Men's
J.O. Program Committee Minutes
Sunday,
May 9, 2004
San
Diego, California
The meeting was called to order by Chairman,
Gil Elsass at 7:30 a.m.
I.
Roll Call
Members:
Reg 1 – Roger Baldwin
Reg 2 – David Klein
Reg 3 – Gilbert Elsass
Reg 4 – Dan Coon
Reg 5 – Ron Ferris, Proxy
Reg 6 – Tom Fontecchio
Reg 7 – Matt Stevenson
Reg 8 – Kevin White
Reg 9 – Dean Schott
Ath. Rep. – Jay Thornton
NGJA Rep. – Jon Culbertson
Jr. Rep. MPC – Bill Foster
Jr. Rep. MPC – Steve Butcher
Jr. Coaches Rep – Kelly Crumley
Men's Program Mgr. – Bo
Morris
Jr. Nat. Coordinator – Dennis McIntyre
Sr. Dir., Men's Program – Ron Galimore
Chairman – Gilbert Elsass
II. Approval of Minutes
Motion:
To Accept the Minutes from the 2003 September Chairman’s Summit
Motion:
Kevin White
Second: Dean Schott
PASSED
III.
2004 Championship Host Committee Report
San
Diego –
Steve Butcher and Tim Klempnauer
The
results for JO Nationals are available online. A wireless internet connection is also
available in the venue. There will be a web link from USA Gymnastics to the JO Nationals
website. This year was the largest number of participants at over 700 athletes.
IV.
2005 JO Nationals Report – Tim Erwin
Five
members of the Houston LOC are in San
Diego to
observe the operational aspects of this year’s competition. The LOC has formed 10
committees to help run the 2005 JO National Championship. They plan to have a website for
next year’s event online by September 2004. The George R. Brown Convention
Center has
been selected as the competition venue for the event. The host hotel will be the Hilton
Americas–Downtown which is connected to the convention center.
V.
2006 JO Nationals Bids
We
received three very good bids to host the 2006 JO National Championships. The following
bids were received.
1.
Tempe, Arizona by
Scott Barclay at Arizona State University
2.
Daytona
Beach, Florida by the
Central
Florida Sports
Commission
3.
Battle
Creek Michigan by Al
& Cindy Scharns
Bids will be
discussed and the JOPC will make a recommendation bid at a meeting in September.
VI.
USAG Report – Bo
Morris
1.
Proposed
dates for 2005 Regional Championships: April 1-3 or April 8-10
2.
Future
Stars National Championships and National Coaches
Workshop are set for November 18–21 at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado
Springs.
3.
Academic
All–American Recognition Award continues to grow, with over 300 applicants this
season.
Processing
the applications for this program requires a great deal of staff time and the application
fee has remained at $5.00, from the programs inception in the early 1990’s.
Motion:
To Increase the Academic All–American Award fee to $ 20.00.
Motion:
Bill Foster
Second: Jon Culbertson
PASSED
4.
At
USA Gymnastics’ Congress the Men’s Program will host a meeting for all State and
Regional
Chairmen
on Friday, June 24 from 4:00
to 6:30
PM.
5.
The
2005–2008 Age Group Competition Program will begin implementation in the fall of
2004. Please remind all coaches of the JO Program Workshops and the changes to the JO
Program.
VI.
USAG Office Report – Ron Galimore
1.
There
has still not been a decision made on how the Men’s Program should address the new
introductory membership. Approximate cost will be $15. The committee did not find value in
offering it to the Men’s Program Levels 1, 2 and 3.
2.
Ron
reviewed the Olympic Team Selection Procedures
3.
The FIG
Continental Judging Course will be held January
8-11, 2005 in Tampa, FL.
4.
The
2005 U.S. Gymnastics Championships will be held in Indianapolis, Ind.,
August 10-13.
VII.
Jr. National Team Program Report – Dennis McIntyre
1.
The
first Jr. National Team Camp will be July 5–12,
2004 at the
USOTC in Colorado
Springs.
2.
The
National Future Stars Camp will be August 1–8 at the USOTC in Colorado
Springs.
3.
Regional
Future Stars Evaluations should be held either October 16-17 or October
23-24, 2004.
VIII.
MPC Report – Bill Foster
The MPC
voted on a new distribution for Coaches
Incentive Funds of Senior National Team Members. This would recognize the work of the
athletes’ prior coaches during the athletes’ developmental years in the sport.
IX.
NGJA Report – Jon Culbertson
Feedback
on the Regional Championships from Regional Meet Referees was distributed. Jon mentioned
that these reports are getting better, but he is not getting full reports from several
regions. This must improve to insure accurate scoring and judging reports in the future.
X.
U.S. Men’s Coaches Association – Tim Klempnauer
The
organization showed increased membership and is now offering a website with much
information about junior and senior men’s gymnastics. Please join this association
and visit the website at www.usamgca.org.
XI.
Nomination for the 2005 Frank Cumiskey Award
Kelly
Crumley was nominated in a letter from Ray Gura.
XII.
Discussion of JO Nationals Format – Gil Elsass
The JOPC
Chairman set up a committee to review and make recommendations concerning the schedule and
format of the JO National Championships. The following individuals were selected: Bill
Foster– Chairman, Members: Roger
Baldwin, Dan
Coon, Tim
Klempnauer, Bo
Morris, Keith
Pettit and Kevin White.
This
committee will work through the summer and provide recommendations at the September JOPC
Meeting.
XIII.
Discussion of Qualifying Scores for 2005 JO Nationals
With
the start of a new JO Program and FIG Code of Points the JOPC need
to wait and evaluate the scores from the competitions this fall through February 2005,
before confirming qualifying scores for the 2005 JO National Championships.
XIV.
Nomination for JOPC Chairman
Gil Elsass is the only nominee for the position
of JOPC Chairman.
Motion:
Accept Gil Elsass for the position of JOPC Chairman.
Motion:
Tom Fontecchio
Second: Dan Coon
PASSED.
XV.
New Business
Election
of JOPC Chairman should be held in the same year of the Regional Chairman elections. For
future reference: 2007, 2010, 2013… Should be updated in the Men’s Program Rules and Policies.
Motion: to elect the JOPC Chairman in the same year
as Regional Chairman elections.
Motion: Dan Coon
Second: Bill Foster
PASSED
Motion
to adjourn
Motion:
Roger Baldwin
Second: All
PASSED
Adjourned at 10:55 a.m.
Ron Galimore, Senior
Director, USAG Men’s Program
Bob Colarossi, USA Gymnastics President