Welcome to our new Bulletin Board Page
Be sure to try out the 2025 -2026 quizzes
- It’s here!!! The New 2026-30 National and Brevet Judges Ratings Information.
- The new rating categories and information have been released.
- Click to get the most up-to-date information!
MARYLAND NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN’S GYMNASTICS JUDGES
Regional Congress Group Registration.
The group registration was completed today please see attached .You will receive an email from USAG confirming that you are registered.
If you do not receive this email please contact me immediately.
Education Carol Boyer Flip Cards .
I have attached directions of how to obtain and use the element value flip cards.
THIS IS A MUST, Carol has put a lot of time and effort into the flip cards, as we receive information that values have changed the cards will be updated. Promise you will love them !!!!
Flashcards-Deluxe-Instructions
Take Care
WAG Brevet/National EXAM INFORMATION
The 2026 Women’s Artistic Gymnastics Brevet and National Judging Exams will be held in conjunction with Region 6 & 7 Congress on July 25-26, 2026. Judges are not required to register for Congress to attend the study session/mock exam or to complete any portion of the testing process.
- Location: Wind Creek Bethlehem 77 Wind Creek Boulevard, Bethlehem, PA 18015
- Study Session / Mock Exam: Saturday, July 25 – 6:00–9:00 p.m
- Practical Exams: Sunday, July 26 – 12:30-5:30 p.m.
Study Materials & Registration Details
- Practical Exam:Registration will open in Early 2026. Note that Practical Exam registration is separate from Congress registration. Cost: $110
- Written Exam:Registration will open in Spring 2026 and includes access to the J501 Study Materials. Written Exams will be available in late May 2026 and will be open for three weeks ONLY. Judges must pass the Written Exam before taking the onsite Practical Exam. Cost: $110
- Code of Points:Digital Code of Points will be available in Spring 2026. Cost: $80
Congress Registration (Optional): Congress registration is NOT required to participate in any study session/mock exam or complete practical exam. Judges planning to attend Congress are encouraged to take advantage of Group Registration or Early Bird rates when available. Congress sessions will not conflict with the study sessions or exam times.
Click Here for additional testing locations.
Please read the WAG Brevet/National EXAM INFORMATION
ASAP!
Workshop Schedule-PA-MD
Hotels Information
Regional Congress Group Registration DUE BY 2/9/26
2026 Region 7 Congress Interest Form
It is very important that all judges read their contracts to determine the location, date and time of the competition.
Please review the Hotel Policy. Located on our website, MDnawgj.org
Maryland is very fortunate that the USAG State Committee approved our hotel policy. We need to consistently follow our approved hotel policy.
Exceptions can be made for various issues, such as weather, replacements, etc. We must consider the expense from the owner’s perspective. Remember, many meetings have been reduced from 3 to 2 days or 2 days to 1 day. The hotel policy is located on MDnawgj.org
HANDBOOK:
2025 Maryland NAWGJ Assigning Handbook
____________________________
This message is meant to provide you all with an update on the status of the new bar settings rule, which has been a point of concern in the community. The Development Program voted today via email to “reverse” this rule to reflect what is currently listed in the R&P, i.e. THERE IS NO LONGER A REQUIREMENT TO HAVE A FIXED FRONT SLIDER.
CLICK HERE to view the newest minutes reflecting this change.
Click HERE to view the message to the community regarding this update/change.(August 15 Dev Committee minutes)
Jane Caruso
Future Assigning Policy Update
Future Assigning Policy Update: Judge Requests and Assignment Preferences 2026-2027 Proposal
Currently, when a meet director specifically requests a judge, the assigner notifies the judge and offers the opportunity to accept or decline the assignment without penalty. However, due to recent and past instances where judges have declined such requests and subsequently were assigned to other meets based on personal preference, the MD-NAWGJ Committee will revise the Assigning Handbook next season.
The revised policy will address the potential consequences of declining a meet for which a judge has been requested and is listed as available in Gymjas, regardless of stated meet preferences or comments in the General Comments section. This change is intended to preserve the integrity of the assigning process and maintain positive relationships with meet directors. While a judge’s Meet Preferences in Gymjas are taken into account during the assigning process, they do not guarantee assignment to a preferred meet. Similarly, the General Comments section—used to communicate relevant assignment details and additional preferences—is also considered, but does not ensure accommodation. Examples of appropriate comments include:
- Judge affiliations
• Out-of-state or college meet assignments
• Travel limitations
• Conditional availability (e.g., limited but open to being contacted if needed)
• Friday availability contingent on full weekend assignment
• Friday availability after a specific time
• Carpooling arrangements with specific judges
• Family considerations
• Affiliation with a gym that does not compete all levels
Beginning next season, all preferences—whether listed in the Meet Preferences section or in General Comments—will be treated as considerations only. They will not guarantee assignment (with preferences) unless the situation involves an unforeseen or sensitive circumstance, in which case it will be referred to the State Judging Director for review and final determination.
