Maryland USAG Women’s Gymnastics
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2013 Championships Info
Results posted for All State Meets
2013 New Level Changes
USA Gymnastics will be changing the level structure
and compulsory routines starting on August 1, 2013. Please take note there will be only five (5) compulsory
levels as opposed to the current six (6) levels of compulsories. Therefore,
there will be five (5) optional level as opposed to
the current four (4) optional levels. The complete set of rules and
requirements for all the levels will be available in May of 2013. National
workshops to present and teach the new Level 1-5 Compulsory exercises to
coaches and judges will be conducted May 30-June 2 (Orlando, Florida) and June
6-9 (Reno, Nevada).
Registration information on these workshops will be provided soon
For information on the new level
structure click
here.
For information on proposed elements in the
new compulsory routines click here.
Reminder
that August of 2013 Rules and Policies will mandate all professional and Jr professional members acting in a coaching capacity in a
USA Gymnastics Sanctioned competition must obtain a minimum
certification with USA Gymnastics University of Instructor Certified. Click
here for details.
Regional Congress is
coming
and it is going to be amazing. Region 7 will have Linda Johnson (author of the
compulsories) teaching the compulsories. So if coaches in your state
will not be attending the National Workshop…don’t
worry. It will be amazing. Click here for the tentative schedule.
Other
regional congress highlighted:
Minimum age is lowered now
to 14 years so bring your Junior
Staff…we have Linda Thorberg, Brant Lutska and Beth Gardner teaching the Recreational staff and
if you haven’t heard them….they are great!
Member Club Pricing allowing
clubs to bring their nonmember staff too.
Region 7 offers great bonus
pricing Buy 2 Get 1 for Free~ You can’t
go wrong.
Beat the Early Bird Date: May
24th.
USA Gymnastics Clubs Care Campaign
USA Gymnastics has created the Clubs Care
Campaign. The Clubs Care Campaign was created to
help individuals be more aware of the issue of child sexual abuse, and then
suggest ways one can turn that awareness into action. Just recently, USA
Gymnastics did a mailing to the clubs providing them with materials to assist
in awareness of the societal issue. Awareness+Action=Prevention
The Clubs Care Campaign can help clubs:
·
Develop or revise policies
·
Establish standards of behavior for your staff and volunteers
·
Examine your hiring and training practices
·
Encourage parental monitoring
·
Set up procedures for reporting and handling misconduct complaints
We encourage you to post the campaign logo and link on your website and encourage clubs to increase the safety of all children. The Parent Oriented site is found at USAGymClub.com
Maryland athletes competing in NCAA
2012-13 MDUSAG Meet Schedule
Updated
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we’ll get it up.
MDUSAG Apparel Now on SALE!!!!
Maryland USAG
Coaches’ Dress Code
The new
dress code implemented by USAG is now in effect at ALL MDUSAG
competitions. The only exceptions
given are for invitational theme based meets, where the coach may dress in
accordance with the theme for that meet at the discretion of the meet director. Coaches in violation of this rule will
NOT be allowed on the floor, even if they are the only coach from their gym. As
a reminder, the dress code states that appropriate attire is:
Closed Toe athletic shoes
Athletic warm-up pants or “Docker” style pants (NO JEANS!)
Athletic or tailored shorts that
are of a reasonable length (7” inseam)
No holes, tears, or short shorts
Collared shirts, business casual
shirts, or T-shirts with gym logo (No spaghetti straps, low cut tops or midriff
revealing shirts.
No hats or visors
This is
the warm-up the Level 8 Regional Qualifiers will be doing. It is very similar
to the National Team Warm-Up with some modifications.
Site Last Updated on May 8, 2013