“Gymnastics finishes strong during spring break competitions (Western Herald)” plus 3 more |
- Gymnastics finishes strong during spring break competitions (Western Herald)
- Men’s gymnastics finishes third to OU, Stanford (The Daily Nebraskan)
- Mental choreography key part of OSU gymnastics training (Corvallis Gazette-Times)
- No. 17 Women's Gymnastics Hosts Bridgeport, Maryland and No. 12 Michigan at Rec Hall (GoPSUsports.com)
| Gymnastics finishes strong during spring break competitions (Western Herald) Posted: 07 Mar 2010 09:50 AM PST On Feb. 28, the Western Michigan University gymnastics team took first place in a tri-meet against the University of Illinois-Chicago and Bowling Green State University, posting its highest team score of the season with 193.925. UIC finished with an overall score of 191.150 while Bowling Green finished with 190.675. The first points of the day came from the vault event, with the Lady Broncos posting a score of 47.825. WMU picked up its best scores on the bars and beams during the second and third rotations, with respective scores of 48.775 and 48.600. The Brown and Gold also finished the day with its second best score of the year on the floor, posting a score of 48.725. The Lady Broncos had top finishers in three of the four events and also had the top three all-arounders as well. Meghan Donovan, a redshirted sophomore, won the bars with a career high routine of 9.850. Junior Kristine Garbarino placed third on the bars as well, posting a career high routine of 9.800. Garbarino followed that with another career high on the beam, taking first with a score of 9.825. Freshman Caroline O'Brien took second in the beam with a score of 9.775. Senior Liz Prouty was the individual winner on the floor event after posting a routine score of 9.800. Prouty also finished fourth on the vault with a 9.650 while freshman Sara Wright took fourth on the beam (9.700) and Garbarino took fourth on the floor (9.775). Garbarino finished as the top all-arounder, picking up a total of 38.925 to tie a season-high. Donovan followed close behind with her second career high of the day, finishing 38.750 in the all-around. Prouty also finished third in the all-around with a score of 38.200. Tonya Eckert, a senior, also had a strong day, competing in the vault, beam and floor, scoring a 9.525, 9.675 and 9.700, respectively. After being primarily a specialist last year, this is her first season having to compete in more than one event. On Friday, March 5, the Lady Broncos took to the road to compete in a quad meet at the University of Pittsburgh. Overall, the Brown and Gold placed second out of the four teams while Garbarino won the individual title on the uneven bars for the Lady Broncos. The host Panthers won the meet after posting a collective score of 194.525, followed by WMU's score of 191.425. Penn took third place with a score of 189.625 while George Washington University finished fourth after posting a 189.475. Garbarino was the top finisher in three out of four events and finished fifth in the all-around, picking up a score of 38.175. Prouty finished sixth in the all-around after posting a score of 38.025. The Brown and Gold picked up a 47.900 on the vault, as Garbarino took 10 (9.650) and Donovan took 12 (9.625). WMU also recorded a 48.050 on the bars with Garbarino winning the event after posting a score of 9.800. Wright was close behind, finishing sixth with a 9.650. Garbarino and Wright once again finished as the top two performers on the beam for Western Michigan, where the team totaled 48.050. WMU also recorded a 47.425 on the floor, where Donovan and O'Brien placed third and fourth, respectively, with a 9.750 and 9.725. The Lady Broncos (7-12) will travel to Ypsilanti, Mich. on Saturday, March 13, to take on Eastern Michigan University, Northern Illinois University and Seattle Pacific University. The Brown and Gold will finish up regular season competition with a Mid-American Conference match-up against Kent State University on March 21, which will also be Senior Day. Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. |
| Men’s gymnastics finishes third to OU, Stanford (The Daily Nebraskan) Posted: 07 Mar 2010 08:42 PM PST Coach Chuck Chmelka had a goal for the men's gymnastics team's meet on Sunday: It wasn't to beat the other two teams in the meet, but to come away with an overall score of 350 points. The team missed their goal by 2.5 points. Given the circumstances, however, the team still did well, Chmelka said. The team scored 347.500 against No. 1 ranked Oklahoma and No. 2 ranked Stanford at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. Although senior Kyle Shanahan was the only gymnast to have a top-three finish, nine Huskers earned career-high scores. The team was missing several key players, such as senior John Robinson, who couldn't compete because of a sprained ankle. Some of the gymnasts had to be put into competitions they don't usually compete in, so their start values were low. "If there is a 15.1 start value, even if you end up with a perfect score, you still can't score higher than a 15.1," Chmelka said. The start values put them at a disadvantage before they had even started, especially against the two top-ranked teams whose start values were around 16.4, Chmelka said. The team wasn't focused on beating the two teams as much as it was on improving its own scores. "We knew they were the top two teams, and there is reason for that," Chmelka said. "They are very good athletes." The meet was less of a competition and more of a learning experience, said senior Anthony Ingrelli, who scored a 14.10 in the still rings. "It was fun to watch the skills they were doing," Ingrelli said. "There were good things to mimic." Ingrelli's grip broke while he was doing his routine, preventing him from doing his dismount correctly. His equipment issue, as well as the injuries of other players, was one of the factors that prevented the team from scoring a 350, Chmelka said. It was tough for the team to keep its momentum. "We could have went 350," Chmelka said. "We would be doing something really well, and then something would happen. It was back and forth, but overall, we did really well." Their next meet is March 12 in Berkeley, Cal., where they will compete against University of California-Berkeley and Penn State University. The main focus for the team now is consistency, Chmelka said. "I feel like we can put together a solid meet," Chmelka said. "We're getting better and better." paigecornwell@dailynebraskan.com Be the first to comment on this article!Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. |
