AUGUST 2004 • VOLUME 24 • #8

Athlete Focus: JENNIFER PARILLA

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

A COMPARATIVE CASE STUDY OF ROCHE VAULTS PERFORMED BY ELITE MALE GYMNASTS

WOMEN'S & MEN'S OLYMPIC TEAMS NAMED

OLYMPIC LESSON PLAN IDEAS SUITABLE FOR PRESCHOOL AND BEGINNER GYMNASTS

WOMEN'S NATIONAL TEAM TRAINING CENTER WALK OF FAME

EVERYDAY VIGOROUS ACTIVITY INCREASES BONE STRENGTH IN CHILDREN

W = Women R = Rhythmic M = Men GG = Group Gymnastics

_ ACRO = Sports Aero "NOTE: Dates and events 5ubiect to change or cancellation.

AUGUST 13-29 Games of the XXVllith Olympiad 19-23 JO National Team Training Camp (W)

SEPTEMBER 3 Jeff Metzger's I-Day Boot Camp/Business Conference 15 T.J. Maxx Tour of Gymnastics Champions 16 T.J. Maxx Tour of Gymnastics Champions 17 T.1. Maxx Tour of Gymnastics Champions 18 1J. Maxx Tour of Gymnastics Champions 19 1J. Maxx Tour of Gymnostics Chompions 19-26 Ricky Deci Memorial Camp (M) 22 T.J. Maxx Tour of Gymnastics Champions 23 T.J. Maxx Tour of Gymnastics Champions 24 T.J. Maxx Tour of Gymnastics Champions 25 T.1. Maxx Tour of Gymnastics Champions 26 1J. Maxx Tour of Gymnastics Champions 30 1J. Maxx Tour of Gymnastics Champions

OCTOBER 1 T.J. Maxx Tour of Gymnastics Champions 1-3 National Top Testing (W) 2 T.J. Maxx Tour of Gymnastics Champions 3 T.J. Maxx Tour of Gymnastics Champions 7 1J. Maxx Tour of Gymnastics Champions 8 1J. Maxx Tour of Gymnastics Champions 9 1J. Maxx Tour of Gymnastics Champions 10 1J. Maxx Tour of Gymnastics Champions 12 T.J. Maxx Tour of Gymnastics Champions 14 1J. Maxx Tour of Gymnastics Champions 14-17 Jr. Pan Am Championships (MW) 15 T.J. Maxx Tour of Gymnastics Champions 16 T.J. Maxx Tour of Gymnastics Champions 16 Jeff Metzger's I-Day Boot Camp/Business Conference 17 T.1. Maxx Tour of Gymnastics Champions 21-23 75th FIG Congress and General Assembly 22 T.1. Maxx Tour of Gymnastics Champions 23 T.1 . Maxx Tour of Gymnastics Champions 23-27 International Team Training Camp (W) 24 T.J. Maxx Tour of Gymnastics Champions 27-31 Pre Elite Training Camp (W) 28 T.J. Maxx Tour of Gymnastics Champions 30 1J. Maxx Tour of Gymnastics Champions 31-Nov 7 Jr. Nationol Team Camp (M)

NOVEMBER 4 5 6 7 10 12 13 17-21 18-21 18-22

1J. Maxx Tour of Gymnastics Champions T.1. Maxx Tour of Gymnastics Chompions 1J. Maxx Tour of Gymnastics Champions T.J. Maxx Tour of Gymnastics Champions T.1. Maxx Tour of Gymnastics Champions 1J. Maxx Tour of Gymnastics Champions 1J. Maxx Tour of Gymnastics Champions PAGU Specialist Championships (MW) Future Stars Championships/Coaches Workshop (M) Jeff Metzger's 4 1/2-Day Boot Camp

TR = Trampoline TU = Tumbling

Athens, GRE Colorado Springs, CO

Austin, TX Tallahassee, Fl Miami, Fl Tampa, Fl Atlanta, GA Greenville, SC Colorado Springs, CO Raleigh, NC Winston-Salem, NC Norfolk, VA State College, PA Boston, MA Washington, DC

East Rutherford, NJ Houston, TX Philadelphia, PA Bridgeport, CT Cleveland, OH Columbus, OH Rockford, II St. Paul, MN St. louis, MO Greenbay, WI EI Salvador Indianapolis, IN Chicago, Il Chicago, Il Detroit, MI Antalya, TUR Phoenix, AI Anaheim, CA Huntsville, TX San Jose, CA Huntsville, TX Sacramento, CA los Angeles, CA Colorado Springs, CO

Nampa (Boise), ID Spokone, WA Seanle, WA Portland, OR Colorado Springs, CO Salt lake City, UT las Vegas, NV Borquisameto, VEN Colorado Springs, CO Cincinnati, OH

SCHEDULE 19 20 21

T.1. Maxx Tour of Gymnastics Champions T.1. Maxx Tour of Gymnastics Champions T.J. Maxx Tour of Gymnastics Champions

DECEMBER 2-5 4-5 4-8 8-12

APRIL 7-9

15-17 21-23 23-24

MAY 4-8 6-8 6-8 13-15

JUNE 2-5 9-12 22-26

JULY TBD 14-24

AUGUST 10-13 10 11-13

Notional SuperClinic (TT) JumpStart National Testing (TR) National Top Training Camp (W) National Top B Training Camp (W)

NCAA National Championships (M) NCAA Regional Championships (W) level 9/10 Regional Championships (W) NCAA National Championships (W) level 1 0 Regional Championships (W)

J.O. National Championships (M) level 9 East Championships (W) level 9 West Championships (W) J.O. National Championships (W)

Master Compulsory Workshop (W) Master Compulsory Workshop (W) XXI American Sokol Slet (M WRIT)

World University Games (MWR) World Games (R TT SA)

U.s. Gymnastics Championships (M,W,R,TT) National Business Conference National Congress

SEPTEMBER 15-18 World Championships (TT)

21-23 World Age-Group Games

NOVEMBER 21-27 World Championships (MW)

APRIL 1-2 level 9/10 Regional (W) 21-23 level 9 East & West Championships (W) 28-30 JO National Championships (W)

AUGUST TBD u.s. Gymnastics Championships (M W R TT)

OCTOBER TBD World Championships (MW)

April 21-22 level 9/ 10 Regionals (W)

San Antonio, TX Houston, TX Dallas, TX

TBD TBD Houston, TX Houston, TX

West Point, NY Various Sites Various Sites Auburn, Al Region 5 & 7

Houston, TX Sf. Petersburg, Fl TBD Ontario, CA

louisville, KY Reno, NV Chicago, Il

Izmir, TUR Duisburg, GER

Indianapolis, IN Indianapolis, IN Indianapolis, IN

Eindhoven, NED Eindhoven, NED

Melbourne, AUS

Various Sites TBD TBD

TBD

Aarhus, DEN

Various Sites

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FEATURES

A Comparative Case Study of Roche Vaults Performed by Elite Male Gymnasts ... .. .... 6

Women's & Men's Olympic Teams Named . .. .. .... ... ......... ........... .. , 2

Olympic Lesson plan Ideas Suitable For Preschool and Beginner Gymnasts ... . . .. .... , 6

Women's National Team Training Center Walk of Fame . .. . ... . . .... .. .. .... .... 22

Everyday Vigorous Activity Increases Bone Strength ........ .. . .. . . .. ........ . .. 26

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The new message for USA Gymnastics is, Begin Here. Go Anywhere. Those of us involved in Group Gymnastics (GG) activities believe that we have found the Perfect Beginning that truly can take the participants anywhere! The recreational aspects, fun nature, broad range of activities and health benefits of group gymnastics make it a perfect starting point.

Group Gymnastics is growing! Many gymnastics clubs in the USA have come to realize that they have long been providing GG activities for their members, but just didn't know that it had a name. If you do recitals, shows, demonstrations, half­time exhibitions, parades, or provide dance classes, aerobics instruction, etc.-then you already do GG! Why not learn more and, not only formalize your participation, but provide more GG programs at your gym?

