Technique - Sept./Oct. 2012 - Vol. 32, #9 by USA Gymnastics

Athlete Spotlight

Aly Raisman

SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2012 – VOL. 32 – #9

Dynamic Warm-ups How to Start a Special Needs Program

EVENTS

2012

SEPTEMBER 8

Kellogg’s Tour of Gymnastics Champions

San Jose, CA

Kellogg’s Tour of Gymnastics Champions

Detroit, MI

Kellogg’s Tour of Gymnastics Champions

Ontario, CA

Kellogg’s Tour of Gymnastics Champions

Columbus, OH

Kellogg’s Tour of Gymnastics Champions

San Diego, CA

7–10

Level 9/10 Training Camp (W)

Huntsville, TX

Kellogg’s Tour of Gymnastics Champions

Philadelphia, PA

14–16

Region 5 Congress

Indianapolis, IN

Kellogg’s Tour of Gymnastics Champions

Newark, NJ

Kellogg’s Tour of Gymnastics Champions

Los Angeles, CA

10–14

JO National Team Training Camp (W)

Kellogg’s Tour of Gymnastics Champions

Anaheim, CA

Kellogg’s Tour of Gymnastics Champions

Boston, MA

Kellogg’s Tour of Gymnastics Champions

Las Vegas, NV

Kellogg’s Tour of Gymnastics Champions

Washington, DC

Kellogg’s Tour of Gymnastics Champions

Sacramento, CA

Kellogg’s Tour of Gymnastics Champions

Pittsburgh, PA

Kellogg’s Tour of Gymnastics Champions

Portland, OR

Kellogg’s Tour of Gymnastics Champions

Hartford, CT

National Gymnastics Day

Everywhere

Kellogg’s Tour of Gymnastics Champions

Brooklyn, NY

Kellogg’s Tour of Gymnastics Champions

Seattle, WA

Kellogg’s Tour of Gymnastics Champions

West Valley City, UT

28 – 30

National TOPs Testing (W)

Kellogg’s Tour of Gymnastics Champions

Colorado Springs, CO

Kellogg’s Tour of Gymnastics Champions

Broomfield, CO

Glendale, AZ

Huntsville, TX

OCTOBER 4

Kellogg’s Tour of Gymnastics Champions

Oklahoma City, OK

Kellogg’s Tour of Gymnastics Champions

San Antonio, TX

Kellogg’s Tour of Gymnastics Champions

Dallas, TX

Kellogg’s Tour of Gymnastics Champions

Lubbock, TX

Kellogg’s Tour of Gymnastics Champions

Minneapolis, MN

Kellogg’s Tour of Gymnastics Champions

Des Moines, IA

Kellogg’s Tour of Gymnastics Champions

Omaha, NE

Kellogg’s Tour of Gymnastics Champions

Chicago, IL

Kellogg’s Tour of Gymnastics Champions

Kansas City, MO

Kellogg’s Tour of Gymnastics Champions

St. Louis, MO

Kellogg’s Tour of Gymnastics Champions

Memphis, TN

Kellogg’s Tour of Gymnastics Champions

Lafayette, LA

Kellogg’s Tour of Gymnastics Champions

Louisville, KY

Kellogg’s Tour of Gymnastics Champions

Charlotte, NC

Kellogg’s Tour of Gymnastics Champions

Atlanta, GA

Kellogg’s Tour of Gymnastics Champions

Tampa, FL

NOVEMBER 1

Kellogg’s Tour of Gymnastics Champions

Cincinnati, OH

Kellogg’s Tour of Gymnastics Champions

Indianapolis, IN

2013 MARCH 1

Nastia Liukin Cup (W)

Worcester, MA

American Cup (M/W)

Worcester, MA

14-20

Acro Cup (AG)

Huntsville, TX

APRIL 12–14

Women’s Level 9/10 Regionals

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Various sites

MAY 2–5

Level 9 East/West Championships (W)

9–11

JO National Championships (W)

Minneapolis, MN

JO–NIT (W)

Minneapolis, MN

31–June 2

2013–20 JO Compulsory Master Workshop – East (W)

Orlando, FL

(TBD)

2013–20 JO Compulsory Master Workshop – West (W)

Reno, NV

JUNE 7–9

AUGUST 15–18

U.S. Gymnastics Championships (M/W)

Hartford, Conn.

15–18

USA Gymnastics National Congress

Hartford, Conn.

SEPTEMBER 13–15

Region 5 Congress

W = Women, R = Rhythmic, TR = Trampoline, M = Men, GG = Group Gymnastics, TU = Tumbling, AG = Acrobatic Gymnastics, B = Business, TT = Trampoline/Tumbling NOTE: Dates and events subject to change or cancellation.

Huntsville, TX

Columbus, OH

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Steve Penny EDITOR

Luan Peszek

F E AT U R E S 8

How to Start a Special Needs Program & Sustain It!

Dynamic Warm-Up for Explosive Performance

Jeannie Shaw

Clubs Care Campaign – Awareness + Action = Prevention

USA GYMNASTICS BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Instructor Certified Members List

What is Your Name?

GRAPHIC DESIGNER

Chair: Peter Vidmar Vice-Chair: Paul Parilla Secretary: Gary Anderson Treasurer: Jim Morris National Membership – Women: Tom Koll National Membership – Women: Steve Rybacki National Membership – Men: Yoichi Tomita National Membership – Men: Russ Fystrom National Membership – Rhythmic: Brooke Bushnell-Toohey National Membership – Trampoline & Tumbling: George Drew National Membership – Acrobatic Gymnastics: Dr. Jay Binder Advisory Council: Mike Burns Advisory Council: Ron Ferris Advisory Council: Carole Ide Athlete Director – Women: Terin Humphrey Athlete Director – Men: John Roethlisberger Athlete Director – Rhythmic: Jessica Howard Athlete Director – Trampoline & Tumbling: Karl Heger Athlete Director – Acrobatic Gymanstics: Michael Rodrigues Public Sector: Frank Marshall Public Sector: Bitsy Kelley Public Sector: Jim Morris Public Sector: Mary Lou Retton

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Inside USA Gymnastics Message

