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National Association of Intercollegiate Gymnastics Clubs

Dates: April 9–11, 2015

Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 1101 Arch St., Philadelphia, PA 19107

On April 9-11, more than 1,100 gymnasts will perform 3,000 routines …

This year’s championships, in Philadelphia, PA, will be the largest one yet, bringing together male and female gymnasts from over 80 collegiate clubs. …

USAG – NAIGC National Championships begin April 9th

Nationals 2015 Information

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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. …

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 United States. Individual membership is open to anyone with an interest in club gymnastics. For more information, visit naigc.net.

related – NAIGC has partnered with International Gymnastics Camp (IGC)

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In the past I’ve been disappointed. Slow streaming Flash feeds. (Why don’t Collegiate teams use YouTube? USAG, FIG and GBR all use YouTube.)

But the Morgantown Regional had multiple panes of different size open in their LIVE stream. At times with all 4 apparatus. Other times with results showing.

It was excellent.

@GymCastic:

We have standardized rules for everything but NOT live coverage of the 1st round of NCAAs?! So far only @WVUGymnastics is doing it right.

That feed would not work on wifi. But as soon as I plugged into ethernet, every pane was sharp and clear. It was free. And I was watching in Canada so not geo-blocked.

The host team was happy too.

“This whole day was incredible,” said fourth-year coach Jason Butts. “We ended the season as well as we could end a season. I’m thrilled with today’s overall effort and the way the 2015 year as a whole went. I’m glad this program is back on track.” …

West Virgina University Sports

I’d watch more LIVE streaming if everyone did it as well as West Virgina University Sports. 🙂

Finals Ljubljana World Cup

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related – Gymternet – Onyshko, Brazil Win Big in Ljubjlana

April 17-18, 2015

Blue Springs, Missouri

Al Fong & Armine Barutyan

Cordially Invite All Xcel & Beginner Xcel & Beginner Coaches & their Gymnasts. …
(limit 2 gymnasts/coach)

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I attended one of Al’s free clinics. It was excellent. 🙂 And the price is right.

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Triple Russian between the pommels. Prashanth could not medal at the LJUBLJANA Finals with this routine.

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I said “I’ll be very surprised if any female gymnast competes Kas + 1 1/2 or Tsuk 2 1/2 in 2015.”

Check out Paula Mejia in training.

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It’s a Kas rather than a Tsuk due to direction of the twist. Left arm contacts horse first (right twisting round-off), then salto twist to the left.

Paula is age-20. From Puerto Rico training at Universal Gymnastics with coach Maria Gonzalez. She hopes to qualify to Pan-Am Games in Toronto this summer.

Thank Jerad Goad for the link.

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Minnesota head coach Mike Burns reflects on the 2015 season just days before the Gophers travel to Norman, Oklahoma. (VIDEO)