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Hi guys! On today's PerformHappy podcast, I'm absolutely thrilled to bring you a conversation with none other than Miss Val—yes, the Valorie Kondos Field, legendary former head coach of UCLA gymnastics. Miss Val led her team to seven national championships and was even named Coach of the Century. She's truly one of a kind, and after spending time with her, I'm ready to sign up for her classes myself. She's that inspiring.In this episode, we dive into what it means to be a true champion. For Miss Val, it's not just about the medals and titles; it's about character, joy, and leaving a positive impact on everyone around you. Champions who grow as people are the ones who win with heart—they bring joy to their work, they smile even through the hard stuff, and they inspire others to push for greatness.Miss Val shares her secrets on building a culture where athletes feel safe, supported, challenged, and motivated to work hard for their dreams. Her approach emphasizes the importance of mental health, leadership, and genuine joy in the journey. There's so much wisdom here on what it takes to lead, to nurture young athletes, and to create an environment where they can thrive. So, grab a notebook, maybe listen twice—this episode is packed with insights that you won't want to miss! Enjoy!In this episode, Coach Rebecca and Valorie Kondos Field talk about:Redefining Success in Gymnastics.How to Become an Effective Leader.Growth Mindset, Respect, and Humble Leadership Tips.Building Trust Through Conversations.Balancing Discipline and Fun in Gymnastics.The Impact of Parental Involvement in Sport.The Role of Failure in Growth. How to Resolve Conflicts.“When athletes know you care about them as a person, not just as a means to boost your own ego, they become more invested and start taking ownership of their journey."– Valorie Kondos FieldValorie Kondos Field's Instagram: https://www.instagram.co

Valorie Kondos Field, affectionately known as "Miss Val," is the retired head coach of UCLA Women's Gymnastics, where she led her team to seven NCAA Championships and was voted NCAA Coach of the Year four times. Renowned for her mentorship and unique coaching style, she used gymnastics as a platform to teach life lessons and foster individuality, earning her a spot in the UCLA Athletic Hall of Fame.Miss. Val's Official Website:https://www.officialmissval.com/You can explore more of Hernan's work on his website, https://www.hernanchousa.com/.The music enriching our show is the creative work of Sebastian Klauer. You can reach him at klauersebas@gmail.com.

I attended another great few days in Northern California at Supergirl Power Camp. Miss Val and I shared with the gymnasts and parents. I also shared 7 items athletes wish they could tell their parents. Overall, it was a fun, encouraging and empowering event.

In this episode we interview Miss Val on her passion for creating champions in life and not just in the gym. See below for a complete bio and to purchase her book. DOWNLOAD SHOW NOTES HERE Valorie Kondos Field, aka Miss Val, as she's affectionately known by the scores of champion gymnasts she's coached over her career—has no background in gymnastics. She never tumbled, flipped, or played any type of organized sport. And yet she became a legendary, hall of fame coach, through curiosity, creativity, attention to detail, and unwavering care for the overall well-being of her athletes. Head coach of the seven-time NCAA Champion, 22-time Regional and 18-time Pac-12 Champion UCLA Women's Gymnastics team, Miss Val was inducted into the UCLA Athletic Hall of Fame in 2010. The four-time “National Coach of the Year” was recently named “West Region Coach” of the Year, Pac-12 Coach of the Year, and “Coach of the Century” for her solid track record as a preeminent coach. Crediting her mentor, legendary basketball coach John Wooden, and the Olympians and athletes with whom she's worked, Miss Val's success is due to her extraordinary leadership and mentorship of young student-athletes, and the way in which she uses gymnastics as an avenue through which to teach valuable life lessons. In her book, LIFE IS SHORT, DON'T WAIT TO DANCE, Miss Val shares personal stories, anecdotes and lessons learned throughout the 37-year career of a dancer/choreographer turned athletic coach. She shares stories about the Olympians and athletes with whom she's worked, explains how her diagnosis with breast cancer actually turned into one of the best years of her life, and expounds on how she shaped her UCLA Gymnastics program as a life skills class. For Miss Val, it's not about winning and losing, it's about choreographing your life< and owning the choices you make. Miss Val is a dynamic speaker and choreographer. She lights up a crowd with her enthusiasm and zest for life, and mesmerizes audiences with her spectacular ability to entertain. And, as a newly retired head coach, she's ready to spread her joy even further.

Valorie Kondos Field is the retired head coach of the seven-time NCAA Champion, 22-time Regional and 18-time Pac 12 Champion UCLA Women's Gymnastics team. Inducted into the UCLA Athletic Hall of Fame in 2010, the four-time “National Coach of the Year” was also named “West Region Coach” of the Year and Pac 12 “Coach of the Century” for her solid track record as a preeminent coach. Affectionately known by her gymnasts as “Miss Val,” her reputation is only one reason that 46 former US national team members came through her program and why half of the last two Olympic teams committed to UCLA. Valorie's coaching success can be attributed to her extraordinary leadership and mentorship of young student-athletes, and the way in which she used gymnastics as an avenue through which to teach valuable life lessons, while encouraging individuality and joy. Something Valorie learned from the late John Wooden, the legendary and most successful collegiate basketball coach of all time, who was one of her biggest inspirations, as well as a close mentor and friend. Valorie began her career as a professional ballet dancer and choreographer for the Washington, DC and Sacramento Ballet Companies. Although never a gymnast herself, she's transferred to her student-athletes all she learned in the world of classical dance. The result of which resulted in nearly three decades of coaching one of the premiere athletic programs in any sport, mentoring hundreds of elite athletes, including Olympic champions Jordan Wieber, Kyla Ross and Madison Kocian, among others. Also known as the nation's foremost gymnastics choreographer, Miss Val'smany credits include choreographing and directing a myriad of live variety shows, such as the NCAA Opening Ceremonies for Women's Basketball, a flash mob of famed female athletes and coaches at the inaugural Aurora Games, a Kareem Abdul-Jabbar roast, CBS's “Jump, Jive & Thrive” Breast Cancer Research Foundation benefit, and 26 years of cirque-type shows for SeaWorld's Summer Nights and the San Diego Zoo. Current projects include additional live stage shows, TV specials, events and the development of a theatrical musical, plus the highly anticipated post-Olympic “Gold Over America Tour” featuring an all-star team of female gymnastics champions, headlined by Simone Biles and also featuring Olympian Jordan Chiles and viral sensation, Katelyn Ohashi, which will begin in Fall 2021 and is slated to visit more than 35 U.S. cities, celebrating powerful female athletes in a high-octane, fun-filled experience. She is a dynamic and charismatic speaker with an extensive schedule of“Corporate Coaching” events for national companies including JP Morgan Chase, General Electric, Gucci, AT&T and Jackson National Life Insurance, and has contributed to various panel discussions including Bustle's “Rule Breakers” and the ESPNW Summit. In her TEDWomen 2019 talk, Miss Val inspires people to reevaluate their definition of success. She maintains that real success is developing champions in life, and that in order to motivate success, we need to inspire those whom we lead without compromising the human spirit. As a recent breast cancer survivor, Valorie's positive outlook and hope-filled message is impactful. She empowered her athletes to use their voices, to celebrate themselves, and to enjoy the elite sport that has damaged so many in the past. She also shared her motivating and inspirational messages with the world, with her book, “LIFE IS SHORT, DON'T WAIT TO DANCE: Advice and Inspiration from the UCLA Athletic Hall of Fame Coach of 7 NCAA Championship Teams,” which was released in Fall 2018 by the Hachette Book Group. It expounds on her life philosophy: “Don't wait to see what life is going to hand you, take control of your life and design ~ choreograph it exactly how you want it to turn out.” For more information go to www.marcyllecombs.com

In this week's Legend Of Sport Classic, we revisit Andy's conversation with Valorie Kondos Field, UCLA's legendary Women's Gymnastics coach from 1991-2019. “Miss Val,” as she is better known, was a four-time “National Coach of the Year” who led the Bruins to seven national championship titles and eighteen Pac-12 championship titles during her 29 seasons. In this episode, Miss Val talks about her career journey from a professional ballerina to her path into coaching, her early failures as a coach, Coach John Wooden's mentorship and influence on her coaching style and life, changing the culture of body shaming in society, her battle with breast cancer and lastly, the various projects and personal goals that will be keeping her busy in retirement. To hear the full episode, please visit iHeart, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. And do not forget to follow or subscribe to The Arash Markazi Show on Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, TuneIn, & I Heart Radio. Also check out his daily columns on themorningcolumn.com and The Sporting Tribune. Music Credit: Alright by Kendrick Lamar Humble by Kendrick Lamar I Get Around by 2Pac To Live and Die in L.A. by 2Pac Social Media: Instagram & Twitter: @TheSportingTribune      @SportingTrib

Is all winning success and mental health wellness check for the athlete. Miss Val and I had a great time sharing our two topics at Supergirl Power Camp. I will be sharing today just a few of my observations on this podcast. 1. Redefining success 2. Thought bubbles 3. Mental Health Wellness Checklist

Valorie Kondos Field or as she is more affectionately known, Miss Val, was the head coach of the UCLA women's gymnastics team during the heart wrenching Larry Nassar sexual abuse revelations. She gives us her account of the brave women who overcame adversity and trauma to achieve at the highest level. Miss Val speaks with us about her insightful and illuminating views on what success is and how we can better understand it. How winning doesn't always equal success and how we can better view failure or rather should we even use the word failure in our vernacular? Miss Val has no background in gymnastics. She never tumbled, flipped, or played any type of organized sport. And yet she became a legendary, hall of fame coach, through curiosity, creativity, attention to detail, and unwavering care for the overall well-being of her athletes. Head coach of the seven-time NCAA Champion, 22-time Regional and 18-time Pac-12 Champion UCLA Women's Gymnastics team, Miss Val was inducted into the UCLA Athletic Hall of Fame in 2010. The four-time “National Coach of the Year”, “West Region Coach” of the Year, Pac-12 Coach of the Year, and “Coach of the Century” for her solid track record as a preeminent coach. Check out her wonderful book: Life Is Short, Don't Wait to Dance: Advice and Inspiration from the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame Coach of 7 NCAA Championship Teams https://www.amazon.com/Life-Short-Dont-Wait-Dance/dp/154607712X/ Miss Val Official Website https://officialmissval.com/ Podcast URLS Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/254sEJYVMdKL5JaY0nskit Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/from-trauma-to-triumph-with-wade-robson-and-james-safechuck/id1625756728 YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/FromTraumaToTriumphPodcast/ Google Podcast https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy85OGFhMjhkMC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw Social: Wade Robson Instagram https://www.instagram.com/waderobsoncreations/ James Safechuck Instagram https://www.instagram.com/james.safechuck/

Valorie Kondos Field is the retired head coach of the seven-time NCAA Champion, 22-time Regional, and 18-time Pac 12 Champion UCLA Women's Gymnastics team. Inducted into the UCLA Athletic Hall of Fame in 2010, the four-time “National Coach of the Year” was also named “West Region Coach” of the Year and Pac 12 “Coach of the Century” for her solid track record as a preeminent coach. Affectionately known by her gymnasts as “Miss Val,” her reputation is only one reason that 46 former US national team members came through her program and why half of the last two Olympic teams committed to UCLA. Valorie's coaching success can be attributed to her extraordinary leadership and mentorship of young student-athletes, and the way in which she used gymnastics as an avenue through which to teach valuable life lessons while encouraging individuality and joy. Something Valorie learned from the late John Wooden, the legendary and most successful college basketball coach of all time, was one of her biggest inspirations, as well as a close mentor and friend. SOCIAL MEDIA: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/missvalkondos/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/valorie.field Website: www.officialmissval.com

Miss Val, Pac 12 Coach of The Century, 7 time NCAA Championships, 29 Pac-12 titles, UCLA Athletic Hall of Fame, and author of "Life Is Short, Don't Wait To Dance," joins Rabbi Sherman to speak about the faith in building championship teams, accepting failure, and learning to life your life of passion.

The current scandal is the last thing in a long line of things happening at that school that shows that its not the place Miss Val acted like it was.

