Entries from July 2010 ↓

It’s hard to believe that 40 years have passed since Hazel and Kaj Carstensen set up their business to sell specialist Danish leotards and gym pants by mail order

Operating from a garden shed in ‘the back of beyond’ Carita House soon became popular with gymnasts and fitness enthusiasts who appreciated the quality, style and the unique ‘Carite®’ fit which really stood up to the action. …

Carita House

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Cassandra Whitcomb – Bars

July 23rd, 2010 — bars, Gymnastics

There is a ton of Covergirl coverage online.

Click PLAY or watch podium training on Gymnastike. She competes Ricna.

(via Aunt Joyce)

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menarche and gymnasts UPDATE

July 23rd, 2010 — Gymnastics, psychology

related from bogwoppit on Chalk Bucket:

The first few links are specific to gym, the next are all about periods.

Sports and Menstrual Periods: The Female Athlete Triad

http://www2.usa-gymnastics.org/publications/technique/2004/5/hip.pdf

All About Menstruation

Menstrual Problems

Teaching Your Daughter about Menstruation | Puberty vs Adolescence | Parents | sexualityandu.ca – Your Link to Sexual Well-Being

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Coaches can easily measure Peak Height Velocity (PDF), a very accurate indicator of maturity events.

Thanks ….try this.

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Menarche is the first menstrual cycle, or first menstrual bleeding.

… Girls experience menarche at different ages. The timing of menarche is influenced by female biology, as well as genetic and environmental factors, especially nutritional factors. The average age of menarche has declined over the last century but the magnitude of the decline and the factors responsible remain subjects of contention.

The average age of menarche is 11.75 years. It is about 12.5 years in the United States …

Of course with gymnasts menarche is often later. Intense training can delay it. And coaches tend to select late maturing girls as gymnasts.

There’s an interesting post on this topic on the Chalk Bucket forum.

menstrual calendar

As a male, I’m oblivious. The female coaches council the girls on menarche, one of life’s turning points.

Leave a comment if you have advice on best practice when the time comes.

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gymnast on a mission

July 23rd, 2010 — psychology

One of the Gymtastics girls posted this on Facebook.

She’s quoting Nadia.

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Cirque supports Acrobatic Gymnastics

July 23rd, 2010 — acrobatic gymnastics, Circus, salary (contract)

For many years coaches have suggested that Cirque du Soleil “help” those sport disciplines who provide most of their acrobatic employees: Artistic Gymnastics, Acrobatic Gymnastics, Trampoline and Tumbling.

There have been some initiatives.

For example, Cirque pays a cash prize to Senior gold medalists at the Canadian Championships.

Now something new. In 2008 a contractual agreement was signed with Cirque provinding support to the F.I.G. Acrobatic Gymnastics Technical Committee.

Some coaches are financially supported to train athletes in their own gyms. Scholarships were made available to active athletes.

And now Cirque is providing some support to gymnasts working together in a camp in the Ukraine, in preparation for a future world tour with “Quidam”.

I don’t know the details. All this I got from an interview with Bernard Petiot, Cirque du Soleil Vice-President Casting and Performances, at the World Acrobatic Gymnastics championships in Warsaw.

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