Technique Magazine – March 2004

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Athlete Focus:

MARY SANDERS

MARCH 2004 • VOLUME 24 • #3

SCHEDULE W= Women M= Men ACRO =Sports Aero

R= Rhythmic GG = Group Gymnastics

TR = Trampoline TU = Tumbling

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U_S. Olympic Trials (MWRTR) Notional Congress

Anaheim, CA Anaheim, CA

Jr. Notional Team Camp (M) Olympic Team Final Preparotion Comp (M) Indo·Pacific Championships (TT) JO Notional Championships (TT) Pan American Championships (TI) Sports Aero Notional Championships (SA)

Colorodo Springs, (0 TBD Canada Tampa, Fl Tampa, Fl Palm Springs, CA

Notional Gymnastics Day Gomes of the XXVlllth Olympiad

Athens, GRE

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American Classic/ Chalienge(W) U.s. Elite Challenge (TT) German Trampoline Open (TT) World Team Trials (SA)

Covino, CA 8irmingham, Al Aachen, GER Crosby, TX

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NCAA Notional Championships (M) Regionals levels 9/ 10 (W) NCAA Regionals (W) USAG Collegiate Championships (MW) Nat'!. Team/ Pacific Alliance Training Camp (W) Flanders Inrl. Aero Cup (SA) NCAA Notional Championships (W) Pacific Alliance (M,W,R,ll) World Cup (ll) Jeff Metzger's l-Doy Boot Camp World Cup (TI) J.O. level 9 East/West Championships (W)

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OCTOBER Jeff Metzger's I-Day Boot Camp/ Business Conference TBD

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NOVEMBER Future Stars Championships/Coaches Workshop (M) Jeff Metzger's 4 Ill-Day Boot Camp

Colorado Springs, CO Cincinnati, OH

NCAA Regional Championships (W) NCAA Notional Championships (W) NCAA Notional Championships (M)

Various Sites TBD West Point, NY

J.O. Notional Championships (M) level 9 East Championships (W) level 9 West Championships (W) J.O. Notional Championships (W)

Houston, TX St. Petersburg, Fl TBD TBD

World University Gomes (MWR) World Gomes (R TT SA)

Izmir, TUR Duisburg, GER

U.s. Gymnastics Championships (M,W,R,ll) Notional Business Conference Notional Congress

Indianapolis, IN Indianapolis, IN Indianapolis, IN

World Championships (MW)

Melbourne, AUS

U.S. Gymnastics Championships (M WRTT)

TBD

World Championships (MW)

Aarhus, DEN

World Gymnaestrada (GG)

Dornbirn, AUI

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World Age Group Gomes (SA) Inrl. Training Camp & Competition (W) World Championships (SA) Rhythmic Eastern (R) J.O. Workshops (M)

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Houston, TX Colorado Springs, CO Son Diego, CA Houston, TX Son Diego, CA Rochester, NY Cincinnati, OH Chicago, Il Atlanta, GA Colorado Springs, CO Dallas, TX Indianapolis, IN lilivin, FRA Houston, TX lilivin, FRA Wilminton, DE Foxboro, MA Minneapolis, MN Portland, OR Secausus, NJ Antalya, TU R

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USA GYMNASTICS Message Dear Members, What an exciting year ahead in 2004! Are you ready? Have you made plans? Have you prepared?

Maybe you're asking yourself, "What plans?" "What preparations?" As you all know 2004 is an Olympic Year. This is a time when our sport will receive a tremendous amount of attention. Gymnastics will be very visible this year with the national broadcast of the Visa American Cup, Pacific Alliance, U.S. National Gymnastics Championships and the U.S. Olympic Team Trials-Gymnastics, all viewed prior to the 2004 Olympics. Interest will be at all time high! So get ready now!

Kathy Feldmann Vice President Member Services

To be prepared for the increased interest in our sport and the greater interest and attention to your club's program, invest in the education of your coaches and teachers. Will you be ready? What will you need? We hear from our clubs repeatedly that they need coaches and education for the training of present and new coaches. Make this the year of education . Visit our website for dates, sites and times of the numerous educational opportunities. Safety, KAT, MELPD and Women's PDCP Level 2 courses are listed on our website. Online registratio n is available for most of these courses A few of the educationa l opportunities are highlighted here.

• The Men's Program is launching the 2004-2008 new compulsories program this year. Attend the National Workshop or one of the Regional Workshops.

• National Congress in Anaheim from June 24-26 is an excellent seminar for all levels of all disciplines of instructors, coaches, judges and administrators.

• Member Clubs receive the Levell PDP materials so that they may educate and certify their coaches in-house at this level.

• Club owners - plan to attend the annual Business Conference on June 23 . The information you gain at this one day seminar will help you to prepare and be ready for the activity of this 2004 Olympic year.

• l-Day Boot Camps are scheduled in different locations throughout the country. Attend one near you! Or, better yet, combine it with a trip to attend a fabulous gymnastics competition such as Pacific Alliance in Hawaii, U.S. National Championships in Nashville, Tenn. , and combine business with pleasure.

• Combine business, ed ucation and California t heme parks vacation by attending the Business Conference, National Congress and the U.S. Olympic Team Trials-Gymnastics from June 23-27, 2004.

Thi s year the USA Gymnastics University will commence. All program disciplines have been working with USA Gymnastics Educational Services in the development of the USA Gymnastics certification program for quite some time. The first course to debut online will be the Risk Management/ Safety Certification course. This course will be available on line by April 1, 2004. The course is developed, beta testing is complete and the final stages of testing the e-commerce piece with the data system merge are close to being finalized. Please watch our website www.usa-gymnastics.org for the official announcement.

The USA Gymnastics University certification program will be outlined in detail at National Congress. The information will be printed in Technique and placed on the website after Congress. Briefly, the USA Gymnastics University certification program will be a blending of onli ne courses and live clinics/courses. The University will be comprised of seven or eight colleges.

The colleges will be the specifi c programs of General Gymnastics, Men's Artistic, Rhythmic, Sports Acrobatics, Trampoline & Tumbling , and Women's Artistic. There will also be a college for Teacher/Instructor for pre-school teachers and recreational teachers. A General Studies division will be available for all programs to use as they see fit. Courses in this area will include but not limited to First Aid, CPR, and Risk Management/Safety courses. Only specific USA Gymnastics designated courses or clinics will be recognized for credit in the University certification programs. For example, National Congress will be a designated course for credits towards certification levels and advancement of levels. There will be many other opportunities to receive credits towards certification.

The certification program will be fully activated by August 1, 2004. All certifications that members have at present will remain valid. These certifications are voluntary unless a specific program requires certain levels of certifications for their activities, competitions or events. However, the profession has come to the point where more of your clients are demanding a specific knowledge base and various certifications. More details will be un veiled in future issues of Technique and on the we bsite.

I hope this has helped you think about getting ready, preparing and planning. The time is now to put your plan to action.

Remember - Excellence through Education-2004 is now. Begin today.

Best wishes for a successful and rewarding year.

Warmest regards,

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By Jason Selk

Jason is a Licensed Psychotherapist and Professional Sports Psychology Consultant. He's also the Head Men's Coach at St. Louis Gymnastics Center.

Imagine how enjoyable it would be to come to the gym everyday and work with individuals who never missed practice and trained as hard and efficiently as possible. Every correction and assignment you give them they carry out in full. Rarely would you ever make a correction or have to teach the technical execution of a skill twice, and when you did it was only because the athlete did not hear you the first time. Wow, would life be grand. This is what it would be like to have a team of ultra-internally motivated athletes.

Most coaches already know there are two types of motivation; internal and external. However, do coaches know that it is the way they administer external motivation that determines the development of internally motivated athletes? Many coaches believe their athletes should be at least as internally motivated as they are, without realizing their responsibility to teach or develop internal motivation.

Research suggests that individuals are born with the potential for internal motivation; however, without the proper encouragement the potential will not be fully achieved .

It is important to understand both external and internal motivation before trying to teach athletes to become internally motivated.

