Technique Magazine - July 1998 by USA Gymnastics

an official publication of USA Gymnastics

• 1998 USA Gymnastics Congress Information • Organized Chaos: The Great Cone Dilemma • Men's Code of Points: Alternative Ways to Provide Stable Rules

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FEATURES Organized Chaos: "The Great Cone Dilemma ... " .......................... .. .............. .. .. .............. 6

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Men's Code of Points: Alternative Ways to Provide Stable Rules ... ... ..................... .. .... .. . 34 USA GYMNASTICS BOARD OF DIRECTORS CHAIR: Sandy Knapp; PRESIDENT: Kathy Sconlan; PRESIDENT EMERITUS: Mike Donahue; AMATEUR ATHLnlC UNION: Mike Stanner; AMERICAN SOKOL ORGANIZATION: JellY Milan; USA TRAMPOLINE & TUMBLING: Wayne Dawning; AMERICAN TURNERS: Betty Heppner; JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTERS: lori Katz; COLLEGE GYMNASTICS ASSOCIATION-M: Ray Johnson; NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COlLEGIATE GYMNASTICS COACHES FOR WOMEN: Gail Davis; NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GIRLS AND WOMEN IN SPORT: Marilyn Skowbridge; NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN'S GYMNASTICS JUDGES: Yvonne Hodge; NATIONAL COlLEGIATE ATHlETIC ASSOCIATION: Chris Voelz. Tom Dunn; NATIONAL FEDERATION OF STATE HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATIONS: Susan True; NATIONAL GYMNASTICS JUDGES ASSOCIATION: John Scheer; NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL GYMNASTICS COACHES ASSOCIATION: John Brinkwarth; SPECIAL OLYMPICS, INC.: Kate Fober·Hi(kie; U.S. RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS COACHES ASSOCIATION: Suzie DiTullio; U.S. ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT GYM CLUBS: lon(e Crowley; U.S. ELITE COACHES ASSOCIATION FOR MEN's GYMNASTICS: Mark Williams; U.S. ELITE COACHES ASSOCIATION FOR WOMEN'S GYMNASTICS: Gory Anderson. Roe Kreutzer; U.S. MEN'S GYMNASTICS (OACHES ASSOCIATION: Mar( Yancey; U.S. SPORTS ACROBATICS FEDERATION: Bonnie Davidson; U.S. COMPETITIVE SPORTS AEROBICS FEDERATION: Howard Shcwartz; YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF THE USA: Rick Dodson; USA GYMNASTICS NATIONAL MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORS: MEN'S: Roy Guro. Jim Hall; WOMEN'S: Undo Chen(inski. Do~d Hokomb; RHYTHMIC: Alia Svi~ky. Tomaro Oosso; ATHLETE'S ADVISORYCOMMIETEE: Tanya Servile Choplin. (hair; Chlis Woller. vice (hair; Klisten Kenoyer Woodland. sec; Wendy Hilliard. Vanessa Vander Pluym. Peter Vidmar. Conrad Voarsonger, Kim Imeskol; USOC ATHLETE REPRESENTATIVE: Mi(helle Ousselle-Follell. USA GYMNASTICS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CHAIR: Sandy Knopp; SPECIAL ADVISOR TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD: Roe Kreutzer; PRESIDENT: Kathy Sconlon; SECRnARY: Mike Milidonis; VICE CHAIR WOMEN: Joan Moare Gnat; VICE CHAIR MEN: TIm Doggett; VICE CHAIR RHYTHMIC: Condole Feinberg; FIG ExECUTIVE COMMITTEE: Joy Ashmare; FIG WOMEN'S TECHNICAL COMMITTEE: Jo(kie Fie; FIG RHYTHMIC TECHNICAL COMMITTEE: Andrea S(hmid-Shopiro; FIG MEN'S TECHNICAL COMMITTEE: Gearge Be(ksteod; AT LARGE MEMBERS: Jim Hartung. Susan True; ATHLETE DIRECIORS: Tanya Servile Choplin. Wendy Hilliard. Peter Vidmar; USOC ATHLETE REPRESENTATIVE: Mi(helle OusselleFOllell; PRESIDENT EMERITUS: Mike Donohue. CHANGE OF ADDRESS ANO SUBSCRIPTION INQUIRIES: In order to ensure uninterrupted delivery of TECHNIQUE magazine, noli(e of (honge of address should be mode eight weeks in odvon(e. For fastest service. please enclose your present moiling label. Direcl all subscription moil 10 TECHNIQUE Subscriplions, USA Gymnosti(l. 201 S. Capitol Ave., Ste. 3DD. Indianapolis. IN 46225. TECHNIQUE (ISSN D748·59999) is published 10 times per yeor by USA Gymnosli(l. Pon Americon Plozo. Suile 300, 201 Soulh Copilol Avenue. Indianapolis, IN 46225 (phone: 317·237·5050) or visit online @ wwwousa-gymnasticsoorg Application to moil 01 periodicol postage rote is pending at Indpls .• IN. Subsuiption prices: U.s.-525 per yea r; Conodo/ Mexi(Q-548 per year; all olher foreign countries- 560 per year. If available, bock issue single copies 54 plus posloge!hondling. All reasonable core will be token, but no responsibil· ity con be assumed for unsoli(ited material; enclose return postage. Copyright 1998 by USA Gymnosti(s and TE(HNIQUE All rights reserved. Printed by Sport Grophi(l, Indianapolis, IN.

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he FIG held its General Assembly May 23-24, 1998 in Vilamoura, Portugal. The four Teclmical Assemblies (Men's, Women's, General Gymnastics and Rhythmic) preceded the General Assembly.

It was a very interesting gathering with 77 nations present. Thanks to support from the United States By Kathy Scanlan Olympic Committee and the Indiana Sports Corporation, 22 of the Pan American GYllli1astics Union federations were able to be present. Key highlights from the Assembly include:

• Indianapolis was awarded the 2003 World Championships. This is the qualifying World Championships for the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens and will be the most prestigious FIG event in the next quadrennium. Indianapolis did a great job with the 1991 Worlds and will host an equally stellar event in 2003. • A USA proposal to modify the FIG eligibility rules to eliminate the antiquated amateur requirements was passed unanimously.

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Technical Assemblies into one Congress to be held every two years. • A FIG Athletes Council was passed. This COlU1cil will include representatives from each of the FIG disciplines to be elected by the athletes at the Olympic Games or, for the non-Olympic disciplines of Sport Aerobics and Sport Acrobatics, at the World Championships. We have awarded our member insurance program contract to Benefit Design Associates (BDA) of North Carolina. This does not affect club insurance held by clubs with K & K, our current insurer provider, or with any other insurance carrier; only the insurance we offer to members at sanctioned competitions has been awarded to BDA. Our Team member insurance program, which is in effect at sanctioned events, is one of the best offered by a National Governing Body. It includes a $10 million catastrophic injury policy for Team Members as well as secondary participant accident for Team Members and general liability insurance for Team and Professional members. Please remember that for the insurance to be in effect, the event must be sanctioned and the sanctioning rules and guidelines adhered to. This is the reason that it is critical that you check the team and professional numbers of individuals participating in any event which you sanction. The Rhythmic National Championships were held in Colorado Springs, at the Olympic Training Center. It was an excellent competition. I continue to be impressed with how competitive our coaches are in this program and how anxious and committed all are to improving our international performance. Rhythmic has such great potential, as we have seen recently with the introduction of group rhythmic as a high school sport in Florida. If you haven't already attended A Get It Going workshop, I would encourage you to think about it. The workshops are designed to provide assistance in starting up a rhythmic program. We only have about 200 clubs in the country offering rhythmic gYllli1astics, which is not enough to meet the demand . Every time rhythmic is shown on television we get calls that can't be satisfied wanting to know about rhythmic programs in • areas where it isn' t offered .

• Trampoline was admitted definitively to the FIG, as was Sport Acrobatics. The International Sport Acrobatic Federation and the International Trampoline Federation are expected to dissolve by year end. Since trampoline is an Olympic sport, unlike Sport Acrobatics, the USOC will require a merger between the US Trampoline and Tumbling Association and USA Gymnastics, which also should happen by year end . USA GYl1mastics will offer memberships .----~--------------------------, and a program in Tumbling and Trampolme. • A new structure was passed which incorporates a 44-person Council to meet yearly and consolidates the current General Assembly and four

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by Beth Gardner AcroTex Gymnastics Preschool Director Email: beth@bga.com Cones provide a common distraction for the preschool gynmast. The first thing the children want to do is pick the cones up, look throu gh the holes in the top, put them on top of their heads like hats or stack them on top of one anothel~ rearran ging the whole rotational set up. They love to explore the many possible uses of the cone. Their imaginations, once again, rW1 amok with all the practical uses of the cone. When faced with the cone dilemma, "joining the fantasy" is a very easy thing to do. I simply pick up the cone, mimicking the children's behavior. I put it on top of my head and then put it to my eye to look back at the kids through the hole like a telescope, "Hey, this is cool! I can see you! Can you see me?" Then, the cone becomes a megaphone as I put it to my mouth; "Can you hear me now? " The children often stare at me incredulously, not believing that an adult can be as much taken with the ramifications of the cone as a toy as they are. Once I have gained their attention with my own odd beha vior, I continue to use

it as a megaphone, "Hey, who can sit on the white line so I can show you what we are going to do today? ... OOPS! I need ALL the cones so I ca n do that! Could I borrow your cones, please?" The children, generally catatonic with shock, hand over their cones and we can proceed with the demonstration.

Monkeys See; Monkeys Do... Foliowing The Leader There are many ways to begin a rotation. It is hard for the preschooler to sit for prolonged periods of time wa tching the coach demonstrate a full rotation . I find that playing "follow the leader" through the rotation is a good way to begin.

Another option is to each child a turn to wear the cone as a hat. Then they pass it on to the next child for their turn until the cone has made it to the end of the line. Once each child has had a turn wearing the cone, I ask the holding the cone to see if they can find the spot in which it belongs. This not only satisfies everyone 's curiosity, but it also turns placing the cone back into the rotation into a guessing game. Often, if the child can' t figure ou t where the cone belongs, the other children will help them replace the cone in its rightful place. Once the cone is replaced, we resume our class and everyone is sa tisfied at having had the opportW1ity to play with this marvelous and versatile object.

