itively. Our goal should be for children to remember how good it felt to be in the gym. To this end, we work to create a gym family for our students that foster long-lasting relationships built through shared positive experiences. In this changing, uncertain world, it will be their sanctuary — their safe place. No matter what was going on in
their world, their social media or their school, they can escape to a place where they are embraced, celebrated and accepted unconditionally. The gym is a place where they can work out and have fun without judgment. As coaches, we didn’t get into this field to get rich. We got into it to make a positive difference. The best way we keep gym-
nastics growing as sport and attracting the best coaches is by rolling with the times. Gym owners get the best of both worlds — healthy and happy kids and a thriving business. Xcel gives us another way to make that difference in even more kids’ lives! So, what are you waiting for? It’s time to ride the wave. Get out there and Xcel!
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IMPORTANT NOTICE
The following Membership Statement has been adopted by the Board of Directors of USA Gymnastics: Membership in USA Gymnastics is a privilege granted by USA Gymnastics. That privilege can be withdrawn by USA Gymnastics at any time where a member’s conduct is determined to be inconsistent with the best interest of the sport of gymnastics and of the athletes we are servicing.
The following former members are permanently ineligible for membership within USA Gymnastics. Based on an amendment of Article 10.16 to the USA Gymnastics Bylaws, effective January 1, 2012, any individual who is declared ineligible will have the USA Gymnastics’ Bylaw, rule, regulation or policy that was violated and resulted in his/her expulsion listed next to his/her name.
Name State Violation Name State Violation Name State Violation Name State Violation Name State Violation
Ray Adams
FL Bylaw 9.2 (a) (iii)
Steven Elliott
Julian Amaro
CA
Charles Theodore Bates
MN
James Bell
WA
Morgan Bennett
TX Bylaw 9.2 (a) (iii)
Kristopher Berry
SC
Jeffrey Bettman
OR Bylaw 9.2 (a) (iii)
Phillip Bishop
MI
Patrick Bogan
MD
Douglas Boger
TX
Milos Hroch
CA
Cynthia Posmoga
PA Bylaw 9.2 (a) (iii)
Phillip Thompson
Anthony Engelke
PA
Steven L. Infante
CT
Vincent Pozzuoli
CT Bylaw 9.2 (a)
Brian Townsend
LA Bylaw 9.2 (a) (iii)
Matthew H. Erichsen
WA
AZ
Brent Trottier
WA
CA
of Ethical PA Code Conduct II.D./II.F.
David Pyles
Rick Feuerstein
Faye Lorraine aka Heather Kristian King Dana Koppendrayer
FL
Sandro Ramos
OK Bylaw 9.2 (a) (iii)
Bruce Unger
TX Bylaw 9.2 (a) (iii)
Zac Lawson
IL Bylaw 9.2 (a) (iii)
David Reiakvam
CA Bylaw 9.2 (a) (iii)
Jon Valdez
IL
Jeffrey LeFevre
MI Bylaw 9.2 (a) (iii)
Jeffrey Richards
FL
Anthony Van Kirk
CA
Ronnie Lewis
AR
Rudy Rodriguez
CA
Joel Velasquez
OR
Jung Min Lim
PA Bylaw 9.2 (a) (iii)
Miguel Rosario
NY Bylaw 9.2 (a) (iii)
David Paul Waage
OR
Johnathan Mackie
CA Bylaw 9.2 (a) (iii)
John H. Row
DE
Chris Wagoner
TX
Gabriel Salazar
TX
Jeremy Waldridge
OR
Adam Savignano
NJ Bylaw 9.2 (a) (iii)
Russell Wallace
CT
Mark Schiefelbein
TN
Brooklyn Walters
IN
Jason Scofield
CA Bylaw 9.2 (a) (iii)
Steve Waples
TX
Robert Shawler
CA
Donald Watts
KY
Steve Shirley
MO
Patrick Wehrung
CA Bylaw 9.2 (a) (iii)
Steven Todd Siegel
CO
Mike West
WA
Ronald Smith
TX Bylaw 9.2 (a) (iii)
Jonathan White
CA
Blake Steven Starr
UT
Paul Summers
Lyf Christian Wildenberg
MN
OK
Mark Swift
FL
Bill Witthar
MO
Joel Woodruff
TX
CA
Christopher Ford
VA Bylaw 9.2 (a) (iii)
William Foster
AL
Joseph Fountain
MD
Neil Frederick
MD Bylaw 9.2 (a) (i)
Roy Larry Gallagher
PA
CA
Robert Allen (Bob) Garner
TN
William McCabe
GA
Paul Bollinger
MD Bylaw 9.2 (a) (iii)
Sean Gilham
CA
Dean McCollum
CO Bylaw 9.2 (a) (iii)
Joseph Bowers
OH
Timothy Glas
NE
Joel Mertes
of Ethical TX Code Conduct II.H.
Shawn Bowlden
IL
NY
Jason Miguel Mesa
CA Bylaw 9.2 (a) (iii)
Bryan Brown
IL Bylaw 9.2 (a) (iii)
Ricardo “Chico” Goddard
Robert Mollock
OR
John S. Moore
WV
Gregory Muller
ID
William Munsinger
MN
William Newcom
GA Bylaw 9.2 (a) (iii)
Christopher A. Brown IL/CA Bylaw 9.2 (a) (iii) Vince Brown
SC
Thomas Burdash
KY Bylaw 9.2 (a) (iii)
Keith Callen
PA Bylaw 9.2 (a) (iii)
Michael Cardamone
IL Bylaw 9.2 (a) (iii)
Darin Caviness
OH Bylaw 9.2 (a) (i)
Edward Trey Coniff
TX
Lyndsey Wesley Cox
TX Bylaw 9.2 (a) (iii)
James Craig III
CO
Thad Cypher
MI
Vannie Edwards
AR Bylaw 9.1 (c)
Nathaniel Goodale
VT Bylaw 9.2 (a) (iii)
Marcelo Guimaraes
TX
Vernor Gumila
IL
Richard Gustafson
OR Bylaw 9.2 (a) (iii)
Johnny Gutierrez
TX Bylaw 9.2 (a) (iii)
Paul Hagan
MI
Robert Dean Head
KY
Ted Hicks
TN
Michael Hinton
TN
Nicholas Hitchcock
Jeena Nilson
UT
Paul O’Neill
CA
NC Bylaw 9.2 (a) (iii)
Patrick Okopinski
WI
Freddie Eugene Tafoya, Jr.
James Woollums
AZ Bylaw 9.2 (a) (iii)
Marian Penev
NY
Thomas Tellez
of Ethical NY Code Conduct II.H.
Daniel Zera
NY Bylaw 9.2 (a) (iii)
MI
William M. Permenter
FL
Jay Thomas
LA
Daniel Zmrzel
CA Bylaw 9.2 (a) (iii)
Robert Hoefer
FL
Don Peters
CA
Jon Oliver Kenneth Thomas
VA
Frank Hohman, Jr.
PA
Timothy Picquelle
CA
*Newly added. MAY/JUNE 2017 • TECHNIQUE
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