Annual Membership Meeting

September 18, 2015

Qualification and Entry Deadlines

Date Meet QD ED

1/24 L4/5 Sect #1 1/10/16 1/12/161/31 L6-10 Sect #1 1/17/16 1/19/162/14 L4/5 Sect #2 1/31/16 2/2/163/13 L6-10 Sect #2 2/28/16 3/1/16

2/28 Level 5 States 2/14/16 2/16/163/5-6 Level 4 States 2/21/16 2/23/163/12-13 XP/XD States 2/28/16 3/1/163/19-20 L8-10 States 3/13/16 3/14/164/2-3 L6-7 States 3/20/16 3/22/16

4/30-5/1 XG, XS small 4/10/16 4/12/16team, L1-2

5/6-8 XS med/lg 4/10/16 4/12/16

5/14-15 L3/XB 4/10/16 4/12/16

State Administrative Committee

JO Rep Marlyce Morace

L8-10 Rep Juston Ziegler

L6-7 Rep Laura Buczek

L5 Rep Jacqui Olsen

L4 Rep Jenn Belculfine

L1-3 Rep Michael Hahn

Xcel Rep Bill Kane

Judges Rep Deb Pietrafetta

State Chairman Michele Archer

State Service AwardLinda Drowne

www.ma-nawgj.org

NAWGJ

CO SJDs: Daren Renna & Patricia McDiarmid

What’s New?

Invitational as Sectional Entry

NEW!Send to Meet Director and to

massusagcommittee@aol.com

100% AA at Level 1-3, XB

All need to receive 100% “of something” at theme and invitational meets

Doesn’t have to be a trophy!

At State Cups, gymnasts will be receiving a champions medal.

Achievement Ribbons at Level 1-4?

When do I have to? Do I have to?

NEW!

R&P, page 108, I, A, 1

Late Entries for State Championships / Cups

NEW! If your team is entered late (for any reason),

you are no longer eligible to be considered for team awards. In meets where sessions are determined by team size, your team will likely not compete together in one session.

If your entry comes in after the accepted “late period”, which requires us to re-open the meet on Meet Maker, the late fee goes from $25.00 per gymnast to $50.00 per gymnast. No exceptions.

Gate Fee at StatesNEW!

$10.00 per adult / $5.00 seniors or students at any state meet where there are four judge panels (Level 6-10), or meets that are not at a high school (ie: convention center)

Don’t forget!

Last year’s new rule. If your gymnast competed at States in 2015, and are repeating that level, they can directly enter a sectional. List States 2015 as the qualifier.

State Website

www.MAusagym.com

New Equipment on Truck

2014-2015 : New floor

2015-2016 : 2 beams

2 sets of bars

2 runways

3 vaulting boards

2 bar insert mats

2 sets of beam filler mats

$60,673.00

Finances

Cumulative Balance $131,400.85

Examples of what is going back to the membership:

- $5,112.76 Coaches Apparel (polos)- $16,823. 59 Athlete Apparel (regional jackets)- $5,045.48 Athlete Apparel (regional leotards)- $3,272.31 Champions Event- $1,866.00 Graduating Senior Gifts- $23,476.02 State Championship Gifts (gymnasts)

Newly voted on Expenses and Incentives for 2016

Level 10s that qualify to Regionals, entry fee will be paid for by the state

Level 9s that qualify to regionals will receive a MA tank leotard (that can be used for training day if/when they qualify to Easterns)

Capri pants in addition to jackets at Levels 9/10

New Judge Incentive: $150.00 reimbursement for new officials upon completion of judging three USAG meets on our calendar (with receipts).

State Sites

Level 5 StatesAlgonquin Regional High School - ARHS

Level 4 StatesHolyoke Community College - Thompsons

XP-XD States not finalized – likely Hudson High School - HHS

Level 8-10 States Shrewsbury High School - SHS

Level 6/7 States Bridgewater State University - MSGA

XG/XS small/1-2 Algonquin Regional High School - ARHS

XS med/large Fitchburg High School – 360PA

Level 3/XB Shriners Auditorium – USAG-MA

Where do “YOU”find it?

(1)

Where do I find entry deadlines?

MeetMaker.com

MeetsMA

Click on Meet

(2)

I hosted a meet. What do I send to

whom?

MAusagym.com

Fast facts for event planning

(3)What is the State Committee and

Chairman actually responsible for?

Operating Code

p23-26

(4)My gymnast

qualified to Level 8-9-10 regionals

last season, is she pre-qualified to

states this season?

Rules & Policies

p80

E. 5

(5)My gymnast would like to move from

Xcel to JO.

Rules & Policies

p78III, B/C

(6)Petitions to

State and Regional Championships – what do I do and

where do I send it?

Rules & Policies

General petition rules – p78 (IV)

State petition rules – p80 (7)

Regional petition rules – p81-83 (11)

(7)Regional

Qualification for Xcel

Region6usag.org

2016 Xcel Regional Championships

(8)Regional

Qualification for Levels 9-10

Rules & Policiesp79

Region6usag.orgHeadlinesLevel 9/10

Championship General Information

(9)My gymnast would like to move from JO to Xcel – what

division?

Rules & Policies

P47-49

(10)Regional

Qualification for Levels 7-8

Region6usag.org

June 2015 Committee Minutes

or Level 7/8 Regional

Championships General Information

Open Forum

Calendar / Meet Scheduling

State Developmental Camp

XB-XS “Judges”

Other?

Pro-Member “Judges” Training

Sunday October 184:00-7:30pm

Planet-Acton

RSVP by October 11 to Michele Archer

Clubs interested in hosting an in-gym meet?Sign up at head table today!