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Archery
Sport
Commissioner: Jake Viet, jvarcher@charter.net
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Jake Viet is a member of the National Archery
Association, which is the NGB for Olympic archery.
He is a national judge as well as a Level 4 National
Coach. Jake is a master coach for the National
Field Archery Association. He competed in the Southeast
Sports Festival competition and won 1st
place. Last year he won the gold in Olympics of Georgia.
He ran two Junior Olympic programs
affiliated with the NAA for youth under age 18. He
currently teaches archery for Gwinett County
Parks and Recreation. Jake judged the National Junior
Olympics Championship in Ohio last year
and will be judging the upcoming National NAA target event
in Colorado Springs. He won one
NAA National Championship, two NFAA (National Field
Archery Association), and also won
three world championships put on by the International
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Badminton
Sport
Commissioner: Sue Wieloch, archwie@hotmail.com
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Sue Wieloch is currently a
member of USA Badminton. She has been involved with the
Georgia
Games since 1992 and also runs badminton at the City of
Decatur Recreation Center. She worked
at the 1996 Olympics and has been running tournaments in
the Atlanta area since 1985. Each year,
Sue competes in several local tournaments. Although Sue
does not do much coaching, she does
exhibitions with Marietta Schools. Sue is a Level 1 umpire
and has previously played in several
national tournaments. |
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Baseball
Adult
Sport
Commissioner: Donnie Pike, donald.pike@volvo.com
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Baseball
Youth (Allstars); Baseball
Youth (Travel)
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Basketball
Boy's
Sport
Commissioner: Tony Ingle
Sport
Chair: Chaunsia White, GGOps3@kennesaw.edu
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Tony Ingle is currently in his seventh season as
the head coach of the Kennesaw State University
Men’s Basketball team. In the 2003-2004 season, Ingle
led the Kennesaw State Owl’s to the
National Championship win in Division II. He is one of the
most highly recognized coaches in his
era, most notably for bringing the Owls to a position of
national recognition.
Tony was named the
Most Valuable Player during both his Junior and Senior
years at North Whitfield High School
and
averaged 18.4 points, 14.1 assists and 9.4 steals per game
which led him to be selected to the 1971
Chattanooga Free Press First Team All-Tri State Squad. He
began his collegiate playing career at
Dalton Junior College where his Roadrunners won
back-to-back state and regional titles while making
two trips to the national tournament. He played his final
two season of college ball at Huntingdon
College in Montgomery, Alabama. |
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Basketball
Girl's
Sport
Commissioner: Jane Williamson, Mjanewill2@aol.com
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BMX
Sports
Commissioner: Shayne Robinson, ptcbmxbiz@aol.com
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Bowling
Sports
Commissioner: David Checkle, david.checkle@bellsouth.com
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Dave Checkle is on the local bowling association
board of directors for Atlanta as well as the State
level. He is currently active in bowling and coaches
juniors on Saturdays. He is a certified coach and
actively coaches Saturday youth leagues. Previously, Dave
was a director of local, state, and regional
bowling tournaments. Dave is a life member of the local
bowling association and is a hall of fame
member of the Georgia State Association. |
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Boxing
Sports
Commissioner: Buddy and Bo Davis, bodavis719@aol.com
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Cycling-Criterium,
Road Race
Sports
Commissioner:
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Diving
Meet
Director: Bill Humber
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Equestrian
Sports
Commissioner: Leigh Ellen Roberts
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Flag
Football
Sports
Commissioner:
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Judo
Sports
Commissioner: Jackie White, jackie123@mindspring.com
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Jackie currently coaches Judo and is the head instructor at Gwinnett
Judo. She is also secretary for
Georgia Judo. Jackie recently won the 2005 Senior
Nationals Masters
Division and was named Outstanding Masters Female athlete.
