The NCAA wants consistency, precision, perfect form and personality. Difficult skills are far less important.
University coaches I talked to at the College Bound Invitational felt most gymnasts were not showing their “best” routines.
College coaches want to see a routine of excellent quality. Most gymnasts showed too much difficulty. Execution suffered.
It’s a mistake to show a bad Geinger. Better to go “clean” on bars with no release part.
It’s a very bad idea to fall during a performance routine. Leave out double back on Floor if there is any chance you might fall on it.
Here’s one of the best Floor routines I saw at the meet. This is what College coaches are looking for:
Click PLAY or watch Emily Reichert from Orlando Metro on YouTube.
That said, there were a couple of unique skills shown at College Bound:
