region vi usag women`s program committee

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Greetings Everyone,
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What a wonderful year it has been for Region 6. The outstanding
accomplishments of the Women’s Olympic Team, and in particular
Massachusetts native Aly Raisman (Brestyan’s), were cause for
celebration. I had the honor of attending the 2012 Olympics and
witness the success and achievements of USA Gymnastics. I hope
everyone is riding the wave and experiencing the ‘Olympic Boom’.
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As we leave 2012 - 2013 brings new excitement to the area. Region
6 will host the prestigious American Cup [Worcester, MA] and the
National Championships/National Congress [Hartford, CT]. This is an
opportunity to promote gymnastics at the grass roots level and
continue the excitement generated by the Olympic Games. If your club
has not signed up for the club sales program – take time to contact
USA Gymnastics Event Marketing at 317 829-5623.
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The J.O. season is in full swing and it is important for coaches to review
the new policies for entering the Regional Championships [Level 9/10;
Level 8 and Xcel]. Information is enclosed, detailing the ’new’ on- line
registration process, for the Regional Championships. This procedure
will make the State Championships less hectic – but clubs will be
responsible for adhering to strict registration deadlines. Please take
the time to review the material in this Newsletter.
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AMERICAN CUP ★
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Mihai Brestyan and Aly Raisman
Best wishes for a happy, healthy and safe 2013,
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March 2, 2013
DCU CENTER
Worcester, MA
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CONTENTS
Regional Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
American Cup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Regional Elections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Regional Meet Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 8
Compulsory Workshop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 - 11
Athlete Apparel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Letter from Larry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13-14
Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
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REGION VI
USAG WOMEN'S PROGRAM COMMITTEE
Web page: www.region6usag.org
REGIONAL
CHAIRMAN
KATHY
OSTBERG
Kathyro5@aol.com
365 Spring Street
Shrewsbury, MA 01545
(508) 842-5614 (Voice / Fax)
(508) 735-3149 (cell)
REGIONAL
TECHNICAL CHAIRMAN
PATRICIA
PANICHAS
panichas@aol.com
9 Sherman Lane
Hamden, CT 06514
(203) 248-7999 (H)
(203) 392-6082 (W)
(203) 392-6093 (Fax)
REGIONAL JO
PROG. CHAIRMAN
LARRY
GOLDSMITH
lgoldniag@aol.com
41 Brook Court
E. Amherst, NY 14051
(716) 694-6557 (Work / Fax)
STATE CHAIRMAN
CONNECTICUT
ROBIN DEARY FILLMORE
usagconnecticut@sbcglobal.net
31 Commerce Ave.
Danielson, CT 06239
(860) 774-7425 (Work/Fax)
(860) 774-9284 (USAG PHONE)
www.ct-usagymnastics.com
MAINE
DONNA LANDAU
dmlandau@hotmail.com
29 Chickadee Lane
Kennebunk, ME 04043
MASSACHUSETTS
MICHELE ARCHER
michelecm73@aol.com
P.O. Box 742
Shirley, MA 01464
(978) 866-0439 (Cell)
(978) 425-0360 (Fax)
www.massusag.com
NEW
HAMPSHIRE
HAVEN MILTON
HavenNHSC@aol.com
PO Box 1344
Dover, NH 03821
(603) 312-0880 (Cell)
(603) 749-1234 (Work)
(603) 749-5678 (FAX)
www.nh-usag.org
NEW YORK
ERIK QUAAL
nyusag@gmail.com
World Class Gymnastics
630 Columbia St.
Latham, NY 12110
(518) 727-4113 (Cell)
(518) 785-3481 (Work)
RHODE ISLAND
Kelli Doorley
kelliscri@yahoo.com
P.O. Box 293
Wakefield, RI 02880
(401) 213-6645 (Phone/Fax)
www.riusag.com
VERMONT
JILL G. VANDERPOT
jillnlg@yahoo.com
94 Olcott Dr.
White River Jct., VT 05001
(603) 252-6074 (Cell)
(802) 295-2070 (Work)
www.vermontgymnastics.com
USAG OFFICE:
(317) 237-5050
USAG MEMBERSHIP:
(317) 237-5069 Fax
www.usa-gymnastics.org
(207) 294-1180 (Cell)
www.mainegymnastics.org
1-800-345-4719
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REGIONAL ELECTIONS
2013 is an election year for the positions of Regional Junior Olympic Chairman;
Regional Technical Committee Chairman and Regional Xcel Committee Chairman.
All nominees must be USA Gymnastics Women’s Program Professional Members in good standing for a
minimum of two consecutive years immediately prior to the nomination, be at least 21 years old, and meet the
prerequisites in Article V of the Operating Code Sections I, J & K found posted on the USA Gymnastics
website, Women’s Program home page under the Rules link. The positions are four (4) year terms 20132017. Term of office will begin July 1st, 2013.
