Onsite registration will be available at the registration table. Want to save time in line? Click here to access the onsite registration form, complete and bring it with you to the congress registration table. Credit cards or checks are accepted for payment.
Onsite registration will be available at the registration table. Want to save time in line? Click here to access the onsite registration form, complete and bring it with you to the congress registration table. Credit cards or checks are accepted for payment.
This session is designed to help the Women’s Program community understand all the rule changes that were approved at the 2026 annual committee meetings. You’ll hear directly from members of the Administrative, Technical, and Development Program committees as they walk through the key updates — including changes to the Rules and Policies, the Development Program Code of Points, the Compulsory Book, and the Operating Code. These updates will take effect for the upcoming 2026-2027 competition season, so this is a great chance to get clear on what’s new.
Warm-up is the ‘hook’ of class, but can often be a little boring. In this session, learn the three phases of making warm-ups exciting, approachable and FUN!
A coaching tool that makes your classes calmer, your kids more focused, and your corrections actually stick! Teach, Praise, Correct is the simple 3-step rhythm that transforms the way coaches communicate. In this session, you’ll learn how to teach clearly, praise intentionally, and correct in a way that boosts confidence and keeps the learning process going!
You’ll walk away with real scripts, ready-to-use phrases, and practical tools you can use in class tomorrow. If you want more progress, smoother classes, and happier gymnasts, this session is for you.
This session is designed to help the Women’s Program community understand all the rule changes that were approved at the 2026 annual committee meetings. You’ll hear directly from members of the Administrative, Technical, and Xcel Program committees as they walk through the key updates — including changes to the Rules and Policies, the Xcel Program Code of Points, and the Operating Code. These updates will take effect for the upcoming 2026-2027 competition season, so this is a great chance to get clear on what’s new.
A fast-paced, hands-on session where coaches and demo gymnasts build stations in real time using surprise prompts and creative constraints. Walk away with fresh ideas, adaptable drills, and a new confidence for designing fun, effective stations in any space.
Risk doesn’t show up out of nowhere…it builds. This presentation introduces the Three-Layer Risk Model, a simple, clear way to understand how individual behaviors, weak systems, and unhealthy culture combine to create preventable problems. Club leaders will learn how to assess each layer, identify gaps, and take actionable steps that strengthen their entire program. It’s a modern, practical approach to creating safer training environments.
Navigating the changes and revisiting the foundations for Level 10.
Preschool gymnastics classes are a whirlwind of fun, and sometimes… a goat rodeo! This lively session is designed for gym owners or directors who want to support their coaches in turning that high-energy chaos into structured, joyful learning.
We’ll explore practical strategies for classroom management, smooth transitions, and keeping attention spans engaged—all while keeping the environment playful and safe. You’ll learn how to set your team up for success with systems, routines, and coaching tools that make even the wiggliest toddlers feel confident and included.
The Possibility Project is a program designed to help athletes discover the power of their own possibility both in and out of the gym. This system helps athletes understand how to take responsibility for their own choices, develop the confidence they need to succeed while teaching them about how valuable they are as individuals. The Possibility Project consists of eleven steps that can be taught over time or in one afternoon – you choose! You will also walk away knowing the four Possibility Statements, “I am, I can, I have, I will.”, which can be used by anyone.
The Possibility Project isn’t limited to young athletes either. It can be used for staff development and training as well. Confidence isn’t easy for everyone, but everyone can feel more confident once they understand that it’s not always about the outcome. Success and confidence don’t have to go hand in hand, but they certainly can complement one another.
Come learn coaching strategies to help your athletes be better, stronger people, which allow them to become better athletes.
Digital life is now part of coaching life. And if you’re not actively managing it, it’s managing you. This session is your crash course on the tech tightrope coaches walk every day: social media boundaries, messaging expectations, group chats, recording and posting culture, and what “digital professionalism” looks like in 2026. Get tools, scripts, and guidelines you can implement immediately to keep yourself, your athletes, and your club protected in a world where everything has a screenshot button.
Apply the updated rules to calculate your start value.
Guided Hands-on Spotting Practice:
Uneven Bars: Kips
Beam: Cartwheels, Handstands, Back Walkovers, Cartwheel-Side Handstand Dismounts
Floor: Front Handsprings, Back Handsprings
Space in this session is limited! Reserve your spot by signing up at the Congress registration desk beginning Friday at 5:30p.m.
Session attendees aged 18+ must be U110 SafeSport Trained to participate in hands-on spotting activities.
This lecture topic will focus on tips and strategies coaches can use to keep their kids engaged from start to finish, how to utilize every second of class for something productive and beneficial to the students, and how to keep every child engaged despite differences such as learning preferences and learning modes.
Build a brand that sells itself! This session shows how marketing fundamentals – consistent branding, compelling online presence, polished facilities, and top-tier staff – can create tailored member experiences that drive retention and generate organic referrals.
Navigating the changes and revisiting the foundations of Level 8.