Research identified internally motivated athletes as possessing the following three attributes: 1. They believe they are good at their sport.

2. They have fun while training and competing in their sport.

3. They use goals.

The potential for an athlete to believe they are good at what they are doing, having fun in training and competition, and using goals is largely dependent upon the type of external motivation used by the coach . There are two basic types of externa l moti va ti a n --aversive control and positive control. Aversive control is using punishment or the threat of punishment to motivate individuals to behave a certain way.

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behavior change. For example, a coach using aversive control may tell a gymnast he/s he will do 25 push-ups if he/s he does not do the giant swing with straight legs. Whereas the coach using positive control would promise the athlete five minutes of free time if he/s he does the giant swing with straight legs.

Researchers have identified positive control as the most effective method of producing positive achievement affect and positive social comparisons which are essentially the variables that contribute to athlete's perception that he/s he is good at his/ her sport. Additionally the use of rewards or promise of rewards is conducive to creating a fun environment for training. For example, it is much more fun for a gymnast to strive for the learning of a new skill when the coach has made it into a game with potential for rewards rather than learning the new skill to avoid punishment.

Aversive control can be an effective motivational strategy if used correctly. As many coaches know, using punishment or the threat of punishment can push an athlete to try harder and even make new skills or refine existing skills. The problem with aversive control is that it has a long-term negative affect on the development of an athlete's self-esteem and can also damage the coach-athlete relationship. For these two reasons, aversive control in most literature is said to be something to avoid . However, the latest research is providing the coaching community with guidelines of how to use positive control and aversive control together to produce the most internally motivated athletes.

Guidelines for Administering External Motivation

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Create a training climate of fun and achievement. â&#x20AC;˘ Set up training programs that are centered around competition games and rewards. Be as innovative as possible when coming up with new competition games in practice that help achieve preset training goals. For exa mple, place a new skills chart on the wall in the gym showing that each athlete has 2 new skills on each event to learn . Every time an athlete learns a new skill, his/ her team gets a point; the winning team receives a desirable prize at the end of the competition. â&#x20AC;˘ Use a positive coaching technique that emphasizes the following : when an athlete performs a skill, say a specific positive comment on what they did we ll, give a suggestion of how to improve it next time, then give a general positive comment about what they did well. For insta nce, I really like how you kept your legs straight on the giant; next time I wou ld like for you to try to keep your head in ; all in all that looks really good. This contributes to the athlete's perception that they are good at what they are doing and motivates the athlete to make the specific correction for future success.

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â&#x20AC;˘ Use daily, weekly, and monthly practice and competition goals to give strategic direction and motivation to training and competition. If unsure of how to do this, consult with a Sport Psychology Consultant or a pUblication of how to set effective goals.

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~ Create an effective balance of positive control and aversive ..., control. The recommendation is to apply 85% positive control and 15% aversive control. Use positive control whenever possible and reserve using aversive control for times when athletes are not giving 100% effort. Use rewards or competition games (positive control) for times when athletes are trying to learn new skills or improve existing skills. Use aversive control when athletes are not following gym or team rules. For example, if an athlete continues to miss turns because he/s he is goofing arou nd, then it is appropriate to use discipline (sitting out for 10 minutes) with the athlete. ~ Communicate behavioral expectations and subsequent rewards ~ and consequences. Let each athlete know in advance what behaviors are expected from them and let them know what will happen when they do or do not meet those expectations.

Creating a reward and consequence protocol is an effective method of letting athletes know what to expect. For example, a coach may instruct the team that for every new skill learned during practice, the entire team receives five minutes of free time (reward protocol) . The coach may also let the team know that missing a turn wi ll result in a warning fo r the first offense, sitting out 10 minutes for the second offense, and going home from practice early for a third offense (consequence protocol).

Athlete and coach must have congruent evaluations of effort It is essential that both the coach and athlete agree on whether or not the behavioral expectations are being met. For example, an athlete who is sent home for goofing around will not learn from the experience unless the athlete believes he/s he was goofing arou nd. Never take for granted that your athletes know what you expect unless you have behaviorally defined it for them. Behavioral definitions are concrete, measurable definitions created for abstract terms. For instance, a behavio ral definition for effort may be 80% attendance, no more t han 10 seconds pass without someone taking a turn, and an athlete always does at least 5 skills in a turn.

If based on behavioral definitions.

No anger yelling or humiliating. It is imr-ortant for athletes to feel safe and liked in the training environment. One sure way to undermine this is to get angry with or humiliate (especially amateur) ath letes.

Coaches can exerci se discipline without anger yelling or humiliating and still achieve the goal of motivati ng athletes to change beha viors .

The consequence protocol really helps control the negative energy in the gym but yelling and humiliating reintroduces it very quickly. Try to remember to stay calm and coach/teach what you would like to see happen next time rather than getting mad about what just happened. Prearranged consequences will be far more effective than making an athlete feel unsafe or disliked.

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Harter, S. (1980). The development of competence motivation in the mastery of cogn itive and physical skills: Is there still a place for joy? In C.H. Nadeau (Eds.), Psychology of Motor Behavior and Sport, (pp. 3-29 ). Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.

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Smo ll, F. L. (1993) . Enh ancing coach-pa rent relationships in yo uth spo rt. In J.M Williams (Eds.), Applied Sport Psychology (pp. 58-68). California: Mayfield Publishing Co mpany.

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By Chuck Ford, Co-Owner of Gymnastics Training Center of Simsbury and Owner of Innovative Inflatables hat would you say if I told you that gym club owners could use over 10 BILLION DOLLARS worth of advertisements to help promote you r classes and birthday parties? No! I'm not crazy, just a little mad that I didn't see this sooner.

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Let me educate you to some facts that I recently learned. Check your knowledge of what is important to your clients by answering the following questions. You'll find the answers in the paragraphs that follow.

with her own live tour. Have you ever watched these shows to see what your students are learning? How then are you able to relate your lessons to your students?

So! Have you figured out some of the ways you can use this 10 billion dollars of advertising to your advantage? Well, here are some ideas that will help you promote your programs and get a small piece of that revenue pie.

Question 1: What is the number one licensed

character in America?

Question 2: How much income did this character

generate last year?

Question 3: What is the total amount spent on the

top 10 licensed products last year?

Question 4: Who is the reigning pop phenomenon?

Question 5: What is the number 1 "PRESCHOOL" show?

If you've ever been to Disney, you can't help but notice how many

stores sell Disney licensed products. Who has been able to leave Disney without buying so mething, not just for your kids but for everyone else you know? Companies like Disney, Nickelodeon, Marvel, Comic, Universal, Looney Tunes and 20th Century Fox spend billions of dollars on advertising their products and consumers like us spend billions of dollars buying their products. Last year the top 10 licensed products brought in over 10 billion dollars in reve nue with the number 1 licensed product being Winnie the Pooh with 2.2 billion dollars in sales. Now that's a lot of Honey!

So what, you say! How does that help me? Right now it doesn't, but read on and you just may figure it out.

In the sport of gymnastics, we spend a lot of time trying to remain current on the latest techniques in training our gymnasts. It is only recently, however, that we have started to spend time trying to learn the business end of our industry and almost no time has been spent on understanding the current trends of our clients. Most of what we do in our preschool classes is outdated and irreleva nt to our students.

Oh sure, we do our little theme weeks but are they really exciting for our students? When was the last time you watched a Saturday morning cartoon show? Unless you have young kids, you wouldn't know that Sponge Bob Squarepants is the most watched animated series in the history of television. Or that he has 54.4 million viewers per month and 25% of them are adults. Do you even know who "Dora the Explorer" is? She happens to be the number 1 preschool show "--18~---------------((

1 .Try and stay relevant to your students by incorporating themes they enjoy into your program. How about a "Dora the Explorer" lesson plan!

Make the entire class one big adventure and throw in a coloring page.

