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Men's J.O. Program Committee Minutes

August 8, 2002
Cleveland, Ohio - Congress Meeting

The meeting was called to Order by Chairman, Gil Elsass at 6 p.m.

I. Roll Call

Members:
Reg 1 - Roger Baldwin
Reg 2 - David Klein
Reg 3 - Gilbert Elsass
Reg 4 - Dan Coon - arrived at 7:20 p.m.
Reg 5 - Bob Witmer
Reg 6 - Tom Fontecchio
Reg 7 - Jeff Barlow
Reg 8 - Kevin White
Reg 9 - Dean Schott
Ath. Rep. - Mihai Bagiu (absent)
NGJA Rep. - Jon Culbertson
Jr. Rep. MPC - Bill Foster
Jr. Rep. MPC - Steve Butcher
Jr. Coaches Rep - Kelly Crumley
Men's Program Mgr. - Bo Morris
Jr. Nat. Coordinator - Dennis McIntyre
Men's Program Dir. - Ron Galimore
Chairman - Gilbert Elsass
Guests - Thaddeus Abbott, Lisa Bibler, Ron Ferris, Tim Klempnauer, George Krenk, Barry Mattern, Jeff Robinson, Al & Cindy Scharns, and Bob Wuornos.

II. Approval of Previous Minutes

   Motion: Bob Witmer
   Second: Dean Schott
   PASSED: Unanimously

III. Submittal of 2001 JO National Budget and Financial Report

San Diego, Steve Butcher
Will be sent by e-mail to JOPC

IV. 2005-2008 Age Group Competition Committee Recommendations -

Bo Morris recommended the following:
Gil Elsass (Chairman), Steve Butcher, Jon Culbertson, Bo Morris, Keith Pettit, Jeff Robinson, and Yuejin Sun.

Motion to accept the above recommendation.
   Motion: Bill Foster
   Second: Bob Witmer
   PASSED: Unanimously

V. NGJA Report

Jon Culbertson announced that he has sent his JOVP Report to all JOPC Members via email.

Below is a list of JO Technical Directors for each Region. They will serve for the next two years. At that time there will be an election with the term of service being four years.
   Reg. 1 - Paul Tickenoff
   Reg. 2 - Jeff Trethaway
   Reg. 3 - Dean Matthews
   Reg. 4 - Chris Kabat
   Reg. 5 - Rick Atkinson
   Reg. 6 - Bill Martin
   eg. 7 - Bruce Temple
   Reg. 8 - Dean Dryer
   Reg. 9 - Mike Brey

Ron Galimore stated that the JONAL Reports were outstanding!

Culberson mentioned that there is a movement to extend the Concept of Apparatus Leaders to the State and Regional Levels. Region VIII is trying to implement this concept.

VI. MPC Report

Steve Butcher & Bill Foster's report can be found in the most recent MPC Minutes.

Bill Foster

  1. United States Men's Gymnastics Coaches Association (USMGCA) held a reorganization meeting and decided upon the following priorities for the next 9 months. Please contact Bill for details mpcbillfoster@aol.com
    1. Keep dues low at $5.
    2. Build up membership
    3. Web site development
    4. Revitalize position on USA Gymnastics Board of Directors for increased representation.
  2. AT LARGE position on the USA Gymnastics Executive Board
Motion to request the JOPC to endorse a nomination of Steve Butcher for the AT LARGE Position on the USA Gymnastics Executive Board.
   Motion: by Bill Foster
   Second: Roger Baldwin
   PASSED: Unanimously

VII. USA Gymnastics Report - Galimore

Ron Galimore reported that the Program Standardization Task Force is made up of the Vice Presidents and Senior Directors for each discipline. USA Gymnastics would like to see better standardization among the disciplines. For example - Classes & Levels, Number of Regions per discipline (each discipline has a different number of regions), Regional boundaries.

Communication - Men's Program Staff is working very hard to insure that all professional members are well informed at all times. Please make sure that all State Chairmen forward all email communications from the National Office to their coaches in a timely manner. Please have the State Chairmen send a reply to the National Office indicating that the information was received. Don't hesitate to call the office; we are there to help you.

