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THE VALUE OF A COACH

YM~ASTlGS'f,OR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS

LEVelS OF KNOWLEDGE

CONGRESS SCHEDULES

AUGUST 2000 • VOLUME 20 • #8

an official publication of USA Gymnastics

PUBLISHER

Robert V. Colarossi

EDITOR

Luan Peszek

GRAPHIC DESIGNER

Julie T. Terwelp

USA GYMNASTICS EXECUTIVE COMMlnEE

CHAIR: Sandy Knopp; PRESIDENT: Bob Colorossi; VICE CHAIR WOMEIl: Joan Moore Gnol; VICE CHAIR MEN: Tim Ooggell; VICE CHAIR RHYTHMIC: Wendy Hilliard; VICE CHAIR TRAMPOLINE: Paul Parillo; SECRETARY: Mork Graham; FIG EXECUTIVE COMMITTE[ Joy Ashmore, Ron Froehlich. FIG WOMEIl'S TECHNICAL COMMITTEE: Jackie Fie; FIG MEN'S TECHNICAL COMMITTEE: George B"ksleod; FIG RHYTHMIC TECHNICAL COMMITTEE: Andrea Schmid; AT LARGE MEMBERS: Peler Vidmor, Suson True; ATHLETE DIREaORS: Chori Knighl·Hunler, Chris Woller, Vanessa Vander Pluym, Karl Heger; USOC ATHLETE DIREaOR: Michelle Dussene·Forreli.

USA GYMNASTICS BOARD OF DIRECTORS

CHAIR: Sandy Knopp; PRESIDENT: Bob Colorossi; PRESIDENT EMERITUS: Mike Donohue; AMATEUR ATHLETIC UUlON: Mike Slonner; AMERICAN SOKOL ORGANIZATION: Jerry Milan; AMERICAN TURNERS: Belly Hepner; COLLEGE GYMNASTICS ASSOCIATION·MEN: Doug Von Everen; NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGIATE COACHES·WOMEN: Gail Davis; NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GIRLS AND WOMEN IN SPORT: Marilyn Slrowbridge; NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN'S GYMNASTICS JUDGES: Yvonne Hodge; NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATlON·MEN: Roy Johnson; NATIONAL FEDERATION OF STATE HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATIONS: Susan True; NATIONAL GYMNASTICS JUDGES ASSOCIATION ·MEN: Bulch Zunich; NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL GYMNASTICS COACHES ASSOCIATION: John Brinkworth; U.S. ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT GYMNASTICS CLUBS: Lon" Crowley; U.s. ELITE COACHES ASSOCIATlON·MEN: Fred Turoff; u.s. ELITE COACHES ASSOCIATlON·WOMEN: Gory Anderson, Roe Kreulzer; U.s. MEtI'S GYMNASTICS COACHES ASSOCIATION: Mar< Yon"y; U.S. RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS COACHES ASSOCIATION: Suzie DiTull io; YOUNG MW'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATlOII OF THE USA: Jeanine Milinozzo; NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATlOtl ·WOMEN: Marie Robbins; NATIONAL MEMBERSHIP DIREaORS MEN: Roy Guro, Jim Holt; RHYTHMIC: Tomoro Gerlock, Alia Svirsky; WOMEN: Undo Chendnski, David Holcomb; TRAMPOLINE: Marsha Weiss, Tim Schlosser; ATHLETE DIREaORS: Chris Woller, choir; Vanessa Vander Pluym, vi" choir and seuelory; Michelle Dusserre·Forrell, USOC Alhlele Rep.; Joir Lynch, Mihoi Bogiu, Brooke Bushnell, Chari Knighl Hunler, Amanda Borden, Larissa Fonloine, Karl Heger, Christie Hayes; ASSOCIATE DIREaORS: JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTERS, Lori Kalz; SPECIAL OLYMPICS, Kale Faber·Hickie; U.S. COMPETITIVE AEROBICS FEDERATION, Howard Schwartz; u.s. SPORTS ACROBATICS FEDERATION, Bonnie Davidson.

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The Value of a Coach ... ............... ................... ........ ............ ......... .. ... ....... ...... ....... ... .... .. 6

Gymnastics for Children with Special Needs ...... ....................... .......... ............ ............... 8

Levels of Knowledge ....... ... .......... ....... .................... .. ....... ..... .......................... ............ . 1 2

How We Must Develop the Sport of Gymnastics .. .. ........................................................ 1 6

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PROGRAM UPDATE

USA Gymnastics National Congress 2000 ...................... 20

Women's Technical Committee Minutes .............................. 31

USA Gymnastics Women's National Eli te Program Committee ................. ......... .. 35

USA Gymnastics Men's Program Committee Meeting ................ 39

COVER PHOTOGRAPH OF PAUL HAMM AND MORGAN HAMM: USA GYMNASTICS PHOTOGRAPHY © STEVE LANGE

www.usa-gymnastics .org

ith the Olympic Games just a short time away, media coverage of our sport and athletes

continues to grow. On July 9 one of our national sponsors, Aussie Haircare, advertised its Free

Gymnastics Class promotion as an insert in Sunday papers nationwide, with a circulation of SO million!

The insert featured national team member Jeanette Antolin, plus 1996 Olympic Gold Medalist Kerri

Strug made appearances at retail stores over that weekend as well. More than 800 gymnastics clubs

across the country are taking advantage of this program. I would like to thank those participating clubs

for supporting our sponsor's efforts to promote the sport of gymnastics in America.

Upon receiving this issue of Technique many of you are probably on your way to National Congress and U.S. Olympic Team Trials-Gymnastics in Boston. We're excited to report that the first annual USA Gymnastics Business Conference to be held just prior to National Congress filled up in just a few short weeks. From the response, it seems the gymnastics community is eager for business information. We just confirmed that Harvard Business School Professor Stephen A. Greyser has agreed to serve as a guest speaker at this inaugural event. We know this conference sets the stage for continued growth of gymnastics in the United States.

At last year 's National Congress it was announced that USA Gymnastics would be providing each Member Club with a website. This promise is now a reality. USA Gymnastics has reached an agreement with kinzan.com to provide the underlying software to manage the Member Club Website network. All Gymnastics Clubs in our database will have their own easy-to-manage one-page website on the Internet by Congress. The unveiling of these sites will happen during my President's Address on Saturday, August 19th. At that time I will provide additional details outlining the full scope of services and benefits that will be associated with this exciting new program.

USA Gymnastics will also provide a website to state and regional committees for all disciplines. This will help with communication flow and efficiency of work to be completed. The development of this project has taken a great deal of time, effort and resources but I believe it will be of great value to the gymnastics community now and in the future .

If you' re unable to make it to Boston for the u.s. Olympic Team Trials-Gymnastics, please tune in to NBC Sports August 19 and 20 for coverage of the event (See TV Broadcast Schedule on page 46). It will be a great competition as we head into the last stretch of selecting the Olympic Teams that will represent the USA in Sydney, Australia at the 2000 Olympic Games. Good luck to all the athletes and coaches both at the Trials and Olympic Games. And thanks to each and every one of you who support USA Gymnastics and the development of the USA Team.

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written by basketball great Bill Walton on the impact his college coach, John Wooden,

had on his life. Walton expresses how the values of sport transcend sport and become

part of the fabric of a person's individual character and personality.

ohn Wooden is the greatest basketball coach of all time, but --+-------------__ _ what I learned from him had much more to do with living life than with playing ball. The skills he taught us on the court­teamwork, personal excellence, discipline, dedication, focus, organization, and leadership-are the same tools that you need in the real world. Coach showed us how these skills are

transferable. He wasn't just teaching us about basketball, he was teaching us about life.

John Wooden taught us how to focus on one primary objective: Be the best you can be in whatever endeavor you undertake. Don't worry about the score. Don't worry about the image. Don't worry about the opponent. It sounds easy, but it's actually very difficult. Coach Wooden showed us how to accomplish it. Coach gained respect with a very simple method: by his personal example. He worked harder, longer, smarter, and was more dedicated, loyal, concerned, caring, detailed, meticulous, and enthusiastic than anyone I have ever worked with.

John Wooden never had to tell you that he was the one in charge or get up and give rah-rah speeches to get your attention. He led by being himself.

You saw how true he was to doing things right, by thinking right. Coach Wooden was more interested in the process than in the result. This was very important to him. He really wanted things done correctly and it started with the way he did things. You wanted to follow him and his example.

For us, it all started with our practices at UCLA, which were nonstop action and absolutely electric, super-charged, on edge, crisp and incredibly demanding, with Coach Wooden pacing up and down the sideli nes like a caged tiger, barking out instructions, positive reinforcement, and appropriate maxims: "Be quick, but don't hurry." "Failing to prepare is preparing to faiL" "Never mistake activity for achievement.""Discipline yourself and others won't need to."

At the same time he constantly moved us into and out of minutely detailed dri ll s, scrimmages, and patterns whi le exhorting us to "Move ... quickly ... hurry up!" It was wonderfully exhi larating and absolutely intense .

The skills he taught us

on the court-teamwork,

personal excellence,

discipline, dedication,

focus, organization, and

leadership-are the same tools

that you need in the real world.

In fact, games actually seemed like they happened in a slower gear because of the pace at which we practiced. We'd run a play perfectly in scrimmage and Coach would say, "OK, fine. Now re-set. Do it again, faster."We'd do it again. Faster. And again. Faster. And again.

I'd often think during UCLA games, "Why is this taking so long?" because we had done everyth ing that happened during a game thousands of times at a faster pace in practice.

Coach Wooden wasn't one to casually throw around compliments. He expected you to be really good. Being really good wasn't something special. He assumed you'd be on top of things because that's the way he was. He didn't think you needed to be complimented for doing what was normal.

However, as players we knew we were rising to a greater level when we'd see that smile on his face. When four guys touched that ball in two seconds and the fifth guy hit a lay-up, man, what a feeling! When things really clicked, the joy of playing was reflected by the joy on his face. He created an environment where you expected to be your best and outscore the opponent; where capturing a championship and going

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I can't describe how exciting it was to be a part of that-the joy he created in preparing us for competition. Of

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course, the real competition he was preparing us for was life (even though I didn't realize that until much later). His lessons were invaluable to me when I started raising a family and pursuing other professional activities beyond basketball.

After my father, Coach Wooden has had the most profound influence on me of anyone in my entire life. I was touched by Coach Wooden's greatness-he set a standard I have been trying to live up to ever since. He is as positive as you get. He taught us the values and characteristics that cou ld make us not only good players, but also good people. He taught us how to be true to ourselves while also striving to be our best.

Now I'm forty-four years old and I'm telling my four teenage sons what Coach Wooden used to tell his players, I'm even writing his maxims on their lunch bags and then listening to them complain about it, just like I used to complain.

They'll see. My kids will learn. Soon enough they'll come to understand and appreciate the great wisdom of a very wise man: Coach John Wooden. I have nothing but the greatest love and respect for Coach. Thanks for your sacrifice, gifts, and patience .•

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loyal, concerned, caring, detailed,

meticulous, and enthusiastic than

anyone I have ever worked with.

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WeAre Needed

USA Gymnastics encourages acceptance of children with disabilities into gymnastics programs. There are certainly valuable benefits. such as those Mr. Hurwin describes in the following artie/e. However. in order to provide appropriate care. personnel who work with such children often require special training. and many special needs children can require one-on-one instruction. Each autistic child responds to sensory stimuli in somewhat unique ways.

