Bring:
- Directions to meet and hotels.
- Other meet information.
- FIG book and rules and policies.
- Warm-up music.
- Compulsory music.
- Back up optional music tapes for each gymnast.
- Team banner.
- Emergency numbers.
- USAG professional membership card and number.
- Coach’s notebook.
- Filled out inquiry forms for optional gymnasts – skills, FIG #s, skill values, routine starting value and bonus points.
- Routine evaluation forms.
- Team event order.
- Coaching group or event assignments, if multiple rotations.
- Bar settings and setting order.
- Tape and pre-wrap.
When You Get There:
- Get coach’s meet information packet.
- Introduce yourself to coaches you don’t know and say hello to coaches you know, especially to coaches in your rotations..
- Learn coach’s names.
- Introduce yourself to judges you don’t know and say hello to judges you know.
- Learn judge’s names.
- Network.
- Find out Regulation setting on Bars, beam and vault.
- Find out which equipment is competition equipment.
- Get warm-up and competition rotations.
- Check team scoring rules (3-5 top scores, by level, by age, etc.)
- Find out where gymnasts may leave belongings.
- Check sound system and tape readiness.
- Check springboard availability.
- Check team’s bar settings individually.
- Attend coaches meeting.
- Transmit information to other coaches and gymnasts.