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By Prue Cormie, William A. Sands and Sarah L. Smith

Introduction

The Roche is a vault in which the gymnast performs a handspring followed by two forward somersaults. The gymnast faces great challenge and risk when performing this vault due to the so­

called "blind" nature of the landing. Visual spotting of the landing is not possible due to the combination of rapid body rotation and the gymnast's view of the mat being obstructed by the knees. Therefore the degree of body rotation must be controlled "blindly," based on the gymnast's spatial perception and kinesthetic awareness.

Kinematic analyses have been conducted to compare the techniques between high and low scoring vaults, identify mechanical variables that result in a successful vault, and investigate relationships of pre­and post-flight mechanical variables. Takei et al. (2003) compared the 16 highest scored Roche vaults at the 2000 Olympic Games with those receiving the 16 lowest scores. The high scoring group displayed (a) shorter time of board support, greater normalized average upward change in the vertical velocity while on the board, and greater vertical velocity at board take-off, (b) comparable linear and angular motions in pre-flight, (c) smaller backward horizontal impulse exerted by the table, smaller loss of horizontal velocity while on the table, and greater horizontal and vertical velocities at table take-off, (d) greater height and larger horizontal distance of post flight, (e) higher body mass center at knee release prior to landing, and (f) higher mass center at mat touchdown .

The research described here was conducted as a comparative case study with the purpose of comparing mechanical variables that identify differences in techniques of a higher scoring (9.5) and lower scoring (8.9) Roche vault performed by 2 elite male gymnasts. It is important to highlight that this comparison is based solely on the gymnast's performance on these particular vaults and may not be representative of the gymnast's overall ability. The purpose of this study was to determine if kinematics (i.e., video and computer analyses) could serve to help coaches identify performance characteristics crucial to this type of vault in two individual athletes. A secondary purpose was to apply Takei's model of performance to specific athletes. Based on Takei's deterministic model, the following hypotheses were developed:

The gymnast with the high scoring va ult (G1) when compared to the gymnast with the low scoring vault (G2) would display; 1. Greater horizontal and vertical velocity at board and table take-off

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post flight 4. Higher center of mass at mat touchdown

Method, Data Collection

Two Roche vaults were performed on conventional vault apparatus during the USA Men's Gymnastics Team training camp at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. These vaults were filmed using

two Panasonic digital cameras positioned in line with the table, perpendicular to the direction of the runway. The cameras were positioned so as to capture a specific aspect of the vault; camera one captured the on-table and post-flight phases, while camera two captured the hurdle step, on-board, pre-flight and on-table phases. Usi ng the Peak Motus motion analysis system a (60Hz) two­dimensional coordinate system for each vault was developed, the vaults were digitized and the two views combined into one trial.

The touch down (TO) was defined as the first frame in which the gymnast made contact with the runway, board or table and take off (TO) was defined as the first frame when he lost contact with the particular apparatus. The hurdle step was defined as the last step of the run up prior to board contact. The on-board and on-table phases were defined from TD to TO. The pre-flight and post-flight phases were defined as the time between board TO and table TO and the table TO to landing TO respectively.

Analyses of techniques, which led to the high or low judge's scores, were the focus of this investigation. The vertical and horizontal displacements of the center of mass, linear velocities, flight times, joint angles, speed of rotation , angle of projection and angle of center of mass through the toe/ finger with respect to the left horizontal were analyzed for each trial. For more detailed information regarding the research methods contact the author.

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Figure 1. The net velocity of the gymnast at any porticular point is the resultant of horizontal and vertical component veloci~es; this is displayed by resultant vectors. At anyone moment the gymnast is producing both horizontal and vertical components movement. The component vectors in the diagram indicate both the magnitude of speed and the dir~on (horizontal or vertical) of movement. When braken down, the horizontal and vertical components help us in iden~fying speci~c movement characteris~cs in horizontal and vertical dir~ons. These analyses help us determine movement quali~es that can then be used to compore superior performances with less superior performances.

Rend" When compared to the gymnast who performed the low scoring vault (G2), the gymnast who performed the high scoring vault (Gl) displayed: 1. Hurdle-Step Phase

a. Greater resultant velocity (greater horizontal, lower vertical) b. Greater vertical and horizontal displacement c. Less time during the hurdle-step phase;

2. On-Board Phase a. Greater resultant velocity (greater horizontal, lower vertical) b. Smaller decrease in horizontal velocity while on the board c. Lower vertical displacement d. Less time on the board e. Greater knee angle, hip angle and trunk angle (i.e. less bend) f. A smaller angle of COM through the toe with respect to the left

horizontal (i.e., Gl is leaning closer to the ground) 3. Pre-Flight Phase

a. Less time in the air 4. On-Table Phase

a. Greater resultant velocity at TO (greater horizontal, higher vertical) b. Lower resultant velocity at TO (lower horizontal, lower vertical) c. Greater decrease in horizontal velocity while on the table d. Higher vertical displacement at TD e. Lower vertical displacement at TO f. Longer time on the table g. A greater knee angle h. A smaller angle of COM through the finger with respect to the

left horizontal 5. Post-Flight Phase

a. Less resultant velocity (lower horizontal, greater vertical) b. Greater vertical and horizontal displacement c. Longer time in the air d. A greater change in knee angle

As hypothesized, Gl displayed a greater horizontal and vertical velocity at board and table take-off, smaller loss of horizontal velocity while on

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Figure 2 The events and phases of the Roche vault.

the board, greater height of post flight, more post flight time in air, larger horizontal distance of post flight, and a higher center of mass at mat touchdown. However, Gl displayed a larger decrease in horizontal velocity while on the table. This variable does not support this investigation's hypothesis, is an undesirable value according to Takei's deterministic model and is an area of improvement for Gl on this particular vault. Be that as it may, the variables Gl displays are vital to the successful execution of the Roche vault and are predominant enough to permit some aspects of the performance to be relatively poor.

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Table 1 Comparisons of displacements, temporal phases and angle variables in the high scoring and low scoring Roche vaults.

((ontinued From page 7) Variables G1 G2 Difference btw G1 High Scoring Vaults from and G2 the 2000 Olympic Games

(with respect to G1 (Takei et al 2003)

n = 16 M +/- SO Temporal Phases (COM) (s)

Hurdle Step 0.25 0.27 -7% On Board 0.10 0.12 -17% 0.10 +/- 0.01 Pre-flight 0.10 0.12 -17% 0.15 +/- 0.03 On Table 0.20 0.17 17% 0.15 +/ - 0.02 Post-flight 1.00 0.98 2% 1.02 +/ - 0.02

Horizontal Displacement (CO M) (m) Hurdle Step 0.68 0.65 4% Pre-flight 0.49 0.54 -11% 0.79 +/- 0.16 Post-flight 3.04 2.83 7% 3.75 +/ - 0.16

Vertica l Displacement (COM (m above floor) Hurdle TO 1.06 0.99 7% Hurdle TO 1.11 1.04 6% Board TO 1.04 1.05 -1% 1.03 +/- 0.03 Board TO 1.23 1.33 -8% 1.23 +/- 0.05 Table TO 1.61 1.68 -4% 1.79 +/ - 0.08 Table TO 2.32 2.28 2% 2.30 +/- 0.05 Post-Flight Peak 3.08 2.99 3% 3.05 +/ - 0.05 Landing TO 1.16 1.10 5% 1.13 +/- 0.05

Angle of Projection (COM ) (degrees) Board

I 35.7

I 37.1

I -4%

I 50.55

Table 52 .0 52.9 -2% 40.74

Angle of COM Through 5th Toe (Board) Finger (Horse) with respect to the Left Horizontal (degrees) Board

Foot TO 60.9 65.4 Foot TO 105.2 119.6

Table Hand TO 16.4 20.3 Hand TO 90.8 91.0

Dilcwrion The results of the comparison indicated G1 scored higher due to his greater height of post flight, more post flight time in the air, larger horizontal distance of post flight. as well as the gymnast's higher center of mass at mat touchdown. This is supported by the study's original hypotheses and additionally by Takei et al. (2003), (a) acquiring a large horizontal velocity of the body CM at touchdown on the board by high speed sprinting as well as (b) departing from the table with large horizontal and vertical velocities to achieve great height, large horizontal distance, and long air time of post flight, must be achieved to perform a Roche vault successfully.

