1. Artistic Gymnastics Competitive and Recreational

2.  Current FIG MTC President  Current Pan American Gymnastics Union VP  Current USA Gymnastics Men’s Program Committee member- all athlete selection  Current Sr. Director of Operations- Varsity Inc., owners of 15+ gyms with gymnastics & cheerleading in the USA, runs a competition with 3,000+  Former PAGU MTC President 2003-2011  FIG Brevet Judge for 7 cycles  USA Men’s National Team Coach 1991-2006  Coach of 1996 Olympian John Macready  Private gymnastics school owner 6 ½ years  Former national level gymnast  University degree in business management & physical education

3.  USA Gymnastics Competitive Program  Scoring System  Current Competitive Program Numbers  USA Elite Program  Competitive Program Numbers History  Sanctioned Competitions  University & High School Systems  Recreational & Preschool Gymnastics  Why Gymnastics?  MAG Gymnast Life  USA Gymnastics University  Summer Camps

4. ELITE Juniors and Seniors (all Olympic and World Championships Teams selected from this group) Level 10 TOPS Program WAG Talent Identification Testing Programs- elements and physical preparation Future Stars Program MAG Talent Identification Testing Programs- elements and physical preparation Level 9 Level 8 Level 7 Level 6 compulsory Level 5 compulsory Level 4 compulsory Level 3 compulsory Level 2 compulsory Level 1 compulsory Levels are the Junior Olympic Program

5.  USA WAG Levels (Junior Olympic Program) uses the 10.0 system  Never changed system  USA University WAG program uses 10.0 scoring  USA MAG Levels (Junior Olympic Program) uses the FIG system  Changed for better spectator understanding  USA University MAG program uses FIG scoring

6. 2012-2013  102,295 gymnasts  29,229 coach/judges  131,524 total participants  4,000+ competitions  & 3,000+ gym schools

7. Total # 102,295

8. 2012-2013

9. Competitive Program

10.  Twenty years ago 2-3 private gyms or universities (MAG/WAG) in the USA provided most top gymnasts  Things started changing 15 years ago  Federation emphasized gymnasts stay at home  Many foreign coaches in the USA have raised level  Training Camps and development of coaches  MAG camps 5 times a year  WAG more frequent & check by Marta before any major competition for readiness  No centralized training required, but possible for MAG (over age 18)

11.  4,000+ sanctioned by federation each year  May be held by any gymnastics school  USA Gymnastics covers insurance for a small fee  6-10 months out of the year judges working a lot  My company owns 15 gyms and hosts many competitions, one invitational with 3,000+ gymnasts, every January  These large invitationals are enjoyed by parents, coaches, gymnasts, and judges. Less stress than state, regional, and national competitions *Not including high school and university competitions

12.  Return on investment  Scholarships  WAG more than 1,000 gymnasts each year with full tuition, room & board, plus expenses  MAG more than 100 each year with full tuition, room & board, plus expenses  Many scholarships are worth $250,000 US to a family (1,530,250 RMB)

13.  High quality education at private or public universities  Most gymnastics teams have the highest average grades of sports at their school  The best WAG university teams get 15,000 spectators for all competitions  Some entry advantage for top gymnasts  No false advancement or grading for these gymnasts at the universities

14.  Represent school is most important aspect  Good local media coverage  Very little chance for a university scholarship and no chance to make the USA Team  Competitive form of recreational gymnastics  USA Gymnastics will soon govern MAG

15.  Numbers are approximately 10x that of the competitive gymnasts, meaning more than 1 million participants nationally  Approximately 1 million children take gymnastics classes each year  Parents choose for their child to enter gymnastics  Most go just one day a week for 1 hour  Preschool Gymnastics (ages 2-5) Very popular!

16.  It’s fun!  Develops strength  Develops flexibility  Develops coordination  Teaches listening skills  Gains self-esteem and confidence  Provides social interaction with peers  Teaches goal setting  Develops cognitive abilities to help in the classroom  Develops skills to enhance other sports  Also, relatively safe at low levels Marketing to Parents

17.  Age 3 Parent Child Class 45 minutes each week  Ages 4-5 Recreational Class (Levels 1-2) 1 hour each week  Age 6 Pre-Team Selection (Level 3) 3 hours each week  Ages 7-9 Competition (Levels 4-5) 6-9 hours each week  Ages 10-12 Competition (Levels 6-8) 10-15 hours each week  Ages 13-17 Competition (Levels 9-10) 15-22 hours each week  Ages 18-21 University & Elite Competition 20-25 hours each week  Ages 22-30 Elite & Olympic Competition 20-25 hours each week USA Note: this is rare- most gymnasts never advance past Level 6 They use their experience to help in other sports and throughout life Butcher baby

18.  Online courses  Safety education for all coaches & judges  Technical education for all coaches & judges  Required safety and entry level coaching course required to coach at any competition  Note: every member coach and judge must pass background check  Various levels can be achieved through education  Maximum is National Coach- requiring courses + experience

19.  Fun  Friendship  Learning  Inspirational  6 hours of gym per day  Many games  Many activities  Many contests  Olympians

21. Gymnastics- The Foundation for All Sports