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May 2nd, 2011 — cheer, floor (men), Gymnastics, sport science
Rosamond and Yeadon at Loughborough University, U.K. created this …
… study was carried out to design, construct and assess a training aid to assist in the learning of a backward handspring. …
Though they consulted many expert coaches, I doubt any of those experts would ever use this machine.
To see how it worked, download that 2009 research study – The biomechanical design of a training aid for a backward handspring in gymnastics (PDF)
The first ever National Collegiate Acrobatics and Tumbling Association Championships begins today in Eugene, Oregon. It’s a new all-female collegiate sport.
Thursday, April 7: Round One
5:00pm – (4) Baylor vs (5)Fairmont State
7:00pm – (3) Azusa Pacific vs (6) Quinnipiac
Friday, April 8: Round Two
6:00pm – (2) Maryland vs Winner of 3 vs. 6
8:00pm – (1) Oregon vs Winner of 4 vs. 5
Saturday, April 9: Finals
6:00pm – Individual Event Finals
8:00pm – Team Championship
Coach of the Year: Felecia Mulkey, Oregon
Freshman of the Year: Krysta Kemp, Fairmont State
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March 18th, 2011 — cheer, humour
I empower my Cheerios to be champions.Do they go onto college? I don’t know, I don’t care.
Should they learn Spanish? Sure, if they wanna become dishwashers and gardeners. But if they want to be bankers and lawyers and captains of industry, the most important lesson they could possibly learn is how to do a round off.
February 26th, 2011 — cheer
International Coed Team USA 1 Top Gun All Stars
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A team like this needs to get featured on Glee. That would bring some greater profile to the sport.
Thanks for the link, Dan.
February 18th, 2011 — cheer, safety
Cheer Extreme from North Carolina founded and coached by Courtney Smith Pope.
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There’s no easier way to start a flame war in the comments of this site than by putting Cheer and Olympics in the same sentence.
(avoid the comments on this site, if you can)
Artistic gymnastics people are (in general) very negative about Cheer.
I was too back in the ’90s when UNcertified, UNknowledgeable ‘coaches‘ were dropping unfit girls on their heads doing handsprings.
But this is 2011. The top Cheer coaches and athletes are excellent.
February 17th, 2011 — cheer, Olympics
One thing I like about competitive cheerleading is the number of choices coaches and kids have in what competitions to attend.
There are a number of companies and organisations operating independently, many in the USA. If you don’t like one, switch to another.
Choices are a good thing. Though some are safer than others.
But it’s the The International Cheer Union, listing nearly 100 member nations, that applied for recognition by the International Olympic Committee.
Now they are in negotiations with FIG and SportAccord, the former General Association of International Sports Federations. Another step in the long road towards being recognized as an Olympic sport.
2010 ICU European Open
What do you think? Could Cheer get into the Olympics, one day?
The ICU WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS will be held again in Orlando, April 27-30th, 2011.
The International Cheer Union currently encompasses 91 National Federations from countries across the globe. Every year the ICU host the ICU World Championship. Unlike the USASF Worlds, this competition uses Level 6/ Collegiate style rules. Countries assemble and send only one team to represent them.
February 10th, 2011 — cheer, Gymnastics, NCAA
My favourite videos on Gymnastike are the Workout Wednesday series. Those are the most difficult for Anne to acquire and edit.
If you have good footage of training in your gym, consider contacting Gymnastike to see if they want to edit it into a Workout Wednesday. Great promotion for your club.
Here’s the first video for Gymnastike season #5. December 7th, 2010.
home page – University of Maryland.
By the way, University of Maryland is one of the 6 schools in the National College Acrobatics and Tumbling Association , the organization trying to take the word “Cheer” out of a sport similar to competitive cheerleading.
…The association’s executive director, John Blake, said the group has taken the athletic aspects of competitive cheer and put them into a different format. They have cut out anything to do with cheering.
Blake said the activity is more like “simultaneous, cooperative gymnastics” . …
People still don’t ‘get it’, unfortunately.
February 3rd, 2011 — cheer, floor (men), Gymnastics, product endorsements, safety
HGB Backstrand is a Swedish company that manufactures sports mats. They’ve provided wrestling mats to 4 Olympics. (Google Translates to “Sports Rugs”. Cute.)
They’re now marketing mats to Gymnastics and Cheer, selling over 250 airfloors to 22 different countries. Feedback has been good.
It’s a TumblTrak alternative available in 5, 10, 12 and 15m lengths. It’s sold through partner companies worldwide. Prices vary depending where you live.
Here’s one in use at Kauai Gymnastics Academy, Hawaii.
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In this video a 78yr-old does his first 1/1 twist in 30yrs.
Here’s a video showing how to inflate the Floor and install the new run-up attachment.
These are marketed these under the air4tumble brand. I’ve posted a link in the right hand navigation.
The future of gymnastics matting is inflatable, I project, especially for Cheer.
Costs will be lower than petroleum based foam. And ultimately we’ll be forced into some sort of tumbling surface that is proven to reduce knee and Achilles injury.
So far, so good. Pia Velander tells that the company is expanding the range of products. I’ll post new equipment as it comes online.
Leave a comment if you’ve tried this floor.
January 30th, 2011 — cheer
We were having lunch in the construction zone at University of Saskachewan, first week of classes in January.
Cheer did a little demo to promote the club and possibly recruit some talent.
photo by Warren Long
That sport sure knows how to promote.
January 10th, 2011 — acrobatic gymnastics, cheer, Circus, safety, spotting
Nathan Price posted some training video of hand to hand training, progressions and spotting.
They use spotting belts at the circus space in London in some interesting ways.
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January 6th, 2011 — cheer
Have you seen this TV show?
Click PLAY or watch the extended trailer on YouTube.
I’d assumed it was yet another teen drama of very little acrobatic interest. Yet it’s gotten some really good reviews.
Hellcats is an American cheerleading comedy-drama series for The CW starring Alyson Michalka, Ashley Tisdale, Robbie Jones, and Matt Barr. Based on the book Cheer: Inside the Secret World of College Cheerleaders by journalist Kate Torgovnick and described as “Election meets Bring It On” by critics, the series follows the life of Marti Perkins, a pre-law college student who has to join the cheerleading team, the Hellcats, in order to maintain her scholarship.
Leave a comment if you have an opinion, positive or negative.
November 11th, 2010 — cheer, Power Tumbling, safety
Robbie Gregory is a cheer tumbler, coach and choreographer.
Full in, back out … Stunt/TumbleFest Daytona NCA 2007
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September 24th, 2010 — camps, cheer, Gymnastics, humour
Summer gymnastics camps in North America are finished for another season.
Here’s a flashback to some of the action at past Woodward West camps.
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See more videos like this on the SaltoCafe YouTube channel sponsored by Gibson’s.
Kiara Nowlin, Jenny Hansen, lots of Charlie Tamayo.
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