Jordyn Wieber and her U.S. Olympic Teammates are featured on this month’s issue of Sports Illustrated. This is the first Sports Illustrated cover featuring the entire U.S. Olympic gymnastics team. See the full story at...
Head Coach! Go USA!
It is with the greatest sense of pride and honor that I announce being named the HEAD COACH for the USA Gymnastics Olympic Team. Normally I would make some snide comment here but in reality I am simply stunned and humbled. Oh what a feeling! GO USA! Read the full story at USA...
Olympic Preparation Camp
Olympic Preparation Camp Before I present some insight on the Olympic preparation camp period I have to back up a bit and say WHOA Wieber Fever fans. Perhaps I need to read my blog posts a bit more carefully prior to posting but I must have hit a few nerves out their with the last article. Although most submitted comments expressing positive thoughts on the...
After Olympic Trials-Journal #5
Post Olympic Trials As a coach there are some things you just know and expect. One of those things is the fact that there is going to be the inevitable mental (possibly physical) let done after an emotionally draining competition. I would guess that the Olympic Trials would top the list of the most exhausting and taxing competitions, and so I anticipated that...
Olympic Trials-Journal #4
Olympic Trials- Post 4 Just killing a little time here on the biggest day of my coaching career. I’d say biggest day of my life but I do have 3 outstanding children and recall their births as being the most special life altering events ever. Gymnastics has to take a back seat to some things. Just killing a little time after the 8:30 am training and...
Olympic Trials-Journal #3
Olympic Trials- Post 3 Tick, tick, tick … it must be game day. Time moves second by second and if I didn’t know better I would swear that the big hand on my watch just backed up one minute. Tick, tick tick. I feel like the 5 year old kid on Christmas eve, anticipating wonderful things coming soon. Tick tick tick. Training on day 2 and 3 had the usual ups...

