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FIG Academy program

FIG:

The FIG Academies, a worldwide education programme for coaches in the federation’s six competitive disciplines that was launched in 2002, celebrated the 10th year of its existence in 2011. …

• 118 Academies overall
• in October, overall participation reached 3,000 coaches
• three levels of coach education (for now)

• FIG Technical Committee must have L3 by 2012

• L3 candidates who meet special pre-requisites and achieve exceptional examination results will be awarded with an FIG Coaches’ Brevet.

A total of twenty-five Academies are planned in 2012

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It was Bruno Grandi who hand picked former MTC Chair Hardy Fink for the job of FIG Director of Education and Academy Programmes. Obviously a good choice.

Right now at an Artistic Academy in Tokyo coaches are being “coached” by Fink, Keith Russell and Valeri Liukin. I think they might learn something. :)

… The Academy Programme for Men’s and Women’s Artistic Gymnastics has been supplemented this year with a comprehensive Age Group Development, Competition and Testing Programme that was introduced to 17 countries in 2011 to which will be added as many as 25 more during 2012. …

Philippines MAG adopted the new Age Group rules this season reporting good feedback from coaches.

Isabelle Severino honoured

Has anyone else won medals at both Artistic and Aerobic Worlds?

… At the age of thirty-one, Isabelle Severino has just received the National Order of Merit from the French Republic in recognition of her exemplary career at the elite international level, and in both Artistic and Aerobic Gymnastics. …

FIG – Accolades for Isabelle Severino!

She’s done a LOT in her illustrious career. And might have done even more if not for a torn Achilles that kept her out of the 2008 Olympics.

FIG Code of Points now online

Great idea.

John ATKINSON – President FIG Aerobic Gymnastics Committee – is modernizing that discipline. Instead of searching for a PDF document on the FIG website, you can read and search the Aerobic Code online.

fig-aerobic.com

Now we need all the other FIG disciplines to do the same thing.

(via FIG)

Canadians to FISU Games

26th Summer Universiade in August in Shenzhen, China. Canada and China are tight these days. The MAG team wouldn’t miss this one.

TEAM CANADA ROSTER: MEN’S ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS

Nathan Gafuik – Athabasca U – Calgary, Alta.
Jayd Lukenchuk – U of Saskatchewan – Saskatoon, Sask.
Kevin Lytwyn – McMaster U – Stoney Creek, Ont.
Jackson Payne – Athabasca U – Edmonton, Alta.
Casey Sandy – Seneca College – Brampton, Ont.

STAFF

Coach: Liang Cheng – Edmonton, Alta.
Coach: Mitsugu Ikeda – Abbotsford, B.C.
Therapist: Karie Farrer – Vancouver, B.C.

TEAM CANADA ROSTER: WOMEN’S RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS

Kelsey Anderson – Okanagan College – Vernon, B.C.
Jessica Ho – UBC – Vancouver, B.C.

STAFF

Coach (Ho) Dajana Kosarac – Vancouver, B.C.
Coach (Anderson) Camille Martens – Vernon, B.C.

Aerobics will be included, as well.

Wikipedia – Gymnastics at the 2011 Summer Universiade

FIG Academy host nations needed

In 2010 Hardy Fink, Director of FIG Education & Academy Programmes, organized 30 courses worldwide. Yet it seems there’s no slowing down.

During the remainder of 2011 there are four confirmed Level 3/Brevet Academies:

For Acrobatic Gymnastics (Lisbon, Portugal, June 22-29),

Rhythmic Gymnastics (Tokyo, Japan, December 5-12)

Artistic Gymnastics (Cancun, Mexico, November 14-21 and Tokyo, Japan, December 13-20).

FIG is looking for host nations for these courses to be held in early 2012:

MAG-WAG French/English proposed for Europe;
AER in Europe and Spanish in Central/South America;
RG February 18-25 in Portugal and Spanish in Central/South America;
TRA proposed January 15-22 in Europe and Spanish in Central/South America;
ACRO English/Spanish proposed for Europe.

Details

I recommend Iceland for the MAG/WAG.

will Worlds be moved from Tokyo?