While David discovered a calming effect in the trampoline. the experience of other autistic children may vary considerably. Working with special needs children. particularly autistic children. requires a fair amount of experimentation to find movement experiences that best meet their individual needs. and that they can engage in safely.

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By Gene M. Hurwin, M.A., Occupational Therapy; Director of Pediatric Development and Rehab, los Angeles School of Gymnastics and Gymnastics Olympica; Creatar of BIG FUN, programs designed for children with special needs

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Every major city in the USA has a branch of the Autistic Society of America and has a website for local information and service links. Please feel free to contact Gene Hurwin at OTlKenOB@aol. cam for program development information on the training needed by gymnastics clubs and coaches to work with autistic children and other special needs kids.

Gene will follow up with another article on this topiC in an upcoming issue of Technique. He will address doing an assessment of a special needs child, constructing a program, and available funding for these type of programs. He is convinced that it makes great sense for owners and coaches to explore working with special needs children and he will go into this in more detail in the next article.

Wo Why should your team give N atasha a try?

a. for a lot less than the cost of hiring a "dance teacher" your club can enjoy world-class choreography training throughout the year

b. real choreography training improves your team's confidence, performance and scores in all events -not just floor and beam

c. your excellent coaching and choreography's strength, flexibility, body alignment and movement skills means "more coachable" gymnasts who consistently score higher and enjoy an increased level of safety

d. because Natasha's methods really work

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AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW OF COACHES DEVELOPMENT

By John WoitCluk John coaches at North Stars Gymnastics in Montville, NJ.

[The seed of this "Levels of Knowledge" outlook was actually a discussion on "value" in one of the late Robert Heinlein's books. He used the "cook vs. pastry chef' idea first, and his analogy has great insight for our sport.-JW)

Using this example, we can see a standard pattern that occurs in any process of learning. This

find instructors on short notice? From your own "ranks." Ex-gymnasts know the skills of the sport, and probably more than a few still had the "bug" and would work for lower pay than the professional Physical Education instructor might (with some notable exceptions).

.~ _____ E===========iliI _______ does not mean Since these are ex-gymnasts, they have some solid knowledge of the sport. So, often they start teaching recreational classes, and occaSionally work with the beginner level teams, building a greater foundation of basic knowledge of the sport. This aspect of our sport is very common. It fits the economics and "reality" of the common club situation.

How do we learn

to do things?

Where do we go

to learn something

that isn/t really

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a school? How do

we improve our

knowledge of

something?

I f you or I wanted to bake an apple pie, we would simply follow the directions in a cookbook, and with a little luck,

would get it right. If we followed this procedure enough times, we would know the recipe by heart and not need the cookbook. We may even decide to try to "spice it up" a little-add some raisins to it, maybe a little more cinnamon. We may also start reading other cookbooks for ideas, or different ways of doing it ("How do you make that cross-hatch pie? Does it make the pie taste better or bake differently?"). We get pretty good at baking-maybe we try other things as well. Now we get into being a pastry chef-an "elite" baker. (They train people for that.) We can create our own specialties.

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there i s a "cookbook" to be a 4-star pastry chef. It is a knowledge and ability that is acquired over time, with discipline* and patience. (Note: This is also the point expounded by the "Malcolm" character in Michael Crichton's "Jurassic Park. " See pp. 306. - JW) This leads to another observation that may seem a bit off the wall, but I think has some points to be considered. To my knowledge, there are few, if any, college or university programs where you can go to learn to COACH gymnastics­Physical Education, yes, but few specifically for gymnastics. Gymnastics as it presently exists, at least in the U.S., is effectively a guild system.

Let's look at some background . Historically, the sport had always been the domain of big multi-sport organizations like the AAU, "Y" programs, some multi-sport private clubs, and of small, local "mom and pop" clubs. These local clubs started out renting a high sclloo1 gym for three to five days a week, setting up and breaking l1' · C;; down equipment every day. &" .f3 t ~

This is a critical point in the "apprenticeship" of the beginner coaches, and critical for a successful program. If we are to avoid correcting errors and "bad habits" from recreational and "pre-team" groups, the instructors at those levels need to be educated by our best and most knowledgeable staff. Ideally, we would like beginners to be taught by the best coaches in the gym. This is not always feasible for a number of reasons, chief among them is the level of difficulty of the higher level gymnasts-they need that expertise even more. So the job of developing the beginners usually falls on the "junior staff."

In their off season, the elite and advanced level coaches need to take the time to

These were individuals who ~ .... ",' loved the sport; it was a .~ ~~. ~ "hobby." However, r '" ~ -;,

teach all their staff proper technique and progressions for the skills they are

teaching. This investment in .___ education will save much

they were also highly competitive, and after a while realized that they needed better training situations for their teams. Throughout the late 70's into the present, they expanded into their own little gyms in warehouses where they could leave equipment up, set up the gym in a way to fit in more equipment, etc. Now they had overhead, and needed to run more class students through to pay the bills. Physical Education teachers were available, but you likely would have to teach them the sport. Where do you

time later, correcting errors in technique learned by less technically knowledgeable instructors / coaches. Now you have an "apprentice" coach,

working under the direction and tutoring of a (hopefully) more

experienced head coach. Now I those individuals really improve ~ their coaching ability, and they

- start assisting the optional teams. They may even be in charge of their

own compulsory group as well.

Here is where the similarity with the "guild" system changes a bit. Traditionally, the apprentice leaves his first "shop" and becomes a

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"journeyman." going out working at other shops, learning from many different "masters" in his area. (The historical pre­cursor to "club-hopping!") However, in our system, clinics and symposiums have replaced this to a great extent. It is possible for a coach to learn from many other coaches without "hopping" around to other clubs. (While this happens, it usually has little to do with advancing coaching knowledge.) Even now, the increase and improvement of "professional" publications and programs (Athlete Wellness, PDp, Safety Certification) are improving this educational situation for the "journeyman" part.

This is still an important point in the development of a "journeyman" coach in the gym as well. They are increasing their knowledge and abilities through sessions with the head coaches, clinics and symposiums. They are allowed freedom to develop their groups-write up the training schedules, the competition schedule, strength and conditioning, etc. However, they still need to be guided at certain points. They have to "stay on the same page" as the head coaches guidelines for the program. Sometimes these "journeyman" coaches see this as restrictive. It may be, but it is of necessity. The program must follow a set of "progressions" as much as the learning of a skill rrtigh t.

Conversely, the head coach must also let the creativity and excitement of his junior staff have an outlet. If there are some good ideas, he must let the junior staff try them. If there are some poor ones, he must clearly explain why they are not to be tried or implemented in the program. This is a fine line to walk­their enthusiasm versus sound judgement. The head coach must also continue their staff's training into higher level skills as they are ready.

After a time, and with some luck, some of these coaches may go on to open their own gyms or become the head coaches in their "home" gym. They begin to develop their own programs, becoming "masters," and in turn start training their own staff and starting the cycle again.

From this perspective, it is obvious that USA Gymnastics, as well as its' member associations, needs to continue on its course of coaches education not only at the "grass roots" levels, but at the highest levels of tlle "master" coaches as well, including them in the education process . •

II you or I wanted to bake an apple pie,

we would simply fonow the directions

in a cookbook, and with a little luck,

would get it right. If we fonowed this

procedure enough times, we would

know the recipe by heart and not need

the cookbook. We may even decide to

try to "spice it up" a little-add some

raisins to it, maybe a little more

cinnamon. We may also start reading

other cookbooks for ideas, or different

ways of doing it.

Learns basics and discipline of training regimens, and how to apply thasa to baginner lavel gymnasts. Gives exact assignments for the beginner gymnasts to follow.

Still IaamIDg, but can apply basics IIIIIl training regimens

to more compIicatsd situations. Has a fairly strong knowledge of basics, and is laaming to apply these to higher 1eveI slcills. Gives exact aasignrnants but gives tha gymnasts Borne freedom in how tha assignments are completed

Reinforcing the basic discipline to train successfully; has some more freedom as to how assignments are completed. Still needs to be guided in her choices and part of her training.

Coach has not developed a strong base of understanding of technique or the discipline to apply it. Either too strict or too "loose" in practice. Gymnasts do not have discipline to train well, or make good decisions regarding their assignments.

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"riN:lpes'" from '&CI'8tcli." Advanced 18V8I slcills.

Stilllaarning, but has a comprehensive and intuitive grasp of the intricacies of the sport. Works with gymnasts to prepare and BXBcute assignments for training and competition.

Should have a strong base of discipline for training; able to work with coaches to develop a more specific, personal training program. Can make good judgements with regard to individual needs with little guidance.

Coach is still trying to control development of gymnasts without their input, often because the gymnasts have not learned "how" to make good choices with regard to their training.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: The need for staff education in our sport is certainly not a new one. Staff education is an important part of all the successful programs, and a good portion of this article came in pari from my own experiences and discussions with many friends and coaches throughout the years. This is as much their article as mine.-JW

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teams. I have not seen anytl1ing like this in Japan or anywhere else in tlle world.

also e nj oyed graduated from Tokyo University in Physical Education in 1964. After retiring from competition, I

my coaching career at that University in 1966 and continued as assistant coach for 10 years. Sawao Kato was a student of the University at that time and one of the developing gymnasts that I coached. He became the individual all-around champion at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City. He also won the gold medal at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich. In all, he captured eight gold medals at tlu'ee Olympic Games from 1968 to 1976.

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watching the Junior Na tional Championships noticing, in p ar ticular, the way the competition was organized and administered. I liked the fact tha t there was no w arm up on the competition floor. Gynmasts used a separate area for a warm up instead. It was a brilliant idea to provide two sets of equipment for each event so that Class I and II performed simultaneously and the gymnasts were judged b y two different sets of judges . The only drawb ack was that the competition took a long time to accommodate the huge number of competitors. I

I have been a coach of Japanese teams, as well as a judge for several international gynmastics competitions. I have also been involved in research in the field of motor learning and have become particularly interested in tlle techniques involved in gymnastics skill elements. Today, I am most interested in the current trend of om sport and the future of men's artistic gymnastics.

I wrote a book with Sawao Kato entitled "The Secret of Gynmastic Training in East Germany" published in 1991 . We discovered a number of interesting things including how Silvio Kroll perfected his new element, the Stretched Cuervo, in vaulting, with which he won the gold at the World Championships at Rotterdam in 1987.

Since arriving in the United States in March of 2000, I have gone to see the NCAA Championships in Iowa and tlle Junior Na tional Championships in Austin, Texas. I enjoyed wa tching the NCAA Championships, but was quite smprised by the intensity of team competitions and the excitement that was created by the gymnasts and by tlle fans that cheered loudly in support of the gymn asts and their

also noticed and enjoyed the announcements of running scores for teams and individuals. This made it easier for the fans to follow the progress of the meet and created more drama for the competition. Many meets around the world today are organi zed this way. Americans have also made significant contributions in the de s ig n and manufacturing of the m any types of quality equipment that are u sed in international competitions, such as the vaulting board, spring floor, etc. Each of these innovations has led almost immediately to the performance of more difficult and advanced skill elements among competitors. These advances have certainly revolutionized the sport of gynmastics.

