Auburn withdraws from Regionals

The Auburn gymnastics team will not compete at the 2021 NCAA Tuscaloosa Regional Championship this weekend due to positive COVID-19 tests and contact tracing within the program.

The action is consistent with COVID-19 management requirements put forth by the NCAA and the Southeastern Conference.

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Spencer weighs in on how that affects everyone else:

The NCAA won’t redo brackets if the withdrawal happens more than 24 hours after they are made …

catching up with Charlotte Drury

She explains how to fall safely.

Kyla Ross makes a guest appearance.

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Brody Malone – H Bar

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Maile O’Keefe – Beam

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Steph Curry vs Sue Bird

Sue Bird is a 4× WNBA champion (2004, 2010, 2018, 2020).

Steph Curry is … also good. 😀

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predicting NCAA Nationals

With all the upsets happening in American College basketball, we can dream of similar excitement in Gymnastics.

College Gym News ran a computer simulation to see who’s most likely to win NCAAs in 2021.

Florida is the heaviest favorite to make it to the final, followed by LSU, Oklahoma, Michigan and Utah.

Cal and Alabama’s chances are not insignificant, and the second qualifier out of the Athens regional (likely either Minnesota or Denver) will probably have around the same chance as well.

Finally, the model picked Florida as the champion in the most number of runs (45%), which is a lower total than in the 2020 simulation, but it is enough to consider the Gators the favorites for the title.

LSU is second at 19%, ahead of Oklahoma (13%) and Michigan (12%). …

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Gym Club customer service

In this episode, Nick and his business expert consultant Julie Berry talk about how owners and managers can acquire, communicate with and keep customers.

EP109 Gymnastics Growth Show – Ross Falsetta – Gymnastics Growth Show

Welcome to the Gymnastics Growth Show podcast, brought to you by Nick Ruddock. In this podcast, Nick and his guests share the strategies and tactics used to optimise athlete, coach and club performance from grass roots to gold standard. Tackling all things gymnastics and performance sport, from physical preparation and psychology, to nutrition and lifestyle, this podcast is a must for any gymnastics coach or leader serious about improving results and furthering their expertise. Nick is recognised as a world leading coach educator and consultant within the international gymnastics community, having provided services to 25 international federations such as the national teams of Brazil, Japan, Canada, Australia, Germany and Netherlands. Nick is also a technical expert for European Gymnastics.  Nick's membership programmes, support and digital services currently reach coaches and leaders in over 60 countries. Nick's exposure to a wide range of clubs, coaches and systems across many countries and continents offers him a unique perspective on the sport, allowing him to soften the learning curve for gymnastics coaches and 'change the way they coach forever.' Visit Nick's website https://www.nickruddock.com Watch this episode on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/nickruddock Take the High Performance Health Check https://nickruddock.com/healthcheck/
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