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On behalf of FIG, I’ll be leading a Women’s Artistic Gymnastics coaching course in Manila, Nov. 30 through Dec. 5th. We hope to have 25-30 coaches.
One of the mandates of the International Olympic Committee is to help grow Olympic sport around the world. To this end they budget money to support the National Olympic Committees (NOCs) in building sport programs.
I love this program having previously enjoyed courses in Cambodia and Bangladesh. (In fact, I just noticed that Wikipedia is using one of my photos from the Bangladesh course.)
It’s now been over 2yrs since the death of adult recreational gymnast Michelle Maitland who hit her head on concrete at Townsville Gymnastics. Nothing can bring her back. But this report — released the day before what would have been Michelle’s birthday — might help prevent future catastrophic injury.
My friend Mike Outramsurvived after hitting his head on concrete.
Surely the very first thing coaches must do in any facility is make sure it’s impossible to hit concrete or steel. Long term, we need modify all foam pits to suspended systems, the best being the Jim Walker design.
Here are the 9 recommendations:
1. Gymnastics Australia should review the level of training, assistance and monitoring provided to clubs to implement the Club 10 program. This review should include the methods of monitoring compliance with, and implementation of, the program.
2. Workplace Health and Safety Queensland, Sport and Recreation Services and Gymnastics Queensland should research how to link improved safety outcomes in the sport of gymnastics with the funding and non-financial support provided by SRS.
3. Gymnastics Australia should review their GA lesson plan template, in consultation with its members, with the view to developing a lesson plan template that includes coach positioning and key safety controls. Consideration should be given to sample lesson plans for each apparatus and level.
4. Gymnastics Australia should conduct a training needs analysis and ensure that access to coach accreditation and professional development courses is available.
5. Gymnastics Australia should research and develop methods to assist gymnastics clubs to conduct risk assessments, specifically in the use of gymnastics apparatus.
6. Gymnastics Australia should review the Club 10 equipment maintenance policies and procedures with a view to achieving greater compliance with Club 10 documenting processes.
7. Gymnastics Australia should research and develop methods to assist gymnastics clubs in managing the risk of manual task injuries in gymnastics coaches.
8. Gymnastics Australia should review coach knowledge on spotting and provide additional guidance and training where required.
9. Gymnastics Australia should research the viability of a simple method to document skill progression of gymnasts, including any injuries suffered. This may vary for high level, competitive gymnasts and low level or recreational gymnasts.
This report needs be circulated to sports governing bodies worldwide. Leave a comment if you have ideas on how to make that happen. I’ll send it to some FIG committee members and Gymnastics Canada.
Update: As commenters have pointed out, an improvement to this report would be to better specify exactly what parts of the gym need be “padded”. In the past I’ve narrowed it down to pits and trampoline devices. But it should be broader than that.
After 14 days at the World Gymnastics Championships, a few BIG memories stand out.
click for larger version from USAG
One of the biggest – Coach John Geddert and World Champion Jordyn Wieber.
photo by Larry Nassar
This time the gymnast who does everything “right” and the most sharing elite coach in the world, finish atop the World.
Well deserved. In fact, I can’t think of a more deserving duo. In 2011 it’s more difficult to get out of the States than any other nation. The USA is deep with talent.
Jordyn will be listed with Sloan, Liukin, Johnson, Memmel, Miller, Zmeskal, Patterson and Retton as one of the greatest of all time.
… At this point, Wieber has not given up her NCAA eligibility and is interested in doing college gymnastics, although she and her parents have decided not to make college visits before the Olympics. Even with a world title under her belt, the Wiebers say they are hesitant to have her go pro.
“You really need to do well in the Olympics to make that sort of a thing pay off,” Dave said. …
My man Bobby Kriangkum from Edmonton, Canada is in Tokyo competing for Thailand.
Good luck.
There are many others doing the same thing.
… U.S. collegiate gymnasts have made the trek to compete at the Tokyo World Championships.
Thanks to @CalMensGym for linking to a story about Christian and Jean Monteclaro. The Cal juniors will be competing for the Philippines, accompanied by Bryan Del Castillo, who will be their coach.
