swinging 2 mini-Pommels

Jay Watkins.

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teaching kids to be independent

An important post from Wendy Bruce Martin:

As sports parents, we would do anything to protect our athletes. We want to take away their sorrow, we want to give them the answers they need, we want to protect them from pain. We want to ride in our our white horses and be their saviors. We want to fight their battles, remove their enemies, and provide a life a happiness. For if they are happy, then we parents must be doing our jobs.

When we rescue them, what are we really teaching them? If we always come to their rescue when they are hurting, sad, embarrassed, angry, or suffering, we are only teaching them that we will solve their problems, we will save them. We are teaching them they aren’t strong enough to think and fight on their own and we must think and fight for them. …

What happens when we aren’t there? …

You Don’t Need Me…You Got This: Teach your Athlete to Rescue Themselves.

sad gymnast

Oklahoma, Kentucky, Utah, UCLA

Qualified to Nationals in Fort Worth.

QUALIFIED: Oklahoma 198.050, Kentucky 197.850
ELIMINATED: Ohio State 197.725, Alabama 197.650

QUALIFIED: Utah 198.050, UCLA 197.925
ELIMINATED: Missouri 197.600, Washington 195.650

Sweet 16 NCAA schedule

Michigan’s April Fools prank 2018

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Jr Worlds AA Finals

A few of the competitors.

NCAA Regional qualifiers 2

QUALIFIED: Cal 197.250, Michigan State 196.825
ELIMINATED: Western Michigan 196.175, West Virginia 195.850

QUALIFIED: Oregon State 197.375, LSU, 197.375
ELIMINATED: Georgia 197.100, Nebraska 195.525

QUALIFIED: Florida 197.875, Arizona State 197.525
ELIMINATED: Penn State 196.825, Maryland 196.675

QUALIFIED: Michigan 198.025, Denver 197.450
ELIMINATED: Minnesota 197.200, Arizona 196.975

Read the blow-by-blow on Spencer’s LIVE blog.

Jr World Champion Nakamura Haruka

Izzy Stassi (USA) withdrew from the All-Around Final after sustaining a minor injury during the warm-up. It’s uncertain whether she’ll be competing in tomorrow’s Event Finals.

Jr World Champion Qin Guohuan

NCAA Regional qualifiers

QUALIFIED: UCLA 198.275, Missouri 197.400

ELIMINATED: Stanford 197.275, Boise State 196.225


QUALIFIED: Kentucky 197.475, Alabama 197.375

ELIMINATED: Iowa 196.500, Illinois 195.675


QUALIFIED: Utah 198.125, Washington 196.775

ELIMINATED: Southern Utah 196.600, Auburn 195.900


QUALIFIED: Oklahoma 197.925, Ohio State 197.350

ELIMINATED: Arkansas 197.275, NC State 195.375

Suni did not compete for Auburn. And they had 3 falls on Bars to take them out.

For details read Spencer’s LIVE blog.