Upper Chichester Municipal Building

8500 Furey Rd.

Boothwyn, PA 19061

March 30 - April 02, 2023

Potential members for the Regional Team will be based on a points system. These athletes will be eligible to participate in special events/competitions to represent the Region. *(Ex. Elite Team Cup, Brian Babcock Team Cup, West Point Open).

Gymnasts that are members of the Jr. National Team will automatically have a spot on the Regional team (gymnast must be healthy and able to compete, or their spot will be included in the regular team selection). The Regional Team will have a maximum of 45 gymnasts, (18) Level 10’s, (17) Level 9’s, and (10) Level 8’s. These gymnasts will be selected based on the highest point totals.

The team selection will happen in the month of June, after the National Championships.

Team membership will run from July 1 - May 31

Athletes selected to be on the Regional Team will be expected to participate in the Regional camps & clinics. Gymnasts that are selected to compete for the Region will receive a Regional competition uniform to be worn when representing the Region at a competition.

Points will awarded based on the listed criteria below:

THE LINK BELOW LISTS THE CURRENT MEMBERS OF THE 2023-2024 REGION 7 TEAM MEMBERS:

Training Opportunities:

Region 7 Training opportunities will be used as a tool to create camaraderie among team members, share knowledge among athletes and coaches, and help with selection and readiness for Region 7 competitions.

Summer Training Camp –ALL Athletes selected to the Regional Team will be invited to this camp.

December 2023: Winter Training Clinic– Based on the points system, the top 30 athletes will be selected to participate in the Region 7 Winter Camp.

The Region 7 Team members will have an opportunity to participate in various competitions during the season—The goal being to create team unity and growth throughout the Region.

The three (3) tentative competitions will be available to our Regional Team Members:

The West Point Open (mid-January)*.

The Brian Babcock Invitational (late January/early February).

The Elite Team Cup (February)

The Elite Team Cup is the premier event for Region Team members to be selected to. The top 6 gymnasts with the highest scores along with competition readiness during the Region 7 Winter Training Clinic will earn a spot to represent the Region at the Elite Team Cup

Members chosen for the Elite Team Cup competition will also be entered in the Brian Babcock Elite Team Cup in Late January/early February, to give the gymnast the opportunity to bond as a team. In addition to the Elite Team cup members, the top level 9’s will be selected to also participate in the Brian Babcock Senior Team Cup.

Gymnasts wishing to petition to Region Team must submit a letter of recommendation from their coach and scores from 3 separate competitions from the previous season that demonstrate their ability to support the Regions effort for success at competitions. (AA score 73 or above).

PURPOSE:  This document will outline the assignment selection procedures for Regional Team athletes to attend the following events as Regional Team members.

1. 2024 Brian Babcock Invitational–Team Cup:

       a. Friday–February 2, 2023. Allentown, Pa. Parkettes

       b. SLOTS AVAILABLE: TWELVE (12) Level 10's, & SIX (6) Level 9's

               - Elite Cup @ BBI–- 2 six-man TEAMS:

                       - Team 1 - the 6 ETC team members

                       - Team 2 - the 2 ETC alternates + 4 Level 10 athletes.

               - *Elite Cup members must be 14-18 years of age. Level 10 Men’s Development Program rules will apply.

               - Senior Cup @ BBI - 1 TEAM: 6 competing Level 9 athletes.

               - *Senior Cup members must be 14-16 years of age. Level 9 Men’s Development Program rules apply.

       a. Saturday–February 24, 2024.  Louisville, Ky. | Kentucky International Convention Center

               https://usagym.org/events/2024-elite-team-cup/

       b. SLOTS AVAILABLE:  6 competing athletes, and 2 non-traveling alternates.

Athlete selection will be based on TWO (2) data points:

       1. Points System from previous season

               - Points System from previous season–Using the Points System posted on the Region 7 website, we will re-assign points to each athlete, with the highest points earner earning 10 points, down to the 10th athlete earning 1 point, based on points total from last season.

