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by site editor Rick McCharles

Locked and loaded for a trip out to sunny Florida. I’ll arrive early enough for the training day.

Open Practice Schedule

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Practice Session I: 10:30 a.m. – 12:10 p.m.
Practice Session II: 12:20 – 2 p.m.
Practice Session III (Event Specialists): 3:20 – 4:20 p.m.
Practice Session IV: 4:30 – 6:10 p.m.

The past 3 WAG Championships I’ve represented Cirque du Soleil. But this time I’m just a cheering spectator. It’ll be thrilling.

Close to the event I’ll post details on a meet-up, or two, close to the O’Connell Center. Let’s get together to talk about the competition, if you are going to be there.

Congratulations.

First 3 teams advance to Men’s NCAA Team Finals – Stanford (357.850), Illinois (354.050) and Ohio State (346.800). Session 2 starts at 7PM

UPDATE:

The men’s competition at the European Gymnastics Championships in Birmingham, England will be delayed by 24 hours …

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Kyle Shewfelt wants to know.

Are any gymnasts caught up in the thousands of cancelled flights in Europe?

Competition starts April 21st.

official website

I’ve really been enjoying Mark Folger’s new blog dedicated to coaches, parents, gymnasts and gymnastics fans.

Check out one called Hidden Opportunities in Youth Sports:

Younger athletes look up to older athletes who excel at their sport. A simple compliment from one of these older athletes can “make the day” of the less experienced athlete. When you “make the day” for a child, you make the day for their parents as well, allowing one simple good deed to go a long way. …

A seven year old who does a nice straight arm, straight leg cartwheel is excellent in the eyes of the four year old who’s struggling just to get hands and feet placed in the right order for her cartwheel.

That same seven year old may look up to a ten year old who does a cartwheel on the high balance beam. The ten year old sees excellence in the level 8 gymnast …

read the rest – Hidden Opportunities in Youth Sports

Photo HPTCamp.com

An edit by TheGymEffect who “just threw this together”.

… Right.

Video editing is painstaking and time consuming. But this is a bit of a hodge podge. Interesting from start to finish. The highlight for me are interesting dance parts.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Song: “This is how we do it” by Montell Jordan

I saw this linked from Quitters Try:

Dedicated to finding the best gymnastics montages out there – a tribute to great song choices, clip selection, subjects, and editing. Suggestions/submissions always, always welcome!

Please contact me via my Youtube account: QuittersTry

U.S. Mens National Team Coordinator Coach Kevin Mazeika recommends an interesting exercise ball drill.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

More Gymnastics Minute videos on YouTube.

related post – Rings press handstand strength

Aunt Joyce has a good summary post (with video) of who I would consider the team most likely to win the 2010 Gymnastics Champinships, after UCLA:

… Rhonda has peaked her team well this season and Marissa and Ashanee continue to improve with every meet.

When comparing them with UCLA, they have more difficulty on floor exercise and more variety in their vaults, but their overall execution is just not in the same league. This is a team missing Melanie Sinclair …

The Home Team

Who would have guessed at the beginning of the season that Gator Ashanée Dickerson, from Florida, would be named SEC Freshman of the Year over, from Florida, Shayla Worley?

Added incentive for the Gators is that their school is on pace for their best athletic year ever.

Of course Florida will enjoy home court advantage when they host Championships April 22-24th. (I’m still shopping for an airline ticket.)

Lea is going. She’s posted her team predictions on her Manual on Handstands blog:

… it’s likely that these four will make the finals and each one has a chance for the national title …

UCLA, Florida, Alabama, Oklahoma

I’m suspicious.

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(via GymChat)

April 15-17th at Westpoint, the biggest men’s College meet of the year is upon us.

From Stick It Media:

… The top three favorites going in are Stanford, Oklahoma and Illinois, but that doesn’t mean we can count out Michigan and Cal. Michigan boasts the NCAA’s top team score this season and Cal is showing serious signs of peaking at the right time.

The all-around competition is completely up for grabs among these top contenders: Oklahoma’s Steven Legendre and Jake Dalton, Cal’s Glen Ishino and Kyle Bunthuwong, Illinois’ Paul Ruggeri and Michigan’s Chris Cameron and Mel Anton Santander. Each of these gymnasts have cracked the 89-point barrier this season, with the latter five exceeding 90 points. Just a guess here, but we think the eventual winner will be the one with a high score on pommel horse.

In the event finals, the stiffest competition will be on floor, pommel horse and vault. All the action will take place April 15-17 at West Point. …

read more – Big Week for Men’s Gymnastics

Click PLAY to wach Eddie Penev, Stanford Freshman, on Floor or watch it on Gymnastike.

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Team Qualifier Session I
No. 1 Illinois
No. 4 Stanford
No. 5 Ohio State
No. 8 Penn State
No. 9 Illinois-Chicago
No. 12 Temple

Team Qualifier Session II
No. 2 Oklahoma
No. 3 Michigan
No. 6 California
No. 7 Minnesota
No. 10 Nebraska
No. 11 Iowa

Individual Qualifiers:
All-Around: Ty Evans, Springfield, Derek Gygaz, William & Mary; Nash Mills, Air Force; Andrew Faulk, Navy; Josh Fox; Springfield, Ty Smith, Army.
Floor Exercise: Dylan Parrott, Navy; Josh Fried, William & Mary; Kip Webber, Army; Jimmy Pezzino, Springfield; Andy Hunter, William & Mary; Dave Ellis, William & Mary.
Pommel Horse: James Okamoto, Air Force; Garrek Hojan-Clark, Army; Chase Nobles, Air Force; Matt Tocchio, Springfield; Andy Hunter, William & Mary; Futa Ikeda, William & Mary.
Still Rings: Devin Menefee, Air Force; Dan Klimkowski, Air Force; Joel Uptmor, Air Force; Andy Hunter, William & Mary; Travis Langham, Air Force; Steve Deutsch, William & Mary.
Vault: Joel Uptmor, Air Force; Devin Menefee, Air Force; Jimmy Pezzino, Springfield; Alex Egerter, William & Mary; Dave Ellis, William & Mary; Dylan Parrott, Navy.
Parallel Bars: Kyle Bartgis, Springfield; Dylan Parrott, Navy; Alex Egerter, William & Mary; Matthew Throne, Air Force; Vince Smurro, William & Mary; Andy Hunter, William & Mary.
Horizontal Bar: Dylan Parrott, Navy; Josh Spencer, Springfield; Garrett Canter, Air Force; Vince Smurro, William & Mary; Travis Langham, Air Force; Joel Uptmor, Air Force; Jonathan Hoey, Army.

details – CalBears

Click PLAY or watch Daniel Ribeiro, Illinois, Pommels on Gymnastike.

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Men’s Gymnastics routines are long, long these days. Some amazing skills and combinations. … But a lot of deductions, as well.

Our favourite Cheer coach channels Madonna.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

The hit TV show Glee resumes tonight, after a break. (I found this episode disjointed and less engaging.)