Minutes  KENTUCKY  USAG Board    July 13, 2008     3:15-6:30

Present:  Cap Caudill, Angela Haagan, Monica Kennedy, Tina Salameh, Lee Warner, Vicki Smith, Carole Liedtke 

 Not present: Andy Neafie, Angie Tyler, Pat Brainer and Michael Crowe

Correct email for Lee Warner  makeuflip@insightbb.com, or flipcity@aol.com

·  Minutes from 3/16/08 meeting were read and accepted.

·  The 3/16/08 and 6/16/07 minutes will be put on the Ky. USAG website  www.region5.com/kentucky

·  Cap has still not received the Regional Mini congress rebate from 2007.

·  The final vote to allow the Judges Cup to only have to pay half of the State Tax passed.

·  There were no bids for the Summer Clinic and Award banquet.  Michael Crowe and Cap Caudill are still working to have this in the fall.

·  Michael Crowe will be asked to select a committee of three to formulate a more explicit criteria for judging Ky State meets and the process for choosing judges.  This should be finalized to the board by Sept. 1.

·  A committee for formulating the Ky. Hall of Fame criteria and nomination form was appointed.  Angela Haagan and Carole Liedtke will develop the information and forms to be published on the website after the board approval.

·  The range of scores for Achievement ribbons will remain the same as last year.

·  It was requested to get information about the possibility of the state purchasing The Pro Score system  for use at all Ky meets.  However, at a current cost of $7800 it was considered too costly at this time.

·  The vote to have two state meets, a Level 3-6 Compulsory in the winter and a compulsory, optional and prep opt in the Spring passed.

·  A motion to have a separate Level 3 and 4 state meet in the spring was made by Tina, seconded by Angela and passed.

·  Therefore, there will be a Level 3-6 Compulsory state meet in December, a Level 5-10 and Prep Opt meet in March and Level 3 and 4 meet in April.  Gymnasts may compete in more that one state meet.

·  The calendar was extensively reviewed and will be published by Cap.

·  It was discussed to review the Region 5 Prep Opt rules after they are finalized and then make the decision to use them with or without some variation for Kentucky.

·  Cap reiterated the fact that the USAG Background check is in effect and must be completed upon renewing USAG Professional membership.  This should be done with time before the membership expires.

·  All clubs need to turn in their roster of gymnasts with intended level by the first KQ of the season.  More info on who to send this to will be sent out.

·  All Ky clinics and meets are requested to be sanctioned by USAG. (Judges can only receive clinic credit for clinics that are sanctioned and have been properly given clinic status thru paperwork by the State Judging Director and State USAG Chair)  All coaches and judges must display in plain site their Professional membership card (or a designated verification that it has been checked, such as a wrist band).  The meet directors must enforce this.  If USAG has delayed their card they must download info proving they have paid for this year.  Card also can be downloaded.  Meet directors must check online to see if coaches have Pro Membership.  Check in sheets must be checked.  Every Pro member must have checked in and have card visible.

·  Dress code- Motion was made by Lee and seconded by Angela to accept the USAG Coaches attire at State and above competitions to all KQ meets, with the exception that hats and non torn jeans can be worn.  Passed.  Shoes=closed toe athletic shoes.  Pants: athletic warm-ups or “Docker-style” pants.  Shorts=Athletic or tailored shorts that are a reasonable length (example-7” inseam) No shorts with tears, holes or short- shorts.  Shirts=Collared shirts, business casual shirts, or T-shirts with gym logo.  No spaghetti straps, low-cut tops or midriff revealing shirts.

·  At State and above meets the USAG Coaches attire rules will have to be implemented which is the above plus no jeans, and no hats or visors.

·  Corrections were made to the 07-08 Ky. Rules and Policies and additions and deletions made which will first have to be verified with the current USAG policies before publishing for 08-09

·  Changes passed include:                                                                                                                                                                                            

Motion by Vicki, second by Monica to raise the State qualifying score for Levels 4-5-6 to 31.

Motion by Lee, second by Tina to add a State qualifying score for Level 3 to 31.

Motion by Carole, second by Vicki to add that all panels at all state meets have 2 judge panels.

Clarification that age groups for awards can be combined due to low numbers of gymnasts by the meet director with verification beforehand from the USAG Chair.

·  A compulsory and Optional coach of the Year for Ky were chosen to be disclosed at the Annual

banquet in the fall.

·  All clubs need to keep their address, email, person in charge, phone update with Cap

                     ·  All need to review the USAG Program, Compulsory and Optional Updates for 2008-2009 from June 2008.  

·  An announcement was made that Cap Caudill has been named to the first Region 5 USAG Hall of Fame for his many and pioneer years of service to gymnastics in the Region.