I have been impressed with how popular gymnastics is in the United Sta tes. I understand that there are more than 5000 gymn astics clubs in the U .S. and nearly

80,000 children are competing in the sport. I am also amazed to see how many people came to watch tlle NCAA championships at Iowa, and I understand the women's competition drew even larger crowds, particularly for tlle NCAA Championships.

Because of tlle popularity of tlle sport, tllere has been a strong demand for coaches here in tlle United States. There are many coaches from other counh'ies coaching here, such as the former USSR, the Republic of Ci1ina, Japan, and otller EUl'Opean cowltries. Many have come to coach at clubs and at colleges and universities. Americans have been increasingly successful in international competitions and have developed some wonderful gymnastics elements, such as the Thomas, Gaylord, and Shurlock. Today, rnore fuan ever before, due to the expertise of tlle coaches and tlle development of the sport here, American gymnastics is noticed and respected around the world.

I have been coaching for 30 years now, and have been a judge and gymnastics event officer tlu'oughout tllat time. Dming these years, I have participated in the successes of Japanese men's gymnas tics including that moment when tlley became world cll ampions for the fu'st time in 1960 at the Rome Olympics. I have also experienced the struggles of Japanese men's gymnastics in the 1980's. In its earlier stages gymnastics was symbolized by the expression of grace, elegance, and originality. Its pmpose was to make a simple skill look more exciting and appealing. Japanese gymnastics has always sought to develop the kind of presentation that is most appealing to judges and spectators. At tlle same time, many original elements have been crea ted : Such skills as the Endo, Yamashita, Tsukah ara, Kasamatsu, Kato, Honma, Yamawaki, and many others. Japan maintained its standing as World Champions in men's gynmastics lmtil Fort Worth, Texas in 1979. For almost 20 years, Japan was invincible. Then came tlle Soviets who introduced pme stability and strength in their gymnastics performances, which eventu ally overtook

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the Japanese and the rest of the world. However, in the process of taking over the top of the world ranking for more than 10 years, the Soviet Union has also concentrated a great deal of time and effort in developmental training of its juniors. The vision of this fundamental training was to create a foundation which would enable its athletes to perform not only steadily and smoothly, but introduce new and more difficult elements. The development of just a few new elements in the beginning soon led to creation of many more within the training structure. Their system of training and development seemed to provide its own momentum for continual improvement and innovation.

Today, we can see that the Republic of China has built upon and refined the gymnastics training of the Soviet Union and Japan and has taken it beyond even those impressive levels of not very long ago. However, as impressive as these developments are, I am disturbed by some of what I see.

The direction that we are heading in the sport of gymnastics at this time does disturb me. I am going to suggest that it should cause all of us to pause and reflect. Gymnastics today has become a sport that focuses primarily on the difficulty of the skills and the routines to the exclusion of other considerations which used to be paramount-or at le ast extremely important. Why? Because the Code of Points requires gymnasts to perform that way. With the Code as it is today, all of the gymnasts in the world must key their training and strategies to seek bonus points in order to be competitive-in order to achieve a score which will allow them to be competitive. There is an advantage to this method. It enables judges to evaluate a routine objectively. Howevel~ it has become a topic of increasingly frequent discussion that subjectivity in judging has resulted in instances of clearly unfair outcomes among competitors. When this occurs, it damages the reputation of the sport as well as the reputations of some countries and judges. There emerged a need for political intervention to avoid a growing tendency toward inadequate judging education, which produced unqualified judges. Some media and other sports organizations have engaged in "gymnastics bashing" because of the frequency of these occurrences. In order to address and, hopefully, erase this negative reputation, the FIG technical committee went in the direction of seeking a more rational and objective way to judge gymnastics. The first target was to eliminate certain articles that may have caused confusion or uncertainty in judging such as

eliminating bonus awards for virhlosity and originali ty. In the past, some judges gave bonus awards to most of the top gymnasts in the world simply because they were from the Soviet Union or Japan. Some of these judges seemed not to lmderstand the true concept of virhlosity. The definition of virhlosity in the code is as follows:

Virhlosity points should only be given to performances, whicll show extraordinary virhle in their skills or their routines. iJladequate education of judges has also resulted in instances of some of them being unable to identify elements, or separate performances adequately. One of the

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:s is the highest demonstration of athletic ability. Virtuosity ~ may be given for individual element and connections but ~ also for the total exercise. ~ Further in the Article 25 of this code there is as foLLows:

~ Another Limit is reached with Virtuosity-the Limit of the quaLity of the C technicaL execution, demonstrating speciaL athLetic abiLity, because aLL r. A moves are executed to their maximum height angLe etc. and this can resuLt V rI in technicaL faiLure on the part of the gymnast.

..... Virtuosity therefore is an execution factor and may appear anywhere, regardLess of the degree of difficuLty, and may be seen in the most simpLe or the most difficuLt movement.

Above: Dive bwd. w. 1/2 t. to roll fwd; Sigeru Kasamatsu (JPN). Photo by Karl-Heinz Friedrich.

Right: Tkatchev; Charles Lakes (USA).

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W1Ieasonable occmrences in judgements about originality is that some judges have given or withheld bonus points by using their own broad interpretation of the concept of originality. Many curious and different elements and connections were given originality bonus points regardless of how valuable the elements were for the overall impression of the individual performance or for the development of gymnastics. Some judges gave points for originality, for scarcity and difficulty of the elements. That is a mistake. The definition is as follows:

It would seem that, in practice, the Code of Points has moved in the direction of making difficulty the only judgement criteria­almost as if judges are not allowed to judge subjectively at all. Since then, the difficulty of elements changed from C to D, E and super E. It may add elements of F and G in the future.

WHERE, THEN, IS THE SPORT GOING? Are we to sacrifice all other components of gymnastics performances in a quest for every possible skill, which we may be able to invent as long as they are "difficult?" Will difficulty alone emerge as the sole or

dominant criteria in presenting om sport and determining om champions?

In my opinion, gymnastics development in the futme should include three important components. The first is the performance of the element; the second is difficulty of the element; and the third is consideration of originality of the element including connections and construction of the routine. It is important that a good balance of these three groups be presented. Without such a balance, it is not too farfetched to say that gymnastics as a sport may not be destined

realization of the RARE and the

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Further in Article 25 of this Code there is as combination. Therefore, we cannot adhere to

..... UNUSUAL and setting c::;l oneself apart from the ..... traditional. It encompasses ..,. new and rare exerClse ~ parts, unusual connections .,..... throughout the entire t-t exerC1se but also the ..... personal technical style

which produces the highest quality of execution.

follows:

Originality must be addressed in depth in order to ensure proper application of the rules in the Code of Points, so that the rare, but more importantLy, the originaLity factor is properly evaluated.

Whenever a gymnast demonstrates something New or Unusual or something that causes "Special Enthusiasm" it is justified to award Bonus Points for originality.

This also applies if rare elements are executed leaving a surprising effect. Finally, known elements are considered original, if they are executed impressively and in unusual

the generaL categorization of originaLity in the realm of combination.

Originality may appear in difficulty and even in execution and the judges must be able to recognize and acknowledge originality in those areas. As opposed to risk, originality is not strictly subject to difficulty and it also cannot be found on lists or charts, because the essential criteria for this Bonus Point factor-surprise and its effect-would thereby be lessened .

Furthermore, the development goes on and new elements and connections are constantly created.

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It is easy to observe that the difficulty of the elem ents has been developed to a fa r greater ex tent than the other two components over the past 10 years, due to the abolition of compulsory exercises and the demands of the new code. Certainly it is true that many gymnasts can perform more difficult elements than ever before. We can see that all of the top competi tors in the w orld today make sometimes astonishing efforts to earn bonus p oints for their performances by adding difficulty to the greatest extreme they are capable of. We have also seen that, all too often, many gymnasts will perform the same D, E skills and same connections as well as similar routines. The perform ances have become increasingly similar, uninteresting, and mechanical (actually have used the term monotonous). It is my contention that this should be avoided, not encouraged. I believe it is past time for a different balance to be sought and encouraged.

Wouldn't you like to see m ore skills such as back toss to handstands executed with the m agnificent technique of Kasamatsu? How about a great scissors like Cerraar once performed? How abou t a high and dynamiC Yaeger and Tkachev like Charles Lakes once showed us? Or the elegant and graceful performances of Sawao Kato?

Wouldn' t yo u like to see them again? Shouldn't this kind of virtuosity be encourag­ed and rewarded? Where has it gone?

We rarely w i tn ess su ch won derful perform ances an d virtuosity in th e

competitions anym ore. And when we see them, they are not rewarded by the higher scores given to other performers who exhibit difficulty above beauty, smoothness, and continuity. It is sad and disappointing to me--and it is apparent to me that our audiences are often confused and disappointed by the scores given . We simply cannot judge the virtuosity of performances adequately with the =rent Code. By today's standards, a performance with no deduction is the m ost su perior routine, provided difficulty requirements are fulfilled. How, then, will we judge the gymnast who does the same routine but with superior virtuosity? Are the scores to be the same? Yes, in today's judging they will be. I am not con v inced the m akers of the cod e intended this outcome that h as become all too cornmon in today's gymnastics competitions. I am not convinced that the present code is encouraging our beloved sport to move and progress in the direction we should all w ant to see--and that our grow ing international audience will understand, enjoy, and respond to.

Can gymnastics continue to be an admired and popular sport in the future? Can coaches, judges, gymnasts, and the growing number of gymnastics fans continue to enjoy and love the sport if its development continues in its present direction?

I feel we have come to a very critical point in the sport of gymnastics. The development of new elements and connections has slowed in the past 10 years. The current Code does not encourage their development or performance. How many new elements have been performed in the world in the past 14 years?

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The list of new elements performed from 1987 to 1999 is as follows:

FLOOR Triple salta bwd. tucked 3/2 sa lta fwd. tucked to roll fwd. Double sa lta bwd. stretched with 1/ 1 turn Salta fwd. stretched with 2/1 turn Double sa lta fwd. tucked 3/2 sa lta fwd. piked to roll fwd. Double sa lta bwd. stretched with 2/1 turn

bwd. double salta to up. arm hang Double salta fwd. tucked to up. arm hang Giant swing bwd. and salta with 1/2 turn tucked to up. arm hang Giant swing bwd. with 1/2 to up. handstand Double salta fwd. piked to up. arm hang Basket with salta bwd. to up. arm hang Morisue piked Double salto bwd. tucked with 1/1 turn From hang on end double salta tucked with 1/1 tum Giant swing bwd. to up. with 1/1 turn to handstand Belle piked Double salta fwd. tucked with 1/2 turn

HORIZONTAL BAR From el-grip, Yeager stretched with 1/1 turn Tkatchev stretched with 1/1 turn Swing fwd. and counter salta fwd. straddled to hang Gaylord piked Gaylord 2 Tkatchev stretched with 1/1 turn From el-grip, Gaylord piked Gaylord with 1/2 turn Double salta fwd. tucked with 3/2 turn

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INDUCTEES INTO THE HALL OF FAME CLASS OF 2000

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THURSDAY-8/17

7:30 a.m.-7:00 p.m.

7:00 p.m.

FRIDAY-8/18

7:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

8:30-9:45 a.m.

10: 15-11 :30 a.m.

Exhibit Hall: 10:30-11 :30 a.m.

Exhibit Hall: 11 :30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

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2:45-4:00 p.m.

