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69: World Champ Kayla Williams with her Alabama coach Sarah Patterson

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Kayla Williams Sarah Patterson interview

This Week's Interview

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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Guest Links

Kayla Williams on Twitter KaylaRoseWms

University of Alabama Gymnastics: Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube

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