She won
Collegiate Nationals, was an Olympic Training Center
athlete and was the alternate
for the World and Olympic teams. Jackie also medaled at
several Senior National and
Olympic Festival events. |
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Lacrosse
Sports
Commissioner: Alan Vazquez, alanvazquez@tridentlacrosse.com
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Racquetball
Sports
Commissioner: Otto Dietrich, ottod@bellsouth.net
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Otto Dietrich began playing
racquetball in 1973 and 4 years later began organizing and
running
tournaments. His experience in running tournaments
ranges from local events to national and
international
competitions. Otto was on USA Racquetball’s
National Rules Committee continually since 1982 and
served as the sport’s National Rules Commissioner from
1988–1998. After serving on the USA
Racquetball’s National Rules Committee, he served as the
USAR’s National President 1998-2003.
In 2003, when term limits mandated that he step down, he
was appointed once again as USAR’s
National Rules Commissioner and still is today. USA
Racquetball is the national governing body of
racquetball in the USA as recognized by the USOC. In
1996, Otto received the Joe Sobek Award as
having made the most outstanding contribution to the sport
for that year. Otto ran the 2002 racquetball
venue in Augusta and served as the Chairman from 2003
through 2006. In 2002, he was acknowledged
by the staff and local chairman as an experienced, capable
organizer of such events.
Otto hopes to make this year’s event better than ever!
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Roller
Hockey
Sports
Commissioner: Rich Call, rich.call@mindspring.com
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Rich Call is the USA inline hockey local referee
and chief. He founded the GIHRA (Georgia Inline
Hockey Referees Association). Rich is a referee and chief
for the GA high school roller hockey assoc
(GHRA) and currently referees all levels all over the
country. Not only does Rich referee at national
events but he also is involved in tournaments in Canada,
Europe, and other countries in the world.
Rich Call currently plays locally on a men’s team. He
won a national championship in hardball roller
hockey and trained in the Olympic training center for
hardball hockey. |
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Rowing
Sports
Commissioner:
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Rugby
Sports
Commissioner: Mike Ryan, msaryan@earthlink.net
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Mike Ryan coaches a high school team and assists
for the men’s club at Alpharetta High.
He also assists the coaches at the Atlanta Old White and
occasionally still plays for Old White.
Mike was an All-South collegiate player in 1989 and 1990.
Mike just plays for the love of the
game and this will be his third year running the Rugby
tournament for the Georgia Games. He has
enjoyed being President of Old White for three years now,
and is actively involved in the rugby community. |
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Shooting-Shot
Gun
Sports
Commissioner: Sports Co-Chair: Jim Keehoe
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Jim is currently a member of the NSCA, NSSA, and
ATA. He is a certified instructor
for NSSA and NSCA and he coaches both children and adults.
He is a qualified referee for NSCA. |
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BB
gun
Sports
Commissioner: Gordon Walker, gowalker@hotmail.com
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Gordon Walker is a member of the national rifle
association. The team he competes with has
been to the International BB Gun Championships twice and
they qualified in first and second
place in state championships, which allowed them to
advance to the National Championships.
Gordon has coached the Gwinnett County 4H for eight years
now, and he currently shoots
competitively with a local club. |
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Western
3 Gun
Sports
Commissioner: Randy Jackson, w3g@comcast.net
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Randy has loved to shoot since childhood and is
currently the cowboy for the Georgia Sports
Shooting Foundation. He has been in SASS (Single Action
Shooting Society) and was a world,
national, and state champion several times and also won
the Steel challenge and world championship
of speed shooting.
Randy is a two-time single action world champion
and won the shot gun event three
times at the world championships at the steel challenge.
He currently holds the world record for all three
courses. Randy travels and shoots bows and actively
tries to get youth involved in the sport.
His primary goal is to further second amendment rights and
recruit new people into the sport. |
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Air
Pistol; Smallbore
Rifle 3x40/Smallbore Prone; Air
rifle 3x20 & international
Sports
Commissioner: Roy McClain, eodtnt1@aol.com
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Very
involved with youth. Also got a bronze star for his
service in Afghanistan. Roy is a life
member of USA shooting and the NRA. He is currently on the
board of directors for the GSSA and
is a member of the Griffin Gun Club. Roy coaches BB
Gun, Sporter, Air Rifle, and Smallbore at the
Spalding Co 4H, and he has been a chair for the Georgia
Games since 2002. I have been involved in
Competitive Shooting since 1978. Roy was a member of the
McConnell AFB Rifle and Pistol Team
while assigned to the 347 Security Police Squadron from
1978 - 1981. From 1981-1987, Roy competed
as an individual in various Rifle and Pistol Competitions
earning Excellence-In-Competition (EIC) points
with both, Rifle in 1984 and Pistol in 1985.