I hope not. I’m planning to go and would love to be a tiny part of that nation getting back to normal.

… President Hidenori Futagi and the Japanese Federation have communicated their willingness to continue as planned the preparations and the running of these World Championships, which will take place October 7 – 16, 2011.

The FIG is sending its Directives and Appendices to all its affiliated federations, with the sincere hope that the World Championships can be held as foreseen without taking any risk for the health of the participants.

The FIG – in close cooperation with the Japan Gymnastics Association – shall follow the development of the nuclear catastrophe closely and shall reevaluate the situation by the end of May.

The FIG will reevaluate the situation by end of May

Note that FIG has kept the Suzuki Aerobic Gymnastics World Cup in Japan, same dates in June, but has switched the host city.

(via Full Twist)

FIG gymnastics promo video

I’m going to add this to the ABOUT page on this site. This is what gymnastics sports are all ABOUT.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Thanks for the link, Brett.

Acrobatic gymnasts can dance

GymNiceTic linked to this video pointing out that these kids dance better than Artistic gymnasts.

Maes, Ineke and Julie

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

That was at Zeestern Trials 2011 in De Panne, Beligium Jan 16th.

The more I watch Acrobatic gymnastics, the more I like it. Super human physical ability, great control, lovely execution … and a far lower injury rate than Artistic.

FIG – high definition gymnastics videos

The International Gymnastics Federation is stepping it up:

The clips filmed at the recent Aerobic Gymnastics World Championships in Rodez (FRA) are the first High Definition clips ever produced and offered online by the FIG. And that’s not all! The clip includes exclusive never-before-seen sequences filmed onsite and behind the scenes (VIDEO) in places only the FIG camera can go!

Click PLAY or watch Aerobic Gymnastics World’s Highlights on YouTube. Click over to High Def if you have a high speed connection.

As web video quality and coverage improves, can traditional TV compete?

I don’t think so.

World Aerobic Gymnastics Championships

France and Romania were the most successful nations based on the medal table.

FIG – France, Spain and Romania celebrate as Aerobic Worlds conclude

Brazilian Marcela Matos Lopez took her 3rd consecutive world individual title.

What is Aerobic Gymnastics (Sport Aerobics), you ask?

Click PLAY or watch a montage on YouTube.

Though not much appreciated in North America, the sport is growing and improving worldwide. FIG Academy courses have been training new coaches.

It’s for the first time a demonstration sport in the World University Games (Universiade) in Shenzhen (CHN), August 12 – 23, 2011.

The sport’s been growing on me too, over the past few years. Certainly I admire the incredible level of fitness required. Acrobatic Gymnastics has a greater audience appeal, however, in my opinion.

Gymnastics World Championships Calendar

Just added some dates to my personal calendar.

FIG calendar page

a visit to the F.I.G. offices

by site editor Rick McCharles.

The International Gymnastics Federation moved from Moutier to a new building in Lausanne, Switzerland earlier this year.

It’s conveniently located close to the train station.

FIGsitz3_lausanne

This past summer, on recommendation from Keith Russell, I visited the new digs. And was very impressed with the operation.

MeikeMeike Behrensen, F.I.G. Media Operations Coordinator, gave me a tour.

(You’ve probably noticed how well and widely Meike has been getting information out to the world in recent months. I’m getting updates every couple of days from multiple sources. Thanks.)

I felt a bit sheepish entering the lovely historic building after all the less than positive things I’ve had to say about F.I.G. over the years. But you won’t find Bruno Grandi at the FIG offices. Nor
Nellie Kim.

Here the FIG employees work frantically trying to keep all the events and programs worldwide on track.

It’s not easy.

I was impressed with everyone I met: young, enthusiastic, energetic, multi-lingual. To survive working for FIG you must have a lot of good qualities.

On this blog we mostly cover Men’s and Women’s Artistic Gymnastics. But in Lausanne they administer Trampoline Sports, Rhythmic, Aerobic, Acrobatic, Gymnastics for All, … and much, much more.

Consider this a shout out for the F.I.G. Staff. We really appreciate what you are doing for coaches and athletes.

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