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Delighted to be joined by Valorie Kondos Field, aka Miss Val, as she's affectionately known by the scores of champion gymnasts she's coached over her career—has no background in gymnastics. She never tumbled, flipped, or played any type of organized sport. And yet she became a legendary, hall of fame coach, through curiosity, creativity, attention to detail, and unwavering care for the overall well-being of her athletes. Head coach of the seven-time NCAA Champion, 22-time Regional and 18-time Pac-12 Champion UCLA Women's Gymnastics team, Miss Val was inducted into the UCLA Athletic Hall of Fame in 2010. In a brilliant conversation Miss Val talks about Intention as a Coach must be to inspire, It is ok as a Coach Not to know everything & Lead by Example as a coach

Interviewing people whose purpose is to help athletes become the best version of themselves on and off the court is one of the reasons why I started The Players' Lounge podcast. In today's episode, I got the privilege to chat with legendary UCLA gymnastics coach Valorie Kondos Field, also known as “Miss Val”. From 1989 to 2019, she won 7 NCAA titles, 22 regional and 18 Pac-12 championships with her teams and was named “Pac 12 Coach of the Century”. What's more extraordinary in Valorie Kondos Field' story is that she never did gymnastics. She is also a Ted Speaker and the author of the book “Life is Short, Don't Wait to Dance”. In that great conversation, learn how a professional ballet dancer became one of the winningest coaches in history and what valuable lessons she taught hundreds of athletes to become “champions in life”From 0 to 2'50: Introduction Valorie Kondos FieldFrom 2'51 to 4'59: Miss Val's take on professional athletes' speaking out about their mental strugglesFrom 5' to 6'30: Miss Val's debut as a coach and some of her early mistakes From 6'30 to 7'39: How did she change her style of leadership/coaching, how did she redefine coaching:From 7'40 to 12'09: What were the triggers for Miss Val to change her coaching style? How did she redefine the meaning of success and what she learned from being mentored by legendary basketball Coach John WoodenFrom 12'10 to 17'17: How do you teach that to athletes to build a winning mentality and the importance of goals setting: how to set big goals and breaking them into daily goalsFrom 17'18 to 22'24: Valorie Kondos Field's transition from being a pro ballet dancer to becoming the head coach of one of the most prominent gymnastics programs in the United States knowing she was never a gymnast. Learn the importance of “making the ask” and using your past experiences to your advantageFrom 23'20 to 28'28: how positive parenting and the ability to learn and move on quickly from your mistakes are key ingredients to becoming a successful athleteFrom 28'30 to 32'59: tips for athletes so they don't get affected by negativityFrom 33' to 36'29: what are the actions athletes can take to deal with social media hateFrom 36'30 to 40'42: the importance of celebrating “small victories” and how to keep the fun while aiming for big and ambitious goalsFrom 40'43 to 49'59: Miss Val shares her experience on how to communicate effectively with parents and gives some tips on how to talk to young athletes in an empowering wayFrom 50' to 54'54: As a coach, what you can do to build trust and help an athlete who has lost his/her motivation and confidenceFrom 55'28 to 58'48: Valorie Kondos Field explains the difference between great athletes and champions and why coaches need to become better listeners From 58'49 to end:How Miss Val's book “Life is short, don't wait to dance” is an encouragement for people to become their authentic best version of themselves, her upcoming project and how life is about choicesDon't forget to subscribe and follow The Players' Lounge podcast on Instagram @theplayersloungepodcast and Facebook! 

We could talk forever! 1.  The choices we make dictate the life we lead (conversations from Super Girl Power Camp) 2.  The Olympics, what we learned and how it will impact the gymnastics community  3.  Inside perspective of the “Gold Over America” tour with Simone Biles 

Catherine is here today with Valorie Kondos Field. Affectionately known by her gymnasts as “Miss Val,” her reputation is only one reason that 46 former US national team members came through her program and why half of the last two Olympic teams committed to UCLA. Valorie's coaching success can be attributed to her extraordinary leadership and mentorship of young student-athletes, and the way in which she used gymnastics as an avenue through which to teach valuable life lessons, while encouraging individuality and joy. Something Valorie learned from the late John Wooden, the legendary and most successful collegiate basketball coach of all time, who was one of her biggest inspirations, as well as a close mentor and friend. As a recent breast cancer survivor, Valorie's positive outlook and hope-filled message is impactful. She empowered her athletes to use their voices, to celebrate themselves, and to enjoy the elite sport that has damaged so many in the past. She also shared her motivating and inspirational messages with the world, with her book, “LIFE IS SHORT, DON'T WAIT TO DANCE: Advice and Inspiration from the UCLA Athletic Hall of Fame Coach of 7 NCAA Championship Teams,” which was released in Fall 2018 by the Hachette Book Group. It expounds on her life philosophy: “Don't wait to see what life is going to hand you, take control of your life and design ~ choreograph it exactly how you want it to turn out.” Find Out More About Valorie Kondos Field Visit Valorie's Website Connect with Valorie Kondos Field on Facebook Follow Miss Val on Instagram @missvalkondos It's now time to tune into this one very inspirational human being. Enjoy!

Catherine is here today with Valorie Kondos Field. Affectionately known by her gymnasts as “Miss Val,” her reputation is only one reason that 46 former US national team members came through her program and why half of the last two Olympic teams commi...

Valorie Kondos Field and Emma Doyle met when they were both speakers at The Winning Summit. They instantly connected on many coaching levels and this episode is no different. There are so many pearls of wisdom to be heard and vulnerable moments shared straight from the heart. ENJOY! Valorie is the retired head coach of the seven-time NCAA Champion, 22-time Regional and 18-time Pac 12 Champion UCLA Women's Gymnastics team. Inducted into the UCLA Athletic Hall of Fame in 2010, the four-time “National Coach of the Year” was also named “West Region Coach” of the Year and Pac 12 “Coach of the Century” for her solid track record as a preeminent coach. Affectionately known by her gymnasts as “Miss Val,” her reputation is only one reason that 46 former US national team members came through her program and why half of the last two Olympic teams committed to UCLA. Valorie's coaching success can be attributed to her extraordinary leadership and mentorship of young student-athletes, and the way in which she used gymnastics as an avenue through which to teach valuable life lessons, while encouraging individuality and joy. Something Valorie learned from the late John Wooden, the legendary and most successful collegiate basketball coach of all time, who was one of her biggest inspirations, as well as a close mentor and friend. Valorie began her career as a professional ballet dancer and choreographer for the Washington, DC and Sacramento Ballet Companies. Although never a gymnast herself, she's transferred to her student-athletes all she learned in the world of classical dance. The result of which resulted in nearly three decades of coaching one of the premier athletic programs in any sport, mentoring hundreds of elite athletes, including Olympic champions Simone Biles, Jordan Wieber, Kyla Ross, Madison Kocian, Laurie Hernandez and viral sensations Katelyn Ohashi and Nia Dennis, among others. Also known as the nation's foremost gymnastics choreographer, Miss Val's many credits include choreographing and directing a myriad of live variety shows, such as the NCAA Opening Ceremonies for Women's Basketball, a flash mob of famed female athletes and coaches at the inaugural Aurora Games, a Kareem Abdul-Jabbar roast, CBS's “Jump, Jive & Thrive” Breast Cancer Research Foundation benefit, and 26 years of cirque-type shows for SeaWorld's Summer Nights and the San Diego Zoo. Current projects include additional live stage shows, TV specials, events and the development of a theatrical musical, plus the highly anticipated post-Olympic “Gold Over America Tour” featuring an all-star team of female gymnastics champions, headlined by Simone Biles and also featuring Katelyn Ohashi, which will begin in Fall 2021 and is slated to visit more than 35 U.S. cities, celebrating powerful female athletes in a high-octane, fun-filled experience. She is a dynamic and charismatic speaker with an extensive schedule of “Corporate Coaching” events for national companies including JP Morgan Chase, General Electric, Gucci and Jackson National Life Insurance, and has contributed to various panel discussions including Bustle's “Rule Breakers” and the ESPNW Summit. In her TEDWomen 2019 talk, Miss Val inspires people to reevaluate their definition of success. She maintains that real success is developing champions in life, and that in order to motivate success, we need to inspire those whom we lead without compromising the human spirit. As a recent breast cancer survivor, Valorie's positive outlook and hope-filled message is impactful. She empowered her athletes to use their voices, to celebrate themselves, and to enjoy the elite sport that has damaged so many in the past. She also shared her motivating and inspirational messages with the world, with her book, “LIFE IS SHORT, DON'T WAIT TO DANCE: Advice and Inspiration from the UCLA Athletic Hall of Fame Coach of 7 NCAA Championship Teams,” which was released in Fall 2018 by the Hachette Book Group. It expounds on her life philosophy: “Don't wait to see what life is going to hand you, take control of your life and design ~ choreograph it exactly how you want it to turn out.” In her free time, Valorie is active with the UCLA Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation, LA 84 Olympic Foundation, WISE (Women In Sports & Events), BCRF (Breast Cancer Research Foundation), Unite For Her, and many other charitable organizations, close to her heart. She resides in Fayetteville, Arkansas with her husband, retired UCLA Football Coach, Bobby Field

 "Miss Val" is regarded as one of the most accomplished gymnastics coaches of all-time. During her 28 year stretch as head coach of the UCLA Bruins women's gymnastics team, Miss Val captured 7 national championships and an amazing 18 PAC-12 championships.  Originally recorded as a webinar for Snap! Raise LIVE, this interview covers her deep-rooted philosophy on success, her close relationship with Coach John Wooden, and the important work she thinks is ahead for coaches, educators, and leaders.VIEW the original webinar recording here.FOLLOW Miss Val here.LEARN MORE about Snap! Raise here.

Our Great Coach on this episode is Valorie Kondos Field. Valerie, or Miss Val as she's more affectionately known, was the head of coach of the UCLA Gymnastics team from 1991 to 2019, leading the team to 7 national and 18 Pac 12 Championships. She was voted NCAA Coach of the Year four times by her peers and in 2016 was voted the Coach of the Century by the PAC12 Conference. Her 2019 TED Talk, titled Why winning doesn't always equal success, has been viewed over 3 million times, and she recently released a best selling book called Life is Short, Don't Wait to Dance. Valerie is a passionate, warm and inspiring person and in this discussion she shares her hard won wisdom on topics ranging from the beauty of imperfection to beating cancer with a mindset focused on gratitude. She embraces her vulnerability and uses it to reflect on her career as a coach where, in her words, shes wishes her athletes could have been led by the coach she was in the last 10 years of her career. Valorie's Book on Amazon | Life Is Short, Don't Wait to Dance TED Women 2019 | Why Winning Doesn't Always Equal Success If you would like to send us any feedback or if you know a great coach, who has a unique story to share, then we would love to hear from you, please contact us at thegreatcoachespodcast@gmail.com. You can also follow us and comment here Twitter @CoachesGreat Instagram @the_great_coaches_podcast YouTube The Great Coaches Podcast channel page LinkedIn The Great Coaches Podcast showpage

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If you’ve ever thought – "I can’t do that...I have no experience or background." Then you really need to pay attention.   Our guest became a legendary Women’s Gymnastics coach — with no background in gymnastics. She never tumbled, flipped, or played any type of organized sport. And yet she became Head Coach of the seven-time NCAA Champion, 22-time Regional and 18-time Pac-12 Champion UCLA Women’s Gymnastics team, she was inducted into the UCLA Athletic Hall of Fame, also named, Pac-12 Coach of the Year, and “Coach of the Century” for her solid track record. In her book, LIFE IS SHORT, DON’T WAIT TO DANCE, she shares personal stories, anecdotes and lessons learned throughout her storied 37-year career, stories about the Olympians and athletes with whom she’s worked, explains how her diagnosis with breast cancer actually turned into one of the best years of her life.  Rudy, meet Valorie Kondos Field, known affectionately as Miss Val. About Daniel "Rudy" Ruettiger Today, a highly sought after motivational speaker, Rudy entertains international corporate audiences with a unique, passionate, and heartfelt style of communicating. He reaches school children, university students, and professional athletes with the same enthusiasm, portraying the human spirit that comes from his personal experiences of adversity and triumph. His captivating personality and powerful message of "YES I CAN" stays with his audiences forever. Rudy's opening remarks receive thunderous applause and standing ovations from audiences of 200 to 20,000 people who emotionally chant "RU-DY, RU-DY!" About Joe Garner When it comes to America's popular culture, six-time New York Times bestselling author Joe Garner has become one of its premiere chroniclers.  See all his books here. He's been featured on the Today Show, CNN, Fox & Friends and hundreds of radio programs nationwide.  Joe's books have also become Wall Street Journal, Publishers Weekly, Sports Illustrated and USA Today bestsellers. @AuthorJoeGarner - Twitter AuthorJoeGarner - Instagram Joe Garner - LinkedIn

In this episode of Cultivate your Culture we are joined by Valorie Kondos-Field, often referred to as Miss Val. She is a retired American gymnastics coach. She was the head coach of the UCLA Bruins gymnastics team of the University of California, Los Angeles from 1991 to 2019, leading the Bruins to seven national championship titles.In her book, Life is Short, Don't Wait to Dance, Miss Val shares personal stories, anecdotes, and lessons learned throughout the 37-year career of a dancer/choreographer turned athletic coach. Miss Val is a dynamic speaker and choreographer. She lights up a crowd with her enthusiasm and zest for life and mesmerizes audiences with her spectacular ability to entertain. And, as a newly retired head coach, she's ready to spread her joy even further. Connect with Valorie via her website. The host, Zoran Stojkovic believes that we are all born to flourish in work and life. Through his company, Kizo, he equips organizations and people with culture and mindset tools to reach full engagement through powerful workshops, memorable keynotes, and transformative individual consultations.Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/cultivatepod)

A Mind Blowing Conversation with Val, is News that doesn't cover. Miss Val, a Vanezuelan describes her life, way of living and situation in her country. Listen as she describes where basic necessary infrastructure like water, electricity, food is a daily struggle for the general people, even in big cities; in Families who fight over how food is distributed amongst family members.. and the daily grind is working just to get the most basic food on the table, and the money is virtually worthless, and basic minimum salary can USD 1 per month and that's the cost of a pack of flour.. Absolutely Mind Blowing that this is happening in modern times..When both Market Mechanism and Centralised Command Economy both collapsed, This is what happens. A classic textbook economics 101, in real life!!

On today's episode of SPORTS + LIFE + BALANCE, John Moffet is joined by Valerie Kondos Field, the former head coach of UCLA Women's Gymnastics. Miss Val shares insights from her mentor Coach John Wooden and tells the story of how she led her team to 7 National Championships culminating with a fairy tale ending to her legendary career.

