Women’s Technical Committee

May 2, 2006

Oklahoma City, Okla.

I. Roll Call: Chairman Cheryl Hamilton called the meeting to order at 8:30 AM.

Region 1	Julie Bowse
Region 2	Linda Mulvihill
Region 3	Carole Bunge
Region 4	Linda Thorberg
Region 5	Char Christensen
Region 6	Pat Panichas
Region 7	Myra Elfenbein
Region 8	Marian Dykes
Asst. Tech. Comm. Chair	Audrey Schweyer
JOCC	Tom Koll
JO Program Manager	Connie Maloney
NAWGJ	Carole Ide

II.  Election for the National Technical Committee Chair

The call for nominations was published in the February Technique and resulted in one nomination, Cheryl Hamilton. Therefore, she was elected by acclamation for another four years.

III. jo code of points         

Beam, #3.303

Add the following description to the 3^rd illustration:

1/1 (360°) turn with hand holding the leg at a minimum of 45° above horizontal = C

IV. NAWGJ REPORT

Carole Ide updated the WTC on the activities of NAWGJ. She also updated the committee on the NAWGJ statistics. The TC asked Carole about the reaction of the NCAA coaches to the mandatory Judges Assignment System.

The TC also discussed the judges’ compensation package and asked if NAWGJ had any recommendations for change. Carole will be discussing this with her board at their June meeting. These recommendations will be for the 2007-08 season.

V. JUDGING ACCREDITATION

Recommendation that any sanctioned judging/coaching clinics conducted during the months of June or July may be used for CPE credit for the current accreditation year or for the upcoming year, effective immediately.

Motion: M. Dykes

Second: M. Elfenbein

PASSED

Clarification: Whatever rating a judge holds on August 1 of each year determines the number of CPE hours required for that accreditation year.  Entry level judges attaining their rating after the start of the accreditation year are not required to report CPE hours until the following accreditation year. All CPE hours accumulated during that time may be used to fulfill the CPE requirements.

Examples:

• If an individual achieved a Level 5/6 rating for the first time in July of 2005, the CPE requirements are due by June of 2006. If this individual upgrades their rating to 7/8 within the accreditation year, they are only required to fulfill the CPE hours required of a Level 5/6, as that was the rating as of Aug. 1, 2005.
• If an individual achieved a Level 5/6 rating for the first time in December 2005, the CPE requirements are not due until June of 2007 since he/she had no rating as of Aug. 1, 2005. 

Note: With the exception of attaining a level 5/6 or 7/8 rating, judges are still required to complete their annual CPE requirements before testing up to the next Level.

VI. compulsory bars

The committee requested that Connie add an illustration in the Compulsory book for the Level 5 and 6 counterswings, depicting the position that would incur the 0.30 deduction for “Body arched and/or hips open to an extended position with feet over the low bar.”

VII. judges’ training materials

The committee began its work on the evaluation of Level 4-6 Compulsory elements and routines for Judges’ Training DVDs. The order of priority is:

Compulsory Levels 4-6, then Level 10, Level 9, Level 8, and Level 7.

The committee will continue to work on these projects throughout the summer and at their meeting scheduled for September 23-24, 2006 in Indianapolis.

Meeting adjourned at 2:00 PM.