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Women’s Nominations for National Committee Chair Positions

ByJustin Slife

This is the official call for nominations for the 2018 Women’s Program National Officers.  Elections for the National Junior Olympic Committee Chairman (NJOCC), National Xcel Committee Chairman (NXCC) and the National Technical Committee Chairmen (NTCC) are to be conducted in 2018.

Women’s Nominations for National Committee Chair Positions

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 E, F and G found posted on the USA Gymnastics website, Women’s Program home page. The positions are four (4) year terms 2018-2022.

Please see the attached nomination form that includes eligibility requirements for each position.  Nominations are to be sent to Annie Heffernon, the Women’s JO Program Director, at the USA Gymnastics office by March 31, 2018.  Please email nominations to [email protected].

National officers shall be elected by the members of their respective committee.

  • The voting shall be by written ballot.
  • Shall serve for four (4) years

Nomination Form JOC-TC-XC

2019 Regionals Petition Information

ByJustin Slife
2019 Regional Petition Information
As we near our qualifying meets for Regional Championships we would like to remind everyone of the procedure to petition to a Regional Meet.
1.       The only two reasons for Regional petitions are illness or injury. Please do not send a petition for any other reason. They will not be accepted.
2.      The athlete must have a meet with a MINIMUM All Around score of 1.0 over the qualifying score of the Regional Meet.
3.      The petition must include the Illness/Injury Petition Form, which can be found in the “Forms” section of the Region 4 website, a copy of the results to verify 1.0 or more over the qualifying score, and a note from a LICENSED medical professional that verifies the injury, and the DATE that the athlete may return to activity.
4.      You must notify the appropriate person of your intent to petition by the end of Monday following the meet.
5.      You must get all paperwork listed in #3 to the appropriate person by the end of Wednesday following the meet.
6.      All JO petitions, 6 & 7 and 8-10, must be submitted to the RTC, Linda Thorberg – [email protected]. All Xcel Petitions must be submitted to the RXCC, Megan Robinson – [email protected].
Please contact the appropriate chair with any questions.
Thanks,
Linda Thorberg – Region 4 RTC
Megan Robinson – Region 4 RXCC
Megan Robinson
Region 4 Xcel Chairman

Contributor of the Year-Lifetime Achievement

ByJustin Slife

Congratulations to Greg Lafleur!

Contributor of the Year-Lifetime Achievement

We would like to congratulate Greg Lafleur as our Contributor of the Year- Lifetime Achievement.
Greg LaFleur has dedicated a lifetime to the sport of gymnastics. His family was recognized at the 2011 USA Gymnastics Business Conference for their extraordinary accomplishments, contributions, and commitment to the sport of gymnastics.
Greg has generously volunteered many hours to our state of Wisconsin, Region 4, and USA Gymnastics. He served on the State Board, the National Elite Program Committee, has been a clinician at Region 4 Congress and National Congress. He has also been voted Wisconsin Coach of the Year multiple times for both the boys and girls. Greg has helped many gymnasts receive college scholarships and win National, and even International titles; including winning gold at the Jr. Pan Am games. But what stands out more than Greg’s accomplishments, is his kindness, generosity and lasting impressions he has on his gymnasts and coaching colleagues.
Thank you Greg for all you have done for the sport of gymnastics in Wisconsin!

Level 6-10 and Xcel State Meets Cancelled

ByJustin Slife

USA Gymnastics has cancelled all sanctions for the month of March.  All state meets held in March are cancelled.  This includes the Level 6-10 state meet and the Xcel state meet.  Decisions regrading refunds for state meets and whether Regionals will be held are currently being discussed.

Below is the letter from USA Gymnastics regarding this issue.

Dear USA Gymnastics Members,

Like many of you, we have become increasingly concerned with how the evolving coronavirus (COVID-19) situation could affect our community. Please know that the health and well-being of our athletes and community continues to be our organization’s top priority.

With that in mind, we have already limited travel for USA Gymnastics staff and national team athletes and staff, provided guidance from the CDC and WHO to our community, and urged our leaders and meet directors in each state and region to cancel events in areas of heightened concern.

Now, as we have learned more about how best to protect our community, we have made the decision to cancel USA Gymnastics’ events and event sanctions, at least through the end of March.

We recognize that this is a challenging time for our community, and that many of you will have questions about how this decision might impact postseason competition or your individual gym. Our program leadership teams are working to provide additional guidance and will be reaching out to you in the days and weeks to come.

While we know that disruptions and cancelations are not ideal, this decision was reached in service of our commitment to our community’s health and well-being. We appreciate your commitment to each other, and everyone’s efforts to make the best of this tough situation.

We will continue to monitor the situation and update our guidance as the situation evolves.

Sincerely,

Li Li Leung
President & CEO, USA Gymnastics