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A list posted on Gymnastics Stuff.

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What are they?

This photo was posted by bogwoppit on the Chalk Bucket forum.

bogwoppit explains:

They make the finger holes of your grips smaller. I managed to get some from the UK, where they call them wedgies!

Order from GymnasticExpress.co.uk.

Without them, kids simply stuff foam into the finger holes to fill the gap.

Venturelli was the shoe worn by Kyle Shewfelt when he won Gold on Floor in Athens. That company sponsored the Canadian Olympic Team.

I’m hearing that Venturelli is no longer making the Sprung Trampoline Shoe.

(It’s still listed on Bermo Sport, a distributor.)

That’s a problem for the athletes that have grown to depend on the Sprung.

What other shoe would be an alternative? Leave a comment if you have suggestions.

I cannot recall when the older girls first started using “butt glue”. (… At least that’s what we always called it.)

kj, in response to the pros and cons of bike shorts post, linked to the butt glue she used in competition.

Gymnasts the world over are plagued by wedgies. Happening at meets everywhere is the dilemma of wheather to take the deduction.

Sticky Buns liquid adhesive and sticky strap adhesive tape help to solve this problem. The kit contains a 0.5oz jar of adhesive with its own brush, 20 tape pieces and 20 alcohol prep pads (skin does need to be clean and with no oils on surface). All is packed into a plastic pouch to throw in your gym bag.

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Leave a comment if you have any other products or methods of keeping leos from “riding up”.

The World of Gymnastics posted an article called Are Gymnastics Shorts Harmful or Helpful for Your Gymnast?

Often a controversial issue.

First, I will start with the positives. Many girls who wear shorts feel like they need them; wearing them can give them more confidence and make them feel more comfortable with their body. The shorts keep the gymnastics leo in place which helps prevent wedgie picking.

Now for the negatives, shorts are NOT technically part of the gymnastics attire. When working out, the gymnastics shorts tend to twist from side to side. This causes the gymnast to have to stop what they are doing and fix them every time they twist (which is A LOT). Many gymnasts tend to hide behind their shorts. They can’t do gymnastics without them (so they believe). They rely on their mini bike shorts way too much and get very uncomfortable if they are made to take them off. But worst of all, once they are off the wedgie picking doesn’t stop. Without shorts their gymnastics leotards “ride up” even more. For this reason you may think shorts are great because they stop this problem but this IS NOT THE CASE! At gymnastics meets or gymnastics competitions your gymnast CANNOT wear shorts. Since they are NOT use to this, they may forget and pick their wedgies in their routines which will cause them to get a 0.05 deduction for each and every time they do it. This can add up and cost them their placement for an award!

I do not believe gymnastics shorts benefit a gymnast in any way. When my gymnasts ask me about wearing shorts I ask in return, “do you wear shorts over your swim suit when you go swimming”? Of course the answer is always “NO!” Then I tell them, “There is no reason to wear them here either.”

Keep in mind, you should practice the way you compete; this means No gymnastics shorts; at least not for those that participate in gymnastics competitions or gymnastics meets. They can be more harmful then helpful! If you have a correct fitting gymnastics leotard you shouldn’t have problems with picking wedgies anyway.

A good compromise is requiring leotard during routine training but allowing shorts the rest of workout.

Leave a comment if you have an opinion.

I just got an updated price list from the Canadian distributor of Gaofei equipement from China. Some great deals.

Click through to their website – InspireSportsInc.com – to see prices as well as a line of gymnastics clothing.

Inspire Sports is Liang Cheng and David Sykes, career gymnastics coaches.

GymNiceTic takes a look at new Milano, GK and Christian Moreau leos.

… some fun, some elegant and some crazy leotards …

see the rest – More leotards, leotards, leotards

Now this is a persuasive product endorsement.

Click the image to be redirected to the Universal site to watch the amusing bit.

Yes, it’s a long and painful wait. I don’t know why GK Elite does not upload it to YouTube. They’d have 10 times as many potential customers see it.

There are more “commercials” if you hang around after this one.

HBC won the contract to supply uniform for Canadian Olympians from 2006 – 2012.

I saw this on Kyle Shewfelt’s (kyleshew) twitter feed.

But they’ve never found a theme anywhere nearly as good as the previous supplier, Roots.

The best the Hudson’s Bay Company has done is copy the Roots Retro formula.

Last Thursday the “look” for the 2010 Olympics hosted in Canada was unveiled.

“Hoser Chic”, it’s been called.

I like it. But certainly we need Roots to win back the contract after 2012. Overall, HBC has been a disappointment.

(Sport BC linked to the announcement on CBC Sports)

IRANIAN junior gymnasts will be competing in both Artistic and Rhythmic gymnastics competition in Malaysia from Sept 24 to 27.

As you can imagine, it can be a cultural dilemma to have female athletes from Islamic countries wear the required leotards.

In fact, some Iranian female athletes have fled the country in order to further their sport training. Perhaps that’s only part of the reason they leave. Improving their economic prospects is likely just as important to them.

related post – sportswear for the Muslim gymnast

Seems to be a trend. Gymnasts as runway models.

Click through for a link to the video on Facebook:

… British gymnasts, including Becky Downie, Beth Tweddle and Marissa King, are walking the runway in leotards for Milano. …

GymNiceTic

Available at Amazon.com for $9.99 – $12.99.

These are the best videos I’ve seen explaining the differences betweeen many choices available in 2009.

Video 1 – Lady’s Uneven Bar Dowel Gymnastics Grips

Jay Thornton of American-Gymnast.com explains 3 main options: Narrow, Regular and Protec.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Most girls should start with with Narrow Grips. Here are the choices within that category.

Video 2 – Narrow Uneven Bar Dowel Gymnastics Grips

Click PLAY or watch it on American Gymnast.

Thanks Jay!

I prefer young gymnasts to use Velcro. Advanced gymnasts to use buckle.

No girl should ever use palm grips, in my opinion. They are a waste of money. Go either without grips, or get dowel.

A bigger question, of course, is when to start using grips. Normally start them in the off season. Putting on grips only at the end of the Bars workout each day. No rush. Most kids will start preferring to wear grips at about 80lbs (36kg) body weight.

Leave a comment if you have advice for female gymnasts and their coaches on grips.

American-Gymnast.com is a great site, of course. Aside from gymnastics products, they offer many other services for coaches.