Technique Magazine – August 2004

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A COMPARATIVE CASE STUDY OF ROCHE VAULTS PERFORMED BY ELITE MALE GYMNASTS WOMEN'S & MEN'S OLYMPIC TEAMS NAMED

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USA GYMNASTICS Message Dear Members, The new message for USA Gymnastics is, Begin Here. Go Anywhere. Those of us involved in Group Gymnastics (GG) activities believe that we have found the Perfect Beginning that truly can take the participants anywhere! The recreational aspects, fun nature, broad range of activities and health benefits of group gymnastics make it a perfect starting point.

Group Gymnastics is growing! Many gymnastics clubs in the USA have come to realize that they have long been providing GG activities for their members, but just didn't know that it had a name. If you do recitals, shows, demonstrations, halftime exhibitions, parades, or provide dance classes, aerobics instruction, etc.-then you already do GG! Why not learn more and, not only formalize your participation, but provide more GG programs at your gym?

In 2004, the number of participating registered GG participants in the USA Gymnastics membership programs more than doubled from the previous year( (3,200+ athletes and 575 coaches/judges) .. We attribute this to greater understanding of the potential and benefits of GG participation, increased number of GG events, high interest in the TeamGymn competitive program , and the new Introductory Membership program provided by USA Gymnastics for Group Gymnastics as well as for other groups. This membership is available online, 24 hours per day, and membership cards can be obtained withi n 24 hours.

USA Gymnastics provides two GG programs. The first, called GymFests or displays, involves groups performing their own kind of gymnastics. These are non-competitive routines, there are no "rules", and the only limitations to the choreography is generally the space and equipment available, performance time, and the abilities/experience of the performers. USA Gymnastics conducts an annual National Gym Fest each year. The 2004 National Gym Fest was on the campus of UNLV in Las Vegas. The 2005 National Gym Fest is scheduled for July in Ft. Worth , Texas. Additionally, an increasing number of clubs are hosting invitational-type GymFests each year all around the country ... usually in fun "destination-city" locations such as Las Vegas, Orlando, San Diego, and Washington D.C. The highlight for Performance Groups is their participation in the World Gymnaestrada. This FIG event is conducted every four years. USA Gymnastics has sent official delegations to WG 1995 (Berlin, GER), WG 1999 (Goteborg, SWE), and WG 2003 (Lisbon, POR)-all big cities. For the first time since WG 1987 (Herning, DEN) , the small town of Dornbirn, AUS has been selected to host the 2007 World Gymnaestrada. Dornbirn, with a population of 40,000 is situated in a beautiful mountain valley in the western most Austrian Province of Vorarlberg.

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Introduction he Roche is a vault in which the gymnast performs a handspring followed by two forward somersaults. The gymnast faces great challenge and risk when performing this vault due to the socalled "blind" nature of the landing. Visual spotting of the landing is not possible due to the combination of rapid body rotation and the gymnast's view of the mat being obstructed by the knees. Therefore the degree of body rotation must be controlled "blindly," based on the gymnast's spatial perception and kinesthetic awareness.

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Kinematic analyses have been conducted to compare the techniques between high and low scoring vaults, identify mechanical variables that result in a successful vault, and investigate relationships of preand post-flight mechanical variables. Takei et al. (2003) compared the 16 highest scored Roche vaults at the 2000 Olympic Games with those receiving the 16 lowest scores. The high scoring group displayed (a) shorter time of board support, greater normalized average upward change in the vertical velocity while on the board, and greater vertical velocity at board take-off, (b) comparable linear and angular motions in pre-flight, (c) sma ller backward horizontal impulse exerted by the table, smaller loss of horizontal velocity while on the table, and greater horizontal and vertical velocities at table take-off, (d) greater height and larger horizontal distance of post flight, (e) higher body mass center at knee release prior to landing, and (f) higher mass center at mat touchdown .

two Panasonic digital cameras positioned in line with the table, perpendicular to the direction of the runway. The cameras were positioned so as to capture a specific aspect of the vault; camera one captured the on-table and post-flight phases, while camera two captured the hurdle step, on-board, pre-flight and on-table phases.

Usi ng the Peak Motus motion analysis system a (60Hz) twodimensional coordinate system for each vault was developed, the vaults were digitized and the two views combined into one trial.

The touch down (TO) was defined as the first frame in which the gymnast made contact with the runway, board or table and take off (TO) was defined as the first frame when he lost contact with the particular apparatus. The hurdle step was defined as the last step of the run up prior to board contact. The on-board and on-table phases were defined from TD to TO. The pre-flight and post-flight phases were defined as the time between board TO and table TO and the table TO to landing TO respectively.

Analyses of techniques, which led to the high or low judge's scores, were the focus of this investigation. The vertical and horizontal displacements of the center of mass, linear velocities, flight times, joint angles, speed of rotation , angle of projection and angle of center of mass through the toe/ finger with respect to the left horizontal were analyzed for each trial.

For more detailed information regarding the research methods contact the author.

The research described here was conducted as a comparative case study with the purpose of comparing mechanical variables that identify differences in techniques of a higher scoring (9.5) and lower scoring (8.9) Roche vault performed by 2 elite male gymnasts. It is important to highlight that this comparison is based solely on the gymnast's performance on these particular vaults and may not be representative of the gymnast's overall ability. The purpose of this study was to determine if kinematics (i.e., video and computer analyses) could serve to help coaches identify performance characteristics crucial to this type of vault in two individual athletes.

A secondary purpose was to apply Takei's model of performance to specific athletes. Based on Takei's deterministic model, the following hypotheses were developed: The gymnast with the high scoring va ult (G1) when compared to the gymnast with the low scoring vault (G2) would display; 1. Greater horizontal and vertical velocity at board and table take-off - - --z:-Smatler loss 6f nonzont-aTVe"Locitywm le on t ne60ara3. Greater height, more flight time, and larger horizontal distance of post flight 4. Higher center of mass at mat touchdown

Method, Data Collection Two Roche vaults were performed on conventional vault apparatus during the USA Men's Gymnastics Team training camp at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. These vaults were filmed using .-.-::6---------------i(

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Figure 1. The net velocity of the gymnast at any porticular point is the resultant of horizontal and vertical component veloci~es; this is displayed by resultant vectors. At anyone moment the gymnast is producing both horizontal and vertical components movement. The component vectors in the diagram indicate both the magnitude of speed and the dir~on (horizontal or vertical) of movement. When braken down, the horizontal and vertical components help us in iden~fying speci~c movement characteris~cs in horizontal and vertical dir~ons. These analyses help us determine movement quali~es that can then be used to compore superior performances with less superior performances.

