Crowd pleasing College girl choreography. HIGH tumbling.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
(via GymCastic … who thought the score a little high)
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Rachel Gowey – Beam
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compete in Bermuda March 16-18th, 2018
-USAIGC qualifier
-USAG Boys Invitational
-USAG Girls Invitational
There are still spots available. Bermuda would love to have more boys attend.
coach in the Canadian Rockies
Canmore Illusions is hiring a full-time Women’s Coach.
Immediate full-time coaching opportunity for an NCCP 3 (or equivalent) coach in beautiful Canmore, Alberta.
“Foreign and temporary workers are welcome to apply, as we have an approved position by the Government of Canada.”
That work visa is only good for a coach starting in the next 2 months or so. That’s rare for Canada where a coaching work visa can take as long as 18 months.
One hour west of Calgary and 20 minutes east of Banff National Park.
Interested candidates can email jordana (a) canmoregymnastics.com
USAG cancels the Ranch
Good call.
Kerry Perry, president and CEO of USA Gymnastics:
“USA Gymnastics has terminated its agreement with the Karolyi Ranch in Huntsville, Texas. It will no longer serve as the USA Gymnastics National Team Training Center.
“It has been my intent to terminate this agreement since I began as president and CEO in December. Our most important priority is our athletes, and their training environment must reflect this. We are committed to a culture that empowers and supports our athletes.
“We have cancelled next week’s training camp for the U.S. Women’s National Team. We are exploring alternative sites to host training activities and camps until a permanent location is determined. We thank all those in the gymnastics community assisting in these efforts.”
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related:
Tony Retrosi is the United States Elite Coaches Association Chairman.
That’s an organization independent of USAG.
Tony:
Is it time for the National Team Training Center at Karolyi’s Ranch to close?
Yes!
… The information I can share is USAG is working on a plan for the new training center. In August they had 5 parties interested in working with USAG to build a new training center. …
Some have mentioned the USOTC in Colorado Springs as an alternative—good idea but it can barely handle the training schedule required for the men. …
The USA needs a world class training facility where coaches and gymnasts can learn and train with minimal distractions—a National Team Training Center where our National Teams in all disciplines can train on a regular basis and where we can develop the talent of our up and coming coaches as well.
We need USA Gymnastics University to be both a brick-and-mortar University (at the National Team Training Center) and an online source as well. We need the best and brightest to be teaching at national, regional and state congresses and conferences. I personally would like a university where gymnastics professionals can go and learn from the best and one to where the best can go and share their ideas and drills with each other.
This university and training center must be a safe place for all participants.
The funding involved in doing this would be astronomical, however, we MUST move forward at all costs and anything worthwhile starts with a dream. …
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USA Gymnastics University provides voluntary coach education courses in the USA.
Denelle Pedrick – DTY
CMU‘s off to a great start in 2018. Denelle already competing her big vault.
GymCastic thinks 9.875 is a little low.
Click PLAY or watch her on Twitter.
Roll Tide
Click PLAY or watch Alabama highlights from their win over Georgia on Facebook.
related – University of Alabama kicked out (non-gymnast) sorority student Harley Barber for posting a racist video online.
UA President Stuart Bell was extremely clear that hateful, ignorant and offensive behavior is unacceptable and unwelcome.
VOTE for the NCAA Routine of the Week
Week 2. Each gymnast may appear only once per week.
Here are the week 1 winners.
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | |
| Week 1 | Price (Stanford) – UB | Lee (UCLA) – UB | Finnegan (LSU) – UB |
Yamilet Peña interview
From November 2017.
The interview was given right before the Bolivarian Games where Peña ended up becoming 5th in AA, making all four event finals and taking gold on vault and silver on bars and floor. …
“I’ve been training with a Cuban coach since Central American championships qualifications. And I feel that we are doing such a good job we always try to peak at the right time for the competitions, and this is like I feel, just great. Besides, I am not suffering from any injuries now”. …
YAMILET PEÑA: I ALWAYS COMPETE AGAINST MYSELF
Of the women who’ve competed Handspring Double Front since Produnova, I’d rank Oksana best, Yamilet second best. Both have the physical ability to do the vault successfully. But the landing is supremely difficult, dangerous and technical.
I doubt Peña will compete it again at the new start value.
Click PLAY or watch one of her best ones from 2012 on YouTube.
John Geddert faces abuse allegations
Unrelated to the Nassar case.
Lindsey Lemke is among many women and girls who started training at Twistars when she was 7-years-old. She’s currently a senior at Michigan State University. She competes on the university’s gymnastics team.
“When I was younger, I thought I was lucky to be coached by Geddert,” she said. “He was very well known and without a doubt had the best gymnastics club in Michigan.” …
… Geddert threw things at gymnasts during practice, including water bottles, blocks and pens.
Lemke also said Geddert would tell girls straight to their face that they were fat, “some who weighed only 100 – 110 pounds,” she added. …
Christy Lemke, Lindsey’s mother, said Geddert is “known” for the physical and emotional stress he puts on athletes he trains. …
Owner of popular Twistars Gymnastics Club faces abuse allegations
Related to the Nassar case …
Twistars Gymnastics and its owner files motion to dismiss in Nassar lawsuits
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