Guided Hands-on Spotting Practice
Uneven Bars: Clear Hips; 3,6,7 Circling Skills
Floor: Roundoff BHS-BHS, Front Handsprings, Front Tucks
Space in this session is limited! Reserve your spot by signing up at the Congress registration desk beginning Friday at 5:30p.m.
Session attendees aged 18+ must be U110 SafeSport Trained to participate in hands-on spotting activities.
A live demonstration of effective progressions for foundational recreational gymnastics skills. Learn how to select drills, layer difficulty, and guide athletes safely and confidently from first attempts to successful execution.
Every coach steps into the role carrying a script they didn’t write. It’s the one handed to them by the coaches who came before — the good, the inspiring, and the deeply harmful. Those patterns repeat from generation to generation, shaping how coaches set expectations, communicate, motivate, and respond under pressure. Some coaches follow the script exactly because it’s all they’ve ever seen; others rebel against it, but still feel its pull when things get hard.
This session looks directly at those inherited patterns and how they show up in today’s gyms. Through lecture and guided discussion, coaches and managers will explore which behaviors are worth carrying forward and which patterns need to be intentionally broken so they aren’t passed to the next generation.
Internal and External amplitude: How mastery of these concepts at the compulsory level ultimately translates into exceptional optional performances. A valuable tool to separate good routines from great ones.
Every coach has a unique blend of strengths, instincts, and leadership qualities that shape the experience they create for athletes. But few coaches are ever given dedicated time or tools to intentionally explore who they are as a coach and how to grow into the leader they want to be.
This session guides coaches through a structured process of introspection to identify their natural strengths, hidden superpowers, and areas of growth. Through reflective prompts, scenario-based questions, and guided exercises, participants will uncover the attributes that define their coaching persona—from communication style, to energy, to class presence, to leadership tendencies. Coaches will learn how to:
This course empowers coaches to step into their coaching identity with clarity, confidence, and purpose helping them become not just better instructors, but more impactful leaders in the gym.
Vault is the event of the shortest duration and the most difficult assessment. It is a no-frills event. It is all about the business of mechanics and understanding the basics and most importantly, being able to apply it to every family and every flavor of vaults. We will examine the fundamentals of beginner levels and following through to the most advanced vaults. We will also talk about “where the eyes focus” in order to see as much of the core areas of evaluation as possible.
Break free from the “this is how we’ve always done it” mindset with practical, out-of-the-box strategies rooted in real experience. In this session, I’ll share lessons learned from growing Pinnacle Gymnastics and successfully acquiring a second studio—highlighting the cultural shifts, operational upgrades, and leadership approaches that helped transform both into top-performing programs. Attendees will walk away with fresh ideas, actionable tools, and the confidence to challenge old habits in favor of innovation, alignment, and long-term success.
This informative workshop will equip coaches with practical strategies to support neurodivergent athletes, autistic athletes, and athletes with movement, communication, or physical differences. Click here for more details!
This workshop is FREE to Region 3 Congress registrants! No separate sign-up required.
Rise and Shine! Begin the day with a rejuventating morning stretch session. Awaken your body, mind, and spirit in preparation for an invigorating day of learning and professional growth!
Onsite registration will be available at the registration table. Want to save time in line? Click here to access the onsite registration form, complete and bring it with you to the congress registration table. Credit cards or checks are accepted for payment.
Navigating the changes and revisiting the foundations of Level 9.
Gymnastics works like math: learn basics, add them together, and then just multiply! This simple description has helped my athletes understand the importance of conditioning, good shapes and basic skills. As coaches, we understand why having a good mastery of basic skills helps athletes acquire skills; however, helping kids understand that can be difficult. Come learn how making basics fun and conditioning a “get to” (never a “have to”) can be the first step in building confident, consistent athletes! From group games to step by step breakdowns of drills and skills, come learn how to make the hard part fun again!
Progression steps are a key foundation to successful training both mentally and physically. The idea is to teach with strategy focusing on form, proper next steps, and patience to allow the gymnast’s courage and trust in themselves/coaches build alongside those progression steps. That’s where mental coaching comes in.
Mental training teaches the athlete to focus and learn how to apply corrections they’ve received in a way that makes sense to them. This will include understanding their learning/communication styles, creating a safe environment for the athlete to express themselves, and assess which steps need to be taken in order for the athlete to progress. These steps are also important because if something were to happen causing a mental block, moving to previous steps have shown to be beneficial in rewiring the athlete’s thought process. Mental training is a great tool for coaches, athletes, and parents who are curious about how to best support their child in challenging situations.
Emergencies and unexpected situations don’t wait for the perfect staff member or the perfect moment. How a club responds in those first few minutes depends heavily on the preparation, communication, and systems that were built long before anything went wrong.
This session gives coaches and club leaders a clear, practical look at how readiness is developed — from strong policies and daily communication habits to tabletop walk-throughs, staff training, and on-the-floor decision making. In this experiential workshop, participants will explore how well-designed systems can prevent confusion, reduce risk, and shape a coordinated response when the unexpected happens.
Note: This is an extended, 2-hour session.
