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JUNE 2002 • VOLUME 22 • #6

ATHLETE FOCUS: Lisa Wang

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

CONGRESS 2002 INFORMATION

TRAMPOLINE FOR PRESCHOOL CHILDREN

STRATEGIES TO MINIMIZE INJURIES & LOST TIME

IN THE GYM

MANAGING TRAINING TIME

W = Women M = Men

R = Rhythmic GG = Group Gymnastics

ACRO = Sports Aero NOTE: Dates anrl events subject to change or cancellation.

JUNE 9-16 13-17 15-16 17-21 21-23

29 JULY 10-16 10-16 12-13 12-14 12-14 14-21 14-1B 20-21 AUGUST

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Junior Notional Team Training Camp (M) Jeff Metzger's 41/ 2 Day Boot Camp level 9 Championships (R) Senior Training Camp (TR)

2

Notional GymFest & PAGU Invitational Gym Fest (GG)

Notional Qualifier (M)

10_ Notional Championships (TR/TU) U_S_ Elite Challenge (TR/TU) Rhythmic Eastern (R) U.S. Classic / U.S. Challenge (W) Rhythmic World Championships-Group (R) Future Stars/Junior Development Team Camp (M) Sports Aero JO/Elite Notional Championships (ACRO) Rhythmic Western (R)

TR = Trampoline TU = Tumbling

Colo. Springs, CO Cincinnati, OH Son Rafael. CA Colo. Springs, CO Sea World Orlando, Fl Colo. Springs, CO

Indianapolis, IN Indianapolis, IN New Orleans, LA Virginia Beach, VA New Orleans, LA Colo. Springs, CO New Orleans, LA Portland, OR

7 7-10 8-10 8-10

Notional Business Conference Cleveland, OH U.S. Gymnastics Championships (M/W/ R/TR/TU) Cleveland, OH USA Gymnastics Notional Congress Cleveland, OH USA Gymnastics Notional Gym Fest & Team Gymn Nationals (GG)

9-10 10

11

Sports Aerobatics Team Trials (ACRO) Broadcast- U.s. Gymnastics Championships (W) NBC Sports 8:00-9:00p EST Broadcast- U.S. Gymnastics Championships (W) NBC Sports 7:00-8:00p EST

15-19 10. Notional Team Training Camp (W) 16-18 FIG World Cup (TR/TU) 23-25 FIG World Cup (TR/TU) 24 Notional Gymnastics Day 30 1 Day 800t Camp/Business Conference SEPTEMBER 21 17-23 24-25 25-29 27-29 28

OCTOBER

Reese's Gymnastics Cup SA!BRA!UKR Training Camp & Competition (W) World Age Group Gomes (ACRO) Junior Pan American Championships (M/W/ R) World Championships (ACRO) Broadcast- U.S_ Gymnastics Championships(M) NBC Sports 4:30-6:00p EST

4-6 Notional TOPs Testing (W) 5 I-Day Boot Camp/ Business Conference 9-14 Senior Notional Team Training Camp (M) 11-13 SuperClinic #1 (TR/TU) 11 -13 Regional JumpStart Testing (TR) 18-20 SuperClinic #2 (TR/TU) 18-20 Regional JumpStart Testing (TR) 18-20 International French Open Tournament (M/W) 19-20 Notional Compulsory Team Challenge, levels 5-6 (W) 22-26 World Championships Team Selection Camp (W) 25-27 SuperClinic #3 (TR/TU) 25-27 Regional JumpStart Testing (TR) 27 -30 Notional Team Training Camp (W) 30 - Nov. 3 Junior Notional Training Camp (TR/TU) NOVEMBER 1-2 FIG Congress 9 Regional JumpStart Testing (TR) 13-17 Future Stors Notional Camp/ Coaches Workshop (M) 15-18 Sports Aero World Age Group Gomes (ACRO)

Cleveland, OH Cleveland, OH

Cleveland, OH

Cleveland, OH Colo. Springs, CO Edmonton, CAN Greensboro, NC

Santo Claro, CA

Seattle, WA Curitiba, BRA Riesa, GER Santo Domingo, DOM Riesa, GER

Cleveland, OH

Indianapolis, IN Seattle, WA Calo_ Springs, CO Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati, OH Greensboro, NC Greensboro, NC Paris, FRA Joliet, Il Houston, TX San Diego, CA San Diego, CA Houston, TX TBD

Athens, GRE Pocatello, 10 Colo. Springs, CO Zielona Gora, POL

SCHEDULE 16 Broadcast- Reese's Gymnastics Cup

NBC Sports 4:00-6:00p EST 20-24 Artistic World Championships (M/W) 21 -24 Jeff Metzger's 41/2 Day Boot Camp 23 World Cup Final (TR/TU) 28-Dec. 1 International DTB Pokal DECEMBER

SuperClinic #4 (TR/TU) Regional JumpStart Testing (TR) World Cup Final (R)

6-8 6-8 7-8 7-11 11-15

Notional TOPs Team Training Camp (W) Notional TOPs "B" Training Camp (W)

2 o o FEBRUARY 28 Notional Podium Meet (W) 28 I-Day Boot Camp/Business Conference MARCH 1 Visa American Cup (M/W) 6-9 American Classic/Challenge (W) March or April TBD American Team Cup (M/W) APRIL 5-6 11 -13

12 12-13 24-26 25-27 MAY 2-4 6-11 29-31 JUNE

level 9/10 Regionals (W) NCAA Notional Championships (M)

NCAA Regionals (W) level 1 0 Regionals (W) NCAA Notional Championships (W) level 9 East/West Championships (W)

10. Notional Championships (W) J.O. Notional Championships (M) U.S. Classic/ Challenge (W)

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Seattle, WA Debrecen, HUN Cincinnati, OH Hannover, GER Stuttgart, GER

Dallas, TX Dallas, TX Dusseldorf, GER Houston, TX Houston, TX

Fairfax, VA Fairfax, VA

Fairfax, VA TBD TBD

Various Sites Temple University Philadelphia, PA Various Sites Various Sites TBD TBD

TBD Savannah, GA TBD

18-21 U.S. Gymnastics Championships (M/W/ R/TR/TU/ACRO) Milwaukee, WI JULY 20-26 FIG World Gymnaestrada (GG) AUGUST 1-17 Pan American Gomes (M/W/ R) 16-24 Artistic World Championships (M/W) 21-31 World University Gomes (M/W/R) TBD Notional Congress TBD World Business Conference SEPTEMBER

lisbon, POR

Santo Domingo, DOM Anaheim, CA Taegu, KOR Anaheim, CA Anaheim, CA

19-29 Rhythmic World Championships-Individual & Group (R) Maastricht, NED OCTOBER 17-19 World Championships (TR/TU) 20-26 World Age Group Gomes (TR/TU) NOVEMBER

Hannover, GER Hannover, GER

22 I-Day Boot Camp/ Business Conference Colo. Springs, CO 22 Reese's Gymnastics Cup Colo. Springs, CO TBD PAGU Jr. Interclub Championships (M/W/R Group Jr/Sr) USA TBD PAGU Children's Interclub Championships (M/W/ R) GUA TBD Four Continents Championships (R) VEN

FEBRUARY TBD 28 MARCH

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I-Day Boot Camp/ Business Conference Visa American Cup (M/W)

March or April TBD American Team Cup (M/W) APRIL 10 NCAA Regionals (W)

4

TBD TBD

TBD

Various Sites

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FEATURES

Trampoline for Preschool Children . . . . ........ . . .. .... ... . . .. . ....... .... . 6

Strategies to Minimize Injuries & Lost Time in the Gym

Managing Training Time ..

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Bob Colarossi USA Gymnastics

President

Dear Members,

Spring has been a very busy time here at USA Gymnastics as we attend and plan for numerous activities and national and international competitions. Following is an update of the items at the forefront of our agenda at this time.

SENIOR PACIFIC ALLIANCE I'd like to congratulate the men's, women's and rhythmic teams that represented the United States at the 2002 Senior Pacific Alliance Championships. We wo n all six team gold medals and four of six all-around medals. I am extremely proud of our strong performance and the teamwork we displayed . I believe this success affirms that our athletes are indeed on track for the 2003 World Championships and the 2004 Olympic Games.

u.S. CHAMPIONSHIPS AND CONGRESS If you haven't done so already, make your plans today to attend the 2002 U.S. Championships and Congress this August in Cleveland. It will be a week fulL of exciting gymnastics and educational seminars. Special Congress ticket packages for Championships are available now as you register for Congress at a discounted price. Buy your tickets soo n as lower bowl seats are going quickly. Support the national team as we continue to prepare for the 2002 and 2003 World Championships and the 2004 OLympic Games.

Once again, I recommend you participate in the Business Conference which will take place Wednesday, August 7, in con­junction with Congress. Another exciting component of this year's Congress is the new risk management course for safe­ty certification, which is the debut of the course for the next cycle. It will be conducted by Dr. Bill Sands and will pro­vide must-know information for aLL gymnastics professionaLs.

ALso taking place in conjunction with Championships and Congress is the annuaL USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame induction ceremony. Tickets are avai Lable for the induction luncheon on Saturday, August 10, to honor this year's members. On behalf of the Hall of Fame committee, I am pleased to announce the Class of 2002: George Beckstead, Dickie Browning, Bil Copp, Trent Dimas, Jair Lynch, Alexandra Nicolson, Betty Okino and Kerri Strug. Each of these individuals has made a strong impact on gymnastics in the United States and I look forward to honoring their accomplishments. In addition, the USA Gymnastics service awards will also be awarded at the luncheon.

2002 RHYTHMIC WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Another significant event happening this summer is the 2002 Rhythmic World Championships, July 12-14 in New Orleans. It's a very special event co nsidering it's the first time it has ever taken place on U.S . soil. The U.S. group continues to train in Lake Placid and I expect a strong performance from the team. Tickets and traveL packages to New Orlea ns can be purchased at usa-gymnastics.org/ events/2002/ rhyworlds.

2003 WORLD GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIPS Ticket sales for the 2003 World Championships in Anaheim are off to a great start. I'm pleased that many members of the gymnastics community have taken advantage of the discounted strip ticket offer. As of press time, less than 2,500 tick­ets remain in the lower bowl of the Arrowhead Pond . Tickets go on sa le to the generaL public August 24, 2002, so order now for the price discount and preferred seating location . See worldchampgym2003.com, the official website of the event, for a ticket order form. Don't miss out on this excellent opportunity to support our men and women and their quest for gold!

NATIONAL GYMNASTICS DAY National Gymnastics Day, set for August 24, 2002, is fast approaching. Be sure to let us know how your club plans to cel­ebrate by emailing ciub@usa-gymnastics.org so we can promote the activity on the website. See page 16 for the latest National Gymnastics Day information including how to get involved with the Children's Miracle Network Cartwheel-A-Thon, a great way to promote your gym in the community while taking part in a good ca use.

FIG UPDATE At the recent FIG Council Meeting in Tokyo, rules were estabLished for upcoming World Championships and Olympic Games competition. First, the 6-3-3 format for team finals competition has been renewed. All-around finals however will now feature 24 athletes with a maximum of 2 per country as opposed to the previous 32 athletes and a maximum of 3 per country. Th e proposal to lower the minimum competitive age to 14 was defeated, therefore it wilL remain that an athlete must turn 16 in the competitive year to represent their country (except the year prior to an Olympic Games when an ath­lete may be 15).

In closing, as you can see from the above list, there are numerous ways in which yo u can get invoLved, either by attend­ing an eve nt, hosting a National Gymnastics Day function or checking out our website to stay up on current events. There's a lot happening in the wo rld of gymnastics right now and I encourage you to be a part of it!

Bob Colarossi

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Preschool Children By Jo hn Reeves

There is aLways so much excitement in watching chiLdren grow and deveLop. That is probabLy the major reason

most preschooL gymnastics teachers do what they do. AduLts who provide chiLdren diverse situations to experience positive reinforcement, encouragement and the opportunity for a Lot of repetition can definiteLy guide this deveLopment.

Repetition. That is probabLy a famiLiar word to any gymnastics instructor. Not many 3 year oLds Learn to skip or cartwheeL over a mat on the first try. It usually takes dozens of attempts (aLthough hundreds is what it feeLs Like sometimes) for a chiLd to show improvements that eventuaLLy Lead to skill mastery. This brings up the question, "How do you motivate anyone to perform those repetitions that are necessary?"

