Oct. 22, 2008

Hey Tiger fans! Well, we have gotten through another week in the gym. We have changed up some of the conditioning circuits but everyone is adjusting and we are still going strong!

This last week in the gym we had low level conditioning and high level gymnastics. It was a nice break from all the tough conditioning we have been doing, but the assignments for each event were tough. Everyone worked hard and got through them and we are really starting to look good! Most of the girls have started twisting their vaults and on bars almost everyone is doing half routines and some people are even doing full routines. We have continued with beam and floor routines as well. On those two events the assignments have seemed especially long, but with the help and encouragement of our teammates and coaches, everyone was able to push through them! We are all getting a lot stronger and really coming together as a team.

We have also continued meeting with Jeni for our sports psych meetings. At the last meeting we went over self talk, and overcoming frustration. This was actually very helpful because along with assignments being tough and taking a long time to complete, there also comes frustration. We went over different ways to deal with frustration and not let it get the best of us in the gym, as well as outside of the gym.

We are all ready to go into this season strong and have a great year! Thank you for all your support and keep checking in!!

Go Tigers!!

Tara