Brandon Field from Aspire gymnastics used a cool drill at Level 9 High Tech Camp to help keep the legs straight on punch off the board on round off entry vaults. He gives two variations of the drill to help the gymnasts feel the straight leg action.
Ball State 5th Year senior and MAC Conference stand out Megan Teter joined us for our conversation. Megan talks about her decision to take her 5th year though played a bit of a prank on her team and us fans. We talk about her upgraded bars dismount she debuted last season and what we can expect to see in her 5th year season. Region 5 pride flows from her soul and she talks about how competing in the MAC ( I mean the Region 5 Conference) is like she is back in her Region 5 days. Of course you dont want to miss her answers to the our Fab 5 questions at the end of the pod.
This past weekend our Level 9 Eastern qualifiers and regional qualifiers gathered together in Fishers, Indiana at DeVeaus Gymnastics to work with some of our Regions top coaches & staff. Check out a few photos from the weekend!
It is the moment you have been waiting for, the winners of the 2023 Region 5 Yahtzee Awards!!! Thank you to everyone who took the time to watch, way more videos than necessary and vote for your favorites! This years Yahtzee Awards were some of the hardest to narrow the nominees down in multiple categories, there was so much exceptional gymnastics being performed in our Region this year. Congratulations to all of those nominated and to our winners!
Awards will be mailed to the winners club or delivered if applicable. If you are a winner who is already off at college, please send us an email or IG message with the address where you would like your award mailed or we will mail it to your former club coaches to get it to you at a later date.
So without further a do here are the winners of the 7th Annual R5 Yahtzee Awards!
The 7th Annual R5 Yahtzee Awards are brought to you by A-1 Awards
Most Dynamic Vault
Best Bar Combo
Huge air
Most Interesting Beam Mount
Most Unique Beam Series
Best Form
Most Powerful
Best Presentation
Best Music
Fun & Fancy Floor
Best Choreography
Most Entertaining Routine
Best Stick
Favorite Invitational
Podium Performance
Memorable Meet Moment
Outstanding Overall Performance
Heart of Region 5
Taryn & Dave Rawles (Libertyville-Illinois)
“Both Taryn & Dave have set such a high standard for this Region. Anytime you are a coach in need of help, whether it be looking for new drills, words of encouragement after a rough session, guidance to help progress your athlete to the next level or whatever it may be BOTH are the first ones to offer that help!”