timeline of NCAA Championships

Thanks Greg.

perfectionism is on the rise

Thomas Curran and Andrew Hill’s meta-analysis of rates of perfectionism from 1989 to 2016, the first study to compare perfectionism across generations, found significant increases among more recent undergraduates in the US, UK and Canada.

In other words, the average college student last year was much more likely to have perfectionistic tendencies than a student in the 1990s or early 2000s. …

The Dangerous Downsides of Perfectionism

Perfectionistic tendencies have been linked to clinical issues: depression and anxiety (even in children), self-harm, social anxiety disorder and agoraphobia, obsessive-compulsive disorder, binge eating, anorexia, bulimia, and other eating disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder, chronic fatigue syndrome, insomnia, hoarding, dyspepsia, chronic headaches, and, most damning of all, even early mortality and suicide.

Social media has likely compounded some of those problems.

SO — coaches should not encourage kids to be perfect.

Thanks Steve.

recent training highlights

Roxana learning Nabieva while wearing a mask.

Also, Angelina’s coaches sit on a couch? 😀

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Kayla Williams – Sports Law

The 2009 World Vault Champion and Alabama great is now in law school.

She has made use of Tulane’s extensive network of sports law alumni to network, and she joined the Sports Law Society and the Black Law Student Association.

She is sharpening her legal writing skills, she said, and is looking at working as a law clerk for the Athlete Ombuds of the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee.

“There are so many ways to impact athletics and I definitely want to give back to the sport that has given me so much,” she said. “Long-lasting impact. That’s what I’d like to do for my sport.”

She is a World Champion gymnast. Now this Tulane Law student plans to advocate for women in sports. 
Kayla Williams

A tiny robot called Salto

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Victory Gymnastics – STUNTS

This collective from Iowa is amazing.

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BYU had a great season

I recall when Guard Young took the Head Coaching position, wondering whether it would work.

He was switching from coaching Men’s Gymnastics with Mark Williams to the WAG team at BYU.

It worked.

My brother did 2 degrees at Brigham Young. That’s a University that demands discipline.

I shouldn’t be surprised. His father Wayne Young was the top American at the 1976 Olympics. AND a very successful coach.

Guard trained as a gymnast with Mark Williams from age-13, eventually qualifying for the 2004 Olympics. Silver medalist, by the way.

I’m already looking forward to next season.

The Young Legacy

Two gymnasts’ journey from BYU to the Olympics

Shout out to volunteer assistant coach Warde Allan who started at my home Gym in Canada.

Nina Derwael withdrew from EUs

Minor foot injury.

USAG Collegiate Nationals Finals

SEMO is a Division 1 team, but qualifies for this competition as they offer fewer enough scholarships.

Vault
Maddie Gose TWU 9.862
Tyler Davis Air Force 9.812
Aleah Leman Lindenwood 9.800

Bars
Taylor Ann Wilson Centenary 9.875
Maddie Griffith TWU 9.862
Dahlia Solorzano-Caruso SEMO 9.812
Jolie Miller SEMO 9.812

Beam
Anna Kaziska SEMO 9.912
Maddie Gose TWU 9.850
Hadley Roberts Lindenwood 9.850
Alana Fischer SEMO 9.850

Floor
Isabel Goyco TWU 9.925
Maddie Gose TWU 9.875
Anna Kaziska SEMO 9.875

2021 USA Gymnastics Women’s Collegiate National Championships concludes with individual event finals

Related – LIVE BLOG: USAG Nationals Event Finals