USA Gymnastics Men's Program Committee Meeting
June 17, 1998
Olympic Training Center

I. Roll Call

Meeting called to order at 2:00 p.m. MST by Chair Marc Yancey.

Members present:

Marc Yancey	Chair MPC & Junior Coaches Rep.
George Beckstead	FIG Rep. (absent)
Greg Corsiglia	Junior Coaches Rep.
Tim Daggett	Vice-Chair for Men
Mark Williams	Senior Coaches Rep.
Barry Weiner	Senior Coaches Rep.
Jarrod Hanks	Athletes' Rep. (replacing Chris Waller)
Ron Galimore	Men's Program Director (voice, no vote)
Dennis McIntyre	Men's Program Manager (voice, no vote)
Peter Kormann	National Team Coordinator (voice, no vote)

II. 1998 Service Awards

The Men's Program will present the following awards at the Congress in August:
Sports Person of the Year – Voted on by athletes at U.S. Championships
Athlete of the Year – Blaine Wilson
Service Star Award – Hal Frey

III. Competition Selections

A. Argentina – all paid sometime in the fall, will participate and select after Championships.
B. Grand Prix of El Salvador – December 17-19, Blaine Wilson invited.
C. International Championships of Egypt – October 5-8, not participating.

IV. MPC Meeting at Congress

Will be scheduled on Tuesday, August 18 from 4 p.m.-6 p.m.

V. OTC Application

Approved for David Kruse for a three-month period.

VI. 1998 Junior Pan American Team

The Junior Olympic Staff selected the following athletes: Brett McClure, Paul Hamm, Jamie Houle and Zach Roberts.
Coaches will be Stacy Maloney and his assistant coach from the
Swiss Turners.

VII. 1998 Senior Pacific Alliance Team

Three team spots were locked by the selection competition. These athletes were Blaine Wilson, John Roethlisberger and Chris Young. The coaches selected Sean Townsend, David Kruse and Yewki Tomita to fill in the remaining spots. The fifth competing team member would be selected by the team coach prior to the competition. The coaches would be Head Coach Yoichi Tomita and Assistant Coach Kevin Mazeika.

Motion—Tim Daggett
Second—Mark Williams
Passed 6-0

VIII. 1999 Pan Am Games

Coaching selections for the Pan Am Games, World Championships and Olympic Games should be done well in advance. Discussion of keeping a main figure in appearance as the person in charge of team USA. Ron Galimore and Peter Kormann will be at these competitions. Selection for the team coaches for Worlds will be discussed at the next MPC meeting. The 1999 Pan Am Games coaches will be Head Coach Mark Williams and Assistant Coach Randy Jepson.

Motion—Tim Daggett
Second—Barry Weiner
Passed 6-0

IX. Unranked team members to national team

Individuals not currently members of the national team, but selected to compete in U.S. team events, may be added to the national team in an unranked position. The following individuals will be added to the 1998 national team until U.S. Championships: Chris Young, Jamie Houle, Zach Roberts, Paul Hamm and Chris LaMorte.

Motion—Greg Corsiglia
Second—Jarrod Hanks
Passed 6-0

X. 1998 Goodwill Games Participants

The two All-Around gymnasts will be Blaine Wilson and Sean Townsend. Individual events will have FX-Townsend, PH-Yewki Tomita, SR-Wilson and Chris LaMorte, V-Chris Young, PB-Wilson and Trent Wells, HB-Young.

The mixed pairs will have Wilson, Jay Thornton, Chainey Umphrey and David Kruse. Alternate-Jamie Natalie.

Motion—Mark Williams
Second—Greg Corsiglia
Passes 6-0

Motion to adjourn—Mark Williams
Second—Barry Weiner

Meeting adjourned 3:15 p.m. MST.

Submitted by Mark Wells Williams, secretary, USA Gymnastics Men's Program Committee.

This article appears in the September/October 1998 issue of Technique, Vol. 18, No. 9.

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