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2012 Region 8 Hall of Fame

Posted: 01.18.2012

Congratulations to the below listed the members of the 2012 Region 8 Hall of Fame class:

Brenda Eberhardt
Mary Hoagland
Katsu Kanzaki
Sibby Lane
Cyndi Locrotondo
Fred Martinez (Posthumously)
Paul McAloon
Fred Sanders (Posthumously)

These individuals will be inducted into the Region 8 Hall of Fame at the Region 8 Congress in Nashville, TN at the Sheraton Music City Hotel.

 


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Region 8 Planner

Posted: 01.18.2012

Order form for Region 8 Planner is available HERE.


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Region 8 Address Book

Posted: 01.18.2012

Order form for Region 8 Address Book is available HERE.


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Region 8 Rules and Regulations

Posted: 01.18.2012

Region 8 Rules and Regulations are posted here.


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Fund for injured athlete

Posted: 01.18.2012

Avery Downing is a 13 year old Level 9 competitive gymnast at River City Gymnastics in Bartlett, TN. On January 10, 2012, she fell while practicing on the uneven bars and suffered a spinal cord injury. On January 11, she went into surgery and found that the spinal cord was not severed; however, she broke her back at T11 and T12 which has left her paralyzed from the waist down. She is currently at Le Bonheur Children's Hospital and will be transported to Sheppard's Center in Atlanta.

This is a life changing injury, so there has been an “Avery Downing Fund” set-up for her and for those who wish to donate. The fund has been set-up at SunTrust Bank, so you may walk into any branch or make checks payable to the Avery Downing Fund. If you need to mail in a donation, send the check to: SunTrust Bank, Attn: Victoria Whigham, 999 South Shady Grove Road, Memphis, TN 38120.

River City Gymnastics has created “Team Avery” merchandise to help raise money for the Downing Family. If your club would like purchase any merchandise to help the Downing Family, please visit River City Gymnastics and click on the Team Avery link, which will have an order form to fill out. Please have the club take orders for the merchandise and send one club check with the order form to: TEAM AVERY, 7995 Stage Hills Blvd. Bartlett, TN 38133.

If you would like to see updates on how Avery is doing, you can follow her on Caring Bridge.


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New banners for Olympic boom

Posted: 01.18.2012

Club Services has new banner for sale for your club to BE PREPARED FOR THE OLYMPIC BOOM!


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West Broward Gymnast competed at the Pan American Maccabi Games

Posted: 01.17.2012

Rotem Porat from West Broward Gymnastics was selected and competed for the US at the Pan American Maccabi Games in Brazil over the holidays. Rotem Porat (AKA Peanut) was part of the six member USA team that took First place for the team competition. Rotem took 3rd all-around in the Senior Division and placed 2nd on Balance Beam in the event finals. We are very proud of her and she is hoping to compete in the Maccabi Games in Israel in the future.


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New commercials for Olympic boom

Posted: 01.17.2012

USA Gymnastics Club Services has new commercials to promote your gymnastics school for the Olympic boom.  Information is available at BE PREPARED FOR THE OLYMPIC BOOM!
 


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State Chairman Elections

Posted: 01.12.2012

State Chairman election will be held this spring.  The process begins with nominations from USA Gymnastics members beginning today!

The following present USA Gymnastics Region 8 State Chairman plan to run for State Chairman again:

Alabama - Deb Walls  Florida - Toni Rand  Louisiana - Jackie Latino  Mississippi - Nancy Hawkins

North Carolina - Jennie Adams  South Carolina - Joanne Child  Tennessee - Larry Corrigan

Jon Aardema from Georgia has chosen not to run for State Chairman. 

Please send in your nomination today!!!

 
 

 

Nomination form for State Administrative Committee Chair

Duplicate as needed

Name of Nominee: ______________________________________________________________

Address of Nominee: ____________________________________________________________

City: _________________________________ State: _____________ Zip: _________________

Home Phone: __________________________________________________________________

Email: ________________________________________________________________________

Return completed form to your Regional Administrative Committee Chair.

Region 8 – Deb Kornegay

2012 Women's Program State Committee Chair Elections

 

Elections will be conducted online at www.usagym.org from April 1 – April 15.  

In order to ensure that your vote can be counted, each Professional Members should make sure of each of the following:

1. That their address is current (specifically the State)

2.That they know their personal User ID

3.That they know their password

4.That their Professional membership, safety certification and background check must be fully processed and current by February 28.

5.If you have any questions regarding your voting privileges, please call the Women’s Program at 317/237-5050.

 

 

ARTICLE V- CRITERIA FOR NOMINATIONS

All nominees must be:

Professional Members of the Women's Program at least 21 years old and in good standing for a minimum of two (2) consecutive years immediately prior to the nomination.

