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2009
OPTIMUMNUTRITION NPC JR. NATIONAL
BODYBUILDING*FITNESS*FIGURE*BIKINI
CHAMPIONSHIPS
Dear NPC Athlete:
With this letter you will
find the entry forms for the 2009 Optimum Nutrition NPC Jr. National Bodybuilding,
Fitness, Figure and Bikini Championships, to be held June 19-20 at the Hyatt
Regency O’Hare Hotel in Rosemont (Chicago area), Illinois. Please read the
entire Jr. Nationals information thoroughly – it’s important!! There are
separate entry forms for bodybuilding, fitness, figure and
bikini competitors. There are
4 weight classes for the Women’s Bodybuilding, 7 weight classes for Men’s
Bodybuilding, 3 height classes for Fitness competitors, 6 height classes for
Figure competitors and 6 height classes for Bikini. There will be three
Fitness pro cards, four Figure pro cards and 4 Bikini pro cards awarded.
U.S. Citizenship is required
for Fitness, Figure and Bikini Competitors only (pro-qualifier). All bodybuilding
athletes must provide either proof of U.S. Citizenship or Legal Resident Alien
status (Green Card).
The application must be fully
completed and signed. If you are under 18 years old, make sure that your parent
or guardian signs it. Once the application has been completed, send a money
order – no personal checks - to pay for your entry fee and
return it where instructed in your official entry form. Keep the information
brochure for your own reference. There are no entry refunds.
DEADLINE
FOR ENTRYMAILING IS FRIDAY,MAY 29, 2009. ENTRIES POSTMARKED AFTER MAY 29WILL BE
ACCEPTED IF RECEIVED NO LATER THAN JUNE 3, 2009. ENTRY FEE FOR ENTRIES
POSTMARKED AFTERMAY 29 BUT RECEIVED ON OR BEFORE JUNE 3 IS DOUBLED TO $180.
ABSOLUTELY NO ENTRIESWILL BE ACCEPTED IF RECEIVED AFTERWEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 2009.
A ticket order form has also
been provided so you can order tickets in advance for your family and friends.
Place your order as soon as possible to reserve the best seats. We’ve sold out
every year so far!! Tickets can be ordered by completing the form and mailed
with a money order (no personal checks accepted), faxed to 407-876-5843,
emailed to Pambetz@aol.com or ordered online at www.npcjrnationals.com. Do
not send your ticket order with your entry!
Ticket Prices (Taxes and Fees
apply):
FINALS: $60 &
$40 - All Seats Reserved
PREJUDGING: Friday
Night - $25; Saturday Morning - $25; Prejudging Package - $45 includes
(Open Seating) both Friday
night and Saturday morning tickets at a $5 savings.
Remember: All entriesmust be
postmarked no later than Friday,May 29, 2009.
If you have any questions on
eligibility requirements, please call either SandyWilliamson (all women
athletes) at 818-400-1060 or email her at sandyonsandylane@yahoo.com,
or Peter W. Potter (men) at 954-763-2718, email usasports@juno.com.
For all other information, call
Pam Betz at 407-876-4467,
email Pambetz@aol.comor go to the website
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
1. All contestants must be registered as athletes with the National Physique Committee as of May 29, 2009 (entry deadline). For an application, contact the NPC at P.O. Box 3711, Pittsburgh, PA 15230 (412-276-5027). Cost of your NPC card is $85.
YOU MAY NOT REGISTER FOR AN NPC CARD ON THE DAY OF THE CONTEST.
2. You MUST be a U.S. Citizen to enter the Fitness, Figure & Bikini Competitions and you must be a U.S. Citizen or legal resident alien (Green Card) to enter all other events. Proof of Citizenship for Fitness, Figure & Bikini athletes is a copy of birth certificate, voter registration, passport, or DD214 (military discharge). Proof of Citizenship or Green Card for all other eventsMUST be sent with entry. NO DRIVER LICENSES OR SOCIAL SECURITY CARDS ARE ACCEPTABLE PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP.
3. You MUST NOT be currently under suspension by the NPC.
4. In order for an athlete to be eligible for the 2009 NPC Jr. Nationals Bodybuilding, Fitness and Figure Championships, the athlete must have competed since January 1, 2007, and obtained one of the following placements in an NPC event:
[] Among the first 5 in his/her weight group in the National, USA, Team Universe Championships or IFBB North American.
[] Among the first 5 in his/her weight group in the Jr. National or Jr. USA Championships.
[] Among the first 5 in his/her weight class in the Teenage, Collegiate or Masters National Championships.
[] Among the first 2 in his/her weight class in the Armed Forces National Championships.
[] First Overall in an area Championship of the unrestricted class.
[] Among the first 2 in his/her weight class in an area level Championship designated as a National Qualifier.
[] As the Overall winner in a District-Level Championship designated as a national qualifying contest.
[] Fitness and Figure competitors must have placed in the top 3 in an NPC-sanctioned fitness or figure event designated as a
national qualifying contest since January 1, 2007, and must be eligible under Items 1, 2, and 3.
[] Class Winners of the Nationals and USA will be given 5 years of eligibility.
[] Bikini competitors must have competed in an NPC Bikini event prior to entering a National contest.
FOR INFORMATION CONCERNING
ELIGIBILITY AND ACCEPTANCE, CONTACT
WOMEN: SandyWilliamson
6185
Magnolia Avenue, PMB #310
Riverside,
CA 92506
818-400-1060
sandyonsandylane@yahoo.com
MEN: PeterW. Potter
USA Sports
Promotions of Florida
1126 S.
Federal Highway, #169
Ft.
Lauderdale, FL 33316
954-763-2718
usasports@juno.com
ENTRY DEADLINE
All
entries must be postmarked no later than Friday,May 29, 2009. For any entries
postmarked after May 29 but received on or before June 3, the entry fee is
doubled to $180. Absolutely no entries will be accepted if received after June
3, 2009.
Checklist: ___Entry Form - Signed and completed ___Copy of your 2009 NPC
card
___Proof
of US Citizenship for Fitness, Figure & Bikini Athletes and Proof of US
Citizenship or Legal Resident Alien Status for all other Divisions.
___Money
order only for $90 Entry Fee made payable to Betz/Larsen EMI
Men: Return Entry Formby Certified Mail, Express Mail, UPS Next Day or
Fed-Ex to PeterW. Potter.
Women:
Return Entry by Certified Mail, Express Mail, UPS Next Day or Fed-Ex to
SandyWilliamson.
WEIGHT/HEIGHT DIVISIONS
MEN BB Bantamweight: 143-1/4 lbs. & under
Lightweight:
over 143-1/4 lbs. up to & including 154-1/4 lbs.
Welterweight:
over 154-1/4 lbs. up to & including 165-1/4 lbs.
Middleweight:
over 165-1/4 lbs. up to & including 176-1/4 lbs.
Light-Heavyweight:
over 176-1/4 lbs. up to & including 198-1/4 lbs.
Heavyweight:
over 198-1/4 lbs. up to & including 225-1/4 lbs.
Super-Heavyweight
over 225-1/4 lbs.
WOMEN BB Lightweight: 115 lbs. & under
Middleweight:
over 115 lbs. up to & including 125 lbs.
Light-Heavyweight:
over 125 lbs. up to & including 140 lbs.
Heavyweight:
over 140 lbs.
