Angles, Angles, Angles

Angles, Angles, Angles

by | Nov 30, 2023 | Judge's Corner, judging, Parents, scoring

Behold, the latest JUDGE’S CORNER post, in which one of our awesome Judges discusses the difference a viewing angle can make. Hint:  a lot.  Have you ever noticed where the judges sit during a meet?  We try to place ourselves in the best position to see as much...
Judge’s Corner: 5 Tips for the New Season

Judge’s Corner: 5 Tips for the New Season

by | Nov 11, 2023 | Judge's Corner, judging

Can’t believe #meetseason is here! In the first in a (hopefully) ongoing series, a meetcritique judge is offering their 5 Pre-season reminders. 1. Scores are not everything Gymnastics is a sport of perfection and as a result, it is heavily score-driven. It is...
meetcritique: a cost-benefit analysis

meetcritique: a cost-benefit analysis

by | Feb 2, 2023 | judging, Parents, scoring, tips

Newsflash: gymnastics – maybe more than any other youth sport – is EXPENSIVE. A Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA) is a systematic approach to evaluate the potential costs and benefits of a decision or project.  It is used to determine whether the benefits of a...
Can Video Feedback Help Gymnasts Improve?

Can Video Feedback Help Gymnasts Improve?

by | Jan 3, 2023 | judging, tips

Short answer: you betcha. You know when you watch an NBA, NFL or NHL game and all the players are staring at iPads and Surfaces between plays? You can (almost) guarantee the athletes aren’t watching YouTube shorts. They are breaking down footage and seeing...

Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Call to undefined function WP_Rocket\Engine\Media\ImageDimensions\simplexml_load_file() in /var/www/v2.meetcritique.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-rocket/inc/Engine/Media/ImageDimensions/ImageDimensions.php:498 Stack trace: #0 /var/www/v2.meetcritique.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-rocket/inc/Engine/Media/ImageDimensions/ImageDimensions.php(482): WP_Rocket\Engine\Media\ImageDimensions\ImageDimensions->svg_getimagesize() #1 /var/www/v2.meetcritique.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-rocket/inc/Engine/Media/ImageDimensions/ImageDimensions.php(457): WP_Rocket\Engine\Media\ImageDimensions\ImageDimensions->getimagesize() #2 /var/www/v2.meetcritique.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-rocket/inc/Engine/Media/ImageDimensions/ImageDimensions.php(140): WP_Rocket\Engine\Media\ImageDimensions\ImageDimensions->get_image_sizes() #3 /var/www/v2.meetcritique.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-rocket/inc/Engine/Media/ImageDimensions/Subscriber.php(54): WP_Rocket\Engine\Media\ImageDimensions\ImageDimensions->specify_image_dimensions() #4 /var/www/v2.meetcritique.com/wp-includes/class-wp-hook.php(324): WP_Rocket\Engine\Media\ImageDimensions\Subscriber->specify_image_dimensions() #5 /var/www/v2.meetcritique.com/wp-includes/plugin.php(205): WP_Hook->apply_filters() #6 /var/www/v2.meetcritique.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-rocket/inc/Engine/Optimization/Buffer/Optimization.php(100): apply_filters() #7 [internal function]: WP_Rocket\Engine\Optimization\Buffer\Optimization->maybe_process_buffer() #8 /var/www/v2.meetcritique.com/wp-includes/functions.php(5471): ob_end_flush() #9 /var/www/v2.meetcritique.com/wp-includes/class-wp-hook.php(324): wp_ob_end_flush_all() #10 /var/www/v2.meetcritique.com/wp-includes/class-wp-hook.php(348): WP_Hook->apply_filters() #11 /var/www/v2.meetcritique.com/wp-includes/plugin.php(517): WP_Hook->do_action() #12 /var/www/v2.meetcritique.com/wp-includes/load.php(1304): do_action() #13 [internal function]: shutdown_action_hook() #14 {main} thrown in /var/www/v2.meetcritique.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-rocket/inc/Engine/Media/ImageDimensions/ImageDimensions.php on line 498