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The first time through the rotation, as the children fall in behind me, I don't concentrate on the details or form . My goal is to just get them moving as quickly as possible. This is especially effective with the distracted 3-year-old class or the class with lots of little boys. Both of these groups tend to have special difficulty with remaining in one spot, keeping their hands to themselves and focusing on the coach's demonstration of an entire set-up. We often sing as we go, "We're following the lea del~ the leadel~ the leader. We're following the leader, wherever he may go." Once I have the children moving through the entire rotation, I stop at the first station, spot, and offer corrections or encouragement as they come through. Since I use skill-specific lesson plans, stations are often repeated on the same rotation . Once the child has received correction on the first station (which is usually th e easiest and, therefore, the most repeated station) I am able to ca ll across the rota tion to her reminding her of the

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correction as she repeats it on subsequent stations. After seeing each child through the first station at least once, I then move on to the next, repeating the process of spotting or encouraging each child as they come by and offering the corrections needed. Each time I move to the next station, the skills get a little more correction and the children become a little more adept at performing them. We continue this process until I have seen each child at each station at least once. If there is a station on the rotation that is too difficult for the children to do without spot, I make sure they know to SKIP that station unless "Coach Beth" is there to help them. If they continue to attempt the station regardless of my warning to stay off of it, I move it away or in the case of vault or beam, where I can't move it easily, I block it with another mat. Another alternative would be to place another station in front of it to turn the traffic flow away from that station.

Add On Stations ... One By One Another varia tion to "following the leader" is the add-on technique. This is very effective with the younger or easily distracted classes. While I typically like to ha ve 9 or 10 stations on any given obstacle course or rotation to eliminate log-jams, it is impossible for some of the children to remember what they are supposed to do at each station if I demonstrate it at one time. (contillued all pnge 9)

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I try to keep in mind the "one, two, three rule" as put forth by the KAT teachings. It is a good rule of thumb that a 2-year-old can remember two directives, and a 3-year-old can remember three directives. So, I often start them on one, two or three stations and send them back to the first when they have completed the sta tions we have started. This allows the children to become proficient at those first stations and gives them a clear understanding of what they are to do before they try to add any other activities. It also gets them up and moving so they are not waiting through the whole demonstration. There are times when it takes the children a while to become adept at the skill work on the few stations with which we begin. Sometimes we run out of time before we are able to see all the stations on the rotation. As far as I am concerned, that's fine. I don't worry if we don't make it to all the stations on a particular rotation. They will have other opportunities to do the same skills in subsequent classes. I am more concerned that the children get the best skill work on the stations they do attempt, than to develop poor skill habits by trying to cram in more than they are ready to do. Further, for the Mom & Me classes, it helps "mom" understand what is going on at each station and gives me the opporttmity to show her how to spot or what to correct as she carries her child through the rotation. It is important that "mom" understand how to spot safely and what constitutes improvement in skill-proficiency so she is correctly educated, therefore more comfortable and more willing to help in the class.

Listening Ears, Roly·Poly Eyes And In A Word - Magid Sometimes, I demonstrate the whole rotation before I "turn the kids loose" on the equipment. This is particularly appropriate after the children have participated in the class for a period of time and tmderstand how to follow a rotational path. It also works well in the older preschool classes, generally, the 4-5 year olds. They have the ability to watch the demonstration and recall the activities at each station better than the younger children do.

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Stilt it's not an easy task for any preschooler to sit still for a prolonged period of time. It is therefore important that the demonstration be kept short and the details succinct. I try to make their wait, when they have to wait, as interesting as possible. My gymbabies and I have worked out a game: As soon as we reach a rotation, I give them a definitive place to (colllilllled all page 10)

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sit. "Hurry, hurry, who can si t on this white line?" (I sit on the white line.) Then as I stand up and face them to speak, "Turn on your listening ears" (make a gesture of hll'ning a switch on each ear) , "Turn up the volume" (verbally, "whoop, whoop, whoop"), "Give me your roly-poly eyes" (point to eyes), "Guess what my magic word is?" Each week we have a different "magic word." The children love to guess a t the word or make their own suggestions. I tell them the word of the week but if they want to choose a different one for their class, I let them decide their word for their class. They usually want to know my word anyway beca use it is like a secret password and they want in on the secret. They lean forward to hear the word, and I lean forward to whisper it to them. "My word is ... (dramatic pause) ... LOLLIPOP! ... What's my magic word?" They answer me, "Lollipop!" Once they have said the magic word, it makes them responsible for remembering it and staying in their spots until I say "Lollipop''' ...Or whatever the word

Within the constraints of safety, I encourage the parent to go with their child as the child explores the gym environment for the first time.

word ... then I pause ...

If I forget to give them the word, they will even remind me, "Coach Beth, you didn' t tell us your magic word this week." Once they know the game, they don't let me get away without fully informing them of our very important secret word. Once the word is settled upon, I nm through the demonstration. Occasionally a child will forget to wait for the magic word and will start to get up before I have said it. Then I simply have to say, "Ummmmmmmmmm! Did I say the magic word yet? Hurry, hurry, get back to your spot before it runs away!" I cover my eyes with my hands and then say, "Tell me when you are in your spot and I can open my eyes! Are you in your spot? Can I open my eyes?"

If the child balks at returning to his or her spot, the other children will pull the stray child back into their seat so that I can open my eyes, "Yes, Coach Beth, you can open yo ur eyes." .. .5napping my fingers, "What was that magic word again? .. .! forgot. " Again, the children tell me the magic word; "It's lollipop, Coach Beth." "Oh yeah .. .okay, stay right there until you hear me say lollipop." Most of the time, they listen very carefully to hear the word. Once I finish the demonstration, I tell them they can line up behind me as soon as I say the magic

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"LOLLIPOP!" BLAM! I have a line of children waiting behind me to start the rotation.

Uh, Mom ... We're Over Here .•.• I love "Mom & Me" classes. They provide a great time to interact with the parents and to gain their confidence in my ability to teach their children. It is also a good time for the parents to relate to each other and share common experiences. Typically, these classes become social groups and often meet outside of class as a playgroup or to have lunch. Friendships are formed not only among the children, but also among the parents. I encourage this social interaction because it is beneficial to have camaraderie as we all work toward teaching the children. Further, it makes my job MUCH easier to have eight additional "coaches" on the floor, making the class ratio better than 1:1. The key is in the education of the parent. I explain to my parents that a limited attention span in a preschooler is to be expected. It is normal for their 2-year-old child to have a self-directed attitude and their 3-year-old to be easily dish·acted. We, therefore, allow the children to set the pace of the class; taking "brain breaks" when we need them or moving to the

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next rotation as they decide it is time. Sometimes, we are only on a rotation for a very short time. Other times, we end up staying on a rotation for double the amolmt of time allotted. This self-paced class technique is, of course, limited when there are other classes fluming concurrently. 'Then, we have to keep in mind that other people are waiting to use the same equipment. Within the constraints of safety, I encourage the parent to go with her child as the child explores the gym environment for the first time. If the child is curious about other things, the chances are minimal that I will accomplish any real skill work until their curiosity is satisfied. Once this is accomplished, I draw the child toward the skill work by demonstrating the skill, "Hey Susie, look what I can do! Now, it's your turn." I also teach the parents how to spot so they can carry their children through each rotation. It is a good time to explain safety issues such as spotting above the elbow or around the torso. I also demonstrate holding the child around the torso as they swing on bars to support their body weight and lifting their hips and supporting their neck as they roll. If the parent has any concerns or doubt about

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spotting, I ask them to allow me to do it. Most parents get the hang of it and are soon very adept at spotting their children. This frees me to move among them, working with children at each station or placing myself at the most important spotting station. The social aspect of these classes is a doubleedged sword. As the children progress and the parents become more comfor table in their child 's abilities, they tend to stand back more and cha t with other parents. This is a common problem. I have come to believe the children sometimes train their parents well in the art of "attention span deficit. " I don't mind it as long as the children are able to remain on-task and can do the skills on their own.

"Hey Johnny, I LOVE the way you can walk on the beam all by yourself! Why don't you go get Mommy and show her how you can do that?" "Take mom over there and show her what you have learned." "Hey MOM! Come see what Johnny can do!"

When I begin to see the children losing focus, however, I try to draw the parents back into the class by sending the child to "show mom" her skill or gently reminding the parents of their d uty within the class.

These gentle reminders usually do the trick in pulling "mom" back into the class without offending her or sounding as if I am scolding. I want to maintain a strong relationship with my parents. The last thing I wish to do is offend them . •

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Building Air Sense for Dismounts & Landings by Kelly Crul1lley, BlIffalo Grove Gymnastics Center in Buffalo Grove, Illinois

Trampoline is absolutely essential for developing flipping and twisting. The use of trampoline allows for high skill numbers to be accomplished quickly and without a tremendous amount of body pounding. The focus of this article is strictly the development of air sense, dismounts, and landings. For this reason, it is important to note that there are many fundamentals that I have not taken the time to cover in this brief list of drills. Gymnasts will need to have an understanding of the basic fundamental and preparatory skills before attempting the more advanced drills and sequences. This information is designed for gymnasts that are ready to begin working toward multiple flipping and twisting dismounts. The follow drills will not only enhance your gymnast's ability to perform multiple flipping and twisting dismounts, but will also help your gynulasts stick them.

Forward and Ba(kward Saito Airsense Drills Although the dismount is only one part of the overall routine, it is an important part of the routine's impression. It is usually a skill of high difficulty value. It is the last skill of the routine, and beca use of these two reasons it is usually the most physically demanding skill to be performed . Confidence and awareness throughout the dismount is an important ability to develop, particularly when attempting to stick the landing. Knowing how and where to anticipate the landing is essential in attempting to stick it. Simple skills such as back and front saltos can be used to develop this ability. The p rocess of anticipating the landing and placing the feet benea th the center of mass allows the gynmast to stick hi s landing. Doing a series of back saltos requires the gymnast to anti cipate and place his feet benea th his center of mass . He needs to do this in order to successfully continue the sequence. The ability to complete the

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sequence in the center and with control indicates tha t the gymnast has the ability to stick the landing. Any feet sequences will enhance this visual cue ability. Here are a few that can be used. SIMPLE SEQUENCES 3 front tucks 3 back tucks back, front, back back, back, front, front

VARIATIONS 1. Change tuck to pike and layo ut 2. Change from 3 saltos to 5 3. Change combinations (create and challenge)

After the gymnast has demonstrated his ability with the above drills, he may be introd uced to more challenging sequences and games. These drills need to be supplemented with standing backs and punch fronts on floor for sticking as well. ADD-aN-Using only back and front sa ltos, this drill is practicing the anticipation of the landing and placing the feet directly under the body. This increases the ability to stick as well as gives the gymnast some confidence in dismounting. FRONT AND BACK PYRAMID-Starting vvith ei ther a back or front saito, the gymnast alternates forward with backward flipping by adding one additional front or back each time they switch from forward or backward flipping. The sequence would be as follows: 1 back, 2 fronts, 3 backs, 4 fronts, and 5 backs or the reverse. This can be done up to 5 and back down to 1. IN THE BOX-Draw a box (2 fee t x 2 feet) in the center of the trampoline bed using chalk or tape. GYllmasts play for points. One point is given for each back or front out of a sequence of five that lands in the box. This drill teaches the gynm ast to adjust his position back to the center in order to ga in points. More advanced gymnasts can simply use the cross marks and land in the center for points.

