PURPOSE OF SECTIONAL MEETS

The purpose of the Sectional Meets is to qualify to the State Championships.

2007-2008 SECTIONAL INFORMATION

Entry Fee

• $60.00/gymnast
• ONE CHECK MADE PAYABLE TO THE HOST CLUB

Entry Forms

• Official sectional entry forms included in the handbook MUST be filled out in their entirety upon submission in order to be accepted.
• ALL SECTIONAL ENTRY FORMS MUST BE COMPLETED IN THEIR ENTIRETY.
• Your gymnasts are NOT considered entered in the meet until all of the information that is required is received!
• NO “Pending” entries are allowed.
• ALL entries MUST be both FAXED & MAILED to the host club by the entry deadline.
• All meets have a deadline which is 3 weeks prior to the meet.

HOW TO ENTER A SECTIONAL MEET

1. 1st FAX

• Fax the completed entry form(s) to the HOST CLUB. The Fax MUST arrive on or before the deadline for entry date (see sectional Meet Entry Deadlines).
• All faxed entries must include a copy of the completed check being used to enter all of your gymnasts. Only one check per club.

2. Then MAIL

• The hard copy of the entry and the exact same check must be mailed to the HOST CLUB the next day. If the hard copy and check are not postmarked the next day, the $25.00 gymnast late fee will apply (postage machines can be used for postage BUT ARE NOT considered the official postmark).
  
  

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

• Levels 4 & 5 - Score a minimum of 31.50 AA at a local or invitational meet.
• Levels 6, 7, 8, 9 & 10 - No sectional competitions held at these levels.
  

QUALIFYING OPPORTUNITIES

• All Level 4 and Level 5 competitors are allowed to participate in 3 of the 4 scheduled state qualifying sectional meets ONLY.  For further clarification, this means that NO SINGLE PARTICIPANT may have more than 3 qualifying opportunities to make it to her state meet.
• If using Judges Cup as a sectional, it will count towards the maximum of 3 qualifying opportunities.  All proper entry procedures must be followed.
• Non Qualified Level 4 & 5 athletes have priority entry to ALL scheduled sectional meets considering all entry procedures have been followed correctly.

LATE ENTRY GUIDELINES

• A late fee of $25.00/gymnast will be charged for any entries that are late, incomplete or filled out incorrectly.  There will be NO exceptions to this policy. 
• It is possible that you may be denied entry to a sectional meet if you enter less than 10 days in advance.  Per the USAG R & P, denial should be based on the fact that all sessions are already full.
• If your late entries can be accommodated, your team may be placed in separate rotations/sessions at the meet director’s discretion.
• Replacements (with an athlete in the same session/level/age division) may be made with no extra fee up to the start time of the timed warm-ups, as long as that athlete received a sectional qualifying score PRIOR to the entry deadline set forth for that individual Sectional meet.

REFUND POLICY

• Refunds must be requested in writing by submitting an official meet withdrawal to the host club at least ten days prior to the meet date. 
• You may fax, mail or e-mail your meet withdrawals - please provide Club Name, Gymnast Name and Level. 
• No refunds will be granted if requested less than ten days prior to the meet date.

SECTIONAL MEET TIMES

• Sectional times will be communicated through the sectional host club a minimum of one week prior to the meet date.  The state web site at www.vausag.com will also post sectional times and information.
• Coaches and club owners ONLY may call the HOST CLUB (if you have not already been notified).  NO PARENTS ARE ALLOWED TO CALL HOST CLUBS!!

AWARDS

These meets are set up to run as efficiently as possible while allowing each team to have all of their gymnasts, regardless of level or age, compete at the same time. The following awards are presented during & at the conclusion of each session:

Levels 4 & 5 will receive individual event achievement ribbons at the conclusion of each event as follows:

• Blue ribbon: 9.000 & above
• Red ribbon: 8.000-8.975
• White ribbon: 7.500-7.975
• Yellow ribbon: 7.000-7.475
• Green ribbon: 6.975 & below

Levels 4 & 5 will receive all-around achievement gold medals at the conclusion of each session as follows:

• Blue ribbon medal: 36.000 A.A. & above
• Red ribbon medal: 35.975-34.000 A.A.
• White ribbon medal: 33.975 A.A. & below

All-Around scores announced at Sectionals represent the gymnasts’ ranking in that session ONLY and do not give an accurate representation of their placement in the state.

No event or all around placement awards will be given.

To see a complete ranking of all gymnasts in each age group competing at the sectional meet, please refer to the VAUSAG website on the day following the last session of competition at www.VAUSAG.com.

Gate Fees may be charged to all Sectionals held in an outside facility. All fate fees to Sectional and State meets are set by the Virginia State Administrative Committee.