After a closer investigation of the variables, the possible reasons for these main differences can be found during the approach, hurdle step and on­board phases. G2 exhibits a greater negative vertical velocity than G1 at board TO. This is a combined result of G2's peak vertical displacement being 3 cm higher during the hurdle step and his body position at board TO (approximately 110 more knee flexion, 30 more hip flexion and 20 more trunk flexion) . G2 must accept a greater downward force due to his greater descent distance, which must be arrested and overcome in order to take off from the board. It is hypothesized that G2 may have been fatigued, made a performance error or lacked the leg strength to arrest this downward force whi le maintaining his horizontal velocity. Consequently, G2 spends more time on the board and loses more horizontal velocity during the on-board phase which is reflected in the subsequent performance data. This on board loss is accentuated by G2's lower horizontal velocity during the hurdle step and at board TO. In comparison with Takei et al. (2003), the high scoring gymnasts display a greater horizontal velocity at board TO and therefore it is speculated that these gymnasts can afford to lose more horizontal velocity while on the board. The resulting lower horizontal velocities during the on-board and on-table phases have a significant impact on G2's performance. Therefore, in order to improve his score on this particular

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( (ontinued on page 8) vault, G2 should focus on generating a greater horizontal velocity during the approach phase, using greater leg strength and power to convert the larger negative vertical velocity at board contact into a larger positive vertical velocity during the on board phase, and maintaining a large horizontal velocity throughout the on-board phase.

In addition, both G1 and G2 depart from the table with lower horizontal velocities then gymnasts in Takei et al. (2003), this is an area of improvement for both G1 and G2 on this particular vault.

Coaches often use comparisons among two or more athletes to discern the distinguishing characteristics of win ning/ better and losing/worse performances. By comparing athletes known to the coaches with information avai lable from more in-depth and broader analyses of many athletes, the sport scientist can assist the coach in emphasizing obvious aspects of performance comparisons and more subtle or perhaps unknown aspects of the performances.

REFE RENCES Clauser, CE., McConville, J .T., and Young, J.W. (1969). Weight, volu me, and center of mass of segments of human body (Report No. AMRL-TR-69-70). Dayton, OH: Wright­Patterson Air Force Base, Aerospace Medical Research Laboratory. Dempster, W.T. (1955). Space requi rements pf the seated operator: Geometrical, kinematic, and mechanical aspects of the body with special reference to the limbs (Report No. 55-159) . Dayto n, OH : Wright-Patterso n Air Force Base, Aerospace Medical Resea rch Laboratory. Hay, J. G. (1993). The Biomechanics of Sport Techni ques. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall Takei, Y. (1998) . Three-dimensional analysis of handspring with full tu rn vault: Deterministic model, coaches' beliefs, and judges' scores. Journal of Applied Biomechanics, 14, 190-210 Takei, J ., Dun n, J. H., and Blucker, E. (2003). Techniques used in high scoring and low scoring 'Roche' vaults performed by elite male gymnasts. Sport Biomechanics, 2, 141-162 Yeadon, M.R. , King, M.A ., and Sprigins, U. (1998). Pre-flight characteristics of Hecht va ults. Journal of Sport Sciences, 16, 349-356

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(continued from page 8) Table 2 Comparisons of velocities of COM in the high scoring and low scoring Roche vaults.

Variables G1 G2 Difference btw G 1 High Scoring Vaults from and G2 the 2000 Olympic Games

(with respect to G1 (Takei et al 2003)

n = 16 M +/- SD Resultant Velocity

Hurdle TO 8.09 7.80 4% Hurdle TO 8.2 2 7.88 4% /). 0 .13 0.08 43% Board TO 7.25 7.19 1% 8 .15 +/ - 0.18 Board TO 6.61 6.60 0% /). -0.64 -0.59 8% Table TO 5.27 4.91 7% Table TO 4.75 5.03 -6% 5.33 +/ - 0.11 /). -0.53 0.11 122% -0 .77 +/ - 0.16 Landing 5.82 5.83 0%

Horizontal Velocity Hurdle TO 8 .09 7.80 4% Hurdle TO 8 .18 7.83 4% /). 0.09 0.04 56% Board TO 7.24 7.18 1% 8.12 +/- 0.19 Board TO 5.36 5.26 2% 5.26 +/- 0.25 /). -1.88 -1.92 -2% -2 .86 +/ - 0.24 Tab le TO 4.46 4.04 9% Table TO 2.92 3.11 -7% 3.86 +/- 0.18 /). -1.54 -0.93 40% -1.58 +/- 0.25 Landing 2.59 2.98 -15%

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Jennifer Parilla, 23 , made her second Olympic Team by finishing first at the 2004 U.S. Championships and U.S .

Olympic Team Trials in Trampoline. Jennifer made history by becoming the first athlete to represent the United States in the Olympic trampoline competition, which was included in the Olympic Games in 2000 for the first time. Her goal this time around is not only to compete in Greece at the Olympic Games but to also wi n a medal.

"I think I'm going to Athens with a different level of focus than Sydney," Parilla said. "Sydney, I was just excited to go. It was the first Olympics as a sport for trampoline. The man who invented the trampoline was there. And the first world champion was there. In my second Olympics, I'm more looking forward to the competition and going home with a medal."

Parilla qualified the U.S. for a position in the 2004 Olympics by placing 16th at the 2003 Trampoline World Championships on Oct. 27 in Hannover, Germany. Parilla placed ninth in the Athens Olympic Test Event.

Jennifer is from Lake Forest, Calif., and trains at Team Everybody with her coach Lionel Rangel. She's competed in five World Championships and has won numerous National titles including Trampoline in 2004, 2002, 2000 and 1998; Double Mini in 1999 and 1998; and Synchro in 1998, 1996, 1995, 1994 and 1993.

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coach while Yevgeny Marchenko of WOGA was named as assistant coach .

For the men, Team USA has laid down its challenge to China by naming Guard Young and Blaine Wilson to join Paul Hamm, McClure, Gatson, and Morgan Hamm on the Olympic Team. Steve McCain and Raj Bhavsar will serve as the alternates to the Olympic Team.

Kevin Mazeika of Houston Gymnastics Academy will lead the U.S. team as the head coach while Miles Avery of The Ohio State University will be the assistant coach.

In July both the men's and women's programs held an Olympic Team Selection Camp to name the remaining members of the team.

USA Gymnastics is extremely proud of the men's and women's Olympic Teams and all of the athletes included in the Olympic Training Squads.

The U.s. Women's Olympic Team will travel to Athens with its strongest team in history after naming Carly Patterson, Mohini Bhardwaj, Annia Hatch, and Terin Humphrey to join Kupets and McCool on the women's roster.

The six gymnasts hail from five different clubs, demonstrating a geographic spread of elite caliber athletes and represent a continuing trend of athletes who have lived and trained at home throughout their careers. Team alternates will be Alysse Ishino, Tasha Schwikert and Chellsie Memmel.

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2004 Women's U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Team Name Age Hometown Residence Courtney Kupets 17 Gaithersburg, Md. Gaithersburg, Md. Courtney McCool 16 Lee's Summit, Mo. Lee's Summit, Mo. Carly Patterson 16 Baton Rouge, La. Allen, Texas Mohini Bhardwaj 25 Cincinnati, Ohio Los Angeles, Calif. Annia Hatch 26 West Haven, Conn. West Haven, Conn. Terin Humphrey 17 Bates City, Mo. Blue Spring, Mo.

