President’s Update
October 1, 2017
To All NGJA Members,
Here is an NGJA update for October, 2017.
- Register Now for your NGJA Fall Certification Courses – Registration the 2017-18 course in your area is
now open. Go to the NGJA.org. home page and click on the registration link at the bottom of the page! - JO Compulsory Judge’s Challenge has started – These routines are great for study and course
preparation! You can participate anytime and at your own pace. - Resources for your fall Judge’s Courses at NGJA.org – go to the NGJA home page, hover over the
“Education” tab and click on “2017 Course Sign Up”. Everything you need to prepare for your course is
provided for you. - NCAA Initiatives for 2018 – get ready for some big changes in the NCAA program!
a. Emphasis on applying FIG rules at NCAA competitions
b. NCAA Judges Challenge in December – 3 week competition with awards
c. NCAA NALs to align NCAA judging with FIG rules
d. Evaluated NCAA routines on NGJA.org for education and comparison - U110 Safe Sport Certification required – Effective immediately… when you renew your Professional
Membership for the coming year, you will be required to also take a new education course called U110
USOC Safe Sport. This course has been developed by the USOC and will be a requirement for all USAG
Professional Members. The course is free but it will take you 1-2 hours to complete, so take it NOW and
avoid procrastinating!!! - NGJA needs Website expertise – The NGJA is looking for someone who has a background in Website
programming, development or software to assist with its website needs. If you are interested, please
contact me at [email protected]. - Good Luck to the USA Team at the 2017 Individual World Championships in Montreal!!!
Best regards,
Mike Juszczyk
NGJA President
PS – Below is a list of New Year’s resolutions sent to me by Tom McNamee and published in the January update. How many have you been able to implement so far in 2017???
- Visit a gym once a month to review the new rules and assist in routine construction (NCAA and/or JO)
- Refer to the NGJA Gym-Duel routines before every assignment to brush up on the routines and rules.
- USE SYMBOLS! Even if you only use a few to start, you can add more as you go.
- Try to learn the Level 8 JO Pommel Horse rules! You never know when you may need to judge PH
- If you are really bored try to learn all the JO exceptions and extra skills.
- For all the old, I mean really experienced judges… Have you identified and worked to mentor an up and coming or new judge?