LuckiLy, preschooL teachers are some of the most creative peopLe around. They search to find new and exciting ways to encourage young chiLdren. TrampoLine is not onLy one of the most exciting and favorite pieces of equipment in the gym, but sadLy one of the most under used pieces as weLl. Most peopLe are probabLy wondering how this can be true. Coaches say, "We get on the trampoLines every class because it's the kids' favorite." However, there is a big difference between "just getting on" the trampoLine and using it to heLp a chiLd's deveLopment.

Many trampoLine rotations in preschooL classes consist of students practicing their straddLe jumps and then maybe a second turn to do their favorite "trick." (If that were how the rest of the class went, parents wouLd LikeLy stop bringing their chiLdren back.) Since trampoLine has the eLement of excitement built in, teachers need to take this opportunity and mix the fun with Learning . TrampoLine is a great tooL for heLping children Learn body controL and awareness, air sense and even memory skilLs. A pLan incorporating knowLedge of chiLd deveLopment, trampoLine safety and skill progressions is aLL that's needed to heLp turn a trampoLine Lesson into a fun opportunity for chiLdren to grow and deveLop.

The goaL of this article is to encourage increased and more diversified trampoLine

use in earLy chiLd deveLopment programs by providing information about trampoLine safety, child deveLopment and progressive teaching methods.

EQuipment SaFety Equipment safety is the first consideration for any program. In most cases, common sense and safety awareness is sufficient for a teacher or club owner to decide what equipment is appropriate for preschooL students. There are a few areas to keep in mind when considering trampoLine equipment, including bed seLection, padding, and extra protection.

There are three main types of trampoLine beds avaiLabLe: bLack (poLyurethane) beds, webbed straps and strings. Most trampoLines are acceptabLe and safe for preschooL classes. ALL shouLd be checked reguLarLy and kept in a good state of repair. Padding shouLd cover both the frame and springs. SpeciaL attention shouLd be given to the corners of the trampoLine. Since there are usuaLLy no springs in the corners, there are spaces where an athLete or coach might step through. Added support in the way of a spring stretched across this space or extra padding is usually an acceptabLe soLution. The short sides of the trampoLines are typically where an athLete who has made an error will traveL, so extra matting is needed. The size and type of this padding is dependent on specific factors such as size and Location of the trampoLine, as weLL as if the trampoLine is above or in­ground.

Above VS. l...ground Trampolines Both above and in-ground trampoLines can be safe for the preschooL age athLete. It's recommended that above ground trampoLines have safety pLatforms (or "end decks") on the short sides of the trampoLine. The Long sides ofthe trampoLine must be spotted by aduLts or addressed in another way such as a pLatform or padded waLL aLong one side. AdditionaLLy, young athLetes shouLd be spotted whenever mounting and dismounting the apparatus. While in-ground trampoLines heLp eLiminate the need for spotting during mounting and dismounting, speciaL consideration shouLd be taken in regard to the shorter sides of the trampoLine.

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Developmentally Appropriate Our main goal in gymnastics (and trampoline specifically for this article) is to help children develop their gross and fine motor skills. Chart A shows a guide of children's development from the ages of 2 through 6 years of age. We want to choose activities on the trampoline that are age appropriate and that challenge them to develop to the next level. Chart B was developed based on the information from Chart A and experience gained from working with these age groups in gymnastics classes. Remember, these charts should be used as a guide only. Some children will be slightly above or below their listed level of development. These charts should be used as a reference to help develop initial lessons.

SaFe Teaching begins OFF the Trampoline! The most important concept in this article is to always teach a skill on the floor or a skill cushion first before progressing to the trampoline. Increased height and power not only make skills easier to complete but also make them more dangerous. Simply put, all athletes should safely perform all jumps or drops on the floor or appropriate skill cushion before they are asked to perform these skills on the trampoline. All skills discussed here should be performed without travel from the center of the trampoline.

Jumps and Turns Conceptually, jumps with or without twist are straightforward to teach. First, children should be taught their positions seated on the floor (figs. 1,2,3) (e.g. tuck, pike, straddle, split). Second, they should practice their jumps in each position on the padded floor. Take special care on pike jumps with children younger than 5 years old, as they tend to rotate and lose balance. Third, they should begin to perform their jumps on the trampoline with NO BOUNCE. Only once a child can safely perform jumps in this way should they be encouraged to take small jumps before these skills. Remember, even simple jumping with arms in different positions (down, over head, out in front) can be challenging to young children .

Drops Drops on the trampoline are children's first experience of rotation in the air. They are wonderful to expose young children to if done in a safe and progressive manner. Drops introduced in this article will be the seat drop (fig.4), hands and knees drop (fig. 5), front drop (fig. 6) and back drop (fig. 7) . Knee drops should not be performed at this level due to concern over low back injuries.

First, all drops should be performed seated or lying still on a padded floor. Second, children should perform them on a thick skill cushion or solid foam pit from a stand. (A bent-kneed "freeze" position as shown in fig. 8 works well as a starting point.) Instructors should use their own judgment and make certain the mat is not too soft that the athletes will "bottom out." Third, the athlete should perform the drop onto a skill cushion (4 - 8 inches) on the trampoline, again from a stand (fig. 9). For most children under the age of 7, there is no need to perform any of these drops, with the exception of the seat drop, on the trampoline without the mat. Trampoline safety is always the priority. If children are still benefiting from using the mat on the trampoline, coaches should not feel a need to remove the mat more quickly just to perform the skill on the bed.

Combinations Combining skills shows another level of mastery by the child. Asking children to combine skills on the trampoline not only helps with their motor development but also helps their cognitive (memory) skills. First, children should be asked to combine identical skills together such as tuck jumps. Quickly they will be able to perform this one skill in a series. Second, they will be ready to combine two different skills together such as tuck jump-straddle jump. Then they can progress to repeating these two skills to form a pattern. Third, they will be able to combine three or more skills together such as tuck jump-straddle jump-1/2 turn. Again, they should progress to repeating these skills to form another pattern. When developing lessons one should be creative. Children love to try different combinations of skills they have already learned!

Remember safety is always first! This (continued on page 20)

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INJURIES & LOST TIME IN THE GYM by Dr A. Jay Binder, Team Physician for Sports Acrobatics

There are severaL ways to reduce the risk of injury or, if injured, to keep from making your athLete's injury worse and minimize Lost time in the gym. Know how to prevent

lnJunes when possibLe, assess injuries when necessary and assist in rehabilitation when abLe. Try to estabLish a reLationship with a doctor, therapist or trainer who knows our sport or at Least experienced in deaLing with athLetes. This will be your best chance to get your athLete back from injury quickLy.

How to reduce their risk of acute injury Staying injury-free is obviousLy the best way for your athLetes to miss Less time in the gym. Prevention of acute injuries has everything to do with safety-consciousness and common sense. FoLLowing gymnastics and acrobatic progressions in a LogicaL way, with experienced spotting, wiLL reduce injuries to a minimum. Other strategies include:

• Create a safe environment at practice and competition • Know the appropriate use of mats, beLts, pits and

trampoLines • Eliminate goofing around or rough pLay on or around

gymnastics equipment • Don't try to work when your athLetes are too fatigued or

too sweaty • Teach athLetes to refrain from trying a new or advanced

skill without an experienced coach and spot • Refresh your knowLedge and improve use of the USA

Gymnastics Safety Certification Handbook in your gym

How to reduce their risk of overuse injury Overuse injuries are reduced by cross-training, pre-season conditioning, a LogicaL training program, an environment that encourages earLy reporting of injuries and using the strategies Listed above for acute injury prevention:

• Cross-training with a Low-impact exercise program Like ellipticaL or EFX trainers, cycling, weight-Lifting or swimming

• Pre-season conditioning is discipLine specific and shouLd aLso emphasize your athLete's known physicaL weaknesses

• A LogicaL training program which aLLows muscle recovery time and time off between seasons

• Create an environment that encourages earLy reporting of injuries instead of minimizing injuries and exerting pressure to compete

• Strategies for acute injury prevention appLy here, too, because many of them reduce athLete fatigue and "wear and tear" due to repetition

How to keep from making their injury worse Acute and overuse injuries can occur even in good gyms with conscientious coaches and fit athLetes. When injuries do happen, you need to know how to keep from making the injury worse. Many of us have heard of the athLete who was injured further by improper handLing. ALso, we've aLL seen someone who pulled a muscle, rested it for severaL weeks, and then returned to sport onLy to re-injure the same muscle. To keep from making injuries worse you need to recognize an acute or overuse injury earLy, get them appropriate treatment and rehab, and not return them to practice or competition too soon.

Acute injuries are usually obvious and coaches and instructors in the gym need to know how to deaL with them. They include sprains, strains, cuts, contusions, fractures, disLocations, Ligament and cartiLage tears and nerve injuries:

• Each coach or instructor needs to have some idea of how to assess the kind and severity of injury and provide first aid; it is heLpfuL to have basic spLints, dressings, tape and eLastic wraps avaiLabLe, some may have specific training Like CPR and athLetic injury first aid.

• Have a pLan for routine and catastrophic injuries in your gym (see USA Gymnastics Safety Certification Handbook for detaiLs), post emergency numbers where aLL can find them; some hoLd injury "fire driLLs" to make the staff more comfortabLe and proficient at handLing these situations .

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• Teach athletes and coaches t hat early reporti ng of injuries often simplifies t reatment and red uces recovery time and liability.

Overuse injuries will begi n to give you clues before they become more serious problems like tendonitis, bu rsitis, subluxation (slipping of the kneecap or shou lder) and stress fractures:

• These sym ptoms can include: pain , swelling, lack of endurance, muscle spasms, loss of skill height, diffic ulty ba lancing, loss of acceleration, more frequent falls or misses, giving way, a sense t hat something "pops out of place" and general problems like difficulty sleeping and overall fatigue.

• Teach coaches how to recognize t he signs of overuse injury and report it early. You can t hen modify their practice to accommodate t he problem unti l they are seen by a doctor.

• Like acute inj uries, early t reatment of overuse problems makes recovery much easier, faster and less expensive; it also reduces lia bility and lost ti me from t he gym .

What is reasonable treatment and how can you help them

• Coaches need to know enough about orthopedic injuries to he lp t hei r athletes and t hei r parents seek the ri ght care. Don't just assume that what the doctor recommends is the only option, especially if t hey don't usually works with athletes. There are usually several reasonable ways to treat t he same problem. You shou ld usually expect more proactive treatment for a high- level athlete and perhaps a little slower form of treatment for a recreational athlete.

• In general, ask more questions about treatme nts that involve: prolonged immobilization or casts, no obvious rehab plan or recommendations for extended time out of the gym. If you are concerned about your athlete, get a second opinion , especially if a sports medicine doctor is

available. If it still doesn't make sense, contact a member of the USA Gymnastics National Health Care Referral

Network.

How does the type of injury affect treatment and return to the gym

• Return time after an acute or overuse injury depends upon the severity of the injury, skills that need to be worked, time of the year (related to the competitive season) and response to treatment. Total recovery time is actually minimized with early evaluation and treatment ea rly return to gym with skill restrictions and agg ressi~e early motion and rehabilitation .

• Skill restriction involves scaling back the training program to accommodate the injured athlete. It's similar to light duty for an injured worker. The sports medicine doctor, therapist or trainer should be able to give you guidance on how to limit and when to advance your athlete.

• Examples of lower body skill restrictions include: avoiding fatigue, avoiding high impact activities, having spotted landings and dismounts, avoiding tumbling, avoiding beam and vault, avoiding temp routines (acro).

• Examples of upper body skill restrictions include: avoiding high impact or high stress activity like vault, tumbling and giants (artistic), tempo and tumbling (acro), tumbling (T & T), clubs and tumbling (rhythmic).

• Try to thin k of injuries in four broad categories: minor acute, moderate acute, severe acute and overuse. These groups are similar with respect to treatment, skill restrictions required and return to competition. It doesn't apply to all but gives you some idea of what to expect.

General Categories of Injury and Treatment

Minor Acute Injuries • Types of Injuries: Minor sprains, strains, cuts and

contusions; minimal alteration in flexibility, strength and endurance.