3:30-5:30 p.m.

7:00 p.m.

SATURDAY-8/19

7:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

8:00-9: 15 a.m.

8:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

9:45-11 :00 a .m.

12:00-1 :10 p.m.

1:15-2:15 p.m.

2: 15-3:30 p.m.

4:00 p.m.

8:00 p.m.

9:30 p.m.

SUNDAY-8/20

8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

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10: 15-11:30 a.m.

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Congress Registration Booths Open

Olympic Team Trials Competition-Men

Congress Registration Booths Open

Congress Session 1

Congress Session 2

Gym Club Owners Preview

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Congress Session 3

Congress Session 4

Exhibit Hall Social

Olympic Team Trials Competition-Women

PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS 1 : 1 5·2: I Congress Registration Booths Open

Congress Session 5

Exhibit Hall Open To All

Congress Session 6

Congress Session 7

President's Address

Congress Session 8

Olympic Team Trials Competition-Men

Hall Of Fame Awards Dinner

Congress Dance Party

Congress Registration Booth Open

Exhibit Hall Open To All Congress AHendees

Congress Session 9

Congress Session 10

Congress Session 1 1

Congress Session 12

Olympic Team Trials Competition-Women

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WEDNESDAY-8/16

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T & T Regional Directors Training

W State & Regional Chair Workshop

FRIDAY-8/18

T & T Regional Directors Meeting

MJOPC Meeting

Rhythmic St & Reg Board

NHSGCA Brinkworth

Athlete Council

Men-NGJA Gen . Memb. Meeting

SATURDAY-8/19

M State/Regional Chair

Special Olympics

SUNDAY-8/20

7:00-9:00 p.m .

8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

8:00 a .m.-8:00 p.m.

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6:00-9:00 p.m .

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7:00-8:30 a.m .

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-------USECA Awards 11 :30 a.m.-1 :00 p.m.

Marriott

Sheraton

Marriott

Room 110

Hynes, Room 109

Hynes, Room 107

Hynes, Room 305

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THURSDAY 8/17 ADD ON COURSES Safety Certification 8:30 a .m.-12:30 p.m. or

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Club Owners Business Conference (Full) 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (Full) Room 102 ... ...... .. ......... ... ... ... .. .. ........ ........... .................................................................. ......................... ......................... ... ... .... ............. .......................... Member ,Club Website Training 12:30-4:30 p.m. Room 103 .................................................................... ................................................................................................................................. ...... ............. Rhythmic Nat' l Judging Test 4:00-6:00 p.m . Room 107

Trampoline & Tumbling 1 :00-5:00 p.m. Room 110 ........................ ........... ... ...... ................................. ... ... ............ ....... ...... ..... ....... ..... .......... ........ .. ... ...................................... .......... ... .. ... ..... ... .....

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8:30-9:45 10: 15-11 :30 1 :00-2:15 , 2:45-4:00 W Compulsory Skill W Bars W Bars Progressions·BB Uneven Bars Pirouettes Inverted Giants Wo jtczuk Hottenstein Akopyan Harris ... ................. ....... ... .... ... ...... .... ......... .. ............ .. .... .......... ................. ... ..... .......... .. ... ............ ... .......... ..................... ...................................... Yurchenko Giving Your Gymnastics Coaching To Vault Drills Business A Physical Overcome Fear Novikov Lenzini Arnold

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Incorporating Rhythmic How to Teach Skill Growing Boys Classes Gymnastics Into Your Incorporating Fun Into Progressions In Your PS Storts With Pre-School PS Program Teaching PS Gymnastics Program Robinson CaliaharrMolnar Jordan Hayes/Austin ..... ........................... ..... ... ................................................................... ....... .......... .... ... ........... .... ... ....... ...................................................... Hire, Train, & Inspire Basic Boys Curriculum: FX, M Basic Skills: Strategies For The Retention Top Stoff PH, Physical Conditioning FX, PH Of Boys Komara Strank Watanabe Foster ... ... ........... ... .... ............................................................................................ ..... ..... ....... ............... ... ........................................................... New Elements Level 9 Review & Practice Compulsory Can You See The Forest For 1999 Worlds Judging Beam Year 4 The Trees

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Rhythmic Compulsories Level 5 Rope/ Boll Stoff

Cheerleading Increase Your Enrollment Lyons

Rhythmic "Basic Training" Stoff

Quality Service M. Williams

Rhythmic Compulsories Level 5 RFX/ Clubs Stoff

How, What, When, Where, Goal Setting Gibson

Trampoline Drills for Artistic Gymnastics Biggs

Running Stoff Meetings, The 6 Hots Style McCarthy

Using Traditional Gymnastics Progressions With a Purpose, Men's Men's Equipment In Developing Skill "Code Of Points Update" "Code Of Points" Non-Traditional Ways Progressions In GG Zunich Scheer Moskovitz Moskovitz

.... .. ..... ..... ... ...................... .............. ............................... .. .............................................. .. .... .. .. ............. ..................................................... How To Market your Athlete for Building a Strong Foundation Safety and Responsibilities A Collegiate Scholarship- Using your Rec Program Grip Recognition In The Gym For Closs Instructors Jarrett Sherman Elfenbein/ Bunge Taylor

Using Teamgym To Motivate & Tumbling Skills For The Pommel Horse Reward Students TOPS Update New Code "It's Easy" Capelotti Anderson Marinitch Weiner ........................ .. .......... ... ......... .. ....................................... .................. ... ..... ... ... ......... ....... ..... ..... ..... .... ...................................................... JO Program Trampoline Double MiniTramp Tumbling Adding Trampoline & Tumbling Levels 1-1 0 Levels 1-10 Levels 1-9 To Your Program Umenhofer WiMline Beck Schlosser

Developing & Maintaining a PS Children With Special Gymnastics On The Move, Mobile Gym Program Needs Satellite Programs Hersheys Session Samuels Faber-Hickey Scharlow Szeltner ... ......... ............................. ............................................ .. .......................... .. .. ...... ..... ........................................................ .. ... .....................

Hosting A Safety Course 2002 Round Rhythmic Nutrition World Closs Event Table Discussions FIG Report Clark Dumas Case Feldmann/ Nelson Schmid-Shapiro

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Open To All Congress Attendees

8:00-9:15 9:45-11:00 12:00-1 :10 2:15-3:30 Women Optional How To Retain Women's Bar Releases Your Team Kids Balance Beam JO Update

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Developing Boys Instructors 8. Coaches Robinson

Basic Boys Curriculum #2 SRjV /Flex Strank

Men Basic Skills #2 SR/ HB Watanabe

Working With Kids: Motivation, Retention, Entitlement, Porental lnvolvement Arnold

School Age Themes Curriculum Guidelines For Women's Strop What Is The Start Value? 8. Circuits Girls 5·8 Years Bar Training Level 10 BB 8. FX Komara Issacs Houlton PanichasjThorberg .. .... ........... .. .. ......... ......... .. ................. ..................................................... .. .... ... .. ...... ... ..... .. ...... .......... ..... ...................................................

Delegation, Why 90% Of Our Training 8. Maintaining Newsletters Your Untapped Discovering Your Gifts Industry Foils 8. Developmental Teachers Marketing Tool In The Gym What To Do About It . ~p.ra~~.~ ... ... ..... ....... ... ..................... ~:~~.I~y ......... ................ .................... ~c.C~rth.Y. .... ....... ... ........ ..... ..... .... .. ... ~~~.Q~~ ............... .................... .. Rhythmic "Basic Training" Stoff

Rhythmic Compulsories Level 5 Hoop/ Ribbon Stoff

Men's

Rhythmic Compulsories Level 6 RFX/ Clubs Stoff

Rhythmic Compulsories Level 6 Rope/Boll Stoff

What Is The Start Value? J.O. Program 8. Raising The Value Of Your Gymnastics Fun Level 10 Bars Future Stars Update Customer Service 8. Gomes Hamilton Mcintyre Lulla Laznovski ........ ......... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... ........... ................................................... .. ....... .. .. ..... .. ..... ....... .... .. ......... ......... ................................................... Nat'l Elite Testing Maintaining A Large Gymnastics Continuing Education For Your Vault 8. Beam PS Program PS Teachers 8. Parents Olympic Preparation 2000

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Presentation 8. Position: Developing a Competitive How To Integrate Strength 8. Gen Gym Programs Development For TeamGymn Squad Flex Into Your Closs Program That Affect The Bottom Line Mole Gymnasts Moskovitz Spencer Biron Spielkamp .... ..... .... .......... .. .. ..... ...... .. ...................................................................... ........ ... ................. .. .. .. .. ........ ..... .......................... .. .......................

Strategies for the Retention of Boys, Port 2 Foster

NAWGJ Open Session Ide

Money, Money, Money Increase Your Bottom Line By 30% Stanner

JO Optimal Routine Construction Using The New Code Butcher

Optional Vaulting "Opening Deductions" Graff/ Koll

Stoff Development vs. Stoff Training Ta~or

Save Your Bock (Shoulders 8. Elbows): Core For The Gymnastics Spotter Buchheister

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2:45-4:00 Use Music & Dance To Uven Up Your Closs Sessions Whiriock

Tumbling Training Elite Skills Compulsory Floor Exercise Twisting In Combinations . Q & A For All Events Tumbling Year 4 .A.rr.erTJ0.v .............................. ........... ~~?~~~W~!~~.~ ................................ ~~.~n.i.c~ ... ..... .......... ... ........... ...... .. ... . ~~I! ... ........ .................... ........ .... .

Creating An Alliance With Your Parents Ko ll

Basic Boys

Athlete Wellness Marshall

Physiological Aspects Of Skill, Flexibility & Body Composition Port 1 Sands

Physiological Aspects Of Skill, Flexibility & Body Composition Part 2 Sands

Curriculum # 3 "Girls Are From Venus, Leaps & Turns For PB,HB, Games Boys Are From Mars" Beam & Floor Daily Ballet Training .$.lJ:Qok .... .... ..... .... ............. .... .. .... ... Y.QO~~y ......................... ............ .. .. .... 0[9.~?f~!d .. ........................................ P.9.Z?Qr. ........... ..... .. .... .... ......... .. . .

Developing the Multiple Connected Releases Men Basic Skills #3 Duties Of Chief Judge & Morisue on Parallel Bars At High Bar PB, V Meet Ref Watanabe Marinitch Watanabe Sielski/Christensen

Men How To Design An Educational Marketing Your PS How To Organize Successful Guczoghy & O'Neill & Exciting Gymnastics Program Birthday Parties In Your Facility Start To Finish PS Lesson Plan Metzger Isaacs Brant B. Gardner ......................... ............................................................... ................. ..... .. ....... ..... .............................. ........... .. ..................... ...................... Rhythmic Compulsories Rhythmic Compulsories RhythmiC Compulsories Rhythmic Compulsories Level 6 Hoop/Ribbon levels 7 & 8 Elements Level 5 Recap Level 6 Recap Staff Staff Staff Staff

Setting Up A Non-Profit Organization Dever

Booster Club Management S. Williams

Execution Know How BB/ FX Dykes/Elfenbein

Marketing Plan For Gym Club Owners Sikora

Multiple Intelligences Greenhawk

Execution Know How UB Rand/Maloney

Setting Up Your Preschool Gym Safely Taylor

"Part II" Workers Compensation & Non Compete Contracts Armenta

Level 8 Review & Practice Judging Thorberg/Seilski

Building A Strategic Plan & Exit Stratagy Sahlein

Implementing A TOPS Program In Your Gym Retrosi

Vision 2000 Task Force A No-Frills Making Big Bucks Action Plan For Dance/Presentation Class During the Summer Dynamic Alignment School PE Programs for Men Biron Johnson Feldmann/Nelson Spielkamp ................. ... ..... .... ..... .... .. .... ...... ................................. ........................................... ... .... ... ......... ..... ..... ......................... ....... ... .. ................. . Tumbling How To Teach A Double Back Beck

Market and Promote Your Big Events Reaching Over 32,000 Kids VanEveren

Trampoline, Twisting Multiple Somersaults Umenhofer

Inflate Your Profits Without Even Trying (Inflatablesl Ford

Backyard Trampolines, Lets Minimize The Risk Wills{line

Tumbling In & Out Of Big Tricks & Levell a Compulsory Beck

Orthodics For Gymnastics Sullivan

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Don't miss these Fun-Filled, Interactive Activities *The Activity Center will Be Located In The Exhibit Hall

FRIDAY-8/18 12:00 p.m. 1 :00 p.m. 2:00 p.m.