Forward and Backward Twisting Air Sense Drills The following sequences are more advanced and require the ability to perform a Brani and backward 1/l twist. Make sure the forward and backward twisting directions are the same. A no-handed round-off is often not the correct twisting direction fo r the Brani. Remember, the Brani will lead to the Rud y and later the Randy. INTERMEDIATE SEQUENCES Brnlli Back, Brani, back Brani, back, Brani 3 Branis

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Fult back, full 3 fulls Back, Bra ni, full Back, full, Brani VARIATIONS 1. Change combinations (crea te and challenge) 2. Chan ge from 3 skills to 5 ADD-ON-Using backs, fulls, and Branis. This drill helps the anticipation of the landing using very basic twisting skills. This will increase the ability to stick, as well as give the gymnast some confidence in performing twisting dismounts. To accommodate different ability levels, placing a straight bounce or single saIto between twisting skills is sometimes easier until the performer is ready.

Dismount Building Blocks Using the following skills as building blocks, the gynm ast can create multiple flipping and twisting dismolmts. The listed skills can be used in the first or second flip of a double salto. By performing these skills in combination, the gynmast will learn to orient himself while performin g the same skills within a double or even a triple salto.

BACKWARD ROTATION

FORWARD ROTATION

Backward saIto

Forward salto

Back saIto with

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Front salto with 1jl twist

Back salto with I1j2 twist

Front salto with I1j2 twist (Rudolph)

Back salto with 2/1 twist (double full)

Front salto with 2/1 twist

Back salto with 2% twist

Front saIto with 21j2 twist (Randolph)

Back saIto with

Front salto with 3/1 twist

hvist (triple full)

The terms IN and OUT are commonly used to describe where twisting occurs with regard to double flipping and twisting skills. The IN refers to the first salto and the OUT refers to the second salto. A full-in, has a 1/1 twist that happens in the first flip and finishes with a back flip . A Bnrnni-out has a forwa rd flip followed by a 1h twist in the second flip . All double saltos with twisting are termed as a Fliffus, all triples saltos with twisting are termed a Triffus. The term WITHIN can describe twisting that occurs within the middle flip of a triple saIto. In the case of a Brani Within Triffus, the performer does three flips. In his first flip he does a fo rward flip, in the second flip he does a 1/2 twist (or Brani), or, and in the third flip he does a back. A good way to learn the visual cues for this skill in the air is to p erform the component p arts in sequence. For example: front, Brani, back.

Forward salto with 1j2 twist (Brani)

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Although some of these skills are very advanced, it's important to develop these skills on the trampoline to be used in later development. In the case of floor exercise, it is conceivable for a gymnast to do such skills as whip to back "vith 21j2 twist, p unch Rudy or Randy. I would recommend that a large p ercentage of these twisting skills be learned by age 12-1 3. .....-=1-= 4- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - { ( TECH N IOU E â&#x20AC;˘ VO lU ME 18 â&#x20AC;˘ #7

Developing The Double Twisting, Double Back In the sequence back, full, back, full, back, full, the gymnast is developing air sense in such a way that he learns to an ticipate the landings as well as his p ositioning in the air. This drill teaches visual points of reference for the full-in and the full-out. These visual points of reference help to teach the performers position in the ail~ aiding him to perform a safe and stick able landing. The sequence full, full, full helps to do the same for the full-in, full-out or do uble, double. (con til1l1ed 011 pnge 16)

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Before this can be done the double back must first be developed. These are a few drills that will help develop the double back. When developing the double back an open tuck position should be used with the drills listed. This position, along with the pike and layout, are important developmental stages. Equally important is the development of the double front, for awareness and learning forward Fliffus work. •

DOUBLE BACK

DOUBLE FRONT

Stomach drop, back drop, stomach drop, back drop

Back pull over

Ball out

Stomach drop, back drop, back pullover

Stomach drop, back drop, ball out

Back salto

Front saito

Back pull over to back drop, back pull over

Front 3/4 to back drop and ball out

Back to back drop

Front 11/4 to stomach drop

Back to back drop, back pull over

Front 13/ 4 to back drop

Double back

Double front

Open tuck double back

Open tuck/ pike double fron t

Transition Phase (between backward saltos)

Transition Phase (between forward saltos)

Stomach drop, back drop

Back drop, stomach drop

Stomach drop, reverse cradle to stomach drop

Back drop, ball out to feet

Back 3/4 to stomach, reverse cradle to duck under

Front 3/ 4 to back drop, ball out 1/2 twist to feet

Full In Timer

Backward 11/4 with 1/1 twist to back drop

Backward 11/4 with 1/1 twist to back drop, pullover

Full Out Timer

Backward 11/4 with, 1/2 twist to stomach drop

Backward 13/4 with, 1/2 twist to back drop (duck under)

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1998 Congress Session Preview Jennifer Gallahue Lee, Congress Presenter Manager The 1998 USA Gyrrmastics Congress promises to be an event you won't want to miss! We are anticipating a very successful Congress due to the central location of Indianapolis and the close proximity of the hotels, Convention Center (Congress venue) and Market Square Arena Gohn Hancock U.s. Gymnastics Championships venue). Everything is within walking distance! At this year's Congress over 100 speakers in the gymnastics community will present information on topics from how to deal with stress and burnout to hands-on spotting. This year we've invited several individuals who will present at Congress for the first time, featuring new and informative topics. Of course we'll still have many veteran presenters who continually offer fresh and exciting topics. The sessions scheduled are packed with useful information you'll want to take back to your gym and use right away! We increased the time of each session to one hour and fifteen minutes so you can get more information out of each session that you attend. We're certain as a coach, club owner, or judge you will find the sessions educational and motivating. We hope the sessions will enhance your role in the gymnastics industry. Following is just a sampling of what is on the schedule for this year's Congress:

WOMEN Starting off with good bosics - BB, FX, V, UB Floor exercise choreogrophy Meet monogement Recruiting Inverts ond stolders Preparing Junior Olympic othletes for front hondsprings and using leg swings Tumbling Whot's it like to judge World Championships/ Olympic Games? Constructing 0 routine Honds-on beginner skills Beom complex Stylizotion versus text Junior Olympic updote

MEN Expanding your boys progrom Boys for profit: getting storted Evoluating posture Physico I preporotion for new othletes Injury prevention through truining New trends in men's gymnostics Developing ring strength Top swings for HB dismounts Kovocs ond Tkotchev development Rebound tumbling Voulting Skill selection for optimol scoring Are you prepared for the big meet?

RHYTHMIC Get It Going Rhythmic technicol sessions Rhythmic judging sessions - Level 5-8 ond Junior Olympic Group

GENERAL GYMNASTICS What is general gymnastics? World Gymnoestroda closing ceremony choreogrophy Notionol group routine How to pion, orgonize ond conduct 0 Gym Fest

BUSINESS Creoting on orgonizotionol strotegy Building 0 multi-purpose focility with high level gymnasts Financiol success of 0 gymnostics business Website designs Surviving 0 deposition Opening your own gymnostics business Stoff communicotian ond newsletters Cooch hondbook and employee conduct Whot is your gymnostics business reolly worth? Retirement planning Staff troining Booster clubs Trends in the orgonizotion of competitive teom progroms

PRESCHOOL Tumbling for the preschool and class progrom Coaching preschool boys Mobil progroms Preschool teaching philosophy ond developing self-esteem Preschool gymnastics summer comps How to improve yourself as a teacher Teaching kids under age 2 - baby gym/ porent ond tot closses How to ovoid teacher burnout Preschool ideos from ocross the USA Creotive preschool themes Using props in closs Student retention

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8:00 am-9:00 pm 1:00-4:00 pm 1:00-5:00 pm 1:00-5:00 pm 1:00-5:00 pm 9:00 am-6:00 pm 9:00 am-7:00 pm 10:00 am-6:00 pm 7:00-11 :00 pm 6:00-8:00 pm

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7:00 am-8:30 am 8:00 am-12 noon 3:00-7:00 pm 3:00-4:15 pm 4:30-5:30 pm

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USA Gymnastics Ceremony of Honors USA Gymnastics Closing Banquet and Party

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Sessions will be conducted at the Indiana Convention Center providing a modern, elegant, and flexible environment for Congress. Sessions will feature informative speokers discussing dub business, technique and sport science, preschool/developmental and judges training os well as men's, women's, rhythmic, and general gymnastics topics. Exhibition Hall

The Exhibit Hall, located in the Indiana Convention Center, will provide Congress attendees with the opportunity to see the latest and best in equipment, apparel, and services. General Gymnastics groups and dubs will have the opportunity to do exhibitions inthe Exhibit Hall. If you are interested in information about this, contact Steve Whitlock (317-237-5050, ext. 236) or email at e due ate iil usa - gym n a s tic s . 0 r 9 Special Assistance

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Tentative Schedule for 1998 USA Gymnastics National Congress During the 12 Congress Session Rounds, there will be simultaneous presentations in the following topic areas: women's artistic gymnastics, men's artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics, general gymnastics, sport science, business, preschool movement education, women's judging, alternative activities, and other special topics. NOTE: not all of these topic areas will be presented during each round. A more detailed listing of presentations will be posted at a later date.

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1:00 pm

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7:00-8:00 am

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8:00-11 :00 am

Congress Exhibition Hall set-up (Exhibitors only)

8:45-10:00 am

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10:30-11 :30 am

Exhibition Hall Preview (Gym Club Owners Only!)

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Round 3 Congress Sessions - followed by a 45 min. break

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American Association of Cheerleading Coaches and Advisors (MCCA) Safety Certification Course is designed to provide cheerleading safety education to gymnastics instructors and gym owners. This specialized course is cheerleading-specific and covers skill progressions, stunt and cradle techniques, spotting techniques for partner stunts and pyramids, as well as liability issues in cheerleading and other safety topics. The course will consist of topic discussions and skills demonstrated by video or demonstrators.

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The Athlete Well ness Course will be held in coniunction with the 1998 USA Gymnastics Congress in Indianapolis. The Athlete Well ness curriculum includes topics such as:

1) Nutrition and Gymnastics Success - How to reduce nutritional risk to improve performance and development.

2) Successful Motivational Environments - How to structure an environment to encourage development and success in the sport.