Rend" When compared to the gymnast who performed the low scoring vault (G2), the gymnast who performed the high scoring vault (Gl) displayed: 1. Hurdle-Step Phase a. Greater resultant velocity (greater horizontal, lower vertical) b. Greater vertical and horizontal displacement c. Less time during the hurdle-step phase; 2. On-Board Phase a. Greater resultant velocity (greater horizontal, lower vertical) b. Smaller decrease in horizontal velocity while on the board c. Lower vertical displacement d. Less time on the board e. Greater knee angle, hip angle and trunk angle (i.e. less bend) f. A smaller angle of COM through the toe with respect to the left horizontal (i.e., Gl is leaning closer to the ground) 3. Pre-Flight Phase a. Less time in the air 4. On-Table Phase a. Greater resultant velocity at TO (greater horizontal, higher vertical) b. Lower resultant velocity at TO (lower horizontal, lower vertical) c. Greater decrease in horizontal velocity while on the table d. Higher vertical displacement at TD e. Lower vertical displacement at TO f. Longer time on the table g. A greater knee angle h. A smaller angle of COM through the finger with respect to the left horizontal 5. Post-Flight Phase a. Less resultant velocity (lower horizontal, greater vertical) b. Greater vertical and horizontal displacement c. Longer time in the air d. A greater change in knee angle

Figure 2 The events and phases of the Roche vault.

the board, greater height of post flight, more post flight time in air, larger horizontal distance of post flight, and a higher center of mass at mat touchdown. However, Gl displayed a larger decrease in horizontal velocity while on the table. This variable does not support this investigation's hypothesis, is an undesirable value according to Takei's deterministic model and is an area of improvement for Gl on this particular vault. Be that as it may, the variables Gl displays are vital to the successful execution of the Roche vault and are predominant enough to permit some aspects of the performance to be relatively poor.

As hypothesized, Gl displayed a greater horizontal and vertical velocity at board and table take-off, smaller loss of horizontal velocity while on

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Table 1 Comparisons of displacements, temporal phases and angle variables in the high scoring and low scoring Roche vaults. ((ontinued From page 7)

Varia bles

G1

G2

Difference btw G1 and G2 (with respect to G1

High Scoring Vaults from the 2000 Olym pic Games (Takei et al 2003) M+/- SO

n = 16 Temporal Phases (COM) (s) Hurdle Step On Board Pre-flight On Table Post-flight

0.25 0.10 0.10 0.20 1.00

0.27 0.12 0.12 0.17 0.98

-7% -17% -17% 17% 2%

0.10 0.15 0.15 1.02

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0.01 0.03 0.02 0.02

Horizontal Displace ment (CO M) (m) Hurdle Step 0.68 Pre-flight 0.49 Post-flight 3.04

0.65 0.54 2.83

4% -11% 7%

0.79 3.75

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0.16 0.16

Vertica l Displacement (COM (m above floor) Hurdle TO 1.06 0.99 Hurdle TO 1.11 1.04 1.04 1.05 Board TO 1.23 1.33 Board TO 1.61 Table TO 1.68 2.32 2.28 Table TO Post-Flight Peak 3.08 2.99 Landing TO 1.16 1.10

7% 6% -1% -8% -4% 2% 3% 5%

1.03 1.23 1.79 2.30 3.05 1.13

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0.03 0.05 0.08 0.05 0.05 0.05

Angle of Projection (COM ) (degrees) Board 35.7 52.0 Table

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(Board) Finger (Horse) with res pect to t he Left Horizontal (degrees) 60.9 105.2

65.4 119.6

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16.4 90.8

20.3 91.0

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Dilcwrion The results of the comparison indicated G1 scored higher due to his greater height of post flight, more post flight time in the air, larger horizontal distance of post flight. as well as the gymnast's higher center of mass at mat touchdown. This is supported by the study's original hypotheses and additionally by Takei et al. (2003), (a) acquiring a large horizontal velocity of the body CM at touchdown on the board by high speed sprinting as well as (b) departing from the table with large horizontal and vertical velocities to achieve great height, large horizontal distance, and long air time of post flight, must be achieved to perform a Roche vault successfully.

After a closer investigation of the variables, the possible reasons for these main differences can be found during the approach, hurdle step and onboard phases. G2 exhibits a greater negative vertical velocity than G1 at board TO. This is a combined result of G2's peak vertical displacement being 3 cm higher during the hurdle step and his body position at board TO (approximately 110 more knee flexion, 30 more hip flexion and 20 more trunk flexion) . G2 must accept a greater downward force due to his greater descent distance, which must be arrested and overcome in order to take off from the board. It is hypothesized that G2 may have been fatigued, made a performance error or lacked the leg strength to arrest this downward force whi le maintaining his horizontal velocity. Consequently, G2 spends more time on the board and loses more horizontal velocity during the on-board phase which is reflected in the subsequent performance data. This on board loss is accentuated by G2's lower horizontal velocity during the hurdle step and at board TO. In comparison with Takei et al. (2003), the high scoring gymnasts display a greater horizontal velocity at board TO and therefore it is speculated that these gymnasts can afford to lose more horizontal velocity while on the board. The resulting lower horizontal velocities during the on-board and on-table phases have a significant impact on G2's performance. Therefore, in order to improve his score on this particular

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((ontinued on page 8) vault, G2 should focus on generating a greater horizontal velocity during the approach phase, using greater leg strength and power to convert the larger negative vertical velocity at board contact into a larger positive vertical velocity during the on board phase, and maintaining a large horizontal velocity throughout the on-board phase.

In addition, both G1 and G2 depart from the table with lower horizontal velocities then gymnasts in Takei et al. (2003), this is an area of improvement for both G1 and G2 on this particular vault.

Coaches often use comparisons among two or more athletes to discern the distinguishing characteristics of win ning/ better and losing/worse performances. By comparing athletes known to the coaches with information available from more in-depth and broader analyses of many athletes, the sport scientist can assist the coach in emphasizing obvious aspects of performance comparisons and more subtle or perhaps unknown aspects of the performances.

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Dempster, W.T. (1955). Space requi rements pf the seated operator: Geometrical, kinematic, and mechanical aspects of the body with special reference to the limbs (Report No. 55-159) . Dayto n, OH : Wright-Patterso n Air Force Base, Aerospace Medical Resea rch Laboratory.

