 Annual Membership Meeting
September 18, 2015
Qualification and Entry Deadlines
Date
Meet
QD
ED
1/24
1/31
2/14
3/13
L4/5 Sect #1
L6-10 Sect #1
L4/5 Sect #2
L6-10 Sect #2
1/10/16
1/17/16
1/31/16
2/28/16
1/12/16
1/19/16
2/2/16
3/1/16
2/28
3/5-6
3/12-13
3/19-20
4/2-3
Level 5 States
Level 4 States
XP/XD States
L8-10 States
L6-7 States
2/14/16
2/21/16
2/28/16
3/13/16
3/20/16
2/16/16
2/23/16
3/1/16
3/14/16
3/22/16
4/30-5/1
XG, XS small
team, L1-2
4/10/16
4/12/16
5/6-8
XS med/lg
4/10/16
4/12/16
5/14-15
L3/XB
4/10/16
4/12/16
State Administrative Committee
JO Rep
Marlyce Morace
L8-10 Rep
Juston Ziegler
L6-7 Rep
Laura Buczek
L5 Rep
Jacqui Olsen
L4 Rep
Jenn Belculfine
L1-3 Rep
Michael Hahn
Xcel Rep
Bill Kane
Judges Rep
Deb Pietrafetta
State Chairman
Michele Archer
State Service Award
Linda Drowne
NAWGJ
www.ma-nawgj.org
CO SJDs: Daren Renna & Patricia McDiarmid
What’s New?
Invitational as Sectional
Entry
NEW!
Send to Meet Director and to
massusagcommittee@aol.com
100% AA at Level 1-3, XB
All need to receive 100% “of
something” at theme and
invitational meets
Doesn’t have to be a trophy!
At State Cups, gymnasts will be
receiving a champions medal.
Achievement Ribbons at
Level 1-4?
When do I have to?
Do I have to?
NEW!
R&P, page 108, I, A, 1
Late Entries for State
Championships / Cups
NEW!
 If your team is entered late (for any reason), you
are no longer eligible to be considered for team
awards. In meets where sessions are determined
by team size, your team will likely not compete
together in one session.
 If your entry comes in after the accepted “late
period”, which requires us to re-open the meet
on Meet Maker, the late fee goes from $25.00 per
gymnast to $50.00 per gymnast. No exceptions.
Gate Fee at States
NEW!
$10.00 per adult / $5.00 seniors
or students at any state meet
where there are four judge
panels (Level 6-10), or meets
that are not at a high school
(ie: convention center)
Don’t forget!
 Last year’s new rule. If your
gymnast competed at States in
2015, and are repeating that
level, they can directly enter a
sectional. List States 2015 as the
qualifier.
State Website
www.MAusagym.com
New Equipment on Truck
 2014-2015 : New floor
 2015-2016 : 2 beams
2 sets of bars
2 runways
3 vaulting boards
2 bar insert mats
2 sets of beam filler mats
$60,673.00
Finances
Cumulative Balance $131,400.85
Examples of what is going back to the membership:
-
$5,112.76
$16,823. 59
$5,045.48
$3,272.31
$1,866.00
$23,476.02
Coaches Apparel (polos)
Athlete Apparel (regional jackets)
Athlete Apparel (regional leotards)
Champions Event
Graduating Senior Gifts
State Championship Gifts (gymnasts)
Newly voted on Expenses
and Incentives for 2016
 Level 10s that qualify to Regionals, entry fee will be paid
for by the state
 Level 9s that qualify to regionals will receive a MA tank
leotard (that can be used for training day if/when they
qualify to Easterns)
 Capri pants in addition to jackets at Levels 9/10
 New Judge Incentive: $150.00 reimbursement for new
officials upon completion of judging three USAG meets
on our calendar (with receipts).
State Sites
 Level 5 States
Algonquin Regional High School - ARHS
 Level 4 States
Holyoke Community College - Thompsons
 XP-XD States
not finalized – likely Hudson High School - HHS
 Level 8-10 States
Shrewsbury High School - SHS
 Level 6/7 States
Bridgewater State University - MSGA
 XG/XS small/1-2
Algonquin Regional High School - ARHS
 XS med/large
Fitchburg High School – 360PA
 Level 3/XB
Shriners Auditorium – USAG-MA
Where do
“YOU”
find it?
(1)
Where do I
find entry
deadlines?
MeetMaker.com
Meets
MA
Click on Meet
(2)
I hosted a
meet. What
do I send to
whom?
MAusagym.com
Fast facts for event planning
(3)
What is the State
Committee and
Chairman actually
responsible for?
Operating Code
p23-26
(4)
My gymnast qualified
to Level 8-9-10
regionals last season,
is she pre-qualified to
states this season?
Rules & Policies
p80
E. 5
(5)
My gymnast would
like to move from
Xcel to JO.
Rules & Policies
p78
III, B/C
(6)
Petitions to
State and Regional
Championships –
what do I do and
where do I send it?
Rules & Policies
General petition rules – p78 (IV)
State petition rules – p80 (7)
Regional petition rules – p81-83 (11)
(7)
Regional Qualification
for Xcel
Region6usag.org
2016 Xcel Regional
Championships
(8)
Regional Qualification
for Levels 9-10
Rules & Policies
p79
Region6usag.org
Headlines
Level 9/10 Championship
General Information
(9)
My gymnast would
like to move from JO
to Xcel – what
division?
Rules & Policies
P47-49
(10)
Regional Qualification
for Levels 7-8
Region6usag.org
June 2015 Committee
Minutes
or
Level 7/8 Regional
Championships General
Information
Open Forum
 Calendar / Meet Scheduling
 State Developmental Camp
 XB-XS “Judges”
 Other?
Pro-Member “Judges” Training
Sunday October 18
4:00-7:30pm
Planet-Acton
RSVP by October 11 to
Michele Archer
Clubs interested in hosting an in-gym meet?
Sign up at head table today!