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Fu Bo – Bars dismount

coach Rick — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 12:04:44 +0000

El-grip giant to front-half-in, back out.

Cool.

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Not the strongest routine, but good enough to win Bars at the Houston Invitational.

(via Aunt Joyce)

Komova wins Russian Gymnastics Championships

coach Rick — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:27:48 +0000

The All Around Gymnastics News on Facebook:

Viktoria Komova wins AA at Russian Championships – 60.875, 2. Ksenia Semyonova 57.900, 3. Svetlana Klyukina 55.875.

Videos are being posted … but cannot be embedded. What’s with that, RussianCup2009? … Russian TV broadcast rights?

Here’s Komova on Bars. Not her best routine, but check the Stoop Stalder Shaposhnikova Half (video) transition …

Update: Amanda Turner embedded the Bars video in Facebook. I never knew, until now, that it was possible in Facebook when not possible anywhere else.

Amy Chow is awesome

coach Rick — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:04:48 +0000

Any excuse to watch Amy Chow.

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This was linked from a thread called Interesting high to low bar transition on IG forum. That variation of Pak would be worth trying for kids who have trouble “clearing” their feet on kip.

go SLOW to go FAST

coach Rick — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:05:34 +0000

… in order to go fast in the development of a gymnast, we need to go SLOW. Coaches need to make the athletes and parents understand that Gymnastics is a long term sport, especially if seeking to reach a high level of competition. Strong basics and fundamentals are key to the success of any athlete in any sport.

The tap swings(on Uneven Bars) are a perfect example of something we need to take a LONG time on. It doesn’t matter if a gymnast already has the correct body shape in the transfer between the hollow-arch-hollow….. it needs to be repeated many times so it can be strengthen and “recorded” in the brain. …

ET Gymnastics Coaching

Reading this post I was reminded of the philosophies of David Kenwright.

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Emily Zeng – Bars

coach Rick — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 12:05:53 +0000

gymnastics issues linked to a number of routines by young WOGA gymnasts. One sample.

… Emily Zeng – She competed in the 8 – 11 years Level 8 division. She only did Bars but she won with a 9.90! Check it out below. Last year she also won level 7 states and scored a 10.0 on bars …

Click PLAY or watch Emily on YouTube.

Click through for more videos: gymnastics issues – WOGA – Future Stars

is it March already?

coach Rick — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 12:01:03 +0000

High resolution version of this calendar available on Rik Feeney’s Gymnastics Training Tips site.

huge Tkachev

coach Rick — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 12:02:11 +0000

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She swings “big”, like a guy. … Hmm, she’s coached by Ed Burch, who coached 1992 Olympic gold horizontal bar medalist Trent Dimas.

gymnastics grip accessories

coach Rick — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 12:01:14 +0000

A list posted on Gymnastics Stuff.

see more – gymnastics grips supplies

Aliya Mustafina – Bars

coach Rick — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 18:24:42 +0000

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Great dismount, though difficult to stick.

More videos from the “Moscow Championships” in February.

gymnastics – teaching Overshoot on Bars

coach Rick — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 12:05:51 +0000

Do you call it overshoot? Shootover? Shoot half? Bail to Handstand?

This skill has many different names.

Here’s a nice series of progressions posted by Bart on Gymnastics-Skills.com.

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Next, this non-spotting set-up used by Coach Milo. Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

The One Arm Drop drill only needs be used if a girl has problems with the system above.

Most coaches end up standing in on this skill in competition for a long, long time. It gives the kids confidence to go for handstand.

Pak is a better alternative, in my opinion.