His Yurchenko DVD is still the best single resource out there.

Previously you had to email John … or see him at an event … to buy them. Those days are over.

Brilliantly, John’s using Facebook to promote and distribute.

If you are a member of Facebook, click through to his DVDs page.

They are $30ea or 4 for $100. (Ask your club to buy them for the staff.)

He will have a website, as well. But it’s not up and running, as yet.

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NOTICE: Starting Oct. 1st this site is going to start linking directly to Facebook pages. If you are not a member, that’s going to be frustrating.

But even Dave Adlard and Miguel Costante have joined FB. How many more coach holdouts could there be?

Now finished her NCAA gymnastics career at the University of Denver, she keeps on getting better.

Click PLAY to watch some recent Bar training from SaltoCafe. Or watch it on YouTube.

(via Couch Gymnast)

Coach Nilson Savage believes she could be top 10 at World’s 2010. She’s competing at Pan-Ams this weekend.

• Level 2 Manual – CAD$75
• Level 3 Manual – CAD$75

Though not updated for years, these are still the best English language coaching manuals. The Rings, Pommel and Parallel Bar chapters are particularly strong.

Planning, Biomechanics and Physical Preparation content is good, too.

Leave a comment if you’ve other MAG coaching manuals you still use.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. (8min 38sec)

That’s from RedNasvw who lives in Rotterdam.

Men’s gymnastics is still evolving. It’s exciting. It’s amazing. … Much more so than WAG.

(via Michael Outram)

… Texas Dreams elite coach Chris Burdette explains a set up they use to work tumbling on their low impact days. They have an air track set up on an incline which allows them to get numerous tumbling repetitions with just a back handspring entry.

Click PLAY or watch it on Gymnastike.

Advanced gymnasts like this are better off on the Air Floor, I’d say.

Variations of this inflatable apparatus are available from TumblTrak.

More reps, less stress.

Marissa King
Imogen Cairns
Laura Edwards
Rebecca Wing
Jocelyn Hunt

Coaches
Elizabeth Kincaid
Michele Walduck

Reiss Beckford
Luke Folwell
Danny Lawrence
Max Whitlock
Steven Jehu

Coaches
Scott Hann
Paul Hall

link – British Gymnastics

Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland will send gymnasts, as well.

Quebecker: Worlds Team: Beth Tweddle, Becky Downie, Hannah Whelan, Danusia Francis, Jennifer Pinches and Nicole Hibbert.

The U.S. women spell out TEAM at their hotel in Guadalajara, Mexico as they prepare for the Pan American Championships this weekend.

From the Facebook album: Wall Photos by USA Gymnastics

What’s the best link for that meet?

I assume that’s in German. He’s possibly the most famous male gymnast in the world.

With Sandra and Kai Beckedahl Psotta
Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf Verlag GmbH
256 pages
ISBN 978-3-89602-948-5
Price 19,90 EUR (D)

Fabian hates pommel horse. I wonder why they didn’t use a Horizontal Bar photo?

Fabian Hambüchen – career highlights, so far

From the Facebook album: Profile pictures by Aasha Bambii Kimpton

Kids will love one of her videos, posted on Gymnastike.

Having a high profile online … Is that a plus or minus for kids this young? Or both?