Hay, J. G. (1993). The Biomechanics of Sport Techni ques. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall Takei, Y. (1998) . Three-dimensional analysis of handspring with full tu rn vault: Deterministic model, coaches' beliefs, and judges' scores. Journal of Applied Biomechanics, 14, 190-210 Takei, J ., Dun n, J. H., and Blucker, E. (2003). Techniques used in high scoring and low scoring 'Roche' vaults performed by elite male gymnasts. Sport Biomechanics, 2, 141-162 Yeadon, M.R. , King, M.A ., and Sprigins, U. (1998). Pre-flight characteristics of Hecht va ults. Journal of Sport Sciences, 16, 349-356

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G1

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G2

Difference btw G1 and G2 (with respect to G1

High Scoring Vaults from the 2000 Olympic Games (Takei et al 2003) M +/- SD

n = 16 Resultant Velocity Hurdle TO Hurdle TO /).

Board TO Board TO /).

Table TO Table TO /).

Landing Horizontal Velocity Hurdle TO Hurdle TO /).

Board TO Board TO /).

Tab le TO Table TO /).

Landing ~ertical Velocity Hurdle TD Hurdle TO /).

Board TO Board TO /).

Table TO Table TO /).

Landing

8.09 8.2 2 0 .13 7.25 6.61 -0.64 5.27 4.75 -0.53 5.82

7.80 7.88 0.08 7.19 6.60 -0.59 4.91 5.03 0.11 5.83

4% 4% 43% 1% 0% 8% 7% -6% 122% 0%

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ennifer Parilla, 23 , made her second Olympic Team by finishing first at the 2004 U.S. Championships and U.S .

Olympic Team Trials in Trampoline. Jennifer made history by becoming the first athlete to represent the United States in the Olympic trampoline competition, which was included in the Olympic Games in 2000 for the first time. Her goal this time around is not only to compete in Greece at the Olympic Games but to also wi n a medal.

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"I think I'm going to Athens with a different level of focus than Sydney," Parilla said.

"Sydney, I was just excited to go. It was the first Olympics as a sport for trampoline. The man who invented the trampoline was there.

And the first world champion was there. In my second Olympics, I'm more looking forward to the competition and going home with a medal."

Parilla qualified the U.S. for a position in the 2004 Olympics by placing 16th at the 2003 Trampoline World Championships on Oct. 27 in Hannover, Germany. Parilla placed ninth in the Athens Olympic Test Event.

Jennifer is from Lake Forest, Calif., and trains at Team Everybody with her coach Lionel Rangel. She's competed in five World Championships and has won numerous National titles including Trampoline in 2004, 2002, 2000 and 1998; Double Mini in 1999 and 1998; and Synchro in 1998, 1996, 1995, 1994 and 1993.

Jennifer is one of two children to Paul and Jan and she has an older brother, Steve. It's safe to say that Jennifer is definitely a thrill seeker, reaching heights of up to 25 feet as she performs her routines on the trampoline.

In her spare time, she enjoys sno wboarding, kickboxing, dancing and traveling .

Women's trampoline will be contested August 20 at the 2004 Olympic Games and we wis h Jennifer best wishes as she represents the United States in tram oline.

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Following the Olympic Trials in Anaheim, June 24-27, the women named Courtney Kupets and Courtney McCool as members of the Olympic Team following their one-two finish at the Olympic Trials. For the men's program, a formula was utilized, and following the Visa U.S. Championships and Olympic Trials, Paul Hamm and Brett McClure were named to the Olympic Team based on their one-two finish. Jason Gatson and Morgan Hamm were also named to the team by the Men's Olympic Selection Committee.

coach while Yevgeny Marchenko of WOGA was named as assistant coach .

Kevin Mazeika of Houston Gymnastics Academy will lead the U.S. team as the head coach while Miles Avery of The Ohio State University will be the assistant coach.

In July both the men's and women's programs held an Olympic Team Selection Camp to name the remaining members of the team.

USA Gymnastics is extremely proud of the men's and women's Olympic Teams and all of the athletes included in the Olympic Training Squads.

For the men, Team USA has laid down its challenge to China by naming Guard Young and Blaine Wilson to join Paul Hamm, McClure, Gatson, and Morgan Hamm on the Olympic Team. Steve McCain and Raj Bhavsar will serve as the alternates to the Olympic Team.

The U.s. Women's Olympic Team will travel to Athens with its strongest team in history after naming Carly Patterson, Mohini Bhardwaj, Annia Hatch, and Terin Humphrey to join Kupets and McCool on the women's roster.

The six gymnasts hail from five different clubs, demonstrating a geographic spread of elite caliber athletes and represent a continuing trend of athletes who have lived and trained at home throughout their careers. Team alternates will be Alysse Ishino, Tasha Schwikert and Chellsie Memmel.

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Ethics In Our Industry Recruiting athletes, poaching staff, theft of intellectual property, what a potential rat's nest these subjects are! First, remember, there is a huge distinction between 'legal' and 'ethical' -- that which is legal is a matter of law; that which is ethical is a matter of personal or company values or beliefs. Generally, I would hope that ethical behavior is broader than legal behavior. For example, because of personal ethics, I would not phone the athletes of another club to entice them to join our team even though there is nothing illegal in doing so. After all, Sprint has every right to phone Verizon's customers (it's called telemarketing), assuming the list of names and numbers was obtained legally. Purchasing names and numbers is legal as is looking up numbers in the phone book.

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Ethics and other clubs' athletes: At Kids First, we do not initiate contact with other families. We believe that practice to be unethical. If a family approaches us about switching to our club, we take the open and objective stance that it is each family's right to seek the business which best serves its needs. We are not bashful about stating that we are in business to grow our business but only if our Company truly can do a better job. Note that if a family approaches us after an isolated disagreement with their club, we encourage the family to give it more time and try to mend fences. Note too-and this is important-what is good for the goose is good for the gander and we take precisely the same open and objective stance with our families. If we cannot meet their needs (based on their assessment), we expect them to seek greener pastures. Years ago, we hired two coaches who had been coaching at a another club. These coaches (to their great credit) expressed concern about the health of the other team in the event that many of their athletes followed. What a dilemma--Kids First's intention was to hire

great coaches, not gain athletes. On the other hand, Kids First is in business to grow its business. Our solution: I asked the coaches to inform any interested families that if they believed that Kids First could do a better job for their child then we were certainly interested in their business. However, we also asked the families to please 'hang in there' for six weeks at their club and give its new coaches a fair shot. Result: some families circumvented our effort to be above board by immediately quitting the other club and forcing our hand.

