NCBGA
JUNE 2005 NEWSLETTER
1. CHAIRMAN’S GREETING
Greetings Everyone! I hope that you are all having a great summer. Northern California enjoyed a great season in 2005. At JO Nationals, our athletes contributed heavily to the unprecedented success of the Region 1 teams, which established Region 1 as the best region in the country, finishing with one first and two second place finishes. Furthermore, four of our athletes will be competing for spots on the junior national team at the USA Championships in August. Good luck to Kyson Bunthuwong, Josh Dixon, Kyle Bunthuwong, and Eric Haeussler. Finally, congratulations to David Dyckmann and his coach Dima Dogadkin (Peninsula) for making the Level 9 Junior National Team!
3. NCBGA BOARD
I am pleased to announce the new NCBGA Board of Directors!
Chairman: Vince Miller
Vice Chairman: Dan Wood
Secretary: Michelle Telega
Treasurer: Steve Babcock
Webmaster: Eric Totman
Past Chairman: Hiroshi Fujimoto
Technical Liason: Paul Odze
Zone 1 Rep: Zane Negrych
Zone 2 Rep: Derrik Graham
Zone 3 Rep: Rob Schliehauf
Zone 4 Rep: Josh Ruby
4. COACHES OF THE YEAR
Congratulations to our NCBGA Coaches of the Year!
Level 10: Aaron Floyd (Golden Bear)
Level 9: Dima Dogadkin (Peninsula)
Level 8: Bogi Michovski (REG)
Level 7&5: Misha Tsitsiline (Peninsula)
Level 6: Michelle Telega (SCSC)
Future Stars: Eric Totman (San Mateo)
5. HAWAII REGIONALS IN 2007
The Region 1 Board recently met in Reno. One of the decisions reached was to award the 2007 Region 1 Championships to Hawaii. Tim Klempnauer and Steve Butcher will be the hosts. A letter of explanation is attached.
6. AGE GROUPS FOR 2006 SEASON
The Region 1 Board, after extensive discussion, decided to keep the competitive levels and age-groups the same for the 2006 season. The following levels and age-groups will have divisions at the regional and state championships:
Level 5: 7-8,9,10,11,12+
Level 6: 8-9, 10-11, 12+
Level 7: 10-11, 12-13
Level 8: 13-15, 16+
Level 9: 12-13
Level 10: 14-15, 16-18
7. REGIONAL SELECT TEAM
The Region 1 Select Team will be invited to attend a special three day camp at Woodward West from 26-28 August. The team members will be selected from their competitive results at last year’s regional and national championships and will be announced soon.
8. CALENDAR
The calendar for the 2005-2006 season is quickly taking shape. Here are the events that are currently scheduled. Prospective meet hosts should contact the state chairman soon to ensure inclusion on the calendar.
10-13 August USA Championships & National Congress
26-28 August Region 1 Junior Elite Camp
3-5 September Region 1 Congress
4 September NCBGA General Membership Mtg (7pm)
10-11 September State Future Stars
1-2 October Region 1 Future Stars (Reno)
21-23 October Region 1 Future Stars Camp (Arizona)
10-13 November National Future Stars
3-4 December Jump Start Challenge (Santa Cruz Sports Central)
4 December Pre-Season Invite (Novato, Lev 4-7 only)
10-11 December Season Opener (Redwood Empire)
14-15 January Surf Classic (Santa Cruz Sports Central)
High Tech Invitational (Technique)
(CALENDAR CLOSED FOR THIS DATE!)
20-22 January Stanford Open
11-12 February Central Valley Classic (Gymweavers)
Tidal Wave Classic (Peninsula)
(CALENDAR CLOSED FOR THIS DATE!)
18-19 February Gold Country Classic (San Mateo)
Wine Country Classic (Rohnert Park)
(CALENDAR CLOSED FOR THIS DATE!)
24-26 February Pacific Coast Classic (Oakland)
TBA MARCH Level 4 State & Qualifier
TBA MARCH NCBGA State Championships &
General Membership Meeting
6-9 April Region 1 Championships (San Mateo)
3-7 May Junior Olympic National Championships (MI)
Respectfully submitted,
Vince Miller
NCBGA Chairman