Gymtide.com: Practice Report: Sunday, November 18, 2007

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The Alabama Gymnastics Team completed an intra-squad on the uneven bars and balance beam this past Sunday to help the coaches and visiting Judge Judy Dobransky ascertain where the team is right now on two of the more critical events for the upcoming 2008 season. Bama's depth on the uneven bars for 2008 should be improved by 3 to 4 routines; but performances on this date by two-time NCAA Bars Champion, Terin Humphrey, and fellow senior Kaitlin White, were limited due to both rehabbing their respective elbows and focusing on other events (floor for Kaitlin and beam for Terin), so they were not included in the intra-squad. However, both of the seniors were observed working all four events during the extended practice. The coaches noted that they are pacing Terin's and Kaitlin's pre-season workouts to help ensure their availability throughout the 2008 season. The coaches were able to add other gymnasts in the intra-squad line-up who normally would be in back-up roles on these events. NOTE: The next practice report will not come until right before the team breaks for the Christmas Holidays. There will be more line-up predictions closer to the first week in January once they return to full work-outs after Christmas and we hope to have more information on the rest of the gymnasts' routines and floor music. In the meantime, here are some of the observations from PBAs and Salto for the recent intra-squad:


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