Victoria Moors (Cambridge Kips, Ont., Canada) debuts a double-double on floor exercise at the 2011 Nadia Comaneci International, held Feb. 12 in Oklahoma City
Most Decorated: Mikaela Gerber, ON collects 3 more medals in apparatus finals to bring her total haul to 5: Gold Team, Silver Floor, Bronze AA, Vault & Beam
all of Grace’s photos from CWGs will be posted here.
USA Team member Chris Brooks and friends. Trying to make gymnastics and parkour cool, with cool clothing.
Gym Crew began with a promise among friends that when we were done with our competitive gymnastics careers, we would start a company that would impact the free running and gymnastics world in a positive way. We all came from different backgrounds, but what we all had in common was the love of gymnastics and a great respect for each other. In 2008 GymCrew was founded by Mubarak Abdullah, Taqiy Abdullah, Cody Trobaugh, Kerry Adderly, David & Jamie Henderson. Gym Crew was a way for us to stay involved with the sport and to create a gymnastics and free running apparel company.
I’ll never forget Taqiy Abdullah winning NCAA Championships in 2007. I wasn’t even watching him for the all-around. That was one fantastic meet for him.
In the beginning there was no premeditated business plan, just a goal of building a brand. We would travel around the world, trying to sell our apparel, meeting with club owners and getting to know them. Currently we are providing club owners and retail stores with new products to sell in their shops.
Right now College Men’s Gymnastics in the USA is on a death spiral. In 1982 there were 79 teams. What can be done to save the current 17 teams? … This is one in a series of posts.
#1 Increase the fan base at each of the MAG schools:
Illinois-Champaign (Big Ten), Illinois-Chicago (Eastern Intercollegiate Gymnastics League), Iowa (Big Ten), Michigan (Big Ten), Minnesota-Twin Cities (Big Ten), Ohio State (Big Ten), Penn State (Big Ten), Springfield (EIGL), Temple (EIGL), U.S. Military Academy (EIGL), U.S. Naval Academy (EIGL), and William and Mary (EIGL).
California-Berkeley (Mountain Pacific Sports Federation), Nebraska-Lincoln (MPSF), Oklahoma (MPSF), Stanford (MPSF), and U.S. Air Force Academy (MPSF).
Several of the women’s College teams have somehow managed to accomplish it.
sold out arena in Alabama Feb. 11, 2011
I asked then Cal coach Barry Weiner in 2008 how to save NCAA Men’s Gymnastics. He told me each school had to take care of their own team. Not to count on any outside help.
His team was cut last week.
What men’s teams have actually tried seriously to grow their fan base?
Who has the highest attendance in 2011?
Leave a comment if you have an opinion on how to grow the audience for Men’s Gymnastics.