Category: podcast

NEW – NCAA Judges Evaluation System

This season, for the first time, judges are being evaluated on their scores compared with a panel reviewing routines.

I ASSuME the judges over-scoring routines Florida v Georgia, Jan. 24th, 2025 will be evaluated severely.

For 2025 there may be no consequences for being off target score. But hopefully that happens sooner rather than later. Some are deliberately giving impossible scores because there is so little accountability.

To learn more, listen to an interesting interview with panelists on the All Things Gymnastics Podcast.

In your favourite Podcast player, search for:

“Scoreboard: Introducing NCAA Gymnastics’ New Judges Evaluation System“

GymCastic on Bluesky

@GymCoaching on Twitter is no longer posting nor commenting. Owner / dictator Musk has gotten increasingly dangerous. We are boycotting X.

If YOU are trying to quit Twitter, as well, follow GymCastic on Bluesky, instead.

So far, Bluesky seems the best gymternet alternative.

Here’s their wrap-up of week 2 WAG NCAA.

New Podcast is up:This week we discuss: * The Sprouts Meet* OU vs. LSU* Safesport * Update on Ella Zirbes (Utah) FX incident* Olympic medalist, Ana Barbosu (ROM) is headed to Stanford* A Mini-Commission on the Best UCLA Choreography of all time* & more! gymcastic.com/still-no-10s/

— GymCastic (@gymcastic.bsky.social) 2025-01-14T18:22:18.825Z

Broadway – Water for Elephants

Water for Elephants is a musical based on the 2006 novel of the same name by Sara Gruen.

You might recall the 2011 film adaptation with Reese Witherspoon.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

The Double Back with kentiemac – gymnastics podcast went backstage to interview some of the performers. Circus is a great career option for former gymnasts and acrobats.

Search for it on your favourite podcasting app:

Gymnastics on Broadway – Water for Elephants

Justin Spring Podcast

I can’t think of any other coach who better can compare and contrast Men’s and Women’s NCAA.

Justin was Men’s Head Coach of Illinois before taking a job as an Assistant Coach with the Women’s Team — Alabama.

He’s co-hosting with Nicole Langevin for a limited run, a NEW podcast. 

Search for “Our Chenko“.

Very entertaining and informative. 😀

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Justin Spring & Nicole Langevin – NEW podcast

Listen to their 1st episode on YouTube.

Subscribe.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

NEW Canadian Men’s Podcast

Felix Dolci and his teammates started a new podcast you can watch and listen to on YouTube.

SUBSCRIBE to help promote the launch. It’s called “The Rise Experience”.

The Canadian men were the big surprise at Worlds 2023, finishing 4th in qualifications to send a full team to Paris. This podcast will document their Olympic preparations.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Heath interviews Morgan

Past world Champion Morgan Hurd is (relatively) healthy. Looking forward to competing for Florida this season. Excited about her new floor routine.

Needless to say, Heath is an excellent interviewer and we can predict his will soon be one of the best and most popular Gymnastics podcasts.

Heath Thorpe’s NEW podcast

Gymnastics, of course.

As well as Heath’s world view being a Gay athlete.

Subscribe via your favourite podcast player.

GymCastic – 2023 Classic Review

Spencer and Jessica go over the highlights.

In case you missed SIMONE. 😀

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

PLAN to retire from sport

Super smart and eloquent former CAN elite and Utah star Sydney Soloski was interviewed on HOW her retirement is going.

Good and bad.

Sports Canada actually has a program called MyGamePlan.ca which offers transition resources for athletes.

I’m not sure Sydney is eligible as she’s been off the CAN National Team for years now.

6-time Olympic medalist, Max Whitlock, has decided to resume training. He felt unsettled outside the Gym. It ain’t easy to retire.