Technique Magazine – July 2006 by USA Gymnastics

EVENTS 6-10 15-16

TOPs Notional BCamp (W) I-Day Business Builder Workshop with Jeff Metzger World Cup Final (M/W)

Houston, TX Portland, OR Monaco, MDN

2007 Winter Cup Challenge (M)

los Vegas, NV

Tyson American Cup (M,W)

TBD

level 9/1 0 Regionals (W)

Various Sites

JO Notional Championships (M)

level 9 East &West Championships (W) JO Notional Championships (W) JO Notional Championships (M)

Oklahoma City, OK TBD TBD TBD

World Gymnaestrada (GG) Pan American Gomes (M,W,R,TR)

Dornbirn, AUI Ria de Janeria, BRA

Notional Business Conference Visa Championships (M/W) Notional Congress and Trade show

Son Jose, CA Son Jose, CA Son Jose, CA

World Championships (M, W)

Stuttgart, GER

Future Stars Notional Championships (M) Notional Coaches Workshop (M) World Championships (TTl International Age-Group Competition (TTl

TBD TBD Quebec City, CAN Quebec City, CAN

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U.S. &JO T&T Notional Championships (TI) Elite Notional Qualifier (W) Western Championships (R) Men's Qualifier (M) Eastern Championships (R) Acrobatic Gymnastics Notional Championships (AG) World Cup/Nissen Cup (TTl U.S. Classic (W) TOPs State Testing Ends (W)

Schaumburg, Il Houston, TX Deerfield, Il Colorado Springs, CO College Pork, MD Kansas City, MO SUI Kansas City, MO Various Sites

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Region 6 Congress Notional Gymnastics Day Scholarship Camp (TI) Women's J.O. Notional Team Training Camp Notional Business Conference Visa Championships (M,W,R,AG) Notional Congress and Trade Show Junior Pan American Championships (M, W) World Cup (TI) Region 1 Congress Region 5 Congress World Cup (TI) Pan American Championships (TI)

Burlington, MO Notional Event Camp Wakeshma, MI Colorado Springs, CO SI. Paul, MN SI. Paul, MN SI. Paul, MN Gatineau, CAN Savognin, SUI Santo Claro, CA Cincinnati, OH GER MEX

PAGU Training Camp Exchange TOPs Notional Testing (W) Friendship Camp (TR) I-Day Business Builder Workshop with Jeff Metzger Region 7 Congress

Training Center Houston, TX Kladno, CZE los Vegas, NV Atlantic City, NJ

Region 2 Congress World Championships (M,W) DTB World Cup FIG Congress World Cup (TI)

Portland, OR Aarhus, DEN Stuttgart, GER Geneva, SUI CHN

FIG Academy (High Performance Coaching Seminar) David Word Hunt Camp (m Future Stars Notional Championships (M) Notional Coaches Workshop (M) USA Gymnastics Boord Meeting World Cup (MiW) Pre Elite Training Camp World Cup Final (R) World Cup Final (TTl Olympic Test Event Developmental Training Camp

Training Center Gillingham, ENG Colorado Springs, CO Colorado Springs, CO TBD Glasglow, GBR Training Center Mie, JPN Birmingham, ENG Beijing, CHN Training Center

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FEATURES 6 I'm Scared to Go Backwards Helpful strategies for coaches to stop this strange phenomenon

8 National Gymnastics Day 2006 Celebration of Fitness

DEPARTMENTS 2 Event Schedule 4 USA Gymnastics Message 12 Member Service Update 14 Business Tips 16 Athlete Focus 24 Hall of Fame 26 KAT/MELPD 46 Classifieds 48 Safety Certification Schedule

PROGRAM UPDATE 20 2006 National Congress 28 Women's Program Update 44 Rhythmic Program Update

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VISA CHAMPIONSHIPS ... NATIONAL CONGRESS &TRADE SHOW ... Hall of fame Induction Ceremony and Luncheon ... MEGA RaffLe in the Exhibit HaLl. ..Champion's CLub ...AnnuaL Business Conference ... Certifications ... Workshops ... Dance Party ... Visa Championships PLaza at Rice Park ceLebrations! These are activities that will take place during the Visa Championships and 42nd NationaL Congress and Trade Show in Saint PauL, Minn., Aug. 16-19, and you won't want to miss them ! Th rough JuLy 15, Congress registrants who purchase all-session tickets for the Visa Championships at the discounted rate of $99 will receive great seats and VIP access to the Champion's Club at the XceL Energy Center. Downtown Saint PauL wilLbe the headquarters for aLL of the activities and is within waLking distance from your hotel. The RiverCentre, Roy WiLkins Auditorium and the XceL Energy Center are located under one roof.

Here's a rough schedule that you may want to follow! • Wednesday, August 16 - begin with the annuaL Business Conference or update your certifications. Get your Congress registration done earLy and then off to the exciting men's competition in the XceL Energy Center. • Thursday, August 17 - begin the day with an earLy morning workout at Visa Championships PLaza at Rice Park, foLLowed by a choice of great sessions beginning at 8:30 a.m. in the RiverCentre. The Club Owners continental breakfast in the Exhibit HaLL begins at 9:45 a.m. ALL Congress registrants receive a ticket for the MEGA raffLe, which is sponsored by the U. S. Gymnastics SuppLiers Association. The raffLe has a totaL value prize package of more than $38,000. Drawings will take pLace in the Exhibit Hall during the three days of Congress at lunch breaks and the end of the Congress day from 4:30-5:30 p.m. Your Congress credentiaL gives you entry into the Rhythmic and Acrobatic GYmnastics competitions at the Roy WiLkins Auditorium. FoLLowing a day of education, spend time in the Exhibit Hall and then set your sights on the women's competition. • Friday, August 18 - start with the Rice Park workout, and then continue to add to your educationaL resume with Lectures from all program discipLines, business, preschooL, risk management, fitness and more. Make sure you are present in the Exhibit HaLL for the raffle drawings. Attend the HaLL of Fame Induction Ceremony and Luncheon to honor the Class of 2006. End the Congress day with networking during the Congress Exhibit Hall sociaL and then head to the men's competition. • Saturday, August 19 - continue your Congress experience by attending more great sessions. The Exhibit Hall closes at 2:00 p.m. The last session of Congress ends at 4:15 p.m. Meet your friends and grab your seat for the last round of the women's artistic competition. Attend the championships ceLebration in Visa Championships Plaza at Rice Park and top off the week with a fun time at the Congress Dance Party at the Crowne PLaza Riverfront NATIONAL CONGR~SS HoteL BaLLroom. "Gymnastics Excellence Through Education" For more information on the Visa USA GYMNASTICS St. Paul. Minnesota' August 16-19.2006 Championships, including a schedule for NationaL Congress, ticket information, and event scheduLe visit www.usa-gymnastics.org.

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C Helpful strategies for coaches to stop this strange phenomenon First, whI-J do wmnasts develop a fear of going backwaras? 1. A scary fall or injury sustained while performing a backwards eLement.

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s a former gymnast and coach, and now a sport psychologist, on numerous occasions I have seen young gymnasts who develop the "fear of going backwards." The causes of this phenomenon are not always clear: sometimes the gymnast crashes while performing a particular skill, whereas other times this "fear" appears seemingly out of nowhere. In many instances, this fear seems to be isolated to one particular ski ll or to one event, but in other cases this fear begins with one skill and eventually spreads li ke an unwanted virus to all events and skills that require the gymnast to go backwards. This is incredibly stressful for not only the gymnast, but also his/ her coach and parents. The strategies or "tricks" I am suggesting have worked well in the past with several gymnasts of varying ages and competitive levels in terms of reducing the amount of ti me "lost" dealing with this fear as well as helping gymnasts "lose their fear of going backwards." My hope is that the following information and strategies may help decrease the amount of time and anguish spent dealing with this all too common fear.

