CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION (CPE) REQUIREMENTS FOR JUDGES

The first year of this new cycle is rapidly coming to an end. This means it is time for a few free weekends at home with family and friends as well as it is time to file your judging accreditation annual Continuing Professional Education (CPE) record. The form to complete can be found at:

http://www.usa-gymnastics.org/women/judging/AnnualCPERecord.pdf

The number of CPE hours required is based on the rating a judge holds on August 1st of the accreditation year.  This is an important new clarification. Therefore if a judge was not rated on August 1, 2005 they do not have to turn in CPE hours for the year August 1, 2005 – July 31, 2006. If a judge moves up to a higher rating, they will only need to complete CPE hours for the rating they held when the year began.

The chart on the form lists the actual requirements for each level. There is also a list on the CPE form of items that a judge can use to fulfill the requirements. This fiscal year runs from June 1, 2005 – July 31, 2006.

The USAG WTC recently decided that CPE hours earned in June or July can always count toward the year ending July 31st or they can count toward the coming year. This is very helpful when deciding which clinics to attend. Basically a judge can use the hours where the hours are needed.  A judge can even take some hours from a clinic and count them for 2005-2006 and take different hours from the same clinic and count them toward 2006-2007. The same hours cannot be counted towards two different years.

Please remember you must retain the certificates documenting your CPE hours.  The USA Gymnastics office will audit a sampling of judges throughout the country each year, so be prepared. While these certificates are not required to be sent along with your judging accreditation annual Continuing Professional Education (CPE) form, check with your SJD to be sure if your state has additional reporting guidelines.

 

The form must be completed and mailed by June 30th to:  Phyllis Thompson • 316 County Road 1408 • Cullman, AL  35058.  Be sure to file in a timely manner in order to maintain your slot for assigning.

BALANCE BEAM

¨ A ½ (180°) pivot turn following the Scale in the Level 5 beam routine is added. No change was made to compulsory beam times.

¨ The Beam Special Requirement of a Dance series is deleted. The new Special Requirement for beam will be “a leap or jump requiring a 180° split (cross or side) .”

¨ A 0.20 compositional deduction on Beam for lack of a dance series with a minimum of two dance elements from groups 1, 2 or 3 is added.

FLOOR EXERCISE

¨ There is a change to the Special requirement on Page 234 of the JO Code of Points: B .#1 One Acrobatic series with two (2) saltos or two (2) directly connected saltos. Saltos may be the same or different.

Example: Punch front layout with 1/1 twist (C), immediate front layout (B) or Front tuck, Round-off, flicflac, 2/1 twist

Note: It is no longer required to have a three element acro series that contains two saltos.

OPTIONAL BEAM AND FLOOR

¨ There is finally a clarification on lack of variety in choice of elements on page 142 and 238 for overuse of same shape. The deduction will be applied if there are:

• More than two elements with a wolf and/or tuck position with or without turn = 0.10

• More than two straddle jumps with or without turn = 0.20

All judges and coaches should reference the full text of the minutes for specific wording as well as additional  changes and clarifications to deductions and skill values.