Amanda Turner posted an interesting interview:
Heading into the Canadian Championships, British Columbia’s Charlotte Mackie spoke with IG about her immediate and long-term goals, her recent coaching change, older sister Gael and more.
The 2005 novice national champion, Mackie is a favorite to win her first senior title at the Canadian Championships, which take place June 2-6 in Hamilton, Ont. She is the younger sister of 2003 Canadian champion Gael Mackie, a 2004 Olympian who now competes for the University of Utah.
Charlotte Mackie, who turns 16 on Oct. 6, is already a veteran of international competition, having won medals on four continents. …
Charlotte Mackie (Canada) at the 2008 Pacific Rim Championships
Most interesting to me is where Charlotte talks about changing coaches to David Kenwright from Vladimir Lashin, since named Canadian National Coach.
… I switched clubs because I needed a different approach to coaching and training, a different coaching style. Although every coach who has worked with me has helped me in some way, I want to be able to love gymnastics for all of my life and hope to continue my elite career for another three or more years, or possibly longer. …
read more – IG Interview: Charlotte Mackie (Canada)
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“Since I started training with David, I have switched over to using grips.”
“Previously, I was limited in the amount of bars training I could do, because of sore and ripped hands. I can now train longer hours on bars, and using different technique. It is a really slow process making the adjustment to grips, but it will be worth it in the long run, definitely.”
Am I wrong for thinking it’s weird that the new Canadian national coach didn’t put his girls in grips? Is that really an option? Is it not negligent?
While rare, it’s not unheard of to do Bars without grips.
There are fewer and fewer in 2009 than ever before.
Is there a concern with the new Canadian National Coach being extreme?
Definitely.
Oh sure, I knew that at a point in history it was common, but I mean, now. It would seem to me to be about as negligent as not having mats under equipment, or using the old vault table, etc.
I’m a little surprised it’s not mandatory, like so many other things.
huh?
there are so many advantages to using grips how/why could anybody suggest that optional level gymnasts not?
serious question……???? anybody?
Grips are a bit like gymnastics shoes for women. You can do gymnastics with or without them. Khorkina won many a world/Olympic bars medal without using grips. Half the bar finalists in Beijing weren’t using grips unless you count the gauze ones.
actually its not rare, the Chinese women and alot of the Russian girls don’t wear grips
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