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Ethics In Our Industry Recruiting athletes, poaching staff, theft of intellectual property, what a potential rat's nest these subjects are! First, remember, there is a huge distinction between 'legal' and 'ethical' -- that which is legal is a matter of law; that which is ethical is a matter of personal or company values or beliefs. Generally, I would hope that ethical behavior is broader than legal behavior. For example, because of personal ethics, I would not phone the athletes of another club to entice them to join our team even though there is nothing illegal in doing so. After all, Sprint has every right to phone Verizon's customers (it's called telemarketing), assuming the list of names and numbers was obtained legally. Purchasing names and numbers is legal as is looking up numbers in the phone book. Stealing a list is illegal.

Ethics and other clubs' athletes: At Kids First, we do not initiate contact with other families. We believe that practice to be unethical. If a family approaches us about switching to our club, we take the open and objective stance that it is each family's right to seek the business which best serves its needs. We are not bashful about stating that we are in business to grow our business but only if our Company truly can do a better job. Note that if a family approaches us after an isolated disagreement with their club, we encourage the family to give it more time and try to mend fences. Note too-and this is important-what is good for the goose is good for the gander and we take precisely the same open and objective stance with our families. If we cannot meet their needs (based on their assessment), we expect them to seek greener pastures. Years ago, we hired two coaches who had been coaching at a another club. These coaches (to their great credit) expressed concern about the health of the other team in the event that many of their athletes followed. What a dilemma--Kids First's intention was to hire

great coaches, not gain athletes. On the other hand, Kids First is in business to grow its business. Our solution: I asked the coaches to inform any interested families that if they believed that Kids First could do a better job for their child then we were certainly interested in their business. However, we also asked the families to please 'hang in there' for six weeks at their club and give its new coaches a fair shot. Result: some families circumvented our effort to be above board by immediately quitting the other club and forcing our hand.

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OLYMPIC lESSON PlAN IDEAS SUITABLE FOR PRESCHOOL AND

BEGINNER GYMNASTS By Jeannie McCarthy

Time for the influx of excitement to begin! The Olympics in Athens will bring visibility to gymnastics. Let's get our students wrapped up in the thrill of it all! Host a themed Olympic lesson

or run Olympic theme birthday parties. Need ideas? Read on. Be sure to save this document for implementation in 2008 during the Olympics in Beijing, China or why wait until 2008 - have your own Olympic themed lesson plan for classes annually!

Wouldn't the parents of your students be impressed when their child pipes up about understanding the march-in of the various countries' flags? Or the child remarks, "Hey Dad, that swimmer just did a Flip Turn . It is like the Forward Roll I learned at gymnastics." The father then asks the child how he knows that it's called a 'flip turn: Of course, the proud student replies, "My gymnastics teacher told me!"

Gymnastics is the basis of ALL sport! The most highly viewed summer Olympic sport is gymnastics! We can capitalize on all of the publicity. Share the following ideas with your staff. Use these ideas as a launching pad for additional creativity.

An Olympic themed lesson has so many exciting possibilities. This article contains ideas in the areas of:

-Entering the gym: Flag March In -Pre-Warm-up: Marathon run -Roll Call with the torch -Four Olympic style warm-ups -Fifteen stations for use in a circuit with an Olympic flare -Three eye-hand coordination ideas -One transition idea (from one area of gym to another) - Ending idea

NOTES To GYM INSTRUCTORS

A number of the suggested ideas are elaborate to prepare for, while ,others are simple to incorporate into the gym environment. Choose the items that best suit your facility.

You, as the Instructor, will set the tone for this specia l event. During the Olympic themed lesson wear red, white and blue clothing. Or don sports clothing such as swim wear, tennis outfits, or biker's shorts. If you speak a foreign language, do so periodically during the lesson. Okay you crazed Preschool Instructors, you can make up your own silly language!

Set the mood for the Olympics with decorations. Hang flags all around the gym and in the lobby. Hang posters of athletes. Build an awards stand . Display gold, silver and bronze medals. Play music from past Olympics during class or softly throughout the lobby. The Olympic Fan Fare music from 1984 and 1996 stand out distinctly as Olympic music.

Let's look at options for starting class with an Olympic twist.

FLAG MARCH IN

Enthuse the students and parents out in the lobby prior to class. Announce, "It's Olympic Week in the gym!" Begin your lesson at the entry door to the gym. Have avai lable rhythmic ribbons or flags from vario us countries. (Out of respect, do not let flags touch the ground. The flags can be stored in a bin.) Gather the students together and quickly describe how different countries compete in lots of fun sporting events. The gathering of each of the countries top athletes is called the Olympics. Show the children a ribbon/ flag . Tell them, "We are going to pretend that these are flags from around the world ." Call out a few country names, plus a fantasy country like Flipaly. See if they catch you!

Tell the students that each of them will have their own flag to hold . Demonstrate how to hold it up high, with a straight arm. Also, demonstrate how to march and wave with your free hand. If you feel the need to warn the children about not poking one another, do so at this time.

Hand out the flags. Cue up some grand marching music. The Olympic Fan Fare music from the 1984 Olympics is very motivational. Let the games begin! Lead the children through a slow march around the gym . Encourage them to wave to the parents or older students in the gym. At the end of the march, collect the flags and prepare for a pre­warm up, the marathon run.

PRE-WARM-UP: MARATHON RUN Quickly explain to the children that one of the events in the Olympics is a Marathon run . The runners travel over 26 miles! "Can you run that far? Let's try!" Lead your children on a jog through far away places in the gym. Be sure to have the jogging path unobstructed. It's a blast to run out into the lobby, past the offices and rest rooms, through the birthday party room, back into the gym, down the vau lt run way, and all around the equipment. Be sure to have additional Instructors on hand to keep the stragglers moving.

An enjoyable manner for ending the Marathon run is to allow the kids to run into a winner's finish line 'tape: Ask two Instructors or parents to hold an elastic ribbon at the designated finish line. (Flaghouse sells the Co-operband.) The children can be directed to simply run into the springy ribbon and shout, "I won!"

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ROLL CALL WITH THE TORCH

, Create a large circle with the students. While they are catching their breath, show them your home made Olympic torch. Ask them to pass it to the person beside them. Explain that the torch is lit by a flame on Mount Olympus in Greece and is carried by relay runners to the site of the hosting country. The torch landed in Los Angeles in 1984 and in Atlanta in 1996. The Olympics occur every four years. This year the games have returned to the city and country where they began in 776 B.C. , Athens, Greece. The Modern Summer Olympic Games began in 1896.

While you are spewing out all of this Olympic history, the kids are passing the torch. Next, stop the passing of the torch and set the torch into the top opening of a traffic cone in the center of the circle. Call each child's name for Roll. One at a time they get to hold up the torch and declare, "I am a winner!"

FOUR OLYMPIC STYLE

WARM-UP IDEAS

1) Track & Field Describe to the students how the Olympic athletes compete in Track & Field. Mention that in some competitions there are relay races. "Kids, today we will do a modified version of a relay race. We call it Boxer Short Relays!" Arrange the students into pairs. Seat them on a starting line, one standing in front of the other (ask them to sit as you demonstrate the relay action). Across from each pair of students place a hoop and one pair of boxer shorts. Train the children ahead of time, or at this moment, to listen for the cue of 'Ready, get set, GO!' Explain and demonstrate the following details. "When I say, 'Go!' the first person in your line gets to run to the hoop, put on a pair of boxer shorts, shout 'I'm so fast!' then take off the shorts, run back to the start and give their partner a high five. The second person does the same thing. When you and your friend have each had a turn to put on the boxer shorts, sit down quickly."

Teacher notes: the first run through of a relay style race with young children is best performed with each child moving on the "Go!" command. When you pair up the children and one child is required to wait, this raises the difficulty level of the Warm-up. Be sure to have extra staff on hand to control the "waiting" partner. Be willing to ease the tension by falling to the floor in frustration and say, "Can't you wait to be tagged??? My, my, my! Oh, P-L-E-A-S-E, can we try it again? I'd really like to see if we are ready for the Olympics. But we must learn how to tag our relay partner. Ready? Let's give it a go again!"

For your Beginner students, you could use lummi sticks as the baton. Also, the Beginner students could run to a target (cone, hoop), then run around the set-up to end up behind their partner in order to make a smooth hand trade off of the baton.

