Nationals 2010 Information

Nationals 2010 will be hosted by the NAIGC and Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas, Thursday, April 8 through Saturday April 10. The event will be held at the Texas State University Student Recreation Center. The host hotel is the Embassy Suites in San Marcos.

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Tentative Event Schedule:

Tentative Session Assignments:

NAIGC Annual Meeting Agenda:
Saturday, April 10, 2010, 9AM - 11AM, at Texas State University (Room number pending)

1. Opening Remarks
   • Presidential Address - Benjamin Johnson
     
   • Nationals 2010 Review
     
   • Other Remarks
     
2. Nomination and Election of Directors
   • See the NAIGC Director Election Procedure for more information.
3. Nationals 2011
   
4. Open Discussion

Tshirt and Sweatshirt Designs:

Nationals Tshirt (Front) Click picture to zoom in
NAIGC Sweatshirt Design 1 Click picture to zoom in
NAIGC Sweatshirt Design 2 Click picture to zoom in

Competition Fees and Requirements:

1. NAIGC Membership fees: $25 per person. (NAIGC Membership Online)

Membership is required to compete in NAIGC sponsored meets (Nationals for 2009-2010 season) and to participate in other NAIGC activities (ie, clinics/camps). Membership is open to athletes, coaches and anyone wishing to support the NAIGC organization. The proceeds go to help fund and support the organization.
These fees are separate from Nationals meet fees.
All new members should register online, setting up a username and password of their choice.
Members from previous years do not need to make changes online, but still need to pay annual fees.
All members will receive a free NAIGC hooded sweatshirt as part of their membership with the organization.

2. Competition fees: $65 per individual and $100 per team, due March 1, 2010.

Each club must pay an individual fee for each individual competitor, as well as a team fee for each team that is entered into the team competiton. (If confused about team fees, click here for examples).
The individual competitor fee includes a t-shirt automatically.
Entering a group from you club into the team competition is not required, but it is necessary to be eligible for team finals, or to guarantee a spot in the individual event finals for one person on your team using the "mercy rule".
All competition fees are due March 1.
If you pay your club's individual fees by February 1, 2010, there will be an individual discount (decreases to $60 per individual).
If you pay after March 1, 2010, late fees apply. The individual fee rises to $85 and the team fee rises to $125.
If you do not pay by April 1, you are not guaranteed entry into the competition.

3. Banquet tickets: $25 per person, Due March 1, 2010.

Tickets can be purchased for athletes, coaches, parents, friends, etc. The award ceremony will be held at the banquet.

4. Signed Waivers: Due April 1. (Download Waiver)

A signed Nationals 2010 Waiver will be required from each individual competitor.

Registration Information:

Online Registration: (Nationals 2010 Online Registration)

All clubs must complete their registration for Nationals 2010 online.

To be eligible for online registration, you must first register for membership with the NAIGC online, and then request to be an authorized representative for your club. Furthermore, to complete your registration online, each of your club's individual competitors must be registered for membership with the NAIGC.

AFTER REGISTERING YOURSELF FOR MEMBERSHIP WITH THE NAIGC ONLINE, you may Request Authorization to register for Nationals 2010 by sending an email to Karen Heilman at heilmank@gmail.com, providing your name, the club to which you would like authorized access, and your status/position within the club. Once you are authorized to register online, you can access Nationals 2010 Online Registration by clicking the preceeding link, or you can select "Meet Registration" under the "My NAIGC" link to the left.

In order to complete your registration online, you must create at least one team, assign all your club's competitors to teams, and then specify which events each person will be competing. You will only be able to register individuals for Nationals 2010 if those individuals are already registered for NAIGC Membership Online. If necessary, authorized club representatives can register their teammates for membership, one at a time, by creating for each teammate a unique username and password, and logging out between creating each member. But you really should request that your club members do this themselves.

After completing your online registration, the only paper forms you need to mail are
1. The Signed Waivers for each competitor (pdf),
2. This Check Submission Form (pdf/doc), and
3. Your Payment

Payment Information:

You can pay your nationals fees online, or you can mail a check.

Please make all checks payable to "NAIGC".
Send all checks, forms, and waivers to the following address:

Beth Doughty
517 A Street
Davis, CA 95616

Hotel Information:

The host hotel is the Embassy Suites in San Marcos.

1001 McCarty Lane
San Marcos, TX 78666
Phone: (512) 392-6450
Fax: (512) 392-6451

The room block is under NAIGC gymnastics. The rate is $129 a night and it includes a full breakfast. The rooms can sleep 6 people per room if you use the pull-out sofa bed. When making your initial reservation, it may be easiest to reserve the room for 4 people. (The person you talk to may not be aware of the price arrangement we have negotiated with the manager that allows 6 per room for the same discounted rate). You can collect additional keys upon arrival. The deadline to get the NAIGC group rate is March 15, 2010. The code for registering online is "gym".

For questions about the hotel please contact:
Cindy La Rotta (rep for Texas State) or Jackie Olivia (event coordinator for hotel)


Note: the Embassy Suites has enough rooms for everyone to stay on Friday and Saturday nights. However, due to an additional group reserving the hotel for earlier in the week, and additional overbooking errors on the part of the hotel, rooms are no longer available at the Embassy Suites Wednesday and Thursday nights. If you cannnot get a room for Wednesday or Thursday at the Embassy Suites, you should plan to stay at one of our alternate hotels on those nights, and then transfer to the Embassy Suites for Friday and Saturday nights.

The backup hotels are listed below, along with rates for our group Wednesday and Thursday nights. To get the specified rate, tell them you are with the NAIGC gymnastics group.

