Olympic sports in the NCAA

There’s a real risk American Universities would drop ALL sports aside from football, men’s basketball and women’s basketball … if they were allowed. Right now they must offer at least 14 sports in order to compete Division I.

Here’s one positive new idea.

The U.S. Olympic Committee has once again begun the process of trying to confront the prospect of NCAA Division I schools dropping sports for financial reasons.

But this time, instead of forming a committee or just talking about the issue, the USOC is seeking applicants for a new job: director of collegiate partnerships. The position will entail, among other tasks, working with national sports governing bodies and the NCAA “to develop actionable plans to reduce expenses associated with sponsoring sports” while maintaining quality experiences for college athletes …

USOC initiative works to sustain Olympic programs at NCAA level

Sam Michigan

Thanks Ono.

Fabian – H Bar release series

Team Germany has not year qualified for Rio. They’ll have a second chance at the Olympic Test meet in April. It would be a real shame if Fabian was not in Rio for the BIG show.

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Artur Dalaloyan tumbling

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Experimentation??

A video posted by Dalaloyan Artur (@artjan_d) on Nov 14, 2015 at 3:25am PST

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NCAA gymnasts signing National Letters of Intent

Gymnastike is updating a master list of gymnasts signed who could join their college team in the fall of 2016.

Class Of 2016 NLI Signees

Schools are still announcing, one-by-one.

future Florida Gators
future Florida Gators

did you know humans can fly?

Have you seen this yet?
Jetman Dubai and Emirates A380 above Dubai.

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Here’s another smaller system.

JetPack Aviation introduces the JB-9 JETPACK – The world’s only true JetPack. Exclusive footage of the first untethered JetPack JB-9 flights.

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related – Dubai Airshow: Jetpacks finally set for lift off?

Trampoline Olympic qualification

World Championships November 26-29 in Odense (DEN).

A record number of Trampoline gymnasts have registered to compete at the 2015 Worlds, which also serves as the first qualification event for the 2016 Rio Olympic Games and the only qualification for The World Games, an Olympic-style event for non-Olympic sports, which will be held in Wroclaw (POL) in July 2017. …

Olympic, World Trampoline champions bounding to Odense Worlds

Click through for a summary of the leading contenders.

29th FIG Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships Sofia, Bulgaria, 07-10 November 2013
29th FIG Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships Sofia, Bulgaria, 07-10 November 2013

Brittany Rogers training Patterson

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what-am-I-doing Wednesdays #squats #squatting #squatsallday

A video posted by Brittany Rogers (@brittyrogers) on Nov 11, 2015 at 9:50am PST

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