Like everyone I’ve met, I’m happy to have traveled to Gainesville, Florida, the birthplace of Gatorade, my first time here.
The weather is excellent this time of year. Venue superb.
Head Coach Rhonda Faehn obviously has an excellent team putting together this meet.
Today is podium training. I watched UCLA, LSU, Missouri and Florida.
Love Florida! They do a lot of difficulty. Unfortunately, though ranked #2, it’s going to be tough to win with that much difficulty. Can you stick double back off beam?
The smart dismounts are gainers from beam. And double layout from bars.
For all the importance and attention spent on landings in College gymnastics, the girls are not all that much better than in F.I.G. competiton.
UCLA Vault coach P.J. Irvin put a beat board on TOP of the horse, having the girls do standing somersault landing drills higher than they would simply from standing on the horse itself. Good idea.
LSU looked surprisingly loose and relaxed. Mizzou looks good, especially on Bars. Unfortunately one of the girls “pinged” winding up for double layout. (She looks to be O.K., but a fall like that can shake up the whole team.)
UCLA continues as the team of destiny. It’s their meet to lose, I reckon. The choreography of their Floor routines is the single rotation I’m most looking forward to seeing.
They’ll be more coverage of this meet online than ever before. This is the last year of Super 6 Team Finals, Friday. Next year they will move to a Final 4 Team Final, with live T.V. coverage (hopefully).
Thursday is the best and most nerve wracking day:
• NCAA’s live streaming Semifinal 1 – CBS College Sports All-Access. Fast internet connection recommended.
• NCAA’s live streaming Semifinal 2 – CBS College Sports All-Access. Fast internet connection recommended.
Live scoring available linked via www.GatorZone.com
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