First off, I’d like to thank you all for your patience. There was a lot of interest in the camps this year! There were some clerical/communication problems with the southern camp which contributed to a delay in getting the info together. We will be streamlining the process next year to take away the antiquated way of filling out entries and mailing checks. We will be going to online registration with credit card billing after the entries have been accepted.
We have had to turn away over 120 athletes. This is not something we enjoy doing however it is necessary to provide a quality camp. All of the priority one and two kids did get in. The St. Louis camp turned away all priority 5 kids and some priority 4 athletes. The Minneapolis camp turned away all priority 4& 5 kids and some priority 3 athletes. The majority of priority 3 athletes turned away were level 8′s and level 9/10′s that may have been out for a year etc.
Please understand that the training camps are primarily for the level 9/10 athletes. We have included athletes at lower levels in the past to fill when they were light. We strongly encourage coaches who have athletes turned away to attend the camps. This is an excellent opportunity to learn from some of the regions top coaches and watch some of the best athletes train.
I have posted all the athletes accepted for the training camps below. They are pdf files that you need to download. Please make sure you have proofed the names on the list.
The names were selected using the information you provided on your entries based on the selection criteria set by the Region 4 Committee and as posted on this website and as distributed by your SC’s. If no information was provided the athlete was assigned a priority based on our best guess. The information you provide is a valuable tool for assigning priorities to athletes. It is also assumed all coaches are providing truthful and accurate information. We will be doing some audits of entries to verify that the information is correct. If you provided inaccurate information with the purpose of giving your athlete a higher priority, you and your club maybe removed from participation in this and future camps. When there was a tie situation (for example if we only had room for a few kids at a certain priority level but multiple applicants the ties were broken in using all or some of these factors….
1. Host Gyms
2. Competition level in 2010 (Level 10′s got 1st priority, Level 9′s second etc…..)
3. Clubs bidding on training camps
4. Complete entry forms. If b-days, USAG #’s or other information was not on the entry I went to kids at a same priority that had complete entries.
5. Payment in hand
6. Date entry received
When we group the kids we will group them according to the level they are training. If there was more than one listed, we will group them with similar kids.
St. Louis Accepted Athlete List
Minneapolis Accepted Athlete List
Only the athletes that have registered to this point will be added to the camps if spots open up. The registration is closed to athletes for both camps. I accepted entries for an additional 7 days to allow for the Missouri people to enter. All kids that are crossed off on your clubs entry are already on the wait list. No need to notify me unless you want to withdraw their name from consideration. If you wish to withdraw your entire club if not all of your athletes were accepted please notify me by September 10th. Failure to do so will result in your athletes being entered and payment being due.
No Checks have been cashed or deposited as of today. We will be adjusting the amount due per club and then asking for payment or depositing the payment we have received. If you have over paid you will either be refunded or checks mailed back depending on the amount, whether you paid with one check or multiples and/or if you still have other athletes attending.
Please let me know of any scratches by Friday September 10th. We will be accepting waiting list participants after that date. Wait list participants will be notified by Tuesday, September 14th.
Please keep tuned to this website and your emails for further updates. The clinicians are also posted on the specific pages for each camp.
Contact me with questions. I will return emails and phone calls as soon as I can. I apologize for any delay that may occur. We look forward to the camps and hope they are as successful as last years! Thanks for your dedication to your athletes and profession.
Bryon Hough
R4JOCC
