Rules & Policies
NORTH DAKOTA USA GYMNASTICS 2007-2008
Coaches: Please get your 2007-2008 Rules and Policies online by going to: USA Gymnastics Rules & Policies
Women’s Professional members may request a bound copy of the Women’s R&P from Member Services by filling out the Online request form (at the top right side of the page) or you can access and print your own copy from that same page as the online request form.
This handbook is not intended to replace your USA Gymnastics Rules and Policies. This handbook includes information found in the USA Gym. Rules and Policies plus there are rules and policies that ND-USAG has adopted to benefit its athletes, coaches, meet directors and judges.
MEET DIRECTORS
Meet Directors should look over pages 35 to 48 in the 2007-2008 Rules and Policies for hosting meets.
1. You must apply for a sanction from USAG at least 30 days prior to your meet. An application for a foreign sanction that would include gymnasts from another country must be filed at least 120 days before the competition.
2. Request for judges form should be turned into Lynne Ostrem at least 30 days prior to the competition but the earlier you can turn it in, chances are better to get local judges. The assigning fee is $3.00 per contracted judge and must be included with the “Request for Judges” form. If possible, send a tentative schedule plus be in contact with her with your competitive numbers once you have received your entries. Include hotel information and directions to your gym.
3. Assigning of judges for a qualifier must be done by the State Judging Director (as per USA Rules and Policies page 63-I-A).
Invitational meet judges may be assigned by the meet director.
4. Send out your meet information a minimum of at least 2 weeks before you want your entries sent back.
5. When you finalize your meet schedule, please notify Lynne.
6. Meet directors may hold the draw for competition prior to the meet to include in final schedule information. This will save time at each session of the meet.
7. The judges room must have chairs and tables adequate for their judging materials. The room must also be equipped with a TV and DVD player. Water, pop, and snack type foods are always appreciated.
8. Please have judge’s payments ready for them following competition and before awards.
9. Placement awards must be given to at least 50% of all entries in level 6 and higher in each age division. Team placement awards shall also go to at least 50% of the teams entered in Level 4 and higher. Age divisions for qualifying meets may be determined by the meet director, but there may not be more than 20 gymnasts in an age division. Scratches at the meet will not effect the age divisions.
10. When achievement ribbons are given out following competition on each event, participation ribbons must be given to gymnasts not receiving an achievement ribbon.
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11. Meet Directors for state meet and below must fill out a financial report and send it to the State Chairman (Curt) within 45 days of the meet.
12. A copy of the meet all around results must be sent to the Age Group Coordinator (Kent). Please do this with in a week of the meet.
13. A copy of the sanction report form should be sent to the State Chairman (Curt) with in a week of the meet, (preferably when you send in the USAG report).
14. If a meet is cancelled due to weather, the meet director will refund 95% of all entry fees. If pre-meet expenses exceed 5% of entry fees, the meet director must submit a financial report with copies of paid receipts to the state chairman.
15. State meet directors must send $5.00 to the RACC for each gymnast registered for the state meet.
16. The State meet director and the SACC will report the final meet results for all regional qualifiers to the Regional Meet Director, the RACC, the RTCC, and the RJOCC.
Meet Director Check List
___1. Apply for Sanction (at least 30 days in advance).
___2. Request for Judges (at least 30 days in advance).
___3. Get judges hotel rooms if needed.
___4. Send out meet information (at least 2 weeks prior to entry deadline).
After receiving entries
___1. Setup final meet schedule.
___2. Notify Lynne on final schedule.
___3. Order Awards.
___4. Line up workers: runners, timers (preferably older athletes or parents), computer operators, music operators, trainer.
___5. Send out final schedule to all competing clubs.
For Competition
___1. Post Sanction. Have sign in forms and sanction report forms available for signing by coaches and judges.
___2. Have good stop watches at each event, 2 on floor and beam.
___3. Have judges room set up with TV and DVD player.
___4. Have team packets/individual meet information ready.
After Competition
___1. Have judges payments ready.
___2. Get each session’s all around results to Kent.
___3. Send sanction report forms to USAG, RACC, and SACC (Curt).
___4. Complete financial report with 45 days and send to Curt.
PRIOR TO COMPETING
1. All North Dakota gymnasts, coaches and judges must be registered with USAG. All coaches and judges on the floor must be professional members, and all gymnasts must be athlete members.
2. All coaches and judges on the floor must be safety certified.
3. All North Dakota clubs must be registered with ND-USAG as well as gymnasts and coaches. Club membership is $100.00 and athlete membership is $15.00 each. There is no fee for coaches to be registered.
NORTH DAKOTA ATHLETE REGISTRATION FORM
4. Coaches need to send the entry information for each meet to the meet director by the due date. Failure to do so could result in a late fee of up to $25.00 per gymnast.
NOTE* In a qualifier, a gymnast must compete in the age division that they will be as of the last competition of the year.
Level 4-7 – Age they will be on the state meet on April 5, 2008.
Level 8 – Age they will be as of the Reg.4 meet on April 20,2008.
Level 9 – Age they will be as of Westerns on May 10, 2008.
Level 10 – Age they will be as of Nationals on May 17, 2008.
LEVEL 4 AND 5 ACHIEVEMENT SCORES AND AWARDS
Individual Events All Around
Blue Ribbons 9.0 – 10.0 34.00 – 40.00
Red Ribbons 8.5 – 8.975 32.00 – 33.975
White Ribbons 8.0 – 8.475 30.00 – 31.975
Yellow Ribbons 7.5 – 7.975 28.00 – 29.975
Green Ribbons 6.0 – 7.475 26.00 – 27.975
Participation Ribbons Up to 5.975 No partic. awards in AA
** At the State Meet, Level 4 and 5 gymnasts will receive awards at the end of the meet. Placement awards will be given as per ND USAG rules, however, these gymnasts will not receive achievement awards. Gymnasts not receiving placement awards will receive achievement awards.
MEET FEES
Qualifiers State Meet State Meet Qualifying Score
Level 4 $25.00 $35.00 30.00 at a ND qualifier
Level 5 $25.00 $35.00 30.00 at a ND qualifier
Level 6 $25.00 $35.00 30.00 at a ND qualifier
Level 7 $35.00 $45.00 30.00 at a ND qualifier
Level 8 $45.00 $55.00 32.00 at a ND qualifier
Level 9 $45.00 $55.00 32.00 at a ND qualifier
Level 10 $50.00 $60.00 32.00 at a ND qualifier
Athlete Mobility During the Season
1. Before a gymnast can move to the next level during the competitive season, coaches must send a copy of the meet results where the mobility score was achieved with the gymnast and scores highlighted, along with the mobility form below to the state chairman (James) and the Age Group Coordinator (Kent).
Mobility Scores to move to the next level:
Level 5 – 75% proficiency at Level 1-4 on all 4 events.
Level 6 – 31.00 AA score at Level 5.
Level 7 – 31.00 AA score at Level 6.
Level 8 – 31.00 AA score at Level 7.
Level 9 – 34.00 AA score at Level 8.
Level 10 – 34.00 AA score at Level 9.
NOTE* In a qualifier, a gymnast must compete in the age division that they will be as of the last competition of the year.
Level 4-7 – Age they will be on the state meet on April 5, 2008
Level 8 – Age they will be as of the Reg.4 meet on April 20, 2008
Level 9 – Age they will be as of Westerns on May 10, 2008.
Level 10 – Age they will be as of Nationals on May 17, 2008.