University Live Course Schedule

Athlete Focus

Member Services Update

What’s New

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INSIDE INSIDE INSIDE USA Gymnastics will “Turn the World Upside Down” in celebration of National Gymnastics Day U on Saturday, Sept. 22. At 1 p.m. ET, gymnasts, families, friends and enthusiasts nationwide will turn upside down, snap a photo and share it on the USA Gymnastics Facebook page. National Gymnastics Day activities can also be used to raise money for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. This year we’ve teamed up First Lady Michelle Obama in the Let’s Move! initiative to raise a healthier generation of kids. The First Lady announced a nationwide commitment to get more than 1.7 million American children active as part of her Let’s Move! initiative to solve the problem of childhood obesity in a generation. USA Gymnastics hopes to get more kids than ever involved with this year’s National Gymnastics Day celebration and to benefit the Let’s Move! campaign. USA Gymnastics “Turned the World Upside Down” in London, winning six medals including the Fierce Five’s historic team gold medal, the all-around gold medal from Gabby Douglas of Virginia Beach, Va./Chow’s Gymnastics and Dance, and the first-ever women’s floor exercise gold medal from Alexandra Raisman of Needham, Mass./Brestyan’s American Gymnastics. Now, it’s time to celebrate their history-making Olympics with National Gymnastics Day! Each year, USA Gymnastics celebrates National Gymnastics Day to build awareness of the sport and support Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. Money raised will benefit Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals in each club’s local community. Since 2001, gymnastics clubs across the country have raised more than $1.7 million for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. For more information on National Gymnastics Day and the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, go to www.usagym.org/upsidedown. The Kellogg’s® Tour of Gymnastics Champions is coming to 40 cities across the country from Sept. 8 through Nov. 18. We are thrilled to feature some of our country’s top athletes from the London Olympic Games, as well as other gymnastics notables from recent Olympic and World Championship teams. Help celebrate with the U.S. Gymnastics Team! For more info, visit www.KelloggsTour.com. See you in the gym,

Steve Penny President and CEO USA Gymnastics

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TNT Kid’s Fitness & Gymnastics Kim Pladson kim@tntkidsfitness.org

prepared? Start a special needs program! Plan, prepare, and accommodate this growing poputlation.

TNT Kid’s Fitness was designed in 2006, to include programming for all children and all abilities! As the saying goes “children make up one-third of our population but are 100% of our future.” By recognizing this need and planning for the future of children, TNT planned and trained staff to to accommodate children with all abilities. The return? Your enrollment increases and you are fulfilling the need for all children to be physically active.

tarting a Special Needs program takes commitment, trust, hiring the right staff, and marketing with the right audience to get it off the ground. Chances are, your gym has children with special needs in your recreational classes and you are not even aware of it. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), one in 88 children has been identified with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) according to estimates from CDC’s Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (ADDM) Network. ASDs are almost five times more common among boys (one in 54) than among girls (one in 252). How is a gym owner to understand the growing diagnodiagnosis and all the other children with a special need and help their staff be

In an effort to set up staff and children for success of this progran, hire the right staff. A physical education teacher with an adaptive degree is a good choice. As I see it, most gym owners would not put a recreationrecreational gymnastics coach with a year of experience in a position to work with Level 10 athletes. So why would you expect the same staff to work with children of all different abilities? How do you sustain this salary? There are several ways: enhance your recreational/fitness program to include children with special needs, build partnerships for contractual space, and partner with organizations for class time to name a few ways to increase your budget

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to sustain this salary. Physical education teachers are very versatile and it’s important you utilize their maximum potential for your gym programs. Ensure your staff knows the resources they have available to help them with their classes, educate, and inform all staff how to market this program in your gym. Inside every child is a gift waiting to be opened! If you want to start, grow, and sustain a successful program, hire the right staff, train the existing staff, make impactful partnerships, and market, market, market! Market Market-ing helps raise the awareness needed to increase your enrollment in all of your programs and training your staff to cross-market relates to zero budgeting dollars needed. Parents who have children with special needs are franctifranctically looking for anything their child can be a part of. All children love to run, jump, roll, and bounce. Children in a wheelchair, who have Down’s Syndrome or who use a walker, just to name a few, have the same desires as all other children – to play! Most families have two or three children. If you can accommodate all of them in your programs, your enrollment just went up!

It’s a known fact that movement regulates children’s emotional, cognitive, social, and physical needs. Althougth children with special needs may do gymnastics or fitness in a more modified approach, they have the same aspiraaspiration as children with no special needs! Incorporate children with special needs into your gym programs? Absolutely, YES!

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Dynamic Warm-up for EXPLOSIVE Performance By Jeff Richter CSCS, USAW

arming up prior to practices and meets is not only widely accepted among gymnasts but is also considered an integral part of a gymnast’s overall daily routine; therefore, the purpose of this article isn’t to convince the reader of the merit of warming up but to discuss what strategies are optimal and most likely to allow a gymnast to perform at his/her best. A commonly used strategy to prepare a gymnast for activity is static stretching. Static stretching is a method in which the athlete puts a muscle group into a stretched position and holds that stretch for a specific time period, which is generally at least 30 seconds. This article will propose (through the support of research literature) that static stretching is not an ideal method to prepare the body for gymnastics and will go so far as to say that static stretching prior to activity can cause a decrement in performance. For many, this will be tough to accept because A sample stretch from the a plethora of coaches and Dynamic Warm-up videos. athletes have implemented these kinds of warm-ups for years. The paradigm shift that has diminished the value of static stretching in favor of a dynamic warm-up routine will undoubtedly cause many to be hesitant to incorporate a change

in their programming. Hopefully, the following rationale will at least cause coaches and athletes to consider and weigh each method in hopes of finding the best possible strategy. During static stretching, the body is still and does not move; consequently, the body temperature does not elevate. This is significant because it is advantageous for the body to experience an elevation in body temperature to accentuate the speed and efficiency at which metabolic reactions take place. Perhaps even more concerning is that static stretching essentially “shuts-down” the efficiency of the nervous system in producing explosive movements. Allow me to explain: When we hold a stretch on a muscle we evoke what is referred to as the myotatic reflex. This means that our muscle spindles, which detect length changes in the muscles, cause a reflex contraction to take place when they notice lengthening of the muscle fibers. However, prolonged stretching may inhibit myotatic reflex activity,1 allowing the muscle-tendon unit to lengthen with minimal resistance from the muscle and connective tissues.2 This is not a good thing when it comes to performance because, as one researcher

To see a video of Dynamic Stretching go to http://usagym.org/healthknowledge Shrier, I. Does stretching help prevent injuries? In: EvidenceBased Sports Medicine. D. MacAuley and T. Best, eds. London: BMJ Publishing Group, 2002, pp. 97 – 116.

Taylor, D.C., J. Dalton, A.V. Seaber, and W.E. Garrett. The viscoelastic properties of muscle-tendon units. Am J Sports Med. 18:300 – 309, 1990.

