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Life Is Short, Don’t Wait to Dance
Available in hard cover October 2, 2018.
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Joanne Bowers to San José
the Katelyn Ohashi story
… What’s different between now and then?
“I’ve discovered things from being severely injured, to having gymnastics being taken away from me, and I realized this isn’t forever,” she says.
“When I was in elite, [I was] living in black and white, whereas now I feel like I live more in full color.” …
How Katelyn Ohashi Rediscovered Gymnastics on Her Own Terms
The athlete on the satisfying differences between collegiate and elite gymnastics.
NCAA Gymnastics at University of Houston?
“Lindenwood was just a dream, and then it became a reality,” (Randy) Lane said of the Missouri university adding gymnastics at the Division II level for the 2013 season. …
It does seem crazy that Texas has no Division 1 NCAA Gymnastics team.
KJ Kindler, DD Breaux, Mary Lou Retton, Kim Zmeskal-Burdette, Nastia Liukin, Madison Kocian and Simone Biles have voiced support for a new NCAA team.
Lisa Bowerman, head coach at Texas Woman’s University, has perhaps a better perspective on the status of NCAA gymnastics in the state than anyone.
“Texas is a state with a lot of pride, and people want to stay here. Given that opportunity, a lot of them would stay here rather than accept an opportunity out of state,” she said. …
Emily Minehart fills us in on what’s happened so far:
Efforts Ongoing to Add Division I Gymnastics at the University of Houston
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Chris Brooks back to Oklahoma
University of Oklahoma men’s gymnastics head coach Mark Williams announced Thursday the addition of former Sooner gymnast Chris Brooks to the staff for the upcoming season. …
He returns to Norman after spending last season as an assistant for the Nebraska women’s gymnastics team. Brooks also served as a volunteer assistant with the Sooners from 2009-2011. …
Brooks will replace Steven Legendre on OU’s staff, who will pursue a career with the Oklahoma City Fire Department.
interview with Bailey Ferrer’s Mom
Gym Blog Central:
We sat down with Lyn Ferrer, the mom of former Jr. Elite and now soon to be LSU Tiger Bailey Ferrer, to find out what it was like to raise an Elite gymnast. …
- How the decision was made to go elite
- Advice for picking an Elite gym/coach
- Boundaries between coach, parent, athlete
- Sacrifices an Elite family makes
- Time devoted to the sport
- Injuries
LF: We built a home and within 6 months we refinanced our home not once, but 3 times to support Bailey’s Elite travels to and from the “Ranch”, the USA Gymnastics National Training Center. The amount of monies for qualifying meets, hotels, American Classics, P&G’s, Classics, etc.; none of which includes your normal gym fees, doctor visits, and surgeries. …
GBC: Looking back, was there ever a time you should have called USA Gymnastics or Safe Sport on one of Bailey’s coaches? If yes, why didn’t you?
LF: As we look back on Bailey’s Elite training, my answer would be yes, we should have filed a complaint throughout those specific years.
NCAA Gymnastics at University of Houston
A no brainer.
Kim Zmeskal asks us to support this proposal.
Miss Val interview
Always informative and entertaining. Recorded at #GymCon2018.
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new statue commemorating Utah Gymnastics
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