PROCEDURE
Regional Administrative Committee Chairmen (RACC) shall solicit nominations from the regional
Professional membership through the regional newsletters and websites.
All nominees who are eligible candidates for each office will be placed on the online ballot.
A call for nominations by the Regional Administrative Chairman must be published and/or posted
online for a minimum of one month prior to the submission deadline.
Voting will be conducted online at www.usagym.org from April 1 – April 15, 2013.
Criteria and Duties and Responsibilities are posted online at www.region6usag.org
I nominate the following person for Regional Junior Olympic Committee Chairman
Name of Nominee:____________________________________________________
Address of Nominee___________________________________________________
Town / City _________________________ State _______ Zip __________________
Phone ___________________________ cell ________________________________
E-mail ______________________________________________________________
I nominate the following person for Regional Technical Committee Chairman
Name of Nominee:____________________________________________________
Address of Nominee___________________________________________________
Town / City _________________________ State _______ Zip __________________
Phone ___________________________ cell ________________________________
E-mail ________________________________________________________________
I nominate the following person for Regional Xcel Committee Chairman
Name of Nominee:____________________________________________________
Address of Nominee___________________________________________________
Town / City _________________________ State _______ Zip __________________
Phone ___________________________ cell ________________________________
E-mail ________________________________________________________________
Nomination will NOT be accepted without complete information
Return to Kathy Ostberg: 365 Spring St, Shrewsbury, MA 01545 or Kathyro5@aol.com
Deadline for nominations: Postmark by 2/28/13
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Room Block will be available starting 3-24-13
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Rising Stars
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Kids Celebrate Life Classic
January 2013
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REGION VI ATHLETE APPAREL FUND
The Region VI Athlete Apparel Fund supports our gymnasts who qualify to Regional and National meets in
their respective levels – Level 10; Level 9 and Level 8. The fund provides apparel for National qualifiers; a
plaque for Regional Team Members, additional awards at Regional meets regional champion gifts and more. In
2012 the entry fee for JO Nationals and a portion of L 9 Easterns entry fee was paid through the Regional
account.
The policy regarding athlete and coach’s apparel for the JO National and Eastern Championships has been
revised. The Athlete Apparel Fund is solely supported by the funds generated from the Rising Stars Training
Camps and individual donors.
The following policies will impact the 2013 JO National / Eastern championships:
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Every club with potential JO National / Eastern competitors is expected to provide a coach to work as a
clinician for a minimum of two sessions at a Rising Stars Training camp.
Any club that donates $500 prior to the Level 9/10 State Championships will be eligible for athlete and
coaches apparel.
Clubs that did not volunteer at a Rising Stars Training camp will be charged $150.00 per athlete.
Coaches will be charged an additional fee for apparel.
A hotel has been reserved for the 2013 JO National Championships. Rooms have been blocked for
coaches, athletes and family members at the host hotel. Rooms will not be released until the Regional
Championships.
There are no special hotel accommodations for Level 9 Eastern qualifiers.
The following clubs have fulfilled their regional obligation:
10.0 Academy; Aim High Gymnastics; Ace gymnastics; All Star Gymnastics CT; Arena Gymnastics; Arnold’s
Gymnastics; Atlantic Gymnastics; Brestyan’s Gymnastics; Cape Cod Gymnastics; Chelsea Piers; Connecticut
Gymnastics Academy; Daggett’s; Deary’s Gymnastics; Elite Gymnastics academy; Exper-Tiess Gymnastics MA;
Elite Gymnastics NY; FGA; Galaxy; Gold Medal Gymnastics; Gymnastics Learning Center; Gymnastics and More;
gymnastics Village; Gymstreet USA; Legend’s Gymnastics; Mass Gymnastics Center; Mid Island ; NEGX; NESA;
NYC Elite; New Era; New Image; Nina’s Gymnastics; Phantom Gymnastics; Richmond Gymnastics; Roots
Gymnastics; Shoreline; South Shore Gymnastics Academy; Thames Valley; Tri Star Gymnastics; Valley
Gymnastics; Walker’s; World Class
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REGION VI
ATHLETE APPAREL FUND CONTRIBUTION
Name________________________________________________________________________________
Club__________________________________________________________________________________
Address_______________________________________________________________________________
Amount_______________________
Make checks payable to:
USAG VI – Athlete Apparel
Please mail your contribution to:
Kathy Ostberg
365 Spring St- Shrewsbury, MA 01545
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Regional Report from Larry Goldsmith
Region 6 JOCC
This past September and October the region hosted our annual clinics/workshops “Working Together for
Nationals” and the “Rising Stars” clinics. We have expanded the number of clinics in order to raise additional
monies for the athletes in the region. We had 4 clinics this season: Rising Stars – Long Island (run by Barbara
Tiess), Working Together for Nationals, Rising Star – Roots, Rising Stars – Compulsories (run by Kathy
Ostberg) and Rising Stars –Working with the Coaches and Judges.