2 . Did you know that Sponge Bob is coming out with a movie next year? Take advantage of the millions of dollars being spent on promotions by getting him involved in your lessons. After all, he does have square pants that can only help with sq uare hips. How about a Sponge Bob lunge or split. With all of the creative individuals in our industry, we should have no problem getting" Bob" and his friends involved in our program. Think about it. When the movie comes out have a "Sponge Bob" play day, with a "make your own Sponge Bob" as a craft. Add in some inflatables, trampolines, games, and his new ' movie and you have a winner.

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Develop more themes built around some of the characters your students love. Winnie, Mickey, Spiderman, Nimo, Rugrats, Jimmy Neutron, Lilo & Stitch and many others. Have coloring contests and give out theme prizes.

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hythmic sensation Mary Sanders dominated the U.S. Rhythmic Challenge held in Colorado Springs, Colo., Feb. 1.

Mary showed four brand new and upgraded routines en route to her all-around victory with a score of 103.600. Mary also won all four event titles. She said, "I was very happy because it was the first competition of the season and I had four new routines with more difficulty t han last year. It was a good check for my coach and I to see where I'm at right now. My coach was pleased I was able to pull off the new routines so well this early in the season."

event titles as well. She also is the 2003 Pan American Games All-Around Champion.

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What stands above the rest of her accomplishments is her performance at the 2003 World Championships, where she made history becoming the first American to qualify to two individual event finals (hoop and clubs). It was also at the 2003 World Championships where Mary's placement of 10th all-around qualified a spot for one rhythmic gymnast from the United States to compete in the 2004 Olympic Games.

Mary just completed her senior year in high school in February 2004 and is excited with her "no school" life right now so that she can concentrate on training, traveling and competing. ''I'm relieved that I don't have to worry about school right now," said Sanders.

Mary, like the rest of her U.S. Senior National teammates, will compete at the U.S. Rhythmic Championships in Nashville and the U.S. Olympic Trials in San Jose in order to earn the one spot for a rhythmic gymnast in the 2004 Olympic Games.

Mary, 18, is coached by Mimi Masleva and lives in Toronto, Canada, where she trains at Ritmika. She has dual citizenship between the U.S. and Canada and chose to compete for the U.S. in 2002. Mary is the 2002 and 2003 U.S. National Champion and won all the

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The call of nominations for these individuals is open to any Professional Member in their discipline according to the criteria listed below:

Criteria for Nominations Established by the National Program CommiHees: 1. Must be a Professional Member in good standing of USA Gymnastics for a minimum of 5 years. In the case of Tumbling and Trampoline, the 5 year requirement may be in USA Gymnastics, USA Trampoline and Tumbling or a combination thereof.

In the case of Sports Acrobatics, the 5 year requirement may be in USA Gymnastics, United States Sports Acrobatics, or a combination thereof.

2. Must be a current club owner or coach or served as an elected representative of a standing committee.

3. Must be interested, enthusiastic and willing to commit to the time and work required to be an active contributing director of the corporation.

4. During the term of office, cannot be a USA Gymnastics paid employee, an officer of USA Gymnastics, or a Director on the USA Gymnastics Board of Directors holding a vote in another capacity.

Duties and Responsibilities: 1. Attend all USA Gymnastics Board of Directors meetings and represent the respective Program members by voice and vote.

2. Be actively engaged in the respective USA Gymnastics program.

3. Communicate to the respective Program Committee all concerns involving the program and work closely with the committee to resolve these concerns.

4. If attendance at the Board meeting is not possible, must notify the Executive Assistant as soon as possible and, if desired, assign a proxy pursuant to the USA Gymnastics Bylaws.

5. Term of office is for four years.

Timelines/Process: • Nominations are due to the respective program Regional Chairman by April 15, 2004.

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Last July, I read Laura Hillenbrand's award-winning book, "Sea biscuit: An American Legend," as well as saw the movie. I thoroughly enjoyed both, but my excitement was not as much for the entertainment va lue as it was for the noncoercive training methods employed by the trainer and owner to turn this horse around.

He was showing signs of burnout. He became edgy, stopped sleeping, and spent his nights pacing around hi s stall. He fought savage ly in the starting gate and sulked his way through races, so metimes trailing the field from start to finish . He was considered mean, restive, and ragged.

I recently read an article about the Sea biscuit story writte n by a former school admi nistrator, Marvin Marshall, who writes a free internet newsletter, "Promoting Responsibility." With permission, I have reprinted it below. Before readi ng, please get out a pen and make a note to yo urself to subscribe to his free newsletter at marv@marvinmarshall.com . Every parent, teacher and business leader can gain huge benefits from this free monthly read. I also strongly suggest you buy his book that he promotes on the website.

The horse was sold. seabiscuit's new trainer knew what he was seeing. The horse's competitive instincts had been turned backward. Instead of directing his efforts against his opponents, he was directing them against the handlers who tried to force him to run. The horse habitually met every command with resistance. He was feeding off the fight, gaining satisfaction from the distress and rage of the man on his back. The trainer knew how to stop it. He took coercion completely out of the equation so the horse could rediscover the pleasure of speed.

seabiscuit--a descendant of the mighty Man 0' War--was an undersized, crookedlegged racehorse but was the subject of the most newspaper column inches in 1938. The horse was nothing short of a cultural icon in America.

Neither the trainer nor his rider rai sed a hand to him. Their noncoercive approach transformed Sea biscuit from a rogue to a pliant, happy horse. He never again fought a rider and went on to win races--including beating War Admiral in the "race of the century."

In a test race, Sea biscuit once ran a quarter of a mile in an unheard of 22-2/5 seconds. It may have been the fastest quarter mile ever run by a yearling. However, the horse was rather lazy--rea lly lazy--so the trainer was confronted with a behavioral problem.

The lesson as it applies to promoting responsibility, increasing effecti veness, and improving relationships: coercion gets yo u reluctance, resistance, resentment, defiance, and rebellion .

When the rider asked him for speed, the horse slowed down. When he tried to rein him in, the horse bolted. Asked to go left, he'd go right; tugged right, he'd dart left. The beleaguered rider could do no better than cling to the horse's neck for dear life.

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USA Gymnastics National Business Conference Wednesday, June 23, 2004 · Anaheim MarrioH, Anaheim, California 8:30 am - 5:00 pm Plan to aHend this N ational Business Conference, Congress and U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Gymnastics in Anaheim, California.

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Dreamlight, Inc 1620 Centerville Turnpike #119 Virginia Beach, VA 23464 Telephone: 757/479-8700 Fax: 757/479-1986 E-mail: jharvey@dlactivewear.com

Elite Sportswear, LP P.O. Box 16400 2136 North 13th St. Reading, PA 19612-6400 Telephone: 610/921-1469 Fax: 610/921-8166 E-mail: sweaver@gkelite.com www.gk-elitesportswear.com

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Foxy's Fitness Fashions 5180 Kalamazoo Grand Rapids, MI 49508 Telephone: 616/281-8394 Fax: 616/455-5992 E-mail: ssf2@comcast.net

GMR Gymnastics Sales 6729 Marbut Road Lithonia, GA 30058 Te lephone: 770/484-5902 Fax: 770/484-5861 E-mail: kappy@ten-o.com

GTM Sports Wear 520 McCall Road Manhattan, KS 66502 Telephone: 785/537-8822 Fax: 785/537-8857 E-mail: david@igtm.com

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Gibson Inc. P.O. Box 1444 Englewood, CO 80150 Telephone: 303/937-1012

Goodson Enterprises, Inc. / National Open Gymnastics Program P.O. Box 128 Shawnee, CO 80475 Telephone: 303/838-1357 Fax: 970/923-0063 E-mail: garygoodson@hotmail.com

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Attention Club Owners, Managers, and Meet Directors Important Notices: Please make note.

1. Certificate of Insurance: Sanctioned events in outside facilities.

• The certificate of insurance application form is included in your sanction approval package. A certificate of insurance is often requested from the owner of the building when you host an out of your own club competition. For example holding a meet at your local high school gymnasium or convention center.

• The request for certificate of insurance must be sent to the insurance company directly. It does not come to USA Gymnastics.