Influence of Pre-Exercise Stretching on Force Production. Jonathan H. Anning, PhD, CSCS,*D. This paper was presented as part of the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) Hot Topic Series.

Young, W., and S. Elliot. Acute effects of static stretching, proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation stretching and maximum voluntary contractions on explosive force production and jumping performance. Res Q

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proposes, the “inability to generate forces after (static) stretching results from a lack of neural activation.”3 In addition, other researchers point to the well-supported theory that explosive athletic movements are compromised from static stretching because of a loss of elastic energy in the muscle.4 In laymen terms, this is similar to a rubber band being stretched for a prolonged period of time and thus losing its elastic “springy” properties. Other studies also illustrate this theory by proving that static stretching before a vertical jump decreases maximal height achieved5 and force production.6 If gymnasts lose their abilities to use the elastic properties of the muscle, they are not able to be as explosive as they can be. Of course, this is an obvious problem considering gymnasts have to produce extremely high levels of power regardless of what event they are engaged in. The sport-specific demands of gymnastics dictates that a warm-up must “crank-up” the nervous system instead of shutting it down. In conclusion, based on the above information we know that optimal warm-up strategies should include components that raise body temperature and take the muscles through a healthy range of motion without negating the advantages of having a nervous system that is sensitive and ready to promote explosive movement. Dynamic mobility work performed before a practice or meet accomplishes this

requirement. Greater neural activity that can generate greater muscle stiffness may explain the enhanced force production and speed performance following dynamic stretching.7 The dynamic warm-up can be used to its greatest potential by ensuring the athlete is always moving the joints through a healthy range of motion to elicit not only joint mobility where necessary but also to give the body proprioceptive awareness by forcing certain joints to fulfill their roles as stabilizers of the body. It should be noted that these should be non-fatiguing dynamic movements that do not exhaust a gymnast before the meet or practice session starts. Also, a dynamic warm-up should utilize movements that occur in different vectors and planes of motion. After a practice or meet, it is very appropriate to utilize the benefits of static stretching and/ neuromusor PNF (proprioceptive neuromus cular facilitation) stretching. Flexibility and mobility are without a doubt among the paramount utilizrequirements of the sport and utiliz ing these methods of stretching after you do gymnastics is in the best interest of these athletes. Please take time to view our videos sent to USA Gymnastics on dynamic warm-up strategies. These videos will give you ideas on how you can take your warm-ups to the next level to put yourself in a position to succeed.

To see a video of Dynamic Stretching go to http://usagym.org/healthknowledge Exerc Sports. 3:273 – 279, 2001. 5

J Strength Cond Res. The impact of different warm-up protocols on vertical jump performance in male collegiate athletes. 2008 Jan; 22(1):226-9.

J Sports Med Phys Fitness. Effects of running, static stretching and practice jumps on explosive force production and jumping performance. 2003 Mar; 43(1):21-7.

Fletcher, I.M., and B. Jones. The effect of different warm-up stretch protocols on 20 meter sprint performance in trained rugby union players. J Strength Cond Res. 18:885 – 888, 2004. St. Vincent Hospital and St. Vincent Sports Performance in Indianapolis, Indiana are official service providers to USA Gymnastics Call 317-415-5747 or visit sportsperformance.stvincent.org

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CLUBS CARE CA

AWARENESS + ACTION = T here’s no doubt about it … clubs care. About the safety of the athletes in their gyms. About having top-notch instructors who teach gymnastics effectively using up-to-date techniques. About the success and longevity of their business. That’s why it was easy for USA Gymnastics to title its new educational campaign designed just for clubs, the “Clubs Care Campaign.” Every day, by demonstrating the passion and enthusiasm they have for our great sport, gymnastics clubs contribute to the mission of USA Gymnastics by encouraging participation and the pursuit of excellence in the sport. Did you know ... Now, in order to promote the welfare of participants in our • One in four girls and one sport at the highest level, USA in six boys will be sexually Gymnastics wants to encourabused before turning 18. age broad, grassroots-level dedication and commitment • More than 90% of abusers to safe gymnastics environare people that children ments through the Clubs Care know, love or trust. Campaign. •

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There are more than 39 million survivors of sexual abuse in America.

What does a safe gymnastics environment look like? Among other things, a place where adults take seriously their role More than 20% of child in establishing and maintainsexual abuse victims are ing an environment where the under the age of 8. likelihood of inappropriate behavior or sexual misconduct occurring within its programs and/or facilities is very remote. The result? Safe places where athletes can learn, train and compete; grow, improve and have fun.

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AMPAIGN = PREVENTION This will not be a campaign that inundates you with information you don’t have time to digest, let

alone implement. We are tapping into the expertise and resources of our education partners to produce a campaign that can greatly benefit your club and the gymnasts you serve. • The Clubs Care Campaign is uniquely tailored for clubs. Whether you have 100 or 1000 members, and whether you’ve been proactive in policy development or are still refining your procedures, the Clubs Care Campaign has something beneficial for your club. • The Clubs Care Campaign will both raise awareness and prompt action. Learn what child sexual abuse is, its prevalence, predators’ “grooming behaviors” and signs of abuse. Be empowered to take specific actions in your club to eliminate the opportunity for inappropriate behavior or sexual misconduct to occur and be ready to respond in case an allegation of misconduct arises. • The Clubs Care Campaign takes into account the many demands a club owner has on his/her time. USA Gymnastics and its education partners have compiled and will provide information, strategies, templates, toolkits, checklists, action steps, posters and more through various media, including emails, Technique, the web site and even the good old mail, over the course of next year. All of these resources will be delivered right to you. USA Gymnastics is proud to launch the Clubs Care Campaign -- a campaign that truly has the potential to help you prevent inappropriate behavior or sexual misconduct. We hope you’ll join us and your fellow clubs in showing gymnasts and their parents how much gymnastics clubs care about them and their safety. Visit usagym.org/ClubsCare to learn more.