• Treatment: Responds well to rest, ice, compression and elevation with oral anti-inflammatory medicine; may need braces, taping or supports.

• Skill Restrictions: Minimal. • Interference with competition : Little or none.

(continued on page 36)

J. McNeal, Ph.D., Eastern Washingtan University Bill Sands, Ph.D., California lutheran University

Of all the factors influencing success in gymnastics possibly the

most limiting factor, at least from a coach's perspective, may be

the factor of TIME. We are always working against it, there

never seems to be enough of it, and other agencies (school,

family) are always competing for it. Time affects every decision

made by a coach. How much time is there until Nationals? How

long w ill it take to learn this skill? How long to put it into the

routine? How long until Suzie hits adolescence?

Fortunately, there is a very simple, logical method for making the

most of the time available for training . This method will help to keep

both you and your gymnasts appropriately on-

task, and to avoid over-training a particular

event, skil l, or ability. To begin, it might

be interesting to have an observer, such

as a parent or other coach, keep track

of the time course of your workouts

for a week. You might be shocked

to discover how long your

"warmup" period really lasts, or

how much time is spent in

"transition" from one event to the

next. Once the actual time

schedule has been recorded ,

simply take the entire week of

training minutes available (for

example, training 5 days/week for 22

hours/week is 1320 total minutes

available for training) . Then divide the

number of minutes spent in each activity per week

and multiply by 100 to get the percentage of training

time spent on that activity. For example if 170 minutes were spent

"warming up" during the week, then 12.9% of your training time

has already been consumed. Now, perhaps that number is exactly

where you want it to be. However, we suspect that as you start to

determine the percentages for all the other activities that take place

during training, you will find that you will be surprised where your

current plan places each activity in relation to the others.

The key to successful management of training time is to develop a

training time schedule that is based on the current importance or

emphasis on each activity that is undertaken during training. This

scheduling can be done for many levels of training. For example,

how much conditioning time should be spent on the kipping

movement, versus casting, jumping, trunk extension, etc.? This

would allow you to determine the number of exercises, sets and

reps that will make appropriate use of your conditioning time

based on the weaknesses of your athletes. For our purposes, let's

just organize the total training schedule of a week's worth of

training based on the competitive events and common activities.

We will continue working with the hypothetical situation of 5

training days, 1320 minutes per week. Next, we will list all of the

regularly occurring activities that must be undertaken within a

week's worth of training. Your list may be very detailed, or it may

be composed simply of the 5 events (remember conditioning is the

"fifth event!"). The following is an example of a list of activities that

might comprise a typical training schedule.

TRAINING ACTIVITIES Gener~L~9.rm_~e _ _ _ _____ . __ __ _

Sp~cific'0'arm.u.pJtl!.':ll.!>!~~g b~~_~ill~_ Uneven bars -------_._------- ._ .. _ .. __ .... _._- ... __ ._- ,.-

Balance beam - ----~-.---- .. --.~.-- .- ----- --_._---Vault --.-.-~~-.-------- - . __ .. _.

~':l .. f!1 ~lil1g_____ ___ ____ _ ______ _ Floor exercise dance - -.-----~. - -~.--- ---- -_._._- -.- ---- _. .--Ballet

_Skeng!hJ r<?_ining _______ ____ _

F].E:.JSLbility __________ ____ _

Next, we will need to determine the

% of importance for each activity. This

is where it gets interesting. Perhaps

you may decide that beam is the most

important event, and requires at least 50%

of your time. This means that you have 9 other

tasks to undertake in the remaining 660 minutes

available to you . If we go the simplest route of giving each of these

9 items equal time, then you have only 14.7 minutes per day for

each of the remaining tasks! Below is an example of how training

might be partitioned within a week for the above tasks.

% IMPORTANCE OF TRAINING TASKS 5% G~..'1~~al W~~~u~_ _________ __________ _

8~ ____ S~~~ War~~_i!~~~li~~_~c:lsic_~~iJ~L ____ _

20% Uneven bars _. -.---. -.. --_ .. _- ,.- -----._- "_ .. -._._--_ .. -'-'---' ._.--.. _---_ .. _._. "._._._-----

22% Balance beam

6% Vault

5%

5%

Tumbling

Floor exercise dance

7% Ballet

17% Strength training

5% Flexibility

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Of course, these tasks are not going to be

performed on each day of training.

Consequently, the percentage of

importance for vault, for example, may

seem low, however it is a relevant

percentage considering what is done within

the total week. For vault, the total available

minutes are 79.2 per week. If vau lt is trained each day, there would only be 15.8

minutes allowed per day, hardly enough

time to rotate to the event. So, we choose to

train vault only twice per week, allowing 40

minutes for vault training on two different

days.

Once the percentage of allotted time for

each task is determined, the training

schedule for a week then can be created.

Below is a hypothetical weekly schedule for

training including all of the above tasks

according to their appropriate % of training

time. Actual training time in the week is

1324 minutes, slightly more than we

budgeted. Remember too, that transition

time from one event to the next has not been

accounted for. By simply rounding down on all numbers above (for example beam = 55

min, bars = 50 min, flexibility = 20 min),

adequate transition time can be built in to

the schedule. A simple spreadsheet

program such as Excel or QuattroPro will

easily perform the calculations you need

and keep track of your schedules as they

change throughout the training year. This

information, combined with team results on

each event over a season, may help the

coach adjust the training goals and daily

training load for the next training cycle.

The final step for planning would be to

determine the rotation schedule based on

the clock, so that each coach is aware of the

exact time that an event has to be

completed and when rotation should occur.

What is the benefit of the above planning?

It ensures that the coach remains on-task

and does not over-emphasize one event or

training task more than another. It ensures

that the day-to-day training corresponds to

the importance the coach has placed on

achievement or improvement in each of the

training tasks.

• HYPOTHETICAL TRAINING SCHEDULE BASED ON PERCENTAGE OF IMPORTANCE OF TASKS

22 General WU 45 Ballet 22 General WU 22 General WU 45

22 S~ecific WU 22 S~ecific WU 22 S~ecific WU 22 S~ecific WU 22 S~ecific WU

58 Beam 58 Beam 58 Beam 58 Beam 58 Beam

53 Bars 53 Bars 53 Bars 53 Bars 53 Bars

40 • Vault 33 Tumble 40 Vault 33 Tumble

33 Floor dance 33 Floor dance

45 Strength 45 Strength 45 Strength 45 Strength 45 Strength

22 Flexibility 22 Flexibility 22 Flexibility

262 Total 289 Total 262 Total 288 Total 223 Total

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SELLING A POTENTIALLY UNPOPULAR IDEA (READ: 'CHANGE')

A few years ago, a friend gave me a mug engraved with the quote, "if you keep doing the same things you have aLways done, you will aLways get what you have aLways got." To state it another way, "if you are banging your head against the wall and it hurts, then, stop." RhetoricaL question: why is it, many foLks will repeatedLy take an action (or inaction) even though they 'inteLLectuaLLy know' that taking this action (or inaction) wiLL resuLt in frustration and sometimes emotionaL pain.

After a short period in a Leadership position, I began to reaLize that virtually every time I found a need to introduce a change there was opposition no matter how vaLid the need and how 'good' the decision. In the name of not banging my head against the wall, I began to devise a 'modeL' to give me the greatest chance of successfully seLLing a potentially unpopuLar idea. It has five steps and it takes time to think them through and present them, but the time you invest on the front end saves way more time and stress on the back end. The five steps are as foLLows :

1 ArticuLate the probLem Gust this much separates you from the average Leader)

1 Identify all the aLternatives you considered (shows thoroughness)

3 List the pros and cons of each soLution including the disadvantages of the one you chose (shows confidence, objectivity and wiLLingness to share perspectives)

4 Announce your decision and why

5 ConfidentLy ask for the support of your constituents (punctuates your decisiveness and generaL Leadership skill)

Roll this modeL around in your mind, tinker with it and you wiLL begin to see how many appLications there are. Best of Luck selling your changes!

Make it a great month .

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NATIONAL GYMNASTICS DAY Looking for a way to attract media attention and promote your club and the sport of gymnastics? National Gymnastics Day can

JIr do just that!

National Gymnastics Day is scheduled for August 24, 2002. USA Gymnastics encourages you to participate in National Gymnastics Day by planning and executing a Cartwheel-A-Thon to benefit the Children's Miracle Network. This is a great way to support your local children's hospital. while gaining recognition for your gym.

To learn more about the Cartwheel-A-Thon or to print out the Pledge Sheets go to www.usa-gymnastics.org and click on the National Gymnastics Day '02 button. You'll get a listing of all the State Proclamations signed to date, a list of planned activities from clubs around the country, a coloring sheet to hand out to your students about National Gymnastics Day, plus much more!

Nationa l Gymnastics Day can be a great success if clubs around the cou ntry can pull together to plan an activity. Here are some common questions that USA Gymnastics has received and so me answers to these questions.

Q: What if our club is busy on August 24?

A: No problem, organize your National Gymnastics Day activities on a day that better fits your schedule.

Q: What if we don't want to conduct a Cartwheel-A-Thon?

A: That's okay. Plan a different activity to promote National Gymnastics Day but just get involved. In the past, clubs have done mall exhibitions, open houses, performed at baseball games, worked out on the beach, and tumbled down the ais les of Wal-Mart. Be creative!

Q: We want to organize a Cartwheel-A-Thon but don't know how to begin.

A: Print out the pledge sheets from the website. Hand the pledge sheets out to your students along with a note from you giving them the details of the event such as where, when, what. why. The students will

A: Email your information to club@usa-gymnastics.org and we'll include your club on the website.

Q: Last year you published photos from National Gymnastics Day celebrations. Can we send photos from our club's celebration to be included?

A: Yes, please submit photos showing the way in which you celebrated National Gymnastics Day and we'll print some photos in USA Gymnastics magazine, Technique magazine and on the website. Send via email to club@usa-gymnastics.org or to USA Gymnastics, attn: NGD, Pan American Plaza, 201 S. Capitol Ave., Ste. 300, Indpls., IN 46225.

Q: How do we get our local media to cover our National Gymnastics Day celebration?

A: Send a press release letting your local media know about National Gymnastics Day and what activities you are planning. A sample press release was included in the March 2002 Technique pages 22-23, or can be found on USA Gymnastics website. Follow up with the media a few days in advance! When kids are raising money for a good cause, such as the Children's Miracle Network, this is always a great story for the media.

Q: I keep hearing about the National Gymnastics Day posters and other materials. How do I get these?

A: The National Gymnastics Day posters are part of the Club Marketing Kit that goes to all USA Gymnastics Member Clubs. You can't buy these items separately; you must be a Member Club. Call 1-800-345-4719 for more information.

collect pledges or money from family, •••• ~f!l~ friends and neighbors. On the day of the event, line the kids up and have them do cartwheels. Read the National Gymnastics Day section of the website to learn more details or call Loree Galimore at 317-829-5654. *

Q: How do we become eligible for the grand prize of a visit from a National Team clinician?

A: Participate in the Cartwheel-A-Thon or other CMN fundraisers (see website for details) and the club which raises the most money for the Children's Miracle Network (and turns it in by the deadline) wi ns the grand prize. Last year DeVeau's School of Gymnastics in Fishers, Ind. , won the grand prize and Tammy Biggs visited their club and worked with their gymnasts.

Q: We wou ld like to be included in the listing of activities posted on your website. How do we get included? These posters are included in the USA Gymnastics Member Club marketing kit.

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workshop covers philosophy, understanding the preschool-age child, safety consideration, class management. and much more!

1 A MELPD consists of five enlightening hours of preschool teacher education . This

workshop is continuing education of the KAT program. The overall emphasis of this workshop is to provide instructors with the necessary knowledge to develop preschool gymnastics lesson plans, emphasize developmentally appropriate practices, fundamental skill development and more. Attendance at KAT course is highly recommended, but not required to attend a ME LPD course.

3 The Women's Level I-IV Skill Development Curriculum Course has been introduced at the

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UPDATES January Certification Program Level II in Women's Program, Sanction fee increase information.

February Reminders on Women's Program meet director and skill evaluator certification programs, Safety Certification policies, procedures and timelines, Sanction procedures, complete listing of all accident and liability insurance coverage for a sanctioned event.