The insurance company must receive this request a minimum of 30 days in advance. The form must be filled in completely and properly.

• If you are in need of a certificate of insurance, we urge you to request your sanction a minimum of 45 days in advance. 60 days in advance is even better.

• You must have a sanction approval and sanction number prior to requesting a certificate from the insurance company.

• You must show the sanction number on the request form . You can not receive a certificate from the insurance company until the sanction is recorded and approved in our data system.

2. Accident Report Form: Must be filled out at the sanctioned event • This form is included in your sanction approval packet. Please read it and familiarize youself with the form and the procedures.

• Have copies of the form at the meet/ event.

• This must be filled out by the trainer, meet director and the parent or guardian.

• This form is sent directly to the insurance company. It does not come to USA Gymnastics.

• This is for the benefit of the athlete and the parents. This form must be on file with the insurance company when/ if a claim is made.

• Remember: there is a $500 deductible on this secondary insurance coverage. This policy is in effect until July 31, 2004. Changes may occur in the insurance policy for the 2004-2005 season.

• The sanctioned meet must be in compliance of all rules and policies in order for the insurance coverage to be valid. The injured athlete must be a current athlete member or the insurance coverage is void.

3. Individual Memberships - Athlete, Professional, Instructor, A-Club • It's Individual all the way .... that means the membership belongs to the person who receives the membership number. Memberships are not transferable.

• Memberships are not refundable. Benefits and services are applied and paid out upon receipt and entry into the data system .

• If you are a club owner who pays for the professional and instructor memberships for your coaches, you have given them a "gift," a work benefit. The membership is theirs. If they leave your club, their membership goes with them . Please develop you r business rules and employee benefit package with this in mind.

• When an athlete leaves your club, the USA Gymnastics athlete member number goes with him or her. The membership belongs to the indi vidual.

4. Do not hold athlete membership monies at your club for an extended time.

• We are receiving complaints from parents who are upset because their child did not receive the magazine in September or November or even later. They tell us they gave the form and the money to the club director in July or August.

• Unfortunately, the club holds onto these funds and does not apply for the memberships until two or more months after receipt. The parent does not understand why they did not receive the member card and the magazine. Sadly, this places us in a very awkward position since we can not explain or defend the position of the club who did not send us the membership funds. Please set up a system so that on a weekly or biweekly basis, you apply for your memberships. Please let your parents know what your business policies and time lines are.

5. Follow" Best Practices" in all of your business dealings and decisions.

• Please have full disclosure to your clients regarding the various fees that may be charged due to a person being on team .

• Please do not state various charges are from USA Gymnastics, if they are not, such as: booster club fees, parent's club fees, team travel fees, apparel fees, competition fees, etc. Please do not state a fee is for insurance costs, when it is not. When parents contact us, we explain that the membership fee is a one-time charge for the year and exactly what they will receive. Please conduct your business with full disclosure regarding the various fees and charges that may be needed when a person is involved in more than just classes at your club.

• USA Gymnastics Member Services wishes to support our clubs and members; however, we will explain to our callers exactly what the membership fees and charges are for during that current season .

• Help us - help you!

6. Information - changes and corrections - Please keep current • Address changes: You may make changes and corrections directly online using your user 10 and password. You may also mail or fa x the corrected information into the national office. Please note the magazine and Technique are not forwarded. You must have the address correction made with the USA Gymnastics national officemember services. It must be correct in our database system.

• Email address - please keep your email address current. USA Gymnastics is relying more and more on technology to relay many of our notices and information. It is important for you to receive this information on a regular and timely basis. You can change this online or contact Member Services.

• Name changes or corrections: you must contact the national office in writing to make these changes in your record.You may Fax: 317692-5 212. Please make sure the correct spelling of your name is in ou r system. Check your card and any mailings you receive from us.

7. Renewal notices: Membership renewals - Please check your mail • Membership renewal notices are sent out quarterly. 90 days in advance. (continued on page45)

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Snyder Insurance Services, Inc 6800 College Blvd. Ste 125 Overland Park, KS 66211 Telephone: 800/ 874-6704 Fax: 913/ 498-0212 E-mail: nancyjones@insurasset.com

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Triangle Art and Sound

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Wilton Academy of Gymnastics 2248 Route 9 South Howell, NJ 07731 Telephone: 732/ 462-2079 E-mail: wi ltongym@aol. com

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ATTENTION COACHES

Alpha Factor, a manufacturer of gymnastics apparel from Yo rk, Pa., raised $1,595 for the National Breast Cancer Foundation. The donation was raised over a three-month period from sa les of three specially designed garments. Two leotards and one warm-up featured a design with the pink ribbon, the international symbol of breast cancer awareness.

Men's Junior Olympic Program Academic All-American Recognition Award

Jessica Haag, Alpha Factor Marketing Leader shows a photo of the three garments.

San Jose Lands Rhythmic and Trampoline Olympic Trials The 2004 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Rhythmic Gymnastics & Trampo line has been awarded to San Jose and will take place Saturday, June 19 at the San Jose State University Event Center.

The Trials, hosted by the San Jose Sports Authority and conducted by USA Gymnastics, will feature top rhythmic and trampoline hopefuls vying for one Olympic berth for eac h discipline.

"San Jose and the San Jose Sports Authority have proven to be outstanding partners for major events in the past," USA Gymnastics President Colarossi said. "We appreciate this opportunity to bring the nation's best rhythmic and trampoline athletes to San Jose, and generate strong enthusiasm for these disciplines."

For ticket information, email tickets@usa-gymnastics.org.

The application deadline for the Men's Junior Olympic Academic AllAmerican Recognition Award is April 1. Applicants must be a high schoo l student and have a Cumulative GPA of 3.50 or higher. Submit completed application with $5.00 fee, along with a minimum of two recommendation letters - one from school and one from coach, and a Biographical Sketch-description of athlete's life and interests to: Bo Morris, Men's Program Manager, 201 S. Capitol Ave., Ste. 300, Indpls., IN 46225. To obtain an application go to www.usa-gymnastics.org and click on men's program.

Team Chevron Continues Support of Top Olympic Hopefuls In 2004

"ChevronTexaco is a va luab le partner of USA Gymnastics and a direct contributor to the success of our men's program over the past four years," sai d USA Gymnastics President Bob Colarossi.

"ChevronTexaco's support allows many of our top athletes to devote themselves to training at the optimum level. ChevronTexaco's commitment to USA Gymnastics' men's program is proof positive that sponsors send athletes to the Olympic Games."

ChevronTexaco, now in its sixth year of sponsorship of the Men's elite program, provides direct assistance to Team Chevron athletes to support their year-round training regimen.

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The 2004 lJ. Maxx Tour of Gymnastics Champions, featuring members of the men's and women's 2004 Olympic Teams and 2003 World Championships Team, is planned for late September through November, and will include 37 stops at major arenas across the country. To see a complete tour schedule check out www. usa-gym nastics.org

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Men's Program Committee Conference Call Minules January 7, 2004 Meeting called to order at 9:05 a.m. PST by

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Yoichi Tomita

I. Roll Call Members Present: Yoichi Tomita, MPC Chair & Vice Chair for Men Steve Butcher, MPC Secretary & Jr. Coaches Rep. George Beckstead, FIG Rep. Kurt Golder, Sr. Coaches Rep. Miles Avery, Sr. Coaches Rep. Bill Foster, Jr. Coaches Rep. Jay Thornton, Athlete Rep. John Roethlisbergel~ Athlete Rep.

There were 33 original petitions to the 2004 Winter Cup Challenge. The USA Gynmastics office has received six additional petitions. There is a maximum of 84 gymnasts for the competition. The names of the final selected athletes should be finalized this week.

VI. Next Men's Program Committee Meeting The Men's Program Committee will conduct their next meeting at the Winter Cup Challenge on Saturday, February 7, at 9:00a.m. Selection of the six open positions on the Sr. National Team will be discussed. The MPC reserves the right to make the final selection of the Sr. National Team positions after the Saturday night individual event finals.