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Rose Mary Cote Diana Courtney Courtney Coyle Lauren Cruz Shane Cummings Cathi Curtis Sabrina Davidson Veronica de la Cruz Britta Devitt Maria Diaz Heather Dillin Anays Dimmick Payton Diss Ani Donat Kristy Durso Tania Ennis Jessica Erwin Phil Frank Helen Freiermuth Kimberly Friday Toyi Gainley Jessica Gancar Elaine Gennaro James Goodman John Grecco Kevin Griffin Lindsay Griggs Patricia Gross Kristen Hadawi Sheryl Haight Amanda Hall Linda Hall Bradley Harris Rebecca Hatter LeeAnn Heinemann Jennifer Hess James Hisey Mike Hoffman Susan Hyde Maria Iankova Janessa Izquierdo Ashley Jacobson Adriana Jaimes Catherine Jerabek Patricia Jessie Brandy Johnson-Scharpf Jessica Johnston Linsy Joyner Debra Junkoon Zsuzsanna Kerpan Katerina Konvalinka Chris Lakeman Debbie Landron Gail Langeneger Joseph LaVelle Victoria Lesley Hilary Lewis Cassandra Lobe Carrie Loeser Katie Lokeinsky Adriel Loschak Steve Lovett Aaron Macintyre Katheryne Majit-Canning Curtis Mason Chad Mathews Gina Mattachione Austin McIntosh Stephanie Minder Lois Mittnight Amanda Montgomery Kelsie Montgomery Kevin Moore Briana Mottashed Denise Myers Quincy O’Bryan Varinia Oliveira Stephanie Ovdiyenko Michelle Palomo Nataly Parkinson Lauren Parsons Cristina Pavey Abigail Pedraza Mike Pellicci Elizabeth Pepper Sheri Peters Lauren Petrick Kenneth Pfeifauf Kelly Pitzen Elysia Placencia Susan Pollock Ponczoch Debra Elena Popkova Rebecca-Dawn Price Cassandra Proctor Teresa Proctor Karen Purslow Adrienne Putrow Bonita Raymond Jacqulyn Ricci Retta Rico-whan Jessica Rivero Mark Robbins Antonio Rodriguez Ana Maria Ronzulli Tracey Rose Jacqueline Rubinstein Juan Ruiz-Tagle Sean Samson Jaclyn Schiegner Steven Schmerber Ryan Scott Katie Seltzer Stayc Sharrow Amanda Shaw

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Terri Smith Rebecca Stone Alycia Strazzullo Elizabeth Strazzullo Amanda Stroud Kathy Stuenkel Shelli Tatro Kevin Thornton Michelle Toop Sophia Tracy Ewa Tylecka Kristy Vargo Steve Voisard Trina Waldhalm Denise Weaver Greta Weeks Gregory Weller Stephanie Wheaton Nichole Williams Rebecca Williamson Julie Willmott Jacqueline Workman Jamario Worthy Jennifer Zimny Dave Zwiefelhofer Jennifer Alfano Jorge Bernard Cindy Bickman Reuben Brough Kaytlin Buffa Paul Buffa Christine Bunts Josipa Burgess Christine Calvert Ayla Carswell Justine Chabucos Jennifer Champion Jill Coker Leah Colquitt Arron Cox Julie Cravey Kathleen Curran Erin Divinski Samantha Dooley Laura Driskell Melodie Edwards Ashley Frazier Linda Garner Samantha Grisso Mandi Hadley Sara Jane Hamrick Kelley Hardy Deborah Harvell Cynthia Hutchinson Douglas James Bob Johnson Lorena Johnson Shannon Jones Annette Kaiser Erika Keener Paige Kelley Ronnie Kelly Alexa Kieffer Jill King Kendal Koballa Megan Koleff Audrey Mc Tyre Dawn McAllister Christine McDaniel Bradley McLaren Lorilee Miller Deshaun Monroe Saderia Mosby Melynda Murkerson Patricia Murphy Christy Nelson Jason Nobles Robert Oster Carrie Pack Lindi Polk Michelle Pomerantz Dena Pruitt Mandi Purcell Christa Royster Linda Scites June Seymour Kimberly Simmons David Singer Mikhail Skomorokhov Beth Ann Speeney Stacy Taylor-Bernard Karissa Thomas Sydney Voorhees Deryl White Chris Wilson Christopher Wise Chris Woodall Taro Yamaguchi Blair Youmans Gail Godenzi Brandon Prohaska Karen Schaap Patricia Walkabout Brittany Appel Suzy Barker Jill Bednarz Todd Beyer Corrine Buffo Alfred Carr Jamie Civitate Victoria Cox Cheryl Crandell Courtney Crandell Caryn Crouch Kristofer Czerwiec

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Emma Drees Carla Edwards Dennis Edwards Ben Elliott Christina Ervasti Tasia Flaucher Wendy Flewelling Sheila Ford John Harris Patricia Hocamp Ashley Holub Nicole Howard Shelbi Hudgins Mary Jimenez Blake Kittrell Alex Kolyvanov Oxana Kolyvanova Karissa Kreassig John Mangold Joey Mark Brennen Mefferd Amy Miller Emily Miller Donna Moretti Madeline Otdoerfer Ryan Pearson Jessica Reed Megan Robinson Paige Roth Megan Stineman Diana Strayer Rachel Thompson Kadia Trevallion Laura Turnis Lisa Vander Veer Michelle Visokey Monica Wincentsen Mary Wise Lindsey Wolfe Bethany Zobeck Jeffrey Ames Katarzyna Ames Verlynn Anthon Kayla Bailey Ashley Beals Rick Bonnell Joie Florence Cristina Gould Samantha Hendrickson Elise Kokenge Kalon Ludvigson Jamie Messick Michelle Miller Justen Millerbernd Kessa Sanchez Samantha Schwartz-Oscar Madison Troyer Elizabeth Wray Crystal Abell Kyle Allen Kathie Anderson Amanda Arns Brooke Bennett Tori Breedlove Stacy Broderick Christopher Burdick Cindy Buschman Jenny Cacchione Jason Cardenas Tanya Chmielewski Kevin Chope Jennifer Corley Patricia Cronin Annie Dalton Ivan Djambov Kelsey Dunbar Tracy Dusch Betsy Ellis Bradley Epperson Vera Florov Steven Frances Mandy Garcia Megan Gearhart Elizabeth Gebauer David Gillam Devin Halliday Cari Hawthorne Elizabeth Heim Allison Hess Brett Hewitson Ashley Hitchcock Sara Hoots Samantha Ippolito Angela Jakob Jessica Jimenez Carrie Johnson Carmen Kadar John Karmecy Christi Kearns Alyssa Kennedy Suzanne Kinsman Jonathan Kivley Darion Knight Dawn Kocher Natalie Koga Kelsea Kolkmeyer Elissa Konieczny Meg Kremer Katie Kujawa Linda Laaker Jamie Lapke Brandi Lashbrook Zachary Lawson Mark Leatham Tracy Macias

