Though it looks hopeless, the team at SPU have not given up.
College Gym News brings us up to date:
Seattle Pacific Gymnasts Fight for Discontinued Program
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Category: Gymnastics
#MaskUp for Gymnastics
Despite a President who refuses to wear a mask, an increasing percentage of Americans have come to the realization that there is unlikely to be a return to normal without flattening the curve.
As of July 2, 2020 confirmed COVID-19 cases are increasing in about 40 / 50 States.
If we want College Gymnastics in 2021 we should do everything we can to reduce the spread of the virus. #MaskUp and physically distance from strangers.
Bootcamp Betsy interviews Coach Dee
Betsy McNally Laouar (betsymcnally.com) hosts Tumbling Along With Betsy, a nutrition podcast that usually touches on Gymnastics.
Earlier in 2020 she interviewed DeAvera Todd, one of my favourite clinicians.
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Listen to the interview here.
Betsy is a personal fitness trainer, nutritionist, professional body builder, gymnastics coach and best selling author of two books, Binges and Balance Beams and Gymnachef.
She works exclusively with gymnasts, coaches, and families within the gymnastics community to teach about balance in nutrition and fitness through her world renown traveling Betsy Bootcamps.
University of Calgary drops competitive Gymnastics
Bad news.
The last Canadian University with an elite competitive program is no more.
Head Coach Tony Smith:
On June 30, 2020 the University of Calgary ended its relationship with the Competitive Gymnastics program.
With severe budget cuts from the Provincial government and the subsequent Covid 19 crisis, it became impossible to financially continue operating the program.
The U of C have developed competitive gymnasts since 1967, and produced CWUAA, CIAU, Canadian, Pan Am, FISU Games, Pacific Rim, Commonwealth, and World medalists. In 2008, half of the men’s Olympic team came from the U of C.
Many of the parents and coaches of the existing program are looking into a new facility, and hope to continue the tradition with a new club. It will never be the University of Calgary, but what we all learned from our time there can certainly be taught to future generations.
(I’ll stick around to help this one get started)
I feel like the luckiest Dino of all time, I spent 37 years at the U of C gym, and was privileged to train with, work with, and coach some incredible people.
There were so many individuals that influenced, inspired, and supported me to live my dream, and if you’re reading this, you’re probably one of them.
Die for the Dino,
Tony Smith
U of C coach
1989-2020
Happy Pride from UCLA’s Kaly Steele
If parents ask me what NCAA team would do the best job of welcoming their athlete regardless of race, sexual orientation or even weird hair style, I’d recommend UCLA #1.
For example, Kaly Steele from Colorado Aerials felt totally accepted by everyone in the Bruins program.
She tells her story here.
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Gymnastics art
Painter Thenjiwe Niki Nkosi had an exhibition in Johannesburg RSA called ‘Gymnasium‘.
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great Flairs
Happy Canada Day
Sydney Soloski
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COVID-19 procedures to enter/exit the Gym
Bar hang challenge
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