I volunteered last week at Renmore, an up-and-coming club. They’ve doubled (or tripled) their membership since moving into a full time facility about 18 months ago.
I tried to work with as many kids as possible,( … though I wasn’t much help with the Rhythmic girls). Renmore offers Tumbling, Rhythmic, WAG and MAG Artistic. And a bit of Acro.
Here’s a brief glimpse of what happened that week, culminating in the Year End Show.
I’m not sure why, but adult gymnastics is BIG right now. And Chelsea Piers, NYC is the Mecca of adult gymnastics worldwide.
NBC TODAY Show
More and more adults are signing up for gymnastic classes to get fit. TODAY’s Amy Robach, a former gymnast, returns to her root to find out why people as old as 70 are jumping up on the balance beam.
USA GYMNASTICS NATIONAL CONGRESS and TRADE SHOW
Held in conjunction with 2011 VISA Championships August 17-20, 2011
Saint Paul River Centre, Saint Paul, Minn.
Something for Everyone!
… Club Owners, Recreational Instructors/Teachers, Offices Managers, Program Managers, and more!
This year’s event will feature 3 days of education with more than 175 sessions.
Sessions are provided on coaching, judging, business, preschool, school age, fitness and cheerleading. Attendees will also have the ability to learn from leading experts from all 6 disciplines Women’s, Men’s, Rhythmic, Acrobatics, and Gymnastics for All.
In addition, USA Gymnastics is excited to announce 2 NEW offerings to the educational line up! Hands on Spotting sessions and Certification sessions will be offered and included in the price of registration. …
Prices vary. Check the Registration page to find out the cost to you.
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If your main interest is how to MAKE MONEY at Gymnastics, sign up for the WednesdayNational Business Conference. ($150 current Member Club, $250 Non Member Clubs)
Separate registration via the link above.
Congress already has a Business Stream, so the extra Wednesday is BONUS.
Is trampoline a good activity for participants with special needs?
Find out on a new site out of the U.K. dedicated to the topic. It already has a surprisingly number of links.
Rebound Therapy® is the phrase used to describe the practice of using a trampoline to provide therapeutic exercise and recreation for people with a wide range of Special Needs. …
… a resource for people across the world involved in trampolining and specifically encourage those involved with special needs participants. You might be a special needs teacher, a physiotherapist, a mainstream trampolining coach …
As editor of Gymnastics Coaching I track what’s happening online with gymnastics, trampoline and acrobatic sports.
The state of the Gymternet for competitive Artistic Gymnastics has never been better. But for Recreation Gymnastics, there are very few good sites.
To fill that void, I launched RecGymnastics.com in January 2011. There are more than 50 posts already, and the site is highly ranked for a search of “Rec Gymnastics” and “Recreation Gymnastics“.
It’s set up to be a site with multiple bloggers. Posting is as easy as Facebook.
If you are interested in sharing text, photos and/or videos of non-competitive gymnastics, email me at Rick_McCharles@hotmail.com.
