advice for College Gymnasts

SAM PESZEK, JAKE DALTON, BRIDGET SLOAN, DANUSIA FRANCIS, AND DAVE DURANTE

– Sleep

– Nutrition Education and Fueling for Training / Performance

– Know yourself well, donโ€™t assume you will respond to training or recover like your teammates

– Donโ€™t be afraid to speak up

– Be a master of your schedule

– Be proactive and make choices to support your goals

– Donโ€™t dwell on failures

– Lean on your teammates and available resources

College Gymnastics Survival Guide (PDF)

unicorn Bars routine goes viral

Georgia Elite Gymnastics coach Janessa Davis is everywhere.

Click PLAY or watch the ESPN opening on YouTube.

Here’s another clip from one of her gymnasts.

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USAG still searching for new CEO

While it might be rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic, no doubt some future organization replacing USAG can use some of the existing policies and procedures.

USA Gymnastics Karen Golz, Board chair:

Top Priorities for the next CEO:

  • Work to ensure the safety of athletes.
  • Lead an organizational transformation to rebuild trust and move the organization forward in a positive and inclusive manner.
  • Ensure transparency in USA Gymnastics operations to build organizational and public trust.

Key Experience

  • Experience leading cultural change, organizational transformation or turnaround in a complex setting.
  • Experience in gymnastics, either as an athlete, coach, parent or administrator.
  • Proven stakeholder management skills; history of working effectively with a board and a diverse constituent base or membership organization.

Personal Characteristics

  • Unquestioned integrity, credibility and character.
  • Strong, transparent communicator and motivator.
  • Knowledgeable about gymnastics and USA Gymnastics as an organization.
  • Team-oriented and collaborative.

Read the full statement.

Men’s 2019 NCAA Championships Champaign, Illinois

April 19-20

Bart Conner may make a comeback for them. ๐Ÿ˜€

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Ravil Adeev 1982 Pommels

No skew. Flair through handstand.

Flairs were still a fairly new innovation in 1982.

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UIC needs $25.2 million by March 15th

โ€œThe athletic administration has given us a number to raise in order to fully endow the menโ€™s and womenโ€™s programs with full scholarships and that number is $25.2 million,โ€ Marden said. …

CBS Chicago

Swiss Cup mixed pairs results

1. Marcel Nguyen/Elisabeth Seitz 29.750
2. Nikita Nagornyy/Angelina Melnikova 29.575
3. Cory Patterson/Jade Barbosa 28.750

Results.

https://twitter.com/fullgymblog/status/1064247834159902720

Brooklyn Moors verbals for UCLA

Will train elite through 2020 Olympics. Then grace the NCAA.

Heart this.