Women’s Minutes
Junior Olympic Program Committee
Orlando, FL
May 4-5, 1997I. Roll Call
Meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 4 by Chairman Tom Koll.
Region I Darla Franz Region II Mike West Region III Cheryl Jarrett Region IV Bryon Hough Region V John Geddert Region VI Larry Goldsmith Region VII Kelli Hill Region VIII Tim Rand, Absent Ex Oficio Elaine Wulf WTC Rep Cheryl Hamilton EPCC Roe Kreutzer WABC Kathy Feldmann (Sun. only) WPA Kathy Kelly JOPC Connie MaloneyII. Women’s Administrative Board Report
K. Feldmann informed the committee that the WAB will be reassessing the geographic boundaries of the regions to insure that USA Gymnastics is servicing the membership in the most effective way possible.
Regional Board meetings will be conducted at National Congress on Thursday evening, August 14. The State Chair Workshop will be held Wed. August 13 from 2:00 to 9:00 p.m.
In order to assist the apparel sponsor for J.O. Nationals, the Regional Boards were requested to assign a contact person who will be in charge of their region.
The WAB requested that the RJOPC send a list of their activities, timelines, and schedule of meetings to their Regional Chair. A form is being developed that all Regional officers must complete following any of the National Committee meetings.
III. Optional Warm-up Time
The committee discussed the new 1½ minute optional timed warm-up requirement. The following CLARIFICATION was made: For traditional format competitions (warm-up all four events, then compete with only one set of equipment), the 1½ minute time is required. If a "warm-up/compete" format is used in which there is no 30-second touch (warm-up on competitive apparatus immediately before competing) or a "Capitol Cup" format in which two gyms are used (with warm-ups in one gym, competition in the other), a 2 minute timed warm-up may be used.
IV. Petitions to Regionals
Committee discussed the petitioning process and possible abuses of the system. There were no recommendations for changes.
V. Jr. Olympic Vault Values
Recommendation to add 0.10 to all JO Vault values.Motion - J. Geddert
Second - B. Hough
FAILED - 2 for, 4 opposed, 2 abstentions
MOTION DEFEATEDVI. Elite Program Committee Report
Roe Kreutzer commended the JOPC for their decisions regarding the new FIG Code modifications for the J.O. Program. She also reported that the Athlete’s Council is attempting to start a mentoring program for our National Team athletes. The TOPs National testing will be conducted in Reno, NV and Rochester, NY in October.
VII. Women’s Technical Committee Report
C. Hamilton reported that the WTC is diligently preparing for the WTC Symposium and the printing of the 1997 Jr. Olympic Technical Handbook for Coaches and Judges.
VIII. 1998 Level 9 East/West Championships
Motion that when determining the percent of qualifiers from each region, the number used will be based on the total number of athletes per age division who have qualified to their Regional meet with a MINIMUM score of 34.00 All-Around.
Motion - J. Geddert
Second - K. Hill
PASSEDAge divisions for Level 9 East/West Championships: The National office will run a query to determine the number of registered Level 9 athletes per age. The final decision will be determined at the Fall meeting.
IX. Skill Evaluator Certification
CLARIFICATION: Those individuals who are not already certified as a Skill Evaluator or PDP-II Coach must pass the new (1997) Skill Evaluator exam in order to evaluate Level 1-4 athletes and sign the Level 5 "Team Member" registration forms.
Motion that the new 1997 Skill Evaluator exam will be an "Open-book" 50-question multiple choice exam.
Motion - D. Franz
Second - L. Goldsmith
PASSEDX. Bids for Future Jr. Olympic Events
Bids for the 1998 and 1999 Level 9 Eastern and Western Championships, as well as for the 1999 and 2000 Jr. National (Level 10) Championships are being accepted. The national office would like to announce the 1998 and 1999 sites at the National Congress in August of 1997. Please call Connie Maloney for information regarding the bid process and requirements of the competition.
XI. Compulsory Workshops
The committee continued to work on the final preparations for their presentation of the new compulsory exercises.
Next meeting will be held at National Congress in Denver. Day/time to be announced.
Meeting was adjourned Monday, May 5 at 6:00 p.m.
Approved by Kathy Scanlan, President
May, 1997This article appears in the July 1997 issue of Technique, Vol. 17, No. 7.
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