JOGA Info

Gymnast Placement, State Qualifying & Move Up Scores

Gymnast Placement:

New JOGA athletes are to be placed according to their ability. Typically recreational gymnasts would start in JOGA 8. Gymnasts may move up to a higher level during a season and may not move down.

Existing JOGA athletes are placed according to their scores from the prior season. There is forced mobility. If a gymnast scores the states qualifying score to the next level three times during the season, then she is required to move up one level the following season. All sanctioned meets count, including Preview and States. JOGA 6 gymnasts who earn the Skip Level Score at three sanctioned meets during the season will advance two levels the following season, from JOGA 6 to JOGA 4. An athlete is NOT required to move to level 2 until the season when their age at states is 11, and is NOT required to move to level 1 until age 12.

Qualifying Scores for States :

A gymnast must earn the States All-Around Qualifying Score, for their respective level, at two qualifying meets during the season. This includes the States Preview meet. For levels 1 & 2, a gymnast can qualify on individual events by earning the States Individual Events Qualifying Score on a given event(s) at two meets during the season.

Level 1 athletes that scores a 37.0 twice during the regular season, will be placed into the Level 1 Open group for States Preview & State Championships. The grouping has no age group. These athletes scores will count to your team score. If less than 6 gymnasts qualify into Level 1 Open, then they will be grouped with Level 1.

Age Groups:

For all meets including regular qualifier, Invitational or State Championship meets, age groups are at the

discretion of the meet host. The meet host should choose age groups that most evenly distribute gymnasts

based on the enrollment for a particular meet. The host club may consider using birth date ranges to

determine age groups. For example, if there are 30 level 6s, create 3 age groups of 10 gymnasts each called Jr,

Mid, and Sr, with the youngest 10 in Jr and the oldest 10 gymnasts in Sr. An age group should never have fewer than 3 gymnasts unless there are less than 3 gymnasts at a particular level enrolled in the meet. Meet hosts may choose to use “current age” or “age at States” for athletes ages.

Age at States is determined using the Monday after States Weekend for their level.

JOGA Refund Policies:

For Any Sanctioned Qualifier or Invitational Competition - an athlete/club is entitled to a refund (due to injury only) provided that the request was emailed up to three weeks in advance to the meet director with an attached note from an orthopedist. After the three week deadline it is at the discretion of the meet host to determine injury refunds.

States Previews - Refunds will be available up to 3 weeks before the first session of the competition (Doctor’s note is required).

States Competition - To receive a refund for the state entry fee you must submit a doctor’s note on official letterhead or prescription paper to the JOGA Board no later than 48 hours before the beginning of the first session. Non-medical issues will not warrant a refund.New Paragraph

TPA Refund Policy:

Every effort is made to obtain a refund if a gymnast does not compete in a meet for injury; however, the following MUST be done in order to receive the refund.

TPA Injury Request Form MUST be completed in full before the JOGA deadline for refund (Form located under Meet Report Times). Doctors note must be received by the TPA before the JOGA deadline for refund

NOTE: Some Invitational competitions may have their own refund deadlines due to the size of the event and the host gym’s registration requirements. When applicable, these specific refund deadlines will be communicated to families during meet registration and will supersede the general timeline outlined above.

If either of these do not occur TPA will not provide a refund. NOTE: All refunds are done postseason.