Nationals 2010 Information

Nationals 2010 will be hosted by the NAIGC and Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas, Thursday, April 8 through Saturday April 10. The event will be held at the Texas State University Student Recreation Center. The host hotel is the Embassy Suites.

Competition Fees and Requirements:

1. NAIGC Membership fees: $25 per person. (NAIGC Membership Online)

Membership is required to compete in NAIGC sponsored meets (Nationals for 2009-2010 season) and to participate in other NAIGC activities (ie, clinics/camps). Membership is open to athletes, coaches and anyone wishing to support the NAIGC organization. The proceeds go to help fund and support the organization.
These fees are separate from Nationals meet fees.
All new members should register online, setting up a username and password of their choice.
Members from previous years do not need to make changes online, but still need to pay annual fees.
All members will receive a free NAIGC hooded sweatshirt as part of their membership with the organization.

2. Competition fees: $65 per individual and $100 per team, due March 1, 2010.

Each club must pay an individual fee for each individual competitor, as well as a team fee for each team that is entered into the team competiton. (If confused about team fees, click here for examples).
The individual competitor fee includes a t-shirt automatically.
Entering a group from you club into the team competition is not required, but it is necessary to be eligible for team finals, or to guarantee a spot in the individual event finals for one person on your team using the "mercy rule".
All competition fees are due March 1.
If you pay your club's individual fees by February 1, 2010, there will be an individual discount (decreases to $60 per individual).
If you pay after March 1, 2010, late fees apply. The individual fee rises to $85 and the team fee rises to $125.
If you do not pay by April 1, you are not guaranteed entry into the competition.

3. Banquet tickets: $25 per person, Due March 1, 2010.

Tickets can be purchased for athletes, coaches, parents, friends, etc. The award ceremony will be held at the banquet.

4. Signed Waivers: Due April 1. (Download Waiver)

A signed Nationals 2010 Waiver will be required from each individual competitor.

Registration Information:

Online Registration: (Nationals 2010 Online Registration)

All clubs must complete their registration for Nationals 2010 online.

To be eligible for online registration, you must first register for membership with the NAIGC online, and then request to be an authorized representative for your club. Furthermore, to complete your registration online, each of your club's individual competitors must be registered for membership with the NAIGC.

AFTER REGISTERING YOURSELF FOR MEMBERSHIP WITH THE NAIGC ONLINE, you may Request Authorization to register for Nationals 2010 by sending an email to Karen Heilman at heilmank@gmail.com, providing your name, the club to which you would like authorized access, and your status/position within the club. Once you are authorized to register online, you can access Nationals 2010 Online Registration by clicking the preceeding link, or you can select "Meet Registration" under the "My NAIGC" link to the left.

In order to complete your registration online, you must create at least one team, assign all your club's competitors to teams, and then specify which events each person will be competing. You will only be able to register individuals for Nationals 2010 if those individuals are already registered for NAIGC Membership Online. If necessary, authorized club representatives can register their teammates for membership, one at a time, by creating for each teammate a unique username and password, and logging out between creating each member. But you really should request that your club members do this themselves.

After completing your online registration, the only paper forms you need to mail are
1. The Signed Waivers for each competitor (pdf),
2. This Check Submission Form (pdf/doc), and
3. Your Payment

Payment Information:

You can pay your nationals fees online, or you can mail a check.

Please make all checks payable to "NAIGC".
Send all checks, forms, and waivers to the following address:

Beth Doughty
517 A Street
Davis, CA 95616

Hotel Information:

The host hotel is the Embassy Suites.

1001 McCarty Lane
San Marcos, TX 78666
Phone: (512) 392-6450
Fax: (512) 392-6451

The room block is under NAIGC gymnastics. The rate is $129 a night and it includes a full breakfast. The deadline to get the NAIGC group rate is March 15, 2010. The code for registering online is "gym".

For questions about the hotel please contact:
Cindy La Rotta (rep for Texas State) or Jackie Olivia (event coordinator for hotel)


The host hotel is overbooked for Wednesday and Thursday nights. (Friday and Saturday night rooms are still available.) The overflow hotel is the

Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites
SAN MARCOS
108 IH 35 N
SAN MARCOS, TX 78666 UNITED STATES
5127546621

The rate is $109 per night. Transportation will be provided between the hotels on Thursday and Friday nights, and possibly at other times too.

