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Help Support Our Athletes At Nationals in 2007

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2007 APPAREL FUND SPONSORSHIP

Help support our Region 4 athletes at J.O. Nationals! Our apparel fund helps pay for outfitting our level 9 & 10 athletes when they compete at their national championships.

This year the region will award special recognition pins to everyone that donates $100 to the apparel fund. Donate $100 and you receive 1 pin. Donate $500 and you receive 5 pins. If every club that had an athlete at regionals buys a pin for each of their coaches our apparel fund will be in good shape. Naturally, we hope that every professional member in the region will want to support our athletes and our region by purchasing a pin. Bryon Hough is the Region 4 Capitol Development Director and is in charge of this project.

You can contact him and arrange to make your donation at 952 953 5128 or e-mail at bryon@tagsgym.com

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Region 4 Fact Sheet

In cooperation with Region 4 presents the

2007 Region 4 Congress

General Information

date/site:

Region 4

June 22– 24 2007

Coralville, IA Marriott Coralville Hotel & Conference Center

PURPOSE OF REGIONAL CONGRESSES:

The purpose of regional congress is to provide education to the teachers, coaches, judges and gymnastics business owners of the region. Education and training enable everyone to effectively and professionally serve in the development of the young gymnasts across the country.

REGION 4 EDUCATION:

Over 75 Sessions covering the following areas:

Coaches Education – Sessions covering popular topics for the developmental through elite gymnastics coach. Learn from leaders in the gymnastics community.

Recreational Education – A recreational track covering programs for tots through teens; be the best instructor in your gym!

Business Education – Sessions covering marketing, managing your business, staff retention and more.

Judges Education – Sessions covering compulsory, optional and elite judging criteria, technique and more.

SPEAKERS:

Region 4 Committee

Alison Arnold National Team Sports Psychologist

Tammy Biggs National Coaching Staff

Dave Holcomb Business Education

Tom Koll Nat’l Jr. Olympic Committee Chairman

Brant Lutska National Instructor/Recreational Gymnastics

Tim Rand Former National Team Coach

Steve Rybacki Olympic Coach/Member of Nat’l Coaching Staff

Linda Thorberg National Instructor/Recreational Gymnastics

Gary Warren Women’s Program Director/Athlete Development

Registration will begin on February 1, 2007. Online Registration will be available for members and printable forms will be available for all others at www.usa-gymnastics.org

HOUSING

A block of rooms has been reserved. Call by June 05, 2007 Marriott Coralville Hotel & Conference Center

National Travel Systems Sports Travel Team 300 E. 9th St.

PO Box 93498; Lubbock, TX 79493-3498 Coralville, IA 52241

Toll Free: 1-888-603-8747; Main Line: 806-794-3135 319/688-4000– local information only

Fax: 806-687-3815

Email: usagama@takeavacation.com website: www.wdpltd.com

Single/Double Rate of $109.00

Any reservations after the cut-off date will be based strictly on availability.

*Please check the USA Gymnastics website – www.usa-gymnastics.org for a detailed schedule and registration information.

*Minimum age for Congress attendees is 16.

Request for Nominations

Regional Administrative Committee Chairman

&

Regional Pre-elite Committee Chairman

Term of Office: 4 years beginning July 1^st 2007

Criteria for Nomination:

Both nominees must be professional members of the women’s program, 21 years of age, in good standing for a minimum of two consecutive years immediately prior to the nomination.

Regional Administrative Committee Chairman must have served a minimum of two (2) consecutive years as:

1. USA Gymnastics State Administrative Committee Chairman, or
2. USA Gymnastics Regional Administrative Committee Chairman, or
3. A National sub-committee member.

Regional Pre-Elite Committee Chairman

1. Must have coached an elite athlete who competed at a classic or Challenge competition within the last four years.

(A detailed list of the responsibilities of both positions can be found in the Operating Code.  Go to www.usa-gymnastics.org, and then click on Women’s Program, then click on the Operating Code link in the left hand pane.)

• Please do not nominate someone without his or her knowledge and consent.

Please do not nominate someone that has not read, and therefore does not understand, the responsibilities of the position.

Send nominations to:

Jim Schlott - RACC

3780 Lois Lane

North Liberty, IA 52317

Or email to:

j.Schlott@mchsi.com

SUBMISSION DEADLINE IS MARCH 1^ST, 2007

2006 Region 4 Awards

The USAG National Congress and Visa Championships was held in St. Paul, MN. August 16-19. It was a great success for our region to host this event. Region 4 Hosted an awards reception on friday to honor our contributors for the year. Pictured is the Region 4 Board and the 2006 honorees.