Janelle McDonald, Chris brooks, Jordyn wieber… DO BETTER. The athletes will cop the criticism following tonight but that’s misguided. It’s on you.
Next truth bomb…a coaching change is needed on bars at Arkansas. It’s not working. I’ve watched for 5 seasons and seen no progress in their technique. The lack of technique fails them in big moments. The science is missing. Fix it. The athletes deserve better.
I’m saying it…Janelle should have switched chef Mika out for Maddie for a safe vault. That’s all they needed. A coaching error failed UCLA.
Cami, Frankie, Leah, Morgan, Cally - this is what you deserve. I am so thrilled you get to go to Natty’s to finish your careers. Will it be easy to get to FOTF? No way! Possible? Absolutely. You can do this. Go get what you’ve worked for.
Leah Smith’s mom…I love your energy. You watching Leah on floor made me smile in the best possible way!!!! Let’s bring it on Sunday!!!! Go Hogs!
Late to the party but have watched the meet and have thoughts…I actually think the vault lineup was insanity. I get wanting three people in AA but that should NEVER be at the expense of the TEAM. Apart from a slight mishap last meet, CW always gives you at 9.8+ /1
We could have easily missed finishing top 2 today. With vault up first, we had no idea how the rest of the meet would play out. You never take a risk in rotation 1. Maybe in rotation 4 on the last gymnast when your TEAM placing is secure /3
So proud of Arkansas, UCLA and Florida. But I have thoughts that have gotten stronger as the season went o… (thread) first I’ll start with the fact that I love the Arkansas gymnasts and any comments I make are a reference to the coach, not the gymnast. 1/
Do I think they have coaching potential? Absolutely! Do I think they are great coaches in other ways? Sure. But if they want their team to be elite, they need to look at themselves first. Go and do some volunteer coaching at club level. Younger levels. Get the basics right. 7/
Arkansas lineups need to change to give this team a chance to make nationals. Vault - sorry but josc needs to come out and Leah back in. Beam - pull cucci and put Cami back where she belongs. Those two changes will make an instant difference. There’s a few more but I’ll stop now



