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Practice Report: September 25, 2007 The GymTide began official practice on September 17, 2007 and we got a chance to review some of the video from this past Tuesday's workout. Here are the highlights!
Freshmen Jennifer Iovino: The Hill's Angels JO Level 10 standout was working on the uneven bars (giants, pirouetting, double layout dismount) and the balance beam (choreography, flight series, double twist dismount). No reps yet observed on the floor or vault. Kayla Hoffman: The former Rebound Gymnastics international elite and two-time USA National Team Member was working really hard on the uneven bars to perfect her pirouetting and Tkatchev release combination. She landed several strong double layout dismounts. Her balance beam choreography and dismount received alot of focus as well from Coach Patterson. On floor, she threw a nice pike full-in (soft mats) and moved to a 2 1/2 to punch front on the hard floor. When she nailed the second pass without taking a step, Coach Bryan Raschilla teased "You were SO lucky there!", because she had to push hard on that last element to get it around in time. Megan Mashburn: Our new Level 10 walk-on from Hayden's Gymnastics did most of her reps on the uneven bars (training a Shaposhnikova transition move), balance beam (flight series: bhs to layout to bhs, double twist dismount) and floor (trying to perfect a 2 1/2 twist to punch front). Good effort shown throughout.
Sophomores Alyssa Chapman: A few vault timers were observed (Tsuk layout 1/2) and the majority of her reps were on balance beam (bhs to layout stepout, front aerial to back tuck) and floor (worked several times on a front to front full twist to front layout, nice landings each time). Alyssa has a lot of power with some difficult skills on floor (full in) and beam. Morgan Dennis: Worked primarily on double layouts on the soft mats (floor) and is back to practicing the balance beam flight series of bhs to layout, layout (looked solid on this date) and her dismount of a round off to double tuck (stood up easily). On the uneven bars she was working a new dismount (double layout) and the toe-off straddle release to the high bar will hopefully be put back into her routine as well. Ricki Lebegern: She was working a new release move on the bars (pike Jaeger) which definitely looked better in terms of amplitude and form compared to the straddle version she threw this past year. On the floor she was throwing a pike full in with spotting from Bryan as well as a 2 1/2 twist on her own. Casey Overton: Very nice leap series on the balance beam this date, switch leap to straddle-straddle combination (great amplitude on the latter elements). Floor pass being perfected was a front to 1 1/2 to barani half (out). She is definitely a twister. Kassi Price: Returning for her sophomore year in terrific shape, we immediately noticed her improved form on the beam and uneven bars. Moves were smoother, more fluid (especially on the bars). She threw a strong Hindorff, showed nice pirouetting and very sharp double layout dismount landings on this date. Balance beam - lots of reps on the front aerial to back handspring combination (worked alot on keeping her legs fully extended throughout, with nice results) and the side Somi. Jacqueline Shealy: Still rehabbing the ACL injury from the first meet. Recently had more clean up surgery, so her rehab time has been extended for now. Will provide updates on her progress as we receive them from the coaches.
Juniors Brittany Magee: During her balance beam reps, a new leap series was observed: switch leap to pike jump to tuck full jump (nice control). Also, several timers for a double tuck dismount. On bars - lots of giant work, pirouetting and gorgeous Tkatchevs, yet still struggling with regrasp (she really gets major air time on this element). Cassie Martin: Lots of reps on the balance beam with one move in particular: the side aerial. A new leap series: switch leap to split jump 1/2 turn (showed good consistency with this combo). Switch straddle side leap and the bhs to layout step-out flight series remain in her routine, along with the bhs to full twist off the side of the beam (dismount). On the uneven bars, Cassie is ahead of where she was last year at this time, throwing the toe-on toe-off to Tkatchev to pak Salto with pretty good consistency already. She was also working a new dismount on this date: Arabian double front. We also saw a few tumbling passes on the soft mats (double front Arabian, with mixed results). Amanda Montgomery: Lots of reps on bars and beam, including a double layout dismount and a running 1 1/2 twist dismount respectively. Ashley O'Neal: Wearing a brace (off-season knee scoping) she was still showing lots of skills, including several strong double layouts on the soft mats without spotting from Bryan. Courtney Priess (retired, now a team manager) was working with Ashley to incorporate more fluid dance elements in her beam routine.
Seniors Terin Humphrey: She was observed mainly on the balance beam and floor exercise (tumbling timers mainly). Her balance beam reps were very solid, including the flight series (full twisting bhs to bhs to layout step-out) and she also stood up several dismounts of the round off to bhs to double tuck. Uneven bars dismount being worked on - full twisting double layout. We may see this for 2008 if the team depth on bars improves. Kaitlin White: We only saw her work through most of her beam routine (punch front, straddle full jump, switch leap to tuck full jump combination, round off to double twist dismount). Kaitlin is once again in excellent shape and looked very focused in her workouts.
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