Category: NCAA

College Acrobatics & Tumbling is booming

FRANKLIN SPRINGS, Ga. — Emmanuel College announced the addition of Acrobatics and Tumbling as a varsity intercollegiate sport beginning in Fall 2020. …

“Acrobatics and Tumbling is an emerging sport within the NCAA and has exploded in sponsorship at the collegiate level over the past three years. …”

The sport involves tumbling, tosses, acrobatic lifts and pyramids. Teams compete in head-to-head competition in meets consisting of six events, including Compulsory, Acro, Pyramid, Toss, Tumbling and Team Event.

The sport is governed by the National Collegiate Acrobatics and Tumbling Association (NCATA). Competition will take place between February and April. The NCATA National Championships are held annually in April on an NCATA member campus with event and team champions crowned. …

Emmanuel College Adds Acrobatics & Tumbling, Becomes 33rd Program

 

Arizona at UCLA Pride Meet

# 5 UCLA to host its Pride Meet on Sunday afternoon Feb. 9th vs. #20 Arizona. 🏳️‍🌈

Great cause. But this promotion video is more hilarious than inspiring. 😀

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Jade Degouveia – Bars

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Lacy Dagen – Beam

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Men’s NCAA rankings week 5

1. Oklahoma
2. Stanford
3. Michigan
4. Nebraska
5. Ohio State
6. Navy

Full rankings.

Read the week 5 wrap-up report from College Gymnastics Association.

Navy is a legit contender this season. With room to improve.

Week 5 NCAA top 10


1. Oklahoma
2. Florida
3. Utah
4. Denver
5. UCLA
6. Minnesota
7. Alabama
8. Michigan
9. LSU
10. Georgia
Full scores.

Florida’s 197.800 in defeating Kentucky marks the second straight week in which Florida has recorded the higher score than Oklahoma …

UCLA dropped two places this week, the result of an utter beamtastrophe that saw the Bruins put up three 9.100s …

Georgia snatched a season-high 197.425 in defeating Auburn at home on Sunday, a fanciful, Alice in Wonderful score-scape I can barely even talk about …

Read Spencer’s commentary on Balance Beam Situation

Free SHIFT Sports Medicine Clinics 2020

FREE to the first 100 registrants at each.

Travel, hotel, and food paid by participants.

Open to gymnastics coaches, gymnastics medical providers, and strength and conditioning coaches working in gymnastics.

University of Utah – Saturday, June 13th, 2020 8:30am – 5:00pm

University of Alabama – Saturday, July 18th, 2020 8:30am – 5:00pm

Details.

Dr. Dave Tilley is the organizer.

Expected topics include:

Building Healthy Training Cultures For Athlete Wellness and High Performance
Training Methods for Skill and Level Development
Gymnastics Strength, Conditioning, and Physical Preparation Methods
Gymnastics Flexibility Methods – Science Meets Practical Applications
Understanding, Preventing, and Managing Gymnastics Injuries
Gymnastics Mental Health, Recovery, and Nutrition
TBD based on participant topic request via survey