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Probably the most obvious (and easiest for coaches to understand) cause of developing a fear is when the gymnast has a fall or crash that mayor may not cause injury, but definitely scares the gymnast. 2. A break in concentration while performing a backwards eLement. Another common cause for developing a fear about a particular skill or going backwards is when the gymnast experiences a lapse in concentration while performing the skill. The gymnast may still execute the skill successfully however at some point during the skill the gymnast may have felt "out of control" or been "lost" in the air. This sensation can be fairly frightening for many gymnasts, especially if they are not aware of what caused them to feel this way. To make matters worse, many gymnasts then begin to "re-live" the experience whi le they wait their turn to go again , and/ or by telling their teammates about how "awful" the past performance felt. 3. The gymnast is experiencing stress in some aspect of his/her Life (couLd be gymnastics reLated, but this stress couLd aLso stem from family, schooL, etc.). Probably the most difficult potential cause to detect for developing a fear, especially for coaches, is the amount of stress the gymnast is experiencing. That is, if a gymnast is experiencing high amounts of stress, and if he/s he does not have adequate coping skills to deal with this increased stress, then many times the only observed behavior or outcome related to this stress that we see is development of a fear. Some causes of stress for a gymnast could be doing poorly in a class at school, arguing with their best friend or teammates, traveling demands during the competitive season, and distracting conflicts at home between parents. Potentially, this stress could lead to a break in concentration which then causes the gymnast to fear a skill. Many times even the gymnast does not understand why this is happening or even what he/ she is afraid of. Bottom line, if an individual is under stress, it will reveal itself in a change in personality, energy level, health, and sometimes, in the gym through development of a fear.

Second, what can coaches do to help minimize the effects of this fear? 1. Try to reduce the amount of stress and negative emotions associated with performing that particuLar skill or backward eLement. If a gymnast seems to be experiencing a fairly "chronic case" of fear about a particular skill or going backwards, one of the best things a coach can do is help minimize the amount of negative feelings and stress associated with a particular skill. In my coaching days, I readily admit using various types of punishment to get a gymnast to "just go" such as doubling the number of skills they had to perform, giving them strength conditioning, making them stay on that event until the assignment was complete, or even making the gymnast leave practice early. Sometimes, these strategies worked. However, for those instances where we were truly dealing with a chronic case of fear, these strategies just made the problem worse. I was increasing the stress and negative thoughts associated with that particular skill. I was making our "uphill battle" into the "climbing of Mt. Everest." Thus, I suggest trying a more positive approach to dealing with this situation. Providing encouragement, helping with problem-solving strategies, developing positive self-talk, and implementing goal-setting can all help to increase the gymnast's confidence.

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2. Remember, the gymnast is not "trying to do this on purpose" and this is probabLy more upsetting for him/her than it is for you. On more than one occasion, when I was coaching and now when I observe coaches in the gym, I have noticed some coaches (including myself) seem to take the "lost skill" issue personally. That is, some coaches behave and react to the situation as if the gymnast is trying to do this on purpose to drive the coach crazy. Nine times of out ten , this is definitely not the case. Losing a skill or being afraid of something can be incredibly stressful and upsetting to any gymnast resulting in several potentially health compromising behaviors: loss of sleep, loss of appetite, depression , and high anxiety. As coaches, it is our responsibility to help the gymnast through this difficult time as quickly and easily as possible.

Third, here are some "tricks" or strategies that ~ou may wantto implement with ~our~mnastwho seems fo be having problems overcoming his/her tear ot a particular skill or moving backwards. The followihg two case studies are true stones about gymnasts I have worked with that developed a fear of going backwards. I refer to these two examples as ways of illustrating the strategies used. _~S""""",,, l Julia was a 12-year-old, Level 6 gymnast. She had successfully been competing for about two months when she developed a fear of her backwalkover on high beam. She did not fall or crash, rather just one day quit performing her backwalkover. She still had not qualified to state meet so we were very concerned about getting her ready for her last two competitions prior to state meet. CASE 2: Heather was a 10-year-old, Level 8 gymnast. This was her first year competing as a Level 8 and previously as a Level 7 won state meet. Heather developed a fear of going backwards on nearly every event. Her fear began on floor while tumbling. She "balked" during a tumbling pass, which led to her no longer tumbling backwards on floor. Within a month, she could no longer perform her two backhandspring series on beam and was beginning to have problems with her flyaway dismount on bars. Later, based on conversations with both Heather and her coaches, it was revealed that Heather's parents had just divorced about 4 months prior to her problems in the gym. 1. Create a goaL-setting "Ladder" or path with the gymnast. Goal-setting can be incredibly motivational for both the coach and the gymnast. By creating a list of goals or a "pathway" for the gymnast to follow in order to perform a skill again, we can help show the gymnast how much they have achieved, how far they have left to go, and provide them with "little successes" along the way. In both instances as described above, the gymnast and I created a "ladder" with 10 rungs. On each rung was a goal concerning that particular skill. At the top of the ladder was the "ultimate goal," in the instance of Julia, the ultimate goal was to compete her backwalkover on high beam by the next invitational. So, we started out with Julia trying 10 backwalkovers on the low beam for two workouts, the following rung was stick 8 backwalkovers on a low beam and try 5 on the medium beam for two workouts. Every two workouts Julia was challenged to "move up" her backwalkover to a higher beam. The key to moving up with Julia was that her "attempts" had to count for something. We found that if she was required to "stick" a certain number of backwalkovers on the new height, she "froze up" and actually regressed. When she achieved each goal, she would receive a "cool sticker" next to that goal as a sign of her achievement. 2. Make a "scrapbook" to heLp increase positive thoughts and seLf-taLk. One of the major issues we are dealing with when it comes to fear is what the gymnast is thinking or saying to him/herself about the skill. Many times our own minds and thoughts are our own worst enemy. Thus, in order to get both Julia and Heather to change what they thought about these skills, we had them make a "scrapbook." Each day, 10 times a day, at random times, the gymnasts had to

write down on a scrap of paper: the date, the time, and a positive affirmation statement. For Julia, the first week she had to write "I look forward to working on backwalkovers on beam" and Heather wrote, "I enjoy doing backhandsprings." These statements were chosen to get the gymnasts to at least think 10 times per day something positive about performing these skills. The gymnasts brought their scraps to workouts each day (or whenever they had practice), we then taped/ glued the scraps to fun construction paper decorated with stamps and stickers for each day. Thus, we began building their book made of scraps. After the first week, the statement for Julia was changed to "I am good at backwalkovers on high beam" even though she still was not performing the skill yet at that height. For Heather, we changed her statement to ''I'm good at tumbling backwards." Eventually, both gymnasts actually began "believing themselves" in terms of these statements. This will not necessarily fix the overall problem, but at least we are not fighting against their negative thoughts and attitudes toward the skill. 3. Keep the gymnast going backwards at something-even if you must resort to very beginner LeveL skills. One of the best things we can do for our gymnasts is to keep them going backwards or performing the skill somewhere-even if it is just the low beam or a line on the floor. For those who are afraid of going backwards, it is important to keep them going backwards as much as possible in order to prevent losing any more skills. So, because Heather was having so many difficulties with tumbling and multiple backward skills, every day she began her practices with 10 backward rolls, 15 backwalkovers, 20 standing backhandsprings, and 20 standing back tucks. As she felt more comfortable and less stressed, we added connections of two back handsprings, then three back handsprings, and so on. Eventually, we were able to add the back tuck after one back handspring. Even though she still was not performing her high level tumbling skills, each day that she was able to "add" a skill or make the pass more difficult, she felt like she was accomplishing something. Thus, she came to workouts the following day more motivated to do better than the day before. 4. As a Last resort, find temporary soLutions or aLternative skills for that gymnast. As a coach, I hated to find "alternative" skills that a gymnast was willing to perform. However, in the instance when an individual is so scared of going backwards that workouts have become a stagnant, uphill battle, it may be worth it for you to reconsider your gym rules. This becomes a little trickier with your compulsory level gymnasts where you can not modify without serious deductions, however with your optional level gymnasts you have some room to play with. For Heather's upcoming competition we modified her tumbling passes on floor to go forwards, and changed her beam series to frontwalkover-round off. Heather understood that these were only "temporary" changes, and she was allowed to compete as long as she kept up her end of the bargain in terms of her "scrapbook" and reaching the goals on her goal-ladder. Overall, the combination of these strategies helped Julia and Heather. Within one month, Julia was back up on high beam, competing her Level 6 routine and qualified to state meet. For Heather, the overall progression probably took about 6 weeks, but she had not been tumbling backwards for at least two months prior. By allowing Heather to compete or perform other skills that fulfilled special requirements, this decreased the stress she was experiencing. With lower stress levels, Heather was able to control her thoughts and approach her backwards tumbling more positively. Eventually, Heather began to tumble backwards again. That is, she performed a lot of power hurdle tumbling passes because if we added the run before the round-off too soon, she seemed to get scared again . However, with patience Heather competed and performed beautifully at state meet. X JULY 2006 â&#x20AC;˘ TECHNIQUE

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here is still time to make plans to celebrate National Gymnastics Day 2006 on August 5. The theme for 2006 is a celebration of fitness . Nearly 400 clubs have already submitted their plans for National Gymnastics Day celebrations by logging onto the USA Gymnastics website (see address at bottom of article). Activities can range from open houses, to the Tyson Fitness Challenge, to demonstrations at the mall or local fair, or whatever works in your community. If you need ideas, check out the website to see what others are doing, or create your own unique celebration. The goal of National Gymnastics Day is to increase visibility for our sport and, of course, attract new students to your club. USA Gymnastics is proud to have launched the Tyson Fitness Challenge on the Today show on June 13. Bela Karolyi was the lead spokesperson and did a great job of promoting the sport of gymnastics and encouraging parents to call their local gymnastics club.

