1.)  Region 5 will pay for each gymnast’s registration fee into the competition.

2.)  Each gymnast will receive a Region 5 leotard which is to be worn during competition.

3.)  Each gymnast’s coach(es) will receive a Region 5 t-shirt to wear during the competition.  If there is a training day, the designated coach(es) will receive a second t-shirt.

Motion – Nina Dent

Second – Norbert Bendixen

PASSED

Those who are interested in achieving certifications within the university will also have the opportunity to be pre-placed at a higher level than the entry level. These applicants must have had vast work experience/achievements and completed higher education through USA Gymnastics University.

Pre Placement can occur within each school, at the third and fourth tier of certification.

More information and applications for pre-placement are here.

Date:  July 13, 2012 (in conjunction with 2012 Ohio USA Gymnastics State Congress

Time:  1:00 – 6:00 pm

Location:  TOPS Gymnastics

Address:  7644 Paragon Road     Dayton, Ohio     45459

Local Contact:  Melissa LaPeer     937-435-7626     info@kidsaretops.com

Instructor:  Bobbi Montanari     614-507-0524 (cell); 614-777-9430 (UGI)     R5Bobb@aol.com

Course Code:  BM07132012OH

Download the order form for your Life Needs banners here.
updated – 01/17/2012

As we head into the 2012 Olympic Games in London, USA Gymnastics is providing Member Clubs with various marketing tools to assist in your grassroots marketing effort. USA Gymnastics goal is that all clubs will utilize these resources to help market their program and grow our sport. Working together and building our base will help everyone succeed. So how do club owners and coaches prepare for the 2012 Olympic Boom? Below are a few simple ways USA Gymnastics can help your club:

1.  BANNERS – AVAILABLE NOW! Four 3×6 foot banners are available now for just $250, including shipping! These banners use the 2008 ‘Life Needs Balance’ and ‘Life Needs Strength’ and the 2010 ‘Life Needs Agility’ and ‘Life Needs Confidence’ imagery and include enough white space for clubs to add their own contact information, logos and social media links. Click here to place your order today!

2.  FREE PRINT ADS – DELIVERED TO YOUR INBOX MID-DECEMBER! USA Gymnastics has free print ads available online which you are welcome to customize and use in your club marketing efforts. All you need to do is add your contact information to personalize your message. If you would like hard copies of the print ads, click here to place your order, for a small fee.

3.  FREE COMMERCIALS FOR YOUR WEBSITE – DELIVERED TO YOUR INBOX MID-DECEMBER. As a USA Gymnastics Member Club, you will have access to two 30-second commercials produced by our national advertising agency. These spots teach parents everything their child can learn from Gymnastics – specifically confidence and agility. These commercials are easy to embed on your website or post on your social media outlets. Commercials will be delivered to you via email mid-December.

4.  COMMERCIALS FOR NATIONAL TELEVISION – AVAILABLE JANUARY 10, 2012. Want to support our sport even more? Air high-definition commercials on national television during the Olympic Year. Member Clubs also have the option of purchasing one version of the commercial for $100 or both versions for $150 to air on local stations or as an advertisement in a local movie theater or other venue. The ad will allow clubs to easily add its own logo and information at its conclusion.

Updated the following appendix items below:

• Level 7/8 Vault Value Chart
• UB – J.O. Symbols
• BB – J.O. Symbols
• FX – J.O. Symbols
• Optional Requirements Chart
• Level 9/10 Score Sheets
• Judges’ Cheat Sheet

There were no new changes to these additional Appendix items:

• Level 9 Vault chart
• Level 10 Vault chart
• Level 7/8 Score sheets
• Optional Vault Score Sheets (2 versions)
• Dance Technique (was updated in Spring of 2011)
• UB Technique

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Region 5 Congress

September 14 – 16, 2012; Indianapolis Marriott Downtown (Indiana)

Region 5 Congress

September 13 – 15, 2013; Hilton Columbus Downtown (Ohio)

Region 5 Congress

September 12 – 14, 2014; Hilton Columbus Downtown (Ohio)

  ***This does not apply to roundoffs, flip flops, and front handsprings in an acro series with a salto.

Examples

1.  1st Pass  -  Roundoff (“A”), Flip Flop (“A”), Back Layout (“A”)  -  SR awarded for series

     In Routine  -  Roundoff (“A”), Straddle Jump (“B”)

     Last Pass  -  Roundoff (“O” -3rd time), Back Tuck (“A”)  – SR awarded for series – Salto in series

2.  1st Pass  -  Roundoff (“A”), Flip Flop (“A”), Flip Flop (“A”)  -  SR awarded for series

     In Routine  -  Back Walkover (“A”), Flip Flop (“O” – 3rd time)

