Gym Dogs Sneak Peek

We took Boo to see the Gym Dogs Sneak Peek at UGA this afternoon. That was a lot of fun. The Gym Dogs performed some basic vaults and several floor routines. They taught the crowd some audience participation moves for some of the routines, which was a lot of fun. Then the girls divided into two “teams” and competed on bars and beam. In between, Suzanne Yoculan explained the routines, the scoring and what mistakes and deductions were counted. It was very informative and neat to learn what to watch for and some about how it all works.

After the performances, we went to the meet and greet. All the girls were there signing autographs and posing for pictures. Boo got everyone’s signatures and pictures with all of them, too. I asked Marcia Newby how tall she is as she is the tallest on the team. She said she’s 5’7” and told Boo “never let anybody tell you you’re too tall to be a gymnast.” I thought that was really nice.

Boo even got to speak with Suzanne Yoculan a bit. Ms. Yoculan was surprised that Boo is already a level 5 at just 7 years old. She told Boo that “most 7-year-olds are only about level 2.” She was also impressed that Boo taught herself all three kips and told her “you’ll have to show me at the pizza party and workout.” How cool is that?! Boo says she wants to show Ms. Yoculan her baby giant, too.

It was a great day. The girls and Ms. Yoculan were all very nice and gracious and it was very exciting to meet them all. We're really looking forward to going to the meets this season. Go Gym Dogs!!!