Ethics and employees: It is unethical when a club uses another club as a farm system for employees as is sometimes done. On at least two recent occasions, Kids First has had other clubs offer job positions to Kids First employees without an interview and without otherwise knowing the person's professional skills. This is an incredibly shortsighted thing to do for two reasons: (1) A great employee for club A and its goals and culture may be a lousy fit for club B; (2) An employee could have serious weaknesses that are not apparent from the outside looking in. In fact, 30 minutes before I received notice from one of the aforementioned employees, while driving to work, I was planning how to minimize the aftermath that would result from termination of this employee. I believe that an employer/ employee relationship should continue as long as two criteria are met: (1) The needs of the company are being met by the employee; (2) The needs of the employee are being met by the company.

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OLYMPIC lESSON PlAN IDEAS SUITABLE FOR PRESCHOOL AND BEGINNER GYMNASTS

By Jeannie McCarthy ime for the influx of excitement to begin! The Olympics in Athens will bring visibility to gymnastics. Let's get our students wrapped up in the thrill of it all! Host a themed Olympic lesson or run Olympic theme birthday parties. Need ideas? Read on. Be sure to save this document for implementation in 2008 during the Olympics in Beijing, China or why wait until 2008 - have your own Olympic themed lesson plan for classes annually!

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Wouldn't the parents of your students be impressed when their child pipes up about understanding the march-in of the various countries' flags? Or the child remarks, "Hey Dad, that swimmer just did a Flip Turn . It is like the Forward Roll I learned at gymnastics." The father then asks the child how he knows that it's called a 'flip turn: Of course, the proud student replies, "My gymnastics teacher told me!"

Gymnastics is the basis of ALL sport! The most highly viewed summer Olympic sport is gymnastics! We can capitalize on all of the publicity. Share the following ideas with your staff. Use these ideas as a launching pad for additional creativity.

An Olympic themed lesson has so many exciting possibilities. This article contains ideas in the areas of: -Entering the gym: Flag March In -Pre-Warm-up: Marathon run -Roll Call with the torch -Four Olympic style warm-ups -Fifteen stations for use in a circuit with an Olympic flare -Three eye-hand coordination ideas -One transition idea (from one area of gym to another) - Ending idea

FLAG MARCH IN Enthuse the students and parents out in the lobby prior to class.

Announce, "It's Olympic Week in the gym!" Begin your lesson at the entry door to the gym. Have avai lable rhythmic ribbons or flags from vario us countries. (Out of respect, do not let flags touch the ground .

The flags can be stored in a bin.) Gather the students together and quickly describe how different countries compete in lots of fun sporting events. The gathering of each of the countries top athletes is called the Olympics. Show the children a ribbon/ flag . Tell them, "We are going to pretend that these are flag s from around the world ."

Call out a few country names, plus a fantasy country like Flipaly. See if they catch you!

Tell the students that each of them will have their own flag to hold .

Demonstrate how to hold it up high, with a straight arm. Also, demonstrate how to march and wave with your free hand. If you feel the need to warn the children about not poking one another, do so at this time.

Hand out the flags. Cue up some grand marching music. The Olympic Fan Fare music from the 1984 Olympics is very motivational. Let the games begin! Lead the children through a slow march aro und the gym . Encourage them to wave to the parents or older students in the gym. At the end of the march, collect the flags and prepare for a prewarm up, the marathon run.

PRE-WARM-UP: MARATHON RUN

NOTES To GYM INSTRUCTORS

Quickly explain to the children that one of the events in the Olympics is a Marathon run . The runners travel over 26 miles! "Can you run that far?

Let's try!" Lead your children on a jog through far away places in the gym. Be sure to have the jogging path unobstructed. It's a blast to run out into the lobby, past the offices and rest rooms, through the birthday party room, back into the gym , down the vau lt run way, and all around the equipment. Be sure to have additional Instructors on hand to keep the stragglers moving.

A number of the suggested ideas are elaborate to prepare for, while ,others are simple to incorporate into the gym environment. Choose the items that best suit your facility.

You, as the Instructor, will set the tone for this specia l event. During the Olympic themed lesson wear red, white and blue clothing. Or don sports clothing such as swim wear, tennis outfits, or biker's shorts. If you speak a foreign language, do so periodically during the lesson.

Okay you crazed Preschool Instructors, you can make up your own silly language!

Set the mood for the Olympics with decorations. Hang flags all around the gym and in the lobby. Hang posters of athletes. Build an awards stand . Display gold, silver and bronze medals. Play music from past Olympics during class or softly throughout the lobby. The Olympic Fan Fare music from 1984 and 1996 stand out distinctly as Olympic music.

An enjoyable manner for ending the Marathon run is to allow the kids to run into a winner's finish line 'tape: Ask two Instructors or parents to hold an elastic ribbon at the designated finish line. (Flaghouse sells the Co-operband.) The children can be directed to simply run into the springy ribbon and shout, "I won!"

Let's look at options for starting class with an Olympic twist.

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Create a large circle with the students. While they are catching their breath , show them your home made Olympic torch. Ask them to pass it to the person beside them. Explain that the torch is lit by a flame on Mount Olympus in Greece and is carried by relay runners to the site of the hosting country. The torch landed in Los Angeles in 1984 and in Atlanta in 1996. The Olympics occur every four years. This year the games have returned to the city and country where they began in 776 B.C., Athens, Greece.

The Modern Summer Olympic Games began in 1896.

While you are spewing out all of this Olympic history, the kids are passing the torch. Next, stop the passing of the torch and set the torch into the top opening of a traffic cone in the center of the circle.

Call each child's name for Roll. One at a time they get to hold up the torch and declare, "I am a winner!"

FOUR OLYMPIC STYLE WARM-UP IDEAS 1) Track & Field Describe to the students how the Olympic athletes compete in Track & Field. Mention that in some competitions there are relay races.

"Kids, today we will do a modified version of a relay race. We call it Boxer Short Relays!" Arrange the students into pairs. Seat them on a starting line, one standing in front of the other (ask them to sit as you demonstrate the relay action). Across from each pair of students place a hoop and one pair of boxer shorts. Train the children ahead of time, or at this moment, to listen for the cue of 'Ready, get set, GO!' Explain and demonstrate the following details. "When I say, 'Go!' the first person in your line gets to run to the hoop, put on a pair of boxer shorts, shout 'I'm so fast!' then take off the shorts, run back to the start and give their partner a high five. The second person does the same thing. When you and your friend have each had a turn to put on the boxer shorts, sit down quickly."

