JO Program Update #2 is now posted on the USA Gymnastics web site on the Men's Program Page. There will be no more rule changes to the JO Program this season which concludes with the 2009 Junior Olympic National Championships.

Update #2 consists of two parts.

*   JO Update #2 which shows all changes/modifications to the Age Group Competition Program including changes from Update #1.

*   Replacement pages for the Age Group Competition Program manual which incorporate all of the changes/modifications which appear in Rules Update #2.

These two documents should make it easy for coaches and judges to see all changes in the five page update document as well as have an updated Age Group Program Manual which incorporates all of the listed changes.

The direct link to JO Rules update #2 is:

The direct link to the Replacement Pages for the Age Group Competition Program manual can be found at:

Questions pertaining to interpretation or implementation of  the Junior Olympic program rules in connection with scoring should be sent directly to the NGJA Regional Technical Director of the applicable region of the coach or judge presenting the question. If the JOTD cannot provide an immediate answer, your question will be forwarded to the NGJA Junior Olympic Vice President.

Questions pertaining to eligibility, qualifying or competition format should be addressed directly to the Men's Program Director.

As per the age group manual, athletes who wish to compete new or unlisted skills must have those skills evaluated prior to competition by the MPC Skills Committee. Those skills (must include a video of the skill) should be sent directly to the Men's Program Director. Skills not evaluated by the Skills Committee will receive credit as per

the age group manual.

For USA Gymnastics,

Dennis McIntyre

Men's Program Director

dmcin@usa-gymnastics.org<mailto:dmcin@usa-gymnastics.org

317-829-5634 office

317-490-4256 cell

317-237-5069 fax

From: Dennis McIntyre

Subject: Men's Program Update

I wanted to give everyone a quick update on several items:

Junior Olympic Men’s Program Manager: Attached is a letter to the men’s community from new Junior Olympic Program Manager Dusty Ritter. Dusty is well on his way to getting integrated into the position and is already hard at work reviewing program materials, talking with coaches and looking for new ways to improve our program and grow our sport.

National Qualifier: The participant list for the 2009 Men’s National Qualifier has been posted on the Men’s Page of the USA Gymnastics web site. The competition draw and Technical Packet will be available to the participants in a few days. The direct link to the participant list is: http://usa-gymnastics.org/post.php?PostID=3413&prog=m

USAG/NGJA Skills Interpretations #4: This new skill interpretation document will be posted shortly on the NGJA web page (http://www.ngja.org/). This skill interpretation will include scissor values for several scissor sequences that are currently unlisted in the FIG Code of Points as well as two new parallel bar skills.

New Date for the 2009 Future Stars Championships and National Coaches Workshop: The United States Olympic Training Center will be the site for the 2009 Future Stars Championships and National Coaches Workshop. The dates approved by the USOTC are November 12 to 15. More information on the Future Stars Championships and Coaches Workshop will be posted on the men’s page at a later date.

Have a great summer!

Dennis McIntyre

Men's Program Director

317-829-5634 office

317-490-4256 cell

317-237-5069 fax