Article XII, a member or officer cou ld be removed by recommendation of this hearing to the appropriate committee. 1, 2, & 3 become a, b, c "

"Regions will receive $5. rebate and the States will also receive a $5 . rebate" " The current professional membership will be terminated immediately. The revised professional membership will be available starting August 1, 1983. Renewals between June 12, 1983 and August 1, 1983 will cost $25 . for one year All renewals after August 1, 1983 will cost $35 "

Name Change "To change name to 'Nationa l Women's Program Committee of the United States Gymnastics Federation .'"

(see WEC, page 12)

WIPC- - - - - - - -- - - - - 20.

In order to place as high as possible in the 1984 Olympic Games, we need a minimum of eight gymnasts from which to choose , in order to field the best team and cover for injuries. This latitude will help insure placing the strongest team on the floor , for the best result in Team Competition I, All Around Competition II , and Individual Event Finals. Competition III. 21

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Travel reimbursement: 15(J; a mile , excluding the first 20 miles to and from the airport. When traveling by ca r, the first 20 miles will not be reimbursed . Afte r the first 20 miles, 15(J; a mile will be reimbursed , not to exceed the cost of the lowest excu rsion airfare the USGF is able to obtain from their official Travel Age ncy.

Goal of the WIPC for 1984

An injury petition procedure will be established by Don Peters, Roe Kreutzer , Jacki Fie, and Delene Darst to be submitted to the WI PC for approval at the next meeting . Cheryl Grace gave the new travel and per diem policy of the USGF for all individuals traveling on behalf of the USGF Per diem : $1200 per day

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A con ference call was tentatively set fo r WIPC members for November 17, at 9 pm ES T. Meeting was adjourned at 5: 15 pm. Minutes respectuf lly submitted by, Cheryl Grace USGF office Minutes approved as corrected by WIPC 9/ 29 / 83 Sue Ammerman

"Junior Olympic " Committee Criteria for Nominations (name changes-Linda) a. Page 8 0 2 "REDO must have coached an elite gymnast who has qualified to a National Elite Meet during the current Olympic cycle or has been an Olympic or World Games coach. " b. Section E Junior Olympic Regional Director " lla-a coach who has qualified a gymnast to the Class I Regional Junior Olympic Champion ships within the current Olympic cycle. " c. Section G-2A "qualified a gymnast to an Elite National Meet within the current Olympic cycle or was an Olympic or World Games coach." H2A add within current Olympic cycle B working with Junior Olympic gymnasts

Page 10 Meetings "National -delete #1 , #2 becomes #1 C. add "National Women 's Program Committeesummer before Congress and at Congress (B iannually)

Funding Add C "Each National Director shall have an authorized account."

Duties & Responsibilities-to be revised as follows: Regional Director-by Mahoney State Director-by Mahoney National Technical-by Darst Regional Technical National Junior Olympic-by Maloney Regional Junior OlympicNational Elite-by Kreutzer Regional Elite-

Pag e 8-B-2 "Add D-served on USGF Board of Directors or Women 's International Program Committee."

WEe Minutes continued 3.

Article III-Membership "To delete- There are two types, etc. " Page 2 National Women's Program Executive Committee Change "Chairperson " to Director "Reg. Chairperson " to Regional Director "State Chairperson " to State Direc tor Chairperson of Women 's Committee is authori zed to change all titles and headings to be consistent with the National Women's Program Committee and to also change Article numbers whe re necessary.

Section E, Page 2 Add "be responsible for correct functioning of all subcom mittees."

Page 2-Liason-National Chair Add "#1 all other standing committees #2 the National Office #3 USGF Board of Directors and the Executive committee #4 Joint Certification Committee #5 Women 's International Program Committee #6 NAWGJ #7 International Judges Assignment Committee

Page 3 Add " be responsible for the correct functioning of all subcommittees and interface with all other gymnastic related organizations."

Article V a. b. c.

Elections 1.

2. 3.

Sub-committees "delete rest of ti tl e, e.g. Women's (delete) Technical Committee page 4, #2 Technical Committee F & G-no action taken on absence of Secretary Section B-Elite Development 1. disseminate information and work in close cooperation wi th the National coach to effectuate training programs."