The chair thanked the committee for their cohesive work. He also gave highlights from the vety successful joint camp with the Japanese senior team.

II. Jonathan Horton & David Sender attending the next Senior National Team Camp

VII. Olympic Selection Committee Nominee for Olympic Head Coach The selection committee has recommended Kevin Mazeika as their selection for the position of Olympic Head Coacl1 for the 2004 Olympic Games. Miles Avery was the other candidate for tlus pOSition who was considered. There was lengthy discussion about this position.

Sr. National Team Coordinator Ron Brant spoke about the decision to permit the top junior gymnasts to attend the Sr. National Team Camps at their own expense.

Motion: To accept the recommendation of the selection committee for Kevin Mazeika to be the Olympic Head Coach for 2004

Motion: To permit Jonathan Horton and David Sender to attend the next Senior National Team Camp at their own expense.

Motion: Jolm Roethlisberger 2nd: Jay Thornton PASSED: Unalumously

Motion: Yoichi Tomita 2nd: Kurt Golder PASSED: Unanimously

VIII. New Business A funding proposal drafted by Stacy Maloney will be discussed at tl1e Winter Cup Challenge MPC meeting. The proposal is to change the distribution of coaches funding after an athlete d1anges their personal coach.

III. 2004 Olympic Judges Positions 111e Judges' Selection Committee commwucated their decision to select Harty Bjerke and Butch ZwUch as the judges for the 2004 Olympic Games.

IV. Adiournment: Motion: To adjourn

IV. Foreign Athlete Petitions to the 2004 Winter Cup Challenge Two foreign athlete petitions have already been approved. They came from requests by the federations of Iceland and Great Britain. There are two more requests - Luis Vargas, Penn State University, has a request from the Puerto Rican Gymnastics Federation for his participation; and the second is from Sergei Dmitriev from High Sierra Gymnastics in Nevada. He is currently working towards Ius U.S. citizenslup.

Motion: Steve Butcher 2nd: Yoichi Tomita PASSED: Unalumously Call adjourned at 9:52 a.m. PST. Respectfully submitted by Steve Butcher, MPC Secretary

Motion To permit Luis Vargas to participate, exhibition only, at the 2004 Winter Cup Challenge. No U.S. gymnast will be displaced by his participation.

Motion: Steve Butcher 2nd: Yoichi Tomita PASSED: Unanimously Motion: To permit Sergei Drnitriev to compete, exhibition only, in the 2004 Wirlter Cup Challenge if he meets the selection criteria of the petitioning gymnasts. No U.S. gymnast will be displaced by his participation.

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I. 2004 Calendar and Training Plan Martha presented her proposal for the 2004 competitive calendar and the training plan for the national team. Late information was received that alters the calendar and proposal slightly. After discussion, the committee made the following recommendation.

Recommendation to accept the proposal for the calendar and the training plan as amended.

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III. Podium Meet Committee discussed the podium meet and different formats. They requested that one coach per club receive a complimentary American Cup ticket.

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B. The 2004 Sports Acrobatics World Age Group Games consists of two age categories.

1. SAWAGG 11-16: For all disciplines, the athletes selected to the 2004 SAWAGG must be between the ages of 11 and 16 in 2004.

2. SAWAGG 12-19: For all disciplines, the athletes selected to the 2004 SAWAGG must be between the ages of 12 and 19 in 2004, with the age difference between partners not to exceed 6 years.

C. The Sports Acrobatics Program Committee, w ith final approval from the USA Gymnastics President, will select the athletes w ho will represent the USA at the 2004 Sports Acrobatics World Age Group Games.

D. Athletes may qualify for the 2004 SAWAGG Team in one of two ways: 1. Be chosen from the 2004 Sports Acrobatics World Team Trials camp and competition to represent the USA at the 2004 Sports Acrobatics World Age Group Games, as described in Section III below; 2. Successfully petition directly onto the SAWAGG Team by the process set forth in Section IV below.

E. Only athletes who are United States citizens may be named to the SAWAGG Team. USA Gymnastics w ill verify citizenship before naming the team.

II. 2004 Sports Acrobatics World Team Trials A Qualification to participate in the 2004 Sports Acrobatics World Team Trials camp and competition 1. A pair / group who meets the competition requirements may participate at the 2004 Sports Acrobatics World Team Trials camp and competition. One local competition must be completed prior to the Sports Acrobatics World Team Trials.

2. Time and Place: The 2004 Sports Acrobatics World Team Trials w ill be conducted March 24-29, 2004 in Crosby, TX. B. The selection meeting immediately following the completion of the 2004 Sports Acrobatics World Team Trials will serve as the final selection for the 2004 SAWAGG Team.

III. The 2004 SAWAGG Team will be selected as follows: A The 2004 SAWAGG Team slots will be filled by the Sports Acrobatics Program Committee from among the partiCipants at the 2004 Sports Acrobatics World Team Trials camp and competition.

The Sports Acrobatics Program Committee is under no obligation to choose a pair / group from each of the five diSCiplines. The selection recommendations must be approved by the USA Gymnastics President.

B. The Team selection will take place following the conclusion of the 2004 Sports Acrobatics World Team Trials competition.

C. The Sports Acrobatics Program Committee will review the following areas when selecting members for the 2004 SAWAGG Team: 1. Overall performance during the 2004 Sports Acrobatics World Team Trials camp 2. Scores and placement at the 2004 Sports Acrobatics World Team Trials 3. Difficulty of elements performed in competition 4. Artistry and presentation in exercises performed during competition

D. Camp 1. Overall performance during the 2004 Sports Acrobatics World Team Trials camp will be considered. For 12-19 age eligible athletes a three-day camp will be conducted from March 24-26, 2004. For 11-16 age eligible athletes a two-day camp will be conducted from March 25-26, 2004.

E. Scores and placement 1. Final scores and placement from the 2004 Sports Acrobatics '" World Team Trials will be considered.

F. Target Scores 1. SAWAGG 11-16 - Age eligible athletes are to perform a balance and tempo routine according to the FIG SAWAGG 11-16 program rules. The target score for SAWAGG Team selection will be calculated using the sum of the execution average, the artistry average, and the performance related arbiter deductions. The target score for two routines is 24.0.

2. SAWAGG 12-19 - Age eligible athletes are to perform a balance, tempo, and combined routine according to the FIG SAWAGG 1219 program rules. The target score for SAWAGG Team selection will be calculated using the sum of the execution average, the artistry average, and the performance related arbiter deductions.

The target score for three routines is 39.0.

G. Difficulty of elements 1. The difficulty of elements performed at the 2004 Sports Acrobatics World Team Trials will be considered.

2. SAWAGG 11-16 - The target difficulty score for each exercise is .50, the maximum difficulty score as defined in the FIG SAWAGG 11-16 program rules.

3. SAWAGG 12-19 - The target difficulty value for each exercise is the maximum difficulty value as defined in the FIG SAWAGG 1219 program rules. The total difficulty value of an exercise, less the difficulty value of any forbidden elements (as defined in the SAWAGG program rules) performed, will be compared against target difficulty values. Target difficulty values are:

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H. Artistry and Presentation 1. Presentation ranking by committee members for the 2004 Sports Acrobatics World Team Trials competitions will be considered.

2. Input from Elite coaches will be considered. (/. d 37)

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(continued from page 35) 3. Presentation ranking criteria will include but is not limited to the artistic judgin g criteria.

1. Team obligations 1. Athletes who do not attend specified SAWAGG Team Meeting(s} will not be placed on the 2004 SAWAGG Team.

2. Athletes must read and sign the USA Gymnastics Sports Acroba tics Athlete Agreement before they become members of the team.

IV. Petitions A Petitions to enter the 2004 Sports Acrobatics World Team Trials or be placed directly onto the 2004 SAWAGG Team, other than through the competitive process described above, will be considered by the Sports Acrobatics Program Committee. Howevel; first consideration will be given to those pair / groups competing at the 2004 Sports Acrobatics World Team Trials.