3) Stress - How to identify and manage stress in the athletic environment. 4) Child Development - Emotional and physical makeup

of the adolescent as it relates to involvement in gymnastics.

5) Coach and Athlete Burnout - Symptoms, Prevention and Intervention. 6) The Female Athlete Triad - What is it? Why gymnasts may be at increased risk. What are the possible long term implications? Signs to look for that identify a problem and what to do if you suspect a problem . Faculty is still being determined for the course in Indianapolis. The faculty will present topics in their areas of expertise. This year the course will not be an add-on but rather part of the Congress Sessions. Anyone registered for Congress may attend one or all of the lectures. However, if you would like to receive course materials, credit, and a certificate for taking the course, you must register, pay a nominal fee, and attend the four Athlete Well ness lectures scheduled at Congress .

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III. J.O. PROGRAM MANAGER'S REPORT - CONNIE MALONEY Recommendation: The committee recommends th at the J.O. Committee discuss the possibility of eight age divisions at Level 10.

IV. SPONSORSHIPS AND SALES - CHRIS SANDERS, MANAGER

WOMEN'S ADMINISTRATIVE BOARD MEETING May 1, 1998 Indianapolis, Indiana

I. ROLL CALL Members Present: WAB Chairman Region 1 Region 2 Region 3 Region 4 Region 5 Region 6 Region 7 Region 8 Jr. Olympic Program Director Jr. Olympic Progra m Manager Na t'! Elite Program Chairman Junior Olympic Program Chairman Member Services Director

Jan Greenhawk Denise Porrazzo Ruth Sandoz Cori Rizzo George Grainger Kathy Koeth-Shufflin Kathy Ostberg (Vice Chairman) LYlUl Perrott Deb Kornegay Ka thy Kelly COlU1ie Maloney Roe Kreutzer Tom Koll Ka thy FeldmalUl

Jan opened the meeting introduced LylUl Perro tt, new Region 7 Chairman. Assignments for the revision of Rules and Policies were distributed.

II. OPERATING CODE The following topics were discussed: • Term of Office for State Chairman: The term of office will remain at 2 years. • State Board: It is recommended that each State Board have at least three elected members. • Election: It is recommended that the State Board be elected by written ballot and not at a Sta te meeting. Members of State Boards should take office prior to September l. MOTION: All APPOINTED State and Regional positions are for a one-year term and may be renewed. Mo tion-G. Grainger Second-D. Porrazzo PASSED

Chris distributed a list of current sponsors and explained their specific contributions to USA Gymnastics. RC's and SC's are encouraged to seek sponsorships as long as they don' t conflict with the National sponsors. Chris also recommended that we contact regional representatives for our Na tional sponsors. JolU1 Hancock Regional Grant money: This money is to be used to secure speakers at regional events. In light of this contribution, it is recommended that the RC's include John Hancock at Regional Congresses. Possibilities: booth space, sessions on risk management, sponsors of hospitality rooms etc. The banner sent to the RC's should be displayed at Regional events. AAI and ELite Gym-Kin-AAI is the exclusive equipment sponsor for Level 10 Regional and Na tional Championships. Elite Sportswear is the exclusive apparel sponsor for the J.O. Na tional Championships. As part of these contracts, these companies are entitled to free booth space at our Regional Events.

V. J.O. COMMITTEE REPORT - TOM KOLL The J.O. Committee will be meeting June 5-6, in Omaha, Nebraska. The WAB recommended that Foreign athlete awards regulations be added to the agenda. MOTION: Add to Rules and Policies, p. 35, 1-0: "and are not und er the organizational responsibilities of the State Board." Motion-G. Grainger Second-L. Perrott PASSED MOTION: Change Rilles and Policies, p. 36, II to" Sectionals/ Designa ted Pre-Sectional Qualifiers" Motion- C. Rizzo Second-R. Sandoz PASSED

VI. CONGRESS AND WEB PAGES - STEVE WHITLOCK Congress: S. Whitlock explained the program and hotel organization for Congress. Web Pages: S. Whitlock reminded the Regional and State Chairmen that they va lidate and date all information put on Sta te and Regional web pages. Addresses should not be printed on the web. Also, obtain parental permission for any athlete pictures, check copyrighted material, and post dates. ALL OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS ARE PUBLISHED IN TECHNIQUE MAGAZINE.

MOTION: A statement will be added to the Operating Code that all Chairmen vote only in the case of a tie or acclamation.

VII. MEMBERSHIP - KATHY FELDMANN A gift of appreciation was given to K. FeldmalUl from all of the Regions and USA GYlmlas tics. The committee thanks Ka thy for her years of leadership and g uidance.

Mo tion-C. Rizzo Second-L. Perrott PASSED MOTION: The following clarification will be added to the Rules

and Policies, p. 150, Article VI: Criteria for Nomination Nominees must be Professional Melllbers in good standing for two consecutive years immediately prior to the nOlllination. A lIIember in good standing is defined as a person who has cOl1lplied with all aspects of the program as outlined in the Rules and Policies. Motion-G. Grainger

Second- K. Koeth-Shufflin PASSED

• Sanction: Form will be attached for Coaches' signatures, Pro Membership numbers and Club lumbers. These wi ll be checked by the Member Services. • Reminder that as of August 1, 1998, all pro members are required to have a curren t Safety Certification. • Safety Certi fica tion is now under th e jurisdiction of Member Services. Pre-registration for Safety Courses can be done over the phone or via E-mail. Pre-registration is required even if you are recertifyi ng for free as a professional member. • Ka t and PDP: PDP I will not be required for professional member-

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9 a.m. until 4 p.m. (With lunch break) 6-7 p.m. Dinner 7-9 p.m. Summit (All National, Regional and State Chairs) The committee reviewed the SC's Survey. Assignments were made for the workshop.

X. OLD BUSINESS WOMEN'S PROGRAM UPDATE (call till/led frolll page 29) ship. PDP is a viable avenue for coaches education. The program is being reviewed and will be changed / updated in the future. • Meet Directors must be professional members; therefore, parents / Booster club members may act only as "Event Assistant or Site Directors." Booster club members may also take the Safety course.

VIII. WOMEN'S PROGRAM DIRECTOR - KATHY KELLY Member Misconduct Clarifications: • Member miscond uct does not include business practices, but abuse, mistreatment, etc. • Due process is followed in these cases. RC's are enco uraged to direct all signed and written misconduct complaints to the Na tional Office. RC's should notify the person in writing that the complaint has been sent to the ationalOffice.

• If a member has been put on probation, he / she is on probation for all three disciplines. Recommendation: The committee recommends that K. Kelly seek legal advice in regards to withholding sanctions from the clubs of members who ha ve been terminated.

SANCTION VIOLATIONS: Regional Chairmen, in consultation with the Regional Board, should assist State Chairmen. Remind er that the Rules and Policies allows using a combination of fines and withholding sanctions, as well as either one of these penalties alone.

PROCEDURAL REMINDERS: • All State policies must have the approval of the Regional Board. • Timely, accurate financial reporting is a priority for State and Regional Chairman. State reports are due each quarter on the 10th of the first month after the end of the quarter. Regional reports are due the 30th of the first month after the end of the quarter. Regional Chairmen should submit reports on time. If a state report is missing, please note the name of that sta te with your report. The National Chairmen will send written reminders to State Chairmen if they are delinquent. Consequences for chronic delinquencies may include: withholding rebate checks, taking over the State checking account, or in the most severe cases, removal from office. There are sometimes extenuating circumstances that may prevent a State Chairman from filing. In this case, the State Chairman should notify the Regional Chairman. • RC's are asked to send the names and addresses of new State Chairmen to J. Greenhawk and Kathy Feldmann at Member Services.

IX. STATE CHAIRMAN'S WORKSHOP The State Chairman's workshop is scheduled in Indianapolis, Indiana as follows: Tuesday, August IS-Novice State Chairmen 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, August 19-All State Chairmen

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Clarification: ONLY USA Gymnastics Professional Members, athlete members, and meet persOlU1el should be on the floor of a sanctioned competition. Coaches shou ld make child care arrangements for babies and child ren. MOTION: Recommend to the J.O. and Elite Committees that they review the apparatus specifications for tumbling strips used during warm-ups. Motion-K. Koeth -Shufflin Second-D. Kornegay PASSED The Regional Chairman have been invited to meet with Na ncy Marshall and members of the Health Referral Network on Aug. 22nd. Details about this meeting will be for thcoming.

The lIIeetillg was adjou/'Iled at 6:30 p.1I1. on Saturday.

WOMEN'S JR. OLYMPIC PROGRAM MEETING June 6, 1998 Omaha, Nebraska

I. ROLL CALL Meeting was called to order at 9:00 AM by Tom Koll, Chairman. Present: Region 1 Region 2 Region 3 Region 4 Region 5 Region 6 Region 7 Region 8 WTC EPC WAB J.O. Program Manager WPD

Neil Resnick Laurie Reed Cheryl Jarrett Don Houlton John Geddert Larry Goldsmith Mike Milchanowski Tim Rand Cheryl Hamilton Roe Kreutzer Jan Greenhawk Connie Maloney Kathy Kelly

II. ELITE PROGRAM COMMITTEE REPORT - R. KREUTZER The EPC will meet at the U.s. Classic. Both the EPC and the International Program Committees will be dealing with the lines of jurisdiction with the elite program, selection procedures for the World Championships and Olympic Games, tea m size, and athlete, coach and club funding. A Responsibility Manual for national team coaches has been approved. Final approva l of a Na tional Team Coaches Funding Agreement is pending.

