One of the things that helps Georgia's program is that the coach lets them pick their own routine - when you like your routine and get to pick it, you can 'sell' it better. Tiffany Tolnay - Floor [2007 Georgia vs. LSU].avi [youtube]M_k0bAShAws[/youtube] 9.90 score Everyone on the Georgia U team gets to pick their own music for floor routine. In this video the commentators are talking about[ Read More... ]

Georgia, Utah, and Florida top 3 teams for women's college gymnastics. GymInfo - Women's National Ranking for: Team Top 20 18 February 2008 - by Regional Qualifying Average Rank Team Name Team RQS Conference Ave High 1 Georgia, U. of 196.870 SE 196.871 197.550 2 Utah, U. of 196.645 NC 196.829 197.750 3 Florida, U. of 196.480 SE 196.718 197.925 4 Michigan, U. of 196.295 NE 196.392[ Read More... ]

About the sticky spray - I heard that if you use it underneath your velvet leotards it will pull out the threads!

Gymnasts, especially the experienced ones, can tell when a coach's spot is appropriate or not. They should ask the gymnasts who work with the coach what they think. It's easier to get an answer that isn't swayed by the question and the person making the question if the gymnasts are older though, like 12+, or 10+ depending on the girl. Anyways, it's good to ask the gymnasts if you're not always[ Read More... ]

One of my friends on the team pulled her leg like that because her coach was stretching her the kneeling down way, where the coach stands behind you and pulls one leg up - she pulled too hard and her leg popped and she pulled something in her leg. It took like 1-2 months to be totally the same, and do all the skills she wanted including the piking skills like toe shoot, toe-on free-hip, etc. But[ Read More... ]