Parker Places 5th and Russell 10th at Future Stars Nationals

The 2010 USA Gymnastics Men’s Future Stars National Championships was held November 4-7, at the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

The Future Stars National Championships was held in conjunction with the National Coaches Workshop which is the premier educational event for the men’s program.

The Junior National Team Program ultimately exists for the specific purpose of identifying

and preparing athletes to compete for the United States in international competition.

Coach Jeff, Russell. Parker, Coach Chad

Men's Future Stars Program Overview

The Junior National Development Team is determined through the use of a “Future Stars” National Championships/Evaluation held in the fall of each year. The competition targets the 10, 11, 12 and 13-year old age groups of athletes and involves athletes being judged/evaluated on the six events using a basic skills compulsory routine composed of approximately ten basic skills elements placed together in routine form. In addition, there are events that involve evaluation on flexibility, strength and body positions. The evaluations are done by a coach/Junior National Coaching Staff member and a NGJA judge working together to produce a score based on technique and execution.

The Future Stars Championships are divided into four age groups. The four age groups, the number of athletes who will be named to the National Development Team from the Future Stars National Championships and the number of athletes who will be invited to a special Development Team camp are:

Results Age 11

Results Age 12