The website for the Region 8 PO Guidelines and Championships is now up at http://poguidelines.region8gymnastics.org.  The site has information about the Guidelines, Clarifications, and upcoming Championships hosted by Edgewater Gymnastics in Panama City Beach, FL.

Region 8 USA Gymnastics would like to thank the following gyms for hosting Region 8 events:

Lauren Foxworth and Gymnastics Inc. for hosting Region 8's first Regional Team Training Camp.

Louie Liguori and Ocean Flippers for hosting Region 8 All-Star Trip.

Jon Aardema and Gymnastics Academy of Atlanta for hosting Region 8's first National Team Training Camp.

Region 8 appreciated your willingness to let your gym be used for our events.

Region 8 Committee awarded the 2009 Regional Team Training on July 24th - 26th to Tampa Bay Turners.  The Regional Team Training Camp is open Level 8 athletes who were on their state team at Level 8 Regionals or who placed 1st, 2nd or 3rd All Around in an All Star session.

Region 8 needs your help!  We need bids for the following events:

National Team Training Camp - September 11-13, 2009

Level 8, 9 & 10 Training Camp - October 2-4, 2009

Level 9 & 10 Regionals - April 8-11, 2010

Level 8 Regionals - April 16-18, 2010

Congratulations to the following Region 8 Committee members for the following service awards:

Jennie Adams for 20 years of volunteer service to Region 8 USA Gymnastics as North Carolina State Administrative Committee Chairman.

Toni Rand for 20 years of volunteer service to Region 8 USA Gymnastics as Florida State Administrative Committee Chairmanand Region 8 Pre Elite Committee Chairman.

Deb Walls for 15 years of volunteer service to Region 8 USA Gymnastics as Alabama State Administrative Committee Chairman.

The schedule is now available for the Level 8-10 Regional Team Training Camp being held at ACE Gymnastics in Longwood, FL October 3-5, 2008. You can also view the schedule on our new calendar page.   VIEW   DOWNLOAD

Region 8 Congress 2008 is quickly approaching. This awesome event is being held at the Omni Jacksonville Hotel in Jacksonville, FL on July 18-20, 2008. The purpose of regional congress is to provide education to the teachers, coaches, judges and gymnastics business owners of the region. Education and training enables everyone to effectively and professionally serve in the development of the young gymnasts across the country. Don't miss this opportunity.   VIEW   DOWNLOAD

National Gymnastics Day is September 13, 2008 and our National Sponsor, Tyson, presents a challenge for all. The Tyson Fitness Challenge is supporting two fantastic goals. The first goal is to help our kid's get more physically fit and the second is to raise money through the Children's Miracle Network. So take the time read this article and you could even win an AAI Elite Balance Beam   VIEW   DOWNLOAD