     Last Pass  -  Roundoff (“O” – same entrance/exit), Flip Flop (“O” – 4th time), Back Tuck (“A”) -  SR awarded – Salto in Series

USA Gymnastics is making a national push so clubs across the country are aware of the Gymnastics Community pricing for the U.S. Olympic Trials Gymnastics in San Jose, CA from June 28-July 1.  The Olympic Trials are the biggest event in gymnastics that happens once every four years.  The 2012 Olympic team will be announced in San Jose and Gym Clubs can save up to $110 per ticket!  Attached is the Gym Club order form that includes the discounted Gymnastics Community pricing through January 13, 2012.  I’m hoping you can help me communicate the offer by forwarding the information to your clubs and posting the information on your website.

Also, Gym Clubs can click here to sign up for the Ticket Sales Program.  It’s completely free and by signing up, we will send them posters for their clubs.  Plus, by purchasing tickets through the program, they can earn great incentives such as FREE tickets and FREE t-shirts. 

View the 2012 Olympic Team Trials ticket order form here.

September 25, 2011; 1:00 – 4:56 p.m.

Indianapolis, IN

I. CALL TO ORDER

The meeting was called to order by Regional Administrative Committee Chairman, Bobbi Montanari, at 1:00pm. 

II.  ROLL CALL

Present

Bobbi Montanari, Regional Administrative Committee Chairman (RACC)

Char Christensen, Regional Technical Committee Chairman (RTCC)

Norbert Bendixen, Illinois Administrative Committee Chairman (SACC: IL)

Linda Barclay, Indiana Administrative Committee Chairman (SACC: IN)

Cap Caudill, Kentucky Administrative Committee Chairman (SACC: KY)

Nina Dent, Ohio Administrative Committee Chairman (SACC: OH)

Hilary Carlson, Region 5-NAWGJ Judging Director

Kittia Carpenter, Assistant Regional JO Committee Chairman

Augusta Lipsey, Regional Secretary and Hall of Fame Coordinator

Present through Skype

John Geddert, Regional Junior Olympic Committee Chairman (RJOCC)

Guest

Kristin Moore, Regional Apparel Coordinator and Regional Webmaster

Absent

Jim Comiskey, Michigan Administrative Committee Chairman (SACC-MI)

III.  OVERVIEW OF REGION 5 CONGRESS

Bobbi Montanari, RACC, asked the Committee to give their opinion on the positive aspects of this year’s Regional Congress as well as areas that can be improved. 

1. A.    Positives
   1. The volunteers were excellent.  They were always in place which allowed the Regional Administrative Committee to be relieved of the responsibility of overseeing all aspects of the Congress.
   2. The signage was very informative.
   3. The banquet was very heartening.
   4. This year’s Congress was well rounded.
   5. The banquet was inspiring.
   6. Honoring Walt Lienert at the banquet was very gratifying.
   7. Thanks to Kristin Moore for all of the advanced technology.  It made the banquet wonderful.  Jason McDonald’s videos were awesome also.
   8. It was good to see so many people in Region 5 apparel.

B.     Concerns

1. 1. The banquet ticket system is still broken.  Rachel Brazo should be the only person to accept money for tickets.  The list of people that have paid for the banquet must be provided before the banquet.  USA Gymnastics should have a place online that is separate from the Congress Registration that will allow people to register for the banquet exclusively.  There is not a simple process to allow people to purchase banquet tickets after the fact.
   2. On-site registration should be in a room rather than in the hall.  The area was cramped.
   3. The auction and the banquet were in need of larger rooms.  Bobbi Montanari, RACC, stated that both events will be in larger rooms next year.
   4. A floor plan of the facility to show the location of the rooms should be printed in the program.
   5. The atmosphere of the auction was very distracting.
   6. Nina Dent feels that the states are spending more money on the states baskets for the auction than it is worth.  If the purpose of the auction is to make money and to bring people together, there are other ways.  A casino night was suggested.  Nina, Hilary Carlson, and Linda Barclay will investigate the details associated with a casino night.
   7. We need to reduce the number of signed autographed posters at the auction but the silent auction items need to remain.

