Greg Marsden
Greg Marsden
Greg Marsdenwas the NCAA Women's Gymnastics Coach at the University of Utah. He led the Utah Red Rocks to 10 national titles and was named National Coach of the Year 7 times. He also served as the U.S.A. National Women's Team coach in 1987...
bars consistency execution exhibition far four gave hitting missed needs pleased routines steps
While I was very pleased with our consistency, hitting 23 of 24 competitive routines and 6-for-6 in exhibition routines, our execution still needs work. We gave away far too many deductions for missed handstands on bars and steps on landings on all four events.
win
While we didn't win it, we went up another notch.
blow earned others return trained
Boy, did I blow that decision. I should have let her go all-around in her return home, but she hadn't trained particularly well, and some others earned the opportunity.
concerned demeanor good somebody
I did not like at all their demeanor in warm-ups. I was concerned that somebody was going to get hurt. They just were not in a good place.
competing forward front home looking nebraska talented
Nebraska is very talented and well-coached. Everyone is looking forward to competing in front of our home crowd.
hurt ourselves prove
We had a lot to prove down there, and we've hurt ourselves in a lot of ways.
goals improving specific
We're where we need to be at this time, improving every week. We have some very specific goals for this meet.
appears both catch close focused home improving last love meet southern state stay utah weekend
Utah State had a very close meet with BYU last weekend and appears to be improving each week. I know both Utah State and Southern Utah would love to catch us a little down after last week's home opener. We need to stay focused and on-task.
tough
I know (Ford) is a really tough kid.
certainly year
Every year is a little different, and this one was certainly unique.
arizona close reaching state talented team tough
Arizona State is a very tough place to compete, and they have a very talented team this year. They're doing very well already, and I don't think they've even come close to reaching their potential.
build hopefully start stronger throughout
I'm getting too old for this. Hopefully (tonight) we can start stronger and build throughout the meet.
meet point predicted season worry
I never would have predicted at this point in the season we would go 197. I try not to worry about (the judging) this year, because I know from meet to meet there are going to be some real differences.
aggressive approach beginning beyond caught emotional focus relax
It will be sentimental and emotional for a little while at the beginning and probably at the end on (Friday) night. But beyond that, we really need to focus on what we need to get done and not get too caught up in all that. We need to relax and be aggressive and approach it the same way we would any other meet.