In addition, USA Gymnastics is working with NAPS which provides an easy, cost-effective method of getting our story out to nearly every newspaper in the country. USA Gymnastics created an article entitled, "Gymnastics provides a great fitness option for to day's kids," and this article was sent to more than 10,000 newspapers in America with over 225 million in cumulative circulation. NAPS offers the potential to reach a greater portion of the 300 million people living in the U.S. Thanks to the many dub owners who requested a signed proclamation from their governor declaring August 5 National Gymnastics Day in their state. Once USA Gymnastics has received a copy of your state's proclamation we will post it on our National Gymnastics Day website for you to download and display at your event. For more information on National Gymnastics Day please go to: http ://www. usa-gymnastics.org/events/2006/ngd/ (below). X

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Gym nastics Day August 5, 2006 Use the "Tell Us" form online to post your plans for everyone to see Hand out pledge forms to students for the Tyson Fitness Challenge (cartwheels, strength exercises, etc.) Call your local Children's Miracle Network Director at your local hospital to help with the promotion and for media, D Use the sample press release to get local media attention, Host your Tyson Fitness Challenge and post your Governor's State proclamation . Have the participants collect pledges and hand in by Sept 15 to your club. Send in the completed contribution remittance form and all checks should be made out to Children's Miracle Network. Money must be submitted by October 1, to qualify for prizes. Address: Children's Mi racle Network, 525 East 2300 South, Salt Lake City, UT 84117. Attention Cindy Allen . Fax Loree Galimore at USA Gymnastics a copy of the contribution remittance form : Fax: 317-237-5065.

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1. Education-www.usa-gymnastics.org has information on all available courses. Register on-line for courses--Congress and Safety. Take Safety Course online. • Register your staff for National Congress in St Paul, Minn. Deadline is July 15. After July 15 you may register on site. Region 5 & 7 congresses take place in August and September, respectively. • Register all preschool teachers and class instructors for the USA Gymnastics KAT certification course. • Register all preschool teachers and class instructors for the Movement Education and Lesson Plan Development (MELPD) course. • Make sure all instructors and coaches are safety certified. Safety/ Risk Management course is now available online. Live courses will take place at all congresses. • Receive continuing education credits for USA Gymnastics University levels by attending National Congress in St Paul, Minn. Sessions offered for coaches, 12

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• Update or correct personal membership information and club information . Make sure all information is up-to-date. Go to the USA Gymnastics website and make changes or call member services at 1800-345-4719. • Discard all old forms. You must use the new, most current forms for all member registrations for 2006-2007. Forms are available online. The online registration is open for the 2006-2007 season. • Old forms are invalid. For proper insurance/risk management coverage the proper and current year forms must be used and on file with the club. • Make sure you have the correct spelli ng of names and updated address on all athlete and other membership forms. Make sure you make these changes when you are registering online.

3. New Season 2006 - 2007 • Club packets with new forms and updated registration information have been mailed. There is a $1.00 increase per membership for Athletes and Professional members. • Introductory Membership/Introductory Coach - this membership is for Level 1 through 3 for women, acrobatics, rhythmic, trampoline & tumbling, women prep opt., TOPS and Group Gymnastics. This membership allows the athlete/ coach to participate in USA Gymnastics sanctioned events for the beginning levels. This membership is available by online registration only. The forms are on the internet. The fee wi II remai n $15. Member cards are to be printed from the internet only. This membership

offers the member benefit of secondary accident insurance with a deductible during sanctioned events. No other benefits such as the magazine are part of this membership. These members may subscribe to USA Gymnastics magazine for $19.95. They may choose to register as a full ath lete member or professional member to receive all the benefits. These ath letes/coaches may remain in t he Introductory Level membership as long as they wish to remain at those designated entry levels. Level 4 and above must move to full membership status. • Register your athletes upon receipt of form and fees. Do not hold onto funds for months. The athletes and parents want to receive the fu ll year of membership benefits and that includes USA Gymnastics magazine. Register your athletes in July and August. • Completed, signed forms: It is important that every club has a completed and signed form in their files, with the correct date and year, from every athlete who competes. You must maintain these hard copies in your records. Please check with your legal council to determine the proper length of ti me to mai ntai n your records. Please review the Safety/Risk Management book for suggestions and reminders in this area of record keeping. • Plan your program to celebrate National Gymnastics Day--August 5, 2006. Participate in the USA Gymnastics Tyson Fitness Challenge. Let us know how your gym celebrated. Tell us all of the programs you participated in using the Tyson Fitness Challenge and the Children's Miracle Network donation option. • Keep all Professional and Instructor memberships for your coaches and teachers current. You can register memberships and sanctions on line. • Maintain a current Member Club membership. If you do not have this membership, sign up today! $160.00 for a year of benefits. 1\

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Importance of Leadership A FRIEND AND TWO-TIME BOOT CAMP graduate, John Muno, gave me a photocopied page that he keeps with him from a decade old Boot Camp manual. I recognized the words immediately as my own; they are as appropriate today as they were then. I re-keyed the document in order to share it with you .

On Leading Others Certainly no regrets, but had I understood one simple message earlier in my gym club career, I would have been years ahead in the growth of my various businesses, not to mention having saved heaps of personal frustration. I hope that this message can help you. The message is so simple that you do not have to learn any details or 'techniques: You must merely make a decision to adopt the message as a 'universal truth'-a personal belief-and watch as you evolve new techniques based on your new belief. (Note: in fact, I believe any other approach to changi ng behavior will ultimately be wasted effort.) THE SIMPLE MESSAGE IS THIS: Push the learning of EVERY professional skill (marketing, coaching, spotting, financial analysis, etc.) down your personal priority ladder until this one foundational skill becomes the center of your professional

focus: LEADERSHIP, the ability to influence others toward the accomplishment of a worthy goal. This message is simple, but what a difficult task it is for most! It's all the more reason to tackle the area of leadership! If leadership were easy, everybody would be good at it. Remember, successful people do the things unsuccessful people don't want to do. In the gymnastics industry, no matter whether you are a coach, manager or owner, the 5% who accept the challenge and become a skillful leader will leave the other 95% behind. I've personally experienced it and witnessed it many times over. I'm sure of it today more than I was yesterday. The business and coaching world belongs to those who have mastered leadership. Believe it and place leadership at the center of your focus. Congratulations on your accelerated career.

Self-Concept Of A Leader "I see myself as the captain of the ship. As captain, my highest responsibility is to the fulfillment of our high goal. My most important task is to influence my crew to willingly sacrifice their personal energy and utilize their unlimited ingenuity in order to reach our high goal. There is no question in my mind that any failure to reach our goal

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a-half twist and a Tsukahara double twist. "It was a great experience," said Golden. "I had some adversity heading into the competition with my back plus I was trying to get over jet lag, so I was very happy with how I did in the competition ." Golden also represented the United States in his first World Championships in 2005 in Melbourne, Australia . He got a taste of what international competition is all about and now has his sites set on making another World Championships team. As for the future, Golden is working a layout punch Randi and a round off, flip flop, full- and-a-half punch front full to punch front double full. He's working a Yurchenko triple full on vault. Go lden hopes his new skills will lead to gold at a World Championships or Olympic Games. Sean is the youngest of six children, he has three brothers and two sisters. His parents are Ronald and Patricia. ~ PHOTO: STEVE lANGE

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N/AO Language: The Official language of Congress is English. USA $1150 Gymnastics will make no special provisions for translation of sessions into other languages. Congress Attendees with special needs must notify USA KINDER ACCREDITATION Gymnastics in writing in this regard prior to the July 15 early bird FOR TEACHERS (KAT) a Wed. August 16, 8:30 a.m." 3:00 p.m. $1700 registration deadline. We suggest that this information be included with the Congress Registration Form. NOTE: Pre-registration guarantees a KAT Warkbook. Enrollment is limited. * Videotaping: Videotaping of Congress sessions is permitted FOR Minimum age is 16 . • Meal will be provided PERSONAL USE ONLY unless the Session Presenters announce that his/her -------------;--~---;.--_i_--I session may not be videotaped.