Teacher notes: the first run through of a relay style race with young children is best performed with each child moving on the "Go!" command. When you pair up the children and one child is required to wait, this raises the difficulty level of the Warm-up. Be sure to have extra staff on hand to control the "waiting" partner. Be willing to ease the tension by falling to the floor in frustration and say, "Can't you wait to be tagged??? My, my, my! Oh, P-L-E-A-S-E, can we try it again? I'd really like to see if we are ready for the Olympics. But we must learn how to tag our relay partner. Ready? Let's give it a go again!"

For your Beginner students, you could use lummi sticks as the baton.

Also, the Beginner students could run to a target (cone, hoop), then run around the set-up to end up behind their partner in order to make a smooth hand trade off of the baton.

To Add Difficulty To add difficulty to the relay action, change the locomotor movement to Gallop, Hop, walk backwards, Crab Walk, and the like. One notch harder would be to perform one style of locomotion to the hoop and a different one upon return to the start. Additionally, you could require that the

children perform a skill or exercise at the hoop. Such as Front Scale and count to five, do 3 Tuck Jumps, or try 6 Jumping Jacks.

2) Swimming Relays Create swimming lanes on the floor exercise mat with chalk, jump ropes, or my favorite - Velcro beams (available from Carolina Gym Supply's Ben Edkins). Each swi mmer has his/ her own lane. Give each swimmer a scooter. The kids can lie on their tummies and swim (roll) to the other side of the pool. Note: many of the following suggestions can be performed without a scooter.

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The proper command for swimmers to start a race is, "Swimmers, take your mark." Then a starting gun is shot. A cap gun works fine.

During your Swimming Relay Warm-up you can request that ¡ the children try to swim Free Style, Breast Stroke and Butterfly Stroke. Of course, you are simply looking for the arm motions. The legs can simply run to push the scooter forward. Your Beginner students can attempt to perform a whip kick (frog kick for Breast Stroke), and a dolphin kick (for Butterfly Stroke). The Back Stroke action on a scooter is a little difficult to control. The Advanced Beginners might be able to stay in their lanes.

If you are running a camp and you have available time to fill, explain what the 1M event is in swimming. 1M stands for Individual Medley.

One person swims 4 lengths of the pool while performing a different swim stroke for each length . Right off of the starting block the swimmer performs the Butterfly stroke, upon touching the wall the stroke turns into the Backstro ke, after contact with the wall the next stroke is Breast, and the final length is Freestyle.

After explaining the 1M event to the students, get them racing! Can they remember the order? It is Fly, Back, Breast, Free. The gymnasts will swim back and forth on their scooters four passes! This should lead to a celebratory drink at the water fountain!

3) BasketbaLL Warm-up To set up this Warm-up, place four basketball hoops or plastic tubs on separate edges of the floor exercise area.

Set dozens of balls in the center of the floor. In front of each basketball hoop arrange 3 chalk (or Velcro Beam) lines to act as foul line shooting markers. The simple instructions would be to command the kids to start near the balls, grab a ball, run to a line on the floor, shoot a basket, then repeat the sequence. Back and forth, running and shooting.

To up the difficulty for the Beginner gymnasts, assign a score number to each line at the basket. The closest line is worth two points, the middle line is three points, the farthest line is 5 points. Allow the children to keep thei r score as they successfully make a basket.

The teachers will be kept occupied with returning the balls to the center of the floor. For a little fun, play music from the Harlem Globetrotters!

4) FLag Matching Warm-up Divide the children into Group 1 and Group 2. Give Group One flags (continued on page 18)

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from various countries or use a variety of rhythmic ribbons of solid colors. Give Group Two children the matching flag. Cue up the national anthem from the USA or another country and tell the kids, "Find the person who has a flag just like yours! When you find each other, hold hands and yell, 'Yippee!'" When all the children have located their match, explain this little change. "Next, while the music plays, move around the area and wave your flag high. When the music stops, trade your flag with someone. Try to acquire a different colored flag."

Perform that sequence. After all of the children have acquired a different flag , cue up the action to locate the person who has the match.

This game can be repeated. The children remain interested because they have a different pattern of flag to look for. Also, to make the game more difficult, ask for a different locomotor movement during the musical movements segments. The locomotor movements will have to be upright ones due to holding a flag in one's hand.

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VI Gymnastics on the beam. With the beams that are in your circuit be sure to emphasize that in the Olympics the girls are 3 feet up in the air! Ask your students to do beam skills that match their abilities.

Explain the words Mount and Dismount.

Ask for a Ta Da position after each dismount. This is also a nice station to explain to the kids the meaning of the word 'routine: Allow your Beginner gymnasts to make up their own sequences.

VII Gymnastics tumbling can easily be added to any circuit. A si mple station in a circuit would be the cartwheel mat with hands and feet marked upon it. Of course numerous other tumbling stations can be included in a circuit. Natural choices are wedges for rolls, a padded wall to walk up backwards to do a Handstand, and trapezoid pieces to do balances like V-sits upon .

VIn The athlete conditioning station can be a station of folded panel mats in which the children are asked to do step up and step downs, similar to Step Aerobics action. Can they go up and down 15 times? Are their hearts going faster? Great!

DC Another athlete conditioning station can be Push-ups on a carpet square. "Olympians are strong! Let's get strong like the Olympic athletes!"

II Javelin and Discus Throw using a foam noodle and/o r Frisbee.

Place a hoop or container on the floor. Establish a starting spot (carpet square or poly shape). Demonstrate how to stand in a giant Lunge position with the noodle in your hand beside your ear. Throw the noodle towards the target or past the target.

For the Discus throw, demonstrate how to do two Full Turns before tossing the Frisbee. The Beginner gymnasts can be shown how to hold the Frisbee properly.

III Hurdles are simple to incorporate into a circuit. Use 2 parallel lines of cones with ropes draped from line to the other. Ropes are more user friendly than stiff, wooden batons. Demonstrate how to Run and Leap over the hurdles without bumping them.

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Basketball shooting can be added to a circuit by using a variety of items to stand in as your basketball hoop. The ideal piece of equipment is the plastic child's basketball hoop sold in toy stores.

Explain to the children to take a shot at the basket, retrieve their baLL, and place their ball back in a container for the next athlete.