III. WOMEN'S ADMINISTRATIVE BOARD REPORT J. GREENHAWK The WAB met in Indianapolis in May and also had the opportunity to attend the USA Gymnastics Board of Directors meeting. The final minutes are printed in the July Technique. Jan explained the State Board jurisdictions over the qualifying competitions. All elected officials in the Women's Progra m will be invited to attend a first time Women's Program Summit Meeting which will be conducted on August 19th in the evening. OLUME 18 • #7 ) } - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

IV. WOMEN'S TECHNICAL COMMITTEE REPORT CHERYL HAMILTON The WTC's recommenda tions ma de at the March meeting were presented to the J.O. committee. Cheryl also presented an analysis of Start Va lues from the 1998 J.O. Na tionals. This analysis will be p rinted in a fu ture Technique. The JOPC was asked to advise the WTC on judging issues for vaulting. Recommendation to the WTC to re-evaluate the non-saito tw isting vault deductions that were printed in the last minutes in the April 1998 Techniqlle. The committee recommends that th e "Late open/extension of body before landing" deduction of " up to 0.50" be applied to saito vaults only. Mo tion-C. Jarrett Second-No Resn ick PASSED Note: Effective 8/1/98. Passed by WTC- Conference Call 6/11/98. See Conference Call minutes in August Techlliqlle for complete clarification. Recommendation to the WTC to devalue the Start Values of the following Vaults: Handspring Full twist (#1. 202) from 9.2 to 9.1, Yamashita Full twist (#1.205) from 9.30 to 9.2, and liz on-Full twist off (#1.206) from 9.20 to a 9.0. Motion-N. Resnick Second-J. Gedd ert PASSED (6 in favo r-2 opposed) Note: Effective 8/1/98. Passed by WTC - Conference Call 6/11/98. Ra tionale: Due to the more complex nature of the Tsu kahara vault in comparison to the basic twisting va ults, plus the fac t that the lack of open / ex tension is m uch more appare nt to the judges in the tuck / pike Tsu kaharas than is the timing / completion of the turn in the tw isting va ults, the conuni ttee felt that there should be a greater difference in the values of these two types of va ults. The committee discussed the WTC's recommenda tion to no longer consider elements w ith a hop grip change on bars as fligh t elements. The JOPC still fee ls strongly that elements w ith a hop grip change should be considered as fli ght elemen ts. A conference call will be set up w ith the WTC after the RJOPC members d isc uss this issue with their RTCs aga in . Note: WTC voted on 6/11/98 Conference Call to maintain present definition of fli ght to include elements with a hop grip change in handstand. A list of new elements performed at J. O. Na tionals was p resented to the co mmittee, noting the va lues that were awarded by the Regions. The committee gave their input as to the values so that Cheryl may take it to the WTC for final evaluation and inclusion in the J.O. Element Supplement. The committee recommended to the WTC that the criteria for successful completi on of a new element at J. O. Na tionals w ill be to perform the element techn ically as described and to successfully co mplete the element without a fall.

V. DIFFICULTY RESTRICTIONS FOR LEVEL 8 Region VII b rought forth a proposa l to allow the performa nce of any

"C" element at Level 8, bu t that it be awarded "8" va lue pa rt. After a lengthy discussion, the following motion was made: MetieR te aaej3t tke rrej3e5al frefR RegieR VII ef alle~ ... iRg all "C" elefReRt5 at Level 8, Btlt a",araiRg "B" 'jaltle j3art ereElit. Motion-M. Milchanowski Second-D. H oulton DEFEATED (2 in favo r, 6 opposed)

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Awards for the top 10 All-Around and Individual events, as well as the top 3 teams, will be presented after each session. o No Individual Event FU1als competition will be conducted. For competitions at the State level and below, the procedure for determing age divisions for Level 10 is at the discretion of the State Board. o

IX. NATIONAL TEAM SIZE Due to the change in the number of age divisions, a motion was made to change the J.O. National team qualification to: The top 4 gymnasts per age division (total of 32 athletes). In the case of ties, both gymnasts will qualify.

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VI. PETITIONS TO REGIONAL COMPETITIONS The committee discussed the ever increasing number of petitions, and the ab use of the petition process. Recommendation to the WTC to consider changing the score requirement for petitions to Level 9 and 10 Regionals to the following: o

The coach must provide a photocopy of at least one pre-state, sanctioned meet results from the current season (at the level to which the gymnast is petitioning) indicating that she has achieved an All-Around score that is a minimum of one point higher than the current Regional qualifying score. If the gymnast competed in the previous year's Regional, East/West or National meet, she may submit that All-Around score, provided it is a minimum of one point higher than the current Regional qual ifying score and also at the level to wh ich the gymnast is petitioning.

This process will also apply to Level 8 in those Regions which use a score qualification system and allow petitions. Those Regions which use a Percentage or specific number of qualifiers per state would not accept petitions. Motion-T. Rand Second-L. Reed PASSED Note: Effective 8/1/98. Passed by WTC - Conference Call 6/11/98.

VII. EXECUTION DEDUCTIONS FOR OPTIONAL EXERCISES The committee emphasized that the General Deductions on page 24 & 25 in the FIG Code of Points should be utilized at all J.O. Optional levels. This w ill provide the carryover of the compulsory program's emphasis on correct body alignment and positions, as well as to separa te the athletes accordingly. Cheryl was asked to convey this philosophy to the WTC and the judges.

VIII. AGE DIVISIONS AT LEVEL 9 & 10 The office will review the ac tual birth dates of the athletes who competed at this year's Level 10 regiona l and national meets in order to assist the committee in making a decision regarding the age divisions for nex t year's J.O. Na tionals. The committee discussed possible changes in the format for J.O. Nationals and is in agreemen t that the format for the competition beguming in 1999 will be: o

eight age divisions (4 junior and 4 senior)

All-Around and Individual Events awards for each age division will be cond ucted immediately following the competition ( eight separate sessions)

Each Region will qua lify a team of seven athletes U1 each of the eight age divisions (5 scores to co unt for team score). If a region is unable to field a team of seven U1 any particular age division, then the open slots will be filled in rank order by gymnasts U1 the same age division from any of the seven other regions. If the region does not qualify a minimum of five (5) gynmasts in anyone age division, that region no longer has a "Team" in that age division. It would be considered as an "All-Star" team.

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Motion-L. Reid Second-D. Houlton PASSED This action ca uses an u1Crease in the total number of J.O. National team members (from 28 to 32). In consideration of the fact that the Elite Na tional teams have been reduced in numbers due to budget projections, the 4th place athlete in each age division will be uw ited to attend the Na tional Team trau1ir1g camp at her own travel expense.

X. LEVEL 9 EAST/WEST CHAMPIONSHIPS The committee requested that at the Level 9 Eastern and Western Championships, a minimum of two judges per region be assigned, with no more than two judges per region per panel. The committee discussed the East/West competitions and felt that both meets were highly successful. The office will review the ac tual birth dates of the athletes who competed at this year's Level 9 Regionals and East/West meets in order to decide how to divide into fo ur equally distributed age divisions for next year. The committee discussed addu1g a "Team" component in 1999. It was decided that beginning in 1999, the Eastern and Western Championships will u1clude a quasi-team format. A random draw will be conducted and the gytlmasts will be assigned to squads, keeping all gymnasts from the same cl ub in one squad . Teams will be named by joining two squads, one from each fligh t (for example, Squad A U1 the first fli ght and Squad E in the second flight will both begir1 on Vault. They will be considered as one "TEAM" of 14 gymnasts. Team scores will be calculated by adding the best 10 scores per event. Team Award Certifications will be presented to all members of the 1st and 2nd place teams.

XI. NON路CITIZEN PARTICIPATION Motion to allow non-citizens to be eligible for awards at Regional meets and below. (Therefore, no duplicate awards are necessary.) Effecti ve 8/1/98. Note: Non-citizens are not eligible to compete at Level 9 Eastern/Western Championships or J.O. Nationals. If the qualification to Level 8 Regionals is by a percentage or by a specific number qualifying from each state, non-citizens are not eligible to compete. Motion-J. Geddert Second-T. Rand PASSED

XII. CHAMPIONSHIP MEET BIDS No formal bids for the Level 10 J.O. Na tionals or Level 9 Eas tern Championships for 1999 and beyond. There is one bid for 1999 or 2000 Western Championships at th is time. It is the goal of the office to awa rd the competitions at least one year in advance to provide for enough prepara tion ti me for the meet host. C. Maloney wo uld like to announce the meet sites by Na tional Congress. Any club u1terested in hosting any of these competitions, please contact Connie Maloney at the National Office, or submit a bid on the form found U1 the Appendix of the Rules and Policies. For the 1999 competitions, please submit bids NO LATER THAN JDLY 15th. VOLUM E 18

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XIV. LEVEL 2 & 3 AWARDS The committee makes the following recommendation:

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XV. NEW BUSINESS Motion to include the following in the apparatus section of the Rilles a1/d Policies: Whenever duplicate equipment is required, the minimum measurements for the tumbling strip must be 8' wide by 56' long and the matting must be minimum of 1W' foam with carpet (same as competitive Floor mat), covering the entire surface of the strip. Motion-J. Geddert Second- L. Goldsmith PASSED Motion that the "International Bars"(which provides a longer piston, facilitating further raising the high bar without going beyond the manufacturer's safety guidelines) be provided for all Regional and National Meets. Motion-J. Geddert Second-L. Goldsmith PASSED The committee requests that each state and region emphasize appropriate dress code for the coaches, especially at Championship level competitions. Also, it reques ts that the states remind the coaches and the athletes that the gynmast is allowed to wear only one pair stud ea rrings. Recommendation to the WTC to consider lengthening the fall time on Balance Beam for all J.O. levels from 10 seconds to 30 seconds. Motion-C. Jarrett Second-L. Reid PASSED Note: Effective 8/1/98. Passed by WTC - Conference Call 6/11/98. Recommendation to the Women's Administrative Board that the USAG Vice President for Women be the Chairman of the Women's Program Committee. (Has a voice but no vote, except in the event of a tie vote). Motion-C. Jarrett Second-M. Milchanowski PASSED

XVI. COACHES EDUCATION The Women's Program is working with Dr. Sands and the Na tional Staff on the design and implementation of a Coaches Certification Progra m. The JOPC was enthusiastic about assisting with this project. The Women's Program committee representati ves will discuss this at the Summit in August in Indianapolis.

XVII. NCAA As a representative of the Na tiona l Association of Collegia te Gymnas tics Coaches for Women, G. Ma rsden sent materials to the JOPC, with the hopes of estab lishing better communication in ord er to better coordinate schedules, new rules, etc.

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by Ron Galimore, John Scheer, Mark Graham, Butch Zunich, Harry Bjerke, Ken Allen and Les Sasvary he FIG Code of Points was formulated in 1949, for the purpose of ensuring the objective evaluation of gymnastic performances. Considering the enormous changes that have taken place over the past 50 years, the Code of Points has served this extremely

include the evaluation factors of difficulty, special requirements (formerly combination), exercise presentation (formerly execution), and the 10.0 perfect score. Additionally, in 1976, bonus points were incorporated as an evaluation factor. It is the wufied opinion of USA Gyrrmastics that the current framework, including all of the Principles of the original Code of Points, can continue to serve the sport of gymnastics long into the future. We acknowledge the fact that there are some problems and concerns with our current Code of Points. Every Code of Points has produced some unintended consequences. However, we believe that a few modifications to the cmrent Code of Points can solve these problems. It is Lmderstandable that when major changes are made, as in the last two Code of Points, some adjustments may be necessary to make the rules fLmction as intended. The United States appreciates the opportunity to respond to the request for proposals to refine the Code of Points. We believe that the continued refinement of the rules of gynmastics is crucial to the existence of our sport and view this opportunity as having the highest importance.

