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Anne Josephson:
1. Sacrifice vs. Choice.
2. Pressure vs. Drive.
3. Failure vs. Setback.
4. Short-term vs. Long-term goals.
5. Criticism vs. Coaching.
6. Tragedy vs. Disappointment.
7. Difficulty vs. Challenge.
8. Competition vs. Motivation.
9. Winning vs. Celebrating.
10. Quit vs. End.It’s Not Just Words: 10 Smart Word Choices of Smart Athletes (2014)
Shelli Koszdin:
Is there something the men’s gymnastics community can learn from Lacrosse?
I believe there is.
The Lacrosse community is concerned with adding teams, but some of their strategies could be applicable to preventing men’s gymnastics teams from being dropped. …
Growth of Men’s NCAA Sports Relative to Population Size in 1981
Add up the below variables that apply to your university. If your number adds up to at least 100 congratulations you are going varsity in 2015!
Donor willing to supply lead gift of $3-$6 million +40
Board of trustees supports adding lacrosse +30
President supports adding lacrosse +25
Athletic Director supports adding lacrosse +15
Facilities in place +10
Successful MCLA team +5
Strong lacrosse interest in local community +5
Current conference sponsors lacrosse +5
Small private university +5
FBS Football School –20
FCS Football School –15Obviously this is not a scientific survey so don’t take it for face value. We are more or less simply trying to make the point that at the highest level of college lacrosse, at the end of the day, money and power talks. …
How To Calculate if Your School Will Go Division I in Lacrosse
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1. Luo Huan
2. Chen Yile
3. Liu Jingxing
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(via The All Around)
A former gymnastics coach is facing a lengthy sentence for charges including corruption of minors, sexual assault and indecent assault.
A judge ordered 46-year-old Keith Callen, of Sarver, to serve 13 to 26 years in prison. …
A WAG Brevet judge earns the highest hourly wage of judges in the United States at $32.30 per hour.
That sounds like a good wage.
But when expenses are calculated it’s not nearly such a good part-time job as it sounds.
Profit before fed/state taxes $ 2,757.33 ($91.91 ave/meet)
In other Georgia news …
The University of Georgia gymnastics program announced the creation of the Doug McAvinn Gymdog Experiential Learning Fund.
“I feel very honored and humbled by the recognition of Gymdog alumni, family, friends and fans who made contributions to this fund,” said McAvinn. “My hope is that the Gymdog Experiential Learning Fund will enable the student-athletes to get better jobs immediately out of school as they will be able to demonstrate real-world skills and benefit from workplace experience in addition to the top-notch education they receive at the University of Georgia.”
The fund, named after the former gymnastics assistant coach of 27 seasons, is the first of its kind at the University of Georgia. To date, 71 donors have pledged a total of more than $112,000 to the fund designed to honor McAvinn and his legacy at the University of Georgia. …
Courtney Kupets Carter, who competed for Georgia from 2006-2009, was named the program’s eighth head coach on Tuesday. The move comes after former head coach Danna Durante was fired on April 24.
Kupets Carter made her mark at Georgia as one of the best collegiate gymnasts ever. In her freshman season in 2006, she won individual titles in bars, beam and all-around. Even though she missed the 2008 NCAA Championships with an injury, she still finished her career with nine individual national titles, a record that still stands. …
Former Bulldog Courtney Kupets Carter named new Georgia gymnastics head coach
Suzanne Yoculan will return as a volunteer assistant coach to assist with the transition.
Dvora Meyers – The Greatest Program In NCAA Gymnastics Is Bringing Back Its Legends To Claim Its Rightful Trophies
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