Meeting Minutes 03.2012

2012 Minnesota Spring Meeting


Non-Voting In Attendance:

Susan Francis

Jim Kivi

Chris Ashton

Brooke Stately

Dave Engh

Lawrence Belk

Laura Jansen

Tom Heinze

Ron Hill

Scott Gay

Keith Heaver

Drew Shields

Anthony Wozniak

Yuri Alexesev

Lubova Aleksejeva

Tony Aretz

Daniel Nelson

John-Paul Singh


Board Members in Attendance:

James Letzring

Jeanna Letzring

Doug Price

Reid Gysland

Bob Wuornos

Dale Bullivant


Call to order:  1:05pm


Financial Report

  • - Income: State Head Tax, one club still owes
  • - Disbursement: Biggest cost this year was clinician Kelly Crumley and State Awards
  • - USA Gymnastics Bank Account review: Money will be carried over to next year in hopes of another big name clinician


2012 Regionals

  • - Lincoln Nebraska: Entry and Schedule not yet released
  • - Region 4 Spring Meeting: Friday night, can attend as a non-voting member


2012 JO Nationals

  • - Cincinnati Ohio
  • - All Around Qualifying Score:

Level 9 = 72.50

Level 10 (14-15 yrs.) = 76.50

Level 10 (16-18 yrs.) = 78.00

  • - Allotment not determined yet
  • - Academic All-American Award Forms due April 1st : Found on USAG website, 3.5 GPA or higher required


2012 - 2016 Junior Olympic Competition Program Workshops

  • - May 13-14 in Cincinnati
  • - May 19-20 in Los Angeles
  • - June 2-3 in Houston
  • - Can’t order DVD until after all workshops are complete.  Workshops not only go over what they new routines will be, but why! Question and answer sessions and includes the DVD.


State Board Applications

  • - Approval of Applicants: Reid Gysland, Jeanna Letzring, Bob Wuornos, Dale Bullivant, Doug Price
  • - Passed, no opposition
  • - Current IT director/webmaster Vadim Balakirev not in attendance and did not submit an application


State Clinic/Future Stars Testing

  • - 2011 Review: Kelly Crumley was the guest clinician. Very informative and he answered any questions anyone had.
  • - 2012 Host: volunteers? 
  • - North Shore to host State Clinic 2012
  • - Great Northern to host State Future Stars 2012
  • - Email James with any topics or clinician suggestions


Grassroots Clinic

  • - 2011 Review: Parent thank you email reinforced the benefits of a grass roots clinic with prime age group gymnasts in levels 4-6
  • - 2012 Host: volunteers
  • - Mini-Hops to host Grass Roots clinic 2012


2012-2013 Meet Bids

  • - Invitationals
    • o North Shore- Compulsory Kickoff: 12.9.2013
    • o Hastings- HBC Invitational: 1.5-1.5.2013 or 1.12-1.13.2013
    • o Great Northern Invitational: 1.19-1.20.2013
    • o John Rothlisberger Iceberg Invitational: 2.1-2.3.2013
    • o Midwest- Raise the Roof: 2.23-2.24.2013
    • o Classic-TBD
    • o Jam Hops- Iron Man Invite: TBD
    • - State
    • - Mini-Hops and Jam Hops put in a bid
    • o Jam Hops to host- Hamline or area high school: 3.16-3.17.2013 or 3.22-3.24.2013
    • - Regionals
    • - North Shore put in a bid
    • o North Shore- host at U of M: 4.5-4.7.2013


Adjourn: 1:57pm