"All positions within the National Women's Program Committee shall be elected for specific terms of office at regularly scheduled intervals. " State elections shall be conducted by the Regional Director. Term begins July 1st. a. Ballots for National officers wi ll go to the National Office-Cheryl Grace Add "The Regional Director shall receive nominations for National Director at least one month prior to the Congress. The election shall be conduc ted by the Technica l Committee Director at the Congress." b. Technical Committee "Term of Office to begin July 1st " c. Elite Development Committee Add "c #1 within current Olympic cycle " c delete State Chairman from wording for Elite Elections- p. 7 How elected "same for all National positions "

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Miscellaneous "Request to the Junior Olympic Committee and the Elite Development Committeee for assistance in obtaining sites for Regional East/West and Elite meets.

Rules & Policies

Format-booklet each year

Pag e 15C-Violati ons of Sanctions (Clarifica ti ons by Linda Chencinski) Cannot revoke entire sanction unless there is something wrong within the entire meet. 2.

Revoke only within age group affected.

Consult wi th Women 's Committee Director before revoking any sanction .

One chi ld not registered-only this child is disqualified *The numbers must be listed. If sanction is pulled the insurance is also pulled.

Regional Director cannot knowingly sanction an illegal meet (e.g. not dOing compulsories as stated.) a. If after the fact-give warni ng to coach

Information regarding proper meet procedure be published in the State Newsletters.

May disallow scores instead of revoking sanction.

Meet Report s: judges signing If signed , they are liable for that meet. a. Discussion on safe gyms , who policies, how to check, etc. "Request of the Women 's Technical Committee specific description description of the Meet Ref eree at Regional and East / West and Nationals meets."

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Late Entry Fees, Page 81-0 "to raise the late Entry Fee to $25 . for State and above level meets."

Evaluation forms to be distributed and collated by Varina French. IV.

Page 1 0: Eliminate 4B (state meet) passed by Women 's Technical Committee

Linda Kenny Discussion-NSF-checks-how to handle the fact that thi s member / ath lete is not in good sta nding (reg istered).

Class II Regionals , Page 6 0

If a check is bounced for an ath lete it must be known that the gymnast is not covered for insurance. Th e check must be replaced wi th a money order. If the check is replac ed the athlete is reg istered from that time .

" Delete at the discretion of the Regional Boa rd. " "Class II Regional Championship shall be a Compulsory / Optional Meet." Election results: Regional Directors were re -elected in Regions I, III, IV, V, VI and VI II.

The Regional Director will be notified after 30 days-whether check is made good or not wi ll not get rebate from bounced athlete checks.

Pat Holman, Region II , did not run-Laura Tindall was elected.

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Region VII-no nominations-Ca rol yn Edward s will continue and Sue Ammerman wi ll assist.

A child may not compete in a USGF Sanctioned meet if they do not have their registration number on the entry form / score sheet.

Financial Reporting System reviewed by Linda Chencinski. Revert to Quarterly System.

If number (athle te) is forged-the individual will be fined-$1 00. If not fo ll ow procedure in policy book .

January - March April-June July-September October - December

8:30 am - 5:00 pm Monday - Friday Bayly, Martin & Fay 800 number on ly-no nights ; no weekends

" procedures for sending out ballots for elections will be done on printed post cards. "

Guidelines for resumes (no longer than y, typed page)

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Problem: Parents or coaches of club can send registration to BMF-do not allow a bulk mailing from one individual-this also includes professional membership. Professional memberships are to be sent individually.

Guidelines will enable members to evaluate candidates on the same c riteria .

Membership is effecti ve when BMF receives the form and money.

Problem Areas

VIII.

Bayly, Martin & Fay-E xpress Mail Address 84 Northeast Loop-4 10 Suite 200 E San Antonio, Texas 78216

Voting Procedures (Linda Chencinski to write up procedures)

1. VII.

Bayly. Martin & Fay

Problems with State Director 1. Write it so its on file. 2. Do not send checks out if report is not in.

Clubs who registered before should receive packet for 1983-84 for Athlete Registration by September 1 st.

"Any non-sanctioned activities (camps, clinics) will be paid advertisement. "

Women 's Technical Committee Report-Marilyn Cross, partial, to be mailed Junior Olympic Report-written from C. Maloney passed Elite Report-Roe Kreutzer passed NAWGJ

Review of fee structure

Mileage " It is recommended that round trip of 30 miles or less would not be charged. "

Criteria

Newsletters

"Advertisements and information that are counter to the USGF philosophy will not be published in a USGF Newsletter.'路 VI.

