Meet Director Frequently Asked Questions
Q: How do I become a meet director?
A: A meet director must be a Professional member with the appropriate discipline level for the sanctioned event that they wish to hold. Example: If you are meet director for a Men’s sanctioned event, the meet director must have a Professional membership with the Men’s discipline. For those wishing to be a meet director for Women’s, Acrobatic or Trampoline and Tumbling event, they must also complete the meet director exam for those disciplines.
Q: Where do I obtain the Women’s discipline meet director exam?
A: The Women’s meet director test and answer sheet is available online in the Women's program Rules & Policies.
Q: Where do I send my Women’s meet director exam to be graded?
A: Send the completed test answer sheet along with the $25 fee to the Member Services Department. Once the exam has been graded you will be sent a meet director certificate. Please allow 3 – 4 week processing time.
Q: When does my meet director certification expire?
A: Never. The certification does not have an expiration date.
Q: Where do obtain the Acrobatic discipline meet director exam?
A: The Acrobatic meet director test and answer sheet is available online in the Acrobatic program's Rules & Policies.
Q: Where do I send my Acrobatic meet director exam to be graded?
A: Send the completed test answer sheet along with the $15 fee to Elizabeth Millard, Acrobatic Program Assistant. Once the exam has been graded you will be sent a meet director certificate. Please allow 3 -4 week processing time.
Q: What are my responsibilities as a meet director?
A: The meet director of a USA Gymnastics sanctioned event is required to do the following:
- Must verify that all participants are current USA Gymnastics members with the appropriate member type for the event that is being held. Please note: anyone that is not a current USA Gymnastics member with the appropriate member type is not allowed on event floor.
- Must follow the appropriate reporting procedures
- Must follow all of the rules and polices that have been outline for the disciplined meet that is being held. Example: if the meet is a women’s sanctioned event all of the rules and policy outlined in the Women’s Rules and Policies must be followed.
Q: How do I confirm membership numbers?
A: It is the sole responsibility of the Meet Director to ensure that everyone that participates in a sanctioned event has a current membership with the appropriate member type for the event. Therefore, it is vitally important that all memberships are verified prior to the meet. Please Note: USA Gymnastics encourages all members to provide proof of membership at a sanctioned event however, it is NOT a requirement. Membership numbers can be verified online. A participant may also provide written permission from the USA Gymnastics National Office.
Please follow the steps below in order to verify membership online:
Q: What is considered a violation of a sanction?
A: USA Gymnastics suggest that you always refer to the rules and policy book for the specific discipline. List below will provide some of the sanction violations:
- Conducting a USA Gymnastics event without a valid sanction.
- Allowing coaches, judges and athletes on the floor without a current or valid membership.
- Conducting an event on different dates or with more than one location or discipline without the proper sanctions or changes.
- Failure to return required sanction forms
- Violation of any regulations within the rules and policy book.
Please note: any violation can void a sanction thus, providing no insurance coverage.
Please feel free to contact Member Services for any other question or concerns.
USA Gymnastics Member Services Department
Phone Hours: Monday 12:30pm-5:30pm eastern standard time
Tuesday – Friday 8:30am-5:30pm eastern standard time
1-800-345-4719 toll free
membership@usa-gymnastics.org