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Nikki Makley IL Eugene Margiotta IL Jennifer McClanahan IL Chaeli McDonald IL Shannon McQueen IL Emanuel Moguel IL Cindy Morano IL Patrick Murphy IL Jori Oczkowicz IL Julia Orlinsky-Morgan IL IL Stephanie Parisi Joseph Pittman IL Stanley Pszeniczka IL Edgar Pulido IL Michael Regula IL Chloe Reich IL Kayla Riley IL Tracey Rogers IL Jade Roseberry IL Erica Sapinski IL Laura Saracco IL Carolyn Scannell IL Sarah Sekki IL Betsy Sprague IL Eliza Statkus-Nicolau IL Theresa Terrell IL Wendy Turner IL Laura Vincent IL Kimberly Volk IL Deirdre White IL Jon Williams IL Cheryl Young IL Bonnie Zeman IL Cyndi Zimmerman IL Megan Arthur IN Doris Baker IN Linda Barclay IN Jason Baumann IN Angela Beckius IN Marcy Borchers IN Beth Bott IN Mike Bowman IN Kathryn Brothers IN Shannon Browning IN Eileen Butcher IN Hayley Butcher IN Kevin Butcher IN Heather Circle IN Camille Cole IN Jonathan Cox IN Joan Deveau IN Miglena Dimitrova IN Tonya Douglass IN Michelle Ealy IN Allen Edwards IN James Eshbaugh IN Misti Evans IN Stephanie Fairbrother IN Bridgette Farmer IN Oleg Fedosov IN Chad Ford IN Nicole Gainer IN Loree Galimore IN Vanessa Gardner IN Jeanie Gensheimer IN Amanda German IN Kim Gibson IN Christina Gillette IN Natalie Govert IN Jeffrey Greene IN Allison Gudel IN Kristin Guerrini IN Merri Haynes IN Tom Housley IN William Hux IN Ronald Jacobson IN Susan Jacobson IN Cheryl Jarrett IN Natalie Kissel IN Patti Komara IN Valerie Kramer IN Katie Kruse IN Christine Lafollette IN Cameron Lain IN Carisa Laughon IN Paula Lord IN Jana Lyon IN Stephanie Marron IN Steven Marsh IN Pamela Martin IN Kathy McPeek IN IN Carie Minshall Richard Mitchell IN Jason Moore IN Shawn Moore IN Lynn Moskovitz IN Sarah Murphy IN Shelly Niswonger IN Jodi Nylin IN Mary Obaka IN Viktoriya Parafeynikova IN Cheri Pedersen IN Debra Pennington IN Eric Phillabaum IN Melissa Pitcher IN Mary Lynn Pottorff IN Angela Prewitt IN Amy Replogle IN Chandi Robinson IN Addie Rosenberger IN Aaron Schmitt IN Mary Smith IN

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Gary Stam Tarasae Stancil Matt Steinke Heather Stevens David Stiles Thomas Strange Leanna Thompson Leigh Uhlik Alexis Wallace Chris Weber Megan Wesseling Rachel Wheeler Steve Whitlock Adrienne Willy Michelle Woods Danielle Worley Michael Yoder Rhonda Zaluckyj Josie Allen Lily Bordoni Bradley Buchanan Wendy Cobler-Chambers Rebecca Czarnecki David Doemland Sue Donnelly Mark Folger Chambrlyn Gaddy Elana Gosselin Shima Hadipour Trisha Herrmann Jennifer Juarez Kim Lauderdale Tiffany Lewis Jeryka Lobner Shannon Mallinson Erika McClure Seth McClure Dorothy McManis Melissa Munz Sherry Newell Krista Newman Laura Ondek Allison Recupero Kimberly Riddle Ramit Ring Margaret Scrivner Launa Shirley Diane Sis Jennifer Stuchell Michael Thomas Andrea Tolbert Becky Wambsgans Shannon Winebrenner Daniel Young Kayla Adams

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Cathy Blanford Brian Blewitt Douglas Burton Gregory Collins Kristen Cullen Angela Dickey Jenna Diller Christin Freeman Rachel Garrison Caroline Long Talia Newman Melissa Partin Rayanne Peplinski Runtenelli Valarie Spencer Tonya Aguilar Kristi Sophia Bass Danielle Bernard Dowden Kristy Eberhardt Brenda Candyce Gaudin Guidry Tara Amanda Hebert Dante Hebert Holloway Ariel Iles Devon Paige Johnson Damon Keely Michelle Lavergne Erica Marceaux Orry Mejia Gino Mortillaro Toni Mortillaro Haven Neely Dimitri Poliaroush Christopher Rhoda Gretchen Schultz Ashley Sellers Alex Shostak Elena Shostak Susan Sommer Stacie Strata Frank Tardo Lydia Tauzin Michael Tonagel Mary Ackley Wendy Alderson Rachel Alves Dana Bache Diana Bain Ivana Bakraclic AnnMarie Bedard Nathan Beriau Carrie Bishop Heather Boepple

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Elisa Bucchianeri Lisa Burns Brandee Butler Nicole Butterworth Gary Camire William Chin Chris Clark Carrie Clarke Thomas Crews Holly Crotty Rachel Cullington Danielle Degrazia Distefano Christie Robert Dombroskas Sovanary Douk Colleen Dwyer Richard Ellis Amanda Frederickson Melody Gammon Vanessa Gelinas Brittany Gingras Jonathan Girard Athena Gomez-Hipolito Marshalle Grody Andrea Haefling Caroline Hardy-Fanta Kellie Henriques Jill Horgan Kelly Howland Tabetha Hughes Ivan Ivanov Hassan Jawad Marion Jordan Holly Kampersal Samantha Kelley Andrew Kelly Kelly Victoria Eric Kennedy Kaylyn Kern Alice Kuntz Dyan Lally Hannah Larsen Mallory Lee Matthew Lincoln Tiffany Mardirosian Ryan Martin Heather Martinelli Danielle McCain Kellie McClure Anne Micciche Rachel Midwood Charlene Moore Rachelle Moreau Gina Nardone Joshua Orton

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Nikki Patruno Lisa Pelletier Jeannette Perkins Sandra Petrakis Ashley Podzycki Danielle Porter Pamela Pryor Stephen Pryor Kelly Pucci Jamie Reyell Justina Robbins Robyn Rogers Colleen Ryan Connie-Lynn Salvatore Megan Saucier Devan Smith Christian Souza Kathleen Stein Tommy Thomson Nicole Tougas Christy Walsh Rett Ware Kevin Allen Billie Annand Jay Barrows Tristann Brown Krys Burrows Ashley Byrne Keru Cai Gail Carhart Walker Caitlin Carter Arnel Castrence Janet Ciattei Gabriella Costagliola Melissa Dandorf Brian Dawson Karah Dawson Caitlin Dea Julieanne Deater Amanda DelGaudio Teresa Dimauro Christine Ellis Sara Fisher Jessica Friemann Vedad Ghavanini Konstantin Gulisashvili Kenna Haden Hallwig Bob Linda Hallwig Thomas Hamblin Danielle Hawkins Morgan Heinrich Deborah Hewitt Brooke Howells Riki Hudson