March Membership statistics, membership cards, renewal letters, Sports Acrobatics, educational services-safety, online registration new format, National Congress, general information on USA Gymnastics office.

April Announcement of membership fees for 2002-2003 season, new Junior Professional membership category, reminder of processing timelines, banned from membership list, limited athlete membership information; men's meet director sanction information.

May Member Services divisions all at the 1-800 number, Junior Professional Membership for 16 and 17 year old coaches and judges, sanction violations.

EDUCATIONAL SERVICES Safety and Education-Certification Programs Don't miss this year's National Congress and Trade Show in Cleveland from August 7-10, 2002. There will be something for everyone. Continue your educational and certification programs. National Congress attendees will receive Professional Development Certification Program credits. These credits will be applied to the Level 3 and Level 4 certification programs. Find out more on the USA Gymnastics Certification programs at National Congress.

Attend the new Risk Management course for Safety Certification on Wednesday, August 7, 2002. The author, Dr. Bill Sands, will give the safety course. This is the debut course for the next cycle. Information that you, as a gymnastics professional, must know. Remember you can begin your re-certification process one year ahead of your expiration date.

Preschool teachers! Your certification program is offered on Wednesday, August 7 with the KAT and MELPD courses. This time it is arranged so that you may take both courses in the same day and you will receive the new low discounted price. More than 12 sessions will be devoted to pre-school education at National Congress.

Attention club owners, club managers, and program administrators: business knowledge is your key to success. The third annual Business Conference will take place August 7. Remember you must pre-register and this has been sold-out fo r the past two years. More than 12 sessions will assist you in all aspects of running your business during the three days of congress.

Judges and coaches at all levels in all programs-this is the place for you to learn from the best! Women judges' certification tests will be offered August 9 after the congress sessions. You will also have time during breaks, late afternoons and evenings to learn while watching the very best at the U.S. Championships. Trampoline & Tumbling and Rhythmic Championships will be in the Grand Hall in the Convention Center. The Sports Acrobatics Team Trials will take place in the Exhibit Hall of the Convention Center and Men and Women's Artistic Championships will take place a few blocks away at the Gund Arena. Look inside this issue to find out about the special congress and ticket package that is available to USA Gymnastics members.

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(continued from page 7) Chart A: General Development: The Emergence of Motor Skills article shou ld be used as a reference or a starting point to develop fun and appropriate lessons for children. No article can substitute for experience. Working with an experienced teacher should always be a priority for any aspiring teacher. Under the guidance of a careful and knowledgeable teacher, trampoline is a great tool for children of all ages to develop coordination and foster a love of physical fitness.

~qQ l~L:.am :'. r3T.tif , r.rr.T.I::::d:~2f':;~·~~ .. , :J:. 'S"r.;; '\': 2 Runs, climbs stairs, jumps from objects Throws ball, kicks ball. turns page, begins

(both feet) to scribble

3 Hops, climbs stairs with alternating feet, Copies circles, opposes thumb to finger, jumps from bottom step scribb ling continues to improve

4 Runs well, skillful jumping, begins to skip, Holds pencil, copies square, wa lks balance pedals tricycle beam

5 Hops about 50 feet, balances on one foot, Colors within lines, forms letters, dresses can catch large ball, good skipping and undresses self with help, eats more

neatly

Chart B: Trampoline Development: A General Guideline

6 Carries bundles, begins to ride bicycle, Ties shoes, uses scissors, uses knife and jumps rope, can catch a tennis ball fork, washes self with help

Reference: Human Development Across the Lifespan (3nl edition), John S, Dacey and John F. Travers.

• Learning ruLes such as freeze, stay in box • Jumping with arms up or down • Learning to stop • Tuck and straddle jumps • Learning to bounce with control • General turning

• Seat drops on a mat

3 & II year olds • Learning all general body shapes and drops • Seat drops • Can jump lOx in box • Learning hands & knee drops and front drop on a mat • Knows to stay on cross • Freezing and walking off trampoline • Learning to face correct direction • Combines identical jumps in a series • Learning to straight jump with different arm positions • 'Iz and full turns • Continue mastery of tuck and straddle jumps

II & 5 year olds • Knows all shapes and drop positions • Beginning all drops on trampoline with a mat • Can jump 5x on cross • Combines 2 different jumps together (tuck/straddle) • Beginning to arm circle jump • Learning (small) pike jump and split jump

• Combination: seat drop, 'Iz turn to feet '/4 , 'Iz and full turns

• Learning all drops on a mat

5 & & year olds • Knows all shapes and drops • Combination: seat drop, 'Iz turn to feet, seat drop • Continue mastery of skills • Introduce swivel hi ps • Combines 3 different jumps together (tuck/straddle/ 'Iz turn)

JeH lulla is a member of the USAG Preschool Advisory Board and co·author of the Kinder Accreditation for Teachers (KAT) course. He is also a USAG National Safety Instructor, an industry consuhant, and is a seminar presenter for the USAIGC, and USA Gymnastics. He owns two successful gyms in Southern Calijomia.

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Here are some interesting statistics regarding the numbers of gym­nasts and professionals in our sport. As of May 20, 2002, USA Gymnastics had more than 15,000 professional and instructor mem­bers and more than 79,000 athlete members in all disciplines. Therefore, more than 94,000 individuals either compete, coach, judge or own a club in the U.S. Here's a breakdown of the number of ath­letes in each discipline:

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Men's Class V C Men's Class VI :l Men'sClass VII 0::::; TOTAL

Women's Elite Women's Level 2 Women's Level 3 Women's Level 4 WomEln's Level 5 Women's Level 6 Women's Level 7

C Women's Level 8 <II Women's Level 9 E Women's Level 10 g Women's Pre Opt. ;::0 TOTAL

Rhythmic Elite Rhythmic Group Rhythmic Level 4 Rhythmic Level 5

(.) Rhythmic Level 6 'E Rhythmic Level 7 ~ Rhythmic Level 8 >. Rhythmic Level 9 ~ Rhythmic Level 10 a: TOTAL

Trampolineffumbline Elite Trampolineffumbling Level 1 Trampolineffumbling Level 2 Trampolineffumbling Level 3

o!S Trampolineffumbling Level 4 <II Trampolineffumbling Level 5 C Trampolineffumbling Level 6 ~ ~Trampolineffumbling Level? c. ~ Trampolineffumbling Level 8 E E Trampolineffumbling . ~evel 9 r= ::::1 Trampolineffumbling Level 10 ... Fo TOTAL . . ... ..

Sports. Acro Elite III Sports Acro Level 1-3 ~ E SportsAcroLevel4:5 C. (.) Sports Acro Level 6- 1 0 en <C TOTAL. .

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Lisa began rhythmic gymnastics at age 9, just four years ago. In this short time, Lisa has moved up the ladder quickly. In fact, she was crowned Junior National Champion in 2001 and also won titles in two events, ball and ribbon.

Recently, Lisa took first all-around and won every event at the 2002 Pacific Alliance Championships held in Canada. Competing in only her third international competition, Lisa said, "It was really fun. There were so many of my teammates on the trip and we were able to support each other and have fun together. I was surprised to win everything. I just wanted to go in and be consistent."

This is Lisa's last year as a junior and she would like to keep

her title at the 2002 Rhythmic National Championships.

This seventh-grade student works out five days a week for 5-6 hours each practice. She has about a 40 minute commute each way from her home to the gym but she makes good use of her time by doing homework.

Lisa is the daughter of Ping and Cindy Wang. She has one brother Jordan, who is 6 years old. Lisa's favorite subjects in school are reading and math. She may be interested in journalism and/or media in the future. Her goal in rhythmic gymnastics is to qualify for the 2004 Olympic Games. _

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S~ GYMNASTICS National Congress

• ...... _1& d & .... Cleveland, Ohio' August 7-10, 2002 ''Gymnastics Excellence Through Education"

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

• Gymnastics Coaches & Teachers: All Levels, Boys, Girls, Artistic, Rhythmic, General Gymnastics, Trampolme & Tumbling, Sports Acrobatics

• Gymnastics Coaches For y~, Recreation Programs, High Schools

• Physical Education Teachers

• Preschool Instructors

• Judges At All Levels

• Gymnastics Business Owners

• Gymnastics Business Managers

• Cheerleading Coaches

• Aspiring Coaches and Judges

USA Gymnastics National Congress is the premier learning opportunity in the U.S. Approximately 72 different lectures will be running in any time slot. Topics will be varied and cover all aspects of the

gymnastics industry. Beginners, as well as seasoned veterans, will find lectures designed to increase

their wealth of knowledge. Add to that the U.S. Championships, a huge dance pariYt and over 2/000

of your closest gymnastics friends and you will find out why most National Congress attendees return

year after year.

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accessibility and award-winning GYMNASTI CS service, Cleveland will make an

excellent site for the 2002 USA National Congress Gymnastics National Congress. Cleveland has world-class attractions •

...... -tlb s and museums, great restaurants and shopping, plus professional sports and golf courses.

USA Gymnastics National Congress will again be presenting more than 12 different tracks offering lectures for all your staff to increase their knowledge.

Cleveland, Ohio August 7-10,2002

''Gymnastics Excellence Through Education"

Wednesday, August 7 • Business Owners Conference • Add On's including KAT and

MELPD Certification, Safety Course, AACCA/ Cheer Certification, Trampoline & Tumbling Levell Coaches' Course, Booster Clubs

Thursday, August 8 - Saturday, August 10 • Congress Sessions • Exhibit Hall • Dance Party (Marriott Hotel's Key

Center)

*Check for Congress Registration information in this issue or on USA Gymnastics online at www.usa­gJJmnastics.org

Congress Location: Cleveland Convention Center 500 Lakeside Ave. Cleveland, Ohio 44114

Within walking distance of all the , Congress hotels! ,

All hotel accommodations must be booked directly with National Travel Systems at 888-603-8747 or 806-331-1930 or email usagama@ takeavacation.com. They can also assist with your air travel arrangements. Deadline June 28.

Congress Hotels: Note: all rates are plus 14.5% tax

• Cleveland Marriott Downtown at Key Center - $139.00 127 Public Square Cleveland, OH 44114-1305

• Embassy Suites - Cleveland Downtown at Reserve Square -$129.00 1701 East Twelfth Street Cleveland, OH 4411

• Holiday Inn Select - $119.00 1111 Lakeside Avenue Cleveland, OH 44114

• Sheraton Cleveland City Centre -$104.00 777 St. Clair Avenue Cleveland, OH 44114

Special Congress/Championships Package for USA Gymnastics Pro and Instructor Members Attending Congress. Must pre-register by July 13 and pay in full.

A special member package has been developed for those USA Gymnastics members attending Congress. The package includes Congress Registration and tickets to see all the u.s. Championships events including Men's Artistic, Women's Artistic, Rhythmic, Trampoline and Tumbling and Sports Acrobatics. In addition, with this package you will receive a Special Gold Level seating for senior Men's and Women's Artistic evening sessions.

A $455.00 value for only $300.00 - this includes Congress Registration and all U.S. Championships events. This offer is only available to USA Gymnastics members attending Congress.

Registration forms will be included in this issue or online www.usa-gymnastics.org

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Transportation: RTA public transportation system can take you eaSily from the Cleveland Hopkins International Airport to Tower City Center in downtown for only $1.50. The airport is located just 20 minutes from downtown. A taxi ride from the airport to downtown is only $20.

Visit www.usa-gymnastics.org for more information on Congress or to get to the National Travel Systems website.

Cleveland Convention Center Cleveland, Ohio

Congress Costs Pro & Instructor Members Pre-registration Guly 13) .... $230

On-site registration .. .. .. .. $330

Non-Members Pre-registration Guly 13) . ... $350

On-site registration ......... $450

Note: Member Clubs receive a substancial discount for Congress. Call Loree at 31 7-829-5654 or visit the member club only site.

"Gymnastics Excellence Through Education" WHAT A DEAL!

• More than 120 Congress sessions to choose from. Bring your entire team of professionals and return with more information. Many professional seminars begin at $399. USA Gymnastics National Congress is a deal at just $230!

• Congress Dance Party included: a $35 value. • Free Exhibit Hall admittance worth $3 (5-12 yrs.)

and $6 (13 yrs. and older) per day. • Congress briefcase and Information Guide. • Learn from, interact with, and watch the best the

U.S. has to offer. • Discount tickets for the 2002 U.s. National

Championships.

