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all in for LSU

After watching about half the podium training today, including all the LSU training, I’m predicting the Tigers National Champions 2014.

I voted LSU in the Gym Nerd Poll: The 2014 NCAA Gymnastics Championships. Check the poll results.

The best thing that could happen for NCAA Gymnastics is to have another first time team win Championships.

Oklahoma or LSU.

I’d even be happy to see Utah win again. It’s been too long. Utah looks better than I can ever remember, by the way.

If every team hits I expect Florida will repeat. On Bars today, they looked like Champions. The Gators, however, seem to miss routines in the most important meets.

After Florida I like LSU for the very many reasons @yoev detailed in GymCastic Episode 88.

Advocate – You seem to have a complete team this season after some years where you were lacking on either bars or beam. Is this the most talented and most consistent team you’ve ever had across the four events?

D-D Breaux – … this group is kind of complete. From the coaches, to the athletes, all the way down to the trainer — it’s the best group we’ve had. Everything is just unified; it’s been very good. …

Breaux reflects on 37 years of gymnastics at LSU

LSU has super difficult tumbling. And the highest tumbling — as a team — that I can ever recall.

Nobody discounts Alabama. In their home State, the rowdy crowd might just Roll the Tide to Victory.

Finally, I should note, my NCAA predictions have been near worthless in the past. It’s very difficult to foresee who is going to hit and stick on any given day. 🙂

Post by LSU Gymnastics.

The Tigers weakest apparatus is Bars. But I feel Jay Clark is going to have them hitting enough handstands and sticking enough dismounts to stay close.

(via @GymCastic)

Emily Wong wins 2014 AAI

GREAT choice. 🙂

Nebraska gymnast Emily Wong has been named the 2014 AAI Award winner, recognizing the most outstanding female gymnast in the country. The honor is given annually to the nation’s top gymnast on the basis of athleticism, academic excellence and civic responsibility. The award is voted on by the NCAA women’s gymnastics head coaches and was announced at the championship banquet Wednesday night in Birmingham, Ala.

Wong is the second Nebraska gymnast to receive this coveted award behind Richelle Simpson who captured the honor in 2005. …

Huskers.com

• NU gymnast Emily Wong relies on faith, support of team after father’s death

• Emily Wong – A Leader and Champion

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Gabby Douglas returns to Iowa

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

via @GymCastic

Guinness Record Tramp Team bounce

Apologies for the crappy NBC embed with unskippable preroll ad.

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imperfect 10s

Lauren Hopkins:

Over the 2014 season, judges awarded 27 perfect 10s while roughly 60 routines earned a score of 9.975, meaning a score of 10 was awarded by one of the two judges present. …

… about 64% of regular season 10s happened on home turf, and that number jumps to 77% when you include the neutral Metroplex Challenge meet, where crowd-pleasing is the name of the game. …

For NCAA gymnastics, the word “perfect” has to be redefined. At this level, it’s as subjective as the scoring, dependent on everything from an athlete’s spot in the lineup to the reaction of the crowd. …

“Perfect” 10s the NCAA Way

Here’s one “perfect” 10 from this season.

There were too many 10s this season. But they are great PUBLICITY for the sport.

life / gymnastics BALANCE

Tony Retrosi is a philosopher.

His advice:

As a gymnastics club owner and coach coach as well as a gymnastics consultant I have a great deal of experience trying to find and maintain balance and I am not just talking about on a beam. Balance between business and personal life. Balance between my “gym family” and my “home family”. Maintaining balance in my life enable me to be more fit, have better overall health and embrace a better attitude toward life. …

• You’ll wake up excited and happy for the day.

• You’ll have time for others. You’ll be in harmony with the outside environment.

• There will be less worry in your life, and you’ll feel motivated more often than not.

• There will be measurable improvement in fitness and health.

• More people will LIKE you and want to be LIKE you

• You will be more efficient at work …

Here is my #1 piece of advice. UNPLUG at night. …

Finding Balance