Note: This policy will not apply to pre-existing out-of-state or college assignments that are clearly documented in the General Comments section.
NAWGJ Educational Expenses
NAWGJ Educational Expenses :
NAWGJ has approved purchasing ipads and tablets up to $399 as an approved educational expense.
MD NAWGJ Educational expense for 2025-2026 will be announced after the Judges Cup.
Please review the proposal below for the 2026-2027 Judging season, think about it, and reflect on how it would affect you.
If you have concerns, please email me with your concerns and suggestions for a counterproposal.
Again, this would take place next season. It is important that all judges have the opportunity to review the proposed changes.
Thank you Jane
This message is meant to provide you all with an update on the status of the new bar settings rule, which has been a point of concern in the community. The Development Program voted today via email to “reverse” this rule to reflect what is currently listed in the R&P, i.e. THERE IS NO LONGER A REQUIREMENT TO HAVE A FIXED FRONT SLIDER.
CLICK HERE to view the newest minutes reflecting this change.
Click HERE to view the message to the community regarding this update/change.(August 15 Dev Committee minutes)
Jane Caruso
Greetings SJDs!
Linda Johnson is looking for help at our 2026 High Performance Camp to be held on August 28-30 at First State Gymnastics, located at 609 Tower Lane, Middletown, DE.
We will need volunteers in several capacities including Skill Critique with athletes and coaches, Team Building activities with the athletes, and a “Ready for the Rules” activity. There is also an opportunity to help with registration and sign-in, and with video scripting.
More details will follow, depending on your final assigned activity.
If you have an interest in joining us at HPC, please complete the form at the link below.
https://forms.gle/E5dZFwWLPfJwYyNq5
I know many of you are deep in test preparation! This is just a head’s up that 2026 HPC is coming! Take your test first, celebrate, and then consider if you would like to be a part of 2026 HPC in DE! Both Leadership and Service credits are available. And of course, as always, SIYA will occur on Saturday night!
Thanks!
Jane
fyi:
Nearby hotels include:
Hotels:
Fairfield Inn & Suites Middletown
411 Merrimac Avenue, Middletown, DE
Holiday Inn Express and Suites
315 Auto Park Drive, Middletown, DE
Hampton Inn Middletown
117 Sand Hill Drive, Middletown, DE
Jane Caruso
to CTNAWGJ@GMAIL.COM, carleeevans10@gmail.com, val_gym@yahoo.com, DanielleBaxter@NAWGJNH.com, equiholic@gmail.com, cosjdnawgj.nyn@gmail.com, gmc530@aol.com, katybasu@gmail.com, robinmgrady@gmail.com, koricvt@yahoo.com, mbeam71@gmail.com, Laurie, Linda, Pam, me, Jane, VA, Leslie, burton710, Pat
___________________________________________________________________
To our judges who are feverishly studying!
Please note a few typos in the new code. They will be corrected with the final edition.
__________________________________________________
National and Brevet test-takers!
I just want to make sure you have all received the attached information.
Two important things
2 . You must select your practical testing site by June 1.
All eligible testers should have received this from the office via Constant Contact..
If you have not done either of those things, get busy!😀😂😫
See attached,
Bars page 18 9C, first check mark….delete “no” in front of CC awarded. CC WILL be awarded in this instance.
Floor page 35 bonus chart. There is a symbol for a Popa that should be a straddle jump symbol.
Vault B7 – Exception listed 4.406, and it should be 4.306
Appendix 13 and 14 vault. It states that incorrect foot form is a .2 deduction thru out, it is only .1 deduction
Appendix 7 and 11 have an incorrect “less than” sign under content
Any questions, let me know!
Jane
__________________________
Judges!
If you attended one of the New Code zooms, you saw me refer to this cheat sheet frequently. Everyone has their own way of finding the info they need, but this sheet was particularly helpful to me when practice judging.
It has been cleaned up (thanks to Nichole in the office) and I can now distribute it!
Happy practice judging!
___________________________
I do believe the code will be out in time for me to share a brief intro to the changes by the dates below.