B. In order to be considered by the Sports Acrobatics Program Committee, petitions must be submitted in writing to the Sports Acrobatics Program Director at the National Office as soon as practical after the pair / group becomes aware of the inability to participate in the applicable competition. The p etition must state the specific injury, illness, or unusual circumstance, which prohibits the pair / group from participating in the competitive process. In the case of a petition based upon an injury or illness, the petition must be accompanied by a physician's statement, and the nature and extent of that injury or illness is subject to verification by one or more doctors selected by USA Gymnastics. The final deadline for submission of a petition is the conclusion of the 2004 Sports Acrobatics World Team Trials competition. For pair / groups not competing at the 2004 Sports Acrobatics World Team Trials, the Sports Acrobatics Program Committee may require a demonstration of competitive readiness before being placed on the team.

V. Selection of the 2004 SAWAGG Team Coaches A Head Coach The Sports Acrobatics Program Committee will select one head coach for each age group a mininmm of three months prior to the start of the 2004 Sports Acrobatics World Age Group Games. The Sports Acrobatics Program Committee must receive up to three recommendations for the head coach position from the National Elite Committee, a minimum of one month prior to the head coach's selection. The selection of the head coach must be approved by the USA Gymnastics President and will be based upon the follOWing criteria: 1. Proven team leadership ability; 2. International experience; 3. Ability to communicate and form a rapport with all athletes; and 4. Technical knowledge.

B. Assistant Coaches Two assistant coaches will be selected for each age group by the Sports Acrobatics Program Committee following consultation with the head coach and the personal coaches and approved by the USA Gymnastics President. The two assistant coaches must come from among the personal coaches of 2004 SAWAGG Team members.

VI. Removal AAn athlete or coach may be removed from the 2004 SAWAGG Team

or from any step of the selection process for the 2004 SAWAGG Team if he /she violates the USA Gymnastics Code of Ethics or the USA Gymnastics National Team Funding and Support Agreement (in the case of national team athletes). An athlete may also be removed from the 2004 SAWAGG Team in the event of injury or illness which inhibits peak performance at the 2004 Sports Acrobatics World Age Group Games. According to the National Team Funding and Support Agreement, athletes must submit to any medical diagnosis that is requested by USA Gymnastics to assure that the athlete is able to compete and is not at risk for further injury. Verification of injury or illness will be by one or (continued on page 41) more doctors selected by USA Gymnastics.

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(continued from page 37) B. Removal prior to departure for the 2004 Sports Acrobatics World Age Group Games may only occur by action of the President of USA Gymnastics after consultation with the Sports Acrobatics Program Committee and an interview with the athlete, the head coach, and the athlete's personal coach. Any decision to remove an athlete or coach is subject to review through USA Gymnastics Grievance Procedures.

Acrobatics World Championships, as described in Section ill below; 2. Successfully petition directly on to the Sports Acrobatics World Championships Team by the process set forth in Section IV below.

E. Only athletes who are United States citizens may be named to the Sports Acrobatics World Championshi ps Team . USA Gymnastics will verify citizenship before naming the team.

VII. Approval of the Selection Procedures

II. 2004 Sports Acrobatics World Team Trials

These selecti on procedures have been reviewed and approved by the Sports Acrobatics Program Conunittee and USA GynU1astics.

A Qu alifica tion to participate in the 2004 Sports Acrobatics World Team Trials camp an d competition l. A pair / group who meets the requirements to participate in elite competition and meets the competition en try requirements may participate at the Sports Acrobatics World Team Trials camp and competition. One local competition must be completed prior to the 2004 Sports Acrobatics World Team Trials.

2. Time and Place: The 2004 World Team Trials will be conducted March 24-29, .2004 in Crosby, TX.

VIII. AC KNOWLEDGEMENT Each athlete and coach participating in the process for selection to the 2004 SAWAGG Team, as outlined in these Selection Procedures, has carefully reviewed, understands and agrees to the terms of these Selection Procedures. That understanding and agreement is reflected by the Signature of the athlete and coach on a copy of these Selection Procedures

B. The selection meeting immediately following the completion of the 2004 Sp orts Acrobatics World Team Trials will serve as the final selection for the World Championships Team.

2004 Sports Acrobatics World Championships Selection Procedures May 20-23, 2004 Lievin, France 1. Overview A Per the FIG Technical Regulations, the delegation for the 2004 Sports Acrobatics World Championships w ill be comprised of a maximum of two pair / groups per discipline.

B. For all disciplines, the athletes selected to the 2004 World Championships Team must be 15 years of age or older in 2004.

C. The Sports Acrobatics Program Committee, with final approval from

the USA Gymnastics President, will select the athletes who will represent the USA at the 2004 Sports Acrobatics World Championships.

D.Athletes may qu alify for the Sports Acrobatics World Championships Team in one of two ways: 1. Be chosen from the 2004 Sports Acroba tics World Team Trials camp and competition to represent the USA at the 2004 Sports

III. The 2004 Sports Acrobatics World Championship Team will be selected as follows: A Two pair / groups and one alternate in each d iSCipline may be chosen from among the participants at the 2004 Sports Acrobatics World Team Trials camp and competition by the Sports Acrobatics Program Committee. The Sports Acroba tics Program Committee is w1der no obligation to choose a pair / grou p from each of the five disciplines. The selection recommendations m ust be approved by the USA Gymnastics President.

B. The Team selection will take place fo llowing the conclusion of the 2004 Sports Acrobatics World Team Trials competition.

C. The Sports Acrob atics Program Committee will review the

following areas when selecting members for the 2004 Sports Acrobatics World Championship Team: l. Overall performance during the 2004 Sports Acrobatics World Team Trials camp 2. Scores and placement at the 2004 Sports Acrobatics World Team Trials competition 3. Difficulty of elements performed in competition 4. Artistry and presentation in exercises performed during competition

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E. Scores and placement 1. Final scores and placement from the 2004 Sports Acrobatics World Team Trials competition will be considered.

F. Target Scores

1. Age eligible athletes are to perform balance, tempo, and combined exercises according to USAG Elite program rules. The target score for the Sports Acrobatics World Championships Team selection will be calculated using the sum of the execution average, the artistry average, and the performance related arbiter deductions. The target score for three exercises is 39.0.

G. Difficulty of elem ents 1. The difficulty of elements performed at the 2004 Sports Acrobatics World Team Trials w ill be considered .

2. The sum of the three most difficult elements in competitions 1, 2, and 3 w ill be considered. For pair balance, the difficulty to be considered is the static hold of a pair element or the value of a motion element. For group balance, the difficulty to be considered is the sum of the base value of the pyramid and the static value of the top(s) or the va lue of a transition, if it is of higher value. For pair / group tempo, the difficulty of the highest rated elements performed is considered.

3. The Arbiters working with their Difficulty Judges must post the difficulty of the elements to be used in ranking as soon as possible following the conclusion of each event (after the period for appeal is complete). Any questions regarding difficulty of elements are to be determined by the Arbiters in consultation with the Sports Acrobatics Program Committee or the FIG Sports Acrobatics Technical Representative as necessary.

4. Target difficulty scores as established by the Sports Acrobatics Program Committee are: Balance Women's Pair Men's Pair IMixed Pair Women's Trio Men's Group

100 100 110 100 110

empo Comb¡me d 70 80 90 90 90

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H . Artistry and Presentation 1. Presentation ranking by committee members for the 2004 Sports Acrobatics World Team Trials competitions w ill be considered.

2. Input from Elite coaches will be considered.

3. Presentation ranking criteria will include but is not limited to the artistic judging criteria.

1. Team obligations 1. Athletes who do not attend specified World Championships Team Meeting(s) will not be placed on the 2004 World Championships Team.

2. Athletes must read and sign the USA Gymnastics Sports Acrobatics Athlete Agreement before they become members of the team.