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Held in conjunction with 2006 Visa Championships August 16-19,2006, St. Paul, Minnesota National Congress offers three days of education with more than 135 sessio ns, covering topics such as coaching, judging, business, preschool, recreational, sports science, fitness, and group gymnastics. The leading experts in the areas of women's, men's, rhythmic, trampoline and tumbling and acrobatic gymnastics programs will present as well. The Trade Show exhibit hall wi ll feature 200 booths of products and services from over 85 vendors. There will also be special events taking place in the exhibit hall daily. The MEGA Raffle will take place in the exhibit hall on Thursday and Friday. All under one Roof, the Saint Paul RiverCentre will house the National Congress & Trade Show, the Xcel Energy Center wi ll host the Visa Championships-Artistic, and the Roy Wilkins Audito rium will host the Visa Championships-Rhythmic and Acrobatics Gymnastics .

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8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. 8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. 12:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Annual Business Conference KAT Certification Congress Registration Opens Junior Men's All-Around and Eve nt Finals Safety Certification MELPD Certification Senior Men's All-Around and Event Comp.-Day 1 Women's Judges Certification Tests

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Morni ng Fitness Activities Congress Registration Opens Exhibit Hall Open Congress Sessions Junior Rhythmic ALL-Around Competition Club Owners ContinentaL Breakfast - Exhibit HaLL Junior Women ALL-Around & Event Compo Day 1 Senior Women ALL-Around & Event Compo Day 1

Visa Championships PLaza at Rice Park St. PauL RiverCentre St. PauL RiverCentre St. PauL Ri verCentre Roy Wilkins Auditorium St. PauL RiverCentre XceL Energy Center XceL Energy Center

Morni ng Fitness Activities Congress Registration Opens Exhibit HaLL Open Congress Sessions Acrobatic Gym. Session A NationaL Team TriaLs L 8- ELite HaLL of Fame Induction Ceremony & Luncheon Acrobatic Gym . Session B NationaL Team TriaLs L 8- ELite (presentation of awards) Senior Men ALL-Around & Event Compo Day 2 Gymnastics Fan CeLebration

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Morning Fitness Activities Congress Registration Opens Exhibit HaLL Open Congress Sessions Rhythmic Jr & Sr Events Finals & Acro - Session C NationaL Team Trials ELite Junior Women ALL-Around & Event Compo Day 2 Senior Women ALL-Around & Event Compo Day 2 Gymnastics Fan CeLebration Congress Dance Party

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6:30 a.m. - 7:30 a.m . 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. 8:30 a.m. - 4:15 p.m. 10:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. 1:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. 6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. 8:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. 9:30 p.m . - 1:00 a.m.

Hotels: Crowne Plaza St. Paul Riverfront Hotel; Embassy Suites; St. Paul Hote. To make airline and hotel reservations call NationaL TraveL Service at 888-603-8747 or email atusagama@takeavacation.com Event Tickets: Special rate for ALL-Session ticket package at $99.00 for Congress attendees. Rhythmic and Acrobatic Gymnastics events included in Congress registration fee. SpeciaL "Champions Club" for Congress attendees. To registration for Congress or to purchase Visa Championships tickets go to: www.usa-gymnastics.org

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2006 Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Luncheon Friday, August 18, 2006 Crowne PLaza St. PauL Riverfront HoteL Ballroom St. PauL, Minnesota 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

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Wednesday, August 16, 2006 • Saint Paul, Minnesota • 8am -5pm • Crowne Plaza Hotel Saint Paul Presenters wil l be Jeff Metzger, Patti Komara, Jeff Lulla, Frank Sah lein, David Holcomb, Sean Dever, Steve Greeley, Tom Lenzini, Julia Thompson, A I and Cindy Scharns and many more. Also, our Key Note speaker will be Jennifer Hines and host Gary Anderson.

Key Note Speaker Overview In 2 hours you' ll get more ideas on how you can increase your business profits than you have in the last 2 months! Jennifer Hines w il l give you the secrets to un lock the goldmine of potential you know is sitti ng in your business .. RIGHT NOW! Even if you're already high ly successful in life and business, now's the time for you to get the edge and stay well ahead of your competition No matter w hat size gym you have, if you wan t more income, more spare time, better results and most of all, MORE LIFE, this is one presentation you just have to attend! You truly owe it to yourself to take this opportunity to see how you can make the potential of your business become a reality. Here are just some of the things

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EDUCATION USA Gymnastics 2006 KAT and MELPD Workshop An Educational Opportunity For Your Club A KAT workshop consists of seven productive hours of preschool teacher education. The wo rkshop covers philosophy, understanding the preschool-age child, safety considerations, class management and much more! A Movement Education and Lesson Plan Development Workshop (MELPD) consists of five enlightening hours of preschool teacher education. This workshop is continuing education of the KAT Program. The overall emphasis of this works hop is to provide instructors with the necessary knowledge to deve lop preschool gymnastics lesson plans, emphasize developmentally appropriate

practices, fundamental skill development, and much more. This workshop is designed to help instructors meet the needs of the individual students and encourage adoption of lifelong physical activity. Attendance at a KAT certification course is highly reco mmended, but not required to attend a MELPD course. If there has never been a KAT or MELPD works hop in your area, 2006 is a great time to host a worksho p. Any club can host a wo rkshop and it's free. The only things you'll need are an empty room and a TV & VCR. If yo ur works hop has 12 paid participants, your

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UPDATE MINUTES OF THE JOINT JR. OLYMPIC AND TECHNICAL COMMITTEE MEETING MAY 1, 2006- Courtyard Marriott Hotel, Oklahoma City, OK J.O and Technical Committee Chairmen Tom Koll and Cheryl Hamilton, respectively, called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m.

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Region L .. . ... Dan Witenstein ................ Julie Bowse Region 2 ............................................................ Laurie Reid ............................... Linda Mulvihill Region 3 ........................ ............... ........ . Cheryl Jarrett ....................... Carole Bunge Region 4 ....... . . . ............. . . . . . . .... .................. Don Houlton .w Linda Thorberg Region 5 .................. . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . ....... . ... John Geddert ....................... Char Christensen Region 6 . . ................. . . . ......... . . . . . ......... ...... Larry Goldsmith .............. Pat Panichas Region 7 . . . . ......... Linda Johnson .................... Myra Elfenbein Region 8 ....... . ... . . . Paul Padron .............................. Marian Dykes Asst. Tech . Comm. Chair ..... Audrey Schweyer NCAA liaison ................................................ Mark Cook JO Program Manager ...... Connie Maloney VP of Program . . .................. Kathy Kelly NAWGJ .................................................................... Carole Ide ..................................... (afternoon)

2. ELITE SPORTSWEAR/GK REPORT President Sallie Weaver asked for any constructive criticism of the apparel provided to the JO National athletes, and also for any suggestions in regards to the placing of orders at the Regional meets. The committee thanked GK for once again making the athletes feel special by outfitting them with beautiful leotards and warm-up uniforms. Sallie also asked about the apparel for alternates. The committee requested that we continue the same procedures as we have currently; that is, GK will provide apparel for the first alternate only. First alternates that are present at the competition may pick up the apparel and be with the team on the competition floor. If the first alternate is not present at the competition, GK will use that apparel for any problems with sizing for the competitors and will later send the 1st alternates' full apparel to Connie Maloney at the National office for distribution. Second alternates will not be provided apparel unless an injury to one of the 7 qualifiers causes the first alternate to be added to the meet and the 2nd alternate moves into the first alternate slot. If the 2nd alternate moves into the 1st alternate slot after GK has shipped the apparel to the meet site, they will not be able to supply the apparel, even if thi s individual attends the meet. The committee discussed the idea that was previously approved that the regions have the same co lor scheme for four years. There was discussion on whether a two year time frame would be better. This issue will be brought to the Admini strative Committee meeting at National Congress.

