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Meet Directors/Coaches - see below for important upcoming dates as we plan for the 2012-2013 season!

·Annual Meet Director Meeting
Monday June 4, 2012 at 6:30pm

MIAA, 33 Forge Parkway, Franklin, MA 02038

All necessary paperwork will be distributed at the meeting.

One certified meet director from each club intending to host meets in the 2012-2013 season must attend.
Please reply to michelecm73@aol.com with the name and contact information (email/phone) of the meet director that will be attending by 5/31/12.

·Massachusetts State Calendar 2012-2013

State Business Meeting September 15, 2012

Levels 5-6 Sectional #1 January 27, 2013

Levels 7-10 Sectional #1 February 3, 2013

Levels 5-6 Sectional #2 February 24, 2013

Levels 7-10 Sectional #2 March 3, 2013

Levels 5-6 State Championships March 8-10, 2013

Levels 9/10/PS State Championships March 22-23, 2013

Levels 7-8 State Championships April 6-7, 2013

Level 4 State Cup April 20-21, 2013

Level 2/3/PR State Cup May 4-5, 2013

PI/PA State Cup May 11-12, 2013

PN State Cup May 18-19, 2013

Levels 9-10 Regional Championships April 12-14, 2013

Level 8 Regional Championships April 27-28, 2013

Level 9 Easterns May 3-5, 2013

JO Nationals May 10-12, 2013

·Blacked out Dates for 2012 - 2013 [Pre Sectional / Theme]

January 4 - 6

January 11

January 18

January 25

February 1

February 8

March 1 – 2

April 12 - 14 Level 9 / 10 Regional Championships [TBD]

For the 2012 state cups, where teams are split by small, medium, and large teams, the top three scores will count toward the team score for small teams, and the top four scores will count toward the team score for medium and large teams.

SATURDAY, MAY 19
3 Sessions – Prep Novice SMALL TEAMS: 3 - 7 Athletes

Prep Novice, Small Team A (47)

360, Daggett, McKeon, Roots, Sterling, Thompson’s, Tumble Kids – Watertown, Whip City

8:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

8:00 warm up, 8:15 march in, 10:15 awards

Prep Novice, Small Team B (46)

Corrigan’s, Exxcel, Flipside, Gymfest, Gymport, MGC-Westboro, Pure Energy, Tumble Kids – Winchester

10:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

10:30 warm up, 10:45 march in, 12:45 awards

Prep Novice, Small Team C & Individuals (47)

Absolute, Academy, Big East, Elite, MGC-Pembroke, MGC-Sudbury, Nashoba,

Noel’s, Planet-Natick, R&R, Shen’s, Twisters, Winthrop, Yellow Jackets

1:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

1:00 warm up, 1:15 march in, 3:15 awards

3:30 p.m. (approx.) Prep Novice Medium Team Awards

3 Sessions – Prep Novice LARGE TEAMS: 16+ Athletes

Flip City, GAB-Acton, GLC, Gym & More, Gym With Flair, Head Over Heels,

MGC-Hingham, MGC-Waltham, Reading

Prep Novice, Large Team – Child Age Groups (57)

Birthdates from 4/2/01 through 6/1/04

3:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

3:30 warm up, 3:45 march in, 5:30 awards

Prep Novice, Large Team – Junior Age Groups (56)

Birthdates from 9/20/99 through 4/24/01

5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

5:30 warm up, 5:45 march in, 7:30 awards

Prep Novice, Large Team – Senior Age Groups (57)

Birthdates from 1/1/94 through 9/19/99

7:30 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.