VIII. USA Gymnastics Report - Morris

Bo Morris
  1. Men's Program Report
    1. Approximately 12,000 registered male athletes
    2. Approximately 2,300 Professional Members
    3. Number of athletes in each state by class
    4. Over $60,000 was raised during the 2001-2002 season through the National Scholarship Foundation head tax. However, the Men's Program could have awarded an additional $8000 in scholarships if meet directors submitted their head taxes to the National Office in timely manner.
    5. State Chairmen are encouraged to promote increased participation and registration for Class 7's in all states.
  2. Sanction Reports - Meet Directors must know all of their responsibilities.
    1. Completely fill out and sign Sanction Report Form, return within 48 hours of completion of competition.
    2. Send the Sanction Report Form to USAG Member Services.
    3. Include $1.00 per gymnast head tax for the National Scholarship Foundation - Men's Scholarships.
    4. If a meet is cancelled, meet directors should write CANCELLED on Sanction Report Form and send Form in so it can be properly accounted.
    5. Meet Directors who haven't sent in Sanction Reports, have been placed on probation, they will not be allowed to register for future Sanctions until Sanction Report is filed and head tax paid.

    Motion for the JOPC to recommend that all meet directors add the following notation on their entry form right after or under the entry fee: "$1 will be donated to the National Gymnastics Foundation for Men's Scholarships."
       Motion: by Tim Klempnauer
       Second: Steve Butcher
       PASSED: Unanimously

  3. Senior Recognition - Bo suggested we find a way to recognize graduating seniors during the Opening Ceremonies for JO Nationals.
  4. Service Awards - We need a more descriptive definition for identifying and recognizing our invaluable volunteers at the National level.

    Motion that to be eligible for the National Service Award, you must be a member of the JOPC (or a sub committee or the JOPC), on the Jr. National Coaching Staff, Age Group Competition Committee, or a State Chairman. Years of service do not have to be in consecutive years.
       Motion: By Steve Butcher
       Second: Bob Witmer
       PASSED: Unanimously

IX. Long Range Jr. Team Program Report

Dennis McIntyre
  1. Jr. Team
    1. Jr. Team will be traveling to Beijing, China for dual training camp.
    2. Jr. Team will compete in Jr. Pan Am. Games, scheduled in November @ Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
    3. Ricky Deci Memorial Camp will include 4 Class 1's, 4 Class 2's and 4 Class 3's.
  2. Videos -
    1. Trampoline skills, Yurchenko Vaults and Presentation is now available.
    2. Coming soon will be a video on strength development and core strength for all levels.
  3. Long Term - there will be a coaches manual produced in the future.
  4. Jr. National Coaching Staff - In the near future the JNS will be identifying 2 or 3 specific areas that should be emphasized at all Regional Future Stars Clinics.
  5. National Coaches Workshop - Note Change - For coaches who do not have an athlete qualified to the Future Stars National Championship, there will be a $50 registration fee. Because there is limited bed space at the Olympic Training Center, request will be honored on a first come first serve basis.
  6. Long Term Development at the Senior Level - Pursuit of Perfection Document has been very effective for the Sr Program. There was a recommendation to JOPC to adopt using the POP Document in the Jr Program.

Motion that the JOPC will adopt the "POP" document for the Jr. Program.
   Motion: By Dean Schott
   Second: Jon Culbertson
   PASSED: Unanimously

X. Update to Open Optional Age Group Rules

Bill Foster related that the update will be on the Region 3 web site, www.region3men.org and USA Gymnastics Men's Program website, www.usa-gymnastics.org/men/

XII. 2003 Frank Cumiskey Award

Tim Klempnauer was nominated in San Diego, no other nominees. He will receive the 2003 Cumiskey Award.

XIII. Bids for J.O. Nationals 2004

Steve Butcher & Tim Klempnauer re-presented their bid for San Diego, Calif. Al and Cindy Scharns presented their bid for Battle Creek, Mich.

After much discussion and consideration for both bids, a vote was called. The bidding participants left the meeting for a closed vote.
   Vote - (7 for - 5 against - 1 abstain)

JOPC will recommend to the National Office that the bid be awarded to San Diego, Calif. pending the ability to execute a contract with USA Gymnastics National Office.

XIV. 2003 J.O. Nationals Qualifying Scores

The JOPC discussed the qualifying scores for the 2003 JO National Championships. All agreed that the judges should apply the Pursuit of Perfection document at all meets during the upcoming season. The qualifying scores will remain the same as they were for 2002. Junior Elite I 42.50, Junior Elite II 40.50 and Class III 45.50

XV. Discussion of Age Eligible Collegiate Gymnasts Competing at Nationals

Motion to remove the restriction on age eligible collegiate athletes.
   Motion: By Bill Foster
   Second: Steve Butcher
   PASSED: 9 For - 2 Against - 1 Abstain

Motion to adjourn.
   Motion: Bob Witmer
   Second: Dean Schott
   PASSED: Unanimously

Adjourned at 10:06 p.m.

Respectfully submitted by: Tom Fontecchio, Secretary, JOPC
Approved: Ron Galimore, Senior Director, Men's Program
Approved: Bob Colarossi, USAG President


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