3:00 p.m.

Express Yourself Partner, Partner who's Got A Partner Bean Bag, Hoops, Beach Balls & More ... Using Hand Apparatus With Your Recreational Students Choreography For Competitive Cheer Routines

SATURDAY-8/19 10:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m.

Spotting Basic Tumbling Active Exercise Session (Posture Exercise) Cheer Tumble Fun Drills for Classes

SUNDAY-8/20 9:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. 11 :00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. 1 :00 p.m. 2:00 p.m.

Stretching Class for Everyone Cheer Safety, Spotting & Skill Progressions Going Bananas Stretching Class for Everyone Pre-School Progressions, Spot, Philosophy Stretching Class for Everyone

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Lord Spivey

Moskovitz Buchheister Calvert GG Staff

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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Saturday, August 19, 2000 8:00-8:30 pm

Cocktail Reception

8:30 pm Dinner and

Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

YolllE in(Jited to the CongredJ Dance Party linlnediateLy fo LLowing the

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Candice Feinberg recievcs the Rhythmic Service/Stal' Award f,'om USA Gy mnastics

Pres iden t Bob Colarossi.

Brian Babcock's w idow Ta.mmy, and daug h ter Jessic."l, accept the

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WOMEN'S TECHNICAL COMMITTEE MINUTES June 25-26, 2000 Parsipanny, New Jersey Meeting was called to order at 9:00 am ROLL CALL: Chairman Cheryl Hamilton Region I Sue Graff Region II Linda Mulvihill Region ill Carole Bunge Region IV Linda Thorberg Region V Char Christensen Region VI Cindy Sielski (absent) Region VII Myra Elfenbein Region vm Marian Dykes Elite Tech. Chair Audrey Schweyer Vice Pres. BOD Joan Gnat (Sunday only) JO Chair Tom Koll Elite Chair Roe Kreutzer Admin. Chair Jan Greenhawk (Sun. only) SDWP Kathy Kelly NCAA Sandy Thielz (Sun. only)

I. CHAIRMAN COMMENTS C. Hamilton announced that Audrey Schweyer will be inducted into the Hall of Fame at this year's Congress and that Linda Mulvihill and Muriel Grossfeld will represent the USA as judges at the Olympic Games. Congratulations to all.

II. ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE REPORT J. Greenhawk gave a report on the activities and decisions made by the Administrative Committee (see June minutes of Administrative Committee). The financial report was also given and Greenhawk announced that a great majority of the money brought in was directed back to the athletes either directly or indirectly. The Women's Program Summit Dinner will be held on Thursday, August 17 at 7:00 p.m. and a Women's Program Officers Reception will be hosted by Region VI on August 16 from 7-9. The committee is welcomed at both events.

III. BOARD OF DIRECTOR'S VICE PRESIDENT FOR WOMEN'S REPORT J. Gnat gave a report on the recent decisions of the USA Gymnastics Board of Directors. The proposed bylaws change received a majority of votes, but not the required 2/3 majority in order to pass. This issue is still being discussed at the Board level.

IV. NCAA REPORT S. Thielz reported on the decisions of the Collegiate Committee. The Technical Committee requested that the NCAA compile and submit in writing to USA Gymnastics any rules to be used by the collegiate program that differ from the Jr. Olympic rules, so that those rules can be included in the 2000-2001 Rules and Policies. V. NEUTRAL DEDUCTIONS Recommendation that, effective August 1, 2000, neutral deductions (timing or out of bounds violations) must be indicated to the coach either verbally or by visual means. Motion: L. Mulvihill Second: M. DlJkes PASSED

Recommendation to eliminate the neutral deduction of 0.20 for performing the wrong vault. The judges will use the start value of the vault performed; however, it is still necessary to announce or flash the intended vault number. (Effective August 1, 2000) Motion: A. Schweyer Second: L. Mulvihill PASSED

VI. VAULT TABLES The new Vault tables for Level 8 and Level 9/ 10 were presented by T. Koll. He explained the rationale from the JO Committee in drafting the new vault values. The committee also wanted to equalize the four events. After discussion of t.~e proposed Vault tables, the WTC asked Koll to communicate with the JO Committee to consider a few changes. A Level 8 Vault chart and a new Level 9/ 10 Vault chart are included as an attachment to these minutes. These vault values/ charts are effective August 1, 2000.

VII. NEW ELEMENT EVALUATIONS VAULT 53.510 ~ on . ~ off, front tuck with a l/ltwist (5hible) 10.00

BAR5 52.409 Jump from LB, long swing forward, counterswing

backward to uprise, release with ~ turn and straddle flight backward over HB, (similar to Wilson 52.408)(Franzella) D

57.415 Pike sale circle backward through handstand on LB with flight and ~ turn to catch HB (performed in either direction) (8ykhovsky) D

BEAM 58.404 5alto backward in tuck position with a U turn

in Ihe air 10 land sideways on Ihe beam (similar 10 a side salta) (Roselle) D

52.405 Pike jump (toke off from two feel) wilh l/llurn ((ox)

Recommendation that a Certificate of Accomplishment with a cover letter be sent to each athlete who successfully performs a new element at JO Nationals. M. Dykes will forward a sample certificate and cover letter to the office. Motion: M. Dykes Second: C. BlInge PASSED

VIII. JO COMMITTEE PROPOSAL Recommendation to accept the JO Committee's proposal to change the Special Requirements for Level 8 Uneven Bars, effective August 1, 2000, to the following: 1. "B" flight element (not the dismount) OR a

"B" element with direction change (not the mount or the dismount).

2. One bar change 3. "A" dismount Motion: M. Elfenbein Second: M. Dykes PASSED Recommendation to accept the JO Committee's proposal to eliminate the requirement of tum or flight for Special Connection Bonus of C + C for Level 9 Uneven Bars. However, in order to receive the 0.10 bonus, the two "C" elements must be

different. (Effective August 1, 2000) Motion: L. Thorberg Second: L. Mulvihill PASSED Note: A Front Giant with legs together or with legs apart is considered the same elemen t.

IX. CLARIFICATIONS There is no specific angle of closure required for the wolf jumps. The criteria for value part consideration are that the extended leg must be at horizontal or above, and the knees should be together. Wolf jumps must take off from two feet, but may land on either two feet or one foot.

X. OPTIONAL MEETS - START VALUES Recommendation to accept the JO Committee's proposal that Start Values must be flashed at Level 8, 9 and 10 State and Regional Meets. The State Boards may determine if the flashing of Start Values is required (or allowed) for Pre-sectional or Sectional Meets. (Effective August 1, 2000) Motion: S. Graff Second: C. Christensen PASSED Recommendation that, if the Meet Director for an invitational or local meet elects to flash Start Values, this requirement must be included in the pre-meet information for coaches and indicated on the judge'S contract. (Effective August 1, 2000) Motion: A. Schwelfer Second: L. Mulvihill PASSED .

XI. JUDGING ASSIGNMENTS Recommendation that, if a shortage of properly rated officials for any level of competition exists, the use of a lower rated official must be approved by the RTCC. (Effective August 1, 2000) Motion: C. Cillistensen Second: C. Bunge PASSED

XII. EQUIPMENT Recommendation that, whenever there is failure of the equipment during a competitive routine, the gymnast should have the option of repeating her routine in total, or repeating the routine from the point of interruption (after a reasonable amount of rest, if necessary). The decision must be made prior to the flashing of the score. (Effective August 1, 2000) Motion: M. Dykes Second: L. Thorberg PASSED

XIII. ELITE COMMITTEE REPORT R. Kreutzer gave the Elite Committee report and recapped all the activity that has taken place this year for the Juniors as well as the preparation for the Olympic Team. The upcoming season promises to be highly competitive and our prospects for Olympic success are great.

XIV. COMPULSORY CONCERNS Level 4 Squat Vault: Recommendation to increase the deduction for "Lack of extension (open before landing) to "up to 1.00 pt." for the Level 4 Squat Vault. (Effective August 1, 2000) Motion: M. Elfenbein Second: C. Christensen PASSED

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Recommendation to accept the JO Committee's proposal to add the following deduction to the Level 5 & 6 Bar Counterswings: Incorrect technique of Counterswing Up to 0.20 (Effective August 1, 2000) Motion: L. Mulvihill Second: M. Dykes PASSED The intended technique in the Counterswing is to show a hollow chest position with a rounded hip angle. If the hip angle opens to a sh'etched or arched position with feet flared out over low bar, deduct up to 0.20. The committees clarified that at this level the main emphasis should be on proper body shaping and not on external amplitude of the skill in relation to the apparatus.

XV. CALENDAR (TENTATIVE) K. Kelly presented a tentative calendar for next year (2001). Intercontinental Judges' Course Rrst American Cup Qualifier Second American Cup Qualifier Continental Brevet (Two courses I Visa American Cup Rnals International Team Meet level 9/1 0 State Meets level 9/1 0 Regionals level 9 Regionals level 1 0 Nationals level 9 EastMest National level Judges' Course

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C. Hamilton requested that each RTCC do a comparative analysis of the Regional and National scores of the gymnasts who qualified to Nationals from their respective region. This will assist with determining the assignments for next year and nationally will help the committees to determine hI hue qualification and format issues.

XVII. ELEMENT EVALUATIONS Elite: A. Schweyer requested that the RTCCs inform her of any evaluations that are received for elite athletes. A list of the evaluations that are made at U.s. Championships will be distributed and published for hlhue use. These evaluations are valid for this counhy only. Any new elements performed internationally must be reviewed and evaluated by the FIG / WTC or the Technical Director of an international meet.

Jr. Olympic: C. Hamilton requested that the RTCs communicate with their RJOCC on the evaluation of new JO elements before a decision is made.

XVIII. JUDGES' COURSE 2001 A. Schweyer discussed the proposals for next year's Judges Course. It was decided to conduct a "National Judges' Course" in lieu of the Elite Course. Since the National Course will be conducted on the new JO rules, the new rating will be called "National."

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Current Level 10 judges who satisfy the Active Status requirements and the longevity requirement of holding a Level 10 rating a minirnmn of two cycles will also be invited to attend the National Comse. These newly eligible judges would be required to attend the course and pass an exam to achieve the National rating. Both groups will be termed National Judges and will not be separated for purposes of assignments. The National Rating will be equivalent to the Elite Rating on the pay scale.