The problems the current Code of Points has produced are commonly understood. Men's gymnastics has become boring. Routines look too much alike. Creativity and uniqueness have been lost. These problems suggest two goals for the revision: well. The periodic revisions to the Code of Points, which in the recent past have occurred every four years following the Olympic Games, should not be viewed as a weakness. The past and present Men's Technical Committees have done an excellent job of developing an effective framework of rules for evaluating performances in a rapidly changing sport. Unlike some sports, in which advancements occur in small increments over time, the rapid improvement of gynmasts has, on occasion, strained the ability of the rules to guide the sport. One of the main reasons the Code of Points has survived this test of time is because it is based upon sound Principles that have remained consistent, even though there have been numerous revisions. These Principles

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The rules should encourage a variety of skills and routine construction for each apparatus.

The rules should encourage creativity and excitement in our sport.

In our discussions, the basic questions come up repea tedly: What type of elements do we want to see in gymnastics? What produces excitement in the arena? In floor exercise, for example, do we want to see a forward salto full twist to a direct forward saito to a direct forward salto with 11/z twists, or would we rather see a triple back saito? Clearly, the triple back saito would create much more excitement in the arena than the forward tumbling series. In this example, however, the rules discourage the very skills we would like to promote! Obviously, we need to construct rules which will encourage the kinds of skills

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and routine construction we would like to see. The fo llowing revisions ma y help to encourage variety in routines, restore the immense potential for creativi ty in gYIID1as tics, and bring some excitement back to the sport. The suggestions for improvement are listed below and are categorized within the Principles they represent.

BONUS POINTS The bonus point system with a few modifications is very effective in discriminating among gymnastics performances. Recommendations to consider for bonus points are: 1.

Retain the current 8.6 start value plus 1.4 maximum award for bonus points.

Eliminate C parts from cOimection bonus. This would also help to simplify the application of the bonus p oint rules.

Bonus points for individual D and E parts, as well as connections of D and E parts, could earn up to 1.0 in bonus in the manner specified in the current Code of Points.

The additional .4 in bonus could only be achieved by p erforming a Super E (.3 bonus) or crea tive or unique skills which could earn .1 or .2 (.1 for a B or C part, .2 for a D or E part).

The concept of a w1ique or creative skill must be defined and regulated very carefully. These skills would need to be submitted before a competition and the regulation of this factor would need to be tightly controlled. These rules should be used to help separate gYl1masts at the top level, encourage excitement in gYIID1astics through Super E parts, and restore creativity in the development of skills and planning of routines. A gymnast who calmot perform a Super E could put his efforts into creative skill development. Super E parts must be carefully reviewed to ensure that (1) they are the skills we would like to promote in gYIID1astics, and (2) there is an adequa te number of feasible skills to allow our top gYl1masts some choices in their selection of these parts.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS The special requirements now are relatively insignificant. As they currently exist, special requirements do not really drive elite gYI1masts. Several federations have proposed requiring a certain munber of structure (con tin lied 01/ pnge 36)

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MEN'S CODE OF POINTS (COli f il1l led frolll pnge 35) groups within each routine. Special requirements focused on structure groups could serve to (1) increase variety in routines, (2) push elite gYl1U1asts to higher levels, and (3) help separate gymnasts. We would suggest the following:

DIFFICULTY Skill ra tings should be reviewed periodically by the Men's Teclmical Committee (MTC). The USA does not agree with the assumption that skill ratings should be frozen forever for these reasons: 1.

Proper skill evaluations are critical. Skills that are rated too high become the repetitive skills that we see over and over. Skills that are rated too low are never seen. If the ratings discourage skills that we would like to see, then the rules are counterproductive.

Advancements in trall1ll1g, equipment, and coaching can all lead to inappropriate skill evaluations. For example, when flares were first inh'oduced on pommel horse, they were rated quite high. In the natural progression of flarework, these skills needed to be reevaluated over time.

New skills can often be rated incorrectly when they first appear.

When evaluating individual skills, the effects of va lue raising must be carefully considered. For example, a forward salto stretched with 1 1/2 turns is a D part, but when performed as the third skill in sequence it becomes an E, or the equivalent of a backward double salto stretched with a full turn! The problem is the incorrect evaluation of the skill, not value raising itself. In fact, there are some other ways of value raising we should consider. Perhaps the second skill of a high bar release sequence should be value raised. It would be very exciting to see Tkatchev, Tkatchev, Gienger for C + D + D, or Tkatchev, Tkatchev, Deff for C + D + Super E.

New skills should be evaluated quickly by the MTC. These evaluations should be published in a timely manner; perhaps quarterly.

Require three structure groups worth .4 each. For example, on pommel horse, top gymnasts will perform flop sequences for their bonus potential, so a special requirement for flops would be redundant. Therefore, special requirements on pommel horse could include a: • Spindle skill • Russian skill • Longitudinal travel skill 2.

Require high level skills for full value with incremental deductions for lower value skills. This will serve to challenge elite gymnasts and, at the same time, make the Code of Points more applicable to junior and developmental gymnasts. If each special requirement is fulfilled with a: • C or better part, the gymnast would earn the full .4 value. The MTC may even wish to consider requiring D parts for elite level gymnasts.

Ensure that the various structure groups have a range of skills at each letter value, so gymnasts of various ability levels would have a choice of skills.

REPETITION The repetition rule should be simpli fied as follows:

• B part, the gymnast would incur a .1 deduction. • A part, the gyrrmast would incur a .2 deduction.

A gymnast may repeat one skill one time for bonus.

• No skill, the gymnast would lose the full .4.

Select structure groups including skills that we want to encourage to make gymnastics more exciting and diverse.

A gymnast may repeat any skill one time for value.

If a gynUlast repeats any skill three times in a row, deduct .2.

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the ability to compare gYl1masts from one era to the next. The disadva ntage would be that gymnasts today would either score very low, or we would need to have open-ended scores that could go above 10.0.

CONCLUSION Traditionally, the 10.0 has stood for perfection, excellence throughout history, and is widely recognized by the media and public. The USA strongly believes that we must retain 10.0 as the top score in gynmastics. We further believe that the best gynmasts of any era should be able to score near the top of the 10.0 range. Like it or not, television and money have huge influences on sports today. Peter Diamond, NBC Senior Vice President of Olympic Programs, was asked what the effect on television viewers would be if a world champion in gynmastics scored in the 7's for a winning routine. He said, "Our generation of spectators grew up on Nadia's lO's. Excitement is created in a gynmastics arena by the fact that occasionally a gynmast can score near perfection. A winning score in the 7's would be 'disastrous.' A score above 10 would not be understood. The education required would be enormous, perhaps even impossible." Two philosophies are competing to guide gynmastics into the future. One philosophy would create a permanent Code of Points in which skill values would be expanded and frozen. Under this philosophy, as gymnastics advances, scores would continually increase. The advantage would be

We propose a philosophy in which the framework for calculating scores would remain permanent, but skills would be reevaluated periodically. As gyrrmastics advances, skill ratings and the classifica tion of creative skills would move through the permanent framework, allowing the best gynmasts of each era to score near 10.0. We strongly support this philosophy. The public and media could grow to understand the framework, and the excitement of the 10.0 would remain an identifiable feature of our sport. For more than one gynmast to achieve a start value of 10.0 should be perfectly acceptable. We believe the MTC has produced a Code of Points which includes most of the Principles that lead to what could be a permanent framework for the evaluation of gynmastics performances. With careful thought, revisions, and testing of ideas, we believe that variety, creativity, and excitement can be restored to gymnastics without sacrificing our traditions .•

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JOPC MEETING

Motion - Marc Yancey Second - Bob Witmer PASSED

May 9 & 10, 1998 Battle Creek, MI

Update of the 2001-2004 Age Group Committee Saturday, May 9, 1998,8:45 pm: Nominations: Elected: Sund ay, May 10, 1998, 9:05 am:

Election of Jr. Rep. to MPC Greg Corsiglia by Steve Butcher Hideo Mizoguchi by Joe Stallone Greg Corsiglia Meeting called to order by Chairman, Ray Gura

I. ROLL CALL

May 1998

Formation of the 2001-2004 Age Group Competition Committee

May / Jtme 1998

Distribution of study materials and preliminary tasks

August 1998

1st face to face meeting of committee

January 1999

Meeting - Draft of Basic Format/1st Draft of Compulsories

May 1999

Basic Format & 2nd Draft Compulsories presentation to JOPC Meeting - Finalize basic format/compulsories to 3rd draft

August 1999

Preliminary Document review for JOPC Meeting - Finalize Compulsories/review 1st draft document

Nov / Dec 1999

Video taping of compulsories, review 2nd draft document

Feb 2000

Proof Copy of Document & Video Tape ready Mar. 15, 2000. Materials to Print

May 2000

Program Presentation at 2000 J.O. Na tional Championships

Secretary Tom Fontecchio called the meeting. Present: Reg. I Reg. II Reg. III Reg. IV Reg. V Reg. VI Reg. VII Reg. VIII Reg. IX NGJARep. Jr. Rep. MPC Jr. Rep. MPC Jr. Coaches Rep. Men's Program Dir. Men's Program Mgr. Chairman

Hiroshi Fujimoto David Klein Gilbert Elsass Dan Coon Bob Witmer Tom Fontecchio Jeff Barlow Jim Hisey Dean Schott Jon Culbertson Greg Corsiglia Marc Yancey Kelly Crumley Ron Galimore Delmis McIntyre Ray Gura

V. NATIONAL OFFICE REPORT - DENNIS MCINTYRE & RON GALIMORE A. 1999 J.O. Nationals - Bill Foster

Absent: Ath. Rep.

1. Date - May 7-9, 1999

2. Site - Hofheinz Pavilion @ Univ. of Houston, Texas

II. APPROVAL OF PREVIOUS MINUTES

3. Championship Committee - Mike Thomas, Ed Burch, AI Scharns, Gil Elsass, Bill Foster

Motion - Marc Yancey Second - Bob Witmer PASSED

B. Future Stars Report - Dennis McIntyre 1. Tentative dates - Not confirmed yet! Nov. 19-22, 1998

III. CUMISKEY AWARD NOMINATIONS

2. Regional Qualifier should be held BEFORE or on Oct. 17, 1998

A. Raleigh Wilson by Dean Schott Second - Greg Corsiglia

C. Professional Membership & Safety Certification - Ron Galimore

B. Ron Galimore by Jim Hisey Second - Gil Elsass

1. As of August 1, 1998, all members must be Safety Certified to appear on the floor of any USA Gymnastics Sanctioned Event.

IV. FORMATION OF NEW COMPETITION COMMITTEE (2001·2004) - DENNIS MCINTYRE

2. Registration Fee will be covered at 1998 National Congress for ALL State & Regional Chairman. Must note this on your application to National Congress.