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3. NCAA REPORT Mark Cook reported that the collegiate season went well in regards to the judging assignment system. A few concerns regarding the evaluation process included: • Direct connections on beam • Concern about athletes performing back tucks instead of layouts • Considering using lines for distance and direction on vault • More judges' education for the collegiate program Mark was informed that the joint committee was going to address so me of the same concerns at this meeting. Kathy Kelly asked Mark about the possibility of USA Gymnastics conducting a Future Collegiate Gymnast Showcase on the Friday evening after the JO Nationals training. The JO coaches are requesting that USA Gymnastics offer this to allow the alternates and other High School Juniors and unsigned Seniors an opportunity to be seen by the collegiate coaches, as well as be present at the JO Nationals to support their teammates. This would also reduce the travel time for the coaches, as they would not need to travel to another meet on another weekend. It would also allow for more flexibility in travel plans for clubs with high school Juniors and Seniors, si nce they know how many airline tickets to book, etc., regardless if their gymnasts qualified to Nationals.

4. ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE REPORT Kathy Kelly reported that the National Administrative Committee held an unofficial meeting at JO Nationals since seven of the nine members were present in Oklahoma City. The committee members are preparing for the revisions to the Women's Rules and Policies. The RACe's requested that their annual meeting be conducted at JO Nationals and another at the State Chair Workshop .

5. PRE·ELlTE COMMITTEE REPORT Kathy reported that the new "Hopes" division has been implemented as a bridge between the Talent Opportunity Program (TOP) and Pre-Elite. Information can be obtained by calling your Regiona l Preelite Committee Chairman or by checking the TOP page on the USA Gymnastics website (www.usa-gymnastics.org/ women/ tops/ hopes)

6. RULES & POLICIES Inappropriate Attire: Reminder that only one pair of stud earrings (one per ear) is allowed. No change to the present rules was recommended at this time. Page 13 Change wording under II. Gymnast is obligated to: J. Be we ll groomed in her appearance: #3. No jewelry, with the exception of one pair of stud earrings (one in each ear). Page 21, bullet at top of page: Recommendation to change the wording to: If due to religious reasons or valid extenuating circumstances, a gymnast is unable to compete with her designated age group, she may compete on another day (or in another session) with the approval of the SACC. She will not be eligible for ANY awards. Her score may be used for qualification (if qualification is by score, not placement or percentage) to the next meet or for mobility ~

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GENERAL PROCEDURES & DEDUCTIONS FOR COMPULSORY & OPTIONAL COMPETITION 7. SIGNALS, VERBAL CUES FOR COMPULSORY AND OPTIONAL COMPETITION Recommendation that, if the gymnast is competing on the apparatus and the coach instructs her by giving specific information on what to do during the routine (for example - what comes next in the routine or to repeat a missed requirement), the deduction of 0.20 is taken from the average without warning. Effective August 1, 2006. Motion: M. Dykes Second: D. Houlton PASSED

8. TIME FRAME FOR CHANGING A SCORE Recommendation that once the final average score is submitted to the scoring system, it may not be changed unless an inquiry results in a score change. Inquiries must be submitted within 5 minutes of the end of the rotation. Effective August 1, 2006. Motion: C. Christensen Second: L. Reid PASSED

9. TIMING OF TOUCH WARM·UPS JO Code of Points: Page 7, 5a), 3rd bullet -The timer ideally should be a rated official. If not, an official should oversee the timing of touch warm-ups. If the gymnast is preparing for a skill or a dismount when time is called, she may continue to finish the skill and/or dismount without penalty. If a gymnast fails to leave the apparatus after "time" has been called, the Chief judge must warn the gymnast by announcing "Time exceeded." If the gymnast remains on the apparatus, the Chief Judge deducts 0.20 from the average score. For JO Nationals, the format for warm-ups will be addressed at the coaches meeting. No warm-ups are allowed between competitors on Floor Exercise.

to the State (or Regional) Championships, the coach may submit an inquiry for the gymnast's lowest scoring event (i.e., the coach may inquire on the first event score at the end of the competition) in order that the athlete be considered for qualification purposes. Any change of score is official and would be included in the official results. This process does not apply • for mobility purposes, or • if qualification to the state or regional meet is by percentage or designated number per age group. Motion: L. Johnson Second: M. Elfenbein PASSED A member requested a roll call vote: In favor: A. Schweyer, J. Bowse, D. Witenstein, L. Mulvihill, L. Reid, L. Thorberg, D. Houlton, C. Christensen, P. Panichas, M. Elfenbein, L. Johnson, M. Dykes, P. Padron. Opposed: T. Koll, C. Bunge, C. Jarrett, L. Goldsmith

11. UNEVEN BARS FALL TIME FOR COMPULSORY & OPTIONAL COMPETITION Recommendation to increase the fall time on bars to 45 seconds. Effective August 1, 2006. Motion: P. Padron Second: M. Dykes PASSED

12. WARM·UPS ON FLOOR EXERCISE Depending upon the specific format used for the competition, there are a variety of ways to conduct the floor exercise warmups (either timed or touch warm-ups). In situations in which the athletes warm-up between routines, there may be times, especially with compulsory competition, that there is not adequate time "between" routines to allow for adequate warm-up. The committee requested that a statement be added to the Rules and Policies which recommends that if the coach feels that the athletes have not had adequate warm-up time between routines, he/ she can request of the Chief Judge to either have a short block of ti me for a squad or partial squad of gymnasts to warm-up, or for the judges to slow down to allow for up to 30 second between exercises, especially for Levels 4 and below.

COMPULSORY CONCERNS 13. JUDGES FEE SCALE FOR LEVELS 1·3 COMPETITIONS Recommendation that the hourly judging fee for a professional member who is not a rated official and is assigned to judge a sanctioned Level 1-3 competition may be negotiated by the meet director. The negotiated fee may not exceed the hourly rate for a Level 5/6 judge. If the State Administrative Committee organizes a statewide Level 1-3 competitive program, the State Administrative committee may designate an hourly rate for a non-rated professional member to maintain consistency. Effective August 1, 2006 Motion: C. Jarrett Second: L. Goldsmith PASSED

14. LEVEL 4 VAULT Recommendation to allow an unfolded panel mat to be placed on top of the uppermost surface of the mat stack/resi-pit surface if necessary to provide a more stable landing surface. Effective August 1, 2006. Motion: J. Geddert Second: C. Christensen PASSED

10. SCORE REVIEW AT SECTIONAL AND STATE MEETS

15. COMPULSORY BARS

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her to cast immediately, the 0.30 deduction for failure to execute a small cast immediately after the front hip circle is applied. The gymnast is not required to perform the small cast at this point since she has already lost the opportunity to perform the cast immediately. If the gymnast does perform the cast, there is no deduction for extra swing. Levels 1-4 Bars - Pullover Mount: Recommendation to appLy a 0.30 deduction for suppLementary support if the gymnast pulls up to the bar and rests the chin on the top of the bar prior to pulling the hips over the bar. Effective August 1, 2006. Motion: C. Christensen Second: M. Dykes PASSED Level 4 Bars: Clarification of the deduction for Springboard on unauthorized surface after the mount - 0.30 Level 4 must remove the mounting apparatus (board or mat) immediately after the jump to glide. Level 1-5 Back Hip Circle: Recommendation for LeveLs 1-5 Bars to change the deduction for "failure to maintain hip or upper thigh contact on bar throughout back hip circle" from flat 0.20 to "Up to 0.20". Effective August 1, 2006. Motion: C. Bunge Second: L. Thorberg PASSED

17. COMPULSORY FLOOR EXERCISE Recommendation to add a 0.30 deduction for a stop between eLements in an acro series in a CompuLsory Floor Exercise. Effective August 1, 2006. Motion: L. Johnson Second: D. HouLton PASSED

OPTIONAL CONCERNS 18. REGIONAL COMPETITIONS: The committee discussed problems with regional meets in terms of formats, numbers, etc. Connie emphasized that these meets are under the direction of the RAC and that the meet director must follow the guidelines set forth by the RAe. In order to insure that the meet director understands his or her responsibilities, the RAC should provide the meet director with specific format information in the form of a contract or regional meet handbook. It was stated that Region 8 has used this method in the past and Connie will ask Deb Kornegay to share it with other the regions so they can adapt it to their specific meets.