For the fuhue, the Technical Comnlittee will be reviewing the longevity requirement as the main criteria for invitation to the National Comses.

XIX. EVALUATION OF FILMS The committee spent the remainder of the meeting evaluating the Level 4, 5 and 6 Base Score videos. The national office will distribute the final video and script will be distributed to the State Chairman and State Judging Directors prior to the fall season. The meeting was adjomned at 12:30 p.m. on Sunday.

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LEVEL 8 The following Group 1 and 3 Vaults are allowed at Level 8: 1.101 Handspring 9.0 1.102 Handspring )\ 9.0 1.104 Yamashita 9.0 1.105 Yamashita )\ 9.2 1.106 )\ On · )\ Off 9.1 1.202 Handspring 1/1 9.4 1.205 Yamashita 1/1 9.4 1.206 lI On -1/1 Off 9.3 1.207 1/1 On -

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JR. OLYMPIC VAULT TABLE FOR LEVELS 9 AND 10 Effective August 1, 2000 Nole: Bold type indicotes a new vauh, new number, or new value. ,

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2.301 Hondspring-Fronl Tuck 9.7 2.302 Hondspring-Fronl Tuck U 9.9 2.303 Hondspring-U Off, Bock Tuck 9.9

2.402 Hondspring-Fronl Tuck l/ t 10.0 2.403 Hondspring-U Off, Bock Tuck U 10.0 2.404 Hondspring-Fronl ~ke 9.B 2.405 Hondspring-Fronl ~ke U 1 0.0 2.406 Hondspring-U Off, Bock Pike 10.0

2.501 Handspring-Double Fronl 10.0 2.502 Hondspring-FrontTuck lU 10.0 2.507 Hondspring-Fronl Loyoul 10.0 2.50B Hondspring-Fronl Loyoul U 10.0 2.509 Hondspring-U Off, Bock Loyoull 0.0 2.510 Hondspring-Fronl Loyoul l/ l 10.0 2.511 Hondspring-Fronlloyoul l U 10.0 2.512 Hondspring-FronlloyouI2/ 1 t 0.0 2.513 1/ 10ll-FronlTuck 10.0 2.514 1/ 1 Oll-Fronl Pike to.O 2.515 1/ 10ll-Fronlloyoul to.O

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. All Tsukohoros may be performed with 90 degrees 10 lBO degrees LA lurn in Ihe firsl flighl phose.

3.201 Tsukohoro Tuck

3.303 Tsukohoro Pike 3.305 Tsukohoro Loyout 53.310 Tsukohoro Tuck U 53.311 Tsukohoro Pike U 13.312 Tsukohoro Loyoul U

3.402 Tsukohoro Tuck 1/1 3.403 Tsukohoro Tuck lU 3.405 Tsukohoro Layout 1/ 1 3.407 U Oll-U Off, Fronl Tuck 3.40B ~ Oll-U Off, Fronl Pike

3.501 Tsukohoro Oouble Tuck 3.504 Tsukohoro Oouble Pike 3.505 Tsukohoro Loyoull U 3.506 Tsukohoro Loyoul 2/ 1 3.50B U Oll-U Off, Fronl Loyoul 53.509 U Oll-U Off, Fronl Tuck U

(5hible) 53.510 ~ OIl-U Off,

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4.201 RO, Flic·floc Oil-Bock Tuck 54.210 RO, Flic·Aoc U on- 1/1 Off 54.211 RO, Flic·floc U oll-1U off 54.212 RO, Flic·floc on - 1/ 1 Off

4.302 RO, Flic·floc all-Bock Tuck 1/ 1 4.303 RO, Flie·flocoll-Bock Pike 4.304 RO, Fiic·flocoll-Bock Loyoul 4.306 RO, Flic·floc Oll-U Off, Fronl Tuck 4.307 RO, Flic·floc Oll-U Off, Fronl Pike 4.315 RO, Flic·floc 1/1 01l-1/1 Off 54.320 RO, flie·fl" or~Boek Tuck ~ 54.321 RO, Flic·Aoc all-Bock Pike U 54.322 RO, Fiic·Aoc all-Bock Loyoul U 54.323 RO, Flic-Aoc 01l-1 ~ Off {Allen}

4.402 RO, Flic-floc Oil-Bock Tuck lU 4.404 RO, Flic-floc all-Bock Loyoull / l 4.407 RO, Flic-floc Oll-U Off, Front Loyoul 4.40B RO, Flic-floc U oll-Fronl Tuck 4.409 RO, Flic-floc U oll-Fronl Tuck U 4.410 RO, Flic-Aoc U Oll-U Off, Bock Tuck 4.4 11 RO, Flic-floc U oll-Fronl Pike 4.415 RO, Fl ic-Aoc 1/ 1 all-Bock Tuck 54.420 RO, Flic-Aoc U 01l-2/ 1 Off 54.421 RO, Flic-floc 01l-2/ 1 Off {Allen}

4.501 RO, Fl ic-floc oll-Oouble Bock Tuck 4.502 RO, Flic-floc Oil-Bock Tuck 2/1 4.503 RO, Flic·floc all-Double Bock Pike 4.504 RO, Flic·Aoc Oil-Bock Loyoull U 4.505 RO, Flic-floc all-Bock Loyoul 2/1 4.511 RO, Flic·floc U oll-Fronl Pike U 4.512 RO, Flic-floc U Oll-U Off, Bock Pike 4.513 RO, Flic·Aoc U oll-Fronl Loyoul 4.5f4 RO, Flic-floc U oll-Fronl Loyoul U 4.515 RO, Flic·Aoc 1/ 1 oil-Bock Pike 4.516 RO, Flic-floc 1/ 1 all-Bock Loyoul

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USA GYMNASTICS NATIONAL ELITE PROGRAM COMMlnEE July 10, 2000 Commenced: 8:00 a.m. Roll Call: Chairman Roe Kreutzer Region I David McCreary Region II Linda Mulvihill forBrad Loan Region ill Russ Ward (absent) Region IV James Chudy Region V Mary Lee Tracy Region VI Tony Retrosi Region VII Gary Anderson Region vm Ray Gnat WPD Kathy Kelly I. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Recommendation to approve the minutes from February. Motion: Jim Chudy Second: Tony Retrosi PASSED

II. ROE CAST ONE VOTE IN ACCLIMATION FOR GARY ANDERSON FOR THE NEW CHAIRMAN OF THE ELITE COMMITTEE. Congratulations! Roe expressed her confidence in Gary's experience and leadership for the continued advancement of the elite program.

III. REGIONAL REPORTS Recommendation to require (pg 31, I, B,4) input from the REPP on all regional elite petitions. Motion: Gary Anderson Second: Tony Retrosi PASSED IV. CALENDAR The committee discussed the fall and 2001 calendar. East /West Elite Clinics (physical ability/national testing/ Code info) will be conducted on Sunday following the Tops Testing. Between January 27 and March 3 regional clinics are inducted which will include physical abilities (including flexibility) and national testing program and Code Information. Tentative Calendar: Region I & II joint clinic on January 27 Region IV & V joint clinic February 3 Region VI & VII joint clinic February 9 Region ill - March 3 Region vm - with American Cup Finals - February 24 Regional Qualifying - May 3 through June 8 American Classic and Challenge June 15 & 16 Regional Qualifying - June 2 -July 7 US Challenge - July 7 US Classic/Gymfest - July 21 USA Championships & Congress - August 7-12 World Team Trials September 22 World Championships - October 27

V. WlC REPORT Linda Mulvihill gave the Technical Committee Report. The Technical Committee will meet with the JO Committee in November. VI. ELITE PROGRAM UPDATE There will be a joint meeting of all elite program committees to design the program for the new quadrennium and to review all the duties and responsibilities of the committees. There will be a specific Elite Rules and Policies Booklet developed this year as soon as all the information is finalized on the code and its affect on elite qualification scores and competition requirements. VII. MISCELLANEOUS Roe invited all the members of the committee to the Women's Program Summit dinner at Congress.

VIII. NEW CHAIRMAN REPORT Gary presented some proposals for consideration. He requested input from the committee on the proposals that he would like to institute in the future. The committee gave its approval for Gary to go forward. The committee presented Roe Kreutzer with a gift and its heartfelt appreciation for the 20-plus years of service to the elite program as the Chair of the EPe. Meeting adjourned nt 12:00

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HOW WE MUST DEVELOP THE SPORT OF GYMNASTICS FOR THE FUTURE (continued from page 79)

It should be clear to all of us that the number of new elements performed between 1994 to 1999 is considerably less than it was in the preceding period between 1987 to 1993. I think the new elements are very valuable, no matter how simple or difficult they are, because with study and innovation, they may lead to more and better inventions and combinations which may not be apparent in the beginning. They always have. It is almost the very nature of innovation if it is allowed and encouraged. Whatever happened to the wonderful originality of connection elements, such as the Tkachev stretched, Tkachev; and the Gienger or other unique connections of floor routines and the versatile connections of support, arm hang, and hanging elements on parallel bars? Where did the triple sommersault on the floor go?

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If we choose, we can move our unique and mag gymnastics into a future which wiLL be better for nl>r'tnrmA~ and fans and more sensible and logical for judges. The is here, now, and calls out to be acknowledged and acted upon. The time has come to revive virtuosity and originality in performances by rewarding them appropriately in the new Code of Points .•

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1. NATIONAL TEAM PROGRAM 2001 • 2004 Ron GalinlOre discussed the work of the sub-committee including Marc Yancey, Tim Daggett, Peter Kormann and Ron Galinlore about the 2001-2004 National Team Program. Areas covered include: the time spans from the 2000 Olympic Games to Dec. 2000, Jan. 2001 - July 2001 and August 2001 - August 2004; number of athletes on the national team; selection ideas for the team; the funding mechanism for the team; the National Training Center; Program Support and training camps. Peter Kormann explalned some of the reasons behind changes made to this proposed document from previous national teanl agreements.

The committee discussed specifics about the proposed plan and sdleduled

to meet while at the Santa Barbara qualifier to finalize the document.

2. U.S. QUALIFIER UPDATE A total of 33 individuals w ill qualify to the 2000 John Hancock U.s. Championships. Sixteen national team members are automatically qualified into the competition while the remainder will come from the qualifying competition. Marc Yancey asked to have a letter from John Macready sent to hirn stating his intentions to retire before the Championships.

Meeting adjourned at 2:45 p.m. EST Submitted by Mark Wells Williams, secretary, USA Gymnastics Men's Program Committee.

USAG MEN'S PROGRAM COMMlnEE MEETING Sal1ta Barbara, Calif June 30, 2000 Meeting called to order at 8:00 p.m. PST by Chair Marc Yancey. Members Present: Marc Yancey Chair MPC & Jr. Coadles Rep. George Beckstead FIG Rep. Greg Corsiglia Jr. Coadles Rep. Tim Daggett Vice-Chair for Men (Arrived late) Mark Williams Sr. Coadles Rep. Barry Weiner Sr. Coadles Rep. Chris Waller Athlete's Rep. Mihal Bagiu Athlete's Rep. Ron Galimore Men's Program Director (voice, no vote) Dennis MClntyre Men's Program Manager (voice, no vote) Peter Kormann National Team Coordinator, 2000 Olympic Coach

1. NATIONAL TEAM PROGRAM 2000·2004 The MPC reviewed the document presented by the subcommittee made up of of Marc Yancey, Peter Kormann, Ron Galimore and Tun Daggett. Most members were philosophically in agreement with the document. It was felt that the coaches should have an opportunity to see the proposed national team program before it

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can tinued frol1l page 39 was put to a vote. The document would be distributed to the coadles during the first day of the USA Qualifier.