Vice Chairman of National Women 's Program Committee Nomination for M. Mahoney passed Respectfully subm itted , Mari lyn Cross Minutes Revised Linda Chencinski

" to develop a philosophy statement on the criteria in the aSSigning of judges in line with the Rules & Regulations of the USGF. " Assignment of offficials for Regional / State Meets: Statement of philosophy: The USGF NWPRD is th e administrator of the gymnastic program in their region . Th e Regional Director has the responsibility of site selection and costs of these events. Thus , it is imperative that the Regional Director be consulted conce rning the judging assignment process for these events.

Discussion -Criteria for judges II.

Motion : Holman Second: Beran Carried: Unanimously "that sectional meets be included along with State and above to be assigned by NAWGJ ."

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Evaluation of judges by USGF coaches. Coaches should have input. Evaluation form : Discussion followed and evaluation forms were revised.

USGF Technical Journal

New Calendar Year, Budget

Schedules Discussed At Rhythmic Committee Meeting meeting Sept. 26, 1982. She stressed the importance of worki ng together as a group from now on until the World Championships, and that the alternates sho uld be present as we ll. Th e best group-composition-wise as well as execution-wise-will be selected.

USGF RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS COMMITTEE MEETING Downers Grove Illinois Frida~April 2~ 1983 Minutes

Th e meeting was called to order by the Chair, Dr. And rea B. Schmid, at 7:05 pm. I.

ROLL CALL Present:

Dr. Andrea Schmid (Chair), Monika Heilbut, Nora Hitzel, Annelis S. Hoyman, Norma Zabka (Charter Members ). Beverly Bruce, Marina Da vidovich, Gwendolyn Hilliard, Pa tti McCurry, Ellen Nyemcsik (Regional Chairmen); Yvonn e Bossi represented Jean ne' Sanders (Region VI RC), and Jolie Baretta represented Barbara Fester (Region I RC).

Guests:

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Candaca Feinberg and Alia Svi rskiy (members of USGF RG International Program Committee); Becky Riti (USGF); Mike Milidonis (Executi ve Committee representative). Mau reen Broderick (Regi on VI)

Announcements

USGF 1983 Congress Program Congress will be held October 6-9, 1983, in Washington , D.G. Last year's program included: a) closed meeting for the Rhythmic Gymnastics Committee b) lecture demonstration for beginning and advanced level c) discussion and demonstration of new trends in connection with the above d) open business meeting Alia Svirskiy suggested that we present a demonstration with a group routine , and stated that we need a better locale (proper ce iling height , etc. etc.)

The Chair announced the results of the Regional Chairmen El ection I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VI I. VII I.

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The Chair has recei ved complaints from State Chairmen, that Regional Chairmen do not always distribute information coming from "above ". It was suggested that Regional Chairmen not only forward information to the State Chairmen , but to the Public Relations Chairman (Gwen Hilliard ) as we ll.

Mrs. Alia Svirskiy Ms. Beverly Bruce Ms . Patti McCurry Position open. Mrs. Wendolyn Hilliard tie-voting to be repeated Mrs. Aina Ozol Mrs. Marina Da vidovich

USGF Mike Milidonis announced that the USG F Executive Director, Roger Counsil, had resigned. The USGF office will move to Indianapolis, Indiana, and its new office address as of May 1, 1983 is: P.O. Box 1977, Indianapolis, Indiana 46206. Telephone: (317)NEWUSGF (or 689 -8743). A USGF Board of Directors meeting will be held in Indianapolis on the weekend of May 21-22 , 1983. 2.

Th e new Code of Points is available from th e USGF new off.ice. Cost: $2 1.25, including postage.

National Sports Festival Mike Milidonis announced, that in the House of Delegates Meeting, where Sue Ammerman and Ed Zimmer were present, it was suggested that Rhyth mic Gymnastics parti cipants wea r match ing uniform s and apparatus in the Nati onal Sports Festi val. Th e suggestion was turned down. From 1987 Rhyt hmic Gymnastics will be incl uded in the Pan Ameri can Games (Individual as well as Group events). From 1988 Rhythmi c Gymnastics will be included in the Olympic Games (Individual as well as Group events). Our future participati on in these events will be a big help for Rhythmic Gymnastics financia lly, as the allocati ons for the sport will be increased.

Gwen Hilliard brought up the question of selection process of gymnasts for the national group and the upcoming World Championships Train ing Camp. Andrea Schmid referred to item 117 in th e minutes from the RGIPC

Junior National Team member Ursula Watkins hails from Detroit, Michigan. Coached by Zina Mironov, Watkins is currently ranked third on the Junior National Team. USGF Technical Journal

Andrea Schmid suggested: 1) a program similar to last year's with a demonstration by a group (f. ex. demonstration by Detroit Metro Gymnasts). 2) a booth with information available for persons interested in rhythmic gymnastics, with video tapes running , scrap books, equipment, etc. (Gwen Hilliard)

Kathy Monahan announced that she has to resign from this job, and she recommended to use someone from the region . C.

