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COMING
SOON:
We are getting ready to introduce an all-new
Illinois USAG Women's Gymnastics website. It was developed to
improve the organization of the information on this website and to improve
communications throughout the Illinois gymnastics community. This
transition is currently planned for the first week of April. We hope
to minimize any disruption in accessing the website. The URL will
remain the same for the new website so while the new one is being loaded,
the website will not be accessible. We apologize in advance for any
inconvenience. Be sure to stop back and take a look at the
redesigned website and give us your feedback!
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Meet
Results for Level 7 and Level 8 State have been posted
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Meet
Results for Level 5 State have been posted
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Meet
Results for Level 9 and Level 10 State have been posted
A computer failure requiring re-entry of all information is the reason
for the delay.
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2003 AGE DIVISIONS FOR LEVEL
10 REGIONAL & NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
* The youngest Level 10 competitors will be
over 10 years of age at the time of National competition.
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Level 10 JUNIORS |
Born |
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JUNIOR A |
May 5, 1989 and after |
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*9 - 13 |
(Must be 9 yrs. to compete as Level 10) |
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JUNIOR B |
June 1, 1988 to May 4, 1989 |
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14.0 - 14.10 yr. olds |
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JUNIOR C |
Sept. 1, 1987 to May 31, 1988 |
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14.11 - 15.8 |
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JUNIOR D |
February 1, 1987 to August 31, 1987 |
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15.9 - 16.3 |
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Level 10 SENIORS |
Born |
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SENIOR A |
July 1, 1986 to January 31, 1987 |
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16.4 - 16.10 |
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SENIOR B |
December 1, 1985 to June 30, 1986 |
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16.11 - 17.4 |
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SENIOR C |
April 1, 1985 to November 30, 1985 |
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17.5 - 18.1 |
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SENIOR D |
March 31, 1985 and earlier |
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18.2 & over |
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2003 AGE DIVISIONS FOR LEVEL
9 REGIONAL & EAST/WEST CHAMPIONSHIPS
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of the East/West competition |
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Level 9 JUNIORS |
Born |
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JUNIOR A - |
April 28, 1990 and after |
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12 yrs. and under |
(Must be 8 yrs. to compete as Level 9) |
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JUNIOR B 13 yr. olds |
April 28, 1989 to April 27, 1990 |
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JUNIOR C |
July 1, 1988 to April 27, 1989 |
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14.0 - 14.9 |
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Level 9 SENIORS |
Born |
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SENIOR A |
August 1, 1987 to June 30, 1988 |
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14.10 - 15.9 |
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SENIOR B |
July 1, 1986 to July 31, 1987 |
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15.10 - 16.9 |
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SENIOR C |
June 30, 1986 and earlier |
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16.10 yrs. & older |
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Scores
have been posted for Level 4 and Level 6 State and NW L5 Sectional |
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Minutes
from September committee meeting.
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New Forms:
Level 9 / 10
Qualifying Form
Regional Leotard Level 8 Form
Regional Leotard Level 9 /
10 Form
Illinois Graduating
Senior Gymnast Form
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February
Newsletter
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Minutes
from July committee meeting.
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MEMO FROM: Wm A. Sands,
Ph.D., C.S.C.S.
Chair - Exercise Science & Sports Medicine
(Kinesiology)
California Lutheran University
I'd like to sound an alarm to help Southeast Missouri
State in efforts to save their gymnastics program. Information from
Southeast Missouri is below. If you can help, please contact them.
An online petition is referred to below:
http://gosoutheast.ocsn.com/sports/w-gym/semo-w-gym-body.html
Here’s
the website to petition to keep it…
http://www.petitiononline.com/ru4semo/petition.html
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State Committee New Level 6
Chairman:
Sari Ferraro has been appointed to the position of Level 6 Chairman.
See the State Committee page
for further information on how to contact her.
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High Tech Hotel Info for
Region 5 camp for level 10 national apparel fund and all-star trip
Courtyard by Marriott-Ann Arbor
3205 Boardwalk Drive
Ann Arbor, MI 48108
734-995-5900
$89.00 King rooms with pull out sleeper sofa's
$104.00 Jr King Suites
Group Name: Gym America
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Illinois
Rules & Policies 2002-2003
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National Rules & Policies
Correction:
An error has been identified in the National R & P, Part Two Section 1, page
19. On the chart, the Level 8 mobility score to advance to Level 9 should
be 34.00, not 31.00. A revised version will be posted but the books
have already gone to print so those cannot be corrected.
