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Congratulations to our Level 8 Connecticut Senior Team - Regional Champions again!! and to all the rest of the CT participants in the Regional Meet in RI. See the Meet Results for more details. |
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Judge Debbie Carrier is finally at home after 5 long weeks in the hostpital and wants to say thank you to everyone for all the cards, gifts, donations, visits, etc. They were and are much appreciated!! |
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Schedule for Level 5/6 States is available on the Event Details page. |
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The list of National Qualifiers from 9/10 Regionals has been posted and also a link to the complete Results. |
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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., March 26, 2008—For the third straight year, USA Gymnastics and Tyson Foods are proud partners of the Tyson Fitness Challenge, an eight-session fitness initiative with two goals: helping today’s kids get more physically fit and raising money through Children’s Miracle Network to help kids who are fighting illnesses... | MORE |
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REGIONAL CONGRESS 2008 is scheduled for August 15-17 at the Boston Burlington Marriott. Preliminary information and registration forms are posted on the Professsional Info Menu - Main Page.
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Regional/National Age Groups for Levels 9 & 10 have been announced Level 9 Chart Level 10 Chart |
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Interested in being a Volunteer at the VISA Championships of the USA in Boston, June 4-7?? Click here for more information and a Volunteer Application. |
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Results from the Ro Carlucci Memorial Judges Cup have been posted - thanks to all the judges who worked a long weekend and thanks to all the gymnasts and parents who supported the meet. Last year $12,000 in scholarship money was raised by this meet and distributed to graduating seniors. This year we hope to do as well. Scholarship applications for this year were distributed at the High School Open, emailed to all the clubs, and are available here.
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Spring Judges Assignments have been posted. |
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The TOP Newsletter for Spring 2008 has been released. It includes information about the program and the schedule of Regional clinics and testing. Interested coaches are encouraged learn about it, and to get started now for the 2008 season. Flyer/Entry Form for the free Regional TOP Checkup Clinic in May is also here.
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The USA Gymnastics Women's program is pleased to announce the launch of several new coaching development initiatives in 2008. These are designed for coach/athlete pairs and will be held at the National Training Camp in Texas. The first two are the 2008 Women's J.O. Coaches Optional Skills Spotting Clinic and the 2008 Women's TOPs Open Training Camp... Click here for more information. |
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A new JO Dance Technique Clarification page for Judges has been issued by the Technical Committee. It will become another appendix item to the JO Code of Points. A link to it has been added to the Technical Page. |
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A Summer Job Opportunity has been added to the Classified Ads under the Resource Menu. |
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The Winter 2008 Regional Newsletter is now available online. All professional members should read the information about the State Chairman Elections. They will be conducted online between April 1-15 and only those members whose membership is active, safety certification is current, and whose background check has been completed (if required for renewal), as of the end of February will be eligible to vote. I am pleased to announce I have nominated Robin Deary Fillmore for another term. Anyone else interested in this position should follow the instructions on the nomination form in the Regional Newsletter.
All the information and forms for the 2008 Regional Championships for Levels 8, 9, & 10 is also included the Regional Newsletter. Again, all coaches should be sure that their membership, with background check if required for renewal, and safety certification are current or they will not be allowed on the floor at any USAG competition. DO NOT WAIT until the last minute to attempt to deal with this. Background checks take 10-30 business days and even longer if there have been many moves in the last ten years. If you expire at any point during this spring season do it now!!! |
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SCSU has been approved as the host of the 2009 USAG Collegiate National Championships on April 9-11, 2009. This will be the second time SCSU has hosted the meet as they were the hosts for two years in the past . |
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Mileage reimbursment has been moved to $.50 per mile to conform to IRS rules for 2008. A new compensation chart reflecting this has been posted under Judges Professional Info. |
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VERY IMPORTANT! USA Gymnastics’ position on misconduct toward minors/athletes in general
and the Infante case in particular - Go! -
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Background Checks for Professional Members now required as of Dec. 2007 - Nov 2008 - Introductory Information. The form needed to initiate the check is now available on the National Website. Those whose membership expires in December (and probably January too) should start the process immediately. Go to the National Website and follow the links to the login procedure. The form is short and simple unless you have done a lot of moving in the last 10 years. The fee is only $20.00 plus a $1.25 servicing charge. |
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The road to Beijing starts right where it's easy to see! Boston on June 5-7 - 2008 Visa Championships!!! Open this newsletter for further information about promotions and special advance ticket sales through your local CT club! |
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Important health warning from USAG re MRSA infections in gym. http://www.usa-gymnastics.org/news/2007/oct23-07MRSAintheGym.html |
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2007 Updates to the the JO Code of Points Appendix Items are available on the Judges Page of the National Website. A Link has also been posted on our site on the Technical Release Page. |
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Two new Professional Education Courses are now available online - First Aid Basics and PreSchool Fundamentals: Part 1 Theory. Click here to learn more about them and to register. |
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The 2007-2008 National Rules and Policies is available online here Professional members may order a free printed copy here. These links are also available on the National R & P page in the R & P menu. |
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Clarifications re Prep Opt - A Prep Opt gymnast may not compete in any regular JO level in the same season.
They may do Compulsory in the Fall and Prep Opt in the Spring. If you are thinking of competing Prep Opt out of state be sure to check their state website first. Each state has different requirements and MA has just changed theirs again so we are no longer using the same rules.
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Rules for the CT Prep Opt Program for 2007-08 have been finalized and posted under Technical Releases. |
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Corrections to the Levels 1, 2, and 3 have been posted. While we do not use these as competitive levels many states do, including NY and MA. |
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Pictures
by John Cheng