| Mental choreography key part of OSU gymnastics training (Corvallis Gazette-Times) Posted: 07 Mar 2010 07:21 PM PST When Leslie Mak sprained her elbow and couldn't do a full practice with the Oregon State gymnastics team, she spent time working on her mental choreography to be ready to return. That's where she goes over her routines in her mind. For gymnasts, it's more than just visualizing the perfect landing. Mental choreography is a cornerstone of their training. It's a technique used that matches the mind to the body during routines. "It's something I use to calm my nerves," Mak said. "I did something like that before, but when I came to Oregon State they really helped me hone in on those skills of actually picturing the bar routine, the movement and think the exact same thoughts you would be doing it. "That makes me more prepared and confident when I compete." When a routine is developed on any of the four disciplines, a thought is created by gymnasts to say to themselves. The goal is to think about these words or lines and they automatically do the physical skill associated with the words. For some it's as simple as counting. Thinking the number one means mount, two means swing and so on. Others use random words and occasionally a song. "When you start a skill and have too many thoughts or you try to change too many things it doesn't work," coach Tanya Chaplin said. "You have to have specific key thoughts all the way through to be strong all the way through. And when we add something new, it elevates their belief system." Mak uses the word "OK" frequently in her routines. Other odd sayings used are, "do what you know," and "doink." Laura-Ann Chong uses words such as breathe, relax, stretch, let it swing, and staying in the moment. On the bars routine she talks her way through by calling out the skill she is doing. "It's easy to get distracted at meets and think of other things," Mak said. "It's better to rely on these same thoughts over and over than thinking you can hear the band or the fans." During the fall when gymnasts construct their routines they sit down with the coaches and write out the routine, line by line. They'll come up with their sayings that goes with each part. Then they take that to practice and see what works. Superstitions comes into play when a routine works, they keep the line. If they can't do a skill properly, they change the line to see if that improves their luck. "It helps them focusing on the technique rather than how your body is feeling," Chaplin said. "They have the same thoughts and rhythm all the way through." Once they are set with their mental choreography they can practice wherever they may be. You can see them doing through routines with their arms and legs flailing as they wait their turns at competitions. "It's also good preparation for you," Mak said. "When I'm in bed and can't sleep, I practice my bar routine in my head. It makes me feel I'm not missing out on practice as much." Chong goes through the routine in her head and acts it out at least three times before she competes. Mental choreography is crucial during multi-team events when someone does a floor exercise and loud music comes on. That noise can't rattle them while on the bars or beam, or they could fall. "You can't let that distract you, so you have your mental choreography to pull you back," Chong said. "It's a tool to not be distracted from other things." The coaches are involved in focusing the gymnasts before an event. You'll notice Chaplin talk to them before the beam or the floor, or assistant coach John Carney preps them before the bars. Each gymnast hears different cues from the coaches. Most of the time they say the mental choreography to go through the routine with them. Carney usually speaks in rhythm of the routine. "One of the main things I try to get across is to take the emotion out," Carney said. "Be methodical and mechanical. And don't do anything different in practice. Don't bring anything special to this routine. Everything is timing and speed. Sometimes they want to go extra hard and they make an error." Another benefit of choreographing a routine in a gymnast's head for the coaches is they rely on that to coach gymnasts through routines. Coaching or yelling at them during an event isn't allow like in other sports. If they do, they are penalized. "I can't call a timeout to get them collected again once they go up there," Chaplin said. "There are times I'd love to. I can see they are nervous. So we have to get them prepared before they walk out there, and give them methods to correct themselves." Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. |
| Posted: 07 Mar 2010 09:30 AM PST March 6, 2010
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - The No. 17 Penn State women's gymnastics team hosts Bridgeport, Maryland and Big Ten foe Michigan in a quad meet on Sunday, March 7. Meet action is set for 2 p.m. in Rec Hall. Live scoring will be available via a link at GoPSUsports.com. The Series: Penn State vs. Bridgeport The Series: Penn State vs. Maryland The Series: Penn State vs. Michigan What's Next? Penn State in the Rankings Merriam Makes AA Debut Musser Steps Up in the All-Around Freshman Sharaya Musser competed in the all-around for just the second time this season on Feb. 27 at Ohio State. Musser brought home two individual events titles on her way to finishing second in the all-around with a 39.150. She won her first vault title with a 9.900 and also took top honors on beam with a 9.875. Penn State Sports Camps Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. |
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