19. GENERAL EXECUTION DEDUCTIONS Clarification regarding "Failure to land on the feet first" on vault, on UB and BB dismounts, and on acro elements on Beam and Floor: If the gymnast lands on her hands and soles of feet simultaneously, a deduction of 0.5 for the fall is applied . • Vault will be scored. • Value part is awarded. Recommendation to make the following changes in the JO Code of Points for OptionaL competition. Effective August 1, 2006. Under "Landing deductions for aLL eLements and vauLts": Add to Large fauLts: "Brush/touch the Landing surface with one or both hands (no support) "Up to 0.30" Under Very Large FauLts on pages 15, 25, 67, 146, and 242: Change the wording to "FaLL on mat to knee(s) or hips" Motion: L. MuLvihill Second: L. GoLdsmith PASSED

16. COMPULSORY BEAM Recommendation to add a 1/2 (180°) pivot turn following the ScaLe in the LeveL 5 beam routine. Effective August 1, 2006. Motion: P. Panichas Second: L. GoLdsmith PASSED Note: Page 99 of the Compulsory book will be revised and posted on the we b site, under Women's Program , also under the Judges' page and the JO page. Compulsory Beam time limit: The committees discussed correspondence requesting that 10 seconds be added to the time limit for the Leve l 4, 5, and 6 beam routines. The choreographers expressed that once the coaches become more familia r with the desired rhythm of the exercise, the gymnasts will be able to complete the routine within the prescribed time limit. The committee will follo w up with a video of a gymnast performing the exercise with proper rhythm and data will be collected regarding the average times for each leve l. No action was taken at this time.

20. ADDITIONS TO JR. OLYMPIC CODE OF POINTS The committee requested that the following items be added to the JO Code: • Illustrations of jumps/ leaps included in the Technique section of the old FIG Code of Points • Embellishments of the descriptions of routine content li sted under Composition, as described in the old FIG Code. ~

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21. ELEMENT VALUES Recommendation to add the following new elements performed at the 2006 JO Nationals to the Jr. Olympic Code of Points, effective August 1, 2006. Motion: L. Reid Second: J. Bowse PASSED IEVENT & # DESCRIPTION VALUE Vault Front handspring onto board, front handspring 9.9 #2.311 on, salto forward piked off (Garbarino) Bars Clear hip circle on HB through HS, to reverse E hecht in pike position (Piked Hindorff) (Jones) #3.502 Beam Split jump with a change of legs (beat/entre chat C 2.301 quatre) prior to split position, landing on both feet simultaneously to finish in a kneeling position on one leg (Sweetin), also to a stand on both feet 2.505 Switch-side leap with additional turn (Ikoma) E 7.402 From stand on one leg, swi ng though front D aerial (George) 7.410 Flic-flac with 1/4 twist to side handstand to D immediate 1/ 1 pirouette (must be continuous)lower to front support (Fortunato), also to optional end position. 8.402 From stand on one leg, swing t hrough side D salto (George) 9.303 Cartwheel with 1/4 twist with repulsion from C hands to a salto backward tucked dismount (Tsukahara tucked dismount) (Lawson)

Other element va lue changes: Bars: Recommendation to change the value of #2.403 Back uprise with 1/2 turn in handstand from D to ( #2.303. Effective August 1, 2006. Motion: D. Witenstein Second: M. Dykes PASSED (11 in favor, 7 opposed) Recommendation to change the value of #3 .507 Weiler kip to handstand with 1/1 turn after handstand (HeaLy) from E to D (#3 .407) to remain consistent with the policy that the Healy turn does not raise the value of the core element. Effective August 1, 2006. Motion: D. Witenstein Second: C. Bunge PASSED Recommendation to lower the vaLue of #5.408-Jaeger from LB to HB (D) to "C" - new #5.305. Effective August 1, 2006. Motion: C. Bunge Second: C. Christensen PASSED Recommendation to raise the value of a #4.204 (long swing forward with 1/2 turn and flight over LB to hang on LB) to a "C" whenever it is performed immediateLy following a D or E release element. Effective August 1, 2006. Motion: L. Reid Second: C. Jarrett PASSED

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Beam: Recommendation to renumber #2.202 split jump to #2.201 so that all split jumps and split leaps are in same line in the JO Code of Points. Effective August 1, 2006. Motion: L. Mulvihill Second: L. Reid PASSED Recommendation to raise the value of Beam element #7.303 Side aerial (C) to D - new #7.403. Effective August 1, 2006. Note: Because this element is now a D, it will no longer be allowed for Level 8. Motion: P. Panichas Second: M. Elfenbein PASSED Recommendation to add the following Beam elements: #3.203 1/1 (360°) turn with heel of free leg forward, at 45° throughout the turn, forward leg extended. = B #3.202 1/1 (360°) turn on one leg, thigh of free leg backward upward at 45 ° throughout the turn = B Effective August 1, 2006. Motion: A. Schweyer Second: L. Reid PASSED Floor Exercise: Recommendation to change the value of Floor Exercise element #6.101 - Salto forward tucked with 1/2 twist (A) to B - new #6.201. Effective August 1, 2006. Motion: C. Jarrett Second: D. Houlton PASSED

the up to 0.30 deduction for bent arms/ legs. Guidelines for recogni zing the degree of arm or leg bend: • 90 ° or more bend receives the maximum deduction of 0.30. • Anyone element may receive no more than 0.30 for bent leg(s) and no more than 0.30 for bent arm(s) . Recommendation that the "up to 0.30" deduction for insufficient height of salto elements apply to salta elements (from feet to feet) on floor and beam, and also to salto dismounts on bars and beam. Effective August 1, 2006. Motion: P. Padron Second: C. Christensen PASSED (10 in favor, 8 opposed) Note: The following changes will be made to the JO Code of Points: • Bars, Page 65, G. Insufficient Amplitude of Uneven Bar Elements up to 0.20 Add bullet: Insufficient amplitude of salto dismounts up to 0.30 • Beam, Page 146, C. Large Faults, #4. Insufficient height of salto elements (including dismounts) up to 0.30

23. CONNECTION AND DIFFICULTY ADDITIVE VALUE Discussion was held about increasi ng the amount of deduction necessary before a D/ E value or connection value is negated. No action was taken at this time.

24. LEVEL 9 BONUS Discussion was held regarding Level 9 receiving additive value (Difficulty Value and Connection Value) for D dance elements. No action was taken at this time.

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26. OPTIONAL VAULT: EVALUATION OF PIKE AND LAYOUT YURCHENKOS (OR TSUKAHARAS) The committees discussed whether the difference in value of a layout and pike TsukaharajYurchenko vaults was great enough. No changes were made for the next season.

27. DISMOUNT REGULATIONS ON BARS & BEAM JO Code of Points, Page 49, B. Bar Dismounts, #3 Change to: If a gymnast performs a dismount element without a hecht or salto (move "dismount element of no value" to #4). #4 now reads "If the gymnast performs a dismount of no value or makes no attempt to perform a dismount." JO Code of Points, Page 131. 2. b. change to "Deduct 0.30 for no dismount" Example: If the gymnast jumps off the end of the beam after performing a Round-off, but does not fall and does not remount the beam to perform the dismount element, deduct 0.30 for no dismount plus 0.50 for missing the dismount Special Requirement (do not take 0.50 for a fall).