Competition Format:

• Overview:
  • Nationals 2010 will have between 5 and 8 preliminary sessions depending on registration, and one finals session.
  • Women will compete in all sessions.
  • Men will compete in two or three sessions depending on registration, concurrently with the women.
  • The finals session will consist of combined team finals, all-around finals, and event finals.
  • All women's sessions will be conducted in capital cup style.
  • All men's sessions will be conducted in warmup-compete style.
• Preliminary Sessions:
  • Each club may register any number of teams for the prelimnary sessions.
  • Each team may have up to eight individuals compete on each event.
  • Women's team scores are determined by summing the four highest scores on each event.
  • Men's team scores are determined by summing the three highest scores on each event.
  • To be eligible for the team finals, the team must have paid the team fee and registered by the appropriate deadline.
• Women's Team Finals Qualification:
  • The highest-scoring team from each of the women's preliminary sessions will qualify for the women's team finals.
  • If there are fewer than 8 preliminary sessions, the next highest-scoring women's teams from among all sessions combined will also qualify, up to a maximum of 8 teams.
  • Each qualifying team will be allowed to select five competitors on each event to compete in the finals session, with the top four scores counting toward the team score.
  • To be eligible as a team member in team finals, an individual must have participated for that team in the preliminary competition.
• Men's Team Finals Qualification:
  • The two highest-scoring teams from each of the men's preliminary sessions will qualify for the men's team finals.
  • If there are fewer than three sessions, the next highest-scoring men's teams from both sessions combined will also qualify. up to a maximum of 6 teams.
  • Each qualifying team will be allowed to select four competitors on each event to compete in the finals session, with the top three scores counting toward the team score.
  • To be eligible as a team member in team finals, an individual must have participated for that team in the preliminary competition.
• Women's All-Around Finals Qualification:
  • The three highest-scoring all-around competitors from each session will qualify for women's all-around finals.
  • In addition, all-around competitors placing in the top 20 from among all sessions combined will qualify.
• Men's All-Around Finals Qualification:
  • The five highest-scoring all-around competitors from each session will qualify for men's all-around finals.
  • In addition, all-around competitors placing in the top 15 from among all sessions combined will qualify.
• Women's Event Finals Qualification:
  • For each event, the three highest-scoring individuals from each session will qualify for women's event finals in that event.
  • In addition, event competitors placing in the top 20 from among all sessions combined will qualify.
• Men's Event Finals Qualification:
  • For each event, the five highest-scoring individuals from each session will qualify for men's event finals in that event.
  • In addition, event competitors placing in the top 20 from among all sessions combined will qualify.
• The Mercy Rule:
  • A team qualifies for the mercy rule if it does not qualify for team finals, and it does not have an individual from the team qualify for event finals.
  • Any team that qualifies for the mercy rule is allowed to select one individual from the team to compete on ONE event of their choice in the event finals.
  • For this rule to apply, the competitor must be from a team which has paid the team fee and registered by the appropriate deadline.
• Awards:
  • Team awards will be given to the top three women's teams and the top three men's teams from the team finals.
  • All-around awards will be given to the top ten women's all-around scores and the top ten men's all-around scores from the all-around finals, among those who are participating in all-around finals.
  • To be eligible for an all-around award, an individual must have qualified for all-around finals during the preliminary competition. Individuals participating in the team finals who did not qualify for all-around finals in the preliminary competition are not eligible for an award in the all-around competition.
  • Event awards will be given to the top ten individuals on each event, among those who are participating in the event finals.
  • To be eligible for an event award, an individual must have qualified for individual event finals on that event, or have entered the finals session through the Mercy Rule; team finals participants and all-around finals participants who did not qualify for event finals during the preliminary competition on a given event are not eligible for an award on that event.
• Ties:
  • Any ties for scores in the team, all-around, or individual event competitions will be recorded as a tie. There is no tiebreaker.
  • During the award ceremony, tying individuals will be recognized as tying for the place they earned; however there will be only one award purchased in advance for each place. One of the tying pair is expected to volunteer to receive a duplicate award in the mail after the event. The volunteer may also choose to keep the next lower place award (when available).
• Judging:
  • Women will be judged using FIG JO skill values and level 9 requirements. Level 9 and 10 bonus is used to the advantage of the gymnast. D's and Es will be given additive value of .1 and .2 respectively and recognized in connection value.
  • Men will be judged using FIG JO skill values and level 9 requirements.
  • Additional note: Yurchenko-style vaults will be allowed for both men and women. A safety collar and hand placement mat will be provided.