69: World Champ Kayla Williams with her Alabama coach Sarah Patterson - a podcast by gymcastic@gmail.com

The pride of West Virginia, 2009 World Vault Champion and member of the 2012 Alabama NCAA Championship team, Kayla Williams. We discuss:

• The unusual origins of her triple full side-pass


• Her climb from the JO ranks to World Champion in just months


• Why she chose to move to Mary Lee Tracy's gym.


• "Chuck and go" elite-gymnastics versus college requirements


• Her plans for the future

Next we chat with Kayla's coach, arch-enemy of Georgia's Suzanne Youclan, wearer of sequin gowns, University of Alabama's six-time NCAA Championship winning coach Sarah Patterson. We discuss:

• Handling fear in adult athletes


• Her opinion on early recruiting


• Injuries the elite code could cause for NCAA athletes now


• Routine strategy: reward versus short landings


• If Sarah DeMeo be the first ever to compete an arabian double pike in college


• The role athletic directors have played in NCAA parity


• Advice for Men's Gymnastics - no fans means no institutional support

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