Auburn is a good team. But most of the teams ranked from 11 to 20 are pretty similar. It?s just a matter of who hits and Auburn has been hitting. We?re looking forward to the challenge of competing against them and seeing where we stack up. |
I told [co-head coach and husband] Mark [Cook] all week that our seniors would get the job done. You could just tell. They just had that look. This is our time; we are going to take it. |
I was very impressed with Cassie today. She hit on all four events and it's nice to see her do that. |
I'd say about half of our team has seen this setup before. It's a little different look and, yes, we do have some experience with it but it's a different environment. We've competed well in the last five meets though and we're going in well prepared and on a high note. I can't wait to see what we can do. |
It can be a problem if you don't control it. Mark always talks about having controlled aggression. You have to be able to channel the energy. When that happens, sometimes it makes [the gymnasts] do things that you normally don't see them do. |
It was a great building block for next season. The girls are already super motivated to get back in the gym and that's a good sign. They're excited with what we accomplished but eager to do even more next year. |
Some people say they could never work with their spouses. We have a passionate life that we love sharing. But a lot of people would be surprised by how much we don?t interact at work. |
The girls really enjoyed the great student section in Georgia. I know it made them eager to get in front of their home crowd. |
The vault went very well. It pulled us through. It's nice to see and we had half of the lineup doing new vaults. It was a great way to end the competition. |
There will be some of the best gymnastics you could possibly ask for. |
There's an air of maturity this year. Everyone is very supportive of each other and we have been doing a lot of the little things right so far. |
They have really, since the Alabama meet, turned the corner, and they have really been intense and focused during workouts and carried that to the competition floor. |
We had a couple of falls on beam but both were on new skills that we've added to routines. We're disappointed with that but it is understandable. I think we can get by that and be better in the future. |
We're real excited to have the home court advantage, and that is something that will really be in our favor. We hope to have a really good crowd out there, calling the Hogs, getting it going, and seeing what this team can do. |
We're really excited to have the meet here in Barnhill. They are really motivated, and it will be a very good opportunity for us. |