To Add Difficulty To add difficulty to the relay action, change the locomotor movement to Gallop, Hop, walk backwards, Crab Walk, and the like. One notch harder would be to perform one style of locomotion to the hoop and a different one upon return to the start. Additionally, you could require that the

children perform a skill or exercise at the hoop. Such as Front Scale and count to five, do 3 Tuck Jumps, or try 6 Jumping Jacks.

2) Swimming Relays Create swimming lanes on the floor exercise mat with chalk, jump ropes, or my favorite - Velcro beams (available from Carolina Gym Supply's Ben Edkins). Each swi mmer has his/ her own lane. Give each

...... ~ .. ~ -,,-0-swimmer a scooter. The kids can lie on their tummies and swim (roll) to the other side of the pool. Note: many of the following suggestions can be performed without a scooter.

The proper command for swimmers to start a race is, "Swimmers, take your mark." Then a starting gun is shot. A cap gun works fine.

During your Swimming Relay Warm-up you can request that · the children try to swim Free Style, Breast Stroke and Butterfly Stroke. Of course, you are simply looking for the arm motions. The legs can simply run to push the scooter forward. Your Beginner students can attempt to perform a whip kick (frog kick for Breast Stroke) , and a dolphin kick (for Butterfly Stroke). The Back Stroke action on a scooter is a little difficult to control. The Advanced Beginners might be able to stay in their lanes.

If you are running a camp and you have available time to fill, explain what the 1M event is in swimming. 1M stands for Individual Medley. One person swims 4 lengths of the pool while performing a different swim stroke for each length . Right off of the starting block the swimmer performs the Butterfly stroke, upon touching the wall the stroke turns into the Backstroke, after contact with the wall the next stroke is Breast, and the final length is Freestyle.

After explaining the 1M event to the students, get them racing! Can they remember the order? It is Fly, Back, Breast, Free. The gymnasts will swim back and forth on their scooters four passes! This should lead to a celebratory drink at the water fountain!

3) BasketbaLL Warm-up To set up this Warm-up, place four basketball hoops or plastic tubs on separate edges of the floor exercise area. Set dozens of balls in the center of the floor. In front of each basketball hoop arrange 3 chalk (or Velcro Beam) lines to act as foul line shooting markers. The simple instructions would be to command the kids to start near the balls, grab a ball, run to a line on the floor, shoot a basket, then repeat the sequence. Back and forth, running and shooting.

To up the difficulty for the Beginner gymnasts, assign a score number to each line at the basket. The closest line is worth two points, the middle line is three points, the farthest line is 5 points. Allow the children to keep thei r score as they successfully make a basket.

The teachers will be kept occupied with returning the balls to the center of the floor. For a little fun, play music from the Harlem Globetrotters!

4) FLag Matching Warm-up Divide the children into Group 1 and Group 2. Give Group One flags

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from various countries or use a variety of rhythmic ribbons of solid colors. Give Group Two children the matching flag. Cue up the national anthem from the USA or another country and tell the kids, "Find the person who has a flag just like yours! When you find each other, hold hands and yell, 'Yippee! '" When all the children have located their match, explain this little change. "Next, while the music plays, move around the area and wave your flag high. When the music stops, trade your flag with someone. Try to acquire a different colored flag."

Perform that sequence. After all of the children have acquired a different flag , cue up the action to locate the person who has the match.

This game can be repeated. The children remain interested because they have a different pattern of flag to look for. Also, to make the game more difficult, ask for a different locomotor movement during the musical movements segments. The locomotor movements will have to be upright ones due to holding a flag in one's hand.

15 STATIONS FOR USE IN A CIRCUIT Wrrn AN OLYMPIC FLARE

I Long Jump like the Track and Field athletes . Use an open panel mat with a starting mark. Demonstrate how to plie and swing the arms simultaneously front and back. Then with a huge arm swing forward perform the Long Jump. How far can you go?

II Javelin and Discus Throw using a foam noodle and/o r Frisbee. Place a hoop or container on the floor. Establish a starting spot (carpet square or poly shape). Demonstrate how to stand in a giant Lunge position with the noodle in your hand beside your ear. Throw the noodle towards the target or past the target. For the Discus throw, demonstrate how to do two Full Turns before tossing the Frisbee. The Beginner gymnasts can be shown how to hold the Frisbee properly.

III Hurdles are simple to incorporate into a circuit. Use 2 parallel lines of cones with ropes draped from line to the other. Ropes are more user friendly than stiff, wooden batons. Demonstrate how to Run and Leap over the hurdles without bumping them.

N Basketball shooting can be added to a circuit by using a variety of items to stand in as your basketball hoop. The ideal piece of equipment is the plastic child's basketball hoop sold in toy stores. Explain to the children to take a shot at the basket, retrieve their baLL, and place their ball back in a container for the next athlete.

V Gymnastics on the bar. Set up a Junior Swing bar for the Preschool students or use the low bar for the older kids and select skills for them to attempt. This is typically a spotted station due to the element of height, flight, and swing. After the child has their turn at pretending to be an Olympic gymnast, ask for a Ta Da position. This is an easy station to explain to the students the meaning of the

word 'routine: Spot the kids through a Pullover to Front Support then Forward Roll Dismount to a Ta Da. Voila! It's a routine!

VI Gymnastics on the beam. With the beams that are in your circuit be sure to emphasize that in the Olympics the girls are 3 feet up in the air! Ask your students to do beam skills that match their abilities. Explain the words Mount and Dismount. Ask for a Ta Da position after each dismount. This is also a nice station to explain to the kids the meaning of the word 'routine: Allow your Beginner gymnasts to make up their own sequences.

VII Gymnastics tumbling can easily be added to any circuit. A si mple station in a circuit would be the cartwheel mat with hands and feet marked upon it. Of course numerous other tumbling stations can be included in a circuit. Natural choices are wedges for rolls, a padded wall to walk up backwards to do a Handstand, and trapezoid pieces to do balances like V-sits upon .

VIn The athlete conditioning station can be a station of folded panel mats in which the children are asked to do step up and step downs, similar to Step Aerobics action. Can they go up and down 15 times? Are their hearts going faster? Great!

DC Another athlete conditioning station can be Push-ups on a carpet square. "Olympians are strong! Let's get strong like the Olympic athletes!"

JC Another athlete conditioning station can be created by using a low bar with a large mat in front of it. The child holds the bar, places their feet up on the large mat, and performs Chin-ups. Note that with the feet elevated it is easier for the child to successfully chin up.

]{I Soccer dribbling can be set up by arranging two low floor beams parallel to one another to create an alley. The objective is to dribble a soccer ball down the alley using only your feet. Note: remind the children to return the ball to the start of the alley for the next soccer player to use.

JaI Boxer training can be added to a circuit by simply leaving a pile of jump ropes on a panel mat. Instruct the children to select a rope and attempt to do the jump rope action 10 times. (Ten is the perfect score a gymnast can attain from the judges!)

Jan The wrestler's escape can be

~ practiced on a soft, flat skill cushion. Demonstrate that a Log Roll is often how a wrestler escapes his opponent.

JaY Equestrian station can be added by simply creating an alley with jump ropes or Velcro beams. Ask the kids to Gallop like a horse down the alley. Additionally, you could add obstacles for the children to hurdle over to simulate the Steeple Chase event.

XV "You be the judge" station can be a fun one! Set out pieces of cardboard with individ ual numbers on them. The numbers should range from one to ten. When the child arrives at this station, they

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should seek out the number 10 (perfect score), move over to a trapezoid piece, put a medal around their own neck, stand up on the trap and throw their arms up in the air! To make this a tad more challenging, turn all of the numbers upside down so that the children have to flip the cardboard pieces over to find the number ten.

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COORDINATION IDEAS

Volleyball Ideas Set up a space with a low barrier. It can simply be panel mats with a raised folded portion (accordion), or two large cones with a rope draped from one to the other. Arrange the children into teams on either side of the barrier. Use a balloon as the volleyball. Allow the kids to bop the balloon back and forth across the barrier. To make this activity simulate Badminton (yes, it is an Olympic sport) , give the children rackets to use. Beginner gymnastics can use true badminton birdies.