Episode 5: This  Special Episode is dedicated to Breast Cancer Awareness Month w/ @missvalkondos.•How does a professional dancer become one of the greatest coaches in NCAA history? She cares for her athletes and teaches them to have fun. The The Freedom First Podcast is proud to welcome Valorie Kondos Field to this week's epic show. Valorie Kondos Field also known as Miss Val is a former Professional Ballerina Dancer turned Gymnastics Coach and the recently Retired Head Coach of the UCLA Women's Gymnastics Team.  Miss Val is a 7 Time NCAA National Champion, 22-time Regional and 18-time Pac12 Champion UCLA Women's Gymnastics team, Miss Val was inducted into the UCLA Athletic Hall of Fame in 2010. The four-time “National Coach of the Year” was recently named “West Region Coach” of the Year, Pac-12 Coach of the Year, and “Coach of the Century” for her solid track record as a preeminent coach. She has coached many Olympic Medalists and National Champions during her 37 year career. In 2014 she was Diagnosed with an aggressive form of Breast Cancer, however she is now cancer free. Miss Val is the Author of “Life is Short, don't Wait to Dance.” •TOPICS: BREAST CANCER • MENTAL HEALTH • COACHING • LEADERSHIP • YOUR WHY AND PURPOSE BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS •Follow Miss Val on Instagram (@missvalkondos) and visit her website (www.officialmissval.com) for more information.•Make sure to subscribe and give a rating on  Apple Podcast, YouTube and all other streaming platforms.Support the show (https://venmo.com/u/freedomfirstusa)

This week, we discuss Alyssa Beckerman’s open letter to Miss Val, the #gymnastalliance movement, provide a spotlight for gymnasts who have bravely shared their stories, and share resources for survivors and anyone aiming to learn more about abuse and prevention.0:00:00 - 0:00:25 --- Cold Open - “We’re here to listen”, Intro Music0:00:25 - 0:01:57 --- Introduction: Overview of episode (words used: abuse)0:01:57 - 0:02:51 --- Content warnings: emotional abuse, manipulation, brief mention of “the ex-doctor” in that wording, abuse in gymnastics broadly, characteristics of abusers, charismatic abusers, sexual abuse, verbal abuse, Safesport, physical abuse, eating disorders, suicide attempt, negative self image/esteem0:02:51 - 0:07:43 --- Alyssa Beckerman’s Disclosure of Abuse (by Valorie Kondos-FIeld aka “Miss Val”) - (cw: emotional abuse, public shaming, toxic culture)0:03:18 - 0:03:46 ---mentions of Mary Lee Tracy0:08:57 - 0:13:08 --- Other issues with Miss Val - racism, cultural appropriation, reports she has not changed, further reflections on Val/Alyssa0:13:08 - 0:17:28 --- Where we stand RE: survivors and Miss Val and how we plan to discuss coaches moving forward0:17:28 - 19:36 --- Our relationship with Randy Lane, his apology to Alyssa (cw: injuries)0:19:36 - 0:32:35 --- Why Does He Do That? By Lundy Bancroft (cw: sexual assault, domestic violence, partner violence, charismatic abusers, characteristics of abusers, one mention of the ex-doctor)0:32:35 - 0:35:00 --- Why Kino has been so quiet during this part of the episode, reflections on the content shared in previous segment0:35:00 - 0:35:10 --- Break0:35:10 - 0:45:50 --- Sharing the story of a former Level 10 Gymnast (cw: Kurt Thomas, physical abuse, emotional abuse, verbal abuse, eating disorder, vomiting, suicidal ideation, depression, anxiety, residential treatment, injuries, abusive coaching)0:45:50 - 0:55:10 ---Sharing the story of another former gymnast (cw: self hatred, injuries, abusive coaching, verbal abuse, emotional abuse, physical abuse, public humiliation)0:55:10 - 0:55:28 --- Sharing Resources0:55:28 - 0:56:34 --- How to file a Safesport Complaint https://uscenterforsafesport.org/report-a-concern/0:56:34 - 0:57:37 --- What is Verbal Abuse? https://www.healthline.com/health/mental-health/what-is-verbal-abuse0:57:37 - 0:58:27 --- Fact Sheet: Emotional Child Abuse http://www.preventchildabuse.org/images/docs/emotionalchildabuse.pdf0:58:27 - 0:59:50 --- Child Abuse and Neglect Resource Guide https://www.childwelfare.gov/pubPDFs/guide_2020.pdf0:59:50 - 1:00:45 --- Positive Coaching Alliance https://positivecoach.org/1:00:45 - 1:02:27 --- At The Heart of Gold Resource List (cw: childhood sexual abuse, USAG) https://www.hbo.com/documentaries/at-the-heart-of-gold-inside-the-usa-gymnastics-scandal/resources1:02:27 - 1:04:08 --- Darkness to Light Training (cw: childhood sexual abuse) https://www.d2l.org/1:04:08 - 1:04:43 --- Athlete Assistance Fund (cw: sexual abuse) https://www.phpaafund.org/#!/1:04:43 - 1:06:09 ---- The Army of Survivors (cw: sexual abuse) https://www.thearmyofsurvivors.org/1:06:09 - 1:07:44 --- What to do if you need more resources, you can share with us1:07:44 - 1:15:22--- Our social media, Patreon, updates on our store, outro musicThanks for listening!Connect with us (link tree): https://t.co/bFODrdDitL?amp=1

WATCH HERE Club Gym Nerd members can watch the podcast being recorded (pre-edits with all the flubs and hiccups) and see video of the routines we discuss. HEADLINES Alyssa Beckerman penned a Google Doc about the emotional manipulation, ostracism, pettiness, and mishandling of weight and injury that she experienced at UCLA under Miss Val What lessons other coaches can learn about the best ways to help athletes who experienced abusive club careers Does this change how we look at Miss Val's positive coaching tour? Thoughts on Miss Val's response and whether she should have said anything at all Discussed: International Socio-Cultural research group on Women’s Artistic Gymnastics (ISCWAG) research and interview Jenny Pinches  explanation on August 7, 2020 before Alyssa's letter) of the #AthleteAlliance movement re coaches One Face: Project Gravitas Related articles on Beckerman :  Beckerman questions dismissal Team supports Beckerman's dismissal Out of Balance: A look inside USA Gymnastics' culture of abuse More #GymnastAlliance news Cassidy Hyman's statement about elite development coordinator Dan Baker Athletes speak out about Amanda Reddin, WAG head coach at British Gymnastics The NCAA Gym is dying Alaska's women's program and Iowa's men's program will be shut down after 2021. We mourn. MINI COMMISSION Erin has commissioned us to bring back fluff pieces and reimagine the non-racist, non-condescending, non-awful versions we'd like to see. Obviously, we go right to Elena Produnova, Catalina Ponor's closet, and lesbians GYMTERNET NEWS Kensley's article on Female judges in MAG, Suni Lee's COVID scare, an exposé of the Brazilian club Pinheiros, and what we think of the survivors' attorneys asking the court to reject Terin Humphrey's claim JOIN CLUB GYM NERD Join Club Gym Nerd for access to Behind the Scenes episodes. Buy our awesome clothing and gifts here. We have masks too! RELATED EPISODES 437: Lineup Racism? 436: 2000 Women's Team Final (Commissioned) 435: Let's Talk about Terin 434: Svetlana Khorcanceled 433: Weirdest Gymnastics Exhibitions of the 90s (Commissioned) 432: #GymnastAlliance 431: 2003 Team Final (Commissioned)

On this week’s episode of Wreck Your Perfection, I have the honor of speaking with Coach Valorie Kondos Field, also known as Miss Val. She is the Former Head Coach of the UCLA Women’s Gymnastics team, and despite never having done gymnastics in her life, she led her team to 7 NCAA Team Championships, was inducted into the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame, and was voted PAC 12 Coach of the Century. In this interview you’re going to hear real talk about how she transformed herself from a dictating leader into a curious and supportive coach, how she created an atmosphere of encouragement and trust, and what it means to redefine success and create champions in life. More from Miss Val (trust me, you're going to want it!) Head over to her website to find out more: https://officialmissval.com/ Buy a mask from Miss Val's website - 100% of proceeds are donated to support survivors of sex trafficking Order her book, 'Life is Short, Don't Wait to Dance' Watch Miss Val's Ted Talk If you want to wreck your own perfection, turn your self-doubt into self-compassion, and step into your courage to live a life that's authentically you, I'd love to work with you as your coach! Head on over to https://wreckyourperfection.com/ (the website is under construction but you can contact me there!) I'd love to have your feedback on the show! Email me at rachelle.lanae.smith@gmail.com or DM me on instagram @rachelle.lanae --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wreckyourperfection/support

Everyone is capable of being the champion of their own life and reinventing themselves in ways that build strength and attract abundance. We are all in constant motion. Constantly learning and evolving. Constantly finding and searching for new ways to improve. In this episode, you will learn the power of reinvention, how reinvention makes us stronger and better, and the story of how legendary gymnast coach, Miss Val, reinvented herself and redefined what it means to be a champion. Website: www.mytalkingdollars.com

In this episode, Laurenn Cutshaw interviews Valorie Kondos Field, also known as Miss Val, the former Head Coach of the UCLA women's gymnastics team. During her 29-year career, she led the Bruins to seven NCAA championship titles and 18 Pac-12 championship titles. Miss Val is a published author, speaker, breast cancer survivor, and faculty member at UCLA, where she teaches transformative coaching. Miss Val and Laurenn dive into her philosophy on coaching and leadership, definitions of winning and success, and the impact of COVID on college sports, and more. Official Miss Val Website TED: Why winning doesn't always equal success Life is Short, Don't Wait to Dance by Valorie Kondos Field

“When you rearrange the letters in ‘listen’ it spells ‘silent.’ In order to truly listen, we have to silence our brains and stop trying to be right and figuring out how to respond. Just shut up and listen to our children.” In this episode, I sat down with Valorie Kondos Field to chat about her coaching history, philosophy, and approach. As coaches, we should always be learning no matter how much experience we have and this episode will provide a wonderful opportunity to learn from one of the best of all time; regardless of sport. Miss Val has a unique and valuable coaching story and philosophy that offers incredible value to those who are open to learning from it. Listen in as we talk about coaching, why we should re-define what success looks like, what the true role of a coach is, and why it’s so important to instill joy in others. Some takeaways and questions we think about: Infuse Joy Would you coach differently if nothing was attached to winning? We should never stop learning how to better support our youth. Learning how to compete is a skill.  Don’t coach from your ego!  Focus 90% at least on the mental health and wellbeing of their players. 

LIVE VIDEO PODCAST FUNDRAISER Attention! Dave Tilley of Shift Movement Science is hosting a FREE online gymnastics summit on Saturday May 2 to benefit Feeding America's COVID-19 hunger relief, and we're going to be part of it! The all-day video marathon will feature a bunch of people who know what they're talking about and then also us, with the GymCastic segment starting at 5:00pm ET sandwiched between Jordyn Wieber, Chris Brooks, Colin Van Wicklen, Kyla Ross, Madison Kocian, and Miss Val. Just like we were meant to be. Check out full details at the Event Info page and the Feeding America fundraising part at the GoFundMe page. THIS WEEK Gymternet News: Morgan's gym needs your help, the Netherlands and Italy are moving toward reopening gyms, there was a "calendar error" in the Maggie Haney ruling, and the Argentinian federation may have stolen USAG's dumpster title. Less Is More: We're taking a red marker to the rules and crossing out the things we don't like. Mini-Commission on Inbars: Why are they considered harder than the other entries? Why do they mess up everyone's backs? And why was Bridget Sloan's so different? Mini-Commission on Spencer's Weird Opinions: One time, Spencer categorically asserted that Huang Mandan was robbed on bars in 2000 and should have made the bars final over Ling Jie and Yang Yun. That was a weirdly specific take to be so passionate about, so...talk about that. Plus, some important feedback on Stick It pregnancies and Full Out 2. BECOME A CLUB GYM NERD MEMBER Join Club Gym Nerd and get access to Behind the Scenes episodes here. Buy our awesome clothing and gifts here. RELATED EPISODES 422: Stick It (Commissioned) 421: Tokyo Rule Change Mini-sode 420: Jamie Dantzscher 419: Sports Economist Dr. David Berri Behind The Scenes: Agina Simpkins Floor Interpreted Behind The Scenes: Pet Psychic Episode Behind The Scenes: Neighborhood Cat Drama

We are honored to have the legendary Miss Val Kondos and Ariana Berlin join us for a wonderful hour full of wisdom about triumph and overcoming.

Daniel is joined by the legendary Miss Val as they discuss how sports help prepare and equip children for the workforce.

In this episode, I speak with Jill Kochanek about Mental Toughness. Join us as we tackle this topic by defining the term, debunking myths, and exploring strategies to help you maximize your coaching impact and help players develop in this area! After the interview, I also share 7 questions every leader should be asking themselves! Bio information: Jill Kochanek is a doctoral student at the Institute for the Study of Youth Sport at Michigan State University. She is also a high school girls' and boys' soccer coach. As a coach-scholar, Jill is passionate about bridging the research-practice gap to make sport a more inclusive, empowering context. Her research and applied work centers on helping athletes and coaches take charge of their own developmental process and social progress. If you enjoyed this podcast, feel free to visit her youth sport coaching blog, bothandcoaching.blog, for posts that address other topics related to sport psychology and sociology and follow her on Twitter @bothandcoaching. Addtional resources: 1. Engaging Sports is a great blog that provides critical perpsectives on issues in sport, including coaching and athlete development: https://thesocietypages.org/engagingsports/ 2. A great TedTalk by winning UCLA Gynmanstics coach, Miss Val: https://www.ted.com/talks/valorie_kondos_field_why_winning_doesn_t_always_equal_success 3. MSU's sport coaching and leadership blog also has great posts for coaches on how to best support athlete holistic development: https://edwp.educ.msu.edu/sport-coaching-leadership/ Do you have any feedback or questions regarding this podcast? Contact Matt Diener at mdiener@fca.org!

