I dropped in on a training camp for the National Irish Super Squad for under 10s. Kids & coaches get together as often as once a month to train together at Excel Gymnastics near Dublin.
They showed some particularly good basics on Bars.
Head Coach Stanislav Sevostyanov organizing and leading a WARM-DOWN DANCE!
… Pit Gym during a Week 10 morning instructional period. It is campers first day at camp, and they have the chance to adapt to new coaches, great equipment, fill out their goal sheets and more. …
The 425-acre camp in Haines Township, and its offshoots in Wisconsin and California, along with its brand name and licensing rights, was sold last week to Powdr Corp., an investment group that owns nine ski resorts across the country.
Powdr CFO Jennifer Botter said her company is looking to build more camps both inside the U.S. and in as many as 30 foreign countries. …
Powdr’s interest in the camp was sparked by its purchase of Colorado’s Copper Mountain ski resort, where a Camp Woodward-licensed facility, dedicated to winter sports instruction for youth, opened in 2009.
“We became quite enamored of the people — Gary Ream in particular — and really became aware of what the camp was doing for the action sports industry,” Botter said.
Ream is the co-owner of Camp Woodward and the man behind its transition from a gymnastics-centered camp into an action sports mecca. …
Botter said Powdr agreed last month to purchase a majority stake in Camp Woodward from Ream and a few other co-owners, including Ream’s family members. Care was taken during the acquisition not to disrupt Camp Woodward’s summer season, she said.
Botter did not disclose the purchase price, but said Ream will remain president and his executive team will be retained. …
Urban Evolution is a fitness club in Alexandria VA.
Check out their summer program:
Is your kid totally obsessed with Parkour? Are you worried about how your back deck is going to survive? …
Each day our session will start with a warm-up and conditioning session led by the instructor geared towards making the camper fit for Parkour and other sports …
Participants will also be introduced to other movement related activities including gymnastics, tricking, breakdancing, and Capoeira (Braziilian Martial Arts), culminating at the end of the week with a obstacle course challenge. In addition, the camper will learn key elements that will be applicable to all aspects of their life such as:
Solving problems and make good decisions
Approaching challenges creatively
Learning respect for others and their environment
Challenging themselves physically and mentally
Enjoying physical recreation and the outdoors, and
Getting a very different ‘out of the box’ perspective on how they stay fit, even as adults!
Learning the history behind Parkour, Freerunning, Breakdancing and Capoeira