 

A member in good standing is defined as a person who has complied with all aspects of the program as outlined in the Rules and Policies. Special circumstances involving residency criteria for any State or Regional Chairman position can be petitioned to the Regional Administrative Committee (RAC), in consultation with the National Administrative Committee Chairman (NACC), if necessary. Prior to being placed on the ballot, all nominees must sign a document that verifies that they have read and understand the duties and responsibilities of the office for which they have been nominated and submit their resumes to the appropriate USA Gymnastics officer. 

 

Current elected officers seeking re-election must be compliant with all their duties and responsibilities.

1.              Must have been active within that State's program for a minimum of two (2) consecutive years.          

2.              It is strongly recommended that the candidates have

a.         financial skills,

b.         organizational skills,

c.          communication skills,

d.         a working knowledge of the program,

e.         a willingness to fulfill the duties and responsibilities of the position.

3.         All nominations should be submitted to your Regional Administrative Committee Chair.

 

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

VIII.   STATE ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN

The State Administrative Committee Chairman (SACC) is responsible for the overall organization of all designated qualifying events and programs within their State. The State Administrative Committee Chairman (SACC) shall work in close cooperation with the Regional Administrative Committee Chairman (RACC), Regional Junior Olympic Committee Chairman (RJOCC) and the Regional Technical Committee Chairman (RTCC) to effectuate State programs. Any problems that cannot be solved by the State Administrative Committee Chairman (SACC) should be submitted to the appropriate regional personnel.

     

A.    Be directly responsible to their Regional Administrative Committee Chairman (RACC).

B.     Serve as a voting member of the Regional Administrative Committee (RAC).

C.    Must submit all committee meeting agendas and subsequent minutes to their respective Regional Administrative Committee Chairman prior to distribution.

D.    Serve as the USA Gymnastics Women's Program consultant for that State and answer any correspondence directed to that office.    

E.     Send copies of correspondence to the appropriate regional personnel.

F.     Be responsible for overseeing the Junior Olympic Sectional and State Championships in their state, at least once per year.

G.    Conduct the annual state meeting of Women's Program Professional members.

H.    Determine the site and event director for Jr. Olympic Qualifying Meets, Sectional and State Championships. This may be done by bids or solicitations.

I.      Assure that these competitions follow USA Gymnastics Rules and Policies.

J.      Attend the State Championships meets or send a state committee member as the USA Gymnastics representative.

K.    Provide State Administrative Committee (SAC) representation at all sectional meets and above.

L.     Make recommendations to the Regional Technical Committee Chairman (RTCC) and the Regional Junior Olympic Committee Chairman (RJOCC) concerning petitions into the Regional Competitions.

M.   Establish procedures to raise operating funds for the state, if necessary. The State Administrative Committee Chairman (SACC) may, with the approval of the State Administrative Committee (SAC), determine and/or collect competition and/or club fees for the purpose of raising operating funds for the state. All fees will be retained in the State account for use as determined by the State Administrative Committee (SAC).

O.    Publish minutes of all State Administrative Committee Meetings.

P.     Shall be accountable for all state funds and publish each year the financial statement reflecting activity as of July 1 – June 30.

Q.    Provide for a State Administrative Committee, the number and type of positions to be determined by each state, in order to best serve the needs of the program in the state.

R.    Inform the Regional Administrative Committee Chairman (RACC) and other appropriate Regional Administrative Committee members of any actions contrary to the Rules and Policies of USA Gymnastics. The Regional office shall inform the appropriate National Chairman of any problems. After due investigation, corrective measures shall be recommended by the National Administrative Committee Chairman (NACC).

S.     Publish a newsletter as necessary (or as directed by the Regional Administrative Committee Chairman (RACC)). This newsletter shall include new information related to the USA Gymnastics program, results of competitions, dates of events, official bulletins from committees.

T.     Send state newsletters to the membership of the state, and to the Jr. Olympic Program Director and the National Junior Olympic Committee Chairman (NJOCC), the National Administrative Committee Chairman (NACC), and the National Technical Committee Chairman (NTCC).

U.    The SACC or a designated proxy will attend National and Regional Congresses and all designated meetings, with travel and expenses funded by the state account.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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2012 USA Gymnastics Open Championship

Posted: 01.05.2012

USA Gymnastics will host an Open Championship at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex - Jostens Center in Lake Buena Vista, FL on May 31 - June 3rd.  Region 8 will participate in the Level 8 National Team Challenge.  The top 8 athletes from the Level 8 Regional State Team Competition will make up the Region 8 Level 8 National Challenge Team. (All age groups and States combined.)  Athletes will wear their leotard and warm up pants from state team competition.  New jacket will be provided by Region 8.  Entry fees will be paid by Region 8 state accounts.


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