In tonight's episode, we profile legendary Hall of Fame, seven-time NCAA national championship gymnastics coach Valorie Kondos Field. Miss Val, as she is widely known, discussed her philosophy and motivation to develop life champions through the sport of gymnastics. She discusses her relationship with John Wooden and her Ted Talk, that has been widely viewed over 1.2 million times, and emphasizes how success does not always include winning. She also talks about her book, “Life is Short, Don't Wait to Dance” and how she approaches coaching and life with no regrets. We also discuss the difficult experience of having a player confide to her that she was sexually assaulted by Team USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar. After reported, two more players and her assistant coach came forward as victims, too. We discussed what she did to help them heal and process this horrific situation. My thanks to this Human Champion and how she has positively impacted hundreds of athletes throughout her career.

Laughter Permitted is live from the espnW Women + Sports Summit with UCLA gymnastics greats Valorie "Miss Val" Kondos Field and Katelyn Ohashi. During her tenure as head coach of the UCLA program, Miss Val won seven NCAA national championships, was 4-time National Coach of the Year and named Pac-12 Coach of the Century. Katelyn is an All-American gymnast and national champion who barnstormed the internet with viral videos of her floor routines from both her junior and senior years. In this episode, Miss Val and Katelyn showcase their special bond, talk about the uniqueness of UCLA gymnastics and how joy helps bring out the best athletic performances.

Notes & Highlights02:15 But oh my gosh, I loved to dance!07:00 It proved that you didn't have to be perfect, you just had to be human, honest, raw, and real.11:00 Miss Val began her illustrious career playing the floor music for her student-athlete gymnasts. Check out Life Is Short, Don't Wait to Dance!17:30 Success is peace of mind and knowing you've done your best. - John Wooden21:15 Yearn to Learn30:30 Let's hear it for right-brained people! Katelyn Ohashi is a phenomenal human being. She has a real big heart.31:50 Takes n' Fakes Trivia38:00 Bragging rights and money. It's pathetic if that's the only reason we play sports.40:00 Get over yourself. No one is looking at you.48:00 This generation is more influenced by their phone than anyone in their life. The best thing parents can do is set boundaries. Go play with your son or daughter.55:30 If we could all use social media for things that are good and uplifting and empowering, imagine the world we could create. It's up to us.

In episode 23 Megan Kahn's guest is Valorie Kondos Field. Better known as Miss Val, she is considered one of, if not THE BEST, collegiate gymnastics coaches of all time. During her impressive 29-yr tenure as head coach at UCLA, she led the Bruins to 7 national championships. Known as much for her joy off the mat, this episode oozes inspiration, finding the courage to make the ask, and learning to live your best life. Her approach as a teacher and mentor will transcend sports as she shares insight on her winning ways to build champions in life. For show notes and related links for this episode click HERE. For more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s Largest Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 20 hosts, 1000+ episodes across 30+ shows and a global audience of over 3 million. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.

We're joined by Valorie Kondos Field, recently retired head coach of the 7 time NCAA Champion, 22-time Regional and 18-time Pac-12 Champion UCLA Women's Gymnastics team.  "Miss Val" was inducted into the UCLA Athletic Hall of Fame in 2010. The four-time “National Coach of the Year” was previously named “West Region Coach” of the Year, Pac-12 Coach of the Year, and “Coach of the Century” for her solid track record as a preeminent coach. In this episode, we talk to Miss Val about how "making the ask" changed her career path, building winning coaching teams, her relationship with John Wooden, and what it was like for her to speak at her first Human Resources conference.  We were fortunate enough to hear Miss Val speak at HRRedefined earlier this year, big thanks to our friends at Namely for helping us put together this interview! Miss Val's recommendation: https://twitter.com/katelyn_ohashi Find Miss Val's book "Life is Short, Don't Wait to Dance" and all of her social profiles at www.officialmissval.com. Be sure to join us the 4th Sunday of each month at 7 PM ET for the #HRSocialHour chat on Twitter!

In this week’s very special episode I sit down with coach, mentor and leader, Valorie Kondos Field. Valorie’s journey from Ballerina to championship gymnastics coach will have you wanting to learn more about how her coaching style and genuine love for her athletes transformed the sport of gymnastics. Valorie, also known as Miss Val, helps others find their joy through self-exploration motivation and inspiration. 

In this week’s very special episode of Ambition on Fleek, Peng Peng and JaNay are joined by their former UCLA gymnastics coach, the legendary, Valorie Kondos Field (aka Miss Val)! The three long-time friends discuss transitioning into a new post-UCLA life and what it takes to be a leader for young people when they’re entering the world of gymnastics.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Life is Short, Don’t Wait to Dance: Inspiration from an UCLA Athletic Hall of Fame Coach SHOW GUEST: Valorie Kondos Field How did a professional ballerina become one of the winningest coaches in NCAA history? Valorie Kondos Field-or Miss Val as she's affectionately known-has never even tumbled, flipped, or ever played any type of organized sports and yet she has been able to craft a legendary coaching career through curiosity, creativity, intention to detail, and unwavering care for the overall well-being of her athletes. For Miss Val, it's not about the X's and O's, it's about choreographing your life and owning the choices you make. Miss Val has shaped her UCLA Gymnastics program as a life skills class, and now she's sharing those same lessons with readers who want to own their destiny. For Miss Val, it’s not about winning and losing, it’s about choreographing your life and owning the choices you make. Her philosophies are timeless. Her coaching style is unorthodox.

Her phone totally blew up. After being out with friends, US gymnast Katelyn Ohashi came home to 50,000 more followers on social media.We hear the full story behind the ‘Perfect 10’ routine that went viral, her friendship with Simone Biles, and the biggest life lesson from legendary coach Valorie Kondos Field.The Olympic Channel Podcast also spoke to Miss Val about what’s next for American gymnastics and what she’s learnt in her three decades at UCLA.LINKSJohn Orozco podcastKatelyn Ohashi Instagram Miss Val Instagram Scott Bregman Twitter Ed Knowles Twitter Original Perfect 10 Routine in Full Updated Perfect 10 Routine in Full

It was alumni weekend at UCLA and Sam has two very special guests on the podcast to celebrate. First, gymnast, dancer and film actor Ariana Berlin Rotstein joins the show to discuss the flash mob sendoff she and the other UCLA alumni gave to Miss Val at her last meet as Head Coach. Next, international gymnast, Danusia Francis shares her favorite memories of Miss Val and discusses her plans to compete and qualify for the 2020 Olympics. Both Ariana and Danusia talk about their experiences competing for UCLA and give their predictions for which teams with be the Four on the Floor. It comes as no shock that both picked the Bruins to represent and compete for a championship! Full show notes: http://ihavecoolfriends.show/s2e12 Podcast production by FullCast: http://fullcast.co/cf

LIVE SHOW TICKETS ON SALE NOW! Remember: Tickets to our live show from NCAA nationals—the Flipping Four After Party presented by Tumbl Trak —are on sale. Get ’em while they’re hot. ATHLETE ASSISTANCE FUND (2:30) The Athlete Assistance Fund has partnered with the New York Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children to provide child sexual assault prevention training to national gymnastics programs. We discuss what the Athlete Assistance Fund is and what this partnership is going to do. We will continue to support Saving Our Survivors Fund via our store.  COLLEGE NEWS (10:03) The Miss Val farewell meet was as extra as you knew it would be The Valorie Kondos Field Floor was unveiled. We have some other ideas for coach-naming tributes Jessica tells us about what we didn't see on TV, and it involves flash mobs and ice sculptures and math problems We've been given a challenge to talk about college meets without discussing the judging. Jessica accepts the challenge. Spencer passes. Why that ridiculous roller coaster of a meet was the perfect tribute to Miss Val Madison. Ward. Sessions. But that broadcast, you guys... Kyla got a Perfect Fall 9.500 from one judge. Has anyone ever scored a Perfect Fall before? Should it be possible? Other college developments including Cal's program-record score of 197.575 and Bridgeport upping the game for next season in terms of celebrations (49:53) We announce the Pac-12 Championship ticket winners. (50:15) Regionals Watch: Who's in, who's out, and who desperately needs a score at conference championships this weekend ELITE NEWS (55:06) Stuttgart all-around world cup Simone wins with "downgrades," Ana Padurariu is a dream, Elisabeth Seitz upgrades back to the DTY for the first time in forever, and Aliya's beam features wobbles on everything except her acro series because of course Stuttgart team challenge Brazil is coming for all your titles, and Andrade scored 56.932 (!) in the all-around (1:02:08) Jessica provides a moment-by-moment art-historical interpretation of Eythora's brilliant beam routine Baku Jade Carey unleashes her Cheng upon the world and wins vault in a field that was RIDIC Spencer breaks down the qualification rules, including what happens if two people tie for a spot, and what happens if Jade Carey wins more than one event Floor competition brought us the BODYSUIT LEO HEARD ROUND THE WORLD Controversy on beam: Anastasia Bachynska loses the bronze medal because her coach was on the podium. We have many problems with this. Emma Nedov is the real deal, and Jessica and Spencer basically get a divorce while trying to compare Tingting and Li Qi. Man-notes about high bar (eeeeee!) and the return of Yang Hakseon. GYMTERNET NEWS Gymnastics is for grown-ass women Nassar Accusers Sue U.S Olympic Committee For Failing To Prevent Sexual Abuse OU men's gymnastics 111th straight win Japan submits bid for 2023 Worlds — yea or nay? The AAI Award Finalists are in — who's winning? (1:41:09) British Championships update from Katie Steele FURTHER READING Final NQS Scenarios Sunday Live Blog – March 17, 2019 Not Remotely Live Blog – Stuttgart Women’s All-Around Saturday Live Blog – March 16, 2019 Friday Live Blog – March 15, 2019 Things Are Happening – March 15, 2019 Spring 2019 Elite Schedule Only the Best – NCAA Week 10  

On the 9th episode of the Inside Pac-12 Women's Basketball Podcast, Pac-12 Networks' Ashley Adamson and Mary Murphy recap Selection Monday and analyze the road to the Final Four for the 6 Pac-12 Teams dancing. Mary breaks down the challenges each team will face, and determines who is set up for success (8:49).UCLA head coach Cori Close (19:20) joins the podcast and tells us the special treatment a team receives when traveling during the NCAA tournament. Cori talks about John Wooden's pyramid of success and why it is her job to make it relevant to the kids playing today (24:28). Cori talks about her emotions while watching Gymnastics coach Miss Val last meet at Pauley Pavilion and how they were both influenced by Wooden's message (25:25). Coach Close talks about the volunteer work her and the team did while in the Virgin Islands and what the effects of being able to give back to the community (28:00). She ends her interview talking about her experience as a player in the NCAA tournament and the parity this year's tournament presents (31:10). Connecticut Sun guard and Pac-12 Networks broadcaster Layshia Clarendon talks to Ashley and Mary about playing in the Final Four with the Cal Bears in 2013 (38:20). She talks about what she remembers the most about their run and why this year's Oregon team reminds her a little of them (40:00). Layshia talks about the transition to become a media member and reveals the grind and commitment it takes to sustain being in the WNBA (50:57).Ashley and Mary wrap the pod talking about Arizona in the WNIT (54:06) and Mary gives her Final Four predictions (58:41).

In Part 1 of this Podcast Special we have Head Coach of UCLA Gymnastics and orchestrator of THAT viral gymnastics' routine by Katelyn Ohashi, Miss Val Kondos Field. Miss Val and I discussed; how she was a ballerina originally but transitioned into coaching in gymnastics, the culture of gymnastics in the United States and how it has gone rotten, we unpacked her philosophies that have been galvanised by real life experiences such as her battle with cancer, her book "Life is Short Don't Wait To Dance" and of course we spoke about Katelyn Ohashi's unbelievable routine. Next week, Katelyn herself will join us on the podcast. Miss Val had a long and successful career in ballet. She studied classical ballet and piano for 17 years. Her first transition into gymnastics came by first becoming hired to play piano for floor routines before moving into coaching. Miss Val sees her job much more as a life skills coach, a mentor than a coach. Coaching is all about motivating change, not dictating change. Coaching from the ego takes the joy out of learning. Miss Val explains her philosophy, her faith and values and how she believes gymnastics teaches discipline like no other sport. Using success in sport as a platform to spread a message with impact. Example of the voice that Michael Phelps has now in spreading message about depression. Miss Val discusses the role of her parents and in particular being brought up without a fear of failure, how this now influences her coaching style and successes. Initially Miss Val quickly made some lessons in coaching after some mistakes and losses. The importance of a shared philosophical base with her athletes and fellow staff. One of Miss Val's lessons in leadership is to surround yourself with people that you trust, rid your ego and when the time is right, allow your team to act and take charge with freedom. Gymnastics is in recovery and Miss Val states the need to educate coaches and parents Miss Val speaks of the abuse cases in US gymnastics and offers some of the issues within the US culture and systems. Miss Val's reports that UCLA alumni all reported that they are stripped of a voice, made into robots and verbally and physically abused. "The after" - athletes report that after you are no longer able to win medals and money, you are forgotten about and no longer valued as people or as athletes. Miss Val discusses the conversations she has had with senior figures in changing American culture, not just sport and gymnastics. Active listening, high performance habits and getting out of the desert so that you can better serve other people. Gratitude is a critical component to UCLA's gymnastic success and is engrained into their daily practice. Life is an adventure that requires you to learn, adapt and move fast Miss Val shares with us the moment she was told she had an aggressive form of breast cancer. Miss Val shares her insanely positive and infectious outlook on being diagnosed with cancer and of her trips to the chemo spa! Val describes how she used time at chemo spa to plan for her next ventures including her book "Life is Short Don't Wait To Dance". Miss Val tries to bring out childlike qualities in her athletes and their routines, first, by helping them find their unique voice. The best performers are joyful, spontaneous and loving in what they do. Steve and Miss Val discuss Katelyn Ohashi's phenomenal routine that recently went viral Katelyn's evolution into the woman embodies her journey and pays tribute to significant influences. Miss Val shares why she believes Katelyn's routine has gone viral. What is next for Miss Val? Retirement, the transition of her identity, learning and experiencing new things. @officialmissval http://officialmissval.com/ Supporting Champions on Twitter www.twitter.com/support_champs Steve Ingham on Twitter www.twitter.com/ingham_steve Supporting Champions on Linkedin, www.linkedin.com/company/supporting-champions Instagram https://www.instagram.com/supportingchampions/ A reminder if you're keen to pre-register for the next wave of Graduate Membership enrolments then you can do so at https://supportingchampions.co.uk/membership/ If you're looking for some coaching support or some virtual team development help to support you to get to the next level in work, life or sport then take a look at https://supportingchampions.co.uk/coaching-mentoring/ or drop us a note at enquiries@supportingchampions.co.uk then you can sign up for a free consultation to explore which package is right for you.