UNDERSTANDING THE UNIQUE & SPECIALIZED NEEDS OF YOUR BUSINESS

• Marketing & Managerial Sessions. • Staff Retention & Improvement Lectures. • Gymnastics Lectures: begilU1er to elite, all

disciplines. • Plan on attending the Club Owners' Business

Conference Add-On.

CONGRESS EXHIBITION HALL

One of the highlights of the alumal USA Gymnastics National Congress is the Exhibition Hall. This is where gymnastics industry suppliers and consultal1ts display and sell their products and services. You will find the latest al1d greatest in gymnastics equipment, apparel and services! The Exhibit Hall will be open to all Congress palticipal1ts Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Day passes to the exhibit hall for the general public will be available at the Congress Registration desk.

NOTE: Children under the age of 5 will be admitted free when accompanied by their parent 01' guardian.

YOU WON'T BELIEVE THE SELECTION & SAVINGS

• More than 100 vendors in the Exhibit Hall. • Your one-stop gymnastics shopping showcase. • Congress specials, promotions & discounts • Save $$$$$ on shipping.

IT'S WHERE YOU & YOUR STAFF BELONG

• Improve all areas of your business in one exciting weekend.

• Begirmer coaching & office management lecture series.

• Member Clubs-Register your non-member class teachers as Instructor Members and bring them to Congress for a discounted price. Contact Loree Galimore.

• Reward and educate your staff. • Spread out, attend a variety of lectures, and share a

wealth of knowledge. • Professional Members & Member Clubs receive

special prices on almost all Congress functions.

IF KNOWLEDGE IS POWER ••• THEN NATIONAL CONGRESS IS ESSENTIAL

• Learn the latest information concerning: Teclmique, Training, Rules, Policies, Marketing, Routines & Business.

• Listen to, and interact with, the leaders of our industry in all areas.

• Raise the level of safety awareness in your gym and across the USA.

USA GYMNASTICS POSITION ON CHILDREN (GUESTS) ATTENDING CONGRESS SESSIONS

Attendees should keep in mind that the Congress sessions are designed For adult gymnastics professionals who have paid to attend sessions in order to increase their professional skills and knowledge base. USA Gymnastics strongly discourages attendance of children in any Congress sessions. Congress Hosts and Hostesses will monitor entrance to Congress sessions to those displaying appropriate credentials.

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U __ S. Championships

Wednesda"v., August 7 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m . .......... Business Conference .... ...... ... .. ... ... .... .. ... ... ..... ..... .. . Cleveland Convention Ctr.

11 :00 a.m.-6:00 p.m . .... ... . Congress Registration Booths Open .............. .... .. Cleveland Convention Ctr.

See page 29 .... ..... ...... ...... .safety, KAT, MEL PO, Cheer Certification ...... ... . Cleveland Convention Ctr.

Trampoline Coach Certification Level 1, Booster Club Seminar

1:00-4:00 p.m .. ...... .... .. ..... Jr. All-Around & Event Finals (Men) ... ....... ........ Gund Arena

7:00-10:00 p .m . ..... .. ..... ... .sr. All-Around Prelims & Event Finals (Men) .... Gund Arena

Thursday t August 8 7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m .. ..... .... Congress Registration Booths Open .. ... ........ ....... Cleveland Convention Ctr.

8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m ........... Congress Sessions .... .. .... .. ... ...... .... ..... ........... ... ...... Cleveland Convention Ctr.

10:30-11:30 a.m ............... Exhibit Hall: Gym Club Owners Preview .......... Cleveland Convention Ctr.

11:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m . ........ Exhibit Hall: Open to All Congress Participants ...... Cleveland Convention Ctr.

9:30 a.m.-l:30 p.m ........... Jr. All-Around (Rhythmic) ........ .. ...... .... .... ........ .... CC - Public Auditorium

1:00-3:30 p.m ................... Jr. All-Around Prelims & Event Finals (Women) .... .. Gund Arena

2:30-7:30 p .m ..... .............. Sr. All-Around (Rhythmic) .... .. .. ............................ CC - Public Auditorium

7:00-10:00 p.m ....... ...... .... Sr. All-Around Prelims & Event Finals (Women) .... Gund Arena

Friday ( August 9 8:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m . .. .. .... Congress Registration Booths Open ................ .. .. Cleveland Convention Ctr.

8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m .... ....... Jr. Competition/Sr. Prelims. (Sports Acro) .... ...... CC - Exhibit Hall

9:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m ........... Exhibit Hall Open .......... .... .................................... .. Cleveland Convention Ctr.

8:30 a.m .-4:30 p.m ........... Congress Sessions ................................................ .... Cleveland Convention Ctr.

9:00 a.m.-3:00 p .m ........... Jr. Elite Prelims (T&T) .................. .. ..... .. .......... ...... . CC - Public Auditorium

4:00-7:30 p .m ............... .... Sr. Elite Prelims (T&T) .................... .... ..... ........ ....... CC - Public Auditorium

4:15-5:15 p.m . .......... ... ..... Exhibit Hall Social/Happy Hour ....... ...... ............ . Cleveland Convention Ctr.

, 7:00-10:30 p.m . .. .......... ... . All-Around Finals (Men) .......... ..... .... ...... ............... Gund Arena , S'aturdaYt August 10 8:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m ........... Congress Registration Booths Open ........ ............ Cleveland Convention Ctr.

9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m ........... Exhibit Hall Open .. ...... ..... ...................... ............ ..... Cleveland Convention Ctr.

8:30 a.m.-4:30 p .m ... .... .. Congress Sessions .............. .... .... .. ............................ Cleveland Convention Ctr.

10:00 a.m.-l:30 p.m ......... Jr. Event Finals (Rhythmic) ...... ............................. . CC - Public Auditorium

10:00 a.m.-l :30 p.m .. .... .. . Jr. Event Finals (T&T) .. .................. .. .. ...... .. .. ............ CC - Public Auditorium

10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. .. .... Jr. Competition/ Sr. Finals (Sports Acro) .............. CC - Exhibit Hall

1:00-3:30 p.m ... ... .... ...... ... Jr. All-Around finals (Women) .. ..................... ... .. .. Gund Arena

2:30-6:00 p.m ................... Sr. Event Finals (Rhythmic) .................................... CC - Public Auditorium

2:30-6:00 p.m ........... .. ..... .sr. Event Finals (T&T) .... ...... ........ .. ........................ CC - Public Auditorium

6:00-8:30 p .m ..... .... .......... Sr. All-Around Finals (Women) ............. ............ ... Gund Arena

9:30 p.m .... ...................... .Dance Party (Congress Attendees) .. .................... Marriott Hotel's Key Center

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USA Gymnastic,s Business Owners Confefence VVednesday, August 7, 2002

Cleveland, OH

Who: Club Owners and Directors What: Business Conference Where: Cleveland Convention Center When: Wednesday, August 7, 2002 from 8:30 a,m,-5 p,m, Why: To bring USA Gymnastics and its clubs owners together to facilitate the sharing of ideas and concepts

relevant to the success of the gymnastics business, With our ongoing commitment to your success, we want to create a network of gymnastics business owners and professionals,

Cost: $100 for Member Clubs and $200 non-member clubs (per person) Included in this fee : morning coffee, lunch, and a business gift

Host: Gary Anderson

Speakers include: Bob Colarossi, Kathy Feldmann, Steve Penny and Loree Galimore from USA Gymnastics, Club Owners and consultants from across the country include: Jeff Metzger, Tom Lenzini , Tom Forster, Rita Brown, David Holcomb, Lynne Ledford, Frank Sahlein, Sean Dever, Steve Greeley, Patti Komara, Julia Thompson-Aretz, and Jeff Lulla,

Business Building Blocks

MARKETING

EDUCATION TEAM BUILDING

SYSTEMS LEADERSHIP FINANCES

BUSINESS PLAN / MISSION

You will receive invaluable advice on how to run a successful gymnastics club at this conference.

The conference was a sell-out in 2000 & 2007, so please

register early!

Club Name _________________ _ $100 per person from a Member Club $200 per person - non-member club

Club Number ________________ _ ( no on site registration)

Name(s) __________________________________________________________________ _

Address __________________________________ __

Ci~------------------- State ______ _ Zip ______________ _

Phone _________ _ Fax _______ _ Email _____________ _

Make check payable to USA Gymnastics Amount enclosed-________ _

Charge to: 0 Visa ~PR""'S lml 0 Other _____ _

Card # _____ _______________ Exp date ____ _

Signature __________________________________ _

Fax to 317-237-5069 attention: Loree Galimore or mail to :

Registration Deadline: July 13

Attn , Loree Galimore 201 S, Capitol Ave, Suite 300 Indianapolis, IN 46225

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USA GYMNASTICS NATIONAL CONGRESS 2002 INDIVIDUAL REGISTRATION FORM Minimum age for Congress registration is 16.

No Pre-Registration after July 13. After July 13 you must register on-site.

Complete one Form per person - Photocopy for additional Registrations.

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As a prafessional or instrudor member, yau have two prices fram which to choose. One price is For Cangress only. The other price is for Congress and tickets to see all U.s. Championship events. Please see page 30 where additional tickets can be purchased For non-members, spouses, friends, etc. IF yau wish to be seated next to yaur co-workers, Friends, spouses, etc., send all registration and ticket order Forms together at one time with payment.

Your Pro or Instructor Address (listed in the USA Gymnastics member database) will be used lor all correspondence. The tickets will be sent to the member database address 4 weeks prior to Championships.

CON G RES S COS T S (postmarked by July 13)

PRO & INSTRUCTOR MEMBERS 0$230 Congress pre-registration 0$300 Congress pre-registration and ncket package

$330 for on-site registration (no ticket package)

NON-MEMBERS $350 Congress pre-registration $450 for on-site registration

Name ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Social Security No . ... .

Birth date . USA Gymnastics Pro/lnst. No . .

Mailing Address .................... ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 0 This is a new address

~")' ........................................................................................................................................................................................ State ............................................................ ....... ........................ Zip

Day phone ( Night phone (

Club name ... .......... _ Club number ..

Must check club owner box for admittance to Exhibition Hall Preview Check all that apply: o Member club Owner o Group Gymnastics o Trampoline & Tumbling

o Club Owner o Regional Chair o State Chair

o Coach/Teacher o National Chair o Rhythmic

o Judge o Sports Acro o Men's Artistic

o Women's Artistic o Office Staff

CONGRESS FEE INCLUDES ONE TICKET TO THE CONGRESS DANCE PARTY

Total Amount Enclosed ... 1_$ ________ .. 1 Make check/Money Order Payable to USA Gymnastics

, USA ~ , Charge: 0 Visa G\\\1l'<.\SI1CS PREFERS ~ 0 Discover 0 Mastercard 0 AMEX

• Card # .... ................................................................. Exp. .. . . ..... Signature ._

Please return this registration form to: USA Gymnastics Congress, Pan American Plaza, Suite 300, 201 S. Capitol, Ind ianapolis, IN 46225 FAX: 317-237-5069 ATTENTION: MEMBER SERVICES

THE INDIVIDUAL CONGRESS FEE INCLUDES:

• Credential far entrance ta Congress seesions and clinics August 8-10, 2002 Cleveland, OH

• Entrance to the Exhibit Hall featuring the industry's finest products and services.

• One ticket to the Congress Dance Party on Saturday evening, August 10

(additional Congress Dance Party tickets for spouse/guests are $35 each- available at

on-site registration)

Videotaping: Videotaping of Congress sessions is permitted FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY

unless the Session Presenters announce that his/her/ their session may not be videotaped.

Language: The official language of Congress is English . USA Gymnastics wi ll make no

special provisions for translation of sessions into other languages.

Congress attendees with special needs must notify USA Gymnastics in writing in this

regard prior to the July 13 pre-registration deadline. We suggest that this information be

included with the congress pre-registration form.

CANCELLATION POLICY NO REFUNDS OR TICKET EXCHANGES ON TICKET PACKAGES AU registration cancellations must be in writting.

Submit request in writing to USA Gymnastics, Anention: Cathy Allen

Before July 13th - Registration fee less $30 service fee per person canceling.

After July 13th - 50% of registration fee per person canceling.

SUBSTITUTION POLICY To transfer registration to another person, the new congress aHendee

must also have a professional or instructor membership.