 C.    Suggestions

1. 1. The banquet can offer a plated dinner with a variety of food choices rather than a buffet style meal.  Videos of the past season could be played as dinner is being served.
   2. Banquet tables should be numbered so people will know at which table they are to sit.
   3. Have more people assigned to greet and direct people to the proper banquet table.
   4. Schedule the banquet for more than 1½ hours.
   5. Schedule the social hour from 6:00-7:00PM with the banquet beginning at 7:00PM.
   6. Recognize the past Hall of Fame inductees during the banquet.
   7. Display the awards that the All Star Team receives.
   8. Consideration should be made for having the auction begin earlier.
   9. Display the posters announcing the Regional Award Winners throughout the Congress.
   10. Have the Hall of Fame inductees ring available for presentation at the banquet.  Also have their name engraved on the inside of the ring.
   11. Have the Hall of Fame inductee be responsible for their presentation at the banquet.
   12. Ask Jason McDonald to submit a budget to create the Hall of Fame videos.
   13. Ask Hall of Fame inductees to submit videos and pictures to Jason by a date set by Jason.
   14. Inform Hall of Fame inductees that they will be on the master rooming list of Rachel’s/Bobbi.
   15. If air travel is needed the Hall of Fame inductee will make arrangements and submit them to the Hall of Fame Director.
   16. The Hall of Fame Director shall do a follow-up call to the inductees after sufficient time has been given for the announcement letter to arrive.
   17. Encourage different people to present at Regional Congress.  Some possible presenters would be Casey Wright and Michelle Hart, Todd Gardiner, Laurie Reed, Laurie Koch from Olympia in Michigan, Cassie Rice, Barry Keelie from Midland, Jim Jarrett on philosophy, Dr. Larry Nassar, Chris Burdette, and someone from St. Vincent Sports Medicine.
   18. Develop a history page on the Regional website.  Thanks to Kristin for our awesome new website.

IV.  2012 REGIONAL MEET BIDS

There were two bids for each of the Regional Meets.  Since Linda Barclay is involved with USA Sports Production and a co-bidder on each of the Regional Meets, she removed herself from the discussion and the selection of the meet sites.  Geddert’s Twistars and Wrights Gymnastics bid on the Level 9/10 Regional Meet. 

A silent paper vote was taken to determine the host of the Level 9/10 Regional Meet.  The results are:                     

                                    Wrights Gymnastics            3 votes

                                    Geddert’s Twistars               2 votes

The 2012 Level 9/10 Regional Meet is awarded to Wrights Gymnastics

Excalibur Gymnastics and Sportastik Gymnastics bid on the Level 8 Regional Meet.

Following some discussion a silent paper vote was taken to determine the host of the Level 8 Regional Meet.  The results are:         

                                    Gymnastics X-Calibur          4 votes

                                    Sportastik Gymnastics         2 vote

The 2012 Level 8 Regional Meet is awarded to Gymnastics X-Calibur.

V.  JUDGES

Char Christensen reminded the State Chairmen to rank at least 14 judges to be submitted to her for the Regional Meet assignments.  She also reminded the State Chairmen not to consider any judge that returned their Professional Involvement Form after the deadline date.  Char distributed a list of the judges that could be considered for National Meet assignment based on their leadership role in the region.  Three are to be selected for the Level 9 Eastern Nationals and four judges are to be selected for the Junior Olympic Nationals.  After Hilary Carlson, Char Christensen, Nina Dent, and Augusta Lipsey were excused from the meeting (Kittia Carpenter will not be available for a national meet this year) the remaining Committee Members discussed and voted on the judges to represent Region 5 at the National Championships.  The following judges were chosen.

Level 10 Junior Olympic Championships (listed alphabetically)

1. Char Christensen
2. Nina Dent
3. Judy Dobransky
4. Linda McDonald

Level 9 Eastern Championships (listed alphabetically)

1. Hilary Carlson
2. Judy Kemp
3. Augusta Lipsey

Alternates (listed alphabetically)

1. Sandy Oldham
2. Vicki Smith
3. Donna Trevethan
4. Ann Vogel

VI.  NEXT MEETING

Please consider July 10, 2012 from 10:00am – 5:00pm for the next Regional Administrative Committee meeting.  Let Bobbi know of any conflicts.

VII. ADJOURNMENT

Meeting adjourned at 4:56pm.

Respectfully Submitted 9/30/11

Augusta A. Lipsey

Regional Secretary

At Kids Sports USA – Kalamazoo, MI

View the meet invitation here.

Hampton, VA (L10)

Landover, MD (L 9)

TBA (L8)

TBA

TBA (L9-10)

Sportastiks Gymnastics – Indiana State Fairgrounds

Southwestern High School
167 S Main Cross Street
Hanover, IN 47243-9468

Competition information is here.

Hotel information is here.

T-shirt order form is here.

Entry form is here.

DeVeau’s School of Gymnastics – Lawrence Central High School

Download the registration form here.

Southern Indiana Gymnastics School – Christian Academy of Indiana (L3-4)

Competition information is here.

Lafayette Area Gymnastics Club – Harrison High School

View the invitation here [page 1 - page 2].

In House (L3-10/Xcel)