Post Views 2,642 Keegan and Audra Pafford are no strangers to rips. Growing up, Keegan played baseball and basketball, with some gymnastics as additional training to improve upon his athletic performance. Audra was a state champion softball player in high school and then they both found themselves, later in life, training and competing in Read More
Category: Interview
Q&A With Cheryl Hamilton – USA Gymnastics’ Women’s NTCC
Post Views 893 We recently did a LIVE Facebook interview with Cheryl Hamilton, USA Gymnastics Women’s JO Program National Technical Committee Chair & Brevet Judge. Cheryl responded to questions that were submitted by coaches and judges from around the country. The topics included; Level 2/3 Vault Level 6/7 Vault Potential new deductions for Vault Read More
Learn How to Win the “Mental Game”
Post Views 516 We will be hosting a LIVE Facebook interview with Wendy Bruce on Wednesday, January 16, 2019 from 8:30pm – 9:30pm EST. Wendy is a member of the 1992 US Olympic Gymnastics Team, owner of Get Psyched Sports, and a Mental Game Coaching Pro certified Mental Coach. In our interview we will be Read More
Who is the USGCOA?
Post Views 2,556 Not happy with where USA Gymnastics was heading and frustrated that gymnastics club owners voices were not being heard by the USA Gymnastics board of directors, a few prominent club owners from around the country came together to discuss how they can begin to resolve these issues. In July of 2018, Read More
The Olympic Vault Judge Known Around the World
Post Views 2,671 The 2012 Olympic Games had some amazing moments. The US Women’s team comprised of Gabrielle Douglas, Jordyn Wieber, Alexandra Raisman, Kyla Ross, and McKayla Maroney won Gold. Many expected Jordyn Wiber to walk away with the AA Gold but she did not even qualify for the AA Finals. Instead, fellow US Team member Read More
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW – MG Elite’s Maggie Haney
Post Views 15,708 When Laurie Hernandez made the US National Team, it thrust Maggie Haney and MG Elite into the spot light of Elite gymnastics. But who is Maggie Haney & MG Elite? As someone who was trying to become an Elite athlete herself, Maggie has a unique perspective on what it is like Read More
Behind the Scenes of an Elite Family – Part 2
Post Views 4,040 We all think we know the daily, weekly, monthly life of an Elite athlete based on the life of our own athletes or of those we train. But how much do you really know? What do you know of the financial sacrifices made, cruel training techniques used by some coaches, the Read More
Behind the Scenes of an Elite Family – Part 1
Post Views 4,430 How many parents have said that they want their child to be an Elite athlete, to go to the Olympics? On TV, we see the amazing tumbling passes on floor, sky high release skills on bars, beautiful dance on beam, and huge vaults. And don’t forget the bejeweled and bedazzled leotards. Read More
Exclusive Interview – Akash Modi
Post Views 2,367 Akash Modi has been on the Men’s Senior National team since the 2013 Winter Cup Challenge and since then he not only has made a name for himself at the collegiate level but he is also now doing it on the Elite scene. While attending Stanford University for Mechanical Engineering, Modi Read More
New Year Resolutions From Gymnastics Celebs
Post Views 2,220 Do you know what a New Year resolution is? A New Year resolution is when an individual resolves to change an unwanted trait or behavior in order to accomplish a goal or to improve their life. Have you made any resolutions in the past or do you plan to make any Read More
Who is The Gympire?
Post Views 2,794 For Elite athletes, it can be hard to maintain their bodies at peak physical condition after retirement. But for two former USA Gymnastics National Team members, they are using Instagram to motivate not only themselves but others to workout every day. Samantha Peszek was a National Team member from ’07-’10 and Read More
LIC Kids Gymnastics Develops the Individual Along with the Athlete
Post Views 2,140 Gymnastics has long been associated with muscle strength, flexibility, and the drive win. But for one gymnastics school, their athlete’s psychological growth and development is just as, if not more, important. LIC Kids Gymnastics has been in the New York City area for over 9 years and is currently making large strides Read More
Joan Moore Gnat – Paving The Way For US Women
Post Views 3,697 Not many people can say that they have won the same amount of National Championships as Simone Biles! But Joan Moore Gnat can and she is very modest about the bragging rights. Joan won these National Championship All-Around gold medals in ’71, ’72, ’73, and ’74. In total, Joan won 10 Read More
First Time At A National Team Camp
Post Views 2,009 Have you ever wondered what it was like to attend a National Team Camp? Did you ever want to know what types of things go on during a camp or if the pressure was so intense that you could feel it? Jenn Camps Larsen, Program Director and Coach at Tigar Gymnastics in Wheat Ridge, CO, Read More
Q&A with Valeri Liukin
Post Views 2,588 As many of you know by now, Valeri Liukin has replaced Martha Karolyi as the new Women’s National Team Coordinator. But some of you may be wondering what qualifies Valeri to lead our Women’s National Team? Well… Valeri was a member of the Soviet National Team and attended the 1988 Olympic Games in Read More