FieLd Hockey Ideas Establish a goal area across the gym from a starting line. The goal can simply be one folded panel mat sitting astride two panel mats leaving a space to knock a bean bag or ball in. Carefully explain the safety guidelines of using hockey sticks (keep the stick face down on the floor). Demonstrate how to guide the bean bag or ball across the floor towards the goal. An optional method for this set up is to create the goal in the center of the floor exercise area. All of the

and the second person follows while holding on tight. Aid the children to get into formation and giddy up to the next rotation!

To make this transition easier, simply hand a few foam noodles to the line of students. Each child holds the noodle beside them. "Hold the reigns as we gallop to our next event!"

If you do not have foam noodles, use jump ropes or Velcro beams for the children to hoLd onto.

ENDING IDEA

By the end of class the athletes should be ~ .#" tired! Arrange four folded panel mats in a ~ square shape on the floor. The mats are now your benches. The center is a pretend basketball court. Ask the kids to sit on the benches. Explain that some athletes have to catch their breath and sit on the benches to rest during a basketball game. Take a few long breaths.

Next, explain that the fans of the athletes sit in the stands on chairs. "Let's pretend we are fans watching an exciting game. Let me hear how loud you can cheer!" Let the kids have fun yelling at the top of their lungs. If you like, begin a gym cheer or start a stand up sit down wave!

Thank the children for being such good sports. Review any key topics regarding the Olympics. Tell them one more tidbit: soccer is the most popular participation sport in the world. Send the athletes home!

Jeannie McCarthy has been a KAT Instructor since the inception of the courses nine years ago. At Congress 2003 she was recognized as one of the top six National KAT Instructors for the 2002 calendar year. Mrs. McCarthy is currently enjoying involvement with the students of Double '0' Gymnastics in Media, Pa., as an Instructor and Curriculum Consultant. She can be contacted at 9ymtastics@aol.com.

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exercise mat and work their bean bags or ball towards the center of the floor.

Have available a large number of tricycles or Big Wheels. Ask the parents to donate these items for one week. Create a race track through the gym. Be mindful of the changing floor surfaces. Lead the children on a walk-through of the course. Put the children into pairs. Stagger the start times of t he pairs. Remind them that this is not bumper cars! We are cycling to the finish line. Set up props along the way to create a life like outdoor environment.

ONE TRANSITION IDEA

Moving One From Area Of Gym To Another When it is time to move to a different Olympic event in the gym, tell the students that it is Equestrian Time! First ask the children to stand in a line, one behind the other. Next, demonstrate with another teacher how to kneel down on hands and knees, one behind the other. The second person holds onto the first person's ankles. The two horses are connected now! The lead person simply begins to crawl

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Two of our first teams to train at this new facility were the 2003 Pan American Games Gold Medal Team, and the 2003 World Championships Gold Medal Team. The magic will continue as our 2004 Athens Team will gather and train together prior to departure for Greece.

We invite you all to partner with us to make this the state of the art facility that our athletes need and deserve. You can help by buying a commemorative brick which will become a permanent part of the center. Part of the proceeds from thi s project have gone toward preserving gymnastics history by placing a "brick" with the name of every female Olympian on the Walk. Team USA 2004; Courtney, Courtney, Carly, Terin, Mohini, and Annia will now join their predecessors on the Walk, as will alternates Allyse, Tasha, and Chellsie.

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Starting August 1, the Post Office Box Address for USA Gymnastics is no longer in service. Please send all mail to: USA Gymnastics; 201 South Capitol Avenue; Suite 300; Indianapolis, Indiana; 46225.

Clubs - Have you received your 2004-2005 membership forms?

2004-2005 membership forms were sent via United Parcel Service the last week of June. All clubs with athletes registered during the 2003-2004 competitive season should now have their packet in hand. If for any reason you did not receive a packet, you may visit the forms section of our website or call Member Services at 1-800-345-4719 to have a packet mailed to you. Also, with the forms are two informative letters that you should take a few minutes to review. You may find the checklist very useful in preparing your athletes' and coaches' membership forms for the new season. Take the time now, and avoid delays in processing those time sensitive memberships!

Athlete Registration for the 2004-2005 Season is Now Open!

Clubs please remember, register your athletes when they complete and pay their membership fees. When you wait until later in the season to register your athletes, they miss out on membership benefit time which they paid for. This is simply unfair to the athlete.

All memberships and sanction requests must be on 2004/2005 forms for acceptance. Please visit the forms section at www.usa· gymnastics. erg or call us at 1-800-345-4719 if you need current forms.

If you use online services for athlete registration, please remember to do the following:

• Update the athlete's address if he/she has recently moved. You can do this by locating the Change Your Address or Club Affiliation section in the "How-To" table. You will log in with the user id and password of the individual athlete rather than your club password.

• Do not give your club's user id and password to parents or athletes to register themselves online. Athlete registration is for club use only. It also violates our best efforts to protect the privacy of our members. USA Gymnastics may remove the access to online services for any club that intentionally misuses our online registration services.

• Keep a current, completed and signed copy of the athlete form on file in your club for all athletes that registered online or via mail. Starting this season, USA Gymnastics will conduct weekly, random audits of all athletes registered through online Member Services. This means that each week, a list of all athletes registered will be randomly picked. Then, we contact their club via fax to request the athlete form to be faxed to us. This form is then recorded on a spreadsheet and filed in the proper club file. We ask that the completed and signed form is faxed to us within a week. The purpose of this audit is to communicate the seriousness of keeping forms on file as required by our risk management program. If you choose to register athletes online without forms on file, you are compromising the athlete's medical coverage as well as opening yourself and your business to unwanted liability exposure. We appreciate your cooperation in these audits.

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Young children who engage in 40 minutes of normal vigorous activity each day have significantly stronger bones than their less active peers, according to new research presented in the July issue

of Medicine & Science in Sports & ExerciseJE, the official scientific journal of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM). Researchers say the results indicate activity during childhood, when bone is most likely to adapt and adjust to the strains of physical activity, may have as much influence on osteoporosis prevention as adult interventions.

"It is important that children not miss this critical window of opportunity for building strong bones," said Kathleen F. Janz, Ed. D., FACSM, the studyis lead author. ''The process of creating healthy bones begins early. We should enCQl,Jrage children to get outside and play and engage in vigorous, high­intensity, muscle-flexing activities."

To study the relationship between childhood activity and bone health, Janz and her colleagues recruited more than 460 children averaging five years of age. They surveyed parents to ask about each childjs daily activity level, then had each child wear a device that recorded the amount and intensity of activity, minute­by-minute. Each child wore the device for four days, including one weekend day. Activity levels found for each child were compared to clinical measurements of bone size and strength taken at three locations at and around the hip. The bone measurements were taken

using the same instrument used by doctors to diagnose osteoporosis in older adults.

At each bone measurement site, children who accumulated the most vigorous activity had significantly greater measurements of bone area and strength. These children performed an average of 42 minutes or more of high-intensity activities like hopping, running and jumping per day. On average, boys who accumulated the most vigorous daily activity had nine percent more bone area and 12 percent more bone strength than less active boys. The most active girls had seven percent more bone area than less active girls, and nine percent more bone strength.

Childhood play promotes bone health; may help prevent osteoporosis later in life

Because of the location of bone measurements taken around the hip, the research suggests that the increases in bone quality are due to bone's natural ability to adapt to physical activity. The hip is the part of the skeleton that most depends on physical activity to stay strong. It is also the site of osteoporotic fractures that are the most life-threatening and debilitating.

The researchers also found that boys and girls took part in similar amounts of moderate daily activity, but that boys accumulated about 10 minutes more daily vigorous activity than girls. The boys in the study had significantly stronger bones than their female peers.