Norma Zabka recommended that Gwen Hilliard look in to getting a coordinator for this event. All participants pay the ir own way to and from the event.

Another suggestion was to have demonstration by gymnasts in the manufacturers' area with such teachers as Wendy Hilliard, Lydia Crabtree, Valerie Zimring, etc.

The gymnasts will include Senior gymnasts ranking from 13-20 and Junior gymnasts from 1-12.

1984 Nationals Qualifications

IX. Sponsorships Jeanette Jay from Penns ylvania is working to get a manufacturer of hoops as a possible sponsor; we need many more. X.

The deadline for bids for next year's National Championships is August 1, 1983. Becky Riti inquired as to the availabi li ty of bid forms we should have a packet with information as to how to organ ize the Nationals (with forms).

Judges and Coach es Clinic

Monika Heilbut is conducting a clinic this summer with Livia Medilanski of West Germany as one of the instructors. All are invited to attend.

At the National Sports Festival the new rules from the Code of Points wi ll be in effect.

It was suggested to have the th ree brevet judges who have just returned from the Intercontinental Judging Course in West Germany present clinic (s) in their region as soon as possible.

Beverly Bruce suggested to hold a session for upgrading of judges at the State and Regional Chairmen meetings at the USGF Congress

Compulsory Routines 1984- 1988

Nora Hitzel (Age Group Developmental Committee Di rector) gave progress report in written outline form . About 50% of the new routines are completed with regard to re-writing ; the rest are in progress. The director has received bids from four illustrators and th ree pianists to be selected in April Samples of illustrations were presented. The illustrator wil l receive a video-tape (super-8) or film from which to work. Andrea Schmid suggested Donald Morrisson as the pianist.

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Regional Reports Regional Reports are due August 15, 1983, as are the reports from the developmental program committees ' directors.

Qualification scores will remain 30.00 for Juniors and 32.00 for Seniors. It was mentioned, that in order to hold the meet and be able to cover the expenses involved , you need at least sixty gymnasts.

Bryant Archibald has recommended Kathy Brym Monahan as the Director and Sue Soffe as honorable Chairman.

Nora Hitzel suggested: a half hour demonstration ("show") to include rope , bal l, hoop and ribbon ; lecture program with time for questions.

In addi tion to the closed meeting, there will be an 1 y, - 2 hour open meeting with the State and Regional Chairmen to let them know what is going on; presentation of reports from the regions , from the various developmental committees, etc. IV.

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Rules and Policies Mike Milidonis announced that the Operating Code (the Bylaws) had been approved by the Executive Board, but was still in need of some editing. Two items in te rms of editing were decided upon: 1)

With regard to the video-production, Maureen Broderick suggested to use a gymnast from the author responsible for the routine. Gymnast must be thoroughly familiar with the rou tine in detai ls.

page 4, Section A, 3. "The National Judges Coordinating Committee shall be composed of five elected members, including the National Judges Coordinating Committee Director.

Nora Hitzel mentioned briefly the YMCA Rhythmic Progressi ve Program Development. A total of four YMCA 's have currently programs working in the states of Massachusetts, Michigan and New York (2).

proper title for chairpersons of the sub-committees; Voting on this item resulted in: 4 votes for the term "Director", 3 votes for the term "Chair", 2 abstensions. The correct title is now "Director".

Meeting adjourned at 10:10 pm

Open Scoring Gwen Hilliard suggested the use of open scoring at all meets. Andrea Schmid pOinted out , that the problem we face is lack of enough experienced judges; in addition you need eight flashers. It was suggested that the judges themselves flash the scores as it is done in other sports using subjective rating (iceskating, diving, etc. )

Respectfully submitted for approval by: Annelis S. Hoyman Secretary, RG Committee

It was moved and seconded to try open judging at the Nationals next year. Motion was passed unanimously. Open judging may be used at Regi onal meets at the option of the Meet Director.

VII.

Selection for Coach of the Year Award Gymnast of the year is selected by the Executi ve Director and the award is presented at the Congress. The Committee felt that the RG Committee should be able to recommend or at least ha ve some input in the selection process.

VIII.

Explorer Olympics

Explorer Olympics will take place from 7-13 of August , 1983.

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