The 2013 USA Championships for the Jr Men begins in a few hours at 1pm (eastern standard time).
The following will be a live feed of the competition:
USA Championships - Mens Day 1
Started by Coach Sommer, August 16, 2013 · 22 Replies · 3,653 Views
Have a great competition!
Yes! Go for it!
'do you hear the commentary?
yesalex87 said:'do you hear the commentary?
The way they show high bar (constantly flipping camera up and down) makes it difficult to watch, somebody show them how to zoom out or find them wider angle lens.
The live stream seems a bit shake here. Commentary came after a while.
same thing happens here in italy mats
Rough first three events and then settled down on the second three. Allan was trying too hard in the beginning of the meet.
We will do some problem solving tomorrow in training and then try again on Sunday!
Yours in Fitness,
Coach Sommer
Which ones are Coach's athletes?
Allen Bower is his athlete at this competition.
He had some very stiff competition in his rotation.
To bad. Lets look forward to sunday. Last year he did better on the second day if I remember correct.
Watched the web cast yesterday and I must say I think Allens style (toepoint, legstogether etc) was realy nice compared to alot of the other guys. Lets hope he can avoid the falls on sunday.
So how does the second day work, do they repeat their routines or do a new one?
Repeat. For theist part they stay the same. Sometime they will tweak them by adding their more difficult skills if they need to take a chance or they may water them down if they need better execution.
Okay then, hope he has better luck tomorrow.
i've heard some intelligent words from paul hamm at the beginning
"At those years athletes usually started to train some serious strength elements on the rings like crosses or maltese so probably you will see some of them. Their coaches have to be careful to not pushes they athletes too quickly and prematurely over straight arms elements to avoid damages on their bodies."
Best of luck to Allan tomorrow!
Thank you.
If he can manage to relax, get out of his own way and trust himself; he will be fine. Friday he was simply trying too hard.
Yours in Fitness,
Coach Sommer
I wasn't able to manage the stress in a simple test with my team , i can't imagine the stress in these competitions!
Good luck! 
I'm sure Allan will do well
Good luck tomorrow guys!
alex87 said:I wasn't able to manage the stress in a simple test with my team , i can't imagine the stress in these competitions!
Good luck!
Good point. The pressure at this level of competition is indeed enormous. In fact for most people the stress levels involved would be literally unimaginable. Hence the proficiency of an individual's stress management skills are a crucial factor in whether or not they will be successful.
To put it quite simply; champions are able to not only survive, but to excel in highly stressful environments that would cause most regular people to have a nervous breakdown, let alone be able to perform the most intricate acrobatics that the human body is capable of.
Yours in Fitness,
Coach Sommer
Coach Sommer said:(...) If he can manage to relax, get out of his own way and trust himself; he will be fine (...)
hehe, at that level, that's the hard part, isn't it?
Good luck to Allan