A. Recommended Committee 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

West - Wayne Kerr Midwest - Kevin Mazeika Mideast - Stacy Maloney East - Jeff Robinson Judging - Jon Culbertson Office - Dennis McIntyre

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3. Senior Member of JOPC to discuss problems with newly elected Regional Chairman 4. Develop an Elite Clinician request for m instead of a phone call to Na tional Office. The JOPC strongly recommends the men's office staff work wi th USA Gy mnastics membership department to improve its monthly repor ts and the web sea rch capabilities of USA Gym11astics members. Motion - Marc Yancey Second - Bob Witmer PASSED

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X. PETER VIDMAR INVITATIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT JEFF BARLOW (speaking on behalf of Meet Directors) A. Meet Direc tors would like to be a Regional Meet, if possible?? No Discussion

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XII. ADJOURNMENT11:13 am Mo tion - Ray Gura Second - Bob Witmer PASSED

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1998 European ClJaDlpionslJips WOOlen Senior All-Around and Event Finals - All routines from the Senior Event finals and selected routines from the All-Around Competition Running Time: 1hour 34minutes

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1991 WorM Championships

1998 European ClJaDlpionslJips WOOlen Senior and Junior T eaDl CODlpetition Selected routines from the Senior and Junior Team Competition. Running Time: 1hour 49minutes

Team Finals, All-Around Finals and the Individual Event Finals. This video tope, taken by camcorder from the stands, includes approximately six hours of competition featuring the top gymnasts from all over the world.

#2130 .......... ..... $15.00

1991 Russian National ClJaDlpionslJips Videotaped from the stands in Moscow's Olympic Stadium, this video tope includes all sessions of the 1997 Russian National Championships. Video taped sessions include All-Around Preliminary, All-Around Finals and Individual Event Finals. Features such athletes as Alexi Bonderanko, Yuri Kurkov, Evegeni Pogorny and standout junior athlete Egor Grebenkov. Agreat two hour educational video tape!

Gheza Pozsar's Ballet Bar Training for Gymnasts Gheza Pozsar created this tope which demonstrates a Ballet Bar training session designed especially for gymnasts. This tape was requested by the National Team Coaches as a guideline for training gymnasts. Running Time: 16 minutes #2961. . . . . . . . .

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RHYTHMIC 1998 National T eaDl 1998 Rhythmic Challenge Notional Team re-ranking meet. Individual All-Around Competition, Downers Grove, IL, Feb. 13-14. This video shows all Junior and Senior competitors in the individual events for both days. Running Time: 1 hour and 55 minutes #2360 . . .. .. ....... .. $19.95

1998 Group CODlpetition 1998 Rhythmic Challenge Group Competition, Downers Grove, IL, Feb. 13-14. This video shows the two-day competition for both Junior and Senior Groups. The team placements were determined by adding Day One results with Day Tworesults. Running Time: 53 minutes #2361. . . . .

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MEN'S 1991 World ClJaDlpionslJips From the World Championships in Lausanne, Switzerland. This video tope contains routines from Competition I,

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1998 4.Dleri£an Cup This two-hour video tape features both the Individual Event and All-Around Finals from the 1998 American Cup in Fort Worth. The 1998 American Cup hosted an incredibly strong men's field. Video includes American's Blaine Wilson, John Roethlisberger, Joy Thornton and Yoichi Tomita along with international athletes such as Alexi Bondarenko, Dimitri Karbanenko, Wei Yang, and Sergi Fedorchenko. #2272. . . . . . . . .

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1998 European ClJaDlpionslJips Junior and Senior Divisions: This six-hour video tape includes both the Junior and Senior Divisions of the European Championships. Team, All-Around Finals and Individual Event Finals are included on the tape. The European Championships is one of the best competitions in the world which makes this a great educational video tope. Camcorder footage taken from the stands. #2273 . . . . .......... $24.95

PLEASE NOTE ' AII USA Gymnastics videos are designed to be used for educational purposes by gymnastics coaches and judges. All videos were produced with commercial equipment by amateur vldeographers unless otherwise stated. Our Olympic technical videos are presented from one camera angle and show the entire exercise without

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by Luan Peszek USA Gymnastics staff members are here to help you - the members of our organization. In the next few issues of Technique we'll introduce each of the departments that make up USA Gymnastics. We'd like to introduce the staff behind the phones so that you can put a face with a name. We'd also like to tell you a little about our departments so that you may take advantage of what we have to offer. Rod Davis is the Vice-President of Sponsor and Broadcast Sales. Rod sells USA Gymnastics to the corporate world and works with the networks in order to put our events on TV and gain exposure for our sport Atm ually, we have approximately 12-15 hours of television coverage showcasing our National Teams. This includes events like the Visa American Cup and the Jolm Hancock U.s. GytID1astics Championships.

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Last issue we introduced the General Gymnastics Director and Member Services staff. This issue we'd like to introduce you to four additional USA Gymnastics staff members.

Additionally, Rod helps create and negotiate the sponsorship program for USA Gynmastics. This includes selling event broadcast packages, entitlement, grassroots initiatives, consumer programs, and other promotions. Our current sponsor list includes Visa, John Hancock, Hershey and General Motors.

Rod Davis

Vice·President of Sponsor and Broadcast Sales

Cindy French is the Rhythmic Progra m Assistant. Cindy, along with vice-president Gary Alexander, have rW1 the rhythmic program fo r the last few months while a sea rch is being conducted for a new Rhythmic Program Director. Cindy organized events such as the Cindy French Rhythmic Challenge, Junior Olympic Rhythmic Rhythmic Program Assistant Na tional Championships, Rhythmic Na tional Championships as well as coordinating the qualifying and international competiti ons. She works with the rhythmic athletes, coaches and judges as well as the committees wi thin the rhythmic program. She also administers the developmental programs fo r rhythmic gynmastics .

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Kim Clayton Executive Assistant/ Office Manager

Craig Bohnert Public Relations Director

Kim Clayton, who has been w ith USA GYl11l1astics for 11 years, just moved to the position of Executive Assistant/ Office Manager. Besides providing administrative support to the chairman of the board and president of USA Gynmastics, Kim acts as the office liaison to members of the USA GYllmastics Board of Directors. Her other responsibilities include maintaining and ensuring that a professional office appearance in the executive offices and general use areas are sustained. Kim also serves as the liaison with members of the Pan American Building staff in Indianapolis.

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TEXAS

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Afternoon Evening

Group rehearsal opportunity Opening Ceremony

Sat. 9/6

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Gym Fest Group Performances, GG workshops, and clinics Texas Fair Party (with GAT attendees)

Evening Sun. 9/7 Mon. 9/8

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A qualifying event for the USA Delegation to the 1999 World Gymnaestrada. The GymFest is held in conjunction with the 1998 GAT Convention.

Dates: September 5·7, 1998

Gym Fest Group Performances, GG workshops, and clinics Large Group Performances Gym Fest Gala Showcase

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fes ti va l bad ge; a public transport rover ticket for trams, regular and shuttle buses, and round trips by boat; free admission to Liseberg theme park, botanical garden, local leisure and swimming facilities, museums, exhibitions in the trade fair compound, Gymnaestrada Avenue, and a special red uction on prices in many shops.

GGAP CONFERENCE CALL May 13, 1998 The call cO/Il /llell ced at 11:06 a.lII. CST

I. ROLL CALL Members Present: Dave Moskovitz, GGAP Leader Dean Capelotti, Member Lori Laznovsky, Member Steve Whitlock, USA Gynmastics GG Director

WG Delega tion Fee, USA Delegation Welcome Party and USA Delega tion Uniform 3.

TOTAL USA WG Delegation Member Fee

III. "PIONEER GROUPS" It was clarified that the so-called USA/GG "Pioneer Groups" are those groups that attended the first (1993) USA National GymFest in Indianapolis.

$TBD by ISE

Costs) will be approximately $2,000 per person. Final am olUlts will vary depending on originating flight city, necessary COlUlections, etc.

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IV. 1998 AUSTIN GG INSTRUCTOR'S WORKSHOP

NOTE 3: ISE will provide a "Group Leader Incentive" by offering FREE air + school accommoda tions + meals as above for one

It was clarified that the Instructor 's Workshop to be conducted in Austin, Texas in September is not an offi cia l PAGU event and that the name of this event should be the "1998 Austin GG Instructor's Workshop" in all futu re publications and information brochures.

Group Leader (or chaperone) for every 20 paid participants from their gro up staying in school accommodations. ISE is w illing to prorate and credit amounts for groups that ha ve less than or more th an 20 participants.

Participating delega tes from PAGU member federations are in vited to attend the workshop.

V. WORLD GYMNAESTRADA CONCERNS

Transportation (air and ground)

NOTE 1: TOTAL costs per participant sta ying in the schools (USAG Delega tion Member Costs + Travel! Acconunodation

*This includes the basic participation fee, not the add-ons such as GymFest Party, T-shirt, etc. [NOTE: This area will be discussed aga in during the next GGAP confe rence call.]

Moskovitz is prepar ing the curriculum and identifying instru ctors for the Las Vegas Workshop and will report progress during the nex t GG Conference Call in June.

$TBD by ISE

II/eludes: 9 l1ights wi bed and bedding, breakfast and lunch

These groups were granted a waiver of participation fee* for one group in any subsequent ational GymFests in which they participate.

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Add-on costs ISE shall be responsible for organizing, planning, collecting payments, etc. associated with all "add-on" costs including the purchase of tickets to special WG performance events: (Expected costs)

Moskovitz proposed that USA Gymnastics charge the following per person "USA WG Delegation Member Fees" for participation in the 1999 World Gymnaestrada. These fees will be payable directly to USA Gymnastics with 50% due by November 15, 1998, and the second payment due by April 15, 1999.

FIG Gala Opening Ceremony Closing Ceremony Na ti onal Evening Performances

USA WG Delegation Member Fee components:

Proposal APPROVED

$24 $12 $ 8 $16

$190

The WG Festival ticket ii/eludes: Participation in the World Gymn aes tra da; free access to all events taking place during WG week (with the exception of events such as national presentations and the FIG Gala); a festiva l program and guid e;

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USA WG Delegation Travel/Accommodation Costs International Sports Exchange (lSE) will establish appropriate fees for travel and accommodation costs, and develop a timetable for payments due, etc. Payments for this aspect of the trip will be paid directly to ISE. These costs will include: 1. Lodging in the schools

The pioneer groups include: High Flyers (Mich.), North Shore Acad. of Gynul. (Wis.), Maverick's GymnasticS (w. Virginia), Performers Edge (Ind.) and Sokol KHB (Texas).