"Many people, understandably, believe that all children at this age are active enough to get the exercise they need for healthy bone development," said Janz. "Our work suggests otherwise, especially in the case of young girls. Later in life, for a multitude of reasons, girls will have less bone to lose, and as older women will be much more likely to suffer from osteoporosis than men . The best way to promote activity is to let kids be kids by allowing them to play and enjoy activities that require jumping, tumbling, and running."

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NOTE: Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise is the official journal of the American College of Sports Medicine, and is available from Lippincott Williams & Wilkins at 1-800-638-6423. For a complete copy of the research paper (Vol. 36, No. 7, pages 1124-1131) or to speak with a leading sports medicine expert on the topic, contact the Department of Communications and Public Information at 317-637-9200 ext. 127 or 117. Visit ACSM online at www.acsm.org.

Studies such as the one conducted by the American College of Sports Medicine, on the benefits of physical exercise in children is one reason why USA Gymnastics has introduced the Fitnastics Program.

Just as the study suggests, young children who engage in 40 minutes of normal vigorous activity each day have significantly stronger bones than their less active peers.

While those of us who are involved in gymnastics know that eating healthy and exercising are two important components of a healthy lifestyle, many children in America do not understand the importance of leading a healthy lifestyle. In fact, nearly 25 percent of children in America are overweight or obese. Furthermore, over 70 percent of girls and 40 percent of boys don't have enough muscle strength to do even one pull up!

USA Gymnastics asks you to join us in our fight against childhood obesity. The Fitnastics program was especially designed to teach all kids about the importance of nutrition and to show them just how fun exercise can be. The lessons can be modified to adapt to the skill level of each individual child, rewarding each child for their efforts while guiding them on the path to healthy habits.

One of the great benefits of the Fitnastics program is that it can be tailored to fit your club's needs and personality. USA Gymnastics will provide marketing materials and support, along with sample lesson plans for cardio warm ups, stretching ideas, and conditioning as well as apparatus ideas. In fact, USA Gymnastics is offering a video with samples of the following:

• Sample cardio ideas to music • Sample stretching ideas • Sample conditioning ideas • Activities that make being in the gym FUN! • Group performance routines for your special events or end of

session programs

No one knows better than you how to make a program at your club a success. Use the sample program on the website as an idea bank where you can go to pick and choose what aspects fit your club the best or as a springboard to new ideas unique to your individual program. Be creative with your facility and your equipment, and then let us know how you've made your program unique.

You can purchase the Fitnastics Kit that has two promotional posters, a black and white ad slick, teachers' brochure on where to find the Fitnastics program on the web site and a sample of one of our" Fitnastics spots" to help keep the children in a safe place. To purchase a kit log onto www.uso­gyrnnostics.org/ fitnosticswebl and download the order form.

USA Gymnastics would like to list the clubs that are featuring a Fitnastics program on our web site. We would also love to hear success stories and see great photos of your program in action.

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San Rafael, CA

I. Roll Call Jody Hurlburt Joyce Chaplin

, Beth Halloran Suzie DiTullio Nancy Martin Michelle Larson Tyana Marlowe Caroline Hunt Ivanka Kirov Lucy Kerznerman

II. Office Update

Region 1 Region 2 Region 3 Region 4 (Chair) Region 5 Region 6 Judges Rep. Athletes Rep. Coaches Rep . Coaches Rep.(no attendance)

The JOPC discussed the concern of declining athlete enrollment and brainstormed ideas for increasing participation at all levels of the sport.

Club and Program Directory Request for Regional Directors to send an updated Regional Club / coach directory by email in a word format to all JOPC members.

Future Stars Report The JOPC committee is willing to offer organizational support to get the Future Stars testing program back on line for this summer.

• Recommendation 1 - to have test sites at Level 5/6 Championships (Boston), Olympic Trials (San Jose), and additional sites in Houston or Chicago.

• Recommendation 2- that for the following test period the responsible individual select 1 tester from each Region to test in conjunction with regional championships each year and that it be incorporated into the event.

II. Competition Dates August 10-13 National Championships May 13-15 2005 Junior Olympic Championships, Region 4 April 9-10 Region 1&5 Championships April 16-17 Region 3&6 Championships April 23-24 Region 2&4 Championships

IV. J.O. Program/ JO Championships The Junior Olympic Regional Team will be made up of 6 athletes plus 2 alternates at both level 7 & 8. The score for the Regional team will be chosen from the top 6 qualifying athletes at each level and alternates are eligible for individual awards.

The RPC has modified this proposal to read: The Regional Team will consist of the top 6 athletes and two alternates for Level 7&8. The alternates will compete for individual awards only, unless they replace an injured team member. A non-citizen will be invited to compete at JO Championships should she place among the top six places in the All-Around at Regional Championships. Non-citizens are eligible for duplicate individual awards only.

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8&5 7-8 13&12 21-22 28 29 3-4 11 12 18-19 23

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No change to the apparatus schedule for Junior Olympic Program.

v. Rules and Policies (by section) Motion to add under Section 6 III Meet Directors Responsibilities.

F. Scoring formula and score form questions should be directed to your respective Regional Chair or Regional Judging Coordinator.

Motion: Hurlburt Second: Kirov PASSED

Change Section 7

II. A. Competitive Age- a gymnast's age is determined by how

old they are on August 1 of the competitive season. This is for JO pogram only-level 9, 10 and Elite age divisions are determined by FIG rules.

II B. Age divisions (changes): Revised and approved by both

the JOPC & RPC. 1. Novice division ages 6-8

• delete Ages 6-8 • delete Ages 7-8

2. Children's Division Ages • Child A: 9 & 10 years of age • Child B: 11 & 12 years of age

KAT MELPD KAT MELPD KAT MELPD KAT MELPD MELPD KAT KAT MELPD

952 43-6445 KAT 908 806-643 7 KAT 615 226-8162 KAT MELPD 301 583-2580 KAT

• Junior Division Ages 13-15: a gymnast MUST compete at age 12 in the junior division if she will turn 13 by August 1st of the competitive year.

III.

• Senior Division- ages 16 and over: a gymnast MUST compete at age 15 in the Senior Division if she will turn 16 by August 1st of the competitive year.

D. Change the word compulsory to optional.

VI. B. Change level 8 program to Junior Olympic Program.

Motion:DiTullio Second: Kirov PASSED

Remove Section 8 IV. C. (remove entire section) Motion: DiTullio Second: Chaplin PASSED

Section 10 Changes

Remove Section 10: 1. Age division (remove entire section) Motion: DiTullio Second: Marlowe PASSED

Remove Section 10: II. C. Level 8-9 Mobility: including 1. Motion: Chaplin Second: Halloran PASSED

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(continued from page 36)

Section 10 V E.l. Should read State and Regional (remove and Zone)

a. remove &6 b. insert - The maximum entry fee for Level 6 individual

competition is $60. 3. Remove the word local in the first sentence and the entire

second sentence that begins "The one exception" Million: Hurlburt Second: DiTullio PASSED

Section 10 VI Meet Format B.add 9. Any changes to the structuring of a session or event

are up to the discretion of the meet director up through State Competitions and can warrant a financial penalty.

C.delete 8 D.delete 6 E. delete 1 and change 5. to read - The award ceremony must

be held in a timely manner. Motion: Martin Second: Halloran PASSED

Add at the end Section 10 VII Presentation of Awards B. 1 second sentence should read Non-citizens receive duplicate awards which will be announced after the U.S. Citizens receive their awards. Motion: Chaplin Second: Martin PASSED

IX. C.change end of sentence to read judges assigned to judge

execution may carry a Level 8 rating. D.2. delete /8, sentence should begin Level 7 compulsories

3. Correct to read, Level 8 - Optional- three to six judges per panel with one acting as head judge. Questions regarding panel assignments or scoring forms should be directed to your Regional Director or Regional Judges Coordinator.

5. Level 9 and 10 A. For State and Regional competitions please contact your

Regional Director or Regional Judges Coordinator for information about judging panels and scoring formulas.