2. PETITIONS TO U.S. CHAMPIONSHIPS Medical petitions were received from Steven Gaudette, Class 11, Michael Ashe, Senior Elite and Sanjuan Jones, Senior Elite. Motion to accept petitions by Marc Yancey Second by Mark Williams Passed 7 - O. Meeting adjourned at 9:00 p.m. PST Submitted by Mark Williams, secretary, USA Gymnastics Men 's Program Comlllitlee.

USA GYMNASTICS MEN'S PROGRAM COMMlnEE MEETING Conference Call luly 7, 2000 Meeting called to order at 11:15 a.lI!. CST by Chair Ma rc Yancey Members Present: Marc Yancey George Beckstead Greg Corsiglia Tun Daggett Mark Williams Barry Weiner Chris Waller Mihai Bagiu Ron Galin10re Dennis McIntyre Peter Kormann

Chair MPC & Jr. Coames Rep. FIG Rep. Jr. Coam es Rep. Vice-Chair for Men Sr. Coadles Rep. Sr. Coadles Rep. Athlete's Rep. (absent) Athlete's Rep. Men's Program Director (voice, no vote) Men's Program Manager (voice, no vote) National Team CoordinatOl; 2000 Olympic Coach

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1. NATIONAL TEAM PROGRAM 2001 • 2004 The committee met at the US Qualifier in Santa Bar bara, Calif. July 1 to continue discussing the National Team document. The MPC reviewed the issues in the document and determined that the national team coam es should have an opportunity to see the document before putting it to a vote.

Amendments to mange language of document: 1.) Use rank order to select additional members of the National Team to equal a total of twelve national team members. 2.) Winter Cup selections will be based on rank order and a total of 4 gymnasts will be placed on the national team from January-August 2001. 3.) Selected athletes will be based on recommendations from the National Team Coordinator and voted on by the MPc. 4.) Unused athlete support by NCAA athletes will be awarded to other National Team members through Special Needs grants.

2. PETITIONS TO U.S. CHAMPIONSHIPS Chainey Umphrey submitted a petition to the Championships. The petition was based on circumstance concerning vault. The committee voted 6 - 1 in favor of accepting the petition to U.S. Championships.

The MPC voted to have all vaults scored (no Zero Vaults) at U.S. Championships and Olympic Trials with the exception of vaults that fail to toudl the horse.

3. FOUR AND FIVE EVENTS SCORES AT US QUALIFIER Izy M1ay and Cortney Bramwell qualified on four events and Steve Van Etten qualified on five events.

Meeting adjoul'l1ed at 12:20 p.m. CST Submitted by Mark Williams, secretary, USA Gymnastics Men 's Program Conlll1itlee.

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August 12 was the second annual National Gymnastics serve as an ex officio member of the Men 's Junior Olympic Program Committee Day and USA Gymnastics would love to find out how you and will administer the Men's Junior Olympic Program under the auspices of the __ celebrated. Junior Olympic Program Committee, including: coordination and implementation

Please send us dips, photos and a short of the age group competitive program; distribution of minutes of committee \ description of how your gym celebrated National meetings; facilitating the design and production of Junior Olympic compulsory Gymnastics Day 2000. We1l publish photos and descriptions routines; revisions to the Junior Olympic Compulsory Book and the Men's Rules in USA Gymnastics and Technique magazines as well as _ - and Policies; scheduling, staffing and administration of the Junior on our website at www.usa.gymnastics.org "' .... _- Olympic National Team training camps; creation of gUidelines for and

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gymnastics school would grow immensely from the 100+ current enrollment. The equipment is in excellent condition and gym can either be continued in current location or re located within the area. All growth economics illustrate continued "rapid" growth in the area with income levels well above overage. For information call 407-296·6768, 407-880·6300.

Northeast OHIO GYMNASTICS BUSINESS FOR SALE. Owners retiring. Successful long established gymnostics program fo r tots, educational dasses and competitive teoms. Fully equipped 18,000 squore foot (boys/ gi rls) gym indudes a I-year old 42-foot tumble track and 2 yr. old super coil floor. Separate room for dance or exercise, pro shop and large balcony. Good lease, centrally lacoted in rapid growing communities. Six school districts and 2 universities are within a 10·mile driving radius. Great opportunity to own or toke over. Reasonably priced. Inquiry: Gym for Sale, 3804 Bridgeview, S. Eudid, Ohio 44121 or e·mail houghd@Juno.cam

Beautiful 8,000 sq. It. gym for sa le an sunny Sauth Florida's Gold Coast. FlIPCITY GYMNASTICS has on excellent opportunity to run your own gym. Full stoff with on Olympic coach on stoff. 200 students and growing. Summer camp in full swing. Boys Team. Prep Team. Girls Team and Ret. Classes. Private Classes. Birthday Parties also. For more information please contact: Marcey 561-252·6748 (cell) or 561-795·0701 (home) or email at MOUSE@AOLCOM or contact Glenn at 561 -252-4536 (cell ) or 561 -642·1640 (home) or email at NNElGG@AOLCOM

GYMSTAR - SOFTWARE FOR YOUR GYM! Vela Technologies is proud to introduce GymSTAR, a feature· rich management system that combines all of the closs scheduling and student management features your gym needs with solid accounting and administralion features that all small businesses require. We also offer meet scoring software, Team and Parents Club administrolion software, and exciting Internet services. Get all the details online at www.velatech.com/gymnosticsorcheck us out in person at Notional Congress 2000 in Boston.

Gymnastics/Cheer/ Dance School for sale - located in Southern California; 17 years established; excellent stoff; send inquires to: Gym/ Cheer/Dance, 3024 Via Donito, Alpine, CA 91901 ; or page at (909)342·5106.

ESTABLISHED PRESCHOOL GYMNASTICS BUSINESS FOR SALE IN TULSA, OKLAHOMA. Operate part·time or expand. Current enrollment 200+ preschool students in 3 days instruction weekly with summers off. Opportunities exist to easily expand Tulsa area customer bose to 300+ students. Additional revenue from school visits, birthday parties, special events. Program is mobile using purple and pink TumbleBus converted in 1995 with extra safety features. With KAT accrednotion and safety certification, owner has developed program well supported by parents, preschool directors and teachers. Price of 535,000 includes TumbleBus, equipment, tro ining and assistance in transition. E·mail TumbleBusTulsa@aol.com or call (918)747·6702.

GymNerd2000 . GYMNASTIC SCHOOL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE. Maintains database of student accounts, dasses, tuition, and payments. Features sophisticated tuition engine, automatic multiclass discounts, automatic reenrollment with memorized invoices. Keeps track of payments, automatic late fees, waitlists, tuition prorating, doss switching and dropping, trial dosses, makeups, Pro·Shop and events scheduling. At your fingertips are doss rosters and aNendance sheets, closs openings, instructor schedules/ aMendance, invoices/ statements, moiling labels. Password protected managerial revenues reports sorted by revenue types. Easy to learn, intuitive, user friendly. Contact: MossDoto Database Systems. Phone: (617)923·9977. URL: www.massdata.com. Email: info@massdata.com

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HOW TO PLACE A CLASSIFIED AD RATES 1-100 words = $ 1 00

101 -200 words = $200 Your ad in Technique will outomoticollv be placed .online for 30 days at no additional charge. The address IS:

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AND PAYMENT January ...... .. ...... ........ ... Oec. 10 February ...... ... .Jan. 10 March ... . .. .. Feb. 10 April .................. . ..... Mar.l0 May. .. .... . .. .. . Apr. l0 June ..... ..... .. May 10 July ...... . .... ... .June 10 August ...... .. ...... .. .July 10 Sept/Oct. . ........ Aug. 10 Nov./Oec .. ...... .... .... ...... ... Oct. 10 NOTE: If the 10th fal/. on a weekend or holiday, the preceding work day i. con.idered the deadline.

SUBMIT Mail your ad and payment to:

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SCHEDULE

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EVENT DATE CITY TV DATE NETWORK TIME (ESn EVENT U.S. Olympic Trials Aug.15-20 Boston, Mass: ...... Aug.1}. (I'i) . 8:01l:: 19:0.oPJll. American Cup

Qualifier I .. .... AU9: 2.D.!ML . 12:00-:?:00pJlt

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Feb. 3 ... NB~Sports ... .2:0Q::4:0Qp:m ...

1J. Maxx Tour of

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World Gymnastics Oct. 12-Champions Dec. 14 40 U.s. Cities

Visa American Feb. 24 .... Orlando,Fla: .... ... Jeb·~1(li~e)NB~Spo~1 ..... 4.:0Q:6:ogp..f!1 ... Oct. 15 ............. _N~~Sp~~s .. ? :OIl::3:00p.f!1.

Pontiac Reese's Gymnastics Cup Oct. 20 New Orlean.s, l~: Nov. 18 .. .... . ... NBSSpo~s ...... ?:Oty:OO p.nt International

Team Pontiac I nternationaICh~l11pi~nship~ . . ... lIta[: 16:17 T8D Team Championships Nov. 11 -12 . Rich_f!1ond, V~: .......... . ~ec.: .1~ (/,\1. ..... ..... ...... ... . .... 2:00::4:g0p.f!1.

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U.S. Gymnastics ~h~mpionshipl .. Aug.8:]! ...... I~D.. ...... .... ..... ... . Aug. 11(1'i) ... .

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Sepf. T8D _ TBD TBD TBD TBD

TBD TBD Dec. 15 . NBCSp~rts TBD

R = Rhythmic GG = General Gymnastics

NOTE: Dates and events subject to change or cancellation.

