Greg Marsden has been talking up George’s first new book in decades. It’s finally here.
Hardcover Textbook, 11 1/4″ x 8 5/8″
280 pages, Copyright April 2010
You can pre-order online … or call 888-796-5229.
George is the author of Biomechanics of Women’s Gymnastics (1980), one of most important coaching texts of all time. This is the follow-up.
Championship Gymnastics represents an entirely new approach to the study and understanding of gymnastics movement. …
Rather than laboring on complex physics formulas, fundamental principles of biomechanics are clearly explained and presented in layman’s terms. Easy to read and expertly illustrated, readers are guided effortlessly through a “conceptualization process” for developing ideal movement patterns. The book includes 140 technical illustrations by noted artist and gymnastics coach Jim Stephenson. Gymnastics skills are described clearly and illustrated progressively to demonstrate that “similarities” in gymnastics movement patterns far outweigh “differences.” As a result, seemingly complex gymnastics skills are reduced to simple, easy-to-understand patterns of motion. …
See the table of contents.
Looks great. Especially the illustrations.
On the other hand, George seems to have been spending more time as “expert witness” in gymnastics court cases than in the gym. Has he still got it?
Leave a comment if you determine the price. It’s buried somewhere. $79. OUCH. No wonder the damage was hidden. ($60 if you order more than ten.) Thanks JAO.
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$79. $60 if you order more than ten….
Thanks JAO. I updated the post.
Too expensive. G.S. George should be partnering with YOU on the iPad edition, selling it for $19.99.
He’d make a bundle.
A price that high is going to encourage people to buy it and make copies and split the cost.
Then they’ll be wondering why it’s out of print and why they can’t find a copy of this great gymnastics manual.
There’s really no such thing as “out of print” anymore. (For books written/published in this century anyway.)
Well there’s still such a thing as “can’t find a copy.” When stuff is out of print it’s much harder to find copies.
“I have no doubt that Dr. G. George has still “got it” and it is probably no coincidence that he spends time as an “expert witness”. I have had the priviledge of seeing and reading his new gymnastics book “Championship Gymnastics” and I know that it is definitely going to set the Gold Standard for Gymnastics everywhere. The cost is small compared to the valuable information it provides regarding proper training procedures in a way that allows both the coach and the athlete learn how the body works mechanically better to improve skills. It is going to be part of our training program and I would suggest that you read it and see it for yourself.”
Thanks Gymgirl.
I bought 10 copies of the original version in 1980.
And I’ll be getting this one too.
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