He was selected to the USAF Rifle Team in 1987 and
competed
in the Inter Service Championships at Quantico USMC
base as well as the National Championships at Camp
Perry OH, earning two Gold, two Silver and three
Bronze medals in various Highpower competitions.
In the past few years, Roy competed in a number of CMP
Sporter Smallbore Rifle and Cowboy Action events. |
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Softball
- Adult
Sports
Commissioner: Patrick Kelley, claytonathletics@aol.com
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Patrick is a member of GRPA (Georgia Parks and
Recreation Association) as tournament
director as well a member of USSA. He is the league
director of the Clayton County Parks
and Rec. Softball League. Plays on an adult travel team
and helps coach youth fast pitch teams.
Patrick played softball on a National Church Championship team and has
played in two world tournaments. |
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Softball
- Youth
Sports
Commissioner:
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Swimming
- Youth
Sports
Commissioner:
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Swimming
- Open
Sports
Commissioner: Rob Copeland, president@usms.org
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Table
Tennis
Sports
Commissioner: Wendell Dillon, pong35@mindspring.com
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Wendell Dillon is an International referee and
umpire. He was a referee for the table
tennis event in the Atlanta Olympics. He is currently
Chairman of the officials and rules
committee for the USATT. Wendell is actively involved in
training umpires and referees, and
has run table tennis tournaments in Atlanta for over
30 years. He has worked as a local, national,
and international tournament referee; however, he does not
play anymore. Wendell was selected to
referee the table tennis events in the Olympics, and
Wendell received the title as senior state champion
several times. |
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Taekwondo
Sports
Commissioner: David Wilch
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Tennis
- Adult
Sports
Commissioner: Mark Kirk, mark.kirk@cobbcounty.org
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Tennis
- Juniors
Sports
Commissioner: Larry Snyder, fairoakstennis@yahoo.com
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Larry Snyder is a licensed USTA umpire and
referee. He is heavily involved with Alta,
the biggest tennis league in Atlanta, and USTA, and
he currently plays for both organizations.
Larry is a former Southeastern Region mixed doubles
champion. |
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Track
& Field
Sports
Commissioner:
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Ultimate
Frisbee
Sports
Commissioner: Adam McCargo, mccargo@gmail.com
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Volleyball
- Outdoor
Sports
Commissioner: Diane Homes, bdholmes@mindspring.com
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Jaime Dutro and Diane Holmes have been involved
with amateur athletics since high school.
They are involved with volleyball on many levels and serve
on the board for Volleyball Atlanta.
Jaime is currently the Chairperson for Volleyball Atlanta
and Diane is the Indoor President.
They work closely with USA Volleyball and other governing
bodies such as the AVP and FIVB.
Over the years, both Diane and Jaime have won many
tournaments in their divisions. They have
coordinated developmental leagues, adult volleyball
leagues, and run clinics for various school systems
and county organizations. They coached both youth and
adults and also have referee experience.
They have previously been involved with the Special
Olympics at the local and state levels. Their
tournament
directing has even taken them to the Bahamas. Both worked
with the indoor volleyball for the 1996 Olympics,
coordinated a volleyball venue for the Cooking Light
Grandstand event in 1999 at Turner Field and the
Downtown Beach Volleyball Tournament in 2005. |
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Volleyball
- Indoor
Sports
Commissioner:
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Weightlifting
- Olympic
Sports
Commissioner:
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Weightlifting
- Power
Sports
Commissioner: Buddy Duke, bduke@southlink.us
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Wrestling
Sports
Commissioner: Donna Racine, donna@voiceofgeorgiawrestling.com
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