Congratulations to Houston coach Kevin Mazeika who will replace Ron Brant as USA Gymnastics Men’s National Team Coordinator.
Commentary on Gymnastics Examiner:
… Mazeika, head coach of the 2004 and 2008 U.S. men’s Olympic teams, is a logical choice for the position, which was vacated by Ron Brant after this year’s World Championships. U.S. teams under Mazeika’s guidance have done well, earning back-to-back Olympic medals for the first time ever.
Mazeika has a long history of coaching successful athletes, including 2001 World parallel bars champ Sean Townsend, 2007 World team member Sean Golden and 2008 Olympic bronze medalist Raj Bhavsar. But he’s not without controversy — in 2007, he came under fire from some in the gymnastics community, who claimed he encouraged athletes to forgo college scholarships in favor of training with him full-time. …
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With Team medals at the past 2 Olympics, the USA should keep on keeping on. The Bronze in Beijing was one of the greatest team results in Olympic history. No need to bring in anyone new.
… Mazeika began coaching men’s gymnastics in 1984 and has served on the National Team Coaching Staff since 1988. Over the past nine years, he has coached at more than 35 international competitions and has been head or assistant coach at 15 international team events.
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