Before August 1 - $30 per substitution ON-SITE - $50 per substitution Submit request in writing to USA Gymnastics, Attention : Ca thy Allen

NO CANCELLATIONS AFTER AUGUST 15TH

2002 CONGRESS ADD-ONS REGISTRATION FORM No Pre-Registration after July 1 3 After July 13 you must register on-site for a $25 additional late fee per course per person

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Use this form to register for the 2002 Congress tests, examinations, certificotions, etc. One form per person. Photocopy for additional add-on registrations. NOTE: Your Pro or Instructor Address (listed in the USA Gymnastics member database) will be used for all correspondence.

Name Social Security No . .

Birth date USA Gymnastics Pro/lnst. # ...................................................... .. .. .. ... .. . Safety Expiration Date

Ma iling Address ........................................................ .. ... ............. ........................ .... ............. .................................... ............... .................................................................................................................................... 0 THIS IS A NEW ADDRESS

r ......................................................................................................................................... State

Day phone ( Night phone (

Check appropriate space for the add-ons you wish to attend. WOMEN'S JUDGES CERTIFICATION EXAMS

INST. PRO NON SUB o Fri. August 9, 4:30 p.m. (written), 6:30 p.m. (practical)

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MEMBER MEMBER MEMBER TOTAL Cost $22 per port Email to register: jcirene@aol.com

SAFETY CERTIFICATION AACCA CHEERLEADING COURSES CERTIFICATION Minimum age for Safety Certification is 16 o Wed. August 7, 1-4 p.m. Cost: $65

Wed. August 7, 8:30-12:30 p.m. RHYTHMIC LEVEL 8 JUDGES COURSE o For recerts. MUST be currently safety

N/AO o Fri. August 9, S -1 0 p.m. Course

certified AND a pro-member. N/A $0 o Sat. August 10, 9 - 11 a.m. Test o For those not already safety certified. $50 $50 $100 0 Reg istration Fee: Free to Congress attendees. $60 to non Congress attendee

Wed. August 7, 1-5 p.m. BOOSTER CLUB SEMINAR o For recerts. MUST be currently safety N/AO

o Wed., Aug. 7, 8:30-12:00 certified AN D a pro-member. N/A $0 Cost: $50

o For those not already safety certified. $50 $50 $100 0 This seminar is designed for those coaches/ club owners or Presidenls of Boosler Clubs who wanllo maximize Ihe lalenl wilhin Iheir membership. Dave Holcomb,

KINDER ACCREDITATION owner of Buckeye Gymnaslics will be Ihe featured speaker and will cover • FOR TEACHERS (KAT)

$1600 supporling Ihe Iraveling learn • Fundraising • PR • Parlies and Celebralions •

o Wed. August 7, 8:30 a.m.- 3:30 p.m. $110 $110 Faci lily Enhancemenls, elc. NOTE: Pre-registration guarantees a KAT Workbook. Enrollment is limited.

Language: The Oflicial language of Congress is Eng lish . USA Gymnaslics will make no Minimum age is 16. special provisions for Iranslalion of sessions inlo olher languages. , Includes Boxed Lunch Congress Attendees with special needs musl nolify USA Gymnaslics in wriling in

MOVEMENT EDUCATION AND LESSON PLAN Ihis regard prior 10 Ihe July 13 pre·regislra lion dead li ne. We suggesllhallhis informalio

DEVELOPMENT (MELPD) be included wilh Ihe Congress Pre-regislralion Form.

o Wed. August 7, 4 p.m.- 9 p.m. $85 $85 $1350 Videotaping: Videolaping of Congress sessions is permilled FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY

NOTE: Pre-registration guarantees a MELPD Workbook. Enrollment is limited. unless Ihe Session Presenlers announce Ihal his/her session may nol be videolaped.

Minimum age is 16. DOTAL PAYMENT Includes Boxed Supper MAKE CHECK/MONEY ORDER PAYABLE TO USA GYMNASTICS

KAT & MELPD $170 $170 $2450 Amount Enclosed I $ I ~ PREFERS ImI

TRAMPOLINE & TUMBLING LEVEL 1 Charge to: O VISA o Discover o Mastercard o Amex

COACHES COURSE Card No. o Wed. August 7, 9-3 p.m. $45 $45 N/A 0 Exp. Date

MEMBER NON SUB Signature (required) CLUB MEMBER TOTAL

CLUB Please return this USA Gymnastics Congress

BUSINESS OWNERS CLUB # registration form to: Pan American Plaza

CONFERENCE 201 South Capitol, Suite 300

o Wed. August 7, 8:30 a.m.-S p.m. $100 $200 0 Indianapolis, IN 46225

Limited enrollment. No on-site re istration. FAX: 317-237-5069 g ATTENTION: Member Services

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CONGRESS 2002 PRESENTER PREVIEW Congress 2002 will take place in Cleveland, Ohio, August 7-10, in conjunction with the U.S. Gymnastics Championships for men's, women's, rhythmic, trampoline and tumbling and sports acrobatics. It's a gymnastics function that you won't want to miss! Many great sessions and presenters top the list at this year's National Congress. Below we've listed the invited presenters and their topics. Don't miss out on all the new information and updates that will occur at this event. There's something for everyone!

Akopyan, Arthur . . ....... . .. .. ... .. ...... . .. . Uneven Bars Nat'l Elite Compulsory Program with National Staff

Nat'l Team Strength & Conditioning Program with National Staff Anderson, Gary . ....... . . . ...... Your Passion Can Be Profitable

TOPs Update with Gary Warren Arnold, Alison .......... _ .. .. .... Zen & and Art of Gymnastics

Breaking Down the Block Artemov, Vladimir .. .. . ... .. . ... .. PH Single leg Skills, Flair HS,

and HS Pirouette Skills Beck, Jon .. . . . . . . .. Tumbling: Round-Off Back Handspring & Whip

Teaching the Double Back Bergonzoli, Victor .. ..... .. .. ... ... .. ... Video Technology and

How it Can Maximize your Training Biggs, Tammy ......................... .... ... . ... Beam

Nat'l Elite Compulsory Program with National Staff Nat'l Team Strength & Conditioning Program with National Staff

Binder, Jay ...... A Coaches Guide to Dealing with Common Injuries How to get your Gymnast or Acrobat Back from Injury Faster

Biron, Beau ... . ..... .... ... .. ... . Increase Annual Gross Rev. with Non-Instructional Programs

If 1 0% of enrollment is team what to do with the other 90% General Gymnastics Round Table (with Capelottil

Buchheister, Kris .. . ............ ... .. ... ... . Correct Posture Prevention of Shoulder Pain

Body Joint Motion-achieving correct range of motion shoulders, hips, ankles & wrist

Bunge, Carole .. ... . . . . ..... level 9 Review and Practice Judging Butcher, Steve ........... .... .. .. Transition the Key to Medals Calvert, Chris ... . ...... Cheerleading Partner Stunt Fundamentals

Advanced Cheer Partner Stunts & Transitions Cheerleading Choreography

Creating an All Star Team Capelotti, Dean ... .. ......... . .. .. . .. TeamGymn - Just Do It!

(including meet/intersquad compo Grid) General Gymnastics Round Table (with Beau Biron)

Cates, Michael .... . Dream Things That Never Were & Say Why Not? Special Needs

Caviness, Michelle ............... How to Incorporate Sports Acro Into Your Kindergym Program

Christensen, Char ............ Compulsory Beam -Practice Judging

Cross, Marilyn . .......... ... TIps on Int'l. Judging with Schweyer Culbertson, Jon .... Common Errors to Avoid in Routine Construction

Juniors Dalldorf, Ose . .. .. . Dream Things That Never Were & Say Why Not?

Special Needs Davies, Nadine . . ... .. .... .. . . ........ .. ..... TV/ AV Forms

level 5-7 Update Davis, Nancy ................. Sports Acrobatics levels 6 and 7 DeCristoforo, Maria .. ............. . .... . . Technique for Beam DeGuire, Marcia .... . .. ...... Getting Started in Sports Acrobatics Dever, Sean . ... . .............. . . . ... . Show Me The Money Dykes, Marian .... .. ..... .. level 7 Review and Practice Judging Elfenbein, Myra . . .... . . . . .... Compulsory Floor Practice Judging Elsass, Gil . . .. . ... .. ... . ..... . .. Boys Programs are Profitable Feldmann, Kathy ..... . ............ Member Services/Education Fie, Jackie . .. . .......... . . . . .. . International Judging Update Floyd, Diane ........ . . .. ... . .... Choreographic Considerations

when Creating Exhibition Routines Creating Group Performance Opportunities

Galper, Raisa .. . .... .. .......... Keeping Athletes in your Gym with Sports Acrobatics

Gardner, Beth .. .. ....... . .... .. .. .. ....... Preschool Props Positive Discipline with Steve Greeley

Great Idea ... But now what? Creating lesson Plans Organized Chaos Preschool Class Management

Round Table Panel Discussion Gearhart, Megan . ...... .. ... .. .. . .. . . Strength and Flexibility Geddert, John . ... . . ...... . . . . . . .... .. .... Club Philosophy Gerlock, Tamara ... . .............. . . . Get It Going - 2 sessions

Future Stars Graff, Sue ... ... ......... .. ... . .... Vaulting -The New Table Greeley, Steve .. No Tears Marketing: Simple & Inexpensive Solutions

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Intermediate Trampoline Analysis of the Arabian & the Cruise/Twisting Somersaults

Hisey, Jim .. .. Basic Skill Development & Refinement -V, PB, and HB Holcomb, David .. Staff and Employee Handbooks: at will vs. contract Holt, Kevin .. .. ... . The Power of Mental Training & Team Building Jarrett, Cheryl .. ............ . .. .... JO Update with Tom Koll Juszczyk, Dave ................ Practical Judging Using Symbols Karolyi, Martha .. . National Program Plan & Report with Kathy Kelly Kelly, Kathy ... National Program Plan & Report with Martha Karolyi

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Coaching Strategies KolI, Tom . ... . ... . . .... . . ... . JO Update with Connie Maloney

Do's and Don't's for Travel to Away Meets 2005 Compulsory A Preview

Komara, Patti .. .. .. .. . . . . .. Successful Parent and Tot Programs How to (reate lesson Plans 101

The A-B-C's of Teaching Preschool Hiring, Training, and Inspiring A Top Notch Staff

latino, Jackie . .. . . . . Acrobasics: Gelling Strated for Coaches Part 1 Acrobasics: Getting Strated for Coaches Part 2

laznovsky, lori . ... . .. .. .. . Fun Activities for your Closs Program World Gymnaestrada lisbon or Bust in 2003

lenzini, Tom ... . So Coaches, You Think You Want to Open Your Own Gym lord, Jim . ..... .... .. . Cheerleading Partner Stunt Fundamentals

Advanced Cheer Portner Stunts & Transitions Cheerleading Choreography

Creating an All Star Team lord, Paula ... ... . ... . . . . ... ... . Toke Home a Group Routine

Integrating Music, Dance, and Partner Work into Closs Program lulla, Jeff .. . ... . . . ... . . . Raising the Value of Customer Service lutska, Brant ... .... . .. . .. .. . . .. .... Why Thematic Teaching Maloney, Connie ...... ... . .. . .. . . ... JO Update with Tom Koll Maloney, Stacy ... . Developing the Whip Bock and Front Handspring Marinitch, Vitaly ... . .. ... ...... . . PH Single leg Ski,lIs, Flair HS,

and HS Pirouette Skills HB: Multiple Releases, Jaeger

Matthews, Down . . . . .... . ... Training Preschool Teachers to Teach Maynard, Jackie . . .. Group Performances - What you need to do it!

