With less than one month until the Season 24 premiere of “Dancing With the Stars,” ABC is setting the new cast of celebrity contestants. …
Penn State coach Jeff Thompson is out
Assistant coaches Kera Molinaro and Josh Nilson will serve as interim co-head coaches for the remainder of the season. A national search for a new head coach will begin immediately
Consistent with University policy, this is a personnel matter and Intercollegiate Athletics will not have any further comment.
Terrible timing for the gymnasts. Mid-season?
via Gymternet Clan
best routine NCAA Week 7
Balance Beam Situation:
Congratulations to our week 6 champion, Peng Peng Lee’s bars, which won by a billion votes to zero. It was a close-run thing for the remaining spots …
BEST ROUTINE OF WEEK 7 POLL
Click through to watch and vote for your favourite routine of last weekend:
1. Kyla Ross, Bars
2. Joslyn Goings, Beam
3. Maddie Karr, Vault
4. Sarah Finnegan, Beam
5. Elizabeth Price, Bars
6. MyKayla Skinner, Floor
7. Kyla Ross, Beam
8. Kennedi Edney, Vault
9. Nickie Guerrero, Beam
10. Emma McLean, Vault
Tough decision. But I voted for Joslyn Goings. Love the Gainer layout.
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If you’ve not been following this contest, here are the BBS winners so far.
| ROUTINE OF THE WEEK | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| Week 1 | Skinner, FX | Edney, VT | Nichols, UB |
| Week 2 | Ward, VT | PP Lee, BB | Hambrick, FX |
| Week 3 | Artz, FX | Childers, BB | Skinner, VT |
| Week 4 | Ross, UB | McMurtry, VT | PP Lee, UB |
| Week 5 | Gardiner, BB | Ward, VT | Winston, FX |
| Week 6 | PP Lee, UB | Slocum, VT | Jackson, FX |
Oksana training stoop shoot
Nike Middle East – women in sport
Nike has long enjoyed a mostly positive profile when it comes to its position on inclusion and being generally progressive.
Yes, the company is trying to sell shoes, but staking out positions on touchy subjects is noteworthy, and not without risks. …
Nike uses Twitter to promote women’s sports in the Middle East
Click PLAY or watch it on Twitter.
https://twitter.com/NikeMiddleEast/status/832802373676331008
There are many in the Middle East quietly advocating sport and fitness for girls and women.
Coaching Association of Canada NCCP
National Coaching Certification Program – Coach Education. A multi-sport overview.
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Zou Jingyuan – Pommels
Beautiful extension and amplitude.
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D 5.9 + E 8.533 = 14.433
I would have expected an E score closer to 9.0. Hmm ??
(via papa-liukin)
Alabama Gymnastics: Beyond the Routine
Brianna Comport – Floor
Superb execution. But I don’t like such an imbalance of front tumbling over back tumbling.
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(via Irish Daniel)
Berki – Pommels
It’s not easy to beat the big man when he hits.
Click PLAY or watch it on Facebook. Prelims World Cup Melbourne.