Working Together for Nationals is a clinic where the gymnasts are invited by their placement at the Regional
Championships and by being petitioned into the clinic by their coaches. The goal of this clinic is to have the top
gymnasts work with some of the top coaches in the region (along with National clinician- Tammy Biggs) to
better prepare for the Level 10 National Championships.
The Rising Stars clinic is the main fundraiser for the region and all gymnasts are eligible to enroll. It is a
wonderful experience for gymnasts of all levels to work with excellent coaches from across the region. We had
a tremendous turn out for all of these clinics and every clinic was sold out. If coaches are interested in their
athletes attending one of these great clinics, they must get their entries in as soon as the information comes out.
Each entry is dated when received and I can only allow a maximum number of athletes into the clinic to allow
for a safe, learning experience.
A special ‘thank you’ to Kathy King (Bright Raven), Keri DeMarinis, Pam and Steve Pryor (Roots), Jen and
Dan Scannel (Gym and More) and Christine Winston (Elite Gymnastics). They have opened their gyms to the
hundreds of gymnasts involved with these Regional clinics. They are hardworking, professional and dedicated
to the sport of gymnastics.
Thank you to the coaches and officials who have volunteered their time at the following clinics:
Rising Stars- Long Island
Barbara Tiess, Mary Tiess, Caryl Crasa, Barry Drinkwater, Nicole Haye, Kevin Tiess (Expertiess) Blaine
Jefferson (NEGX) Oskar Romero (Gold Medal) Michelle Manga (Nina’s) Robin Thomas Harper, Alex Marra,
Julie Hyngh (New Image) Rich Carlson, Christine Winston, Tyrek & Quianna Foulke (Hip Hop Dance) (Elite
Gym ) Sasha Baybakov (Mid Island) Randy Neble, Cris King, Jack Smith (NYC Elite) Liz Burkehead (Speed
Coach) (Perisi Speed School) Jamie Winkler, Brian Kay (Galaxy) Sue Pusateri (FGA) Anthony Espiroza,
Chris McClain (Chelsea Piers) Tammy Biggs, Ivan Ivanoff (National Staff) Diane Preeves, Gail Caspare
(Judges). A special thank you to Barbara Tiess (Exper-Tiess) for running this clinic and making it a success.
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Working Together for Nationals – Roots Gymnastics
Laura Tebo (Ace Gymnastics), Juston Ziegler (Gymnastics Village), Blaine Jefferson (NEGX), Eric Quaal
(World Class), Marlyce Morace (Daggetts), Danielle McQuery (Valley Gymnastics), Jason Watkins (Cape
Cod Gymnastics), Tammy Biggs (National Staff), Officials: Pat Panichas, Kathy Ostberg, Diane Cote- Burke,
Mikki Geenty, Ruth Morse, Diana Spaulding.
Rising Stars – Roots Gymnastics
Marlyce Morace (Daggetts), Krystal Polychronis (Walkers), Ricky Harris (Aim High), Matt Yellis (Atlantic),
Matt Bogaczyk (Granite State), Brandon Block, Cathy Lowell (Phantom), Patrick Palmer (Mass Gym
Center), Shari Cirrito (Thames Valley), Mary Elges (All Star), Robert and Nicki McElroy (GLC), Janie
Murakovskaya (NESA), Maureen Pokorney (Shoreline), Laurie DeFrancesco (Arena), Alex Marra (New
Image), Tom Alberti (New Era), Joni Bjorkman (Tri Star), Juston Ziegler (Gymnastics Village), Terri Rick
(Richmond), Hannah Forti (FGA), Casey Filmore (Deary’s), Rett Ware (South Shore), Christine Potomis,
Laura Tebo (Ace)
A special thank you to Cheri Jackson (Aim High) for all of her help to make this clinic a success.
Rising Stars – Compulsories
Christine Auger, Dave Auger, Nicole Butterworth Kristin Smith (10.0 Academy), Nicki Longo, Laura Dunn
(Arnold’s), Patrick Palmer (Mass Gym Center), Carlos Castro (Gymstreet), Brock Freehling (CT Gym
Academy), Jason Watkins (Cape Cod Gymnastics), Jacqui Olsen, Tara Pasiakos (Elite Gymnastics), Brandon
Block (Phantom), Barbara Getchell (Legend’s), Andrea Toth (Brestyan’s), Jen Scannell, Dan Scannell (Gym
and More) A special thank you to Kathy Ostberg for running this clinic and making it a success.
special thank you to Kathy Ostberg for running this clinic and making it a
success.
Golden Girls!
Rising Stars – Working With The Judges and Coaches
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Attention Women’s Program Judges
and Meet Directors:
Effective January 1, 2013, the rate for mileage reimbursement for
judges is $.56/mile to reflect the recent increase in the
IRS standard mileage rate for 2013.
PRESORTED FIRST CLASS
U.S. POSTAGE
PAID
HUDSON, MA
PERMIT NO. 6
365 Spring St.
Shrewsbury, MA 01545