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Micaela Danielle Hayes Age 13 Birthday: June 11, 1995 Favorite color: Hot pink Favorite TV Gymnast: Carly Patterson Someone who inspires: Mom, Dad, God Favorite event: Floor Favorite gymnastics memory: Learning a full on floor, and realizing what a big accomplishment it was Best subject in school: Math In 10 years, I will be in college studying interior design or architecture, and in 20 years .........? What you will miss most about gymnastics: How much fun it is Favorite TV Show: American Idol Favorite movie: "Stick It," "In The Pursuit of Happyness" Favorite song: "Strong Tower," "East to West" "This Man" Favorite thing to do besides gymnastics: Socialize with friends & family Favorite food: Spinach dip Favorite day of the week: Saturday, I can do anything I want Biggest accomplishment thus far: Making the gymnastics team Biggest problem your generation faces: People not caring A skill you would love to learn is: Beam, double handspring/Floor, double back Hardest part about being a gymnast: Maintaining skills Three reasons why girls should do gymnastics: Health, self-discipline, & being able to do someting others can only dream of. The best part about being a gymnast: Learning new skills Biggest weakness as a gymnast: Form ..........to which Donna says (What! Miceala are you nuts?) Biggest strength: Tumbling Pets: Cat named "Stretch" By Coach Donna: I could write a book about this girl, because she is the strongest leader I have ever seen of any group. This is why I call her the "team captain." Every girl on this team is awesome in every way, and they are all highly motivated by this girl. She is such a model citizen. Miceala does the right thing at all times. I believe her ability to complete literally thousands of repetitions, have inspired everyone. If you can get one person to set an example, usually it's a whole lot easier for the group to follow. Being the 1st person to always try things, can be very difficult. There is no one to look at, to visualize what you are going to do. It's actually 10 times harder than it is for someone who has seen it, and knows it can be done. It's living by faith. I have learned more from this gymnast as a coach than any other girl in 20 years. Because of her willingness to participate in all the necessary hard work and countless repetitions, I have been able to improve all my formulas for every class I teach at RGA. Micaela has shown me what is reasonably & humanly possible, if the determination is there. She has shaped and revolutionized our entire gym atmosphere from the ground up. Without her, I am not sure we would have had the best tumbling program in NC. (Which we certainly do!) Micaela helped me figure out the quickest & safest way to arrive at many skills thought impossible years ago. Miceala is really as inspiring to me as anyone I have ever met. All these girls make me love what I am doing, and because of Micaela's absolute refusal to ever give up or cheat, and her undying support of each team mate, we all love what we are doing a whole lot more. She makes crazy things look easy, and she does not know the countless lives she has touched with her unbelievable strength. I will always love you Micaela! Micaela has the recipe' for success, and she shares it every day! Updated 5/13/08 Skills: (We would have to write a novel to name them all) Partial list: Floor: front handspring front full to roundoff back handspring full RO HS double full to RO HS HS double full (connected!) Standing full Standing aerial, back & front tucks Standing handspring full press handstands Tumble track: TRIPLE fulls, double backs, Double full-punch front, whip back entries, front full and a half to back tuck, front handspring rudi to back tuck or layout, double twisting front full - to name a few Bars: Level 8 bar routine> Kip handstand half turn, kip free hip, stoop circle, kip handstand giant, giant, double back, and she STUCK it at her 1st level 8 meet! Beam: walkover & handspring series, back handspring full dismount> to name a few things. She has back handspring layout stepout on fat beam, and standing tucks on low beam, standing aerials also Vault: half on, full off, tsuks   |