Delete Scoring Formulas chart X.Delete F. Motion: Halloran Second: Hurlburt PASSED

Remove Section 10 Chart of JO Forms required. Add a line in the AWARD CHART separating 5,6,7,8,9,10 All­around and Out of State or / Out of Region Guests. The row line should be below up to 12th place in the third column. Motion: Halloran Second: DiTullio PASSED

Section 11 Changes Insert in Section 11 V. Replace F with: For the J.O. Program the length of each club must be a minimum of 25 cm and appropriate to the size of the athlete. Motion: Halloran Second: Chaplin

PASSED

Sections 12 and 13 Changes Add to Section 12 III E and Section 13 III E. All TV and AV forms must be received 3 days prior to competition. A late penalty of $25 per athlete will be required prior to an athletes' participation for any forms received after the deadline. Motion: Chaplin Second: Hurlburt PASSED

Section 14 1. Change A. to read, The top 8 level 7 and the top 8 level 8 individual athletes (regardless of age division) from each Regional competition will qualify to the Junior Olympic Championships. The top 6 comprise the regional team athletes ranked, 7 & 8TH are designated alternates and are eligible for individual awards only. Motion: DiTullio Second: Martin PASSED

VI. Nomination Motion to nominate Suzie DiTullio for JOPC Chair. Motion: Jody Hurlburt Second: Nancy Martin PASSED

Motion to Adjourn Motion: Caroline Hunt Second: Michelle Larson PASSED

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The goal of the Women's Level I-IV Skill Development Curriculum is to establish a solid foundation for coaches on gymnastics fundamentals. The focus is to break down the beginning level skills for Junior Olympic Levels I-IV. Solid basics are vital to the physical longevity and to the skill proficiency and progression for the gymnasts. It's much easier to "learn it right" at the beginning rather than trying to "clean it up" later.

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Menls J.G. Program Committee Minutes Meeting on Sunday, May 9, 2004

San Diego, California

Called to Order by Chairman, Gil Elsass at 7:30 a.m.

I. Roll Call Members: Reg 1 - Roger Baldwin Reg 2 - David Klein Reg 3 - Gilbert Elsass Reg 4 - Dan Coon Reg 5 - Ron Ferris, Proxy Reg 6 - Tom Fontecchio Reg 7 - Matt Stevenson Reg S - Kevin White Reg 9 - Dean Schott Ath. Rep. - Jay Thornton 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 Sr. Dir., Men's Program - Ron Galimore Chairman - Gilbert Elsass

II. Approval of Minutes Motion: To Accept the Minutes-Kevin White Second: Dean Schott PASSED

III. 2004 Championship Host Committee Report­San Diego-Steve Butcher and Tim Klempnauer The meet scores are online with wireless internet connection available in the venue. There will be a web link from USA Gymnastics to the JO Nationals website. This year was the largest number of participants at over 700 athletes.

IV. 2005 JO Nationals Report-Tim Erwin 5 members of the Houston LOC are in San Diego to observe the operational aspects of this competition. The LOC has 10 committees in place to help run the meet. They plan to have a website up and running by September 2004. Competition will be held in the George R. Brown Convention Center. The host

. hotel will be the Hilton Americas-Downtown which is connected to the convention center.

V. 2006 JO Nationals bids We received 3 very good bids for 2006. The following bids were received. The JOPC will vote on the host in September.

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1. Tempe, Arizona by Scott Barclay at Arizona State University 2. Daytona Beach, Florida by the Central Florida Sports Commission 3. Battle Creek Michigan by Al & Cindy Scharns

VI. USAG Report-Bo Morris 1. Proposed dates for 2005 Regional Championships.

• April 1-3 or AprilS-l0 would be the best dates. • NCAA Championships are AprilS-l0 at West Point, NY in

conjunction with the Region 7 Championships. 2. Future Stars National Championships and National Coaches

Workshop are set for November IS-21 at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs.

3. Academic All-American Recognition Award continues to grow, with over 300 applicants this season. Processing this program takes a lot of time and manpower. This program has never had a fee increase from its inception in the early 1990's.

Motion: To Increase the Academic All-American Award fee to $ 20.00.

Motion: Bill Foster Second: Jon Culbertson PASSED

4. At the USA Gymnastics Congress the Men's Program will host a meeting for all State and Regional Chairmen on Friday, June 24 from 4:00 to 6:30 PM.

5. The 2005-200S Age Group Competition Program will begin implementation in fall of 2004. Please remind all coaches of the JO Program Workshops and the changes to the JO Program.

VI. USAG Office Report-Ron Galimore 1. There will be a new introductory membership for Levels 1, 2

and 3 of interclub competitions. Approximate cost will be $15. 2. The Team Selection for the 2004 Olympic Team will lock in

the top 2 All-Around positions and will build the rest of the team around those 2 athletes.

3. The FIG Continental Judging Course will be held January S-11, 2005 in Tampa, FL

4. The 2005 U.S. Gymnastics Championships will be held in Indianapolis, IN- August 10-13.

VII. Jr. National Team Program Report-Dennis Mcintyre 1. The first Jr. National Team Camp will be July 5-12,2004 at

the USOTC in Colorado Springs. 2. The National Future Stars Camp will be August I-S at the

USOTC in Colorado Springs . 3. Regional Future Stars Evaluations should be held either

October 16-17 or October 23-24,2004.

VIII. MPC Report-Bill Foster The MPC voted on a new distribution for Coaches Incentive Funds of Senior National Team Members. This would recognize

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the work of the prior junior coaches who coached that athlete during his developmental years in the sport.

IX. NGJA Report- Jon Culbertson Feedback on the Regional Championships from Regional Meet Referees was distributed. These reports are getting better, but not getting full reports from several regions. This must improve to insure accurate scoring and judging reports in the future.

X. U.S. Men's Coaches Association- Tim Klempnauer The organization showed increased membership and is now offering a website with much information about junior and senior men's gymnastics. Please join this association and visit the website at www.usamgca.org.

XI. Nomination for the 2005 Frank Cumiskey Award Kelly Crumley was nominated in a letter from Ray Gura.

XII. Discussion of JO Nationals Format- Gil Elsass The JOPC Chairman set up a committee to review and make recommendations concerning the schedule and format of the JO National Championships. Bill Foster- Chairman, Members: Roger Baldwin, Dan Coon, Tim Klempnauer, Bo Morris, Keith Pettit and Kevin White.

This committee will work through the summer and provide recommendations at the September JOPC Meeting.

XIII. Discussion of Qualifying Scores for 2005 JO Nationals With the start of a new quadrennium the JOPC will have to wait and evaluate the scores that occur at the competitions from this fall through February 2005. Qualifying scores will be set at the end of February.

XIV. Nomination for JOPC Chairman Gil Elsass is the only nominee for the position of JOPC Chairman.

Motion: Tom Fontecchio Second: Dan Coon PASSED: Gil Elsass re-elected as JOPC Chairman.

XV. New Business Election of JOPC Chairman should be held in the same year of the Regional Chairman elections. For future reference: 2007, 2010, 2013 ... Should be updated in the Men's Program Rules and Policies.

Motion: Dan Coon Second: Bill Foster PASSED

Motion to adjourn

Motion: Roger Baldwin Second: All PASSED

Adjourned at 10:55 a.m. Respectfully Submitted, Tom Fontecchio, Secretary, JOPC

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Kupets, Hamm Named usoe Athletes Of The Month

The U.S. Olympic Committee named gymnasts Courtney Kupets and PauL Hamm as its June AthLetes of the Month. Kupets announced her remarkabLe nine-month comeback from a torn Achilles tendon by winning her second consecutive U.S. NationaL ALL­Around title in NashviLLe at the Visa U.S . Gymnastics Championships presented by GiLLette Venus Divine, foLLowed by a u.s. Olympic Team Trials victory in Anaheim . Her Trials victory secured Kupets an automatic berth on the 2004 U.S. Olympic Team. Kupets Led both events from start to finish. She also was first on baLance beam and second on uneven bars at the U.S. Championships. Kupets scored 9.4 or better on 14 of 16 rotations across both events, and for her efforts was named the USA Gymnastics FemaLe co-AthLete of the Year.

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