2013-2014 Member Updates Membership and Educational Renewal Reminder: Professional and Instructor membership expiration dates now align with the athletic competitive season. Therefore, most professional memberships expired on 7.31.13. Any new or renewing safety and background check certification will have the 7.31 expiration date. U100/Instructor Certification does not expire nor need be renewed. Members can renew…
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Motivation
USA Volleyball’s Carli Lloyd shares some quotes and family inspiration that has motivated her through her career. Carli quotes running legend Steve Prefontaine saying, “to give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift.” Video from Positive Coaching Alliance & ResponsibleSports.com
USAG-NJ Annual Awards Announced
Annual Award Winners for the Year 2013 Category Name J.O. Optional Club of the Year North Stars J.O. Compulsory Club of the Year Arena Judge of the Year Leslie McPeek Meet Host of the Year E.N.A. Paramus Volunteer of the Year Kelly Gaston Optional Gymnast of the Year …
It’s a Family Team
Article from Positive Coaching Alliance & LMI Responsible Sports video series: US Water Polo’s Tumua Anae shares the personal story of how her father and his seven brothers, as well as her immediate family, helped translate competition within her family to in the pool. “I really pulled from that competition.” Tumua goes on, “You’re going…
USAG NJ State Board Meeting Minutes – 14 July 2013
USAG NJ State Board Meeting Minutes – 14 July 2013 Regional/National Judges Nomination Criteria
Short Memory Is Good
Article from Positive Coaching Alliance & LMI Responsible Sports video series: Olympian and 2012 USA National Men’s Volleyball Team Member Brian Thornton shares the importance of having a short memory. Brian shares, “It’s important to just move on to the very next play. You have to know that each occurrence is separate from the other.”
A Coaching Philosophy
Article from Positive Coaching Alliance & LMI Responsible Sports video series: Katey Stone, Head Coach of the 2013 USA Women’s National Hockey Team which captured gold in the 2013 World Championships, explains why her coaching philosophy is a work in progress. Katey shares, “there’s been a lot of healthy discussions about philosophy and approach in…
Congrats to Jersey Girls at USA Championships
New Jersey was well represented at the 2013 P&G National Championships held in Hartford, CT over the past few days with four athletes competing in the Jr Championships: Ashley Foss/North Stars, Melissa Reinstadtler/Rebound, Lauren Hernandez/MG Elite and Ariana Agrapides/MG Elite. Ariana was 1st on Vault. Lauren was 2nd All Around and was named to the Jr…
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Introductory Athlete Membership Changes
With the launch of the new athlete registration season, the Introductory Athlete Membership was applicable only to those athletes participating in the Xcel Program: Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, Diamond. However, Women’s Program has decided to also include the Women’s JO Program Levels 1 and 2 into that structure (reminder the new Level 3 was the…
Reminders for Clubs & Coaches
Bids for 2013-2014 Meet Hosting are due 1 August 2013, that’s a month away. Download the Bid Form HERE USA Gymnastics U100 – Fundamentals of Gymnastics Instruction Course must be completed, along with the other Professional Memership requirements, before you will be allowed on the competitive floor after 1 August 2013. The course can be taken online…
Time to Fill Up the Tanks
Now is the time to start refilling those Emotional Fuel Tanks in the gym. Click HERE for to view the Coach’s Script. Click HERE to visit the Positive Coaching Alliance for loads of additional Positive Information.
Research Confirms: Positive Beats Negative
New research at Clemson University confirms that verbally aggressive conduct in coaching does not produce the best results. “According to the study, which focused on feedback from 130 Division I college athletes, players who were exposed to a verbally aggressive coach reported significantly less motivation to perform, and viewed such coaches as significantly less competent,…
Level 10 Regional Results
Congratulations to all the Level 10’s qualifying to Nationals and to all who competed this past weekend at Brookdale Community College. Many thanks to Rebound Gymnastics for hosting the meet. Junior RESULTS Senior RESULTS
Level 8 State Championship Results
The Level 8 State Championships were Hosted by Starbound Gymnastics on 6 April 2013. Congrates to Monmouth Gymnastics – 2013 Level 8 Team Champions 1 114.275 Monmouth 2 113.950 Devlin 3 113.325 North Stars 4 113.025 Action 5 112.900 US Gym 6 111.675 Rebound Results State Records Sierra Garcia/Devlin New Sr 8 Floor…
Level 7 State Championship Results
The Level 7 State Championships were Hosted by Starbound Gymnastics on 6 April 2013. Congrates to Arena Gymnastics – 2013 Level 7 Team Champions 1 115.725 Arena 2T 115.000 Action 2T 115.100 Rebound 4 114.175 North Stars 5 113.125 Ace 6 112.750 Bright Stars Results State Records
2012 USAG-NJ Annual Awards Presented
Congratulations to the 2012 USAG-NJ Annual Award Winners: JO Club of the Year – North Stars Gymnastics Meet Host of the Year – Rebound Gymnastics Compulsory Gymnast of the Year – Alexia Daza Optional Gymnast of the Year – Alicia Boren & Kaitlin Minhinick Judge of the Year – Linda Orriss & Bonnie Synol Volunteer of…