V. Selection of the 2004 World Championships Team Coaches A. Head Coach The Sports Acrobatics Program Committee will select the head coach a minimum of three months prior to the start of the 2004 Sports Acrobatics World Ch ampionships. The Sports Acrobatics Program Committee must receive up to three recommendations for the head coach position from the National Elite Committee and up to three recommendations for the head coach position from the Senior National Team Athletes, a minimum of one month prior to the coach's selection. The selection of the head coach must be approved by the USA Gymnastics President and w ill be based upon the following criteria: 1. Proven team leadership ability; 2. International experience; 3. Ability to communicate and form a rapport w ith all athletes; and 4. Technical knowledge.

B. Assistant Coaches Two assistant coaches will be selected by the Sports Acrobatics Program Committee following consultation with the head coach and the personal coaches and approved by the USA Gymnastics President. The two assistant coaches must come from among the personal coaches of World Championships Team members.

VI. Removal A. An athlete or coach may be removed from the 2004 World Championships Team or from any step of the selection process for the 2004 World Championships Team if he/she violates the USA Gymnastics Code of Ethics or the USA Gymnastics National Team Funding and Support Agreement (in the case of national team athletes). An athlete may also be removed from the 2004 World Championships Team in the event of injury or illness w hich inhibits peak performance at the 2004 Sports Acrobatics World Championships.

According to the National Team Funding and Support Agreement, athletes must submit to any medical diagnOSis that is requested by USA Gymnastics to assure that the athlete is able to compete and is not at risk for further injury. Verification of injury or illness will be by two doctors selected by USA Gymnastics.

B. Removal prior to departure for the Sports Acrobatics World Championships may only occur by action of the President of USA Gymnastics after consultation with the Sports Acrobatics Program Committee and an interview w ith the athlete, the head coach, and the athlete's personal coach. Any decision to remove an athlete or coadl is subject to review through USA Gymnastics Grievance Procedures.

VII. Approval of the Selection Procedures

IV. Petitions A.Petitions to enter the 2004 Sports Acrobatics World Team Trials or be placed directly onto the World Championships Team, other than through the competitive process described above, will be considered by the Sports Acrobatics Program Committee. However, first consideration will be given to those pair / groups participating at the 2004 Sports Acrobatics World Team Trials camp and competition.

B. In order to be considered by the Sports Acrobatics Program Committee, petitions must be submitted in writing to the Sports Acrobatics Program Director at the National Office as soon as practical after the pair / group becomes aware of the inability to p articipate in the applicable competition. The petition must state ~14-2---------------{(

the specific injury, illness, or unusual circumstance, which prohibits the pair / group from participating in the competitive process. In the case of a petition based upon an injury or illness, the petition must be accompanied by a physician's sta tement, and the nature and extent of that injury or illness is subject to verification by one or more doctors selected by USA Gymnastics. The final d eadline for submission of a petition is the conclusion of the 2004 Sports Acroba tics World Team Trials competi tion. For pair / groups n ot competing at the 2004 Sports Acrobatics World Team Trials, the Sports Acrobatics Program Committee may require a d emonstration of competitive readiness before being placed on the team.

These selection procedures h ave been reviewed and approved by the Sports Acrobatics Program Conunittee and USA Gymnastics.

VIII. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Each athlete and coach participating in the process for selection to th e 2004 World Championships Team, as outlined in these Selection

Procedures, has carefull y reviewed, understands and agrees to the terms of these Selection Procedures. That wlderstanding and agreement is reflected by the signature of the athlete and coach on a copy of these Selection Procedures.

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• 6A - toe pitch _ front salta to forearm catch on stomach • 6B - toe pitd1 _ front salta with 1800 twist to forearm catd1 on back

Level 8 • In the tempo exercise, a 180 0 twist can be added to any compulsory element that does not already contain a twist. The calculation of additional difficulty should be included.

Level 9 • For qualification from level 9 to level 10, the tempo requirement for difficulty has been lowered by V10 for all disciplines (e.g.

Women's Pair = 50 and Mixed Pair = 60). Level 10 difficulty minimums remain the same.

• Men's Pairs and Men's Groups - the dismount, minimum V5, special requirement has been removed.

Level 10 • Men's Pairs and Men's Groups - the dismount, minimum V10, special requirement has been removed.

REVIEW & CLARIFICATIONS Level 7 • Men's Pair - because skills 8A and 8B appear to be a stumbling block for athlete advancement to the next level, additional skill options are being made available. Coaches can choose to use the existing skills from the Specifications or choose the alternate skill listed below.

• 8A - reverse foot to hand on bent arms of base, straight jump recatch to reverse foot to hand on bent arms of base OR from row1doff / roundoff flic, base boosts top in 4/4 back tuck salta over head to stand on the floor • 8B - regular foot to hand on bent arms of base, straight jump recatch to shoulders of base, with support of the base on top's calves OR from roundoff/roundoff flic, base boosts top in 4 / 4 back pike/ layout over head to stand on the floor

Level 8 • 2+ catches • Tempo - only 2 dismounts are allowed and evaluated for difficulty • Women's Group Balance - no more than one pyramid with two bases on the floor is permitted • Women's Group Balance - If the optional pyramid is chosen from the compulsory pages, it must be from a different row than those used for the two compulsory pyramids.

• Pairs Balance - Motion of the base may not be repeated during an exercise (e.g. slide to splits may be done only one time).

• Women's Pair Balance - row 3 #5, cartwheel to handstand may be done from the arm or leg.

• Women's Pair Tempo - row 2 #3, this element must be performed with flight somewhere during the element - from the roundoff of the top to the base and/ or during a boost by the base to put the top into the back bird position. If the base just reaches for the base,

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w hil e the top is still standing on the fl oor and lifts her w ithout flight to the back bird position, the element w ill not receive credit.

For pairs, each compulsory element is considered just one element in counting the exercise m aximum of eight elements. To count pairs optional elements, each element must be counted. For example, tuck inlocate to handstand on straight arms wi th a 3 second hold would be two elements- the m otion (V2) and the hold (V2). If an element from the compulsory pages is chosen to fulfill the optional requirement or used as an addition al element, th e number of elements should be counted using the optional way explained above.

Pair optional elem ents may not have a value grea ter than V5 in balance.

If an element is chosen from the compulsory pages to fulfill the optional requirement, the element is still controlled by the V5 maximum. That means that there are a few compulsory elem ents (e.g. MP Balance Row 2 #7) that may not be used as optional elements.

skill would be needed to satisfy the backward salto requirement.

Level 9 groups must perform a mini mum of three p yra mids of V8+, but they may include additional pyramids in an exercise if desired .

No va lue is specified fo r those addition al pyramids. For counting value for the three required V8+ pyramids, count each pyramid separately (base + top + movement of top if any). Each static hold pyramid w ithin a tran sitional pyramid m ay be used fo r this requirement as well as any independent static pyramids.

In women's groups, if the middle is acting as a top as in a lunge pyramid, the middle's handstand m ay be used towards the requirement of "Top must perform a handstand in two pyramids".

Level 10 One elem ent may be used to sa tisfy mul tiple special requirem ents.

INDIVIDUAL ELEMENTS Up to two additional elements m ay be added to pairs exercises and group tempo exercises and are considered optional elements. This implies that the count of the elements is done in the same maImer as for optional elements described above. In addition, the elements must be labeled with optional IDs. Coaches m ay choose to use these two elements as "back-up" elements for the required compulsory skills. In this case, the elements are labeled w ith both optional and compulsory IDs. If a pair / group misses a compulsory element during the exercise and successfully performs another comp ulsory element from the same row, the compulsory special requirements w ill be fulfilled . Although the two additional elements in an exercise can be used to fulfill a compulsory requirement if needed, they are still considered optional with skills counted using the optional rules described above. The two optional elements required in an exercise cannot also be used to fulfill a compulsory requirement.

For Level 8 groups, transition s may not be performed into or out of the compulsory pyramids. Transitional pyramids are permitted as part of the option al pyramid, however, the number of transitions by the base is limited to one . If a transitional pyramid is used as the optional pyramid choice, each static position of the base is controlled by the m aximum of V16. For example, if the tran sitional pyramid has two static positions of the base, each one is controlled by the maximum of V16 - that is the value of the base position plus the value of the top and any m otion of the top as the base position is held. The base's tran sitional value is added to the total difficulty of the exercise but is not part of the V1 6 maximum elem ent value control. Transition by a base is not considered an element w hen determining the total elements in a group exercise.

