Good news. Women’s Collegiate Gymnastics will be 10% more thrilling next season. Buy your season’s tickets now.
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Blythe Lawrence in the Deseret News:
…At their annual coaches meeting in Seattle earlier this month, NCAA gymnastics coaches voted to adopt two new policies they hope will increase casual interest in the sport. If the changes are approved by an NCAA committee the second week of June, every score posted next year will count toward the final team score, and the NCAA Championships will move to a four-team final. …
Both big improvements, I feel.
Especially all scores count. That’s going to add even more drama to the meet next year. And increase the chances of upset.
… Currently, six competitors perform on each event and the top five scores count toward the team score, which may lead casual viewers to wonder why the team where only five gymnasts performed well beat the team that turned in six hit routines. …
Both changes are yet to be ratified.
Hey … That’s Blythe Lawrence of Gymblog fame. When did she start writing for the Deseret News?
Congratulations Blythe.
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