FITNESS Three Height Classes up to & including 5’2” (A)
over 5’2“
up to & including 5’4-1/2” (B)
over 5’4-1/2”
(C)
FIGURE
& BIKINI Six Height Classes up to &
including 5’1” (A)
over 5’1”
up to & including 5’2-1/2” (B)
over 5’2-1/2”
up to & including 5’4” (C)
over 5’4”
up to & including 5’5-1/2” (D)
over 5’5-1/2”
up to & including 5’7” (E)
Over 5’7”
(F)
ENTRY FEE
MONEY ORDER FOR $90 EACH FOR
ALL COMPETITORSMADE PAYABLE TO “BETZ/LARSEN EMI"
Deadline
for Entry mailing is Friday,May 29, 2009. Entries postmarked afterMay 29 will
be accepted until June 3, 2009. Entry fee for entries postmarked afterMay 30
but received on or before June 3 is doubled to $180. Absolutely no entries will
be accepted
if
received after June 3, 2009.
CHECK-IN / ATHLETEMEETING
/WEIGH-IN
HYATT REGENCY O’HARE HOTEL
Thursday,
June 18: EarlyWeigh-in/check-in: (men) 6-7 p.m. (women
bb/fitness/figure/bikini) 7-8 p.m.
Friday,
June 19: FinalWeigh-in /check-in: (all
athletes) 9-10:30 a.m.
COMPETITION
SUITS MUST BEWORN BY BODYBUILDERS TOWEIGH-IN/CHECK-IN
IF YOU HAVE
ANY DOUBT ABOUT THE SUIT STYLE, BRING A SECOND SUIT!
NPC NATIONAL EVENT COMPETITOR/ ATTENDEE UPDATE
As we all know the NPC's yearly national event schedule offers the highest rankings and most competitive events of all the NPC's annual competitions. It is extremely important that each and every competitor and their support staff are properly prepared for their trip to and performance at a national-level event. One of the considerations that, on behalf of the NPC I personally strongly endorse and recommend, is that all competitors and attendees stay at the event headquarters hotel, which usually is the site of the competition itself and always is the site of registration, weigh- and check-ins, judging clinics and all competition-related information dissemination and credential issuance. Give the rigorous schedule of every national event – especially with the new expansion, the addition of the Bikini Division in 2009 – the need of all competitors to be on premises at all times becomes more and more critical. It sometimes becomes necessary to change event schedules at the last minute and this information is only disseminated at the headquarters hotel. In addition, I have found that competitors seem more properly prepared to compete when they have settled into and stay at the location of the event as opposed to driving in to the event location from other local areas. It is my feeling that being able to rest until the very time of competition and not having to travel in any way to a competition site can be helpful in having a good mental competitive attitude.
In recent years, there have been many occasions where competitors were disqualified because of event time changes or other last minute procedural alterations that occurred between the weigh-in and the actual time of competition. Competitors staying at outside hotels other than the event headquarters are put at a disadvantage in situations like that. It is their responsibility to be available to accommodate any schedule changes or other circumstances that the NPC must administer during a national event.
Thank you for your cooperation.
James B. Manion,
President National Physique Committee of the USA, Inc.
NOTICE TO ALL 2009 NPC JUNIOR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS COMPETITORS
The Following Athlete’s Are Required To Participate In The NPC NEWS Photo Shoot With J.M. Manion On Sunday, June 21 At The Hyatt Regency O’Hare Hotel From 8:30 a.m. To Approximately 12 Noon;
• MEN’S OVERALL WINNER
• WOMEN’S OVERALL WINNER
• THE 3 FITNESS HEIGHT CLASS WINNERS
• THE 4 FIGURE HEIGHT CLASS WINNERS THAT QUALIFIED FOR THE IFBB
• THE 4 BIKINI HEIGHT CLASS WINNERS THAT QUALIFIED FOR THE IFBB
Only The 5 Overall Winners Are To Bring Their Overall Trophies. The Men’s & Women’s Overall Winners Are To Bring Their Posing Suit & Posing Oil. The Bikini, Figure & Fitness Winners Are To Bring Their 2-Piece Competition Suits Along With Any Other 2-Piece Bikini’s. There Is Also An Opportunity To Do Individual Photo Shoots That Afternoon For The NPC News So The More Bikini’s Brought The Better. All Competitors Please Plan Accordingly With Your Travel Plans.