In this fantastic episode, I chat with Danusia Francis who is an elite international gymnast and who is a former UCLA Bruin under Miss Val. She shares her insight on motivation, staying healthy, competing as a 24-year-old vs a 14-year-old, and what she would go back and do differently.

On today’s episode of LOS, we sit down with legendary UCLA gymnastics coach, Valorie Kondos-Field. Miss Val talks about how she transformed UCLA’s program, her battle with breast cancer, and plans for her next phase of her life and career.

How do our thoughts influence our performance?  Our lives?  Cinthia explores the way our thoughts impact us with the help of Valerie Kondos Field ("Miss Val"), UCLA Athletic Hall of Fame gymnastics coach of seven NCAA championship teams.  She was a professional ballerina and became one of the winningest coaches in NCAA history.  Miss Val discusses the way her coaching changed when she learned to coach as herself instead of trying to mimic the techniques of others.

In this interview, I chat with the one and only Valorie Kondos Field, aka "Miss Val" about some of her essential ideas for developing student-athletes to be successful, happy, and hardworking in the sport of gymnastics. We also talk about how she feels in her last coaching season, and how she feels the sport of gymnastics must evolve moving forward to create a better future. Must listen for everyone!

Sam welcomes to the podcast collegiate gymnast, Katelyn Ohashi. Katelyn’s gymnastics resume is as impressive as it is extensive. She was a four-time member of USA Gymnastics’ Junior National Team, the 2011 junior national champion and 2013 American Cup champion. Katelyn is also a six-time All-American at UCLA where she helped her team win the 2018 NCAA championship title last year. In that same national championship run, Katelyn was the co-champion on floor exercise. She recently scored a perfect ten at the 2019 Collegiate Challenge and her floor routine was so impressive that it has gone viral with over six million views on YouTube alone! In this episode, Sam and Katelyn recall early memories of their friendship, including a recent trip they took to Alaska. They bond over their mutual love for gymnastics, UCLA and Miss Val. Katelyn discusses her latest floor routine, where she score a perfect ten, and how she feels about being a viral sensation. She talks about some of the projects she has been working on, including a partnership with The Players’ Tribune, a digital platform where athletes can publish their stories. Katelyn opens up about the importance of maintaining a positive body image outlook as a gymnast. She shares the struggles she has faced in finding her own voice and the joy she now feels having found it. Finally, Katelyn discusses her plans for the future. She hopes to become a published author of poetry, break into the entertainment industry, and grow her platform to help speak out against domestic violence. Full show notes: http://ihavecoolfriends.show/s2e3

Life Is Short, Don't Wait to Dance: Advice and Inspiration from the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame Coach of 7 NCAA Championship Teams with Valorie Kondos Field How did a professional ballerina become one of the winningest coaches in NCAA history? Valorie Kondos Field-or Miss Val as she's affectionately known-has never even tumbled, flipped, or ever played any type of organized sports and yet she has been able to craft a legendary coaching career through curiosity, creativity, intention to detail, and unwavering care for the overall well-being of her athletes. For Miss Val, it's not about the X's and O's, it's about choreographing your life and owning the choices you make. Miss Val reveals how her head coaching journey started off disastrously, spending years mimicking other top coaches while her team suffered because of her lack of authenticity. In time she realized being a gymnastics immigrant wasn't a detriment, it was a gift. When she embraced and honed her own uniqueness Miss Val led her Bruins to six NCAA Championships and became one of only two active coaches to ever be inducted into the UCLA Athletic Hall of Fame. In 2016 Miss Val was named Pac-12 "Gymnastics Coach of the Century."  For more info visit: officialmissval.com ************************************************* For more information about BITEradio products and services visit: http://www.biteradio.me/index.html

On today's episode of The Routine Podcast: Gymnastics Conversations, we get the chance to catch up with UCLA head coach Valorie Kondos-Field. We relive the nationals win, plus Miss Val talks about her decision to retire.  She also shares her motivation for writing her new book

How does a professional dancer become one of the greatest coaches in NCAA history? She cares for her athletes and teaches them to have fun. The TNQ Podcast is proud to welcome Valorie Kondos Field to this week’s epic show. Join Navy SEALs, Marcus Luttrell, David Rutherford, and the Wizard as they give a huge Never Quit welcome Miss Val. Stand by for a great Never Quit story and some profound wisdom about helping others to discover their Never Quit mindset. She enlightens, inspires, and motivates her gymnast to achieve their greatest potential while having immense fun living their dream.   Great Stories Ignite Legends. Support the show.

Valorie Kondos Field has a big year ahead! She's retiring as head coach of the UCLA Gymnastics team at the end of the 2019 season after 29 years. Miss Val also has a new book out, "Life Is Short, Don't Wait to Dance." What is her next big step after UCLA? For more dance news, visit DanceNetwork.tv: Travis Wall Shares His Mother's Dance Magic In 'I Dream Of Dance': http://bit.ly/2PyR3wo Ruby Rose Turner Leaps Into Disney Channel's 'Coop & Cami Ask the World':http://bit.ly/2CbBVRy Interview with UCLA Gymnast, Katelyn Ohashi: http://bit.ly/2Mlwuko --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This week, we have a special episode commissioned by InterGalactic Champion level Club Gym Nerd member Matt who, inspired by Queen Alexandra Raisman, requested an episode about athletes who were bold enough to make a difference in the quality of life for others. He said, "Thus, for my commissioned episode, I would like for you to name your All-Olympic team of difference makers. Honorees must be Olympic gymnasts from any country or era who made a positive impact." Let's do this! Here are the athletes we're naming to our Olympic team of difference makers. Team Captain Vera Caslavska, who bowed her head in the 1968 medal ceremony to protest Soviet incursion in Czechoslovakia Hong Un Jong and Lee Eun Ju—The North/South Korea selfie heard 'round the world The Kuwaiti gymnast who came to worlds in 1991 just after documenting the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait Sub-discussion - the Japanese leotard in 2012 Farah Ann Abdul Hadi and daring to (GASP) wear a leotard Agnes Keleti, who survived WWII by posing as a Christian maid to return to gymnastics and become the most decorated Jewish Olympian (to that point) Emilia Eberle, Jennifer Sey, Marcia Frederick, Dominique Moceanu, the 2011 Dutch team, and all others who have spoken out against abusive coaching 1996 Canadian Olympian Kris Burley, who came out after retiring in 1999 and later joined the COC's program to combat homophobia in sports Jeffrey Wammes, who came out in an interview with Linda Magazine in 2011, and continued competing until 2016 Alexis Brown of UC Davis, who kneeled during the national anthem during the 2017 season Mirabella Akhunu, who changed what you thought of when you thought Ukrainian 1968 beam champion Natalya Kuchinskaya, who said obvious things about coaching the person rather than the gymnast before people were ready to hear it Firsts from Dianne Durham and Wendy Hilliard All those responsible for the introduction of the vaulting table Olympians who spoke up during a major competition about safety: Allana Slater and Bart Deurloo FURTHER READING Chalking Up: My Life in Elite Gymnastics, by Jennifer Sey Nike is a Goddess: A History of Women in Sports, by Lucy Danziger (Agnes Keleti's story) SUPPORT THE SHOW Join Club Gym Nerd here. Buy our awesome clothing and gifts here. Worlds designs are available now! RELATED EPISODES 313: Best Floor Routines EVAH! (Commissioned) 312: 4th Is the New 1st (Commissioned) 309: Perfect Form – The O’Beirne Code (Commissioned) 308: 2004 Olympic All-Around Final (Commissioned) 306: Gymnastics Fails (Commissioned) 304: The GymCastic Olympics (Commissioned) 281: Myths, Legends, and Unexpected Moments PART 2 (Commissioned) 279: A Diva Is Magical: The Svetlana Khorkina Episode (Commissioned) 278: 2000 Sydney All-Around Final (Commissioned) 262: 1996 Olympic Event Finals (Commissioned) 258: The Fluff Cast (Commissioned) 256: 1996 Olympic All-Around Final (Commissioned) 255: 1996 Olympic Team Final (Commissioned) 252: Myths, Legends and Unexpected Moments in Gymnastics History (Commissioned) 228: Leotards (Commissioned) 225: 1992 Olympics Recap with Wendy Bruce (Commissioned) 185: 2008 Olympic All-Around Finals (Commissioned)   CONTEST   What: 5 winners get a copy of Miss Val’s book: Life is Short, Don’t Wait to Dance  Grand Prize: Book and 15 minute personal phone call with Miss Val. How to Enter: Using the #DontWaitToDance on Twitter or Instagram tag us @GymCastic with a 5 second video doing your favorite UCLA floor choreography. Doesn't have to be you, use your dog, fingers, make a friend do it.  Bonus entries: Link to the book. Enter as many times as you want.  When: Now to October 5th, 2018 *Conflict of Interest Disclaimer: Jessica's husband co-authored this book.  

IN THE NEWS The roster for the US worlds selection camp has been named—and Jade Carey isn't on it! What the LKJDF;LKSJDF is going on around here? Why this doesn't make strategic sense for the US women's program Why this might make strategic sense for Jade Carey herself We foresee several dozen cans of worms this could open The Paris World Cup and the Case of the Missing Touch Warmup Why that's bad and also probably against the rules Ellie Black and the French dominate Igor was so incredibly Igor that we cannot even begin It took over 5 damn hours, and Jessica is not having it The requisite amount of Russian team drama MISS VAL INTERVIEW Miss Val's book Life Is Short, Don't Wait to Dance is available now in print or audio form! Jessica chatted with Miss Val, her co-author Coop (conflict of interest disclaimer: who also happens to be Jessica's husband), and our potentially overqualified sound engineer for the evening Aimee Boorman, and things may have descended into a Netherlands drinking game. So, normal GymCastic stuff.  What came first,  deciding to retire  or writing the book? Why Miss Val really retired from ballet dancing. What Suzanne Yoculan and Miss Val have in common when in comes to leotard feelings. Why American Olympic gymnasts are all the same personality type but foreign Olympians are not. How this book will change your life! CONTEST  What: 5 winners get a copy of Miss Val’s book: Life is Short, Don’t Wait to Dance  Grand Prize: Book and 15 minute personal phone call with Miss Val. How to Enter: Using the #DontWaitToDance on Twitter or Instagram tag us @GymCastic with a 5 second video doing your favorite UCLA floor choreography. Doesn't have to be you, use your dog, fingers, make a friend do it.  Bonus entries: Link to the book. Enter as many times as you want.  When: Now to October 5th *Conflict of Interest Disclaimer: Jessica's husband co-authored this book.  FURTHER READING National Team Rankings – October 2018 Reese’s Cup 1996 – A GIFcap Things Are Happening – September 26, 2018 SUPPORT THE SHOW Join Club Gym Nerd here. Buy our awesome clothing and gifts here. Worlds merchandise now available! RELATED EPISODES 323: Miss Val Retires, Inside Men's Doha Selection, and the MLT Debrief 322: Mary Lee Tracy Truth & Reconciliation 321: Consequences, Felonies, and Tumblers 320 Spencer Blogcast: USA Gymnastics Is an Exploding Garbage Monster 319: Aly and Lynn Raisman 318: 2018 US Wonder Woman Nationals  

CONTEST What: 5 winners get a copy of Miss Val’s book: Life is Short, Don’t Wait to Dance  Grand Prize: Book and 15 minute personal phone call with Miss Val. How to Enter: Using the #DontWaitToDance on Twitter or Instagram tag us @GymCastic with a 5 second video doing your favorite UCLA floor choreography. Doesn't have to be you, use your dog, fingers, make a friend do it.  Bonus entries: Link to the book. Enter as many times as you want.  When: Now to October 5th *Conflict of Interest Disclaimer: Jessica's husband co-authored this book. THE BIG STORIES Miss Val will retire after the 2019 season (3:30) Nostalgia for the age of larger-than-life coaches What does UCLA do now? And is it a knife fight for the head coach position? MLT interview - the aftermath (20:20) How Jessica feels about it now and why she never wants to do it again “This is a sense in which reconciliation can serve as a powerful force for societal healing. But at the same time, these negative consequences on the individual psyche are still there." Reactions, regrets, impressions, hopes, frustrations, and feedback What Jetter and her dad had to say Kensley attended US men's selection camp and has ALL THE SCOOPS (59:40) Mikulak, Moldauer, Yoder, Modi, and Van Wicklen will go to Doha Why Whittenburg was left off the national team Marvin Kimble drama-things Why Brett McClure is scared of the Olympic tour The trashy gym and mismatched equipment the US men have to use MEET NEWS Pan American Championships (1:31:13) Dominance from the US women (duh) Grace McCallum's world championships chances Trinity Thomas makes history Don't sleep on Team Mexico JUSTICE FOR THE WOMEN OF CUBA The US men won with consistency Manrique was the Manrique of the meet Becky Downie is doing a 6.6 BARS ROUTINE GYMTERNET NEWS (1:46:29) Ropes and Gray is delayed until the end of 2018 Mary Lou Retton is on Dancing with the Stars ...... Lobbied Senator Feinstein against the SafeSport bill Alyssa Beckerman with Inside Gym: “You hear a lot that Larry Nassar was a tumor on an otherwise perfect system and… NO! Larry preyed upon a broken system.” Note to MLR FYI: World Championships is canceled Celine Van Gerner and Eythora Thorsdottir will not compete Bram Verhofstad didn't make the Dutch men's team Coline Devillard is out for France The Thema Williams trial has begun Peyton Ernst is retiring Stacey Ervin did a WWE something or other FURTHER READING US Men – World Championship Selection The Miss Val Show Pan American Championships – What Happened There? SUPPORT THE SHOW Join Club Gym Nerd here. Our worlds merchandise is HERE! Check it out! RELATED EPISODES 322: Mary Lee Tracy Truth & Reconciliation 321: Consequences, Felonies, and Tumblers 320: USA Gymnastics Is an Exploding Garbage Monster 319: Aly and Lynn Raisman 318: 2018 US Wonder Woman Nationals  

