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GENERAL GYMNASTICS ADVISORY PANEL

April 11, 1998
Las Vegas, NV

I. ROLL CALL

The meeting began at 9:30 am MST Present: Dave Moskovitz Leader Dean Capelotti Member Lori Laznovsky Member Steve Whitlock USA Gymnastics GG Director

II. 1998 NATIONAL GG WORKSHOP AND LAS VEGAS GYMFEST

Site Survey (9:30-11:30 a.m.)—The committee visited "Go For It" Gymnastics and met with owners Don and Karen Spencer to review the facilities and discuss the 1998 GG National Workshop and Las Vegas GymFest.

GFIT will provide:

USAG will provide:

B>GG Workshop Content—suggested topics
Rhythmic session for coaches, AcroSport session, Choreography session, Marching Clinic, Get It Going for GG, How to Organize and Conduct a local or state GymFest, 1998 USA Gymnastics National GymFest, What is the World Gymnaestrada?, TeamGymn description, Safety in GG, USAG/GG Membership and R&P Update.

III. USAG GG EVENT NAMES

"National" (restricted to things that GGAP does)
GymFest
"Sectional/State" and Regional" designations are still subject to approval by GGAP

IV. REGIONAL CONGRESS REPRESENTATION

It was suggested that GGAP increase participation and visibility in Regional Congress activities. Where possible GG sessions should be conducted, demonstrations performed, and a GG Regional meeting scheduled.

In many cases, these events would provide an opportunity to conduct a state or regional GymFest.

GGAP members were assigned to contact various Regional Congress directors.

V. NATIONAL CONGRESS PREPARATIONS

Exhibit Hall booth activities: videos, special GG merchandise, answer questions, etc.

Thursday 	10:15-11:20 a.m.—What is GG? lecture

Friday		8:15-9:30 a.m.—Group Choreography

		4:30-5:30 p.m.—Update WG, GG Membership, etc. 

Saturday	How to Conduct a GG GymFest

VI. NEW USAG "TEAM" MEMBERSHIP PROVISIONS

Whitlock reported that USA Gymnastics Membership has announced a new policy for "Team" members that has implications for GG. NEW USAG "Team" members who register in June or July will be able to get extended months at a pro-rated rate:

Register in... Receive... Cost
June, 1998 14 months of "Team" membership $50
July, 1998 13 months of "Team" membership $45
August, 1998 12 months (regular) membership terms $40

NOTES: 1) This only applies to NEW members; 2) This procedure can only be utilized one time by any one individual; 3) If "Rush" athlete numbers are needed, the normal extra fee will apply.

VII. NATIONAL GYMFEST (AUSTIN, TX – SEPTEMBER 1998)

Plans are proceeding well. Whitlock will send additional mailings in May, June and July. Moskovitz will provide a tentative schedule for the Instructor's course.

VIII. FUTURE PLANNING

1999	Preparatory camp for 1999 WG
	National GymFest – 1st or 2nd weekends in December
	World Gymnaestrada July 2-10
	Regional GymFests at Regional Congresses
	GG Camps

2000	International GymFest (possibly in Florida in July); Congress (Boston) 
	August 18-20

2001	Send to bid West Coast site

2002	Send to bid Texas – PAGU nations

- Meeting break -

IX. GG PROMOTION

Several ideas were discussed:

X. TEAMGYMN

Moskovitz reported on the proposed TeamGymn program. He suggested introducing this in sequences of information and gradually expanding the Code of activities. Moskovitz will revise the TeamGymn Code.

In the long term, the GGAP will need to address equipment concerns, such as providing 2" carpet backed foam that permit mats to attach to them. Also, landing mats for the mini-tramp (20 cm or thicker).

XI. WORLD GYMNAESTRADA

Whitlock and Davis are working on defining all of the associated costs. This will be presented to the groups at the July meeting. They will also identify specific payment deposit dates to adhere to the demands of the WG LOC.

It was agreed to conduct a WG organization/planning meeting in February or March, 1999. This meeting will include representatives from all of the WG delegation clubs. Proposed timetable:

Day 1 GGAP meets
Day 2 GGAP, national choreographers, and WG staff meeting
Day 3 & 4 GGAP, WG staff and all other club representatives

The GGAP members continued work on defining the job descriptions for the various WG staff. In addition to staff positions proposed earlier, the following are also to be considered: Sponsorship/Marketing Officer; Webmaster; Social Event Coordinator, City Performances Coordinator; Medical Officer; and Chief of Security.

XII. WORLD GYMNAESTRADA YOUTH CAMP

In Göteborg, the Organizing Committee is planning to conduct a youth camp as a special event. Each Federation is invited to send a maximum number of 12 participants and two instructors.

The 12 campers and two instructors will be selected at the discretion of the GGAP after submitting an Application Form.

Campers should be between the ages of 15-18 and be able to provide travel and lodging expenses. Total expenses are approximately $2,000 per person. All travel arrangements will be made through the International Sports Exchange, Inc. Campers will participate in the camp for seven days and should be able to handle travel and camp demands.

Two coaches, one male and one female, will be assigned to accompany the campers.

Laznovsky is preparing the Youth Camp Application. For information about the Youth Camp opportunities, please contact Steve Whitlock.

XIII. SELECTION COMMITTEE

According the GG Rules and Policies, GGAP is to appoint a Selection Committee to assist in the assignment of groups to World Gymnaestrada performance opportunities. The 1998-1999 Selection Committee shall consist of:

	USAG Director for General Gymnastics 	S. Whitlock
	Chair of the USAG/GGAP			D. Moskovitz
	Member of the Athletes Council		TBD
	National Large Group Choreographer	P. Lord
	USA Closing Ceremony Choreographer	T. Towson
	Open Position				TBD

GGAP will consider the appointment to an additional expert to the open position. For nomination procedures and criteria, see page 29 of the GG Rules and Policies book. Nominations will be considered until August 1, 1998.

The meeting concluded at 6:00 p.m. on 4/12

Respectfully submitted, Dave Moskovitz

This article appears in the June 1998 issue of Technique, Vol. 18, No. 6.


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