Merde.
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Who is that maniac?
UPDATE: Commenters recall that gymnast. A Soviet from the late 1980s.
(via Learn Gymnastics Code)
Entries Tagged 'safety' ↓
triple Arabian !
June 17th, 2013 — floor (men), Gymnastics, safety
Gymneo – Flyaway
June 16th, 2013 — bars, Gymnastics, horizontal bar, product endorsements, psychology, safety
Here’s the latest teaser from Gymneo.TV out of France.
As a Canadian, I MUST be perfectly bilingual. 
But I sure wish these awesome gymnastics coaching tutorials were sold with subtitles in other languages. Hint hint.
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Awesome graphics.
That said — these videos reveal a fatal flaw.
IMHO no flyaway drill should ever have the feet come within 1 metre (1 yard) of the rail. That’s goal #1 for me while teaching the skill.
This skill requires no strength, no flexibility. Critical is psychology. Confidence is everything.
This demonstrator is not confident to keep her feet stretched. And we know why.
can’t believe you made it
June 14th, 2013 — parents, psychology, safety
This is being much shared on Facebook.
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Greg Roe – Trampoline skillz
June 13th, 2013 — safety, Trampoline
Many elements and series I’ve never seen before.
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Greg is helping Manjak’s Gymnastics in Toronto start up their Trampoline & Tumbling program.
age group Parallel Bars
June 12th, 2013 — Gymnastics, judging, parallel bars, safety
Blanton’s Gymnastics Consultancy on Facebook linked to this age group Parallel Bar routine.
2 Group I’s, 0 Group II’s, 4 Group III’s, 1 Group IV, 1 Group V…A,A,B,D,D,C,D,C
That’s how they do it! Where is the front uprise?!
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A difficult element from underarm (group 2) is required for Senior. But that doesn’t mean we need to require it of narrow shouldered growing boys.
Hey. That’s a HIGH catch position on Tippelt. This kid might fly to handstand.
world’s longest rope swing?
June 9th, 2013 — safety
I previously posted the Corona Arch rope swing.
This one’s bigger. 
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(via Gear Chase)
Why the Olympics?
June 8th, 2013 — ethics, Olympics, parents, product endorsements, psychology, safety
I keep reading online how the Olympics MUST have all the very best athletes. That every medal contender must be there.
I keep reading that more sports must be added. That existing sports — especially gymnastics — needs more athletes at the Games.
… And I don’t disagree.
But the Olympics is about far, far more than whether Vika or Gabby should have won the AA.
Just watch.
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By using sport as a tool for social change, the IOC and its partners implement various activities across the globe in fields such as humanitarian assistance, peace-building, education, gender equality, the environment and the fight against HIV/AIDS, thereby contributing to the achievement of the UN Millennium Development Goals.
This is why the IOC is supporting the FIG Age Group Development Program for developing nations.
building a strap bar
June 4th, 2013 — bars, Gymnastics, horizontal bar, safety
JAO is at it again.
Improving his gym.
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Order your colored athletic tape from Pre-Wrap.com. Very fast order placement and shipment.
Using PVC pipe for swings on a Bar is great for beginners. Hand width is locked. There’s no worry about grip.
Once they can do a skill 10 times in one turn on the Bar, I ask them to switch to griping old socks taped on to the rail. To start learning the grip shift. And how to vary width of the hands.
If you are at all worried when making the switch, put a small hip pad between the hands.
Leave a comment if you have additional tips.
spring board slipping?
May 29th, 2013 — Gymnastics, safety, vault
Olympic Vault finalist Ellie Black had problems vaulting at Canadian Championships.
Coach David Kikuchi wondered if the spring board was slipping forward as she punched.
To check, they carried over a package of heavy shingles to BLOCK the board from moving forward.
Ellie did vault well in that training session.
The shingles, by the way, were being used as weights for the free standing equipment.
Luiza Galiulina 2yr suspension
May 28th, 2013 — Gymnastics, Olympics, safety, sport medicine
Lausanne (SUI), FIG Office, May 28, 2013:
In the dispute between the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG), relating to the sanctions imposed on Uzbek gymnast Luiza Galiulina, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has ruled in support of WADA. As a result, the athlete has been suspended for a period of two years, with the ban effective from August 1, 2012.
The gymnast was tested positive during an anti-doping control carried out during a training session ahead of the Olympic Games on July 25, 2012. The B sample analysis confirmed the presence of the banned substance furosemide. …
via email from FIG
Examiner commentary:
Doping cases in gymnastics are extraordinarily rare, but the ones that do occur usually involve furosemide, which is used to treat hypertension, edema and keep racehorses from bleeding through the nose during races (seriously.) Thailand’s Do Thi Ngan Thuong was banned from the 2008 Olympics after testing positive for furosemide (she said she had taken it as a weight-loss supplement) and Brazil’s Daiane dos Santos tested positive in 2009. Both continued competing internationally following their suspensions.
width of Horizontal Bar mats
May 27th, 2013 — Gymnastics, horizontal bar, judging, product endorsements, safety
Nathan Gafuik was competing H Bar.
On a Stalder Rybalko one hand slipped. He fell, landing hard on the red safety edge matting.
Mats of this width were only introduced at Canadian Championships two years ago.
Formerly they were only as wide as the support standards.
Thank Gymnova for bringing such wide landing mats.
Curse FIG MTC for not devaluing Rybalko this Code. It’s obvious that those elements are overused, poorly executed and very dangerous.
GYMNASTICS Handbook of Sports Medicine & Science
May 21st, 2013 — Acrobatic Gymnastics, Aerobic Gymnastics, books & manuals, Gymnastics, Rhythmic, safety, sport medicine, sport science, Trampoline
To be published October 2013.
UPDATE – Available for preorder now $59.95 in the USA.
The Handbook of Sports Medicine is an ongoing series of specialist reference volumes sponsored by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and designed specifically for the use of professionals working directly with competitive athletes.
The target groups for whom this handbook is written includes (1) interested medical doctors who have little or no training in sports medicine, as well as sports medicine professionals; (2) physiotherapists and other health-related professionals; (3) team coaches who have academic preparation in the basic sciences; and (4) knowledgeable gymnasts.
The purpose of this volume is to present a comprehensive, state-of-the-art description of the medical and scientific aspects of Olympic gymnastics sports.
Dennis Caine, Professor and Interim Dean College of Education and Human Development, University of North Dakota
Keith Russell, President Scientific Commission (FIG)
Liesbeth Lim, Former National Sports Physician of the Royal Dutch Gymnastics Federation, 1997–2012
Girls Unstoppable
May 9th, 2013 — ethics, parents, safety, Trampoline
Olympic Trampoline champion Rosie MacLennan:
… is promoting a Dove campaign — “Girls Unstoppable” — to help raise awareness about body issues among young female athletes. …
MacLennan said she suffered from self-doubt when she saw that there were a lot of trampolinists who were smaller and skinnier. Her mom Jane was always there to help her see herself in a positive light. …
… Together, we can help them build strong self-esteem and body confidence so they don’t quit doing the things they love. Get involved and make a girl in your life unstoppable.
Download our toolkit of confidence-building activities …
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