I started a new job and am finding it difficult to create new episodes. I'm so sorry!! But, I'm still here and I'm going to try and get new episodes out. What do you want to hear? Email me - rebecca@leotard.com and let me know. Have you started competing this season? Let us know how it's going. What level are you doing? Are you competing in excel? Are you heading to World Championships? Now that's exciting!! We can't wait to see who makes the team. Finally, we are running a contest to promote Miss Val's new book - Life is Short, Don't Wait to Dance. Create a video dancing, whatever you want, and email us or post it on Facebook or Instagram. Make sure to use the hashtag #dontwaittodance and tag @MissVal @UCLAGymnastics and @Rebeccasmomleo We can't wait to see what you create! Five winners will be selected and will receive an autographed copy of Miss Val's book and a Rebecca's Mom grip bag! That's it for this week. Hope you all have great meets and don't forget to point your toes! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lifeinaleo/support

THIS WEEK'S INTERVIEW Mary Lee Tracy (MLT) has coached two Olympic gold medalists (four Olympians total) and has had over 25 national team members. Mary Lee was recently hired as USA Gymnastics Developmental Coordinator, only to be asked to resign after survivor backlash and "contacting a survivor."  She was joined by Valorie Kondos-Field (Miss Val), UCLA head coach and advocate for culture change at USAG. This interview was conducted on September 9th 2018. We discuss:  Criticism of MLT's coaching methods, including: nutrition, weigh-ins, injuries and tone-deaf social media posts. What both coaches have done wrong in the past and understanding victim shaming.  Her thoughts on Marta Karolyi and the culture at the Ranch. Her defense of Nassar interview. If she ever stood up to Martha Karolyi or asked for changes at the Ranch. Her social media posts and comments, including Kelli Hill's response to Aly Raisman on our Facebook page.  What she has learned from talking to survivor, Amanda Jetter. Prevention of grooming behavior and why banned coach, Steve Elliot, was fired from her gym.  And some fun stuff about artistry, like Martha vetoing Lexi Priessman's floor routines over and over. FURTHER READING GYMNASTICS; Being Good Isn't Always Enough for U.S. Team OUT OF BALANCE: A Look Inside USA Gymnastics' culture of abuse USA Gymnastics changes course amid heavy criticism, asks coach who defended Nassar to resign Tracy Takes Over as Elite Development Coorindator Miss Val Time's Up USAG Miss Val Together We Rise The End of Kerry Perry The Balance Beam Situation on MLT's hiring.  Kelli Hill vs. Aly Raisman the Ranch soap metaphor.  BOOK CLUB CONTEST*: What: 5 copies of Miss Val’s book: Life is Short, Don’t Wait to Dance  Grand Prize: Book... plus a 15 minute personal phone call with Miss Val. How to Enter: Using the #DontWaitToDance on Twitter or Instagram, post a 5 second video doing your favorite UCLA floor choreography. Bonus entries: Link to the book. Enter as many times as you want.  When: Now to October 5th *Conflict of Interest Disclaimer: Jessica's husband co-authored this book. SUPPORT THE SHOW Join Club Gym Nerd here. Buy one of our awesome clothing and gifts here. RELATED EPISODES 282: GymCastic Book Club – Fierce, by Aly Raisman 281.5: Aly Raisman Comes Forward As Nassar Victim 318: 2018 US Wonder Woman Nationals 277.5: McKayla Maroney Alleges Abuse from Nassar 257: The Daniels Report 241: The Pittsburgh Incident 227: Jane Doe 2 Sues Karolyis 221: Jane Doe vs. USAG Doctor 187: McKayla Maroney 163: ENOUGH 56: Preventing Abuse in Gymnastics 15: Joan Ryan Author of Little Girls in Pretty Boxes  

No coach in college gymnastics made greater strides in the 1990's than Valorie Kondos-Field. Since Considering Kondos' great success in gymnastics, it is surprising to note that she has never competed in gymnastics. Instead, Kondos' background is in dance. She is a former professional ballet dancer who danced with the Sacramento Ballet, Capital City Ballet and Washington, D.C. Ballet. named head coach at the end of the 1990 season after serving as assistant coach from 1983-1990, she has steadily improved UCLA from a ninth-place team in 1992 to national champions in 1997 and most recently in 2017. Kondos, a 1987 UCLA graduate in history, is also a freelance choreographer with extensive experience in the entertainment and gymnastics fields. Her client list includes Disneyland and a summer figure skating and gymnastics show for Sea World. In the summer of 1991, she choreographed a summer acrobatic festival held in Lennestadt, Germany. Miss Val is married to former UCLA Football Defensive Coordinator Bobby Field. Their combined coaching years at UCLA are approaching half a century, and they are the most successful coaching couple at UCLA.

This week I got to speak with the trio that put together Bruin Banter this past NCAA gymnastics season, JaNay Honest, Christine Peng Peng Lee, and Deanna Hong. https://youtu.be/wp0_PdKzYVg Just one of the few things these women are known for. We discuss their career in gymnastics prior to UCLA, how they made their way to UCLA and of course their favorite and most memorable leotards. There was so much to discuss, so we only just start to scratch the surface of our conversation. Stay tuned for part 2 next week when we learn more about Bruin Banter, what it's like to have a coach like Miss Val and what Life in a leo means to each of these amazing women. Please let us know what you think? We want to hear from you and learn more about our audience. You can always reach out over email. I'm rebecca@leotard.com or you can find us on Instagram and message us there @Rebeccasmomleo. Keep having fun out there, working hard, and don't forget to point your toes! xo --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lifeinaleo/support

Sam has had some amazing people help her in her journey to becoming a top gymnast, but one of the most important has to be Valorie Kondos-Field, otherwise known as Miss Val. As coach at UCLA, she led them to win 7 national championships. Her book, Life is Short, Don’t Wait to Dance, will be available for purchase September 2018. In this episode, Sam and Val discuss how they met, Val’s unorthodox coaching style, and the Larry Nassar scandal. Full show notes: http://ihavecoolfriends.show/2

Valorie Kondos Field, or "Miss Val" as she's affectionately known, is the longtime head coach of the UCLA Women's Gymnastics Team with seven NCAA National Championships.  Valorie has been named the PAC-12 Gymnastics Coach of the Century and is a member of the UCLA Athletic Hall of Fame.  Most importantly, she has a unique coaching style with a focus on joy, gratitude and choices. She says a breast cancer diagnosis in 2014 led her to an epiphany: "Be anxious for nothing and grateful for all things."  Valorie joined me on Olympic & Bundy to talk about her ballerina background, what led her to coaching gymnastics at UCLA, her coaching philosophy, the culture of gymnastics amid the Larry Nassar trial and conviction, empowering athletes to use their voices, how her breast cancer diagnosis and treatment changed her -- and a lot more.  Share this story: https://bit.ly/2Gz4ya4  Thank you to Valorie Kondos Field!  Subscribe to Olympic & Bundy on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify and Stitcher.  Connect on social:  Facebook.com/OlympicAndBundy  Instagram.com/OlympicAndBundy   Twitter.com/OlympicAndBundy   OlympicAndBundy.com 

NFL Draft Preview Extravaganza!!! Hanna and Chavez tell you everything you need to know heading into this week's NFL Draft. Nathan wants to celebrate the National Champion Gymnastics team (#115!!!) and Coach Valorie Kondos Field, as well as updates from the weekend in baseball and softball. Here is the link for the Dateline interview with Miss Val: https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/video/miss-val-brings-joy-to-gymnastics-training-1215994947650

This week’s conversation is with Valorie Kondos Field, often referred to as “Miss Val.”She’s the head coach of the six-time NCAA Champion, 21 NCAA Regional Champion and 17-time PAC 12 Champion UCLA Women’s Gymnastics team.Valorie was recently named the Pac-12 “Coach of the Century,” and in 2010, she became one of only two active coaches to be inducted into the UCLA Athletic Hall of Fame.She considers the late John Wooden, the legendary and most successful collegiate basketball coach of all time, as one of her inspirations, and closest mentor and friend.Countless student-athletes praise Valorie for her guidance during their athletic careers, and after they’ve graduated from UCLA and have entered the next chapter in their lives. Included in the hundreds of athletes she has coached or mentored are Olympic champions Simone Biles, Jordan Wieber, Kyla Ross, Madison Kocian, Laurie Hernandez and Nastia Liukin.For Valorie, life is a grand adventure that all comes down to choices.The moment she found out she had breast cancer is a prime example of the way she chooses to live her life.In essence, she became grateful that her form of cancer was treatable. Grateful that she could go get chemotherapy for it and she’s continued to live her life that way ever since.In this conversation, we discuss why she doesn’t believe in failure, why being a pessimist is the easy way out, and why gratitude is the most important habit to train.Valerie has an infectious personality and this incredible mindset that, “I get to…” rather than “I have to…” and I think it’s something we can all apply to our own lives.I think you’re really going to love learning from her.This episode is brought to you by Athletic Greens.Receive a free 20-count travel pack of Athletic Greens (valued at $99) with any purchase!Claim here: athleticgreens.com/findingmasterySupport for Finding Mastery also brought to you by Health IQ:Health IQ uses science & data to secure lower rates on life insurance for health conscious people including runners, cyclists, strength trainers, vegans, and more.Learn more and get a free quote at healthiq.com/findingmastery

In the fall of 2017 Miss Val shared with us an encouraging message packed with stories from her rise in gymnastics, fighting breast cancer, and her relationship with the late Coach John Wooden.

GYMTERNET NEWS Our weekly roundup of the latest news stories from around the gymternet include: Victim Impact Statements and why everyone should go to USAG meets dressed as Judge Rosemarie Aquilina. Mattie Larson made a big impact talking about how USAG created an abusive environment.  McKenzie Wooford backed her up.  Rachael Denhollander gave a speech to go down in the history books, "What Is A Little Girl Worth?" Who should play her in the Oscar-winning movie? We explain why Judge Aquilina was legally allowed to be partial so everyone can calm down. USOC cracking down...now...suddenly. We have feelings.  Why the Daniels Report wasn't enough. Aly Raisman hit the USOC back with her own demands for an independent investigation. We want a Truth and Reconciliation hearing with Valeri Liukin. Congress passed Senate Bill 534 Protecting Young Victims from Sexual Abuse and Safe Sport Authorization Act. Next step is Trump's signature.  These three voted against the bill. Feel free to vote them out of office: Justin Amash, Michigan’s 3rd congressional district Thomas Massie, Kentucky’s 4th congressional district Mark Sanford, South Carolina’s 1st congressional district John Geddart of Twistars was suspended, then hilariously announced he is going to retire. He moved the gym into his wife's name, if/when he is banned by USAG, he will have to be entirely unaffiliated with the gym if the gym wants to retain its membership. Jessica called the police on him and it didn't go well. MSU Lou Anna Simon resigned. Still no one fired at MSU except for Nassar. MSU produced two different Title IX investigation reports. The the version not given to the victim said Nassar was “exposing patients to unnecessary trauma…” Joel Ferguson, a trustee and vice-chair of the MSU board, has not stepped down. Instead he supported Simon: “There’s so many more things going on at the university than just this Nassar thing.” Miss Val on radio last week said, ex-USAG President, Steve Penny, told her he let Marta get away with being abusive because she won. NCAA RECAP! (1:24:43) The week of CRACK! Even Kathy Johnson had to take to Twitter to complain! The judges gave Alex McMurtry's upgraded DTY, doesn’t stick, a 10 The judges gave OU's beam rotation 9.9s, even Bre Showers  Florida needed 9.925 to win, judges gave it to Baumann Maggie Nichols didn't get a 10 on vault, Kennedy Baker no 10 on floor Stanford/Oregon State bars scoring was ridiculous UCLA beat LSU at Metroplex with 197.625 SUPPORT THE SHOW Join Club Gym Nerd here. Buy one of our awesome clothing and gifts here. RELATED EPISODES 288: Ding Dong The Ranch Is Dead 287: Simone and Maggie Too 286: Cover Your Eyes and Silently Scream 282: GymCastic Book Club – Fierce, by Aly Raisman 281.5: Aly Raisman Comes Forward As Nassar Victim 277.5: McKayla Maroney Alleges Abuse from Nassar 259: The Nassar Plea, Parkour Responds to FIG, and Ranch Updates! 257: The Daniels Report 254: Vanessa Atler 246: Kathy Johnson Clarke Regionals Preview 245: Steve Penny is GONE 243: Senate Bill 534 242: Standards 241: The Pittsburgh Incident 232: Conflict of Interest 227: Jane Doe2 Sues Karolyis 221: Jane Doe vs. USAG Doctor 187: McKayla Maroney 88: Rhonda Faehn & Mackenzie Caquatto