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Joanne Hunsiker Jennifer Kasner Brianna Keller Tracy King-Shields Samantha Kinna Susan Kluth Tina Kratzmeier Emily Ledden Ashley Levine Ron Lievendag Nicole Lucas Shane Lundbohm Robert Lundy Donald Miller Jean Miller Meghan Miller Sara Miller Bobby Mitchell Teresa Mueller Teresa Murphy Anna Marie Neunaber Kate O’Brien Brandis O’Neal Nicholas Orrick Lynn Perrott Kathryn Preston Robert Preston Ashlee Rempfer Sally Rud April Sayre Rebecca Schaller Valerie Schmidt Sheryl Stanford Sara Stefanides Jamie Sullivan Roger Taborsky Caroline Thigpen Joseph Vrzalik Corey Walker Emily Walstrum Teresa Walstrum Emily Walter Amy Wooters Mark Yellock Juwan Young Pamela Collins Stacey Contakos Alex Dickinson Mary Gaucher Emily Greaves Heidi Hall Belisa Harriman Julia Imes Heather Isherwood Kathy Kandziolka

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MD MD MD MD MD MD MD MD MD MD MD MD MD MD MD MD MD MD MD MD MD MD MD MD MD MD MD MD MD MD MD MD MD MD MD MD MD MD MD MD MD MD MD MD MD ME ME ME ME ME ME ME ME ME ME

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Donna Landau Heather Mackenzie Mary Madore Naomi McCormack Kate-Lynne Poulin Jasmine Quarles Angela Russell Monique Bryant Kimberly Cunningham Devan Deangelis Joann Dolbeer Charlene Edwards Kerrie Esmeier Jennifer Evans Gina Fagerman Lesley Gadioli DeeAnna Gariepy Casey Halsted April Hawkins Jodi Hoag Melissa Hoover Randy Keller Tammy Klubeck Michelle Kocan Daniel Lalone Leece Erin Amy Machalek-Taylor Tony Mason Brandi McGhan Andrea Misuraca Nicole Polakowski Dominick Principe Nicole Raterman Cathy Rietscha Diana Rotaru Emily Ruff Rachael Siddock Katelyn Smithson Kelly Stevens Katherine Tovar Kelly Van Deinse Alisa Vance Joshua Vance Andrea Weck Amber Williams Chad Williams Sarah Jane Yaklin Auge Sam Alexandr Balakirev Oksana Balakirev Mariya Balakireva Valentina Balakireva Lynn Bauman Christina Bond

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Jessica Nikki Michael David Megan Sandra Sarah Courtenay Phoebe Michelle Holly Russell Scot David Scott Larry Jacquelyn Kimberly Meghan Mark Ronald Bryon Alexandra Laura Stefny Svetlana Peter James Jeanna LeAnne Shaun Julie Jolene Jenna Kathy Maggie Courtney Charles Karen David Cheryl Doug Kimberly Tomas Aimee John-Paul Alexander Linda Yelena Amanda Sean Akiko Holly Diane

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Bookhout Boxrucker Burns Carlson Caspers Charbonneau Christiansen Dickerson Flom Frederick Friker Fystrom Gallagher Garske Gay Gleason Gmiterko Graaf Hargens Heinlein Hill Hough Illg Jansen Kolesnikov Leonova Lesch Letzring Letzring Lindhe Magyar McAlister McGuire Moore Nelson Nelson Norman Osborn Osborn Parkin Poling Price Salant Settell Simdorn Singh Svirshch Thorberg Toropkina Weiss Westman Adkison Barnes Barron

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Amy Baxter MO Dusty Beaty MO Jessica Belcher MO Jamie Blake MO Laurie Borcherding MO Katja Bullock MO Richard Campbell MO Michelle Childs MO Paul Comstedt MO Michelle Davis MO Sheila Davis MO Mollye Doering MO Ken Edwards MO Sable Edwards MO Ronda Francis MO Brittany Frederickson MO Emily Gibson MO Melinda Henry MO Brennan Irvin MO Kip Johnson MO Gene Kohler MO Diane Leblanc MO Michael Lewis MO Todd McGann MO Holly McNown MO Maureen Mihelic MO Amanda Miller MO Donna Moore MO Cali Odom MO Dwan Parkyn MO Doris Patzius MO Melissa Phillips MO Jenny Pikey-Haberberger MO Thomas Poole MO Karen Roberts MO Scott Roberts MO

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Jolene Jamie Kathleen Wendy Amy Kevin Vadim Paul Kristen Ana Janel Heather Lori Maneka Amanda Becky Joshua Chris Lizzie Deb Toni Gregg Jennie Bradley Dianne Jennifer Timothy Julio Dena Michael Stephanie Vanessa Capers Jeanne Yi Wen Carol Terri Cindy Kimberly Amber Karen Crystal Candice Caroline Michelin Nicole Christi Samuel Amado Ravonda Qi Kristin Bertina Christel Kimberly Evie Jeanne Breanne Britany Amanda Yuh-Shuoh Kate Anna Robert Joanne Anita Nicole Eugenia Catherine Danae Krystal Katrina

Rodgers Ruff Sanford Savley Saylor Scott Serykh Swafford Tock Unterreiner Wagner Clower Coghlan Jones McCall Bean-Rammell Burnham Bushard Dolan Dunham Evans Janecky Adams Anderson Austin Ayars Baker Bernal Bettis Braun Bruno Calderon Carlton Casey Chen Colby Costa Cotten Crawson Decker Deruvo Eller Fagnani Faircloth Faulkner Flynn Fuller Groves Gutierrez Gutierrez Han Harper Harris Harvey Heffington Henline Hiesel Hija Hockley Hodgson Huang Isabelle Jeffreys Joseph Kellam Kelso Kenworthy Kerley Kiser Knight Kramer Krider