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word 'routine: Spot the kids through a Pullover to Front Support then Forward Roll Dismount to a Ta Da. Voila! It's a routine!

on the bar. Set up a Junior Swing bar for the Preschool students or use the low bar for the older kids and select skills for them to attempt. This is typically a spotted station due to the element of height, flight, and swing. After the child has their turn at pretending to be an Olympic gymnast, ask for a Ta Da position.

This is an easy station to explain to the students the meaning of the

JC Another athlete conditioning station can be created by using a low bar with a large mat in front of it. The child holds the bar, places their feet up on the large mat, and performs Chin-ups. Note that with the feet elevated it is easier for the child to successfully chin up.

]{I Soccer dribbling can be set up by arranging two low floor beams parallel to one another to create an alley. The objective is to dribble a soccer ball down the alley using only your feet. Note: remind the children to return the ball to the start of the alley for the next soccer player to use.

JaI Boxer training can be added to a circuit by simply leaving a pile of jump ropes on a panel mat. Instruct the children to select a rope and attempt to do the jump rope action 10 times. (Ten is the perfect score a gymnast can attain from the judges!)

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Demonstrate that a Log Roll is often how a wrestler escapes his opponent.

JaY Equestrian station can be added by simply creating an alley with jump ropes or Velcro beams. Ask the kids to Gallop like a horse down the alley. Additionally, you could add obstacles for the children to hurdle over to simulate the Steeple Chase event.

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To make this transition easier, simply hand a few foam noodles to the line of students. Each child holds the noodle beside them. "Hold the reigns as we gallop to our next event!"

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To make this activity simulate Badminton (yes, it is an Olympic sport) , give the children rackets to use. Beginner gymnastics can use true badminton birdies.

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and the second person follows while holding on tight. Aid the children to get into formation and giddy up to the next rotation!

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Next, explain that the fans of the athletes sit in the stands on chairs.

"Let's pretend we are fans watching an exciting game. Let me hear how loud you can cheer!" Let the kids have fun yelling at the top of their lungs. If you like, begin a gym cheer or start a stand up sit down wave!

Thank the children for being such good sports. Review any key topics Esta blish a goal area across the gym regarding the Olympics. Tell them one more tidbit: soccer is the most from a starting line. The goal can simply popular participation sport in the world. Send the athletes home! be one folded panel mat sitting astride two panel mats leaving a space to knock a bean bag or ball in. Carefully explain Jeannie McCarthy has been a KAT Instructor since the inception the safety guidelines of using hockey of the courses nine years ago. At Congress 2003 she was sticks (keep the stick face down on the recognized as one of the top six National KAT Instructors for the floor). Demonstrate how to guide the 2002 calendar year. Mrs. McCarthy is currently enjoying bean bag or ball across the floor towards involvement with the students of Double '0' Gymnastics in Media, the goal. An optional method for this Pa., as an Instructor and Curriculum Consultant. She can be set up is to create the goal in the center contacted at 9ymtastics@aol.com. of the floor exercise area. All of the students begin on perimeter of the floor Ir------,.------,..,.....,....,.,,.,,...,,======I111=--;;;;aallii!l!l exercise mat and work their bean bags or ball towards the center of the floor.

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Stagger the start times of t he pairs. Remind them that this is not bumper cars! We are cycling to the finish line. Set up props along the way to create a life like outdoor environment.

ONE TRANSITION IDEA Moving One From Area Of Gym To Another When it is time to move to a different Olympic event in the gym , tell the students that it is Equestrian Time! First ask the children to stand in a line, one behind the other. Next, demonstrate with another teacher how to kneel down on hands and knees, one behind the other. The second person holds onto the first person's ankles. The two horses are connected now! The lead person simply begins to crawl ....-c-c- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - i(

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Team bonding and unity have been the primary focus for this quadrennium. For the first time in history, the women have founded and embraced a National Program . What better way for the "team" to feel as if they are one solidified unit than to inaugurate a new National Team Training Center dedicated to them! Gymnasts and coaches alike take pride in the ownership of the new training center; a testimonial to their unity and sense of purpose.

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On average, boys who accumulated the most vigorous daily activity had nine percent more bone area and 12 percent more bone strength than less active boys. The most active girls had seven percent more bone area than less active girls, and nine percent more bone strength.

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Just as the study suggests, young children who engage in 40 minutes of normal vigorous activity each day have significantly stronger bones than their less active peers.

While those of us who are involved in gymnastics know that eating healthy and exercising are two important components of a healthy lifestyle, many children in America do not understand the importance of leading a healthy lifestyle. In fact, nearly 25 percent of children in America are overweight or obese. Furthermore, over 70 percent of girls and 40 percent of boys don't have enough muscle strength to do even one pull up!

USA Gymnastics asks you to join us in our fight against childhood obesity. The Fitnastics program was especially designed to teach all kids about the importance of nutrition and to show them just how fun exercise can be. The lessons can be modified to adapt to the skill level of each individual child, rewarding each child for their efforts while guiding them on the path to healthy habits.

One of the great benefits of the Fitnastics program is that it can be tailored to fit your club's needs and personality. USA Gymnastics will provide marketing materials and support, along with sample lesson plans for cardio warm ups, stretching ideas, and conditioning as well as apparatus ideas. In fact, USA Gymnastics is offering a video with samples of the following: • • • • •

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USA Gymnastics is offering numerous business education courses across the country in 2004 in order to heLp you capitaLize on the success that Lies ahead. Our industry needs to utilize the exposure we wiLL receive in 2004 to get more kids in our sport and increase enroLLment in our gyms. Plan now to attend a business seminar in 2004 so that you're ready to capitaLize on the success from the 2004 Olympic Games.

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(8ussiness Tips continued from page 14) Members I personally pledge to give plenty of notice if his or her performance is not meeting company needs and I ask the same of him or her were the company to fall short of his or her needs (did I mention, talking solves a lot?)! It is very rare when a key employee gives a 'two week notice:' Months of notice is the norm. Again, a caution: You can't expect 'plenty of notice' if you, as leader, don't also give plenty of notice!

The reality is, it is very difficult to exploit a club and seduce happy employees. Having happy employees is more an issue of skillful leadership than of high compensation. (Anyone who generally struggles with disloyaL staff should read the previous sentence as many times as it takes to sink in.) That said, attempting to seduce happy employees from another club is unethical and I hate to see it and in a perfect world this would never happen. But it is not a perfect world and smart business people know that a personal dedication to ethical behavior and skillful leadership is the best offense and defense.

