Update From Dennis McIntyre

I wanted to give everyone a quick update on several items:

Junior Olympic Men’s Program Manager:
Attached is a letter to the men’s community from new Junior Olympic Program Manager Dusty Ritter. Dusty is well on his way to getting integrated into the position and is already hard at work reviewing program materials, talking with coaches and looking for new ways to improve our program and grow our sport. (Click HERE for letter)

National Qualifier:
The participant list for the 2009 Men’s National Qualifier has been posted on the Men’s Page of the USA Gymnastics web site. The competition draw and Technical Packet will be available to the participants in a few days. The direct link to the participant list is: http://usa-gymnastics.org/post.php?PostID=3413&prog=m

USAG/NGJA Skills Interpretations #4:
This new skill interpretation document will be posted shortly on the NGJA web page (http://www.ngja.org/). This skill interpretation will include scissor values for several scissor sequences that are currently unlisted in the FIG Code of Points as well as two new parallel bar skills.

New Date for the 2009 Future Stars Championships and National Coaches Workshop:
The United States Olympic Training Center will be the site for the 2009 Future Stars Championships and National Coaches Workshop. The dates approved by the USOTC are November 12 to 15. More information on the Future Stars Championships and Coaches Workshop will be posted on the men’s page at a later date.
Have a great summer!

Dennis McIntyre
Men's Program Director
dmcin@usa-gymnastics.org
317-829-5634 office
317-490-4256 cell
317-237-5069 fax

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