WG Festival ticket

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II. OLD BUSINESS

$260

Tile USAG Delegatioll Melllber costs il1c1udes: USA Gymnastics

Laznovsky noted that the working minutes from the April 11, 1998 GGAP meeting should indicate volunteer staffing assistance at the 1998 National GymFest provided by Sokol KHB.

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Campers should appreciate and understand this opportunity to experience an international event. Campers will be participating in the camp for seven days and should be able to handle travel and camp demands.

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Two coaches, one male and one female, will be assigned to accompany the campers. Total expenses for the coaches are approximately $2,000 dollars per person. All trave l arrangements will be made through International Sports Exchange, Inc.

NOTE: The Selection Committee is responsible for assigning participating groups to the various performance alternatives available during the 1999 wc.

Proposal APPROVED Laznovsky proposed that GGAP consider the appointment of additional expert(s) to the open position(s). For nomination procedures and criteria, see page 29 of the GG Rilles and Policies book. Nominations will be considered until August 1,1998.

Proposal APPROVED

Proposal APPROVED 2.

Capelotti proposed that GGAP investigate the possibility of paying all or part of the travel and housing expenses for the two designated Youth Camp coaches.

Lasnovsky proposed that the application process for Youth Camp athletes and coaches be announced in July 1998.

VII. TEAMGYMN A. •

Moskovitz presented the following suggested revision to the TeamGymn regulations: In mini-trampoline, under the difficulty values for Levell this may be performed with a vaulting board instead of a mini-tramp.

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For the TeamGymn demonstrations at the 1998 National Congress and 1998 National GymFest, Moskovitz proposed the following: Waive the age group designations (mixed age groups are permitted) Attempt to identify demonstration groups that can show the various levels - groups should conform to the rules of a particular level Attemp t to identify demo groups in the male, female and mixed categories Clarification, there is no deduction for not doing skills listed for a particular level

Proposal APPROVED

IX. GG SCHEDULE Moskovitz proposed the following GG schedule as an alternative to that approved in the April 11 minutes: 1998 In July, USAG will host the PAGU Congress in Houston. The first PAGU/ GG

Technical Assembly will be conducted. Whitlock is responsible for this activity. 1999

Preparatory camp for 1999 WG - (Date and loeotion TBD) This will be discussed at the July meeting in Las Vegas. National Gym Fest - Suggested dates: 1st or 2nd weekends in December World Gymnaestroda (J uly 2-1 0) Regional GymFests at Regional Congresses GG Camps FIG and PAGU GG events TBD

2000

Conduct the National Gym Fest with an emphasis on guest participation by PAGU member federations. This should be in a loeotion that is easy for the PAGU countries to attend, such as Texas or Florida.

2001

Conduct the National Gym Fest with an emphasis on guest participation by European groups as well as PAGU countries. The site for this National Gym Fest should be a "destination city" attractive to European groups. This National Gym Fest should be used as a selection event for the 2003 World Gymnaestroda. The National GymFest in this year should emphasize preparations for the 2003 WG - a "preview" event. Bids should be entertained from the West Coast

Proposal APPROVED C.

Capelotti recommended that Moskovitz prepare the judging regulations that will be used for the 1998 TeamGymn demonstrations and that Moskovitz identify and train the officials utilized for these demonstrations.

Proposal APPROVED

VIII. 1999 WORLD GYMNAESTRADA YOUTH CAMP 1.

Laznovsky proposed the following regarding the Youth Camp opportunity: A total of 12 campers will be selected at the discretion of the GGAP to attend the Youth Camp during the 1999 WG in Sweden. •

Campers should be between the ages of 15-18. Campers must be able to provide travel and lodging expenses. Total expenses are approximately $2,000 dollars per person. All travel arrangements will be made through International Sports Exchange, Inc.

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World Gymnaestrada (in Lisbon, Portugal) Other 2003 GG activities TBD Proposal APPROVED The COllference Call concluded at 1:10 p.m. Respectfully subm.itted by Dave Moskovitz, GGAP Leader

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Houston, TX New York, NY San Antonio, TX THO Various Sites

Gary Alexander Craig Hohnert Kathy Kelly Cindy French Gary Worren

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Indianapolis, IN Indianapolis, IN

Jeff Olsen Steve Whitlock

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Austin, TX Austin, TX Santa Clara, CA Seattle, WA

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Rochester, NY Phoenix, AZ Hunt Valley, MD THO New York, NY

Gary Warren Gary Warren Steve Kass Cindy French Paul Spadaro

317-237-5050 317-237-5050 800-344-1574 317-237-5050 212-957-1963

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USAGymnastics Executive Committee Meeting USA Gymnastics Hoard of Directors Meeting Future Stars National Championships Cooches Workshop

Indianapolis, IN Indianapolis, IN Colorado Springs, CO Colorado Springs, CO

Kim Cloyton Kim Clayton Dennis Mcintyre Dennis Mcintyre

317-237-5050 317-237-5050 31 7-237-5050 317-237-5050

National TOP Training Camp

Tulsa, OK

GaryWarren

317-237-5050

Reese's Gymnastics Cup

Phoenix, AZ

Jeff Olsen

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USA Gymnastics Winter Cup Challenge Rhythmic Challenge American Classic

THO Colorado Springs, CO TBO

Ron Galimore Cindy French Gary Warren

317-237-5050 317-237-5050 317-237-5050

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VISA American Cup Internatianal 3 an 3 Gymnastics Championships Americon Team Cup Jr./Sr. level 10 State Meets American Challenge

St. Petersburg, Fl SI. Petersburg, Fl Richmand, VA Vorious sites TBD

Jeff Olsen Jeff Olsen Jeff Olsen Stote Chair Gary Warren

317-237-5050 317-237-5050 317-237-5050

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NCAA Regionals J.D. Championships level 10 Regional Championships Rhythmic Western Open NCAA National Championships RhythmiC Eastern Open USA Gymnastics Collegiate Championships USA Gymnastics National Invitational Tournament

Various sites THO Vorioussites TBD THO THO TBD THO

NCAA Cindy French State Chairs Cindy French NCAA Cindy French Angi Anderson Angi Anderson

203-392-60B2 317-237-5050

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J.D. Championships level 9 East/West Chompionships U.S. Rhythmic National Championships USA Gymnastics Executive Committee Meeting USA Gymnastics Hoard of Directors Meeting J.D. Championships

THO THO THO Indianapolis, IN Indionopolis, IN THO

Cannie Maloney Connie Maloney Cindy French THO THO Dennis Mcintyre

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Giiteborg, SWE Winnipeg, CAN THO

Steve Whitlock Craig Bohnert Kathy Kelly

317-237-5050 317-237-5050 317-237-5050

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John Hancock U.S. Gymnastics Championships USA Gymnastics Notional Congress USA Gymnastics Notional Gym Fest

Sacramento, CA Sacramento, CA THO

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21 & 22 (able, WI; 21st 4-5 & 6-7p.m., 22nd 4-5 & 6-7 p.m., (ourse (ode: BF072198WI; Lake Owen (amp; Locol (ontoct: (oro Jones 715-798-3785 (ourse Oir: Bobbi Montonori-Fohrnboch 614-538-0954 23 & 24 (able, WI; 23rd 8:30-1 0:30p.m., 24th 8:30-10:30 p.m., (ourse (ode: 8F072198WI; Lake Owen (amp; Locol (ontoct: (oro Jones 715-798-3785; (ourse Oir: 80bbi Montonori-Fohrnboch 614-538-0954

JULY

Redwood City, CA; 1:00-6:00 p.m.; (ourse (ode: SS080998CA; Porogon Sportstech; (ourse Oir: Steve Sco" 650-368-7747 19 Indianapolis, IN; 1:00-5:00 p.m. (please specify if new or recertifying); Indianapolis (onvention (enter; In conjuntion with USA Gymnastics Notional (ongress; (ourse Oir: T80 Locol (ontoct: Member services 1-800-345-4719 23 Indianapolis, IN; 9:00 o.m.-l :00 p.m. (please specify if new or recertifying); Indianapolis (onvention (enter; In conjuntion with USA Gymnastics Notional (ongress; (ourse Oir: TBO; Locol (ontoct: Member services 1-800-345-4719

17 Raleigh, N(; 6:00-10:00 p.m.; (ourse (ode: 00071798NC; North Raleigh Gymnastics; 5400 Atlantic Springs Rd; (ourse Oir: Don Davis 919-790-9400

24 Frankfort, KY; 9:00 0.m.-2:00 p.m.; (ourse (ode: SS072498KY; Holiday Inn; (ourse Oir: Steve Schoenboechler 502-458-8094

18 Ypsilanti, MI; 5:00-9:00 p.m.; (ourse (ode: JR071 898MI; Eastern Michigan University; Local (ontoct: Winny Winen (ourse Oir: Jerry Reighard 517-774-6696

24 8roadview Hts, OH; 2:00-6:00 p.m.; (ourse (ode: RG0724980H; Gymnastics World; 6630 Harris Rd; (ourse Oir: Ron Ganim 440-526-2970

18 Osage Beach, MO;1:00-5:00 p.m.; (ourse (ode: R0071 898MO; The Inn at Grand Gloize; Locol (ontoct: Tricia Schroeder 314-291-7664; (ourse Oir: Roy Overmonn & Julie Maynard 314-291 -7745/ 417-882-5311

26 Son Marcos, (A; 2:00-6:00 p.m.; (ourse (ode: NG072698(A; 220 Bingham Dr; (ourse Oir: Nicki Geigert 760-943-6986

30 St Louis, MO; 1:00-5:00 p.m.; (ourse (ode: ES083098MO St Louis Gymnastic (entre; Locol (ontact: Deborah (rosk; 314-968-9494; (ourse Oir: Eddie Smith 314-909-0070

AUGUST

SEPTEMBER

21 West Babylon, NY; 1:00-5:00 p.m.; (ourse (ode: EK072198NY; BKG(; Locol (onotoct: Sue Ropp 516-422-0116; (ourse Oir: Ed Konopo 516-422-0116

Stroudsburg, PA; 1:00-5:00 p.m.; (ourse (ode: PF080898PA; International Gymnastics (amp; Locol (on tact: Bruno Klaus 717-629-0244; (ourse Oir: Phil Fronk 609-786-3977

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29 Wall, NJ; 8:50 registration 9:00 0.m.-3:00 p.m.; (ourse (ode: (F082998NJ; Devlin Gymnastics; (ourse Oir: (othy Finkel 973-586-1808

Westminstser, MO; 12:00 noon-4:00 p.m.; (ourse (ode: LP090598MO; 3100 Li"lestown Pike; Locol (ontoct: Liz Perno 410-848-2771; (ourse Oir: John Perno 410-876-0662

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