Country Inn and Suites by Carlson, San Marcos ($129 per night)
1560 IH 35 South,
San Marcos TX 78666, USA
Reservations: 1-800-596-2375 US/Canada Toll-free
Telephone: (512)392-8111 Fax: (512) 392-8180
Email: cx_smtx@countryinns.com

Comfort Suites ($99 per night)
104 North Interstate 35,
San Marcos, TX 78666
(512)392-1006

Hampton Inn ($109 per night)
106 North Interstate 35
San Marcos, TX 78666-6860
(512) 392-3448


Our original backup hotel, The Holiday Inn Express Hotel and Suites is now also booked. Since some of our competitors have already booked rooms there, the address is maintained below for reference.

Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites
SAN MARCOS
108 IH 35 N
SAN MARCOS, TX 78666 UNITED STATES
5127546621


Transportation packages can be purchased between the 5 hotels listed above and the airports (both AUS and SAT) on Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday, and between the hotels and the competition on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

If at all possible, teams should plan to stay at the primary host hotel -- the Embassy Suites in San Marcos -- on Friday and Saturday nights. We should have enough rooms at the host hotel for these weekend nights. It is more fun and less hassle if everyone is together for the banquet and various other activities over the weekend.

Transportation Information:

Competition Format: (revised 3-22-09)

• Overview:
  • Nationals 2010 will have 6 preliminary sessions, and one finals session.
  • Women will compete in all sessions.
  • Men will compete in three sessions, (Thursday evening, Friday morning, and Friday evening), concurrently with the women.
  • The finals session will consist of combined team finals, all-around finals, and event finals.
  • All women's sessions will be conducted in capital cup style.
  • All men's sessions will be conducted in warmup-compete style.
• Preliminary Sessions:
  • Each club may register any number of teams for the preliminary sessions.
  • Each team may have up to eight individuals compete on each event.
  • Women's team scores are determined by summing the four highest scores on each event.
  • Men's team scores are determined by summing the three highest scores on each event.
  • To be eligible for the team finals, the team must have paid the team fee and registered by the appropriate deadline.
• Women's Team Finals Qualification:
  • The highest-scoring team from each of the women's preliminary sessions will qualify for the women's team finals.
  • The next highest-scoring women's teams from among all sessions combined will also qualify, up to a maximum of 8 teams.
  • Each qualifying team will be allowed to select five competitors on each event to compete in the finals session, with the top four scores counting toward the team score.
  • To be eligible as a team member in team finals, an individual must have participated for that team in the preliminary competition.
• Men's Team Finals Qualification:
  • The highest-scoring team from each of the men's preliminary sessions will qualify for the men's team finals.
  • The next highest-scoring men's teams from all three sessions combined will also qualify, up to a maximum of 6 teams.
  • Each qualifying team will be allowed to select four competitors on each event to compete in the finals session, with the top three scores counting toward the team score.
  • To be eligible as a team member in team finals, an individual must have participated for that team in the preliminary competition.
• Women's All-Around Finals Qualification:
  • The three highest-scoring all-around competitors from each session will qualify for women's all-around finals.
  • In addition, all-around competitors placing in the top 20 from among all sessions combined will qualify.
• Men's All-Around Finals Qualification:
  • The four highest-scoring all-around competitors from each session will qualify for men's all-around finals.
  • In addition, all-around competitors placing in the top 15 from among all sessions combined will qualify.
• Women's Event Finals Qualification:
  • For each event, the three highest-scoring individuals from each session will qualify for women's event finals in that event.
  • In addition, event competitors placing in the top 20 from among all sessions combined will qualify.
• Men's Event Finals Qualification:
  • For each event, the four highest-scoring individuals from each session will qualify for men's event finals in that event.
  • In addition, event competitors placing in the top 15 from among all sessions combined will qualify.
• The Mercy Rule:
  • A team qualifies for the mercy rule if it does not qualify for team finals, and it does not have an individual from the team qualify for event finals.
  • Any team that qualifies for the mercy rule is allowed to select one individual from the team to compete on ONE event of their choice in the event finals.
  • For this rule to apply, the competitor must be from a team which has paid the team fee and registered by the appropriate deadline.
• Awards:
  • Team awards will be given to the top three women's teams and the top three men's teams from the team finals.
  • All-around awards will be given to the top ten women's all-around scores and the top ten men's all-around scores from the all-around finals, among those who are participating in all-around finals.
  • To be eligible for an all-around award, an individual must have qualified for all-around finals during the preliminary competition. Individuals participating in the team finals who did not qualify for all-around finals in the preliminary competition are not eligible for an award in the all-around competition.
  • Event awards will be given to the top ten individuals on each event, among those who are participating in the event finals.
  • To be eligible for an event award, an individual must have qualified for individual event finals on that event, or have entered the finals session through the Mercy Rule; team finals participants and all-around finals participants who did not qualify for event finals during the preliminary competition on a given event are not eligible for an award on that event.
• Ties:
  • Any ties for scores in the team, all-around, or individual event competitions will be recorded as a tie. There is no tiebreaker.
  • During the award ceremony, tying individuals will be recognized as tying for the place they earned; however there will be only one award purchased in advance for each place. One of the tying pair is expected to volunteer to receive a duplicate award in the mail after the event. The volunteer may also choose to keep the next lower place award (when available).
• Judging:
  • Women will be judged using FIG JO skill values and level 9 requirements. D's and E's will not be limited. Level 9 and 10 bonus is used to the advantage of the gymnast. D's and Es will be given additive value of .1 and .2 respectively and recognized in connection value.
  • Men will be judged using FIG JO skill values and level 9 requirements.
  • Additional note: Yurchenko-style vaults will be allowed for both men and women. A safety collar and hand placement mat will be provided.