The Albuquerque Journal had a nice article about Joey Hagerty yesterday. Hagerty is the epitome of a success story. Hagerty, who looks like the typical nice guy next door, is arguably the hardest working man in gymnastics. Ever since sitting in the stands as a young teen at the 1996 Atlanta Games, [...more]
In this Olympic year, USA Gymnastics has decided to showcase kid gymnasts in their new ad campaign . Too often, the general public has the wrong impression about children involved with gymnastics. People think the kids are one-dimensional mini-Olympians waiting for world audiences, spending their lives training in the gym under harsh coaches. Not even close. Most children who take gymnastics classes are well-rounded kids who simply [...more]
Thanks to the The Chalk Bucket for posting the review of Cal's 2008 men's gymnastics season. The article speaks for itself, but we'd like to add our thoughts about the upcoming 2009 season. Coming off their fifth place finish at the 2008 NCAA Championships, the 2009 season looks perhaps even more promising for the Golden Bears. [...more]
What were six of our U.S. Olympic Men's Gymnastics team members doing in 1999? Give up? [...more]
The high school class of 2008 produced a great class of new gymnasts who are headed to NCAA competition for next season. The list headlines with SCATS-HB's Glen Ishino, who will likely be a top five all-around contender at the 2009 NCAA Division I Championships. Ishino dominated the field in winning the 2008 J.O. Nationals and VISA National Championships. The other top ten J.O. Nationals finisher was C.J. Padera, who finished 7th in the all-around and also looks great for next year. Here is what the stellar 2008-2009 freshman class looks like: [...more]
by Michael S. Yessis reprinted from Men's Fitness , March 1996, page 105 [3(f+s) + 2b] (v+c+i) * ÷ 3p = TOTAL SCORE Deciding which sport is the world's toughest is difficult. It requires knowledge and research. Time and patience. Science and the kind of math skills rarely seen outside a ninth-grade algebra class. Well, we have all of that, and we did our homework. We logged hours playing in the field. We interviewed elite athletes from former Soviet-bloc nations. We spent countless hours watching ESPN2. Eventually, we developed an exclusive formula - the formula - to determine the planet's toughest sport. [...more]
Here is a comprehensive list of Men’s J.O. Nationals scores since 1999: 2008 J.O. Nationals 2007 J.O. Nationals 2006 J.O. Nationals 2005 J.O. Nationals 2004 J.O. Nationals 2003 J.O. Nationals 2002 J.O. Nationals 2001 J.O. Nationals 2000 J.O. Nationals 1999 J.O. Nationals [...more]
Battle Creek, MI — The 2008 Men’s J.O. Nationals were held May 8-11 in Battle Creek, MI. The all-around champions were Glen Ishino (level 10 age 16-18) from SCATS Gymnastics-Huntington Beach-CA, Danell Leyva (level 10 age 14-15) from Universal-FL, and Sean Melton (level 9) from Orlando/Metro-FL. [...more]