7:30 warm up, 7:45 march in, 9:30 awards

9:45 p.m. (approx.) Prep Novice Large Team Awards

SUNDAY, MAY 20

3 Sessions – Prep Novice MEDIUM Teams: 8 -12 Athletes

Prep Novice, Medium Team A (59)

Baker’s, Cape Cod, GAB-Norwood, GAB-Plainville, Jean’s, Walker’s

9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

9:00 warm up, 9:15 march in, 11:15 awards

Prep Novice, Medium Team B (58)

10.0, Brestyan’s, Flippin’ Out, NESA, Planet-Acton, Wilkey’s

11:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

11:30 warm up, 11:45 march in, 1:45 awards

Prep Novice, Small Medium Team C (54)

All Star, Broderick, Gymstreet, Legends, Quigg’s

2:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

2:00 warm up, 2:15 march in, 4:15 awards

4:30 p.m. (approx.) Prep Novice Medium Team Awards

I wanted to make you aware that Unite for HER has expanded their grant program to include coaches and judges this year. If you know of someone in the women's artistic gymnastics community who would benefit from this type of financial support, please encourage them to apply. Also, if you could share this information with the Region 6 membership, that would be great. I'm attaching a press release with more details, and the grant forms can be found on the Unite for HER website at www.uniteforher.org.

Thank you,
Julie Hillhouse

Be prepared for the Olympic Boom!

As we head into the 2012 Olympic Games in London, USA Gymnastics is providing Member Clubs with various marketing tools to assist in your grassroots marketing effort. USA Gymnastics goal is that all clubs will utilize these resources to help market their program and grow our sport. Working together and building our base will help everyone succeed. So how do club owners and coaches prepare for the 2012 Olympic Boom? Below are a few simple ways USA Gymnastics can help your club:

1. BANNERS – AVAILABLE NOW! Four 3x6 foot banners are available now for just $250, including shipping! These banners use the 2008 'Life Needs Balance' and 'Life Needs Strength' and the 2010 'Life Needs Agility' and 'Life Needs Confidence' imagery and include enough white space for clubs to add their own contact information, logos and social media links. Click here to place your order today!

2. FREE PRINT ADS – DELIVERED TO YOUR INBOX MID-DECEMBER! USA Gymnastics has free print ads available online which you are welcome to customize and use in your club marketing efforts. All you need to do is add your contact information to personalize your message. If you would like hard copies of the print ads, click here to place your order, for a small fee.

3. FREE COMMERCIALS FOR YOUR WEBSITE – DELIVERED TO YOUR INBOX MID-DECEMBER. As a USA Gymnastics Member Club, you will have access to two 30-second commercials produced by our national advertising agency. These spots teach parents everything their child can learn from Gymnastics – specifically confidence and agility. These commercials are easy to embed on your website or post on your social media outlets. Commercials will be delivered to you via email mid-December.

4. COMMERCIALS FOR NATIONAL TELEVISION – AVAILABLE JANUARY 10, 2012. Want to support our sport even more? Air high-definition commercials on national television during the Olympic Year. Member Clubs also have the option of purchasing one version of the commercial for $100 or both versions for $150 to air on local stations or as an advertisement in a local movie theater or other venue. The ad will allow clubs to easily add its own logo and information at its conclusion.

The following JO Code of Points Appendix items have been revised for the 2011-2012 competitive year and are now posted on the USA Gymnastics web site: Women: Rules: JO Optional:

Level 7/8 Vault chart

Optional Requirement hart

Judges’ Cheat sheet

Judging sheet for Level 9/10

Symbol Charts for UB, BB, & FX

There were no new changes to these additional Appendix items:

Level 9 Vault chart

Level 10 Vault chart

Level 7/8 Score sheets

Optional Vault Score Sheets (2 versions)

Dance Technique (was updated in Spring of 2011)

UB Technique

Prep Opt Rules and Guidelines

2013-2020 Women’s New Compulsory Program

What: NEW JO Women’s Compulsory routines and music for Levels 1-5. (Level 6 will be an optional level starting in 2013.)

When: National Workshops to teach the routines will be conducted:

1^st weekend: May 30 - June 2, 2013 Disneyworld, Florida
2^nd weekend: June 6- June 9, 2013
Reno, Nevada
Regional Workshops….TBA

Use: Competition using the new routines will begin August 1, 2013.

Materials: Date for Release of Compulsory Materials is yet to be determined.