Listen to episode #346.
Peng is doing a number of event appearances this year as she’s no longer (finally) restricted by NCAA regulations.
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Author: Rick Mc
Career gymnastics coach who loves the outdoors, and the internet.
unpaid College football players skip Bowl Games
You started to notice this a couple of years ago, when top prospects, wanting to protect their health before heading into the NFL draft, would announce that they were skipping their team’s bowl games. …
Over the last couple of years, players skipping their bowl games became more and more common, and it is now, save for your occasional back-in-my-day cranky former players, generally accepted by coaches, fans, and media alike that any player who doesn’t skip a bowl game to preserve his draft status is doing himself a disservice. The game doesn’t matter, and hey, he’s not getting paid anyway. …
This is the peril of having a billion-dollar sport that doesn’t pay its players …
College Football Players Are Going to Quit Bowl Games
Acrobats in Kenya
Veronique Sprenger spent 10 weeks training with this troupe in a slum called Kangemi in Nairobi.
She’s doing a Masters in International Development Studies at the University of Amsterdam on these athletes.
Watch all the way through. It’s impressive what they’ve accomplished with very little equipment. Tumbling on hard wood floor, for example.
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Gymnastics Canada rebrands
From here, we soar.
… pleased to unveil a new brand for the organization as we embark on our 50th Anniversary year …
… new logo, tagline, and social media handles …
Our social media channels have also taken on the new brand and bilingual identity @gymcan1:
FACEBOOK | INSTAGRAM | YOUTUBE | TWITTER
Clothing featuring the new Gymnastics Canada logo is now available at our online store: http://shop.gymcan.og.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. Easily the best edit they’ve ever produced.
Canada has never had a top notch website nor social media. This looks to me like a big improvement.
introducing Cross Support swing
A great way to start for both boys and girls is on spotting boxes.
It’s safe and fun. Challenge kids to do their best and highest swings with a sponge between the feet.
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Thanks Bermuda Gymnastics Association.
Michigan State University Gymnastics
It can’t be easy for the team training under constant news of the criminal MSU doctor.
GOOD LUCK this season.
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Liu Yang – Rings
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… at a 6.5 D score it’s the most difficult rings routine competed under the 2017-20 code of points so far …
watch Katelyn again
This is what Val had to say about Ohashi’s routine…
“I’ve never seen her perform like that. Ever, in your entire life. I’ve never seen her facial, her performance quality, be that professional as I saw tonight.”
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Temple Men’s STICK It Pledge Campaign
Support the team by pledging ANY dollar amount per stuck landing during a competition this season.
These guys are going to be incredibly motivated to STICK.
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Oklahoma opens with best score all-time
Update – some think there were scores higher than 198.050 in the distant past. Leave a comment if you know of one.
1. Oklahoma 198.050
2. UCLA 197.250
3. Utah 197.175
4. LSU 196.775
5. Georgia 196.600
6. Michigan 196.050
On the strength of a Maggie Nichols 39.750 in the AA, the Sooners dashed out to an eight-tenth advantage over the rest of the country …
It’s not surprising that Oklahoma has jumped out to a lead given the team’s specific attention to starting quickly, but seeing the 198 barrier fall so early is a surprise…since it has never happened before. This 198.050 now sits as the highest opening-weekend score in the history of college gymnastics.
Many teams haven’t competed yet.
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