NCAA Power Rankings Week 7

If you have trouble following ALL the action in NCAA every weekend, MCSMaria’s Power Rankings are nice highlight summaries.

I am basing my “rankings” on news events, stories, people that are gaining attention and other random things that I find interesting or worth mentioning. …

# 1 RQS
# 2 Southern Utah & Upsets in General
# 3 Joslyn Goings & Myia Hambrick & all underrated athletes
# 4 LSU’s Floor Line-Up
# 5 Ebee Price’s Back-Up Dancers

Southern Utah upset one of the top teams in the NCAA this weekend at their home tri-meet, Michigan. …

Southern Utah posted a bunch of 9.9 +’s on floor and next thing you, know, Southern Utah had a 196.300 to Michigan’s 195.750.

There have been so many upsets this season, and I enjoy seeing upsets. It’s nice to see new talent breaking through. At home, Washington almost upset UCLA …

read more …

SUU Athletics – Southern Utah gymnasts stun No. 3 Michigan

Southern Utah

Gymnastics Australia coaching webinars

Australia is a BIG country. It’s not easy to get coaches together very often.

For accredited Australian coaches an online program will be piloted March – April 2016.

Aussie coaches purchase access (A$10 each) through the Gymnastics Australia Learning Management System (LMS) and access the webinar via GoTo Meeting.

o Webinar #1: Physical preparation for young gymnasts – Part 1

o Webinar #2: Physical preparation for young gymnasts – Part 2

Dee Jennings PhD is instructing.

Click PLAY or watch a preview on YouTube.

details

judging Handspring Vault

Gym Blog Central put together a judging summary in the U.S.A.

Scoring A Front Handspring Vault

Click PLAY or watch a GREAT ONE on YouTube.

Georgia WINS the NCAA …

… poster contest.
LIKE the Georgia poster on Twitter.

Click over to NCAA Gym News to see the rest of their winners. I’m expecting many will take exception to the ranking. 🙂

… and they all fell down

Funny. 🙂 Click PLAY.

Thanks Jordyn.

European Championships Bern, Switzerland

Today, 25th February, marks exactly three months until the first gymnast sets foot on the competition floor of the 2016 Artistic Gymnastics European Championships in the Swiss capital Bern.

… The local organizing committee and countless volunteers are already working hard and with tons of enthusiasm to set a perfect stage for our athletes at the PostFinance-Arena. Enjoy a view on Swiss craftsmanship with a twinkle in your eye!

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Svetlana Boguinskaia reflects on her career

Heart this post. And follow on Instagram.

new Uchimura book – Eileen Langsley

A legend in his lifetime

A pictorial tribute to the phenomenal Kohei Uchimura

Uchimura book

details – Ebook, Apple iPad format £5.99

Eileen shows some sample pages on her website.

Romania starts on Bars

Gulp.

Start order at the Olympic Test Meet in Rio. Top 4 teams will qualify to the Olympics.

WAG Rio Test

MAG Rio Test

See details – including the individuals – on Belgian Gymnastics.

UPDATE – Rumour is that Belarus will withdraw their Men’s team. Belgium would compete.