NCAA Regional qualifiers

QUALIFIED:ย UCLA 198.275, Missouri 197.400

ELIMINATED:ย Stanford 197.275, Boise State 196.225


QUALIFIED:ย Kentucky 197.475, Alabama 197.375

ELIMINATED:ย Iowa 196.500, Illinois 195.675


QUALIFIED:ย Utah 198.125, Washington 196.775

ELIMINATED:ย Southern Utah 196.600, Auburn 195.900


QUALIFIED:ย 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.

Japan wins World Jr Championships

over-parenting

I’d agree that many children areย over-protected.

And many have their childhood over-scheduled (with things like Gymnastics).

This could have been ME 40yrs ago.

Rathtrevor Beach, Parksville

I waxed nostalgic. … Memories of digging up clams, splashing the girls, trying to drown the boys in the shallows. Family holidays at wonderful Rathtrevor Beach on Vancouver Island.

But that photo was taken recently.

sand castle - Rathtrevor Beach, Parksville

Kids are the same. But one thing has changed.

Rathtrevor Beach, Parksville

A swimming pool with that many children would have only one lifeguard.

What year was it that parents became so much more protective than my own?

related –

The Fragile Generation

If You Want Your Kids to Succeed, Let Them Fail

Beam Queen Bootcamp

Brilliant.

A lot of kids struggle with Beam. SMART coaching strategy is to dedicate a fun Camp to that apparatus.

Details on BeamQueenBootcamp.com.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Olympians talk SLEEP

  • Rhys McClenaghan
  • Bryony Page
  • Max Whitlock

Sleep and recovery are super important for all high performance athletes.

Click through for some tips:

World Sleep Day: Olympians share techniques used to optimise performance

Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com

Japan, China, Italy – MAG Jr Worlds

Haruka Nakamura – Def

Jason Mortimer catches gymnast on Tap Swing

Yep. Coach was ready. You never know.

Tap swings (and backward uprise) are surprisingly dangerous, especially for kids who are really trying to get as high as they can.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.