28. LEVEL 7 CHANGES Beam and Floor: Recommendation to allow "C" dance elements to count as "8" elemeflts afld to be eligible for special reqlliremeflts. ~4etien: A. Sch'lleyer Second: b. Johnsen DEFEATED

Beam: Recommendation to allow LeveL 7's to perform #2.302 - StraddLe jump with 180 spLit on Beam to receive "B" vaLue part. It may aLso fuLfill the Leap/jump 180 0 speciaL requirement. Effective August 1, 2006. Motion: L. Johnson Second: M. ELfenbein PASSED Floor: Recommendation to allow LeveL 7's to perform #2.301 - DoubLe (2/1) turn on one foot on FLoor Exercise to receive "B" vaLue part credit. It may aLso fuLfill the minimum of 360 0 turn on one foot speciaL requirement. Effective August 1, 2006. Motion: L. Johnson Second: M. Elfenbein PASSED 0

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Recommendation to deLete the LeveL 8-10 Beam SpeciaL Requirement of a Dance series and change it to "a Leap or jump requiring a 180 0 cross or side spLit" • must start and finish on the beam • may be performed isoLated or in a series. Effective August 1, 2006. Motion: L. Johnson Second: L. MuLvihill PASSED Recommendation to add a 0.20 compositionaL deduction on Beam (LeveLs 8-10) for Lack of a dance series with a minimum of two dance eLements from groups 1, 2 or 3. Effective August 1, 2006. Motion: L. Johnson Second: L. MuLvihill PASSED Clarification of the Beam Dismounts #9.209, 9.309, 9.409 and 9.509: Gainer back saltos off the end of the beam. The technique is to perform these elements in a straight forward direction , with the salto performed like an "inward" dive in which the salto "flips" backward toward the beam. Recommendation to add the following to the specific execution deductions for Beam, page 143: Up to 0.30 for directionaL error on aLL gainer dismounts off the end of the beam. Effective August 1, 2006. Motion: M. Dykes Second: L. Reid PASSED Beam Mounts: Discussion was held regarding the prevalent use of simple mounts at Level 9 and 10. No action was taken at this time. Level 8 Beam acro series Special Requirement clarification: The non-flight element may be from the roll category (group 6). Example: Free forward roll to back handspring. JO Code of Points - page 134: Change of wording F.1. Considerations for awarding value part credit when a fall occurs: Value Part credit is awarded if the gymnast completes the element by landing/ making contact with the foot/ feet on the top of the beam .

32. OPTIONAL BEAM AND FLOOR Beam and Floor Compositional Deductions - Clarification of Lack of variety in choice of elements on page 142 and 238: Overuse of same shape deduction will be applied only if there are: • More than two elements with a wolf and/ or tuck position with or without turn = 0.10 • More than two straddle jumps with or without turn = 0.10

33. FLOOR EXERCISE Recommendation to make the following change, on Page 234 of the JO Code of Points, SpeciaL Requirement #1. Effective August 1, 2006. B. #1 One Acrobatic series with two (2) saLtos OR two (2) directLy connected saLtos. SaLtos may be the same or different. ExampLes: • Front tuck step-out, Round-off, fLic-fLac, 2/1 twist • Punch front Layout with 1/1 twist (C), immediate front Layout (B) Motion: D. Witenstein Second: J. Bowse PASSED Timing on Optional Floor The committee discussed the timing of floor routines . No change

was recommended at this time; however, coaches are advised to keep all floor music to maximum of 1:25 in order to avoid problems with audio systems that play slower. Joint committee meeting adjourned at 8:30 p.m.

•JR.•OLYMPIC COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES

MAY 1, 2006- HOTEL, OKLAHOMA CITY, OK

The JO Committee met during the lunch break and from 8:30 p.m. - 10:15 p.m.

1. ROLL CALL Region 1 .................................................................... Dan Witenstein Region 2 ........................................................................ Laurie Reid Region 3................................................................ Cheryl Jarrett Region 4 . . . . ........... Don Houlton Region 5 ......................................................................Joh n Geddert Region 6 ........................................... . ..................... Larry Goldsmith Region 7 ................................................ . . ................ Linda Johnson Region 8 ....................................................................... Paul Padron JOCC _............................................... . ............ . ........ Tom Koll JO Program Manager ............................ Connie Maloney VP of Program .................................................. Kathy Kelly

2. ELECTION FOR THE NATIONAL JUNIOR OLYMPIC COMMITTEE CHAIR The call for nominations was published in the February Technique and resulted in one nomination, Tom Koll. Therefore, he was elected by acclamation for another four years.

3. DATES FOR THE JO CALENDAR 2007 2008 2009 Level 9/10 State Meet Mar. 31-Apr. 1 Mar. 29-30 Mar. 28-29 Level 9/10 Regionals Apr. 20-22 Apr. 18-20 Apr. 17-19 Level 10 only Regionals Apr. 28-29 Apr. 26-27 Apr. 25-26 Level 9 East/ West May 11-13 May 9-11 May 8-10 Level 10- Nationals May 1_8-_2_0 __, May 16-18 May 15-17 Connie advised the committees on the cities/clubs interested in hosting events over the next three years. The office will be awarding bids within the next two months for 2007 and beyond.

4. PREP OPTIONAL Page 55, PREP Optional: under II.

Add C. The rules, regulations and format used by a specific state must be published and/ or posted on the internet especially for invitationals that may involve the participants from mUltiple states. Under III. Aspects to be determined by the State Administrative Committee: The state may choose to have sub-divisions of PREP Optional. The amount of Timed Warm-up allotted per athlete will depend upon whether the specific PREP optional division is comparable to compulsory or optional routines. Recommendation that once the SAC determines the specific nature of the PREP Optional division(s) for their state, rules governing these PREP Optional divisions must parallel the regulations for competition at comparable USAG Compulsory or Optional levels, as listed in the Rules and Polides. For example: A state using Prep Optional Level 3 would be required to follow rules governing Level 3 competition; i.e., the minimum age of 4 yrs., judges' qualifications and compensation, warm-up times, etc. Effective August 1, 2006. Motion: L. Reid Second: P. Padron PASSED unanimously Recommendation that a USA Gymnastics Professional OR Introductory Coach membership be required for a coach to be on the floor of a USAG-sanctioned PREP Optional competition. Effective August 1, 2006. Motion: L. Reid Second: D. Houlton PASSED

5. CANCELLATION OF MEETS AND/OR JUDGES The committee discussed the procedures for: • Meet directors canceling meets after the judge has purchased his/ her own airfare and hotel is already booked and paid for, or • Judges who cancel after the Meet Director has secured airfare. The office will review and revise the wording regarding cancellations on page 72 of the Rules and Policies

6. EQUIPMENT SPECIFICATIONS Vault: Recommendation that Meet Directors be required to include the thickness of the runway in the meet information. Effective August 1, 2006, Motion: L. Johnson: Second: D. Houlton PASSED Uniform size for Round-off entry (hand placement) mats: Recommendation that, effective August 1, 2006, only the ~

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following options for Round-off entry mats are allowed at all sanctioned Level 8 and above meets: • Sting mat (1m x 2 m; maximum of 2 inches in height) - Meet director must supply this mat as a minimum. • Two sizes of manufactured Round-off entry mats (a 36" x 54" and a 36" square) may also be used. • If the Meet Director cannot supply the above mentioned Round-off entry mat(s), they may allow clubs to bring their own, provided the mat meets the criteria as stated above. By August 1, 2007, all Meet Directors of Level 8 and above competitions must provide a minimum of one manufactured Round-off entry mat (size to be determined.) Sting mats will no longer be allowed for use as a Round-off entry mat for vault. Motion: J. Geddert Second: D. Witenstein PASSED JO Nationals Equipment: The committee requested that the National office publish/ post the specific equipment to be used at the 2007 JO Nationals by August 1, 2006. Additional padding: The committee requested that the office consider requiring the following for all sanctioned meets: Beam : Padding for the beam uprights and bases. Floor: If the Floor Exercise mat sits on a non-padded surface, that the outside of the corners be padded with panel mats.

7. JR. OLYMPIC COACH OF THE YEAR The committee discussed the possibility of awarding a Jr. Olympic Coach of the Year in the future. No action was taken at this time; however, each region will select a "Regional Jr. Olympic Coach of the Year". The committee was asked to discuss this with their Administrative Committee to get some ideas. This topic will be added to the Administrative Committee agenda for the August meeting. Some ideas for criteria were 1) number of athletes in the Nationals, or also East/ West; 2) points for placement of the athletes.

8. ELITE DROPBACKS The policy of allowing Elite athletes to drop back to the Jr. Olympic Level 10 was revisited. After a lengthy discussion , no action was taken. It was requested that Connie research the numbers of athletes who have re-entered the JO program over the past several years.

9. LEVEL 9 EAST/WEST CHAMPIONSHIPS Recommendation to adopt a regional team format for Level 9 ,--- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

East/West Championships, beginning in 2007. Motion: J. Geddert Second: P. Padron PASSED Note: An Ad hoc committee of Geddert, Houlton and Padron will work with Connie on a new format . The committee also suggested asking GK Elite to provide a tank leota rd for each competitor rather than a jacket.