Representing Bangladesh will be Michigan All-Big 10 senior Syque Caesar. We hope to get some updates from Caesar, detailing his experience. No doubt he’ll be sending out some tweets. …
Personally, I think it’s great to see athletes training in more developed nations compete for their homeland. It should raise the level of gymnastics worldwide.
Yesterday I bumped into an old friend from Sri Lanka. Good news there. The guys are improving rapidly, the sport growing, in part due to the FIG Academy courses.
There are fantastic male gymnasts from all over the world. The level of difficulty is insane. Even the weakest gymnasts at Worlds 2011 could have qualified for Olympic Finals in 1984.
The importance of form (body shape) should be patently obvious to all professionals associated with judged sports.
Yet more often than not, specific interpretations of correct body shape are incomplete, inaccurate, or both. Rarely does this concept go beyond aspects such as locked elbows and knees, pointed toes, legs held together, deep pikes, wide straddles, and the like. Asymmetrical cervical, thoracic, and lumbar curvatures, improper pelvic girdle alignment, and poor arm-trunk or leg-trunk angles are some of the typical body-shape deviations that slip by seemingly undetected. …
Karleena Hatch from Kimberley’s gym won the Bronze medal at the Western Canada Summer Games this past August. Head coach is Megan Conway. Maya Asselin-Debelic from the club made the B.C. team for that competition, as well.
Things are going well in Nanaimo, B.C. … You may not have heard of the remote city, but perhaps you have tasted Nanaimo Bars.
Important numbers for Canadian coaches only. (Having an athlete reach a certain score in a National competition makes you eligible to apply for coaching certification.)
Elisabeth Bureaud GCG National Development / Education Program Director:
The latest AA score requirements for recognition of the Level 3 Practical component are:
WAG 50.00 AA
MAG 72.00 AA Senior & Junior
65.00 AA Tyro
Theory + Technical + Practical = fully certified … eligible to apply for L4
… Albert and Alar at the All Around Forum discussion board … published a good translation of the programme for the Gymnastics Masterclass to be held at the annual ‘Russia – Country of Sports’ conference to be held at the International Olympic University in Saransk next week …
9th September – Theorical Sessions
Bruno Grandi :Trends in the development of gymnastics in the world
Rodionenko Andrey F.: The development strategy of gymnastics in the Russian Federation until 2020.
Arkayev Leonid Yakovlevich Forward-predictive models before 2020.
Rodionenko Andrey F. “Scientific and methodological basis of training in gymnastics”
Suchilin Nikolai G. Pedagogical and biomechanical basis of gymnastic technique.
Yepishin Nikolai “Basics of technique – jumping on a trampoline”
Goverdovsky Vladimir Ivanovich “Technique and methodology of training pommel horse”
Suchilin Nikolai G. Methods of teaching the basic elements.
Arkaev Leonid Yakovlevich “Strategic planning”
10th September – Practical sessions
Yepishin Nikolai “Methods of forming a physical body”
Suchilin Nikolai G. “The use of biomechanics for specific gymnastic exercises”
Goverdovsky Vladimir Ivanovich “Methods of training exercises on the pommel horse”
Yepishin Nikolai The training program of gymnasts on trampoline (not trampolinists)
… where do I register?
Rodionenko was quite ill last year. But coach Sergei Chelest tells me he’s looking great now. The two met recently in the homeland. As you know, Russia’s resurgence as an Artistic gymnastics superpower coincided with Andrey’s return home to take over as Head Coach.
One reason the major BC event of the year is so consistently good and popular is that they bring in new speakers. The line-up this year was excellent. Here are photos of just a few:
Greg Jackson
Steve Arkell
Steve stayed on to coach at a Training camp hosted by Flicka.
I am presenting for the second time ever at this excellent event hosted this year at Phoenix Gymnastics, Vancouver.
Aug. 26-28th, 2011
Four NEW presentations in the Gymnastics for All Stream:
~ Making a Career Out of Coaching
~ Building and Maximizing Adult Rec
~ Class Planning for Recreational Gymnastics
~ Bars and Beam – Making it Fun
Other presenters from away include Business guru Frank Sahlein and Steve Arkell, former US National Team Coach. One of my favourite gymnasts ever is presenting, Kate Richardson. Tumbling specialist Derek Hanson will be a big draw, as well.
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