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Forward Progress Camp
Notes:
Forward Progress Camp is now full. Start times for this camp are
12:30-8:00 Friday, 12:30-7:30 Saturday, 8:30-1:00 Sunday. There will
be no lunch break but a 1/2 hour snack break, so bring something to eat.
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Illinois
State Chairman Notes for Summer 2002 (#2)
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The Meet
Schedule for the 2002 - 2003 season is now posted.
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2002-2003
Rules and Policies
The National Rules and Policies book
(formerly The "PINK BOOK") will now be posted on the Internet
and not sent out. If a professional member wishes a HARD Copy they
may request one by calling USA Gymnastics @ 1800-345-4719. Illinois will
also include the copy of it on Their CD that we will be sending.
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NAWGJ
Region 5 Symposium
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SEE HOW ILLINOIS GIRLS DID
AT THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP:
Liz
Tricase
Kristina
Komforte
Kelly Fee
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INFORMATION:
Illinois Judges please make sure the following forms are
filled out and sent to the people listed on the forms.
Judges Professional Involvement 01-02 Form
Region V Training Camps Judging Volunteer
Form
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Illinois
State Chairman Notes for Summer 2002
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We in Illinois are proud of our Senior Gymnasts.
We thank them for making contributions to Illinois Gymnastics and
we wish them Good Luck in their future endeavors.
Parents, or gymnasts please help us out by emailing Norbert with
information regarding future endeavors for their Gymnasts
Kristen Harrington - Energym
Kelsey Curran - Energym
Julianna Karall - IGI
Dinene Cheatom - Chicago Park Dist.
Danielle Schweigert - Elk Grove
Connie Wauthier - Champ. Y.
Danielle Miller - SIGA
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Allison Markoski - Aerial Gym Arena
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Allison has recieved a 50%
academic tuition scholarship for Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana.
Allison is going to be a walk-on gymnast for Ball State.
She plans on studying Political Science and Journalism with hopes to
become a lawyer some day.
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| Megan Goetting - Champaign County YMCA |
She will be a member of Illinois
State University's women's gymnastics team this fall.
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Shauna Feeney - Aerial Gym Arena
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Shauna Feeney, a senior at Aerial
Gymnastics Arena in Joliet, will be attending Ball State University,
Muncie Indiana, in the fall, on a full ride scholarship for gymnastics.
She plans on studying Physical Therapy/ Sports Medicine.
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Beth Kleiman - Buffalo Grove Gymnastics
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Beth will be attending the Univ
of Florida, GATORS and is a preferred walk on at the U of F. She will be
continuing her gymnasts career there and will be studying Microbiology and
Cell Science and hopes to attend Medical School |
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NCAA CHANGES RULES REGARDING
PRIZE MONEY
The NCAA has recently adopted legislation which permits, effective August
1,
2002, receipt of prize money based on an athlete's finish in a
competition,
subject to certain conditions. Below, please find links to the NCAA's site
which detail the changes. Maintaining eligibility for the possibility of
college athletic scholarship is a very important matter for those athletes
who may qualify. Should you have any questions, please contact the NCAA
@<http://www1.ncaa.org/membership/membership_svcs/who_to_call.html>
http://www.ncaa.org/databases/legislation/1999/99-110.html
This links to the legislation that states which athletes can received
prize
money based on their finish.
http://www.ncaa.org/databases/legislation/1999/99-110-2.htm
This second link limits the amount of the prize money, and who may pay the
prize money.
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2002
U.S. Gymnastics Championships volunteer application
Volunteer
application in pdf format
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Illinois
Questionnaire 2002 - This questionnaire is for use by Professional
Illinois USAG members, including coaches, judges and gym owners. All
Professional Illinois USAG members are encouraged to
fill out and return this questionnaire. |
PDF
Format |
Word
Format |
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FROM TODD
GARDINER:
Elizabeth Tricase and I Just had a meet in Canada called the SPRING CUP,
and if you look up www.gymn.ca
they have two articles on the meet.