Integrating Music, Dance, and Portner Work into Closs Program Creating Group Performance Opportunities

Mazeika, Kevin .. . SR: Boils Forward & Backward, Turnover Swing, & Dismount Refinement

Mcintyre, Dennis . .. . . ....... ... . . . Developing a Training Plan McPherson, Don .. . .. ... .. .. .. Hey Dude .. . You're Being Sued Meadows, Tom ... . . .. . .. Spotting: 3-4 target skills on every event Meier, Bob & Pam ... .. . . . . . . . .. . ........ Making Money with

Sports Acrobatics in Your Rec. Program Metzger, Jeff . .. . . .. . ... . ... .. ..... . Simplify Hiring & Firing,

Staff Evaluation, Team Building Mikszan, laura ... .. .. ... .. . .. . ... . . .. Budgeting for Growth Moskovitz, Dave .. ... . . . . . . . .. ... TeamGymn - Rules & Judging

(including judges exam) Fun Activities for your Closs Program

Moskovitz, lynn .. . . . . . ... . .. . .. . . . .. . ... . ... . . Pro Shops Mulvihill, linda ..... .. . . .. . . . . ... . . Practice Judging level 1 0 Nassar, larry . .. . . . .. . .. .... .... . ..... . . . . .. . .. . . . TBD Nickerson, Susan . . . . .. . ..... .. Sports Acrobatics levels 6 and 7 Novikov, Vladimir .. . . . . . . . . New Vaulting Table Front Entry Vaults O'Connor, Pot . . .. .. .. .. . . . . . . .. .. ... . .. . leI's Talk Turkey -

What you Really Need to Know About Coverage Ostberg, Kathy . . . .. .. ... . .. .. . . ... .. .... Prep-Op Program

Panichas, Pot ... . . .. . . .. . . .. . . . .. Technique for Floor Exercise Peco, Selena . . .. . . .. Acrobasics: Getting Started for Coaches Port 1

Acrobasics: Getting Started for Coaches Part 2 Pongetti, Gino . ........ . .. . ...... . . . .. Hip Flexor Stretching Pozsar, Geza ..... . . . ... . ...... ...... . . ... . . . . .. Artistry

Nat'l Elite Compulsory Program with Notional Stoff Nol'l T m. Strength & Conditioning Program - Notional Staff

Rayson, Peggy . . . .. . .. ... . ... . . . . . .. . . . JumpStart Program Reeves, John ... .. . . Make Tramp. More Fun and Prof. In your Gym

Trampoline for PreSchool & Kindergarten Children Resnick, Neil .. . .... .... ... . .. . . New Table Compulsory levels

New Vaulting Table Round-Off Entry Ritter, Dusty . . . .. . . . . .. Conducting a Successful Men's Competition Sahlein, Frank .. .. . .. . . Thriving in a Competitive Business Market Sands, Bill . .... .... . . .. . ..... Essential Basics in Bio-mechanics

Coordinating Your Gymnastics & Strength Plan The New Risk Management Program

Modern Gymnastics Techniques: How To Gouge Performance Savage, Phil . . .. . . . . . . Developing a Successful Boys Class Format Savenkova, Elena .. .. .. . . . . Artistic Value - Recognition & Creation

level 5-7 Update Scheer, John ... . . ... . . . . . ... . . . . . . Common Errors to Avoid in

Routine Construction for Seniors Schweyer, Audrey . . . .. . .. . . . . .. TIps on Inl'l. Judging with Cross Shannon, Quin .. . 50 Cool Floor Drills for Developmental Gymnastics Sharipov, Rustam . ... PB: long Hang Swing - Giant, Moy, and TIp pelt Sikora, Randy . ..... . ... Managing Growth & Engineering Change Spielkamp, Nancy . . .. .. . . .. .. . . . . . Transition the Key to Medals Sun, Yuejin . .. . ... . . .... . .. Skill Development & Refinement FX,

PH, SR, V, PB, and HB V: Developing & Refining Kasamatsu & HS Vaults

Tanskenen, Juha .. .. .. . . Spotting: 3-4 target skills on every event Taylor, Michael .. . .. ... .. . . .. . . .. . Effective Use of the Internet

Setting Up Your Preschool Gym Safely Safety in the Gym for Closs Instructors

Thomas, Annette . . . . . .. . . ..... . . . . ..... .. . .... 24/7/365 Thorberg, linda . ... ... . . . .. level B Review and Practice Judgin!l

Compulsory Bars - Practice Judging' \ Preschool Balance Beam •

Umenhofer, Joy . . The Secret of Twisting Single & Double Somersaults Turning Artistic Coaches into T & T Coaches

Von Patton, Daile .. . . . . . . . .. . . . ... . . . Physicol Abilities -TOPs Vogelaar, Ileana . ... . .. . .. .. . . . .. . .. . Pilates and Gyrokinesis Walls, Deb .. . .. . . . . . ... _ . . ... ... . . . Community Involvement Warfield, Russell .. ... ... ... . ... . ... . .. ...... ... .. .. TBD Warren, Gory .. .... .. .. . ... . . TOPs Update with Gory Anderson Watanabe, Mas . .. ..... PB: Peach, Peach 1/2, Peach 1/1 & Healy Weckerly, Judy .. . . . ... . . . . . . . ..... Teaching Gross Motor Skills

Creative Parent/Child and Preschool Warm Ups Whitlock, Steve ... .... ... ... . . . . .. . ... .. .. . .. .... .. TBD Yuan, Xiao . . .... . V: Developing & Refining Kasamatsu & HS Vaults

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2002 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships The 2002 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships is scheduled for New Orleans, Louisiana, Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, July 12-14. Along with the Rhythmic World Championships competition there will also be numerous educational opportunities for gymnastics professionals.

Below is the schedule of Educational Seminars and Competition:

EDUCATIONAL SEMINAR REGISTRATION FORM No Pre-Registration after July 3, 2002. After July 3 you must register on-site for a $25 additional late fee per course per person. Use this form to register for one or more courses. One form per person. Note: Your Pro or Instructor Address as listed in the USA Gymnastics member database will be used for all correspondence.

NAME Pro/lnst.# Mailing address

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" Non-members receive a one-year complimentary instructor membership taking safety, KAT or MELPO courses

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Moderate Acute Injuries • Types of Injuries: Moderate sprains, strains, cuts,

contusions; minor fractures, dislocations and nerve inj uries; moderate alteration in anatomy, flexibility, strength and endurance.

• Treatment: Initially treat with rest, ice, compression and elevation with oral anti-inflammatory medicine; probably needs to see a doctor; surgery and extensive testing rare; requires time for adequate healing and exercise or physical therapy to restore normal flexibility, strength and endurance; may need braces, taping or supports.

• Skill Restrictions: They usually miss a week or two and then can return in limited capacity; skill restrictions are moderate initially and may keep athletes off certain apparatus or routines.

• Interference with competition: Figure time lost from gym plus time with skill restrictions plus time to get back to pre-injury performance level, usually 3-6 weeks total before competition.

Severe Acute Injuries • Types of Injuries: Severe sprains, strains, cuts,

contusions, fractures, dislocations, ligament and cartilage tears and nerve injuries; severe alteration in anatomy, flexibility, strength and endurance.

• Treatment: Initia l evaluation is in the E.R. or doctor's office; still treated with rest, ice, compression and elevation, oral anti-inflammatory medicine and possibly pain medication and muscle relaxants; requires extensive time for adequate hea ling, may require surgery and exercise or physical therapy to restore normal anatomy, flexibility, strength and endurance; often needs braces, taping or supports.

• Skill Restrictions: They usually miss weeks to months and then can return in limited capacity; skill restrictions are significant initially and will keep athletes off certain apparatus or routines; work in the gym progresses as they hit rehab milestones, they may not return to full practice until 1-6 months.

• Interference with competition: Figure time lost from gym plus time with ski ll restrictions plus time to get back to pre-injury performance level, usually 2-9 months total before competition

Overuse Injuries • Types of Injuries: Examples include patellar, achilles or

rotator cuff tendonitis, shoulder subluxation, IT band syndrome, Osgood-Schlatter's disease, bursitis, shin splints, plantar fasciitis, stress fractures; mild to moderate alterations in flexibility, strength and endurance, usually affects adjacent areas of joints as the unconsciously.

• Treatment: Responds to "relative rest" - rest from the skill or activity that caused or worsened the condition and rehab it aggressively; usually responds to a low weight, high repetition physical therapy program; don't work through sharp pain or fatigue (in therapy, home

exercise or gym) it just makes it worse; oral anti­inflam mato ry medicine and ice may help; may need braces, tapin g, supports, casts, boots, bone stimulators or surgery.

• Skill Restrictions: Temporarily avoid any skill or activity t hat leads to sharp pain or fatigue; shorten practice length and number of repetitions, vary type of work more often than usual.

• Interfe rence with competition: Little or none unless the condition is severe or a stress fracture; minimize practice time to "save them" for the competition; most overuse problems improve greatly within 4-6 weeks; severe conditions and stress fracture can take 3-4 months to resolve.

Remember that prevention and safety are always the best option and it is your job to provide this for your athletes. It's also in your job to learn the basics of injury management so t hat you can know when the t reatment "just doesn't sound right." Good docto rs are not afraid of answering questions so you shouldn't be afraid to ask. Your best bet is to establish a relationship with a knowledgeable health professional and your athlete inju ry management becomes easy!

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* Dr. Binder is an orthopedist and sports medicine doctor from near New Orleans, Louisiana. He is the team physician for Sports Acro and has covered all of the disciplines in gymnastics. This article is an excerpt from two of Dr. Binder's presentations at the 2002 USA Gymnastics National Congress in Cleveland, Ohio. "A Coach's Guide to Dealing With Common Injuries" and "How to get your Gymnast or Acrobat Back from Injury Faster. "

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WOMEN'S JR. OLYMPIC COMMITTEE MEETING

May 6-7, 2002 Largo, MD

Meeting was called to order at 8:40 a.m. Eastern time by Tom Koll, Chairman.

I. ROLL CALL Present: Region 1 Region 2 Region 3 Region 4 RegionS Region 6 Region 7 Region 8

NECC

NTCC

NACC

JOPM

Neil Resnick Laurie Reid

Chery I Jarrett Don Houlton Jolm Geddert

Larry Goldsmith Mike Milchanowski

Brad Harris (interim chair-appointed by Region 8 RAC)

Gary Anderson (Monday morning)

Cheryl Hamilton (Tuesday only)

Jan Greenhawk (Monday afternoon)

Connie Maloney

II. NATIONAL ELITE COMMITTEE REPORT Gary Anderson reviewed the changes and accomplishments for the National Elite program and thanked the JO Committee for their input and recommendations on making the Elite program more "user­friendly."

III. ADMINISRATIVE COMMITTEE REPORT Jan Greenhawk reported on the upcoming projects of the National Administrative Committee. 1. Judges' Contract negotiations by July 31, 2002 2. Operating Code 3. Consolidation of the Rules & Policies

IV. WOMEN'S TECHNICAL COMMITTEE REPORT Cheryl Hamilton reported on the activities of the Technical Committee and the upcoming meeting in June.

V. RULE CHANGES T. Koll discussed the recent problems with changes in optional rules after the start of the competitive season. The JO and Technical Committees will be working together to set rules to be maintained for an entire season and will adopt the philosophy to make rule changes ONLY at the Spring meetings.

VI. DETERMINING AGE DIVISIONS FOR LEVEL 9 & 10 Recommendation to the National Administrative Committee that the State Administrative Committee Chairmen be requested to report the names of all qualifiers to Level 9 and 10 state meets to their Regional Administrative Chairmen by the date of their state meet entry deadline. The Regional Administrative Chairmen will then compile the data for their region and forward it to Connie Maloney in order to determine the age divisions earlier in the season. Motion: C. Jarrett Second: D. Houlton PASSED

VII. COMPETITIVE SEASON The committee discussed the possibility of making changes to the competitive season to reduce the conflicts with the collegiate season. The committee members were asked to request feedback from the coaches in their respective regions.

