Qualifying Scores to Regionals & Nationals

Scores to Qualify

The qualification scores to Regional and National competition were set at the Region V meeting in October and the JOPC meeting in August respectively. The following chart lists the scores for the 1998 / 1999 season. Remember the Class VI recommended score to state championships is 44.00

Regional Qualifying Scores

Class V - 47.00 Class IV - 40.00 Jr. Elite III - 36.50 Jr. Elite II - 34.00 Jr. Elite I- 34.5

National Qualifying Scores Jr. Elite III - 47.00 Jr. Elite II - 40.5 Jr. Elite I - 45.5

Good Luck in Michigan and Texas!

1998 1999 Calendar

The calendar has had several changes and additions since the last publication. Please note the changes noted with an * . We have also added two meets which are deemed "Regional Enhancement Meets". These meets are noted with a ##.

November 1998

22 USAGym Safety Certification Course at WSG in Copley, Ohio -

phone 330-666-9401

December 1998

5 JO Judges Course at GLG in Avon Lake

6 Ohio Boys Invitational at GLG in Avon Lake

12 - 13 Hocking Valley Invitational at HVG in Lancaster

13 Holiday Classic at OGI in Youngstown

January 1999

9 - 10 West Side Ohio Invitational at WS in Copley

16 - 17* Gym World Cup at GW in Broadview Heights

16 - 17 Windy City Invitational in Chicago

23 - 24 Jason Whitfield Invitational at UofM in Ann Arbor

23 - 24 Hyde Park Invitational at HP in Cincinnati

30 - 31 GTCO Invitational at GTCO in Franklin

31 Olympic Dreams Invitational at ODG in Youngstown

February 1999

6 - 7 Winter Cup at YGC in Youngstown

6 - 7 Go For it Classic in Las Vegas

6 - 7 Peachtree Invitational in Atlanta

11 - 14 Black Jack Invitational in Las Vegas

13 - 14 Pittsburgh North Stars Invitational in Pittsburgh Pa.

19 - 21 Cereal City Invitational in Battle Creek, Michigan

20 - 21 ## Winterfest at QCG in Cincinnati

27 - 28 CGA Open at CGA in Columbus

27 - 28* Sunrise Gymfest at SGA in Toledo

March 1999

6 - 7* ## Greater Kalamazoo March Madness

6 - 7 Indy Open at ISG in Indianapolis

6 - 7 Midwest Invitational at MG in Dublin

13 - 14 GLG Invitational at GLG in Avon Lake

13 - 14 Spring Fling at HVG in Lancaster

21 - 21 YGC Open at YGC in Youngstown

27 - 28 USAGym Ohio State Championships at HVG in Lancaster

April 1999

8 - 10 NCAA Regional Championships

17 - 18 USAGym Regional Championships at MSU in East Lansing, Michigan

22 - 25 NCAA National Championships at Lincoln, Nebraska

May 1999

7 - 9 USAGym JO National Championships at UofH in Houston, Texas

23 LEAAU Championships at OGI in Youngstown

August 1999

1 - 7 AAU Junior Olympic National Championships in Cleveland, Ohio

26 - 30 USAGym National Congress in Sacramento, California

Judges Request Form

The form for requesting judges for your sanctioned USAGym competitions is included with this newsletter.

JO Judges Course

Great Lakes Gymnastics will host another Junior Olympic Judges course on Saturday December 5th, 1998. An information sheet describing the course and its specifics is included with this newsletter. Please encourage your older gymnasts and other interested parties to attend this course. Please notify Ray Gura at GLG least one week prior to the course if you plan to attend so that course materials will be available.

State Director Forister needs your help!

In order to get a jump on ordering the correct awards and developing the age groupings for the Ohio State Championship Meet at Hocking Valley this year Mr. Forister would like for all participating clubs to send him a tentative list of numbers in each class level and age group. Please respond by 12/15/98.

Ohio USAGym Mailing List updates

The Mailing list which was included in the last Newsletter (September 1998) has been updated. If you would like an updated list, please send a self addressed, stamped envelope ($.52 in postage) to State Secretary Ferris for your copy.

My Two Cents

Comments regarding the qualifying score for Class VI gymnasts to the Ohio State Championship meet have been mixed. The majority of concern surrounds whether we are cutting our nose off to spite our face. The major issue is the size of the State Championship meet and I am not sure that making a smaller group of our core gymnasts is the right way to fix the problem. I suggest that we look seriously at whether limiting the size of the State Championship is in the best interest of the sport of men's gymnastics, or simply a convenience for coaches and gymnast from higher levels. Let's remember what has happened to NCAA programs across the country and realize that we have to build our sport from the bottom up. Without a strong foundation in high numbers of participants we are lost!



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