Regarding ethics and artworkjnamesjlogosjslogansjtrademarksjcopyrighted material and other intellectual property-Do not steal that which you did not create. It is illegal in many circumstances and unethical in most others to steal items you did not create. Each of us is free to teach and learn from one another but that is a far cry from stealing a finished creative product such as artwork, logos, names, slogans, marks, etc. As an aside--the process of creation brings as much value to a company as does a bang up name or a killer logo which is why companies that steal intellectual property never seem to reach the level of success as do the companies that dedicate themselves to creating it.

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Region 1 Region 2 Region 3 Region 4 (Chair) Region 5 Region 6 Judges Rep. Athletes Rep. Coaches Rep .

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• Recommendation 1 - to have test sites at Level 5/6 Championships (Boston), Olympic Trials (San Jose), and additional sites in Houston or Chicago.

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National Championships 2005 Junior Olympic Championships, Region 4 Region 1&5 Championships Region 3&6 Championships Region 2&4 Championships

IV. J.O. Program/ JO Championships II. Office Update The JOPC discussed the concern of declining athlete enrollment and brainstormed ideas for increasing participation at all levels of the sport.

Club and Program Directory Request for Regional Directors to send an updated Regional Club / coach directory by email in a word format to all JOPC members.

Future Stars Report The JOPC committee is willing to offer organizational support to get the Future Stars testing program back on line for this summer.

The Junior Olympic Regional Team will be made up of 6 athletes plus 2 alternates at both level 7 & 8. The score for the Regional team will be chosen from the top 6 qualifying athletes at each level and alternates are eligible for individual awards.

The RPC has modified this proposal to read: The Regional Team will consist of the top 6 athletes and two alternates for Level 7&8. The alternates will compete for individual awards only, unless they replace an injured team member. A non-citizen will be invited to compete at JO Championships should she place among the top six places in the All-Around at Regional Championships. Non-citizens are eligible for duplicate individual awards only. (continued an page 36)

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No change to the apparatus schedule for Junior Olympic Program.

v. Rules and Policies (by section) Motion to add under Section 6 III Meet Directors Responsibilities.

F. Scoring formula and score form questions should be directed to your respective Regional Chair or Regional Judging Coordinator.

• Junior Division Ages 13-15: a gymnast MUST compete at age 12 in the junior division if she will turn 13 by August 1st of the competitive year.

• Senior Division- ages 16 and over: a gymnast MUST compete at age 15 in the Senior Division if she will turn 16 by August 1st of the competitive year.

III. D. Change the word compulsory to optional.

VI. B. Change level 8 program to Junior Olympic Program.

Motion: Hurlburt Second: Kirov PASSED

Motion:DiTullio Second: Kirov PASSED

Change Section 7 II. A. Competitive Age- a gymnast's age is determined by how old they are on August 1 of the competitive season. This is for JO pogram only-level 9, 10 and Elite age divisions are determined by FIG rules.

Remove Section 8 IV. C. (remove entire section) Motion: DiTullio Second: Chaplin PASSED Section 10 Changes

II B. Age divisions (changes): Revised and approved by both the JOPC & RPC. 1. Novice division ages 6-8 • delete Ages 6-8 • delete Ages 7-8 2. Children's Division Ages • Child A: 9 & 10 years of age • Child B: 11 & 12 years of age

Remove Section 10: 1. Age division (remove entire section) Motion: DiTullio Second: Marlowe PASSED Remove Section 10: II. C. Level 8-9 Mobility: including 1.

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(continued from page 36) Section 10 V E.l. Should read State and Regional (remove and Zone) a. remove &6 b. insert - The maximum entry fee for Level 6 individual competition is $60.

3. Remove the word local in the first sentence and the entire second sentence that begins "The one exception" Million: Hurlburt Second: DiTullio PASSED

Section 10 VI Meet Format B.add 9. Any changes to the structuring of a session or event are up to the discretion of the meet director up through State Competitions and can warrant a financial penalty.

C.delete 8 D.delete 6 E. delete 1 and change 5. to read - The award ceremony must be held in a timely manner.

Motion: Martin Second: Halloran PASSED Add at the end Section 10 VII Presentation of Awards B. 1 second sentence should read Non-citizens receive duplicate awards which will be announced after the U.S. Citizens receive their awards.

Motion: Chaplin Second: Martin PASSED IX. C.change end of sentence to read judges assigned to judge execution may carry a Level 8 rating.

D.2. delete /8, sentence should begin Level 7 compulsories 3. Correct to read, Level 8 - Optional- three to six judges per panel with one acting as head judge. Questions regarding panel assignments or scoring forms should be directed to your Regional Director or Regional Judges Coordinator.

5. Level 9 and 10 A. For State and Regional competitions please contact your Regional Director or Regional Judges Coordinator for information about judging panels and scoring formulas.

PASSED Sections 12 and 13 Changes Add to Section 12 III E and Section 13 III E. All TV and AV forms must be received 3 days prior to competition. A late penalty of $25 per athlete will be required prior to an athletes' participation for any forms received after the deadline.

Motion: Chaplin Second: Hurlburt PASSED Section 14 1. Change A. to read, The top 8 level 7 and the top 8 level 8 individual athletes (regardless of age division) from each Regional competition will qualify to the Junior Olympic Championships. The top 6 comprise the regional team athletes ranked, 7 & 8TH are designated alternates and are eligible for individual awards only.

Motion: DiTullio Second: Martin PASSED

VI. Nomination Motion to nominate Suzie DiTullio for JOPC Chair.

Motion: Jody Hurlburt Second: Nancy Martin PASSED Motion to Adjourn Motion: Caroline Hunt Second: Michelle Larson PASSED

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Remove Section 10 Chart of JO Forms required.

Add a line in the AWARD CHART separating 5,6,7,8,9,10 Allaround and Out of State or / Out of Region Guests. The row line should be below up to 12th place in the third column.

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1. Tempe, Arizona by Scott Barclay at Arizona State University 2. Daytona Beach, Florida by the Central Florida Sports Commission 3. Battle Creek Michigan by Al & Cindy Scharns

VI. USAG Report-Bo Morris Called to Order by Chairman, Gil Elsass at 7:30 a.m.

I. Roll Call Members: Reg 1 - Roger Baldwin Reg 2 - David Klein Reg 3 - Gilbert Elsass Reg 4 - Dan Coon Reg 5 - Ron Ferris, Proxy Reg 6 - Tom Fontecchio Reg 7 - Matt Stevenson Reg S - Kevin White Reg 9 - Dean Schott Ath. Rep. - Jay Thornton NGJA Rep. - Jon Culbertson Jr. Rep. MPC - Bill Foster Jr. Rep. MPC - Steve Butcher Jr. Coaches Rep - Kelly Crumley Men's Program Mgr. - Bo Morris Jr. Nat. Coordinator - Dennis McIntyre Sr. Dir., Men's Program - Ron Galimore Chairman - Gilbert Elsass

1. Proposed dates for 2005 Regional Championships.

â&#x20AC;˘ April 1-3 or AprilS-l0 would be the best dates. â&#x20AC;˘ NCAA Championships are AprilS-l0 at West Point, NY in conjunction with the Region 7 Championships.

