Company History

Elite Technology Company was founded in 1989 from a family commitment to the great sport of gymnastics. The founder, Roger Resley of Kansas City, is father of three daughters, all competitive gymnasts who were trained at Elite Gymnastics in Lenexa, KS. As a Booster Club parent in charge of scoring, he soon became frustrated with the hassles of runners, flashers, and tabulators, not to mention the throng of parents who complained about missed scores and the long wait to get results. An electrical engineer, Resley figured there had to be a better way.

Working closely with Gerald Carley, owner/coach of Elite Gymnastics, the two set down to develop the EliteScore system. Using his engineering background coupled with Carley’s knowledge of gymnastics, the first EliteScore Scoreboard was built in 1990. Initially an electronic flashing system only, research began the following year on development of a PC based scoring program to further automate the scoring process.

The "EliteScore" and "Score Master" Marriage

At 1992 USAG Congress in Anaheim, California, Resley meet his future business partner, Mark Mahoney, gymnast and author of Score Master (www.score-master.com). Score Master was and remains the leading scoring software for competitive gymnastics.

The technologies were married in late 1992 and first integrated PC scoring and electronic flashing system was born. Featuring score entry terminals at the judge’s tables, scores could be entered directly into Score Master, validated and recorded, and immediately sent to the scoreboard! No runners, no flashers, happy parents, and meet results within minutes of the last competitor!

The EliteScore System quickly caught on and what started out, as a club project became a well-recognized product throughout the USA. Over the past ten years many improvements and new technology have been introduced including the Windows version of Score Master (1996), the first “all wireless” system with Palm Pilots for score entry (1999), and most recently an expanded product family including full alpha-numeric message displays (2001).

Reliable Products = Happy Customers!

Built for ease of use and the reliability gymnastics competitions require, the original EliteScore Scoreboard is still in operation today! In 12 years, only one service call was performed: to remove the wires and install the wireless transceiver!

Elite Technology Company continues to be the leader in gymnastic meet automation and is totally focused on gymnastics. With over 100 systems installed, Elite Technology plans to expand features and functions for club level Invitational, State, and Regional competitions. The new MDX Series of products will allow rapid expansion into the High School and Collegiate markets whose meets require full alphanumeric display technology for real-time team rankings.

Elite Technology Company also offers a full range of meet automation services including an equipment rental program or turnkey meet scoring and flashing.

Elite Technology can also help you find corporate sponsorship that can result in a donated system in exchange for the promotion and sale of the corporation’s products/services by your club.