After 24 years of wonderful service as our Regional Technical Committee Chair, Linda Thorberg has been elected the National Technical Committee Chair.  This means that we need to have an election in Region 4 for a new Technical Chair.  We would like to thank Linda for 24 amazing years of representing and advocating for Region 4's athletes, coaches, and judges.  We will miss her dearly in Region 4, but she has assured us that she will remain active in the Region is is just a phone call away for all!  Thank you, Linda!

All nominees must be USA Gymnastics Women’s Program Members in good standing for a minimum of two
(2) consecutive years immediately prior to the nomination, be at least 21 years old, and meet the
prerequisites in Article V of the Operating Code Section J, found posted on the USA Gymnastics Women’s
Program website. This position will complete the outgoing RTCC’s 2021-2024 term. Term of office to begin
immediately following the completion of the election.
Nominations are to be sent Rick Nelson (Rick@midwesttwisters.com) - Regional Administrative Committee
Chair, no later than the submission deadline of July 20th:

USA Gymnastics has launched a new course requirement for the 2021-2022 season, the U113: USA Gymnastics Safe Sport Policy Course. The primary goal of this training is to look at the updated components of the USA Gymnastics Safe Sport Policy. The course covers the jurisdiction of USA Gymnastics Safe Sport, the U.S. Center for SafeSport, membership requirements, duty to report misconduct, and the required Prevention Policies. This course is an online course offered free of charge that requires approximately 20-30 minutes to complete. 

This new educational requirement must be completed by November 1, 2021. If the course is not completed in 6 days, by the November 1 deadline, individual's memberships will go into a pending status.

The following membership types are required to complete the U113: USA Gymnastics Safe Sport Policy Course by November 1, 2021. 

·         Competitive Coach (18+)

·         Judge (18+)

·         Organizational Owner/Managing Director

·         Meet Director

·         Recreational Coach (18+)

·         Photographer/Videographer

To complete the course:

Step 1: Go to the U113: USA Gymnastics Safe Sport Policy course page.

Step 2: If you are not logged into the website, click Member Login on the top gray toolbar.

Step 3: Click “Add to Cart.”

Step 4: Complete the registration and proceed to complete the course.

If you need assistance in registering for the course please contact the Member Services Department at 800.345.4719 or via email at membership@usagym.org.