VIII. PROCEDURES FOR MEET DIRECTORS A. DRAWS FOR STATE MEETS Recommendation to the National Administrative Committee to add to the Rules & Policies that the State Administrative Committee set up specific guidelines that determine the order of competition for the age divisions and/or levels (for example, by random draw or youngest to oldest) for State Meets. Using those pre-determined guidelines, the meet director and State Administrative Committee Chairman (or other state committee member designated by the SACC) conduct the draw to determine the order in which the age divisions will be conducted. Motion: N. Resnick Second: L. Goldsmith PASSED

B. PRE-MEET (TIMED) WARM-UP PROCEDURES 1. Recommendation that the amount of time for Vault and Floor Exercise pre-meet timed warm-ups is to be determined by the number of athletes in the largest squad of the session multiplied by the allotted time per gymnast. No block time is allowed by individuals or by club on the Vault and Floor Exercise events. Motion: B. Harris Second: L. Goldsmith PASSED

2. RECOMMENDATION TO ADD TO THE RULES & POLICIES: BAR SETTINGS ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE PRE-MEET WARM-UP TIME. Motion: L. Reid Second: M. Milchanowski PASSED

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COACHES PLEASE PASS THIS INFORMATION TO YOUR GYMNASTS AND PARENTS

USA Gymnastics will bring two clinics to the Cleveland area in conjunction with the U.S. Championships

and National Congress, August 6 at Gymnastics World, Broadview Heights, OH.

o PARENTS SEMINAR o BACK TO BASICS CLINIC (Level IV, V, VI)

Finally! A seminar for the forgotten partner! This seminar is geared

toward the parents of competitive gymnasts. Our National Team

Psychologist, Dr. Allison Arnold and Kathy Kelly, the Senior Director of

Women's Program, will be the featured speakers.

This is a MUST for any gymnastics professional who aspires to

excellence. The National Team Coaching Staff will conduct a clinic on

basics for athletes and coaches. There is limited space available, so

don't hesitate to register. You will learn the proper technique for

conditioning, flexibility, tumbling and dance as well as the proper

progressions for skills. Don't miss this opportunity to work in an intimate

setting with the best minds in USA Gymnastics. Topics to be covered: Your role, Family balance, Coach Relationship,

Over-involvement, Nutrition, Injuries, Preparing for College Martha Karolyi, our National Team Coordinator, will be available to

answer your questions regarding training plans and development from

class participant to elite athlete. Site: Gymnastics World

6630 Harris, Broadview Heights, OH Date: Tuesday, August 6, 2002

All registrants will receive a "free pass" to observe podium training on

Tuesday evening. You will receive your pass at the clinic . Time: 8:00 am - 12:00 pm Cost: $50.00

r--- -- ------------------------------------------------ ---Back to Basics Clinic Sessions are limited to a maximum of 52 athletes per session. First-come first-serve. Don't delay and miss out on this opportunity.

Site: Gymnastics World Broadview Heights, OH

Date: August 6, 2002

Time: 0 1 st Session-8:00-1 0:30

o 2nd Session-11 :00-1 :30

o 3rd Session-2:30-5:00

Please number your first choice and second choice sessions.

Cost: $100.00 per Athlete - one coach free with each paid athlete.

StaH: Martha Karolyi Arthur Akopyan Tammy Biggs Muriel Grossfeld Gheza Pozsar

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C. ONE-TOUCH WARM-UPS (30-SECOND TOUCH) PROCE­DURES Recommendation that the one-touch warm-ups on Vault, Bars and Beam are not required to be conducted in competitive order; howev­er, the first athlete to compete must be given the opportunity to touch first. Athletes will be allowed to take the touch warm-up in any grouping to expedite the one-touch warm-up, but each athlete must still be individually timed 30 seconds on Bars and Beam.

• For the one-touch warm-up on vault, the athletes may warm-up in any order, but each athlete is still guaranteed a maximum of 2 vaults (Compulsory levels) or 3 vaults (Optional levels).

• If the one-touch warm-up on Beam is staggered with warm-ups between competitive routines, the one-touch warm-up must be in competitive order.

Motion: M. Milchanowski Second: B. Harris PASSED

IX. APPARATUS/EQUIPMENT CONCERNS A. VAULT Each region reported on the use of the table versus the horse in their region this season.

Recommendation to give the State Administrative Committee the right to decide if the Level 5, 6, 7 and/or 8 athletes in their state have the choice to use the new vault table for the 2002 Fall season (August 1 - December 31, 2002). The State Administrative Committee must make this decision prior to August 1, 2002. Motion: J. Geddert Second: N. Resnick PASSED

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Note: As the minutes of May 2001 stated, the vault table will be the

required apparatus effective January 1, 2003.

The committee discussed the need to include the following specific

measurements for the height of the vault table as well as the place­ment of the tape measure for the nmway in the Rules & Policies.

Height: Jr. Olympic athletes may use the vault table at any height,

regardless of age division; howevel~ the height must be within a min­imum of 100 cm (± 1 cm) and a maximum of 125 cm (± 1 cm).

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Runway: The tape measure is placed at a point even with the front edge of the table (drop a vertical line from the near edge of the Table closest to the board) . The nmway must be a minimum of 76' and a maximum of 80'.

B. BEAM Clarification: An adjustable beam must be provided at all USAG sanctioned events for the Jr. Olympic program.

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C. MATTING The committee discussed the regulations regarding the use of skill cushions. Recommendation to allow "up to 9 inches" of additional matting (any combination of skill cushion andlsting mats) on the allowable competition landing mat. Motion: J. Geddert Second: 1. Goldsmith PASSED

X. COMPULSORY CONCERNS Level 4 Floor Exercise: Recommendation to allow 1-3 steps into the Round-off, flic-flac, effective August I, 2002. Motion: 1. Reid Second: C. Jarrett PASSED

XI. LEVEL 7 A. LEVEL 7 VAULT Recommendation to the Technical Committee to eliminate the squat, stoop and straddle vaults from the list of allowable Level 7 vaults. Motion: D. Houlton Second: B. Harris PASSED

Note: Watch for the minutes of the Technical Committee's June 7-9, 2002 meeting for the final decision on all recommendations made to the Technical Committee.

B. LEVEL 7 UNEVEN BAR REQUIREMENTS Recommendation to the Technical Committee to eliminate the "minimum of eight elements" requirement for Level 7 and replace it with a new requirement:

• A second 360° circling element that finishes in or passes through a clear support with no minimum angle required. One of the two required 360° circling elements must be an element listed under Groups 3, 6 or 7 in the FIG Code of Points.

Motion: N. Resnick Second: D. Houlton 6 in favor, 2 opposed

Clarification: Both 360° circling elements are required to finish in or pass through a clear support. Bar element # 7.l03-sole circle forward or backward (tucked or pike) on HB or LB, also with grip change to hang on HB will not fulfill this requirement because it does not finish in or pass through a clear support.

Only one of the 360° circling elements is required to finish in or pass through a clear support at a minimum of 60° above horizontal. If the gymnast performs only one circling element (instead of two) and it finishes less than 60° above horizontal, it would count as the circle with no angle requirement. In this example, a 1.80 deduction would be taken for missing a 360° circling element that finishes in or passes through a clear support at a minimum of 60°.

If two circling elements are performed (one of which is from Group 3, 6 or 7) and both are below 60°:

• Use the circle with the highest angle to meet the requirement of the 360° circling element that finishes in or passes through a clear support at a minimum of 60°

• Apply the appropriate deductions for insufficient amplitude.

XII. LEVEL 8 DIFFICULTY RESTRICTIONS Recommendation to the Technical Committee to allow Level 8's to receive "B" credit for performing "C" level elements, effective August I, 2002. Motion: D. Houlton Second: M. Milchanowski PASSED 5 in favor, 3 opposed

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XIII. ROUND·OFF ENTRY VAULT FOR LEVEL 9 Recommendation to the Technical Committee to allow the performance of the following types of Round-off entry vaults for Level 9 athletes, effective August 1, 2002: Group 4 vaults (Flie-£lac on) with twists only (no saltos) or RO, £lic­£lac on -salto off without twist #4.201 RO, FF on - Back tuck #4.304 RO, FF on - Back pike #4.305 RO, FF on - Back layout #4.312 RO, FF on - 1/1 twist off #4.313 RO, FF on - Ph twist off #4.412 RO, FF on - 2/1 twist off

Group 5 vaults (RO, £lic-£lac with 1/2 tum on) with twists off (no saltos allowed) #5.201 RO, FF 112 on - 1/1 twist off #5.202 RO, FF 112 on -11/2 twist off #5.307 RO, FF VI on - 1/1 twist off #55.420 RO, FF 112 on - 211 twist off Motion: J. Geddert Second: M. Milchanowski PASSED

XIV. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR LEVELS 8 -10 A. BARS 1. Recommendation to the Technical Committee to eliminate at Levels 8, 9 & 10 the Special Requirement of a minimum of "B" element starting and finishing on the Low Bar. Motion: B. Harris

Second: N. Resnick PASSED

2. Recommendation to the Technical Committee to add the following special requirement: For Level 8: a minimum of an "A" element from Groups 3, 6 or 7 For Level 9: a minimum of a "8" element from Groups 3, 6 or 7 Motion: N. Resnick Second: M. Milchanowski 4 in favor, 4 opposed, Chairman voted in favor PASSED

B. BEAM Recommendation to the Technical Committee to eliminate the Special Requirement of a hold element on beam. Motion: N. Resnick Second: B. Harris PASSED

XV. VAULTING DEDUCTIONS The committee discussed the deduction for bent arms on the Tsukahara entry vaults performed on the new Vaulting table.

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XVI. ELEMENT VALUES FOR LEVELS 8·10 A. BARS 1. The committee discussed the FIG principle for awarding value part credit for falls on release moves. Recommendation to Technical Committee to allow release elements to receive credit for Value Part and Special Requirement for the JO Levels if the gymnast touches but does not momentarily grasp the bar. Motion: 1. Reid Second: N. Resnick PASSED

2. John Geddert questioned the rationale of having different values for the back and front giants on low bar and high bar. R:eesftlffteRaaH8R t8 tke TeekRieal C8fftfftiUee t8 a,Yartl tke saffte V'all:le t8 skills fJerf8fftl:etl 8R eitker eal. Motion: J. Geddert Second: M. Milchanowski DEFEATED 2 in favor, 5 opposed, 1 abstention

3. Recommendation to raise the value of Uneven Bar element 54.307 from "C" to "D", (Back giant on LB with flight and 112 turn in tuck position to catch HB -Laumann) Motion: M. Milchanowski Second: D. Houlton PASSED

4. Recommendation to Technical Committee to raise the value of the following release elements from "D" to "E" in order to reward the athlete who chooses a major release to fulfill the Special Requirements: #3.401 Clear hip circle through handstand with flight to hang on

HB, also with 112 turn-Shaposhnikova/Khorkina #53.408 Clear hip circle forward on LB facing HB to front salto

over LB with flight to hang on HB (Pelaez) #4.406 Pak salto #4.405 #4.407 #5.405 #5.406 #6.405 #7.410

Tkatchev Gienger/Deltchev/Nyeste/Liu Jaeger tucked or straddled Khorkina Back stalder with flight to hang on HB, also with 112 turn Piked sole circle backward through handstand with flight to hang on HB

B. BEAM/FLOOR Recommendation to the Technical Committee that all turns that are presently described as requiring an "above horizontal" leg position be described as "at or above horizontal" in order to receive Value Part credit. Motion: 1. Reid Second: C. Jarrett PASSED

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The committee voiced an opinion regarding FIG's recent elimination of the tempo deduction in series on beam and advised Cheryl Hamilton that the Jr. Olympic committee would like the judges to maintain the tempo deduction.

XVII. 2005 COMPULSORY DEVELOPMENT Tom reviewed the timeline for the development of the routines with the committee. The committee reviewed the preliminary video of the 2005 compulsory Floor Exercises routines and made recommendations for modifications. The committee also worked on the preliminary text for vault, bars and floor. Choreography for the Level 1-6 Beam routines will be developed directly following the meeting.

XVIII. LEVEL 9/10 CALENDAR FOR 2003·2005 The tentative dates for Championships meets are listed below. Any clubs interested in hosting any Level 9 Eastern or Westerns or the JO Nationals should submit a bid form or contact Connie Maloney by July 15th, 2002 at the National office. The 2003 meet sites will hopefully be determined in time to announce the information at the National Congress in August.

State Meets 9/10 Regionals EastlWest }O Nationals

2003 March 15·16 or Level 9 /10 April 4·6 April 25-27 May 2-4 March 22-23 Level 10 only April 12-13

2004 March 13-14 or All regions must conduct April 23-25 April 30-May 2 March 20-21 Level 9/10 on April 2-4

2005 March 19-20 or Level 9/10 April 15-17 May 6-8 May 13-15 April 2-3 Level 10 only April 23-24 Easter is March 27

XIX. NEXT MEETING The next meeting will be conducted in December, date and site TBA.

Meeting adjourned at 12:30 p.m.

Approved by USAG President Robert Colarossi May 16, 2002

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