TR = Trampoline TU = Tumbling

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2 o o o AUGUST 12 NATIONAL GYMNASTICS DAY 17-20 U.S. Olympic Trials (M/W/ R) 18-20 USA Gymnastics National Congress SEPTEMBER 1-4 Region 1 Congress (M/W/R/GG) 16 - Oct. 1 Olympic Games (M/W/ R/TR) 22-24 Region 2 Congress (W) 29-0cl. 1 Region 7 Congress (W) OCTOBER 9-15 Pan Am Jr. Championships (R -Ind. & Group) 12 - December 14 Post-Olympic Tour (M/W/R/TR/TU) 13-15 National TOPs Testing - East (W) 20-22 National TOPs Testing - West (W) 20 Reese's Gymnastics Cup (M/W) 22-28 PAGU Children's Interdub Championships 30-Nov. 5 FIG Intercontinental Judges Course ( R) NOVEMBER 11-12 Pontiac International Team Championships (M/W Srs.) 13-15 FIG Congress 16-1 B Future Stars National Championships (M) 16-19 Coaches Workshop (M) TBD Fall TeamGymn Classic (GG) DECEMBER

Nationol TOPs Training Camp (W) 6-10 B-l0 13-20 15-17 16

USA Gymnastics Executive CommiNee/Board Meetings FIG Intercontinental Judges Course (M)

JANUARY

Classic Gym Fest and Instructor School (GG) Trampoline World Cup Finals (TR)

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Visa Gymnastics Series Qualifier I (M/W) FIG Continental Brevet Course (W) Visa Gymnastics Series Qualifier II (M/W) USA Gymnastics Continental Brevet Course (W) Visa American Cup (M/W) USA Gymnastics Winter Cup Challenge (M)

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Various Sites 80ston, MA Boston, MA

Santa Clara, CA Sydney, AUS Portland, OR Virginia Beach, VA

San Felipe, VEN Various Sites Indianapolis, IN Phoenix, AZ New Orleans, LA Merida, Yucatan, MEX Rome, ITA

Richmond, VA Marrakech, MAR Colorado Springs, CO Colorado Springs, CO TBD

Tulsa, OK Indianapolis, IN Prague, UE Sea World, Orlando, Fl Dessau, GER

Arnhem, NED los Angeles, CA Bratislava, SVK

T8D Indianapolis, IN T8D Indianapolis, IN Orlando, Fl T8D

2-3 24-25

Rhythmic Challenge ( R) T8D Pontiac International Team Championships (M/W Srs/Jrs) TBO

31 - Apr. 1 APRIL 7 7-B 19-21 21 -22 2B-29 TBD TBO TBO TBO MAY 3-6 12-13 19-20

First date lor level 9/10 State Meets (W) Various Sites

NCAA Regionals (W) last date lor level 9/1 0 State Meets (W) NCAA National Championships (W) level 9/10 Regional Championships (W) last date lor level 9 Regional Championships (W) NCAA Regionals (M) USA Gymnastics Collegiate Championships (M/W) USA Gymnastics Notional Invitational Tournament (W) NCAA National Championships (M)

J.O. National Championships (M) level 1 0 J.O. National Championships (W) level 9 East/West Championships (W)

Various Sites Various Sites Athens, GA TBO TBD TBO TBO TBO TBO

Minneapolis, MN Eugene, OR TBD

SCHEDULE

JUNE 1-3 16-17 22-24 TBD

J.O. National Championships, Individual & Group ( R) level 9 Championships ( R) National Gym Fest & PAGU Invitational Gym Fest (GG) Elite Regionols (W)

T8D T8D JULY 8-9 20-22

National Gym Fest (GG) American Sokol National Slet (GG)

Rhythmic Eastern/Western I ( R) US. Classic/National Gymnastics Festival (W) Rhythmic Eastern/Western II ( R) 22-23

26-Aug.4 TBD

World Championships & Age Group Games (TR/TU) US. Challenge (W)

TBD Elite Regionals (International Only) (W)

AUGUST 8-11 U.S. Gymnastics Championships (M/W/ R/TR/TU) 9-11 USA Gymnastics National Congress 16-26 World Games (R/TR/TU) 22-Sepi. I World University Gomes T8D CongressFest (GG) SEPTEMBER TBD World Team Trials (M/W) OCTOBER 20-29 Rhythm ic World Championships - Individuals ( R) 2B- Nov. 4 Artistic World Championships (M/W) TBD TOPs National Testing -West (W) TBD TOPs National Testing - East (W) TBO Reese 's Gymnastics Cup (M/W) NOVEMBER TBO Future Stars Notional Chompionships (M) DECEMBER 14-16 Classic GymFest & Instructor School (GG) TBO TOPs National Training Camp (W)

2 o o FEBRUARY TBO TBO 2B - Mar. 2 MARCH

USA Gymnastics Winter Cup Chollenge (M) American Classic & Challenge (W) Visa American Cup (M/W)

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T8D T8D Sea World, Orlando, Fl T8D Nashville, TN (tentative) Detroit, MI

T8D T8D T8D Odense, DEN TBD T8D

TBD T8D Akita, JPN Beijing, CHN T8D

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Vienna. AUT Ghent, BEL TBO TBD TBO

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Sea World, Orlondo, Fl TBO

TBO TBO Orlando, Fl

16-17 22-23 23-24 TBO APRIL

level 1 0 Stote Meets (W) (#1 of 2) Various Sites

6 6-7 13-14 lB-20 27-2B TBD TBO MAY 3-5 May TBD JUNE 21-23 TBO TBO TBO JULY TBD TBO TBO

Pontiac International Team Championships (M/W Srs/Jrs) TBD level 1 0 State Meets (W) (#2 of 2) Various Sites Rhythmic Challenge (R) TBO

NCAA Regionals (W) level 9/10 Regional Championships (W) level 1 0 Regional Championships (W) NCAA National Championships (W) level 9 East/West Championships (W) USA Gymnastics Collegiate Championships (M/W) USA Gymnastics National Invitational Tournament (W)

J.O. National Championships (W) J.O. National Championships (M)

National Gym Fest & PAGU Invitational Gym Fest (GG) U.S. Challenge (W) J.~. National Championships, Individual & Group (R ) level 9 Championships ( R)

U.S. Classic/National Gymnastics Festival (W) Rhythmic Eastern/Western I ( R) Rhythmic Eastern/Western II ( R)

Various Sites T80 TBD Tuscaloosa, Al T8D TBO T8D

T8D TBD

Sea World, Orlando, Fl TBO TBO TBO

TBO TBO TBO

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The Safety Schedule is updated weekly on our website www.usa-gymnastics.org LATE REGISTRATIONS ARE NOT GUARANTEED A BOOK OR ADMISSION TO THE COURSE. Monday, (by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time) is the last day registrations will be accepted for courses being conducted the following weekend. Registrations received alter that time or on site will be charged an additional $25. Minimum age for Safety Certification is J 6 years. JB is minimum age for Professional Membership.

AUGUST 2000 25 Tampa, FL; 5-9 p.m.; course nb082500fi; Lightning City

Gymnastics 813-558-0035; Instructor: Nelena Beck 352-493-7512

26 Greensboro, NC; 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.; course dk082600nc; Pyramids Tumblebus; Instructor: 336-665-0662

27 Normon, OK; 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.; course es0827000k; Bart Conners Gymnastics Center; 3206 Bart Conner Dr.; Locol contact: Ben Fox, 405-447-7500; Instructor: Eddie Smith 314-909-0880

27 North Los Vegas, NV; 2-6 p.m.; course ds082700nv; Go For It USA; Instructor: Don Spencer 702-658-9003, 702-658-0598

SEPTEMBER 2000 2 Santo Clara, CA; 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.; course mt090200co;

Region I Congress; Locol contact: Cherll Tamura

408-238-7245; Instructor: Michael Taylor 650-325-2883

Santo Clara, CA; 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.; course mt090500ca; Region I Congress; Locol contact: Chere Tamura 408-238-7245; Instructor: Michael Taylor 650-325-2883

Hilliard, OH; 4-8 p.m.; course bf0908000h; Universal Gymnastics, Inc.; Instructor: Bobbi Farhnboch 614-777-9430 (changed from August 4)

9 Arden Hills, MN;4:45 - 9 p.m.; course sg090900mn; Midwest Gymnastics; Instructor: Scott Goy 952-953-1911

Chandler, Al.; 2-6 p.m.; course dw090900az; Desert Lights Gymnastics; Instructor: David Wehr 602-295-3939

10 S. Burlington, VT; 1-5 p.m.; course wc091000vt; Champlain Volley Gymnastics; Instructor: Woodie Clifton 802-863-471 4

10 Bangor, ME; 12:30-5:30 p.m.; course rr091000me; Penobscot Volley Gymnastics; 556 Hammond St; Instructor: Roe Rogers 207-947-3860

10 Denver, CO; course bs091 OOOco; Locotion to be announced; Instructor: Betsy Sprague 303-341 -4778

16 Fort Washington, PA; 2-6 p.m.; course km091600pa; Spirit Gymn Trng Ctr, 1204 Spring Ave; Instructor: Ken Miller 215-641-9522

17 Bethlehem, PA; 9 a.m. - 1 :30 p.m.; course pf091700pa; Girls & Boys COOp, 635 East Brood St.;

Locol contact: Sandy Greiner 610-861 -9151; Instructor: Phil Frank 856-786·3977

17 Mukilteo, WA; 7:30-11:30 a.m.; course kd091700wa; GYMagine Gymnastics; Instructor: Ke lly Donyes 425-513-8700

17 Woodland Hills, CA; 1 :30 - 5:30 p.m.; course ng091700co; Nikki's Gymnastics, 20855 Ventura Blvd Ste #5, Local contact: Nikki Watkinson 818-888-7604; Instructor: Nicki Geigert760-943-6986

23 Edison, NJ; 4-9 p.m.; course cf092300nj; Henderson's Gymnastics, 216 TIngley La; Instructor: Cathy Finkel 973-335-1943, 908-769-8746

28 Virginia Beach, VA; 6-10 p.m.; course jp092800va; Locol contact: Steve Kass 215-345-6094; Instructor: John Perno 410-857-8316

OCTOBER 2000 21 Hilliard, OH; 4-8 p.m.; course bf1021990h; Universal

Gymnasts, Inc.; 2881 Scioto Darby Executive Court; Instructor: Bobbi Farhnbach 614-457-1279; 614-876-2930

21 Robbinsville, NJ; 4-9 p.m.; course cfl 021 OOni; Connections Gymnastics, 1100 Rt 130; Instructor: Cathy Finkel 973-335·1943, 609-259-8822

JANUARY 2001 7 Denver, CO; 1-5 p.m. course bs01012001co;

Locotion to be announced; Instructor: Betsy Sprague 303-341-4778

PRE·REGISTRATION FORM (Minimum age for Safety Certification is J6 years)

Nome:

COST: Pro-Member with Current Safety Certification

wishing to recertify .................... ..... ......... .. ... ............. ..... . no charge

Soc. Sec. # ____________ Birth Dote _______ _

Address: ______________________ _

City: __________ State: ______ Zip: _____ _

Telephone: (H) ________ (W)

Pro-Member with Expired or New Safety Certification ... .. ..... .. S 50.00 Instructor Member .... ........................ ....... .................. ........... S 50.00 Non-Member or Associate Member ...... .. .. ... ........... ... ............. S 100.00 • You must have your USA Gymnasti(s number or date applied for

on the registration form in order to qualify for the dis(Ount.

PARTICIPANTS RECERTIFYING MORE THAN SIX MONTHS PRIOR TO THEIR EXPIRATION WILL BE UPDATED FROM THE DATE OF THE PRESENT COURSE.

! Course Code: Monday, (by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time) is the last day registrations will be accepted for courses being conducted the following weekend. Registrations received after that time or on site will be charged an additional $25.

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1 Professional or Instructor #: Current Safety Exp. Dote: • All materials (including the Safety Handbook) for 4th Cycle courses , 0 MasterCard are provided at the course and are port of the course fee. I Form of Payment: 0 VISA 0 Discover 0 American Express • Certification is valid for four years. , Please make checks payable, in full, to USA Gymnastics Safety ! Payment Amount: Certification , , : Nome on Cord: Mail registration form and payment to: : USA Gymnastics Member Services ! Number: Pan American Plaza, Suite 300 USA ! 201 S.Capitol Ave., Indianapolis, IN 46225 GYMNASTICS ! Exp. Dote: ___ / __ Signature: or Fax to 317-692-5212 PREFERS lEI , ._----------------- ------ ------------------------------------------------- - - -- --- - - ----------------------------------------------~

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