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What do you do for four hours before each show on the Kellogg’s Tour of Gymnastics Champions? Ride scooters! We are not talking adult scooters, but the small razor scooter you buy for your child. I am not sure which of the guys came up with this idea, but one day it was as if a scooter team had taken over in the venue. If you are with us before the show, you better be on the look out. Scooters are the favorite form of transportation. Riding around corners at top speeds as well as riding up on your heels at any moment with a ringing bell h...
If you have been to the Kellogg’s Tour of Gymnastics Champions, you may remember a solo number that 2008 Olympic Champion Nastia Liukin is in. She is inside a net that ends up being elevated 20 feet in the air at the center of the floor exercise mat. This number is in the first act, and it is done to Taylor Swift’s song Keep Your Eyes Open. The crowd really seems to like the originality and shock factor to see Nastia do something other than gymnastics. Nastia has nicknamed the number “Catch Of The Day” because she feels...
Last weekend we hit four stops on the Tour: Las Vegas, Sacramento, Portland and Seattle. One thing is for sure, the sunny days and warm weather is changing quickly as we head north. Another exciting change in the schedule is the cast being allowed to fly home for a few days. You could see the thrill on their faces as the days grew closer to Sunday knowing they all got to catch a flight out after the Seattle show. The rest of us stayed the course and rode on the bus through Boise to Utah. A few of us staff were treated to a nice lunch at Cheese...
So what is the exact definition of a walk-on athlete and how does this differ from an athlete who receives a scholarship? An athlete who is a “walk on” is one who has been recruited and is being offered a spot on the roster, but will not be given scholarship money. Unfortunately walk on spots are sometimes seen as a step down, but in reality they can be very prestigious and a “stepping stone” to earning a scholarship in the future. As a college coach I always viewed it as an opportunity for an athlete. Once the team mem...
1. I only want to compete for a top 10 gymnastics team in college: Your focus should be on finding the right fit both academically and athletically even if it is not one of the top 10 gymnastics teams. 2. My club coach is going to get me a scholarship: Many club coaches have great connections with the colleges, but don't rely soley on this for a scholarship. 3. If I am walk on I will be treated differently then the others on scholarships: this is a great question to ask the college coaches. Typically the w...
