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This year at the National Governing Body meeting. there were new rules that could cause some confusion. In Pennsylvania we have already been confused with some of the new rules. So below is a summary of the rule. The Powerlines Newsletter with the minutes from the meeting click here.

Motion to offer a six-month high school membership for $15 to be good from December 1 through May 31. Full year high school membership would remain $30. Pat Anderson. Motion Passed The six-month High School "season" membership applies only to athletes competing in High School only competitions. To compete in any other USA Powerlifting competition, a High School division lifter must buy the full year membership card, or if currently a "H.S. season" member, pay the additional fee (currently $15.00) to upgrade to the full year card.

So this rule was set to lower the price of HS Memberships from $30 to $15. If you lift outside of Dec 1 - May 31st, you must pay the full $30. If you lift in a contest where there are divisions other then HS you must pay $30. So this rule does not help all HS lifters, because of the limitations of which you must stay in.


Require that the National Office send out to the NGB members, financial, drug testing and membership reports on a quarterly basis.

Rationale: The communication from the National Office and the NGB has fallen over the years. This would help the NGB be more informed as to what is really going on at the national level. This may also keep the EC more informed so that they are not blind sided by the reports come annual NGB meeting time like in years past. Submitted by Shawn Cain. Passed: For 24 against 5


I really don't know how this will affect anyone or can be monitored.

Change membership expiration date to be 12 months from the time of purchase.

Rationale: This would help the OMT'ing program by reducing the problem of members not having a current membership at the time of the OMT. This is also something that a lot of members would like to see for making our membership more user friendly. Meets held late in the year always sell membership cards, but like the past few Hudson Natural Open contests, the memberships sold are only good for just over 2 months. That is simply not user friendly. Submitted by Shawn Cain. Passed For 32 Against O Effective for memberships purchased July 13, 2001 and after.

Now this one is good and has been a long time coming. Now your memberships are 12 months long and don't run out at the end of each year. This is good for a couple reasons. Before if you went to a contest in mid September and bought a card, it would run out at the end of December. A $40 membership, good for 3.5 months, what for?! Now this same scenario you will have till the August 31st the following year. This will also open the door for year around OMT. Before you had to be a member to be drug tested. Well now an athlete is a member the whole year, so he/she can't avoid a test by saying. "You can't test me, I'm not a member."


Establish qualifying totals for The High School National Powerlifting Championships as follows: Passed as written below.
Girls Freshman/Sophomore 
97   105  114  123  132  148  165  181  198  198+
335  358  385  407  435  479  518  562  610  625

Girls Varsity 
97   105  114  123  132  148  165  181  198  198+
360  385  413  440  462  512  551  600  655  672

Boys Freshman/Sophomore
114  123  132  148  165  181  198  220  242   275   275+
585  680  730  825  875  925  950  975  1020  1045  1070

Boys Varsity
114  123  132  148  165  181   198   220   242   275   275+
630  730  800  925  995  1035  1070  1135  1150  1190  1215

This rule is clear cut, now HS Lifters must achieve the above 
totals to qualify for HS Nationals.

Limit lifting at a sanctioned USAPL event to members in good standing. This is to include exhibition and guest lifters.

Rationale: the USAPL is the best drug testing powerlifting organization in the United States. It was formed as an alternative opportunity for the Drug Free Powerlifter, and one of it's goals and missions was to promote drug free lifting. By limiting lifting at any USAPL event, in any way, by members in good standing, will help ensure that we have our missions and goals being represented. The fact that we are IPF affiliates is also a concern. Allowing non-members represent us may do damage to that affiliation as well. Submitted by Shawn Cain. Passed: For 24 against 5


Clear cut.. You must be a member to lift at a USAPL event, even if exhibition or guest lifters.

Motion: "Grandfather" previously approved lifting apparel such as Elite power suits, Frantz bench shirts as legal for use at all USAPL sanctioned competitions that are not direct qualifiers for IPF international competition. This lifting gear must meet dimensional, material and construction specifications set forth in current rules.

Rationale: There are members of USAPL that still own such equipment. They spent their hard-earned money purchasing this equipment which was legal to use until the past few years. This equipment is not longer being manufactured and available, let it die it's normal existence by attrition. Do not make lifters replace these items. Motion Failed.


For complete minutes of the 2001 National Meeting please click here.





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