βI really look back on my career and think that the word perseverance is the best word to describe it,β said Dabritz. βI think thatβs true for Corrie too because she came back so strong from the injury.β
Assistant Illinois Coach Daniel Ribeiro and Head Coach Justin Spring have spent a lot of time dreaming up alternative competition formats that would make the sport more entertaining and understandable to the average fan.
Daniel Ribeiro posted one option on the NCAA MEN’S GYMNASTICS ALUMNI Facebook page – a 16 team bracket culminating in a Final 4 Championships. Here’s an example of how it could work.
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If you have a comment, leave it on that Facebook page.
I was at Championships and it was very difficult to follow 6 teams LIVE simultaneously and know who was where at any time during the meet. What I want is a separate results page with projected final team rankings based on a number of variables.
Next season NAIGC Nationals is scheduled for Sacramento, California April 14-16, 2016.
photo credit – John Piltaver
About the NAIGC:
The National Association of Intercollegiate Gymnastics Clubs (NAIGC) is dedicated to the promotion and support of collegiate and adult club gymnastics βfor the love of the sport.β The NAIGC hosted its first annual national championships in 1989. In 2006, the NAIGC incorporated as a non-profit and elected its first Board of Directors. The NAIGC was recognized as a tax-exempt public charity in 2008.
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.