IN THE NEWS Victim impact statements in the sentencing for Larry Nassar began last week and continue this week. You can continue to watch it live here. Update: Upon order of USOC, Paul Parilla resigns. John Geddert suspended ! Kyle Stephens: “Little girls don’t stay little forever. They grow into strong women that return to destroy your world.” Lindsey Lemke: “Larry, I hope you, Lou Anna Simon, Kathie Klages, John Geddert, and all of USAG are scared, because you have pissed off the wrong army of women.” The awfulness of Geddert, quote by quote, story by story 14 were warned of Nassar abuse at MSU, at least one of whom is still working with the gymnastics team! WHAT?! Jordyn Wieber: "Larry Nassar is accountable. USA Gymnastics is accountable. The U.S. Olympic Committee is accountable. My teammates and friends have been through enough and now it's time for change." Aly Raisman: “Imagine feeling like you have no power and no voice. Well, you know what, Larry? I have both power and voice, and I am only beginning to just use them." That insane letter Nassar wrote to the judge Miss Val opens can of Whoop Ass on USAG What you can do: S 534 Protecting Young Victims from Sexual Abuse and Safe Sport Authorization Act of 2017 — Make sure it passes. USAG announces that it will no longer be using the ranch. What do we make of this? Is it progress or just cynicism? A listener asks: Why can't the women just use the Olympic Training Center? Plus, is decertification an option? What does that actually mean? And what was the deal with Nastia's apology? MEET NEWS A rundown of the current leaders in NCAA gymnastics All of Elizabeth Price's accomplishments over the last three weeks (there have been a lot) insane floor save from MyKayla Skinner Sabrina Vega scores 9.950 on floor Our obsession with the Toni-Ann Williams slip-and-slide vault warmup Stella Savvidou's one-arm floor routine: amazing, dangerous, or both? FEEDBACK We respond to your questions and comments all about Piked Arabians on beam? The difference between moral duty and legal duty Clarification on what "the Liukin" actually is Does the US train too hard leading up to competition? (Hint: YES) Why can't we just get rid of camps entirely? Bad coaching vs. good coaching Little Girls In Pretty Boxes Episode 15 NCAA gymnasts as possible individual competitors in 2020 SUPPORT THE SHOW Join Club Gym Nerd here. Buy one of our awesome shirts here. CASPER This episode is brought to you by Casper. Casper is a sleep brand that makes expertly designed products to help you get your best rest, one night at a time. Get $50 toward select mattresses by visiting Casper.com/gymcastic and using gymcastic at checkout. Terms and conditions apply. RXBAR This episode is brought to you by RXBAR. For 25% off your first order, visit RXBAR.com/gymcastic and enter promo code gymcastic at checkout. RELATED EPISODES 287: Simone and Maggie Too 286: Cover Your Eyes and Silently Scream 284: Morgan Hurd 282: GymCastic Book Club – Fierce, by Aly Raisman 281.5: Aly Raisman Comes Forward As Nassar Victim 277.5: McKayla Maroney Alleges Abuse from Nassar 238: Maggie Nichols & KJ Kindler 187: McKayla Maroney 163: ENOUGH 88: Rhonda Faehn & Mackenzie Caquatto 77: Aly Raisman 56: Preventing Abuse in Gymnastics 15: Joan Ryan Author of Little Girls in Pretty Boxes  

IN THE NEWS In the news, Spencer, and Jessica chat about: Chinese National Championships 2017 (1:40) The floor fell apart Shang Chunsong got a 3 on bars with a scary fall/ invents clear-hip seat drop to back tuck for 0.8 CV Lo Huan gorgeous beam and bars Li Qi (pronounced Lee Chee *squeals*) 6.3 D score (WOAH!) beam with so many missed connections. Adorable gallop to handstand Her floor is ready for NCAA. So. Ah. Mazing. Chen Yile switch ring to catastrophe but is it the future of chinese bars Du Siyu silver on bars Lu Yufei doing a GORGEOUS Fabrichnova  Zou Jingyuan stole the show and got really mad when he wasn't perfect on the 6.6. D p-bars routine.  Level 10, Junior Olympic National Championships (26:07) Watch every routines here. Kalyxta Gamiao (Hawaiian Island Twisters) toe-on counter Kim Aleah Finnegan (sister of Sarah) won age group AA/BB Leanne Wong - Basically just won the 2020 US Bars title Lexy Ramler (Minnesota, Kid Sport) toe-on full twisting shaposh to immediate pak;  also highest BB score of competition (aerial + split ring) Ky George (Cal) will be the next NCAA floor star, highest FX score of meet Vault: We explain the JO vault bonus. Kai Rivers (LSU, won the Nastia) - DTY (automatic 80-point Geddert behavior deduction) Haleigh Bryant - handspring pike ½ is Rachel Slocum good Lexi Graber got a 10 for this 1.5 GYMTERNET NEWS Our weekly roundup of the latest news stories from around the gymternet include (41:59): Nikita Nagornyy casually chucking a Tsuk double-double. A gymnastics name pronunciation database! Should Parkour be an Olympic sport and under the FIG? All the college coaching news The US men are actually going to University Games! "The Damage I've Done" Kristen Maloney Everyone should sing their heart out during their gymnastics dance class like these kids. When you miss prom because you qualified for Nationals, your coaches take you out for dinner in your prom dresses FEEDBACK: Gender outrage: How is gymnastics gender unequal when rhythmic is only for women! Military academy hazing How to include Nassar news without triggering RAGE-0-METER Stop the glitter trampoline insanity! Wear goggles and a mask! SUPPORT THE SHOW Join Club Gym Nerd here. Buy one of our awesome shirts here. RELATED EPISODES 125: Growing Up In China - Jiani Wu Interview Episode 28: Kristen Maloney 244: Russian Nationals & Gymnix 2017 231: The Rise and Fall of Ukrainian Gymnastics 227: Jane Doe2 Sues Karolyis 221: Jane Doe vs. USAG Doctor 218: Rio Olympic Event Finals Day 2 217: Rio Olympic Event Finals Day One Height, Ages and Repeat U.S. Olympic Gymnasts 206: The Russian Situation 193: Russian, Pac Rim, British Championships and Miss Val on Do-Over Gate 152: Four Nations Cup Italy, Russia, Romania and Colombia 117: Youth Olympic Games, Romanian Nationals, Russian & Novara Cup 87: NCAA Regionals, Russian Nationals & Miss Lloimincia Hall is discovered Episode 46: Russian Cup Results and Gabby Dancing With The Stars? 199: Euros, Classics and the U.S. ManChampionships 147: The 2015 European Championships 153: Inaugural European Games 96: Australian Nationals & Men’s European Championships 95: WAG European Championships Part Two — Lesser Known Stars and a Behind The Scenes Report 94: Women’s European Championships Part One! Episode 30: Women’s NCAA & European Championships

IN THE NEWS In the news, Uncle Tim, Spencer, Lauren, and Jessica chat about: European Championships (2:00): Results Finals Day One, Finals Day Two Broken heart moments Euros highlights and lowlights: Devillard won the vault title with a Rudi + DTY Dragulescu won the FX title in Cluj Angelina Melnkiova (RUS) coming back from heartbreak to win floor. Nina Derwael UB win 14.633 (6.1), first ever for Belgium! Eleftherios Petrounias (GRE) mindset perspective. Braegger (14.933 / 6.8) slayed Cluj with this HB Oleg won another PB gold! Ponor winning beam gold at home. Maria Paseka had a 9.95 in NCAA, stuck cold DTY  Eremina near face-plant on beam The Massive scoring error on Ponro's floor routine that took 30 minutes to correct (25:06) Our favorite skills, combos or single routines Oleg not dying, even though he balked on his HB dismount Artur Dalaloyan (RUS) TTY Belyavskiy took PH gold when Berki incurred a 0.3 deduction for mounting late! Evangelia Plyta bars - Maloney + Deltchev, Tkachev + Gienger Ana Filipa Martins (PRT) return to competition Best combo: Paseka vault + reaction lady ("State Bird of the Gymternet" is Euros vault gif lady) Mr. 6-feet-tall Shatilov is back with a double front pike half out Vendula Merkova's (CZE) Onodi to Y turn; kicking booty spin, on beam Shennanigans (43:50): Bellu making his old athletes do abs in Cluj How media etiquette differes from country to country Crowd reactions and fans Valentina Rodionenko is blaming the judges for the WAG AA results Men's NCAA Championship (59:00) Oklahoma finishes perfect season with third straight national championship  Why Anthony McCallum's back-to-back NCAA vault title is so impressive   Air Force gymnast, Tim Wang, made history at NCAA Championships  Hazing on the Air Force gymnastics team: Cadets, coach were punished after investigation GYMTERNET NEWS Our weekly roundup of the latest news stories from around the gymternet include: Head coach Danna Durante fired  from University of Georgia (1:06:48) 3 gymnasts dismissed from Georgia's team Dismissal of gymnasts not the right solution, handled poorly by Georgia Lacy Dagen, Ashley Hiller granted releases from Florida and Jazzy Foberg is going to Florida early USA Gymnastics Sexual Abuse Investigation (1:17:24): Joe Catrambone  arrested and jailed for alleged sexual and physical abuse at Atlantic Coast Gymnastics in New Jersey US Elite gymnast, Margzetta Frazier and her family reported Joe Catrambone's verbal abuse in 2015. Tina Frazer talked to us about why she thinks this situation could have been avoided. Nassar: 3 more MSU Title IX inquires find Nassar violated policies Appeals court won't toss lawsuit against USA Gymnastics  Nassar's abuse didn't stop with the USAGym team; it apparently has affected the Romanian National Team, too Doctor at center of USA Gymnastics scandal left warning signs at Michigan State Nassar's foundation appears to have violated state law since 2014 After Nassar: A community responds to a local face shrouded in national scandal Newest accuser in Nassar case says she was sexually abused in 1992 Karmerin Moore Video explaining how Nassar asked to videotape her at age 13 Radio interview with Nassar supporter who had intravaginal adjustment More Gymternet News (1:27:35): Mihai's thoughts on his first National Team Camp in Australia 16-year-old Russian elite gymnast claims coaching neglect resulted in hip replacement Thema Williams's multi-million dollar lawsuit against the Trinidad and Tobago Gymnastics Federation will proceed Ashleigh Gnat can casually do an Amanar Nadia controversy Gymnastics legend Nadia Comaneci defends Ilie Nastase after shameful Fed Cup outburst Gymnastics great Nadia blasts 'offensive' Nastase We pitch Disney shows for Laurie Hernandez (spoiler alert, we all hate live action Disney kids TV shows) RELATED LINKS ITELITE.org  SUPPORT THE SHOW Join Club Gym Nerd here. Buy one of our awesome shirts here. RELATED EPISODES 244: Russian Nationals & Gymnix 2017 231: The Rise and Fall of Ukrainian Gymnastics 227: Jane Doe2 Sues Karolyis 221: Jane Doe vs. USAG Doctor 218: Rio Olympic Event Finals Day 2 217: Rio Olympic Event Finals Day One Height, Ages and Repeat U.S. Olympic Gymnasts 206: The Russian Situation 193: Russian, Pac Rim, British Championships and Miss Val on Do-Over Gate 152: Four Nations Cup Italy, Russia, Romania and Colombia 117: Youth Olympic Games, Romanian Nationals, Russian & Novara Cup 87: NCAA Regionals, Russian Nationals & Miss Lloimincia Hall is discovered Episode 46: Russian Cup Results and Gabby Dancing With The Stars? 199: Euros, Classics and the U.S. ManChampionships 147: The 2015 European Championships 153: Inaugural European Games 96: Australian Nationals & Men’s European Championships 95: WAG European Championships Part Two -- Lesser Known Stars and a Behind The Scenes Report 94: Women's European Championships Part One! Episode 30: Women's NCAA & European Championships

  NEWS In the news, Uncle Tim, Spencer, and Jessica chat about: Our favorite moments from last week's interview with Alicia Sacramone  Controversy (of course) at Australian Olympic Trials (4:01) Congrats to 2016 Olympian Larissa Miller and her beautiful floor! Funding expose from StickIt  Rhythmic and Trampoline Olympic Trials (11:09) Rhythmic roup qualifies for first time, ever. Sadness, injuries, elation and awesome adult gymnastics from tramp (14:04) "The legs that I had, the butt that I had were why I jumped so high" - Olympic Champion Rosie MacLennan (CAN) video P&G Championships Preview (1:03:30) How to watch live, online and on tv here. Sam Peszek and Evan Heiter are doing juniors analysis! Karolyi Ranch film to premiere on Friday at 8pm ET on NBC, watch trailer here. Who we are looking forward to watching who won't go to Rio (Morgan Hurd, Emily Gaskins) Who is in a do or die situation to qualify to Rio or even Trials Recap of Beyond the Routine with Bailie Key who has scratched from P&Gs Men's Olympic Trials Preview (1:24:36) W.D.M. How the men qualify to the team. When will the team actually be named? Top 4 storylines to watch? Mr. Hollie Vise, Alex Naddour says baby and wife help his gymnastics. GYMTERNET NEWS Our weekly roundup of the latest news stories from around the gymternet include: Rhythmic gymnastics attempted suicide The many retirements and injuries including Komova.  Why USA Gymnastics need to change their rules. None of these coaches have been banned or publicly suspended yet! (26:47) Moises Renobato  From trampoline World Championships coach, Zac Lawson  Tom Bollinger of Top Flight GYmnastics in Maryland   Patrick Jay Wehrung Louis Smith accused of objectifying Carly Patterson with close-up bottom shot (49:31) Bias in judging: Should judges be allowed to judge their relatives or gymnasts? Tatiana Nabiyeva's coach-judge was cleared by the FIG Awesome skills alert: Sergio Sasaki has A PIKED DRAGULESCU! Katarzyna Jurkowska of Poland is doing a gainer 2/1 off the end of the beam. Should this be a G? Kenzo did a Yurchenko 3.5 on a hard surface. BRENNA FREAKIN DOWELL! She's training a Dos Santos 2 and double front FULL OUT! NCAA News: Penn State abuse news: People magazine and the Washington Post have covered this and yet, the head coach still remains there. LSU gymnastic coach D-D Breaux gets boost in pay, now makes $240,000. Miss Val launched a website and announced that she is writing a book. Book Mania - check them all out in our store here. Two adult gymnastics camps! Shields in NJ and Atlantic in NH. RELATED LINKS Gymbuster: Domestic vs. International Scoring She'll Never Get Those Scores Internationally by Spencer 10 Most Popular GymCastic Episodes #DouglasFamilyDrag Contest The Hard Way To Sucess featuring Gabby Jupp List of gymnasts on Snapchat Details in Maria Olaru book The Price of Gold. Uncomfortable Honesty. Golden Era of Gymnastics book by Karen Hollis RELATED EPISODES 200: Alicia Sacramone 162: Wrap Up of the 2015 P&G Championships 161: Women's Finals Recap with Aimee Boorman and Christian Gallardo 160: PG Championships Women's Prelims Recap Douglas Family Gold on Oxygen Podcast Recaps DFG PODCAST: Last Days of Summer Douglas Family Gold: A Companion for Gabby Douglas Family Gold S1E2: Graduation Day Douglas Family Gold: The First Hurdle Douglas Family Gold Preview Show

