NAWGJ WA - winner of 2009 NAWGJ Nettie Award

July 2, 2009

Here is an interesting article on Carly Dockendorf and her pole vaulting achievement this past weekend.(Carly was a UW gymnast and last year was an assistant coach at SPU.) Read more

TEST STUDY SESSIONS: NEW - EAST: level 10 study session with Laurie Reid, Wed July 29h from 3pm-7pm. The location will be Tricia Moreno's house, at 10407 Pine Ct. Pasco, Wa 99301

NORTH/SEATTLE: No Study Session July 1
Every Wednesday evening, Lee will have LEVEL 10 practice judging sessions (only for those interested in level 10 and above until after July 25th). Starting Wed. June 10th in her home at 6:30 pm. Just drop her an email to let her know you will be coming. (Everett)

National Team Members:
Baely Rowe, AGC and Kelsi Blalock, Gym East

NEW AND REVISED ITEMS for 2009-2010 Code
(Cheat Sheets, score sheets, symbols charts, JO Requirements, etc. This link will take you right to USAG. These forms are being updated constantly. The beam symbols sheet was updated 5-29-09!)

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CLARIFICATIONS REGARDING SERIES (May 2009)

Check here to see how the Washington High School Seniors did at the 2009 Senior Showcase.

Congrats to coach Kelle Riley from Leading Edge who is the Regional Coach of the Year. Way to go Kelle! Go Washington!

Here are our Level 4 Sectional State Teams!

Photos by Timeless Images

NORTH	EAST

SEATTLE	SOUTH

Congratulations to all participants at Level 10 Nationals in Puyallup. Results

Congrats to Kailie Ponto: National Beam Champion (Leading Edge) and National Team Members Baely Rowe (AGC) and Kelsi Blalock (Gym East)!

Great Job on the meet AGC!

Westerns Results

Congratulations to Western Champions:
Jordan Widener (LEGA) Senior 1 FX champ
Kayla Shira (AGC) Senior 7 champ on Bars, Beam, FX, AA
Great job girls!

Last chance -ever - to buy NAWGJ Sweater: Phase out price - $65.00 including shipping. When ordering please send the name of the person with their shipping address, zip code, phone number, and size requested. (large orders - 5 or more $60.00 each including shipping to 1 address. ) Make the checks payable to PA NAWGJ and mail checks to: Barb Cutillo, 416 Prowell Drive, Camp Hill, PA 17011

Congrats to all and thanks for a great job at Levels 5/6 State!
Winners:
Level 4 Sectional Meet: North
Level 5:Small: AGC
Level 5:Large: Grace
Level 6:Small: LEGA
Level 6:Large: Gym East

Congratulations to Laurie Reid for being re-elected to the Regional JO Program Committee Chairman position.

Congrats everyone on a fantastic showing at Regionals! Good Luck to everyone for upcoming State, Westerns and Nationals.

2009 Regional Level 8 Team Champs

Congrats to our Washington Level 8 Team who won the Regional Level 8 Team Competition - AGAIN!

Great job coaches and girls!

Big Congrats to two local gymnasts who compete for SPU - Brianna Schwartz (Gymnastics Unlimited) won the National Bars title at USAG Collegiate Nationals in New Haven, CT. Kaysha Heck (CEG), also medaled on the bars. She received a third-place.

UW news: Head gymnastics coach Joanne Bowers was named Regional Co-Head Coach of the Year

New: NAWGJ MEMBERS need to pay your own NAWGJ dues this coming
season: NAWGJ National Sec/Treasurer: Betty Sroufe: 2096 Rolling Hills Blvd. Fairfield, Ohio 45014 Payment for

All USAG State Meet Judges were chosen for their assignments based on the following criteria. This information can be found in the USAG Washington handbook.
STATE MEET JUDGES
To be eligible to be a State Championship Judge, you must have an Optional rating. For compulsory state meets, you must have had your optional rating for a minimum of three years. For the optional state meet, you must have had your level 10 rating a minimum of five years.To be eligible to be a Head Judge at a State Competition a judge must have held a level 10 or higher rating for the previous six consecutive years prior to the State Championship.The USAG Washington board bases their State Championship Meet Judges selection on the following criteria:
1.State Professional Member Input
2.Years and Judging Experience
3.Current Judges Rating
4.Current Judges Data
5.Education (State, Regional and National Clinics, Workshops, Etc)
6.Regional Participation at Training Camps
7.In-Gym Hours
8.Volunteer/Service time
9.Number of meets judged at that level.
10.Judges availability and desire to judge the meet.
11.Involvement and contribution in WA. State programs.
12.Follow through on contractual agreements from previous years.
13.Sectional Balance
Follow all guidelines per NAWGJ and USAG rules and polices for Championships

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Under the NAWGJ Code of Professional Responsibility:
• A judge should not solicit meets for herself/himself or for others.
• A judge should assist in maintaining the integrity and competence of the profession of judging women’s gymnastic events.
• A judge should assist the Association in fulfilling its duty to make judges for women’s gymnastics events available.
• A judge shall be completely unbiased.
• A judge should not give any appearance of any particular friendship with any coach or competitor.
• A judge should not become intimate with coaches or affiliates of teams or contestants who she/he may later be called upon to judge.
• A judge shall not use her/his position to endeavor to influence or attempt to influence anyone in any manner whatsoever, or to obtain any special advantage for herself/himself by reasons of or as consequence or her/his being a judge.