Tunegym has some terrific Gymnastics Motivational Quotes and Posters.
One sample.
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Tunegym motivation posters
May 21st, 2013 — psychology
most excitable Utah Ute
May 18th, 2013 — Gymnastics, humour, NCAA, psychology
MAG v WAG competitions
May 17th, 2013 — ethics, Gymnastics, judging, psychology
A girl’s parent volunteer at a competition started an interesting thread on Chalk Bucket:
… I must comment on how amazing the atmosphere was on that side. Coaches dialoguing with the judges during the meet, getting opinions and looking at score sheets and everyone was okay with that.
All the teams seem like they are one big happy family and not that they are not serious about their gymnastics, but there was just such a light fun air about the whole thing it was contagious. …
Question why do you think it seems so much more fun for them and so serious on the women’s side?
I did scorekeeping on that side as well and the judges barely talked to each other and no way would a coach come over to look at the score sheets and get feedback on the athletes warm up where I was. …
see the commentary
making a MOCKery of Finals
Ya. … What is it with that? 
At Canadian Nationals 2012 I was a WAG coach. In 2013 I’m a MAG coach.
I’ll report on the differences once the chalk dust has settled.
Chellsie Memmel – what’s the big deal?
May 10th, 2013 — Gymnastics, Olympics, psychology
At age-24, Chellsie’s competing the Pro Gym Challenge this weekend.
I’ve noticed that some younger fans don’t know much about her.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
Fierce. Fearless. Competitive. Tough. Super difficulty.
And the fact that she simply refuses to quit. Ever.
A legend.
via GymFever
Kohei of the Day
May 9th, 2013 — Gymnastics, psychology
Chris Talbot:
My boys at cal star gymnastics …
… hardest working and best attitude of the week is gets to use the Kohei of the day band on Fridays workout.
The boys have been fighting to see who can keep the title the longest …
Gender in Advertising
May 8th, 2013 — ethics, psychology, safety
… How would ads look if gender roles were reversed?
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
The funny stuff starts at 2min 45sec.
… over 475,000 views since … April 3, 2013.
… Representations of Gender in Media, is a school project that was created for a Women and Gender Studies class at the University of Saskatchewan by Sarah Zelinski, Kayla Hatzel and Dylan Lambi-Raine.
The group wanted to show how the media portrays gender roles and stereotypes in advertising. …
When will women STOP buying those magazines?
related – I’ve never bought anything from Abercrombie & Fitch. And never will. Here’s one good reason why.
Florida – War of Inches
April 23rd, 2013 — Gymnastics, NCAA, psychology
Chris Saccullo:
2013 NCAA Champions, congratulations Gators!
Voice Over: Al Pacino – Any Given Sunday
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
By coincidence, I was in Westwood, California in 1999, a few blocks from UCLA, for the movie premiere of Any Given Sunday. Saw Al Pacino on the red carpet.
Did you hear the story of that Beyoncé inspired leotard?
Mustafina, Iordache, Grishina
April 19th, 2013 — beam, Gymnastics, psychology
1. Mustafina RUS 59.032
2. Iordache ROM 58.432
3. Grishina RUS 57.932
T4. Bulimar ROM 57.065
T4. Steingruber SUI 57.065
6. Popa ESP 55.699
European Championships podium.
The two falls on Beam for Aliya in prelims will be soon forgotten.
Click PLAY or watch that routine on YouTube.
Sport – power to change the world
April 17th, 2013 — ethics, psychology
Invictus brings an epic story of how Nelson Mandela (Morgan Freeman) joined forces with the captain of South Africa’s rugby team, Francois Pienaar (Matt Damon), to help unite their country.
Click PLAY or watch the Invictus film trailer on YouTube.
Nelson Mandela had been an athlete for most of his life, but he had never played the game that would ultimately play a major role in saving the country he led out of apartheid and into democracy.
With his nation immersed in racial tension and on the brink of civil war, and with white, army-trained men angry at the shift in the balance of power, Mandela … embraced the South African national rugby team, a bastion of white society hated by blacks as a symbol of oppression and racism, before the country hosted the 1995 Rugby World Cup.
… John Carlin detailed in 2008:
The Springboks beat France, Australia and others to reach the final against New Zealand, then the best team in the world. But the day’s crowning moment came before the game had even begun, when Mandela went out onto the field, before a crowd of 65,000 that was 95% white, wearing the green Springbok jersey, the old symbol of oppression, beloved of his apartheid jailers. There was a moment of jaw-dropping disbelief, a sharp collective intake of breath, and suddenly the crowd broke into a chant, which grew steadily louder, of “Nelson! Nelson! Nelson!” [...]
The whole country, black and white, sang and danced into the night, united for the first time in its history around one cause, one delirious celebration. There was no civil war, no right wing terrorism, and Mandela achieved his life’s goal of creating what remains still today, and would have seemed almost impossible then: a stable, multiracial democracy.
Farewell South Africa. I’ll be 40hrs en route to NCAA Championships in Los Angeles.
loneliness of gymnastics
April 16th, 2013 — Gymnastics, psychology
Andre Agassi:
Tennis is a lonely sport, probably the most lonely. You’re out there with no team, no coach and no place to hide. That’s why tennis players not only talk to themselves but answer. And yet all that loneliness eventually teaches you to stand alone. The high standards that tennis imposes on us, the self reliance it demands of us, that’s the reason why tennis has produced so many of life’s great game changers.
Brigid McCarthy:
This quote really resonated with me the first time I read it.
Tennis is a lonely sport, probably the most lonely…
Actually, I know one that is just as lonely. …
While most other teenagers are moving in packs, the gymnast is out there learning self-sufficiency and the kind of courage it takes to fight life’s physical and psychological battles unaided. And this ability to “stand alone” that Agassi describes is a self-sufficiency that will certainly help them at testing times in their later lives. …
read more on Couch Gymnast – Gymnastics: Only The Lonely
Gladys Roy – wing walker
April 13th, 2013 — psychology, safety
Though it was probably staged, this is still one gutsy gal.
Gladys Roy, a wing walker changes planes, and changes a tire. Mid flight.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. (1924)
Thanks Peter.
on those who dare to fail
April 12th, 2013 — psychology
Love this video. Especially the bit on Michael Jordan, one of my favourite athletes all-time.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
un-airbrush models
April 11th, 2013 — ethics, psychology
Dove Canada is distributing a Photoshop action that attempts to un-airbrush altered images of models.
Click PLAY or see how it works on YouTube.
The message coaches want to get out to girls and women is that a good body is one that can get the job done.
related – If Barbie was Human