10. JR. OLYMPIC NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS The committee discussed the possibility of presenting a plaque for the overall Regional Team Champion that wo uld be kept at the National office. Connie will research this. Meeting was adjourned at 10:15 p.m .

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MAY 2, 2006- HOTEL, OKLAHOMA CITY, OK Chairman Cheryl Hamilton called the meeting to order at 8:30 a.m.

1. ROLL CALL Region 1 ......................................................... . . . . . . .. Julie Bowse Region 2 ....................................................................... Linda Mulvihill Region 3 ........................................................................ Carole Bunge Region 4 mm. Linda Thorberg Region 5 . . .................................................................. Char Christensen Region 6 ....................................................................... Pat Panichas Region 7 .................................................................. . Myra Elfenbein Region 8 . ·m.m. Marian Dykes Asst. Tech . Comm. Chair. ............... Audrey Schweyer JOCC ....................... . . . . . . . ................................. . .......... . . Tom Koll JO Program Manager .......................... Connie Maloney NAWGJ _......... Carole Ide

2. ELECTION FOR THE NATIONAL TECHNICAL COMMITTEE CHAIR TThe call for nominations was published in the Feb ruary Technique and resulted in one nomination , Cheryl Hamilton. Therefore, she was elected by acclamation for another four years . ~

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3. JO CODE OF POINTS Beam, #3.303: Add the following description to the 3rd illustration: 1/1 (360°) turn with hand holding the leg at a minimum of 45° above horizontal = C

4. NAWGJ REPORT

Carole Ide updated the WTC on the activities of NAWGJ. She also updated the committee on the NAWGJ statistics. The TC asked Carole about the reaction of the NCAA coaches to the mandatory Judges Assignment System. The TC also discussed the judges' compensation package and asked if NAWGJ had any recommendations for change. Carole will be discussing this with her board at their June meeting . These recommendations will be for the 2007-08 season.

5. JUDGING ACCREDITATION Recommendation that any sanctioned judging/coaching clinics conducted during the months of June or July may be used for CPE credit for the current accreditation year or for the upcoming year, effective immediateLy. Motion: M. Dykes Second: M. Elfenbein PASSED Clarification: Whatever rating a judge holds on August 1 of each year determines the number of CPE hours required for that accreditation year. Entry level judges attaining their rating after the start of the accreditation year are not required to report CPE hours until the following accreditation year. All CPE hours accumulated during that time may be used to fulfill the CPE requirements. Exa mples: . • If an individual achieved a Level 5/6 rating for the first time in July of 2005, the CPE requirements are due by June of 2006. If this individual upgrades their rating to 7/8 within the accreditation year, they are only required to fulfill the CPE hours required of a

Level 5/ 6, as that was the rating as of Aug. 1, 2005. • If an individual achieved a Level 5/ 6 rating for the first time in December 2005, the CPE requirements are not due until June of 2007 since he/ she had no rating as of Aug. 1, 2005. Note: With the exception of attaining a level 5/ 6 or 7/8 rating, judges are still required to complete their annual CPE requirements before testing up to the next Level.

6. COMPULSORY BARS The committee requested that Connie add an illustration in the Compulsory book for the Level 5 and 6 counterswings, depicting the position that would incur the 0.30 deduction for "Body arched and/ or hips open to an extended position with feet over the low bar."

7. JUDGES' TRAINING MATERIALS The committee began its work on the evaluation of Level 4-6 Compulsory elements and routines for Judges' Training DVDs. The order of priority is: Compulsory Levels 4-6, then Level 10, Level 9, Level 8, and Level 7. The committee will continue to work on these projects throughout the summer and at their meeting scheduled for September 23-24, 2006 in Indianapolis. Meeting adjourned at 2:00 p.m.

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Recommendation that an additionaL $2000 AthLete Funding be awarded to AshLey Priess. Motion: Donna Strauss Second: AL Fong Abstain: Mary Lee Tracy PASSED

Chairman ............. Steve Rybacki Valeri Liukin Al Fong Donna Strauss Mary Lee Tracy Athlete Rep ........................ Kim Zmeskal-Burdette NTC . .... .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . ..... . ........ Martha Karolyi Vice President ................. Kathy Kelly WPD ............................................... Gary Warren

4. DIRECT QUALIFICATION TO 2006 VISA CHAMPIONSHIPS FROM THE 2006 NATIONAL QUALIFIERS IN HOUSTON

2. EQUIPMENT CLARIFICATION FOR CLASSICS AND CHAMPIONSHIPS The Committee wanted to clarify a couple of equipment issues for the U.S. Classic and Visa Championships. • Vaulting • Athletes will be required to use the new AAI manufactured Round Off Entry mat for hand placement in front of the board. There will be two sizes available, the square type and the longer rectangle type. The use of sting mats in front of the vaulting board will NOT be permitted. • There will be only two spring configuration used for the vaulting and mounting boards at Classics and Championships. 1. 6 spring - from the front of the board to the back (3-1-2 spring configuration will be used) 2. 8 springs - from the front of the board to the back (3-3-2 spring configuration will be used) • To confirm, the regular suede type vault table cover will be used at Classics and Championships

3. ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR ASHLEY PRIESS

The Committee discussed funding for Ashley Priess and made the following recommendation:

The Committee discussed allowing direct qualification to Championships from this year's National Qualifiers. After much discussion, the Committee decided not to act on this recommendation , however, the Committee agreed to discuss this at a later date for next year.

5. CHANGES IN THE FIG CODE OF POINTS Recommendation that the changes to the FIG Code of Points go into effect in the U.S., JuLy 1, 2006 The FIG announced in May of 2006 severaL changes to the current Code of Points. The FIG stated that these changes are to go into effect immediateLy. The IEC determined that some time wouLd be needed to communicate these change to the U.S. Elite community and so adjustments couLd be made to routines, if needed. Motion: Mary Lee Tracy Second: Donna Strauss PASSED Meeting adjourned 12:35 p.m. Motion: VaLeri Liukin Second: AL Fong ~

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Add to 5.03 Membership and Term of Office A. 3. The FIG expert judge(s): Explanation: Any USA judge that has passed the FIG expert course is a valuable resource to the Technical Committee. Motion: Suzi DiTullio 2nd: Lucy Kerznerman Passed

4. FORMATION OF AN "AD HOC" INTERNATIONAL ELITE COMMITTEE

RHnHMIC PROGRAM COMMlnEE MINUTES CONFERENCE CALL-JUNE 8, 2006 1. ROLL CALL Andrea Schmid .............................................. Vice Chair Suzi DiTullio ........................................................... JOPC Representative Lucy Kerznerman ......................................... Coach Representative Nadine Davies .................................................... Judge Representative Vanessa Vanderpluym ........................ .. Athlete Representative Michelle Larson . . . . ................. ..................... Member Representative (non-voting) ................ Member Representative (non-voting) lvanka Kirov.. . . ................................. Program Director (non-voting) Jan Exner . .

2. ADDITION TO THE RHYTHMIC OPERATING CODE Proposal to add the following clarification to the Operating Code: Add to 3.04 - Qualifications: C. A nominee for the Vice Chair must be a curre nt or past member of the Rhythmic Program Committee (currently involved in the Rhythmic Program as a coach/ judge or club owner) and a current Professional Member in good standing. Add to 3.05 - Elections: C. The call for nominations for the Vice Chair will be posted on the USA Gymnastics website in the election year. 1. The election for the Vice Chair will take place at the RPC meeting held at Championships in the election year. Motion: Suzi DiTullio 2nd: Michelle Larson Passed

Proposal to add to the Rhythmic Committee Structure a group that is similar to the Women's Program that will make recommendations to the RPC regarding all aspects of the elite program . 1. lEC Representatives a. Four National Team coaches b. One ath lete representative c. Rhythmic Program Director (non-voting) II. Responsibilities a. Govern all aspects of the USA national team and international elite program. b. Make recommendations for selection procedures, judging assignments and selectio n for international assignments. III. Election Procedure a. Criteria for Nominations 1. Must have been a Coach at a World Championships or Olympic Games and must be currently coaching an athlete on the National Team or 2. If they have never been a World Championships or Olympic coach, must be currently coaching an athlete ranked in the: • Top 8 of the Senior National Team, or • Top 3 of the Junio r National Team b. The elections will take place at the National Championships. (1 year). c. One vote per National Team Club Motion: Michelle Larson 2nd: Suzi DiTullio Passed 1\

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