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Sarah Lamar Terri Laymon Greg Lemelin Cody Lesak Hollie Luther Lynn Luther Kattherine Makell Rebecca Marson Kathy McLeod-Edwards Katherine McMillan Michelle Meredith Kelly Milligan Adam Mitchell Margaret Morgan-lee Jillian Moss Amanda Munday Christina Murchison Sarah Myers Nicholas Nelson Joel Neuwirth Oddy Kara John O’dell Pat O’Quinn Parton Bailey Holli Peeler Kevin Pierce Megan Pipoli Taylor Plemmons Portia Propst Connie Rankin Abbie Rhodes Jacquelyn Rhodes Alin Richard Ashley Rogers Benjamin Rogers Darlene Rose Christina Rue Carey Santiago Smith Laura Soucier Cherie Cheryl Spillman Tammy Starnes Benjamin Stern Timothy Stiller Melissa Thompson Paige Trexler Patricia Warwick Mindy Weber Christopher Weiler Anna Willis Cory Wooten Elaine Wulf Sheila Anderson Courtney Gripentrog Steve Murray Marci Schuster Sara Sisler Deena Vigen-Lorton Casey Waters Kurt Weaver Manuel Bonilla Cathryne Cahoy-Seaton Eric Carlson Karni Dickinson ViviAnn Filipcic Robert Godfrey Samantha Kerr Thomas Koll Erik Lilla Sabrina Long Dawn Moore Amanda Pohlman

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Jamie Pritchard NE Amanda Robine NE Kathy Schluntz NE Tim Smith NE Carissa Sorensen NE Amy Ballou NH Carolyn Breton NH Rebecca Cook NH Corynne Hart-Cunningham NH Tammy Kozlowski NH Noha Labib NH Lisa Lazarou NH Elyse Marie Lecain NH Ruth Licata NH Catherine Lowell NH Sophie Ludi NH Jennifer Mitchell NH Lisa Moreno NH Paul Neale NH Kristin Paradis NH Wesley Preston NH Ashley NH Purple Anthony Retrosi NH Sharon Richardson NH Jade Schwalbe NH Amanda Silva NH Tiffany Soriente NH Meagan Thibodeau NH Allison Tiberghein NH Matthew Yellis NH Jordan Adler NJ Litara Anderson NJ Kyle Bowen NJ Andrea Bray NJ Barbara Breuninger NJ Jackelyn Burd NJ Becky Bush NJ Leah Cohen NJ Jacqueline Combs NJ Jezebel Costello NJ Stephanie Crosson NJ Julia Curley NJ Denise Dehnbostel NJ Robert Dikun NJ Jaklyn Don NJ Hillary NJ Eastman Heather Edwards NJ Sean Edwards NJ December Field-moore NJ Stephanie Fisher NJ Jill Frese NJ Jaime Roberto Galindo Barrera NJ Jill Gambale NJ Gammal Jacklyn NJ Andrea Ganun NJ Jeffrey Gluckstein NJ Heather Gough NJ Jamie Gumann NJ Kenyani Henderson NJ Anastasia Karpenkova NJ Natalia Karpenkova NJ NJ Ingrid Kelly Kroeper NJ Kelly Michael Krotchko NJ Gayle Shannon Laul NJ Tara Long NJ Cindy Martinez NJ Danielle Martinez NJ Christine McRell-Loizeaux NJ Roberto Mejias NJ Traci Miller NJ Samantha Minor NJ

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Daniel Miranda Dennis Moreno Elaine Moscou Maribeth Mrugalski Juan-Jeronimo Orjuela Jennifer Packard Wendy Panicucci Sandra Paul Bonnie Petitt Aleasha Pharmes Alexis Pharmes Richard Pickrell Lisa Regan Tony Roberson Elisheva Silberstein John Skorski Heather Stubaus Sandy Szymanski George Tatarintsev Diane Tucker Gabrielle Wolfe Craig Zappa Ashlee Allen Ethan Ashley Amy Bonal Caroline Boyle Joan Castle Amy Eggleston Sara Gardiner Rusty Glanton Andy Gonzalez Aaron Graves Julie Hardway Bailey Holden Kristy Holden Louise Janecky Leslie Kelley Marcie Long Janice Miko Leslie Puckett Jessica Schreckengost Svetlana Skurikhin Allison Sutherland William Tamplen Vicky Taylor Linda Vosburgh Suzette Williams Angela Williamson Alena Ziska Jenny Ahlvers Natalya Beneschott Joseph Catrambone Ashley Courtney Denise Dalton Crystal Fulton Richelle Harris Brandi Loffer Brian Loveless Caitlin Moon Cody Moore Margaret O’hara Gilberto Pantiga Kristy Sedlacek Spenser Sullivan Glenn Aser Alicia Baum Danielle Beatty Elizabeth Bellis Erin Brady William Brantmeyer Caitlin Bunce Sarah Jane Clifford

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Elizabeth Ruby Barry Youlia Austin Sonya Sean James Lionel Jessica Lauren Catherine Christine Heather Kimberly Heather Tracy Charlene Kristin Atli Candy Brian Erin Yvonne Dan Aubre Alexa Irene John Myra Kendra Jessica Amy Lynsey Nicole Damir Mathew Elena Regina Matthew Elizabeth Kimberly Maribeth Tara Ramon Rebecca Laura Henya Dylan Jessica Susan Chon Shania Chaya Kristi Wayne Rebecca Joseph Vicki Lee Melissa Gail Jill Anthony Lori Danielle Emily John Meghan Danielle Sherry Jamie

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Coley NY Collins NY Coss NY Coss NY Denhaese NY Domachowske NY Dunlavey NY Evans NY Evans NY Gordon NY Gresens NY Haines NY Harriger NY Hartnett NY Hewitt NY Hitzel NY Iannone NY Ibarra NY Jacquemot NY Jasonarson NY Jenkins NY Kay NY Kornbluth NY Koulikov NY Langan NY Lanni NY Leo NY Lerz NY Lutz NY Maldonado NY McGuire-YusteinNY Miller NY Monsegur NY Moore NY Morse NY Mouzdybaev NY Novaes NY Oleinik NY Phelps NY Pradichith NY Randich NY Rich NY Robinson NY Robinson NY Rodriguez NY Rooney NY Ryder NY Sandhaus NY Schuck NY Schuddekopf NY Silvino NY Smith NY Sonneville NY Stone NY Tarantelli NY Thoden NY Torns NY Torre NY Tucker NY Valentino NY Walter NY Wierzba NY Yacovone NY Yowell NY Alexander OH Amsden OH Anderson OH Arwood OH Bauman OH Bauman OH Bayliss OH

