Program
Schedule
September 12–13, 2026. Sessions run at the Crowne Plaza Plymouth and at Mini Hops Gymnastics.
Saturday, Sept 12
2:00 PM
Regency
Are YOU ready to teach? Who are you? Who are They? Ages and Stages of Child Development. Teach appropriate skills (activity)
Linda / Brant
Stockholm/Oslo
Vault — Building Speed and Vault Warm Ups
Farden
Conf. Room D
Recruiting for Coaches
Graba
Conf. Room E
Returning from Injury — Keeping their “Head in the Game”
Windee
Helsinki/Elsinore
Xcel Leaps and Jumps
Kylie
3:15 PM
Regency
Class Management. Are you in control? Things staff should know (activity)
Linda / Brant
Stockholm/Oslo
Yuri Vaults up to 2/1 Twist & Yuri 1/2 Ons
Baker
Conf. Room D
Recruiting for Athletes & Parents
Graba
Conf. Room E
Sneak Peek: 2029–2037 Compulsory Elements
Windee
Helsinki/Elsinore
New Artistry Deductions L6–10 & Xcel
Kylie & Karin
4:30 PM
Mini Hops
Skill Choices — Bars PDS
Champoux
Regency
Core Strength activities to add to Pre/Rec class. Everything should have a purpose.
Linda / Brant
Stockholm/Oslo
Beam — Conquering the Fear of Big Beam Skills
Whitney
Helsinki/Elsinore
Bars: Blinds and Single Bar Releases
Farden
Conf. Room E
Sports Psych for Parents
Windee
Conf. Room D
Common Deductions for L3-5 & Silver Vault
Amanda & Kelly
Social Gathering — 5:30–7:00 PM
Sunday, Sept 13
8:00 AM
Conf. Room D
NAWGJ Meeting
9:00 AM
Regency
Dev and Xcel Update
Linda / Windee
10:15 AM
Mini Hops
Vault Twisting
Champoux
Mini Hops
Parent & Child Classes. Make it a Partner Class — how to get parents excited and involved.
Linda
Stockholm/Oslo
Bars — Conditioning and Shaping
Baker
Regency
Beam — Leaps, Jumps, Dismounts
Whitney
Helsinki/Elsinore
Individual Motivational Orientations — Why They Matter in the Gym
Windee
Conf. Room D
Level 8 — New COP
Holly & Courtney
11:30 AM
Mini Hops
Perception is Everything. Who is watching? The owner, the parent, the other staff, the children. What do they see?
Brant
Regency
Bars — Paks and Overshoots
Baker
Helsinki/Elsinore
Keeping Practices Spicy and Innovative
Windee
Conf. Room D
Team Planning / Goal Setting
Whitney
Stockholm/Oslo
Level 9 — New COP VT & FX
Linda / Silvia
Lunch Break — 12:30–2:00 PM
1:30 PM
Mini Hops
Clear Hips
Champoux
Mini Hops
What can you teach on bars for Preschool/Rec that they can accomplish?
Thorberg
Regency
Beam — Getting Creative with Beam Complexes
Whitney
Helsinki/Elsinore
Floor Warm Up & Concepts
Farden
Stockholm/Oslo
Level 9 — New COP UB & BB
Windee / Silvia
2:45 PM
Mini Hops
Beam should not be Boring — preschool to rec to games for camps, parties, etc.
Linda
Helsinki/Elsinore
Vault — Hand Fronts and Tsuks
Baker
Stockholm/Oslo
Level 10 — New COP UB & FX
Windee / Donna
4:00 PM
Mini Hops
Hey! That is a Good Drill!
Champoux
Mini Hops
Break it Down Tumbling
Lutska
Helsinki/Elsinore
Floor Advanced Tumbling
Farden
Stockholm/Oslo
Level 10 — New COP VT & BB
Linda / Donna
Schedule subject to change.