Entries Tagged 'recreation' ↓

… What’s your excuse?

gymmako learned giants at age-43. She trains 3-4 times / week.

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(via nicci1999 on Chalk Bucket)

An oldie, but a goodie.

Keith Russell, current President of the FIG Scientific Commission, wrote this decades ago. Advocating to keep some kind of gymnastics in school Physical Education. A losing battle, I fear.

… The most useful aspect of the “Activity of Gymnastics” is the principle that you teach a student to control their own body in a variety of situations; while doing various locomotor activities: swinging, springing off hands and feet, balancing, landing etc and while on the ground, off the ground, right side up, upside down etc. …

It seems quite reasonable to assume that if students can first control and manoeuvre their own bodies with a fairly high degree of skill then they can subsequently better control and manoeuvre themselves PLUS an implement (bat, stick, racket) or themselves plus a projectile (ball, discus etc). Likewise, they could then better control themselves in various mediums (water, snow, etc), or better handle themselves PLUS an opponent. …

GYMNASTICS – WHY IS IT IN SCHOOL CURRICULA (PDF)

Keith also developed the Up Down All Around lesson plans, the best school gymnastics resource anywhere.

I’ve linked to this promotional video before. Now Gymnastics Canada has posted it on YouTube.

A fair bit of the footage comes from Oakville Gymnastics in Ontario.

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Many Gymnastics clubs are looking for the best registrations software. High on the wish list is online registration for recreation members.

We’ve had 3 recommendations:

• EZ Facility

• Amelia – pricing

• iClass Pro – pricing

Leave a comment if you have any comments pro or con on these software packages. Or others.

2008 Olympian Samantha Peszek shares her top ten reason why kids should get involved in gymnastics.

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The Presidio of San Francisco is the fantastic urban park just across the Golden Gate Bridge.

Presidio.gov announced a great new attraction opening this summer:

… an indoor trampoline park, opens in an historic former airplane hangar.

House of Air provides aerial and physical training on trampolines, as well as trampoline dodgeball, fitness classes, and open jump time. Its grand opening, expected to be in August, …

The idea for House of Air was developed seven years ago by Dave Schaeffer and Paul McGeehan during one of many long drives back from snowboarding in Lake Tahoe. Its mission of “giving flight to the flightless,” embodied in its mascot, a penguin wearing a jetpack, is a fitting reuse for building 926, which once helped launch De Havilland DH-48 biplanes …

official website – House of Air SF

Thanks SportsGirlsPlay.com for the link.

Real life in a real gymnastics club. This just might be my favourite yet of all of Michael’s movies.

from the Gymnast Crossing blog by The WordSmith from Nantucket

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Check out this “suspension and support” apparatus.

• inexpensive
• used by all ages and ability levels
• many can use it simultaneously
• low in height to decrease injuries caused by falling

It’s been used and manufactured in Algeria since about 1974. Keith Russell and Hardy Fink feel it’s an ideal piece of equipment for developing nations.

details – The ALGYM by Mohamed YAMANI – President of UAG

The Alberta Gymnastics Federation and the Recreational Gymnastics Committee are hosting the 4th annual REC Retreat August 27-29, 2010.

It’s an excellent event for Head Coaches, Rec supervisors and other coaches in a leadership position in their gyms.

Presenters include Leah Sieben, Sabrina Schilling, Earle Connor, Trish Brige, Norm Lewis and Tammy Noonan.

details and costs – Bulletin #1 2010 (PDF)

Price: $18,000
Location: Atlanta, GA
Condition: Good

Are you looking for the perfect business? Make your own schedule and make kids HAPPY!! The TUMBLEBUS is a “gym on wheels”. The TUMBLEBUS stops at childcare centers, elementary schools and more.

This is a 1988 Ward school bus that’s been FULLY converted into a TUMBLEBUS / GYMBUS! This bus comes with the following:

converted with 2″ padding and carpet on floors and walls, all gym equipment (monkey bars, zip line, balance beam, trampoline, hop balls, Rings, slide, cheese mats, stairs, bars, etc!), 2 top of the line a.c units installed on roof, diesel generator, auto transmission, and air brakes.

The Ward bus has higher ceiling height than the average bus, makes cartwheels and teaching much easier!

email pkgriffin620 |AT| charter.ne

Full time coach needed. Recreation Program Director.

Contact the club, Raffles Gymnastics, directly for details.

Gymnasticsman (aka Matthew Miscisin) wrote the Big Book.

An older product, you might get it directly from Amazon.

Amazon

Or via Gymnasticsman.com. Prices vary, but you might get it for $25.

You can also download games one-at-a-time for a dollar each.

I’ve not seen The Big Book, myself. Leave a comment if you have an opinion.

I love teaching sprint to very young kids. It’s one of my favourite “skills” to coach, especially age 3-4.

Parents are shocked at the rapid progress their children make.

Al Fong posted an excellent drill for very young kids:

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… with the use of warm and fuzzy objects to fit their comfort level, in addition to creating an environment where the young kids can safely learn to overcome fears of running into something hard.

Mr. Wally does a great job of keeping his preschool boys active and busy by getting them to run and jump over mats. They have to figure out how fast to run and how far to jump—from one foam block to another. It’s safe, it’s fun, and it’s challenging. Sometimes they crash and burn, but it’s soft enough they don’t get hurt. Which means they’re more likely to try it again and again. To me, this is where vaulting starts for beginners.The depth and distance perception exercise trained in this fun manner is invaluable later as the gymnasts learn to gauge their run toward the vaulting table.

Ask Al Fong – Dragon Gymnastics – Vaulting starts with the run. Learning to run starts early.

Kids love that activity. They love elephant vaulting even better.