Comments on: online acrobatic tutorials – DANGEROUS http://gymnasticscoaching.com/new/2008/04/online-acrobatic-tutorials-dangerous/ tumbling, tramp, diving, acrobatics, circus, cheer, dance, martial arts, X sports ... Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:40:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Expert Village http://gymnasticscoaching.com/new/2008/04/online-acrobatic-tutorials-dangerous/comment-page-1/#comment-59374 Expert Village Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:03:31 +0000 http://gymnasticscoaching.com/?p=4380#comment-59374 Thank you very much for linking to the Expert Village Gymnastics Warm Up videos! If you think you might like to be an expert for our videos, please feel free to sign up here: http://www.expertvillage.com/expertinfo.htm Thanks again for featuring us. - Expert Village Thank you very much for linking to the Expert Village Gymnastics Warm Up videos! If you think you might like to be an expert for our videos, please feel free to sign up here:

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]]> By: TCO http://gymnasticscoaching.com/new/2008/04/online-acrobatic-tutorials-dangerous/comment-page-1/#comment-59299 TCO Tue, 22 Apr 2008 02:03:05 +0000 http://gymnasticscoaching.com/?p=4380#comment-59299 Rick, I corresponded with him and he agreed with you and took it off the net. Sheesh. I'm feeling bad somehow. Rick, I corresponded with him and he agreed with you and took it off the net. Sheesh. I’m feeling bad somehow.

]]> By: Valentin Uzunov http://gymnasticscoaching.com/new/2008/04/online-acrobatic-tutorials-dangerous/comment-page-1/#comment-59193 Valentin Uzunov Mon, 21 Apr 2008 09:33:02 +0000 http://gymnasticscoaching.com/?p=4380#comment-59193 Ohh one more thing.. i personally don't like the Chelsie video, because. 1- It makes a potentially veryyyy dangerous skill look over simplified. Giving an illusion that ohh just in 3 easy steps i can do a standing flic.. A kid who sees this on YouTube and then sees the Standing full twist video is wayyyyy more likely to try the standing flic then the twist. Simply cause the flic is made to look easy, but the twist is not (the author ever says its its not easy) 2- She says one thing and does another in that her final skill is a flic step out but her instructions were for a standing flic with legs together.. kids pic that up, and it does matter. Particularly from a coaching point of view. (this is however trivial, point 1 being the main reason) The good thing is that she does encourage viewers to do it at a gym with proper supervision. However to an eager fearless kid that won't matter, and won't stop them from trying. Valentin Uzunov TheGymPress www.thegympress.net Ohh one more thing.. i personally don’t like the Chelsie video, because.
1- It makes a potentially veryyyy dangerous skill look over simplified. Giving an illusion that ohh just in 3 easy steps i can do a standing flic.. A kid who sees this on YouTube and then sees the Standing full twist video is wayyyyy more likely to try the standing flic then the twist. Simply cause the flic is made to look easy, but the twist is not (the author ever says its its not easy)
2- She says one thing and does another in that her final skill is a flic step out but her instructions were for a standing flic with legs together.. kids pic that up, and it does matter. Particularly from a coaching point of view. (this is however trivial, point 1 being the main reason)

The good thing is that she does encourage viewers to do it at a gym with proper supervision. However to an eager fearless kid that won’t matter, and won’t stop them from trying.

Valentin Uzunov
TheGymPress
http://www.thegympress.net

]]> By: Valentin Uzunov http://gymnasticscoaching.com/new/2008/04/online-acrobatic-tutorials-dangerous/comment-page-1/#comment-59191 Valentin Uzunov Mon, 21 Apr 2008 09:26:57 +0000 http://gymnasticscoaching.com/?p=4380#comment-59191 My personal opinion is that actually the video is not really dangerous, and it is serving a different target audience then little kids with a backyard trampoline. That fact that YouTube will host the video and its accessible to everyone is really the major problem. The progressions he does are the same as Paul Hall in his videos (Paul Hall being a National UK Coach, and the videos are the ones that have been advertised on the blog). the only difference is that Paul Hall does the progressions into a foam pit. He also advocated the early twisting, for the standing full. Personally i think the video is clearly aimed at trickers/free runners who are usually in their teens. 3/4 of the time these teens go to Open gym session and try stuff out until they get it, there is proper supervision, and it is in a safe environment. The progressions offered in the video are relatively safe, and are actually as safe as you can get RE teaching a back full without aids such as a pit or spotting belt which are not available to everyone. The author of the video does advocate that the twisting is hard, which is true, especially from standing on a hard floor, and he does start on a trampoline, he offers the safety tips of making sure to spot the ground . There are some mistakes in what he describes but nothing that will effect performance, or make the video any more dangerous. Personally i think there are farrrr more dangerous tutorials out there, this is definitely not one of them in my opinion. Yes the standing full is a hard skill that does take a lot of time, practice, and conditioning to attain, but in the manner taught in the video you will either get it, or you will give up. Valentin Uzunov TheGymPress www.thegympress.net My personal opinion is that actually the video is not really dangerous, and it is serving a different target audience then little kids with a backyard trampoline. That fact that YouTube will host the video and its accessible to everyone is really the major problem.

The progressions he does are the same as Paul Hall in his videos (Paul Hall being a National UK Coach, and the videos are the ones that have been advertised on the blog). the only difference is that Paul Hall does the progressions into a foam pit. He also advocated the early twisting, for the standing full.

Personally i think the video is clearly aimed at trickers/free runners who are usually in their teens. 3/4 of the time these teens go to Open gym session and try stuff out until they get it, there is proper supervision, and it is in a safe environment. The progressions offered in the video are relatively safe, and are actually as safe as you can get RE teaching a back full without aids such as a pit or spotting belt which are not available to everyone. The author of the video does advocate that the twisting is hard, which is true, especially from standing on a hard floor, and he does start on a trampoline, he offers the safety tips of making sure to spot the ground . There are some mistakes in what he describes but nothing that will effect performance, or make the video any more dangerous.
Personally i think there are farrrr more dangerous tutorials out there, this is definitely not one of them in my opinion. Yes the standing full is a hard skill that does take a lot of time, practice, and conditioning to attain, but in the manner taught in the video you will either get it, or you will give up.

Valentin Uzunov
TheGymPress
http://www.thegympress.net

]]> By: Tuesday http://gymnasticscoaching.com/new/2008/04/online-acrobatic-tutorials-dangerous/comment-page-1/#comment-59177 Tuesday Mon, 21 Apr 2008 06:13:01 +0000 http://gymnasticscoaching.com/?p=4380#comment-59177 I remember those videos! Yeah she sure has cleaned up :P I like that idea. I think more USA gymnasts should do little videos on skills, especially ones that can be a little scary. I remember those videos! Yeah she sure has cleaned up :P I like that idea. I think more USA gymnasts should do little videos on skills, especially ones that can be a little scary.

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