2. Future Stars National Championships and National Coaches Workshop are set for November IS-21 at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs.

3. Academic All-American Recognition Award continues to grow, with over 300 applicants this season. Processing this program takes a lot of time and manpower. This program has never had a fee increase from its inception in the early 1990's.

Motion: To Increase the Academic All-American Award fee to $ 20.00.

Motion: Bill Foster Second: Jon Culbertson PASSED

II. Approval of Minutes

4. At the USA Gymnastics Congress the Men's Program will host a meeting for all State and Regional Chairmen on Friday, June 24 from 4:00 to 6:30 PM. 5. The 2005-200S Age Group Competition Program will begin implementation in fall of 2004. Please remind all coaches of the JO Program Workshops and the changes to the JO Program.

Motion: To Accept the Minutes-Kevin White Second: Dean Schott PASSED

1. There will be a new introductory membership for Levels 1, 2

III. 2004 Championship Host Committee ReportSan Diego-Steve Butcher and Tim Klempnauer The meet scores are online with wireless internet connection available in the venue. There will be a web link from USA Gymnastics to the JO Nationals website. This year was the largest number of participants at over 700 athletes.

IV. 2005 JO Nationals Report-Tim Erwin 5 members of the Houston LOC are in San Diego to observe the operational aspects of this competition. The LOC has 10 committees in place to help run the meet. They plan to have a website up and running by September 2004. Competition will be held in the George R. Brown Convention Center. The host . hotel will be the Hilton Americas-Downtown which is connected to the convention center.

V. 2006 JO Nationals bids We received 3 very good bids for 2006. The following bids were received. The JOPC will vote on the host in September.

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VI. USAG Office Report-Ron Galimore and 3 of interclub competitions. Approximate cost will be $15.

2. The Team Selection for the 2004 Olympic Team will lock in the top 2 All-Around positions and will build the rest of the team around those 2 athletes.

3. The FIG Continental Judging Course will be held January S11, 2005 in Tampa, FL 4. The 2005 U.S. Gymnastics Championships will be held in Indianapolis, IN- August 10-13.

VII. Jr. National Team Program Report-Dennis Mcintyre 1. The first Jr. National Team Camp will be July 5-12,2004 at

the USOTC in Colorado Springs.

2. The National Future Stars Camp will be August I-S at the USOTC in Colorado Springs .

3. Regional Future Stars Evaluations should be held either October 16-17 or October 23-24,2004.

VIII. MPC Report-Bill Foster The MPC voted on a new distribution for Coaches Incentive Funds of Senior National Team Members. This would recognize (continued on page 44)

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the work of the prior junior coaches who coached that athlete during his developmental years in the sport.

IX. NGJA Report- Jon Culbertson Feedback on the Regional Championships from Regional Meet Referees was distributed. These reports are getting better, but not getting full reports from several regions. This must improve to insure accurate scoring and judging reports in the future.

X. U.S. Men's Coaches Association- Tim Klempnauer The organization showed increased membership and is now offering a website with much information about junior and senior men's gymnastics. Please join this association and visit the website at www.usamgca.org.

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Kupets, Hamm Named usoe Athletes Of The Month The U.S. Olympic Committee named gymnasts Courtney Kupets and PauL Hamm as its June AthLetes of the Month.

Kupets announced her remarkabLe nine-month comeback from a torn Achilles tendon by winning her second consecutive U.S. NationaL ALLAround title in NashviLLe at the Visa U.S . Gymnastics Championships presented by GiLLette Venus Divine, foLLowed by a u.s. Olympic Team Trials victory in Anaheim . Her Trials victory secured Kupets an automatic berth on the 2004 U.S. Olympic Team. Kupets Led both events from start to finish.

She also was first on baLance beam and second on uneven bars at the U.S. Championships.

Kupets scored 9.4 or better on 14 of 16 rotations across both events, and for her efforts was named the USA Gymnastics FemaLe co-AthLete of the Year.

XI. Nomination for the 2005 Frank Cumiskey Award Kelly Crumley was nominated in a letter from Ray Gura.

XII. Discussion of JO Nationals Format- Gil Elsass The JOPC Chairman set up a committee to review and make recommendations concerning the schedule and format of the JO National Championships. Bill Foster- Chairman, Members: Roger Baldwin, Dan Coon, Tim Klempnauer, Bo Morris, Keith Pettit and Kevin White.

This committee will work through the summer and provide recommendations at the September JOPC Meeting.

XIII. Discussion of Qualifying Scores for 2005 JO Nationals With the start of a new quadrennium the JOPC will have to wait and evaluate the scores that occur at the competitions from this fall through February 2005. Qualifying scores will be set at the end of February.

XIV. Nomination for JOPC Chairman Gil Elsass is the only nominee for the position of JOPC Chairman.

Motion: Tom Fontecchio Second: Dan Coon PASSED: Gil Elsass re-elected as JOPC Chairman.

XV. New Business Election of JOPC Chairman should be held in the same year of the Regional Chairman elections. For future reference: 2007, 2010, 2013 ... Should be updated in the Men's Program Rules and Policies.

Motion: Dan Coon Second: Bill Foster PASSED Motion to adjourn Motion: Roger Baldwin Second: All PASSED Adjourned at 10:55 a.m.

Respectfully Submitted, Tom Fontecchio, Secretary, JOPC

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Hamm gained his second consecutive U.S. NationaL ALL-Around title at the Visa U.s. Gymnastics Championships presented by GiLLette Venus Divine and won the U.S. OLympic Team TriaLs to become the first quaLifier to the 2004 U.S. OLympic Gymnastics Team. Hamm, 23 , triumphed on the floor exercise and high bar, never traiLing in the U.S. Championships or the Olympic TriaLs after the fourth of 24 rotations across both meets. He scored better than 9.7 on eight events, and had onLy two scores Less than 9.4. He was named the USA Gymnastics MaLe AthLete and Sports Person of the Year.

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