USA Gymnastics Is the National Governing Body for the Sport in The
Photo © Grace Chiu © Grace Photo The 2011 World Championships Team Gold Medalists: (L-R) Alexandra Raisman, McKayla Maroney, Jordyn Wieber, Sabrina Vega, Alicia Sacramone, Gabrielle Douglas and Anna Li. ELITE ELITE GROUP USA Gymnastics is the national governing body for the Olympic and World Teams Olympic and World Teams sport in the United States. It gets this designation from the are selected from the Elite level. are selected from the Elite level. U.S. Olympic Committee and the International Gymnastics LEVEL 10 ADVANCED Federation. USA Gymnastics, headquartered in Indianapolis, LEVEL 9 INTERMEDIATE Ind., sets the rules and policies that govern the sport of gym- LEVEL 8 BEGINNER nastics. USA Gymnastics has many responsibilities, including LEVEL 7 LEVEL 6 JUNIOR OLYMPIC selecting and training the U.S. Gymnastics Teams for the LEVEL 5 PROGRAM Olympics and World Championships; promoting and devel- LEVELS 1-4 oping gymnastics on the grassroots and national levels; and RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS GROUP serving as a resource center for members, clubs, fans and MEN’S AND WOMEN’S ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS, TRAMPOLINE & TUMBLING, gymnasts throughout the United States. USA Gymnastics also RHYTHMIC (INDIVIDUAL) & ACROBATIC GYMNASTICS provides continuing education resources for new and experi- enced coaches and instructors in the sport. USA Gymnastics encompasses six disciplines: Women’s More than 4,000 competitions and events are sanctioned Gymnastics, Men’s Gymnastics, Trampoline and Tumbling, annually throughout the USA. USA Gymnastics has more Rhythmic Gymnastics, Acro- than 97,000 athletes registered to participate in the Junior batic Gymnastics and Olympic and elite programs. Group Gymnastics. The chart above shows each discipline and how it pro- Today, more than gresses from beginner to elite level.
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