ATTENTION COACHES! Here are a few things the judges would like you to know!

• 8 pages of observations made by the Judges on beam and floor for compulsory and optional level gymnasts. (download PDF file)

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

• 2005 Women's Compulsory Exercises - Questions & Answers - from USAG 11/4/05

ERRATAS

• July 06 - Level 5 Beam Revision - New page 99 for JO Compulsory Book [download]

• May 06 - JO UPDATE - ELEMENTS OMITTED FROM MAY '06 MINUTES

  The following elements were inadvertently omitted from the list of skills that have changed value for the JO Program (as published in the minutes of the May 2006 joint J.O. and Technical Committee meeting). These values are effective August 1, 2006:

  Beam:

  #7.303 (C) Free (aerial) round-off, landing on both legs       raise to D new # 7.403 

  #8.404 (D) Salto backward stretched with legs together     raise to E new # 8.504

• J.O. Code of Points Errata - from USAG 7/21/05
• J.O. Compulsary Book Errata - from USAG 7/21/05

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

• VA JUDGING & COACHING VANAWGJ STATE CLINIC
  NOVEMBER 11TH & 12TH W/ CONNIE MALONEY
  $50.00 PER DAY FEE
   
  Judges and coaches, please hold the weekend of November 10-12th on your calendars.  State Judging Director Diane Berry has Connie Maloney coming for a clinic.  There will be a focus on evaluation of both compulsory and optional films and actual live routines. 
   
  Look for more detailed information forthcoming.  The clinic is tentatively planned as follows: Compulsories on Saturday and Optionals on Sunday.   There will be a $50.00 per day charge for coaches who register to attend.
   
  Please e-mail Diane Berry at berrydb1@aol.com if you plan to attend.  Registration forms will be available on www.vanawgj.org .