Flávia Saraiva of Brazil (left, photo by FIG) and Nina McGee University of Denver (right, photo byChristy Linder) In the news, Uncle Tim, Lauren Hopkins, Spencer, and Jessica chat about: Recap of the Olympic Test Event in Rio; the final Olympic qualifier! (2:00) Trinidad and Tobago team drama once again. Thema Williams was pulled at the last minute and replaced by Marissa Dick, but this time Thema's coach, John Geddart, may be to blame.  Read his leaked emails here. (34:15) What does Rio need to fix before the gymnasts arrive for the Olympics in August; the list is long. (50:03) 2016 NCAA Gymnastics Championships recap (1:05:00) Men's NCAA Championships highlights (1:44:45) Our weekly roundup of the latest news stories from around the gymternet include: Penn State has zero gymnasts in its senior class. We discuss The Daily Collegian's expose alleging abuse by coaches Jeff and Rachelle Thompson.  (1:58:00) Louis Smith apologizes for complaining about scoring.  Russia says the women's team stopped taking Meldonium a long time ago because it didn't have the desired results.  Shawn Johnson got married.  We are obsessed with this Spanish gymnastics promo video. Help us pay the bills! Join Club Gym Nerd here. Buy one of our awesome shirts here. Your 2016 NCAA Individual Event Champions in Videos 193: Russian, Pac Rim, British Championships and Miss Val on Do-Over Gate Getting to the Games: A Test Event Guide What you missed from Pac Rims podium training 192: Regionals, Doha and Cottbus Which Intro Video Won 2016?  

In Part Two of this week's episode, UCLA head coach, Miss Val, wanted to clear the air about the do-overs. She talks to Uncle Tim about: The do-overs:  Why did Sonya Meraz get to restart both her beam and floor routine? What went on behind the scenes when Katelyn Ohashi got a beam do-over after her terrifying crash? Her side of the  Sabrina Schwab ending up at Utah.  The need for a recruiting calendar with blackout dates, and how schools with smaller budgets get screwed in recruiting. Coaching through grief and trauma: how Sadiqua Bynum made it from a walk-on through multiple achillies repairs and the death of her brother in her sophomore year to a senior scholarship athlete who was consistently ranked in the top 10 on floor this year.  In Part Two (19:20) our weekly roundup of the latest news stories from around the gymternet beings: USA Gymnastics reveals it's own documentary series, Made in America Maggie Nichols injured her mensicus on an Amanar and required surgery. The next FIG president might be Japanese.  Danell Leyva at Miami Pride   Support us! Join Club Gym Nerd here. Buy one of our awesome shirts here. Getting to the Games: A Test Event Guide 151: Danell Leyva Episode 58: Charlotte Drury, Fall Euro Series & NCAA De-commits Episode 43: The First Ever Panel on LGBT Issues in Gymnastics Episode 6: New Vault Code, Gymnastics in the Media & Jonathan X-Games Horton 75: Classic Episode - UCLA's Miss Val 133: Interview - Katelyn Ohashi Commits to UCLA 61: Katelyn Ohashi Clears The Air Episode 4: Louis Smith, Spanny's Athlete Oath, Making Men's Gymnastics More Popular 116: Louis Smith, Amelle Berrabah of Team Sexy & Tumble Episode 5 Recap Episode 43: The First Ever Panel on LGBT Issues in Gymnastics   Watch Charlotte Drury: Flying Towards Rio (USA Trampoline, Olympic Hopeful)  

In Part One of this weeks' show Jessica, Uncle Tim, Katie Foster and Nico chat about: Russian National Championships recap with a Russian speaker (Thanks, Nico!):  Angelina Melnikova is the new Russian champ but could Maria Kharenkova or Seda Tutkhalyan take the last spot on the Russian Olympic team?  Aliya Mustafina's return to competition  Why you are going to fall in love with Varvara Zubova even harder after this beam routine.  Pac Rim Championships (26:17): Why the USA Gymnastics live stream with hosts, Evan Heiter, Sam Peszek and Jonathan Horton was one billion times better than the NBC Live Extra broadcast, and why the producers of Live Extra should be forced to do push-ups while Nastia Liukin stands on them in her Louboutins.  What we thought of Simone's new floor routine and our concerns over the lyrics Which US team members improved their chances for their place on the Olympic team.  What the Australian team's performance here says about their chances at the Test Event.  Why Eddie Penev stole the show in the men's competition.  British Championships special report from British Gymnastics live stream analyst, Katie Foster (1:03:30): All the details, skills and routines from the meet.  Why Disability Floor Champion Natasha Coates is amazing.  Is the British press blowing Max Whitlock's chances of beating Kohei out of proportion?  Pommel Horse showdown: was Louis robbed again (he's robbed so often! He needs to buy a pommel horse alarm system at this point). In Part Two of this week's episode, UCLA head coach, Miss Val, wanted to clear the air about the do-overs. She talks to Uncle Tim about: The do-overs:  Why did Sonya Meraz get to restart both her beam and floor routine? What went on behind the scenes when Katelyn Ohashi got a beam do-over after her terrifying crash? Her side of the  Sabrina Schwab ending up at Utah.  The need for a recruiting calendar with blackout dates, and how schools with smaller budgets get screwed in recruiting. Coaching through grief and trauma: how Sadiqua Bynum made it from a walk-on through multiple achillies repairs and the death of her brother in her sophomore year to a senior scholarship athlete who was consistently ranked in the top 10 on floor this year.  In Part Two (19:20) our weekly roundup of the latest news stories from around the gymternet beings: USA Gymnastics reveals it's own documentary series, Made in America Maggie Nichols injured her mensicus on an Amanar and required surgery. The next FIG president might be Japanese.  Danell Leyva at Miami Pride   Support us! Join Club Gym Nerd here. Buy one of our awesome shirts here. Getting to the Games: A Test Event Guide 151: Danell Leyva Episode 58: Charlotte Drury, Fall Euro Series & NCAA De-commits Episode 43: The First Ever Panel on LGBT Issues in Gymnastics Episode 6: New Vault Code, Gymnastics in the Media & Jonathan X-Games Horton 75: Classic Episode - UCLA's Miss Val 133: Interview - Katelyn Ohashi Commits to UCLA 61: Katelyn Ohashi Clears The Air Episode 4: Louis Smith, Spanny's Athlete Oath, Making Men's Gymnastics More Popular 116: Louis Smith, Amelle Berrabah of Team Sexy & Tumble Episode 5 Recap Episode 43: The First Ever Panel on LGBT Issues in Gymnastics   Watch Charlotte Drury: Flying Towards Rio (USA Trampoline, Olympic Hopeful)  

Olympic gold medalist, Amanda Borden   The smiliest gymnastics queen in all the land visited Uncle Tim this week. On the 20th anniversary of her Olympic gold, the commentator, gym owner, coach and member of the Magnificent Seven, Amanda Borden, chatted about (01:15:10): Why that forward shoulder roll in 1992 compulsory beam routine was so hard Whether or not horrific fall replays should be shown on TV Committing to the University of Georgia; going pro and never leaving home for training Her thoughts on the gymnastics fans theory that Mary Lee Tracey has an injury curse If  NCAA coaches should ditch the ties and heels and rock a warmup suit like elite coaches Being one of Mary Lee Tracy’s first stars and learning to navigate that elite world together The significance of female head coaches winning the first team Olympic gold medal  Jessica, Spanny and Lauren have your weekly roundup of the latest news stories from around the gymternet: Uncle Tim's major news (forgive us this indulgence, we are really excited for  him) Beth Tweddle broke her neck on a reality show but she's up and walking Orozco won the all-around in his first competition back after his second Achilles tear Chusovitina killed it at the WOGA Classic. Proving that age is nothing but a number and we have the data to prove it Ages of Pre-Olympic World Medalists (11:30) Sophia de Jesus's floor routine went viral, like way beyond Lloimincia or any other gymnastics routine we can find. Spanny broke down just how huge her numbers are. We analyze why this routine, in particular, broke through.  (24:40) Could Sophina de Jesus do her hip-hop floor choreography in elite?  We asked two elite judges. You must hear their answers! (41:26) NCAA News : We talk about teams we love who ranked 8-16 Cal's WOGA-ness and throwing every vault in Code OSU's unique and innovative commitment to artistry Auburn gymnastics beat Alabama for the first time since 1979 Sacramento State and their robot choreography and insane skills (Ezhova) Kentucky's Sidney Dukes Georgia who just beat LSU and Florida! Agree or Disagree Greg Marsden who said, college meets should stop extended awards ceremonies at the end of a dual-meet. February is the month of love and what do we love? Gymnastics t-shirts! We are having our very first design contest, and your art could be Gymcastic's newest t-shirt.  Submit your best gymnastics themed art to be made into some sweet swag. Grand Prize (x2 Winners): Your design featured on our page, your artwork on the bodies of gymnerds everywhere, and a free t shirt with your design! How to Submit: Post your design on Instagram, Tumblr, or Twitter. Use the hashtag #gymcasticdesigncontest FAQ and Rules here. Club Gym Nerd is our way of saying thank you for helping us pay the bills! GymCastic members are automatically entered to win 6 awesomely gym nerdy prizes per year. Members also got the first look at next week's big interview with McKayla Maroney and will get to see the interview in it's entirety, before anyone else. This month, one lucky member will win the exclusive, sold-out, Cloud & Victory Legends sweater. Join Club Gym Nerd here. Get one of our awesome shirts here. The Gymnastics Legends Sweatshirt by Cloud&Victory Precision Choreography Award for Excellence Winners. Be The Match one of our listeners needs a bone marrow donor. Make sure to give your breasts a good self exam with this handy reminder. 178: Eythora Thorsdottir and Coach Patrick Kiens 177: Stella Umeh 148: Shannon Miller Tim Daggett: A GymCastic Classic Episode 72: John Orozco 75: Classic Episode - UCLA's Miss Val     

UCLA's six-time NCAA Championship winning coach, Valorie Kondos-Field.Copyright Christy Linder 2014   It's a Classic Episode with UCLA's ballet-dancer turned six-time NCAA Championships winning coach, Valorie Kondos-Field. Miss Val chats with Dvora Meyers, Blythe Lawrence, Jessica, and Uncle Tim about: The power of an athlete identity as retirement looms Collegiate gymnastics as one big life skills class The problems with basing self-esteem on performance Incentivizing artistry Her most embarrassing moment as a dancer Why so many of her athletes have the desire to go back to elite after college The actual dollar amount and experiential cost of losing NCAA eligibility What advice she gave Jordyn Wieber about going pro We discover how Miss Val and her former roommate inspired one of the creators of the television show Will and Grace Why Canadians thrive in NCAA Lastly, she tells the story of the amazing wedding gift she gave to a fan The Bruin Gymnastics YouTube channel. 15 years of UCLA routines, including the fan favorite, "Floor Files"; individual playlists featuring each gymnasts' routines for all four years. Miss Val on Twitter. UCLA Gymnastics website, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter. 69: 2009 World Champion Kayla Williams & Alabama's Sarah Patterson 65: NCAA Judge Dean Ratliff, Early Recruiting & Saving Temple Men's Gymnastics Episode 56: Preventing Abuse in Gymnastics Episode 43: The First Ever Panel on LGBT Issues in Gymnastics Episode 17: Growing Up In The Soviet Gymnastics System And Training At Round Lake Episode 5: Growing up at WOGA Episode 3: Russian Regime Change, Fashion Code and a Chat With Anna Li

Un set Tek House et Techno dans une superbe villa avec piscine !!!! Deep-G B2B RoxxCherry de 6H à 7H30 pour relancer une belle soiree Merci à D-Side et Miss Val pour l'invit !! Bonne écoute a tous

Un set Tek House et Techno dans une superbe villa avec piscine !!!! Deep-G B2B RoxxCherry de 6H à 7H30 pour relancer une belle soiree Merci à D-Side et Miss Val pour l'invit !! Bonne écoute a tous

Stuttgart and Glasgow World Cups, YMCA, fantasy beam combos and UCLA's Miss Val part 2

European fall series meets, Mexican Gala, Sokol's, fantasy bar combo's and UCLA's Miss Val