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2007-2008 Gymnastics Information

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GENERAL INFORMATION:

  1. Girls gymnastics is a state championship event open to schools in all classifications.
    1. Competition in all meets will be held in the following events:
      1. Balance Beam
      2. Uneven Parallel Bars
      3. Vaulting
      4. Floor Exercise
      5. All-Around (competition in preceding four events)
    2. The order of competition will be determined by block style.
    3. Open scoring will be used.
    4. Beginning and ending dates for practice and competition can be found at the front of this publication.

  2. The GHSA gymnastics meets will be played according to the rules published by the National Federation with such GHSA modifications as may be found in this section.

  3. Each school desiring to participate in gymnastics must file its intent by April 1 of the preceding year by filing the form found in the “GHSA Forms Notebook.”

  4. The number of gymnastic meets allowed is ten regular-season meets plus one invitational tournament.
    1. The state elimination series does not count in these meets.
    2. An invitational tournament is defined as a competition involving more than three teams.
    3. All invitational tournaments must be approved by the GHSA Executive Director.
    4. Only two meets per week may be scheduled.
    5. In accordance with By-Law 2.66, only one night before a school day per week may be used for competitions beginning at 6:00 p.m. or later
    6. All teams and gymnasts (except when prevented by injury) must participate in a minimum of three (3) GHSA sanctioned varsity meets during the regular season in order to be eligible to participate in the state qualifying meet.

  5. All gymnastics coaches are required to attend a GHSA rules clinic as specified in By-Law 2.54.

PRELIMINARY MEETS:

Preliminary (qualifying) meets will be held April 26, 2008 at Lovett School.

STATE MEET

  1. The State Meet will be held on Friday, May 2, 2008, at Westminster School.
    1. The GHSA Coordinator for Gymnastics is Dr. Lucia Norwood.
    2. The admission fee for the State Meet is $7.00 for adults and $5.00 for students high school and under for presale only. If pre-sale is not applicable, all fees at the gate will be $7.00.

  2. A spring floor will be used in the State Meet.

  3. A school must qualify at the GHSA qualifying round to advance to the State Meet. Any school wishing to compete in the GHSA qualifying round must make notification of entry to the GHSA Office by April 1 of the previous school year.

  4. In all preliminary meets and the state meet, expenses are paid from the gross gate receipts, including the cost of officials, and the balance is sent to the GHSA Office.