Acros Gymnastics Booster Club

Welcome to the ACROS Gymnastics Booster Club

Organizational Structure

Gym owner – Cindy Zeller 476-5999 (Acros Office)

Coaching Staff –

Head coach - Anatoli Toropov  

Assistant coaches –

Julie Harrison

Gennadii Samsonov

 Svetlana Samsonov

Booster Club Officer Responsibilities

President: Preside over meetings & coordinate work of other officers; liason with coaches & gym owner

Vice-President Girls: Obtains USAG #s (ALL gymnasts), completes meet entries, communicates meet & hotel info, responsible for coaching professional numbers and certification

Vice-President Boys: completes meet entries, communicates meet & hotel info, responsible for coaching professional numbers and certification

Treasurer: Oversees the creation of the budget, creates financial states, invoices, handles all revenue, reimbursement of coaching staff, prepares year-end taxes

Secretary:  Records meeting minutes, sends all emails to ABC members via email, keep Rules & By-laws updated, updates/organizes mailboxes, post minutes and other information on bulletin board.

Meet Director:  Coordinates, organizes and oversees home meets.  Has necessary certifications.

Ancillary: (appointed by the president)

Fundraising: Organizes fundraising general & individual, creates & organizes Ad-book

Travel: Coordinates and reserves travel arrangements for coaching staff in accordance with rules.

Team Spirit: Organizes activities for boys and girls

Seeks activities promoting community involvement & giving back

What to expect in each level:

*Compulsory (Levels 3-6) each gymnasts competes the same routine.  The routines build on skill  sets and increase with difficulty.

 – competes up to State level (Level 3 competes at South State)

 *Levels 4-6 must have scored at least an all around score of  at least 32.00 at an Indiana-USAG designated meet to be eligible to compete at State meet

*Optional (Levels 7-elite) each gymnast hastheir own routines.  See FIG Code of Points for requirements at each level 

Level 7 competes to the State level and must score a minimum of 32 .0 at any USAG sanctioned meet to qualify to compete at the State meet.

Level 8 competes to the Regional Level.  They must score at least a 32.0 at any USAG sanctioned meet to qualify to compete at the State meet and must score 34.0 or higher at the State meet to qualify to compete at Regionals. The Indiana Team will be selected at the State Meet.

Levels 9-10 competes to the National Level. The State/Regional qualifiying scores are the same as for Levgel 8.  Those qualifying for Nationals will be chosen at the Regional meet bases on overall place.

Dos & Don’ts / Competition Guidelines:

Hair Tips

Fix hair when wet

Use strong hold gel

Suggested hair styles:  French braids, buns, spider webs

Finish with very strong hairspray like Rave

Add glitter spay

Watch pig tail too far to the side due to the gymnast pulling their hair back on extension rolls

Appearance/Gym Bags

No jewelry or bright nail or toe polish.  Most judges allow small stud earrings.

Have a pair of socks in the gym bag.  Many of  the competition sites have concrete floors and get very cold.

Pack a water bottle in the gym bag (small crackers or gold fish if your child has blood sugar issues)

Arrival

Arrive at your competition approximately 30 minutes prior to the warm up time and check in immediately with your coach- be prompt

If you are going to be late- call a coach on their cell or another parent if you cannot reach the coach

Do not arrive early to sit and watch other gymnasts perform (may make them nervous).  Anatoli feels very strongly about this!

Feed child a meal prior to arriving- there is no time to eat during the warm up or competition.  

Have gymnast ready – dressed in competition attire, bag ready, grips, tape, bottle of water prior to going out on the floor.  Once they enter the floor they are the coach's responsibility.

Competition

During competition the gymnasts are allowed to leave the floor for restroom breaks only.  The coach may signal you to go with younger gymnasts.

Do not call gymnast over to you to talk, fix hair, etc

Parents are NOT allowed in the competition area at ANY TIME

No flash photography at any meets – it may be used at the awards ceremony

Awards

Do not leave until all ACROS gymnasts’ age levels have been called- show team support

Keep siblings with the family

Tell coaches good bye and thank you before leaving

Sportsmanship

Talk to your gymnast about good sportsmanship during the competition and at the awards ceremony

No talking while fellow gymnast is performing or receiving their award- cheer them on and congratulate them when finished

No pouting or stomping when accepting an award or on the floor if name is not called

They should be proud of themselves for all of their hard work and their commitment to the team