In Level 8 value may be claimed for links perform ed in the tempo exercise. Links can only be performed between optional elements, however. The value of a link is added to the total difficulty of the exercise but does not count towards the value of any particular skill. A link is not considered an element when determining the total elem ents in an exercise.

If a 180 0 tw ist is added to a tempo compulsory elem ent, the additional difficulty for the twist w ill need to be looked up in the Tables of Difficulty and ad ded to the diagram form . A 180 0 twist can be added to any compulsory tempo element which does not alread y contain a twist and still fulfill the compulsory special requirement.

An element m ay receive difficulty credit only once per exercise. The same elem ent may be used twice in an exercise to fulfill special requirements, but it will receive difficul ty credit only once. For instance, if a mixed pair chooses the compulsory skills Row 2 #2 and Row 3 #3 for a balance exercise, they receive diffi culty for the h old only once.

H owever, two compulsory requirements will be ful filled .

Level 9 One element may be used to satisfy multiple special requirements. For example, a layout back salto with a full twist from foot to hand may satisfy the dismount of V5 as well as a twisting salto. This skill should be considered a twisting salto, however, and an additional backward salto

In Level 8 and all other levels, ch oreographic elements appropriate for the exercise (Category 1 for balance and Category 2 fo r tempo) m ay be added for additional diffi culty as long as the speCial requirements for individual elem ents are sa tisfied first.

If a pair / group does not fulfill the individual element special requirement of executing three elements showing agility, balance, and flexibility in the balance exercise, a special requirement deduction of -1.0 will be taken for each type missing. H owever, difficulty credit will be evaluated for additional individual elements performed. (e.g. If a pair / group performs 2 agility and 1 flexibility elements, difficulty credit would be given for the three elements performed, but a special requirement deduction of -1.0 will be taken for the missing balance element. )

Individual element typ es are defined as follows: • Agili ty - individual elements having the quality of qui ck movement, an element that shows flight and finishes in a posed or static position. Exam p les: Back handspring to knee, split, or front support (page 136 #9), Aerial cartwheel to knee, scale, or split (page 137 #5), Front handspring to split, sit, knee, or p ancake (137 #6), Back tuck salto to knee, scale, split, or front support (page 136 #10).

• Balance - individu al elements that show a state of equilibrium or steadiness. Examples: Individual elem ents with 2 second holds scales (page 135 #1-2), chest, h ead or elbow stands (page 135 #3-4), press to handstand (page 137 #13); Individual elements without 2 second holds, but have a principle characteristic of balancing -handstand pirouette (page 138 #7-8).

• Flexibility - individual elements that show the ability of the athlete to stretch to an extended position; the condition of being bendable, pliable, not rigid. Ex amples: front or back walkover (page 134 #2), valdez (page 134 #4, p age 135 #7), splits (page 134 #12, 13, 14), backbend (page 134 #15).

Individual element types must be label on the diagram forms. If an individual element fits into two categories, the coach must choose which type the element will fulfill in the exercise.

ERRATA FOR LEVEL 8 The follo wing should be corrected on the Level 8 compulsory drawings: • Men's Pair Balance • Row 2 #7, value = 3+5+3 OR 3+6+3 • Mixed Pair Balance • Row 1 #3, ID = 50 AC / 48 • Row 1 #6, ID = 50AA / 48 or 50AA /48 • Women's Group Balance • Row 1 #3, ID = 71 A, value = 1 +3 • Row 1 #6, value = 1+2+3+1 • Row 1 #7, value = 2+2 • Row 4 #2, value = 6+2+3+1 • Men's Group Balan ce • Row 2 #7, ID = 95 i2 / 76 / 72

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National Gymnastics Day 2004 is right around the corner- Saturday, August 7. Have you decided how your gym will celebrate this year's event? As in the past, USA Gymnastics would like to encourage all clubs to get involved with a Cartwheel-A-Thon and raise money on behalf of the Children's Miracle Network. Once again the club that raises the most money will earn a day with a gymnastics clinician of their choice and wi ll be featured on the poster, in the magazines (Technique and USA Gymnastics) and in other promotions. In addition, the gymnast who brings in the most money for the Children's Miracle Network will be featured on the poster, in the magazines and in other ;---------~(M-:-e-m':"'be-r~Se-rv-i(-e":':Up-d:-at-e-(o-nt-in-ue~d~fr-om-pa-g-e~24-:-)--1 promotions.

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8. Sanction report forms - PLease follow aLL directions in order for sanction to be officiaL and closed out.

• All coaches are to sign the sign-in form by printing name and professional member number. This form is sent with the sanction report form to USA Gymnastics National Office - Member Services.

• All judges are to sign the sanction report form with printed name, rating and professional number.

• Fill in the number of competitors section. Send additional payment with report form if competition hosted more than 72 competitors and only $50 was sent with the original sanction request.

• Sanction report form and coaches sign-in form are to be sent to the National Office within 48 hours of the competition. Forms will be checked and the sanction will be closed out in the system once all is in order.

• Competition fees are sent to the respective state and or regions, depending on the policies as outlined for that specific area.

• Score sheets are to be sent to the state and/or region as determined by that area. Score sheets are not sent to the national office.

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lQ04 SAFJETV CE.RTIFICATION SCHEDUL,E The Safety Schedule is updated weekly on our website www.usa-gymnastics.org Please see the website for the most current schedule.

Aj!ril 3

Corinth, TX 76210; 11 :00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Nations Gymnastics Directions: Valeria Marstellar 940-498'-4386 Course code: JE04032004TX Instructor: Janice Eyman 254-694-2065

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lexington, SC 29073; 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Columbia Gymnastics Academy, N. lake Dr. *in conjunction with AAU State Championships at Carolina Gymnastics in Columbia Directions: Steve and Melody Madden 803-951-2090 Course code: KB04232004SC Instructor: Kimberly Boyd 803-749-2484

' Time and date subject to change. See usa-gymnastics.org lor updates.

March 26

Austin, TX 78728; 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

Capital Gymnastics Directions: Karen Chapman 512-251-9105 Course code: CR03262004TX Instructor: Carol Robuck 210-496·5348 or 889-4897

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Pennington, NJ 08534; 4:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Motion Gymnastics, 55 Rt. 31 South Building C *Registration time is 3:45 Directions: Motion Gymnastics 609-730-9394 *Course time indudes dinner break Course code: CF03272004NJ Instructor: Cathy Finkel 973-335-1943

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lubbock, TX 79424; 11 :00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

5828 50th (Ready Set Go) Directions: Patli Conner 806-771 -2519 Course code: PC03282004TX Instructor: Patli Conner 806-771-2519

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Hilliard, OH 43026; 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Universal Gymnasts Directions: Bobbi Montanari 614-777-9430 Course code: BM061920040H Instructor: Bobbi Montanari, 614·777-9430

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Stroudsburg, PA 18360-8137; 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

International Gymnastics Camp, 9020 Bartonsville Woods Rd Directions: Bruno Klaus 570·629-0244 Course code: PF06192004PA Instructor: Phil Frank 856-786-3977

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West Chester, OH 45069; 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. lofts at Wetherington Directions: Steve Schoenbaechler 513-755-7162 Course code: SS050920040H Instructor: Steven Schoenbaechler 513-755-7162

Woodward, PA 16882; 10:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Woodward Camp *lunch ovailable Directions: Steve Hass 814-349-5633 Course code: SH071 02004PA Instructor: Stephen Hass 814-349-5633

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Woodward, PA 16882; 10:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Woodward Camp ' lunch available Directions: Steve Hass 814-349-5633 Course code: SH06122004PA Instructor: Stephen Hass 814-349-5633

Woodward, PA 16882; 10:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Woodward Camp *lunch available Directions: Steve Hass 814-349-5633 Course code: SH08072004PA Instructor: Stephen Hass 814-349-5633

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