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Fall/Winter Edition 2008 Inside this issue WOW! . WHAT AN INCREDIBLE USA GYMNASTICS REGION 5 CONGRESS!! Page 2 R5 Chair letter and Thank you to everyone who attended the Congress. I hope Letter from John Geddart you enjoyed all of the great speakers and fun activities. Page 3 - 5 State Updates I do have to acknowledge the Regional Committee for their time, hard work, energy, and enthusiasm throughout the Page 6 Technical Gymnastics entire Congress. They made the Congress special for YOU!!! Corner and Judging Updates. “Party” highlights of the Congress – Page 7 Elite Update and message from USA Auction entertainment by Hilary Carlson and Kristin Moore Gymnastics. Banquet: Attachment R5 Committee Meeting Minutes Decorations – Kittia Carpenter and Kristin Moore Master of Ceremonies – John Geddert and Dan Miller Photographer – Bret Norman First Inaugural Region 5 Hall Of Fame – Augusta Lipsey Olympic Athletes and Coaches Photo to the right: Olympians Bridget Sloan and Samantha Pezeck at the Region 5 Banquet Fall/Winter Edition 2008 One of many standing ovations at the banquet A BIG Congratulations to the Hall of Fame Inductees ●Amanda Borden ●Cap Caudill ●Leonard Isaacs ●Jaycie Phelps ●Mary Lee Tracy ●Erna Wachtel Please put on your calendar the 2009 Region 5 Congress. The Congress will be in Schaumburg, Illinois, September 18 – 20, 2009, at the Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel & Convention Center. Our goal is to make it even better!! CHICAGO, ILLINOIS Please take time to thoroughly review this newsletter and read the minutes from the last Regional Committee. The minutes will FEBRUARY 21, 2009 answer a lot of your questions for the season. As always, visit our web site at Region-5.com. SEARS CENTRE Have a safe and successful season. Please feel free to e-mail me HOFFMAN ESTATES, IL at R5Bobbi @aol.com with questions, concerns, and feedback. Go Region 5!! The 2008 Region 5 All Star Team traveled to the beautiful country of COSTA RICA. The dates of the trip were October 29 through November 4th. Our 30 person delegation included athletes and coaches from 11 different clubs and our wonderful Regional Judging Director Hilary Carlson. Attending athletes were Hannah Toussaint from Olympic Dreams, Nicole Dayton and Caitlyn Ciokajlo from Twistars USA, Michelle Ikoma and Kaylan Earls from Arena, Emma Stevenson, Katie Zurales and Stephanie Colbert from Phenom, Lindsay Offut from Oakland Gymnastics, Sarah Fiedler from Libertyville, Taira Neal from Gym Etc., Shanthi Teike and Meredith Magjuka from Wrights, Chelsea Drooger from Champion USA, Ellen Pitluck and Meaghan Biros from IGI, and Brittani Price from United. The itinerary for the trip was exciting. First there was a unique opportunity for our attending coaches to serve as master clinicians at a 3 day training camp featuring athletes from our host club in Costa Rica along with invited guests from other local clubs and teams from Panama and Letter from John Geddart Guatemala. The objective of these camps was to help improve their R5 JOPC gymnastics training. This was very enlightening. Following the training camp we participated in an EXHIBITION designed to highlight our talented athletes and to show top notched gymnastics ability. After the gymnastics we blended in some cultural experiences, a friendship banquet, shopping, sightseeing, white water rafting, rain forest zip lining, and a catamaran trip to Tortouga Island for some sun and fun. Does hard work pay off in REGION 5? It certainly does! 2 Fall/Winter Edition 2008 ~Norbert Bendixen~ As always have a "Happy Handstand" President Gym Spot Illinois USA Gymnastics Women's Administrative Committee Chairman Meet Director St. Valentines Classic Illinois at the Regional Congress Banquet where Leonard Isaacs and Irna Wachtel were inducted into the Region 5 Hall of Fame, and Beth & Dan Miller were awarded the JO Coaches of the year. Athlete of the Year went to Kaylan Earls. We in Illinois would also like to recognize Don and Patrice McPherson for placing an athlete in the Olympic Trials. We would also like to recognize Mackenzie Caquatto for making it to the Olympic Trials. Illinois INDIVIDUAL EVENT SPECIALIST 2008/2009 Event Specialists will use February 1, THE IL-USA GYMNASTICS ADMINISTRATIVE 2009 as the date to declare their intent to compete COMMITTEE AND at a State Meet. USA GYMNASTICS REGION V ADMINISTRATIVE • The qualifying score will be set at 8.975. • The last date to qualify for Level is to be COMMITTEE consistent with the State Calendar. Wish to thank the following companies and individuals for their contributions to the 2008 Region V Auction, “Basket 2009 AMERICAN CUP of Goodies”: CHICAGO, ILLINOIS • Isabel McPartlin – ISZI STUDIOS www.iszistudios.com FEBRUARY 21, 2009 • Stephanie Jones – JOOKT www.jookt.com SEARS CENTRE • Debra Gano – HEARTLIGHT GIRLS www.heartlightgirls.com HOFFMAN ESTATES, IL • Tessa – PRE-WRAP www.pre-wrap.com There will be many volunteers needed for this please • GL Hoffman - JOBDIG www.whatwoulddadsay.com keep your eye on the Illinois website for updates • Laura Silverthorn – MOTHER INK www.motherink.com • Michelle Michaud www.myparklane.com/mm Preview of 2009-2013 JO Code • Laurie Gray – TOKENS OF CHANGE www.socraticparenting.com Enter coaches only area - link on left • Melissa Walker – AUTHOR www.melissacwalker.com (If you have not signed up yet follow the directions listed) • Cyndee Woolley – VERVE & VEMMA www.myverve.com/cyndeebiz 2009 - 2010 Season Questionnaire • Rik Feeney – AUTHOR www.GymnasticsTrainingTips.com A coach’s questionnaire will be posted online from November 1st to December 1st. • HERSHEY – www.hersheys.com The Committee is soliciting possible questions for the survey, from coaches in Illinois. These questions may be used! • JIM BEAM – http://www.jimbeam.com/ourbourbon.aspx Please submitted to Norbert Bendixen, ([email protected]) by • MASTERLOCK www.masterlock.com October 25, 2008. Thank you Level 4 North -Level 7 State Meet awarded to Energym, And a special thank you to Peter Shankman at DeKalb, IL Level 8,9,10 State Meet awarded to Energym, DeKalb, I www.helpareporter.com Competitive Meet Summary has been update please go to the left or the illinois website under Rules & Policy. 3 Fall/Winter Edition 2008 ~Ed Gibson~ Indiana State Administrative Chair ~Cap Caudill~ USAG Kentucky Administrative Chair We hope the competitive season has started out well for all. I would like to go over a few things that need to be reminded to make the year run smoothly. The season is about to kick into high gear! KY Judges 1. Coaches keep your roster updated at igss.org Cup will be held on October 25-26 in Lexington, KY 2. DL Hosts- Meet results have to have the hosted by Legacy Gymnastics Club. placements used at the meet. If you would like We held our annual Coaches and judges clinic at All- to have these posted so you don't have to mail American Gymnastics in Lexington, KY. We had over them out. Please send to Geoff at (igss.org) 100 Coaches and Judges attend this all day event. That The results should be in a format that has this evening 27 gymnastics of all ages received a trophy for information. If you are able to send it in a being the highest scorer in the State Meet in each event. (.pdf) format along with the data base format Thanks to University of Kentucky and their staff of the pdf file can be linked to your meet. If you coaches for hosting this great banquet. 127 parents, are unsure how to do this please contact me at coaches, judges and guests enjoyed a great meal with lots [email protected] . of smiles and clapping. 3. Prep-Optional information can be found at the KY state committee is trying a new schedule this year. region-5.com web site click on the Indiana link We’re holding a Winter State Meet on December 13-14. to this. Each state has slightly different The meet will be Hosted by Bardstown Gymnastics options as to age and other items. The rules Boosters and the Meet director will be Vicki Smith. The pertaining to skills is consistent in each state. meet will be held at Nelson County High School in 4. The drop back date for all levels is Feb.1st . If Bardstown, KY. There will be a Spring State Meet on you compete in a meet after this date in a March 28-29th 2009. different level, that is the level you must finish I want to thank all of the Region 5 people for electing me the season in regardless if you qualify or not. to the first Region 5 Hall of Fame. What a great honor! 5. There are no late entry dates for State meets Thanks to ALL my former gymnasts and assistant the dates listed are when the entries are due. coaches for helping me attain this level in the sport that I dearly love. Thanks to all the great coaches from KY and Region 5!! 4 Fall/Winter Edition 2008 ~Douglas Rowe~ ~Nina Dent~ Michigan Administrative Chair Ohio Administrative Chair Hey everyone! Just a quick update on the USAG-Michigan Annual State Training Clinic & Coaches happenings in Ohio …… Conference The Michigan USAG State Committee held the 2008 By Thanksgiving (hopefully sooner) we will be launching a newly designed website! We are very State Training Clinics for Level 4 & Pre-Team on excited to have a website that will serve a lot of Saturday, October 11, AND a Level 5 & 6 Clinic on purposes and be interactive for coaches, clubs, Sunday, October 12, 2008. judges and parents. 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