Winter Classic '09 - Don't forget to register

Just a reminder that this Wednesday, February 11, is the registration deadline for the Winter Classic, to be held March 6-8 in Birmingham, AL. The purpose of this annual meet is three-fold:

1. The Winter Classic gives elite and Level 10 athletes an opportunity to compete in a national event.
2. The Winter Classic is the first of two required qualifying competitions to National Championships for Jr. & Sr. Elites. [The second is the Elite Challenge, to be held May 8-10 in Fort Smith, AR]
   
3. Jr./Sr. Elite athletes may earn points toward the Jr. or Sr. National Team.

Since this is a World Age Group* year, the Winter Classic may also serve as one of the qualifying meets for athletes interested in that. Held every other year in conjunction with the World Championships, this year the competition will be in St. Petersburg, Russia in mid-November.

* For more about World Age Group competition check out the related discussion on the Tramp and Tumble Network, where I've asked for the community to share what they know. I would have posted more here, but I don't really know anything about it.