2008 - 2009 Women's Program Rules and Policies

Governing Competitors and Competitionssanctioned by the

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

National Womens Program Committee Structure......................................................................vii Officers/Staff Directory...............................................................................................................viii Hotline........................................................................................................................................xiv Map ........................................................................................................................................... xv Mission Statement & Introduction ................................................................................................ 1 PART ONE: USA GYMNASTICS MEMBERSHIP Section I: TYPES OF MEMBERSHIP...................................................................................... 3 Professional Education Programs and Accreditations......................................................... 5 Section II: CODE OF ETHICS ................................................................................................. 7 Section III: DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF PROFESSIONAL MEMBERS............... 11 Section IV: RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF ATHLETE MEMBERS .................................. 13 Section V: ATHLETE & CLUB ELIGIBILITY & RESIDENCY REGULATIONS...................... 15 PART TWO: JUNIOR OLYMPIC COMPETITIVE PROGRAM ................................................. 17 Section I: Requirements for Level Eligibility & Advancement ................................................ 19 Entry Requirements & Mobility Scores Overview .............................................................. 19 General Policies & Procedures for Entry/Mobility .............................................................. 19 Age Determination ............................................................................................................. 20 Dropping back through the levels ...................................................................................... 21 Section II: DESCRIPTIONS & REQUIREMENTS OF THE LEVELS..................................... 23 Optional Requirement Chart for Levels 7-10 ..................................................................... 24 Section III: COMPETITION STRUCTURE............................................................................ .25 General Regulations .......................................................................................................... 25 Types of meets/Qualifying Scores Chart ........................................................................... 25 Local Meets ....................................................................................................................... 25 Pre-Sectional Qualifiers and Sectional Meets ................................................................... 26 State Championships......................................................................................................... 26 Regional Championships................................................................................................... 26 Level 9 Eastern/Western Championships.......................................................................... 27 Jr. Olympic (Level 10) National Championships................................................................ 29 Jr. Olympic (Level 10) National Invitational Tournament ................................................... 30 Invitationals........................................................................................................................ 32

Section IV: REGULATIONS FOR HOSTING A JR. OLYMPIC COMPETITION.................... 35 Chapter One: Selection of Meet Hosts for Qualifying Events ............................................ 35 Bidding for a USAG Competition ................................................................................. 35 Criteria for Selection of Event Hosts............................................................................ 35 Chapter Two: Hosting a Competition................................................................................. 37 Entry Regulations ........................................................................................................ 37 Pre-meet Organization................................................................................................. 38 Meet Information packet ........................................................................................ 38 Types of Competition Formats .............................................................................. 39 Determining Meet Format and Schedule............................................................... 40 Reference chart-formats, warm-ups & maximum number of competitors ............. 40 Scheduling Guidelines........................................................................................... 41 Competitive Format/Draw...................................................................................... 42 Warm-ups .................................................................................................................... 43 Competition Procedures .............................................................................................. 45 Scoring .................................................................................................................. 45 Inquiry Regulations................................................................................................ 47 Jury of Appeals...................................................................................................... 47 Justification for Score Changes............................................................................. 47 Audience/Spectator Regulations ........................................................................... 47 Participant Regulations.......................................................................................... 48

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Chapter Three: Reporting Procedures............................................................................... 49 Reporting of Results .................................................................................................... 49 Financial Report Forms ............................................................................................... 50

Section V: Injury of Illness Petitions....................................................................................... 51 General Procedures for Injury Petitions............................................................................. 51 Petitions to State Meets.....................................................................................................51 Petitions to Regional Meets ............................................................................................... 51 Special Considerations for petitions to State Meets or Level 9/10 Regionals ................... 52 Injury Report Forms ........................................................................................................... 5 2 Section VI: JR. OLYMPIC AWARDS ..................................................................................... 53 Individual............................................................................................................................ 53 Team................................................................................................................................. 54 Tie-Breaking System ......................................................................................................... 54 Ordering Awards................................................................................................................ 56 PART THREE: P.R.E.P. OPTIONAL PROGRAM Purpose ................................................................................................................................. 57 General Regulations .............................................................................................................. 57 Aspects to be determined by State Board or League Organizers ......................................... 57 Models ................................................................................................................................... 58 Ideas for Specific Event Requirements.................................................................................. 58 PART FOUR: SANCTIONING PROCEDURES Section I: SANCTIONING A USA GYMNASTICS EVENT .................................................... 59 Requirements .................................................................................................................... 59 Meet Directors Responsibilities................................................................................... 59 Sanction Fees.................................................................................................................... 60 Violations of Sanctions ......................................................................................................60 Penalties for Violations ...................................................................................................... 61 Procedures for Reporting.............................................................................