Liz placed 2nd all around (behind Ashley Miles) it was a two man team from
each country and Liz & Ashley placed 1st. The next day at Event
finals Liz placed 1st on Vault and Floor and 4th on Beam and Bars,
against some very very good competition. It was Awesome!
Also, I had an Elite qualifying meet in my gym last Monday and SIGA
gymnast
Bianca Puello requalified
to the Jr. International level! Two new Elites, IGI's Julia
Vojtsek
qualified in the Jr. International and Katie
Lieberman
in the Sr. International. It was a wonderful Monday! Due
to Liz Tricase's success this year, she is now currently ranked no.16 in
the world (right behind Elena Zamolodchikova of Russia. See www.worldgymrank.com
Marisa
Bosco from Palmer's has also qualified for the Classics along with
Liz Tricase IGI, Kristina Comforte IGI, Kelly Fee IGI, Julia Vojtsek IGI,
Katie Lieberman IGI, Bianca Puello SIG
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Information is now
available for National
Team Invitationals.
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IMPORTANT:
PLEASE READ NEW TECHNICAL ANNOUNCEMENT 1/24/02
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The 2001-2002 Rules &
Policies manual is now available. Click
here for the Adobe Acrobat version. If you need the document in
Microsoft Word format, send an email to Connie
Ballas to have it sent to you. Keep in mind that It is a very
large document (almost 900 mb).
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New
Vault Table Apparatus Approved for Use by Women's Jr. Olympic Level 9 and
10 Athletes
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JUSTIN TORONYI
In April, 2001 Justin Toronyi, a 17-year-old gymnast, from Palmer’s
Gymnastics, had just realized a long-term goal of qualifying to the Class
I Junior Olympic National Championships. If you were every lucky
enough to see him train or compete, you would realize he was a gymnastics
rising star. Then his fortunes took a terrible turn.
While on the way home from a “practice meet” training session, he was
involved in a serious automobile accident. The accident left him
paralyzed from the chest-down. He was scheduled to represent
Illinois at the National Championship, only six days later.
Now, after a grueling seven months of rehabilitation and physical therapy,
he is completing his senior year at Lake Park High School in Roselle,
Illinois. And he NEEDS Your HELP. His ongoing medical costs
and home-adapting expenses are escalating. That is why a special
Fundraising event has been created to benefit the JustinToronyi
Trust Fund.
All donations can be sent to:
Justin Toronyi Trust Fund
Harris Bank – Roselle 110 E. Irving Park Rd. Roselle, IL 60172
For further Information, pleas contact Yvonne Palmer at (630) 628-0877 above
link.
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Elizabeth
Caden, a former gymnast from Oak Park and River Forest High School,
was tragically killed in an automobile accident on Friday, November 30th.
The car she was riding in was hit head on when a drunk driver drove
down an exit ramp and into oncoming traffic. Elizabeth and her
roommate from school were killed.
For more information about the tragedy and the victim, click the above
link.
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Mari-Rae
Sopper Memorial Gymnastics Fund
A former Illinois
gymnast was lost to the tragedy of September
11. Mari-Rae was on the doomed flight that crashed into the pentagon.
She was on her way to her new coaching position at University of
California Santa Barbara. To read more about her, click on the link
above.
To save the UCSB gymnastics program in her honor, they are trying to
raise $4 million dollars by April 2002. The
purpose of the memorial fund is to continue Mari-Rae’s mission to save
the University
of California Santa Barbara women’s gymnastics program. If this is
not possible, the funds will go to young gymnasts in the Chicagoland and
Washington D.C. areas whose families are unable to pay for lessons. If you would like to make a
donation, please send to:
Mari-Rae Sopper Memorial Gymnastics Fund
c/o Harris Bank of Palatine
50 Brockway
Palatine, IL 60067
Attention: Eric Eimen
visit Mari-Rae and learn about her at: www.Mari-Rae.net
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Meet
Director Exam 2001-2002
2000-2001 Exam will no longer be accepted.
Exams should be sent to the National Office
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Region 5
Training Camp Information |
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For current information on
Illinois judging, click this link to the Illinois
NAWGJ website. |
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