April 7, 2008

As Carly said, we are proud to call ourselves the Pac-10 Champions. We have worked hard and definitely deserve it. Now, after our successful trip, we are back in the gym and working harder than ever on all of the little details that tripped us up at the last meet. It's actually pretty exciting to know that we are capable of achieving such great feats while still not performing at our best. It's fun to imagine what it will be like when everything comes together at the same time, which will happen because we have put in the work and we are peaking at just the right time.

Proof of this comes in the practice that we had today. Overall, we are beginning to taper so that our bodies will feel the best that they can come Nationals. But this afternoon we ran through the regional competition, byes and all. The girls on bars did an amazing job to start us off, with 6 for 6 hit routines with stuck dismounts. Beam was awesome too, with another 6 hit routines that were solid and confident. The beam team has been working hard on saving every tenth and making sure that there is nowhere for the judges to deduct, and it's really showing through. Floor was good as well, with some sky high passes from Tenaya, Carly, and Nikki, and great dance with lots of attitude and eye contact. Vault was our last event, and the girls have really been focusing on their body positions on landing, and you can really start to see the difference now.

All of the attention to detail and the dedication of this team have been really amazing, especially over these last couple of days. It is so much fun to see it all come together, especially knowing what we have gone through as a team up to this point. The next few weeks are going to fly by, but they are going to be so much fun. Stay tuned as SWG dives into the post season. It's going to be extremely exciting and thank you for all of your love and support. We couldn’t do it without you.

- Carter