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Heather Besselman Sarah Blubaugh Chelsea Bohn Tiffany Booher Ashley Bowden Matt Brinker Dennis Bryant Allison Budd Ashley Bulinski Laura Burgess Kittia Carpenter Adam Chapek Stephanie Chimney Kaleigh Cole Rebecca Collins Jennie Corino Cook Andrea Cost Denise Craig Ethan Craig Paisley Dandenault Lauren Davis Rachel Delgado Nina Dent Stanley Dobrydnio Danielle Dowler Stephanie Edelmann Cristy Elson Christian Gallardo Samuel Garner Lisa Goldean Hayley Graber Kyle Grable Brian Grier Wendy Guilliams Autumn Hale Stephanie Harker Kristin Harter Hannah Henschen Kelly Hern Alysha Holland Ashli Holland Michal Paige Huck Jessica Hudson Janie Ingram Sue Kane Jordan Keels Victoria Keller Michele Kensik Alan Lanzador Li Li Anna Loescher Johnathan Mackie Elizabeth Marsh Joann McGill Michelle McNabb Sarah Meacham Rhonda Miller Grace Millette Pauline Mitten Bobbi Montanari Laura Montgomery Kristin Mullins Rachel Myers Kelly Noe Katie Noojin Deanna Nycum Seth Nycum Sharon Oliver Ruben Ordonez Kim Ospalski Amber Parsley

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National Gymnastics Day ready to Turn the World Upside Down

ATURDAY, SEPT. 22, 2012, is National Gymnastics Day, and at 1 p.m. ET, don’t forget to join USA Gymnastics as we “Turn the World Upside Down.”

Hospitals. The top three individual fundrais fundraisers will receive a trip to the 2013 American Cup in Worchester, Mass., including tickets, VIP hospitality passes and one night in the USA Gymnastics host hotel.

Get coaches, grandparents, classmates and parents involved. Flip, roll, or cartwheel; back hip circle, handstand or flip into the pit. The possibilities are endless. Just take a picture and share it, along with how many participated, on the USA Gymnastics Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/USAGymnastics).

Clubs will receive AAI gift certificates for their efforts: $1,500, first place; $1,000, second place; and $750, third place. Visit usagym.org/upsidedown for more information, including logos, photos and videos to share with your friends on social media.

As part of the celebration, gymnasts and clubs are encouraged to raise money in support of the Children’s Miracle Network

2012 Olympic Gold Medalist

GABBY DOUGLAS U.S. Women’s Team

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are over and your classes are bursting at the seams, it’s time to learn all of the names of students in your fall classes. We’ve put together a few fun activities to help in this endeavor. We encourage you to work hard at this task and make it a top priority. Children and parents want their teacher to know their name! Try designing some activities around learning their names. Here are a few good ways to start.

3. Ask and Mix Up

1. Name Tags

Start out class with your roll call sheet and say their name. During warm up say each child’s name. When you line up to go to another area, say their names. You will have their names down in no time!

Hand out blank nametags and have students write and design their own nametags. (This is for older students - have a box of markers when they come in and pick one to write their first name). For preschoolers, have them already prepared, ask them their name and see if they can pick it out from your stack of nametags. Help them out by telling them the first letter of their name. NOTE: You may want to have preschoolers put a nametag on their backs as well, especially if they are going to be moving. You will have a better chance at seeing them from there. Many 2- and 3-year-olds will just play with the nametag or not want to wear it, so the back is a good spot.

2. Hoopin’ the Names

After checking the roll and seeing all the students faces, tell them that you are going to give yourself a test. Put out several different colored hoops. Call out three letters of the alphabet and tell the kids whose first letter of their first name begins with one of those letters to go in the first hoop. Example: everyone whose first name begins with a, b, or c goes in a blue hoop, everyone whose name begins with e, f, or g goes in a green hoop, etc. Once you start getting names down, you can use the same activity to learn a little about your students. Example: everyone who likes soccer go in a blue hoop, everyone who is a twin go in a red hoop, etc. The teacher then has to identify each student in each hoop by name again.

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Stand all the children in a line. Recite each child’s name as you walk along the line. Then, shuffle the kids into another order and recite their names again. See if you can do it several times and name them. You will be more aware of what they look like - really look at them when you do this.

4. Say Their Name Multiple Times

5. As They Leave

As students leave, see if you can say their names as they leave the gym. If you get it wrong or you can’t remember, then have them tell you their name and give you a high five.

6. Exercising Your Name

Have all students stand in a circle, including the teacher. The first student to the right of the teacher says his/her first name, and then does an exercise or a stretch. The next student must say the first person’s name, do that person’s exercise, then say his/her own name and do his/her own exercise. The third person must say both of the first two persons’ names, do their exercises then his/her own, etc. Then the last person is the teacher who must go around the circle, starting with the first person, and say each student’s name, plus do his or her exercise. Remember, the students want to know who their classmates are as well. This is great for finding new friends.

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What is Your Name?

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7. Let’s Do It, Too

Have students stand in a circle. Have the first student in the circle (your choice as to who that would be) begin by saying their name. After they say their name, they are to put a movement for every syllable in their name. For example, if the students name is Jessica, the movement could be clap, stomp, clap. The first clap is for “Jess”, the stomp is for “i”, and the third clap is for “ca”. Then, have all of the students repeat the movement while saying that person’s name. The same procedure would be done for the next student in line. After the students have all said the next one, they would then comeback and do the one before that. By the time the entire group is done, you will have said and done the movements for every person in the group. This is a fun school age activity. For preschool, everyone could clap the syllables for each child’s name.

8. Rhyme their Name

Find a word to rhyme with their names or a phrase. “Kevin is now eleven.”

9. Characteristics of Students

In your roll call book or class roster, try to write something next to their name to help you remember who they are. For example, Jessie Smith - red hair; Josh Brown - glasses; Sally Lane - pony tail; Jordan Ford - shoe laces on sneakers different color, etc. This is also a good idea when you need to be reminded of a shy child or one with some other issues.

10. Greet Them at the Door

Make it a point to greet each class at the door with a smile and try to say as many names as possible. Example: “Good morning, Ashley. How are you? What did you do over the weekend?” Even if you get them incorrect, students and parents will appreciate that you are trying because it shows that you care. If all else fails, make up new silly names for everyone in class that day, they will go home laughing at their new name. (Be sure to give yourself a silly name too!)

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lexandra Raisman, 18, made history at the

floor exercise at the 2012 Visa

2012 Olympic Games in London as the first

Championships and took third in the

American woman to win an Olympic gold

all-around at both the Visa Championships

the gold medal and won the bronze medal on balance

and the U.S. Olympic Trials. Raisman also helped the U.S. team win the

beam. Raisman tied for third in the all-around, but due

gold medal at the 2011 World Championships,

to the tie breaking procedure, she ended up fourth.

where she also took third on floor and fourth in the

Raisman was the most decorated U.S. gymnast from the

all-around and on balance beam.

2012 Olympic Games, winning three medals.

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