These 2 meetings, as well as the one to be held on April 28, are IDENTICAL! All 3 are the same presentations!
*We will start with some tips for taking the exam.
*We will go over the major changes.
*We will look at 5 videos on Bars, Beam and Floor and construct a Start Value using the new rules.
This is recommended for judges testing at the National course, but judges testing at level 10 can join as well. Future sessions will go over levels 6-9.
If you are a coach, you are welcome to join, but this presentation will be from the judge’s perspective. Linda Johnson is doing presentations for coaches on May 19 at 12:30pm, AND on May 20 at 8:pm. Also Linda will cover levels 8-10. (Jane is just covering Level 10).
Please reach out to Linda to register for those! (r7jocc@gmail.com)
If for some reason the code is delayed again, I will set up rain dates!
Hotel reservations for May 31, 2026 boot Camp
https://www.hilton.com/en/attend-my-event/bwiaphf-913-f77dcff8-c120-4edb-84dd-3de4061801f3/
________________________________________________________
A huge shout out to Erin Ostrove and the Education committee, for the Virtual clinics that have been scheduled.
There is still time to sign up please contact Erin or Myra for additional information.
Be sure to try out the 2025 -2026 quizzes
Hotels Information
Regional Congress Group Registration DUE BY 2/9/26
2026 Region 7 Congress Interest Form
It is very important that all judges read their contracts to determine the location, date and time of the competition.
Please review the Hotel Policy. Located on our website, MDnawgj.org
Maryland is very fortunate that the USAG State Committee approved our hotel policy. We need to consistently follow our approved hotel policy.
Exceptions can be made for various issues, such as weather, replacements, etc. We must consider the expense from the owner’s perspective. Remember, many meetings have been reduced from 3 to 2 days or 2 days to 1 day. The hotel policy is located on MDnawgj.org
Workshop Schedule-PA-MD
Regional Congress Group Registration.
The group registration was completed today please see attached .You will receive an email from USAG confirming that you are registered.
If you do not receive this email please contact me immediately.
WAG Brevet/National EXAM INFORMATION
The 2026 Women’s Artistic Gymnastics Brevet and National Judging Exams will be held in conjunction with Region 6 & 7 Congress on July 25-26, 2026. Judges are not required to register for Congress to attend the study session/mock exam or to complete any portion of the testing process.
- Location: Wind Creek Bethlehem 77 Wind Creek Boulevard, Bethlehem, PA 18015
- Study Session / Mock Exam: Saturday, July 25 – 6:00–9:00 p.m
- Practical Exams: Sunday, July 26 – 12:30-5:30 p.m.
Study Materials & Registration Details
- Practical Exam:Registration will open in Early 2026. Note that Practical Exam registration is separate from Congress registration. Cost: $110
- Written Exam:Registration will open in Spring 2026 and includes access to the J501 Study Materials. Written Exams will be available in late May 2026 and will be open for three weeks ONLY. Judges must pass the Written Exam before taking the onsite Practical Exam. Cost: $110
- Code of Points:Digital Code of Points will be available in Spring 2026. Cost: $80
Congress Registration (Optional): Congress registration is NOT required to participate in any study session/mock exam or complete practical exam. Judges planning to attend Congress are encouraged to take advantage of Group Registration or Early Bird rates when available. Congress sessions will not conflict with the study sessions or exam times.
Click Here for additional testing locations.
Please read the WAG Brevet/National EXAM INFORMATION
ASAP!
Education Carol Boyer Flip Cards .
I have attached directions of how to obtain and use the element value flip cards.
THIS IS A MUST, Carol has put a lot of time and effort into the flip cards, as we receive information that values have changed the cards will be updated. Promise you will love them !!!!
Flashcards-Deluxe-Instructions
Take Care
UPCOMING EVENTS
Boot Camp June 13, 2026
PREP for TEST !!!
Regional Congress 2026:
Below you will find a link to sign up for Regional Congress. This is early bird registration I will submit payment on behalf of MD NAWGJ.
USAG will send you a confirmation indicating you are registered.
The deadline is February the 9th. All information is contained in the link which is shown below. Please sign up now .
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1spyhssDCfnX4PVwtbZiOQEpQN1LTESD0TuXY1-cGcWM/edit?ts=69418c50
Mentorship program:
Please contact Sarah Mcshane: Mentorship Cordinator
mcshaners@verizon.net if you are interested in becoming a mentor and if you would like a mentor.
A huge thanks to all judges that have volunteered.