               - POINTS CHECK: It is the responsibility of each athlete’s coach to DOUBLE-CHECK total points earned last season!  NO CHANGES will be made to the Points System from the previous season once Winter Camp has started at 2:00pm Saturday, December 16th, 2023.

       2. R7 Winter Camp performance

               - R7 Winter Camp Performance – Athletes will perform routines as TWO HALVES, or a FULL SET and will be judged based on ETC criteria (Junior FIG rules). Based on their all-around ranking at camp, athletes will be assigned points based on their all-around scores:

               - 1st place receiving 10 pts., 2nd place receiving 9 pts., 3rd place receiving 8 pts. … down to 1 point for the 10th place finisher.

Athletes will be chosen using the assignment selection process to compete at the Elite Cup @ BBI. 

       - TEAM 1—This team will be composed of the 6 named Elite Team Cup members.

       - TEAM 2—This team will be composed of the TWO(2) named ETC alternates PLUS the NEXT FOUR(4) (7th-10th) Level 10 combined point earners.

       - TEAM - The TOP SIX(6) Level 9 athletes in rank order from the combined Points System will be invited to compete at the Senior Cup team @ BBI.

ELITE TEAM CUP (ETC) SELECTION - We understand it's early in the season, but in order to accommodate the logistics of traveling and naming the official USAG Region 7 team designation to Kentucky, competition videos will not generally be considered this year.

The top FOUR (4) point earners from the previous season's points combined with points earned from the Winter camp will be invited to participate in the Elite Team Cup in February.

The next TWO (2) highest combined point earners (5th & 6th) will be named as ETC ALTERNATES.

-Athletes who competed at 2023 US CHAMPIONSHIPS will be given special consideration due to a shorter ‘off-season’.

-The Selection Committee will be made up of Regional Chairman Bob Lundy, ETC Head Coach Mike Onuska, and ETC Assistant Coach Roger Pinho.

-The Selection Committee holds the right to award UP TO THREE(3) ADDITIONAL POINTS, with no more than ONE(1) point to any one athlete, in order to account for uncharacteristic Winter Camp performance.

-PETITIONED ATHLETES:  We have 3 petitioned athletes who will be attending camp.  These athletes will receive DOUBLE their points from Winter Camp performance, to account for lack of points due to injury last season.

LAST SEASON Rank	Name	LAST SEASON Points System	‘24 Comp. Team Selection Points DATA Point 1	‘24 Winter Camp AA Scores	AA Rank	‘24 Comp. Team Selection Points Data Point 2	TOTAL Combined Data point 1 + Data point 2
1	Athlete #1	34	10pts	75.50	3rd	8pts	19pts
2	Athlete #2	28	9pts	72.50	4th	7pts	16pts
3	Athlete #3	26	8pts	76.00	1st	10pts	18pts
4	Athlete #4	26	8pts	75.00	5th	6pts	14pts
5	Athlete #5	22	7pts	74.00	8th	3pts	10pts
6	Athlete #6	20	6pts	74.50	7th	4pts	10pts
7	Athlete #7	18	5pts	73.70	9th	2pts	7pts
8	Athlete #8	18	5pts	73.50	10th	1pts	6pts
9	Athlete #9	18	5pts	72.50	12th	-	5pts
10	Athlete #10	13	4pts	73.00	11th	-	4pts
Petition	Athlete #11	-	-	75.90	2nd	9pts	18pts
Petition	Athlete #12	-	-	74.90	6th	5pts	10pts

EXAMPLE RESULTS:

ETC TEAM— Athletes # 1, #3, # 11 (petition), # 2 plus 2 Junior NT members.

ETC ALTERNATES–-Athletes # 4.  Athletes # 5, # 6 and  # 12 (petition) will be broken up by Selection Committee. Example: Athlete #12 chosen as second alternate.

BBI ELITE CUP—TEAM 1=ETC team members

BBI ELITE CUP—TEAM 2=ETC alternates athletes # 4, # 12, PLUS athletes # 5, # 6, # 7, # 8

Also posted on the Championships Page