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One of our biggest stars ruptured an Achilles dismounting Floor against Oklahoma.
Achilles ruptures are most frequent with older, more powerful and female gymnasts.
Let’s hope she can come back for a 6th year.
And celebrate her Vault from the same meet.
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The Bruins are accustomed to getting as much publicity as any team in the NCAA. Over the years, that’s mostly been good press.
Personally, I rank UCLA as one of the top teams for defending and promoting social justice.
Head Coach Chris Waller is one of the most experienced and accomplished coaches in College Gymnastics.
But this situation is a disaster. We still don’t know whether to blame the school administration, the coaches or the lawyers. Probably all three.
Professor of marketing Scott Galloway advises organizations do three things in case of crisis:
None of that happened.
If you are not up to speed, read what the general public is seeing:
I should add that LSU seems to have handled things about as well as they could. Communication was clear.
The first NCAA gymnastics regular-season dual meet to be broadcast LIVE on NATIONAL television was last weekend in Gainesville:
The theme was EQUALITY.
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related – Gators Gymnasts Have A Message To Deliver
Reality check – U.S. News and World Events ranks the USA among the worst of developed nation for racial equality — below China.
Sex without consent is rape.
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Related – rapist Brock Turner
Did I mention Brock Turner is a rapist?
Former gymnast Anna Gasser talks about Simone Biles and her biggest fear while snowboarding.
Watch it on YouTube.
Here’s the greeting circulated by Miao Zhongyi, President of the Chinese Gymnastics Association.
Chinese New Year 2022 will be February 1st.
Nick Blanton:
… of 259 female competitors in the 2019 WC’s, the average age was 19.93. Since the inception of the open-ended code in 2006, the average age of female competitors has risen from 18.2 years of age in the 2005 WC’s, to 19.93 in 2019. From this comparison, federations could strategize what age to peak their athletes in contemporary high-performance gymnastics.
To put it simply, programs should be strategizing on how to support older female athletes. …
That’s just one conclusion from Nick’s new paper.
Dave Tilley presented to both WAG NCAA College coaches and judges before the 2022 season.
The goal is for judges to evaluate landings consistently — and promote the safest possible landings.
The biggest reason is due to the massive number of serious knee and ankle injuries that gymnasts deal with, particularly in the NCAA. When you look at research studies, leg injuries account for up to 54.1% – 70.2% of all injuries.
Based on a study looking at injuries in NCAA Women’s gymnastics from 2009-2014, leg injuries accounted for 50% of all injuries with the knee and ankle being the most common (19). In some studies, up to 52% of all gymnastics injuries occur during landings, with some researchers calling it the ‘riskiest exercise phase in gymnastics.” …
THE NEED TO CHANGE LANDING DEDUCTIONS IN NCAA GYMNASTICS FOR LESS KNEE AND ANKLE INJURIES
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Watch William Emard STICKING.
Good aerial awareness. Stong legs. Good technique. Fewer injuries on landings.
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