A physical therapy perspective on the diagnosis and management of low back pain in gymnasts. This lecture will teach coaches evaluation tools to assess their athletes’ mobility, flexibility, strength, and movement patterns as they relate to acute and chronic low back pain. You will also learn rehabilitation strategies and reassessment tools to progress your athletes safely back to full participation and prevent re-injury.
Stations and set-ups to safely teach and perfect this popular skill to tumblers and gymnasts.
Burnout has become one of the most pressing issues in gymnastics—impacting not only athletes, but also coaches, owners, and support staff. In this session, we explore the real causes of energy depletion in gym environments and provide practical, sustainable strategies to restore motivation, joy, and emotional resilience across your entire program. Drawing from decades of hands-on experience running a busy gymnastics facility, I break down the internal and external stressors that contribute to burnout at each role in the gym:
This session offers a holistic, actionable approach to supporting well-being, including:
We’ll also explore how small culture shifts—celebrating progress, reducing perfectionism, creating safe spaces to communicate concerns, and teaching athletes self-regulation skills—can dramatically impact retention and overall well-being. Participants will leave with:
This session is both uplifting and practical, blending coaching insight, leadership experience, and real-world solutions to help gyms maintain healthy energy—for the athletes and the adults who support them every day.
Updated deduction guidelines for choreography, expression, posture, footwork, and dynamics.
This lecture will provide a variety of 5-10 minute complexes that you can use with your Team athletes to help make them awesome beam workers! Complexes will include: Turns, Jumps, Leap & Jump connections, Acro skill landings, Stability & Tight Body, Flexibility.
Guided Hands-on Spotting Practice:
Uneven Bars: Flyaways
Beam: Back Walkover-Back Handspring; Back Handspring-Back Handpsring; Back Handspring-Layout
Floor: Aerials, Front Tucks, Standing Back Tucks
Space in this session is limited! Reserve your spot by signing up at the Congress registration desk beginning Friday at 5:30p.m.
Session attendees aged 18+ must be U110 SafeSport Trained to participate in hands-on spotting activities.
Bars is always the most difficult event for recreational students. We will break down skills into small achievable goals for your students and explain stations that can be performed safely and autonomously, building strength every day!
The top 10 items that every gym owner needs to have on their monthly agenda to sure a safe, happy, healthy gym culture. Items include: risk management tasks, training tasks, hiring practices, and more.
Front salto vaults are emerging in greater numbers, both for variety and as attractive options for NCAA programs. This lecture will look at models and multiple varieties of execution, examine mechanics and performance qualities, and discuss evaluations.
Constructing an optional beam routine can be a challenge. We will look at the composition rules and discuss the pros and cons of adding and removing skills to build an athlete’s confidence and consistency.
Guided Hands-on Spotting Practice
Uneven Bars: Low Bar Giants
Floor: Roundoff Back Handsprings, Back Tucks and beyond
Space in this session is limited! Reserve your spot by signing up at the Congress registration desk beginning Friday at 5:30p.m.
Session attendees aged 18+ must be U110 SafeSport Trained to participate in hands-on spotting activities.
Social media, community events, publications, sponsorships – the list goes on when it comes to marketing opportunities. Learn the pros and cons, along with actual data-driven statistics, about what marketing opportunities have the best ROI and what will work best for your business.
Ask questions and receive guidance directly from the Region 3 Technical and Xcel Chairs on rules, policies and program specifics.
Navigating the changes and revisiting the foundations of Levels 6 & 7.
Guided Hands on Spotting Practice
Vault: Yurchenko Training
Uneven Bars: Overshoots
Beam: Dismounts
Space in this session is limited! Reserve your spot by signing up at the Congress registration desk beginning Friday at 5:30p.m.
Session attendees aged 18+ must be U110 SafeSport Trained to participate in hands-on spotting activities.
Everyone has a trampoline at home. Let’s teach them how to use it properly! There are so many skills that can be taught safely on trampolines. Teaching correct form in basics leads to big skills even for recreational gymnasts!
Calculating start values for Xcel Gold routines can feel like solving a puzzle — especially when unexpected “gotchas” appear in everyday performances. This session will demystify the process by breaking down the rules, clarifying common points of confusion, and walking through real-life examples that judges and coaches encounter regularly. We’ll explore:
Whether you’re a judge seeking sharper precision or a coach aiming to better prepare athletes, this presentation will equip you with the tools to navigate tricky routines and solve the start value puzzle with confidence.
This session focuses on equipping coaches with the tools to evaluate athletes across strength, flexibility, and technical markers in order to guide safe and effective skill progressions. Attendees will learn how to build individualized skill profiles that highlight each athlete’s unique strengths, mobility limitations, and technical needs, and how to apply readiness benchmarks to determine when athletes are prepared to advance. The session also covers how to conduct verification-style testing across all apparatuses – bars, beam, vault, and floor – and emphasizes the importance of tracking progress over time using standardized rubrics and training journals to support long-term athlete development.
This lecture gives a variety of fun and engaging team-building activities for various ages/levels, while also providing ways to get very most out of these activities and make them more effective for your athletes.