The field for the 2021 Nastia Liukin Cup is beginning to take shape following the first qualifier in the 12-event series. Two junior and two senior gymnasts who competed at the Atlanta Crown Invitational in Duluth, Ga., last weekend earned berths for the February 26 final in Indianapolis.

USA Gymnastics announced the 2021 USAG Development Program National Championships will be held May 11-16, 2021, at the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach, Fla. For the first time, the event will bring together gymnasts from the men’s and women’s artistic disciplines. More than 1,500 athletes are expected to compete.

The 2019 Metroplex Challenge saw Oklahoma take another Metroplex Challenge title on the NCAA side, while JPAC's Jacey Vore put up the top all-around score of all the level 10 gymnasts with a big 38.575. But there are routines from all over the meet that are too good to not watch again.

The 26th annual Atlanta Crown Invitational will be held this, weekend and FloGymnastics will be on-site providing live coverage. We will be streaming all level 9 and 10 sessions on Saturday, January 6.

Thank you for the responses concerning what you would like to learn more about. The most popular questions related to dealing with nerves and helping athletes perform well during competitions. I will address the first question in this blog and the second question in my next blog. Here we go…

Generally speaking, the secret to performing your best when it matters most is being able to get your mind and body in sync and working together. You do that by using the various mental skills and techniques that I have presented in the previous blogs. The great thing about all of those topics is that the more you use them, the better they work for you. Also, the more skills you use, the more tools you have at your disposal to help you when different issues arise. So, for best results, you should incorporate multiple mental skills and use them often!

Eve Micco of Arizona Sunrays announced her commitment to Stanford for 2018-2019. She is coming off a strong 2017 season, in which she qualified to J.O. nationals and took ninth all-around. She also won first on bars and second all-around at the Arizona state meet.

I am a mom of three grown children and grandmother to four. Every parent will tell you about their child and how amazing they are if you give them a few minutes. I am not exactly sure what comes over us as moms, but I am here to say that I am guilty!

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It's 7 AM, you overslept, and you have to be out the door by 7:20. Will you have enough time to eat breakfast? Gymnasts ​must eat breakfast! I can't stress this enough . . .

I come across a lot of gymnasts who are very, very talented but are lacking in one very ​important element that's holding them back from their goals: confidence.

When it seems like everyone else is getting recruited but you haven't found your "spot" yet, here are some tips for staying positive:

One of the best ways to show the college coaches who you are and what you are capable of is in your video footage. It is important to include what is helpful and not harmful to you being recruited. Keep in mind the college coach is on a tight schedule. Your footage needs to be organized well labeled.

As I meet with families, I occasionally come across situations in which I can see that the parent has much loftier aspirations than the gymnast in regards to picking potential college teams. I can see that the gymnast is uncomfortable and struggling with how to handle the situation. The pressure of wanting to please the parent and yet knowing they do not have what it takes to reach the schools on the parents list is difficult.    

​The 2018 NCAA gymnastics season is still months away, but it's never too early to get to know the incoming freshman class for each team. Here's a breakdown of the new additions Georgia has made for next year.

This can be a very touchy topic, but I am happy to say that I do NOT believe the majority of college gymnastics coaches choose one body type. College coaches are looking for the recruit that is "fit." The definition of fitness is "the quality of being suitable to fulfill a particular role or task."