Our 2015 NCAA Champion competing Feb 13, 2015.
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Akash was the 2015 NCAA Champion in the all-around.
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should gymnasts do other sports?
We KNOW that athletes from the lesser sports should be cross-training Gymnastics.
But should we encourage our gymnasts to play other sports?
I think so. As long as they don’t get injured.
… If it takes an infographic of [football head coach] Urban Meyer’s football recruits at Ohio State [the Buckeyes won the first ever College Football Playoff National Championship in January] to shift the paradigm in youth sports, then so be it. The image above clearly demonstrates that the overwhelming majority of his recruits are multi-sport kids. …
This is not new information, but it has caused quite a stir. Here is what it says in a nutshell: To be an elite level player at a college or professional sport, you need a degree of exceptional athleticism. And the best medically, scientifically, and psychologically recommended way to develop such all around athleticism is ample free play and multiple sport participation as a child.
Why? Well let’s see what the experts say …
… Steve Nash, who got his first basketball at age 13 and credits his soccer background for making him a great basketball player …
Are all sports the same?
No, they are not. They each require specific athletic, technical, and tactical skill sets. Some sports, in order to be elite, require early specialization, such as gymnastics and figure skating. Other sports are so dependent upon physical prowess (American football, basketball, volleyball, rugby, and others) that the technical skills and tactical know-how can be developed later. …
Can you guess the one thing that most elite athletes have in common?
related – Is It Wise to Specialize?: What Every Parent Needs to Know About Early Sports Specialization and its Effect Upon Your Child’s Athletic Performance
Thank coach John Carroll for the link.
Taylor Rice – Floor
Interesting and entertaining choreography.
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Taylor has an equally interesting and entertaining interview on GymCastic 146: Taylor Rice and The 2015 NCAA Championships
women’s fitness has come a long way
Whole body vibration is an interesting topic. But these things are hilarious. 🙂
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watching Beam from above
We should have a roof camera in our gyms.
See it on sparklesandchalk.
Greg Marsden tribute
We’re hoping Greg continues with Utah publicity and social media next season.
good judges recognized
#NowOrNever – TO2015 Pan Am Games
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NAIGC – 4 National Team Champions
Here’s the official press release via NAIGC’s Karen Heilman:
The NAIGC (National Association of Intercollegiate Gymnastics Clubs) concluded their 27th annual National Championships in Philadelphia, PA on April 11, 2015. Nearly 1,100 competitors, representing 87 clubs from across the country, participated in the three-day competition.
There were two divisions this year in the men’s competition: Classic and Collegiate.
The Classic Division was dominated by the University of California, Berkeley, which claimed 1st place all-around and the team title.
Jamie Corona finished with an 82.6, while the team easily outpaced their competition with a score of 237.3.
In the men’s Collegiate division, Tommy Trompeter, a senior from the University of Texas at Dallas, won the all-around title with a score of 83.65. University of Oklahoma placed 1st in the team competition (245.0).
The women’s competition featured two levels this year: Level 8 and Level 9.
For the Level 9 competition, Maria Hayden (James Madison University) successfully defended her all-around title with a 38.15. JMU also won the team title for a second year in a row with a 147.05.
In the Level 8 competition, Lindsay Sanneman from Massachusetts Institute of Technology claimed the all-around title (37.75). Virginia Tech narrowly won the team competition by less than 0.1 with a score of 140.45.
About the NAIGC:
The National Association of Intercollegiate Gymnastics Clubs (NAIGC) is dedicated to the promotion and support of collegiate and adult club gymnastics “for the love of the sport.” The NAIGC hosted its first annual national championships in 1989. In 2006, the NAIGC incorporated as a non-profit and elected its first Board of Directors. The NAIGC was recognized as a tax-exempt public charity in 2008.
Today, an elected Board of Directors, alongside its advisors, runs the NAIGC. Most of these dedicated volunteers are current and former college club gymnasts. The NAIGC hosts this annual national championship meet, as well as other gymnastics events throughout the year and supports its member clubs with a variety of technological and administrative services.
Club membership in the NAIGC is open to any collegiate and/or adult gymnastics club in the UnitedStates. Individual membership is open to anyone with an interest in club gymnastics. For more information, visit naigc.net.
– 4th Annual NAIGC FlipFest Camp Retreat, Tennessee, August 14-16th
– Nationals 2016 – Sacramento, California April 13-17th
– Nationals 2017 – Columbus, OH April 5-9th
WAG CODE of POINTS updates
FIG WTC Newsletter N° 37 – April 2015:
BARS:
d) Repeat their entire exercise (without deduction) with approval by the Superior Jury:
– if the exercise has been interrupted for reasons beyond their control or responsibility,
– if a handguard (grip) is significantly torn causing a fall, or interruption. The gymnast must immediately show the broken handguard (grip) to the D1 judge before leaving the podium in order to receive permission to repeat the exercise
Note: A gymnast may repeat the entire exercise at the end of the rotation, or if she is the last gymnast in the rotation, at a time at the discretion of the SJ.
BARS Fall Timing:
During a fall from the apparatus, an interruption of 30 seconds is allowed before the gymnast must remount the uneven bars to continue the exercise.
– If the gymnast exceeds the allowable time to resume her exercise, a – 0.30 P. neutral deduction for excessive time will be applied if the gymnast continues her exercise. …
– If the gymnast has not resumed within 60 seconds, the exercise will be terminated …
BEAM Fall Timing:
For interruption of the exercise due to a fall from the apparatus, an intermediate time period of 10 seconds is allowed.
– If the gymnast exceeds the allowable time to resume her exercise a -0.30 P. neutral deduction for excessive time will be applied if the gymnast continues her exercise …
– If the gymnast has not resumed within 60 seconds, the exercise will be terminated.
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