Welcome to Illinois National Association of Women's Gymnastics Judges

UPCOMING NEWS AND EVENTS

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• **NEW** September 9th, 2023 IL NAWGJSGC Minutes
• **NEW** Meet Referee Documents 
• **NEW** Judges Cup Judges Information and Availability ***DUE SEPTEMBER 30th***
   
• 2023-2024 Judges Compensation Package August 1, 2023-July 31, 2024
   
• Oct 1st, 2023 IL Judges Cup registration fees due
   
• Sept 1st, 2023 IL NAWGJ "IN" Newsletter Septermber 2023
   
• Aug 28th, 2023 RJD’s August Newsletter 2023

IMPORTANT DATES

• August -- All proof of Credentials Due
  • email NGA and AAU Gymnastics proof of membership if you are a member to tanya.ilnawgjadmassist@gmail.com 
• Sept 1st
  • PIF Available: required to judge a State, Regional or National Competition
• Sept 9th-10th
  • ILNAWGJ Committee in-person workshop (minutes)
• Sept 15th 
  • PIF submissions close at MIDNIGHT
• Sept 16th
  • National Gymnastics Day
• Sept 22nd-24th
  • Forward Momentum Camp at Gym-Kinetics, Mokena, IL
• ** NEW ** Sept 30th
  • Judges Cup Availability due
• Oct 1st
  • Illiniois NAWGJ Judges Cup registration fees due
• Oct 8th
  • First Assigning Meeting
• Nov 10th-12th
  • IL-NAWGJ Judge's Cup

IL NAWGJ "IN" SEPTEMBER 2023

• Top News
  • NEW JUDGES
    • p3 Words of Wisdom from the Education Chair, Christi Kearns
  • Mentors Needed
    • Contact Christi Kearns
  • State meets
    • 3 alternates will be assigned to each state meet.  Complete your PIF by Midnight, September 15th.
  • AAU
    • AAU membership not needed to judge AAU meets (p5)
  • Update your NAWGJ, USAGYMNASTICS, and GYMJAS
• Committee and Technical Updates
  • USAG National Committee Meeting Minutes link
     
  • Developmental Program updates
    Joint Dev Program/Technical Meeting Minutes - May 15, 2023
    Dev Program Committee Meeting Minutes - May 15, 2023
    • Chalk and water cannot be added to bar rails or mats once the exercise has begun
    • Any inquiry to raise a score 0.10 or less on the lowest event score to qualify to the State or Regional meet applies ONLY to All-Around athletes, -not- IES
    • Compulsory
      • No Deduction for Coach standing between the bars throughout exercise
      • a tuck or pike entracnce into the backward roll progress is allowed in the Level 1-5 Compulsory Floor Exercises​
    • Medium Step
      • 0.15 deduction for a medium step on landing on Vault, UB/BB dismounts, and BB/FX Acro. 
         
  • XCEL Program updates
    Joint Xcel/Technical Committee Meeting Minutes - May 16, 2023
    Xcel Committee minutes - May 16, 2023
    • Sapphire level is Nationwide now
    • Chalk only, no tape on hand placement mat
    • Underswing (toe-on or clear) to stand - Removing the Low Bar Option.  Add a new element for this dismount from the Low Bar.  Allowable for Xcel Bronze and Silver only
    • Allowed to sit on the floor to do a back hip pullover to front support mount on beam
    • Level to touch beam (5.001) requires the free leg to be at or above horizontal
    • Bronze Vault 2
      •  Vault deduction Approach – Additional Jump on the Board - 0.30 to Bronze Vault 2 (same deduction as Bronze Vault 1)
    • Medium Step
      • 0.15 deduction for a medium step on landing on Vault, UB/BB dismounts, and BB/FX Acro​

Updated 9/24/2023 rjs