Jeff Shaffer
Jeff Shaffer
bit competition counting dive entered finished finishing five however instead lapse learning mental performed platform points received seventh sixth steve thus
We started learning a new dive on platform before this competition and Steve had a little bit of a mental lapse in that he performed the new dive instead of what we had entered him to perform and thus automatically received no points on that dive. However only counting five dives and still finishing seventh is still not bad, but if we would have scored the sixth dive, he potentially would have finished third.
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august came great improvement missed performing season talked year
Scott was disappointed as he was 19th and just missed performing another list. We have talked all year about his improvement from where he was when he came in, in August and where he is now. He has had a great season and will only get better.
point
No one point is more important than another.
added capable champion confidence consistent focus heading helping ncaa needed next performance pleased pressure ready today
I am really pleased with Corey's performance. She did what she needed to do to get ready for next week. The pressure was off of her today and she could just focus on doing the dives that she was capable of without any consequence. That was a big thing in helping her be consistent today. She also added to her confidence heading into the NCAA Championships to be the 3-meter champion from this zone.
change decides dive envelope great instead last olympic push shot twists
He did that last dive flawlessly, but that's the one we need to change, and do 2½ twists instead to make it more difficult. If he decides to push the envelope and change those dives, I think he has a great shot at the 2008 Olympic Games.
change decides dive envelope great instead last olympic push shot twists
He did that last dive flawlessly, but that's the one we need to change, and do 2? twists instead to make it more difficult. If he decides to push the envelope and change those dives, I think he has a great shot at the 2008 Olympic Games.
against best divers goals good indicator ncaa olympic open platform player position score sends signal
His NCAA championship score sends a signal that he is a player on the international platform scene. We will know better after the U.S. Open (April 20-23), which is a good indicator of where he stacks up against the best platform divers in the U.S. One of our goals is to be in a position to go for Olympic qualifying for the 2008 games.
great meet proud solid start steve together
Steve put together two really solid lists. This is a great start to the meet for Steve and I am proud of him.
athlete attainable divers elite percent top
I think everybody's aspirations as an elite athlete are to be in the top of their sport, and I think (the Olympics) are attainable for Steven. He's in the top 5 percent of divers I've seen.
best bonus care confident courage focused performance points step talked took
This is the best performance in Auburn history. We talked about being focused and confident and having the courage to step up and most importantly to have fun. We had nothing to lose, our swimmers took care of business, and this was bonus points for the team.
conference correct couple finish focus good hit mistakes nice overall pop position productive sharp weeks
There were some good and disappointing things on 3-meter. I thought we had dives that were in position to hit and we didn't focus through the finish and those are mistakes that are nice to pop out now because we have a couple weeks to correct it and get sharp for conference and zones. Overall a very productive meet.