The Taiso Gymnastics Club in Saskatoon Saskatchewan is looking for a full time Gymnastics Coach.
The Taiso Gymnastics Club is a non-profit organization that operates both co ed recreational and competitive men’s gymnastics programs. The Taiso Gymnastics Club has been designated a Mens Artistic Gymnastics National Training Center
The Taiso Gymnastics Club is home to several National Athletes , four National Team members, the Junior Mens National Team Coach and 3 past Olympians.
Coaching experience and certification would be an asset, but not essential. The club would be willing to provide training for the right applicant for this position. The successful applicant would have the opportunity to mentor under Taiso’s Head Coach who is also the National Junior Mens Artistic Gymnastics Coach.
Salary – negotiable depending on qualifications.
Mail resumes and copies of certification in confidence to:
Taiso Gymnastics Club
610 47th Street East
Saskatoon, SK S7K 5X3Sask.
S6V 5G3
Want my OLD job? I was Men’s Head Coach at Altadore in Alberta, Canada for 10yrs. Kelly Manjak was Head Coach for 14yrs.
The Opportunity: Men’s Artistic Gymnastics Coach
The Club is seeking an extremely motivated permanent full time Men’s Artistic Gymnastics Coach to join the current coaching team. …
The primary responsibility will be for the development, scheduling, implementation and monitoring of the Boys Competitive gymnastic programs, evaluation of program effectiveness and children’s progress, testing and selection of gymnasts ready to join the competitive program; Supervision and evaluation of staff. A full job description is available upon request.
Applicants should have 5 years coaching recreational /pre-competitive children or 3 years coaching children at the National or International level. Level 2 NCCP Certification (or international equivalent) preferred. If not currently certified, the successful candidate will be required to complete Canadian certification within the first year of employment.
Competitive experience at national level is an asset. This opening could appeal to someone with proven leadership and communication skills, excellent knowledge of physiology, physical development and gymnastic safety who is compassionate, caring and enjoys working with children.
We are offering $48,859.20 per annum for a 40 hour week plus benefits. Deadline for applications is January 8, 2012. Resumes may be faxed to 403-720-3110 or sent by email to altadoreartisitcdirector@gmail.com
That’s a good salary in this part of the world. This is one of the best opportunities I’ve seen in some time for MAG.
2012 Olympic hopeful John Orozco has decided to go pro.
Orozco, one of the top U.S. men at the 2011 Worlds (5th all-around, 2nd all around after team prelims) made the decision to give up his NCAA eligibility — and future scholarship opportunities — in order to accept prize money and fees for appearances.
“It was a pretty tough decision for me, but I’ve finally made up my mind,” Orozco tweeted Sunday …
Good move. John’s young. Good. Likeable. He could be on National Team for the next 10yrs, easily enough time to earn more than he would have by taking an NCAA scholarship. Much more time than the WAG girls.
Good for John. Bad for the NCAA. He would have been a big draw in Collegiate competition.
Three members of the medal winning 2011 World Championships Team – Jonathan Horton of Houston, Texas, McKayla Maroney of Long Beach, Calif., and Alexandra Raisman of Needham, Mass. – are on the athlete roster for the Ralph Lauren Corporation, an official outfitter of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Teams for London 2012.
The gymnasts will serve as Ralph Lauren brand ambassadors leading up to and throughout the Games. …
The All-Around series was supposed to be the jewel in the crown of the new World Cup series. Four stops on three continents – Jacksonville, Glasgow, Stuttgart and Tokyo – were to see the top eight male and female gymnasts from the all-around final at the 2010 World Championships compete for prize money and ranking points.
The series flopped completely. …
… Only a single female gymnast, overall winner Huang Qiushuang, competed in three competitions. Not one female gymnast attended all four.
At the final competition in Tokyo in late November, the FIG wasn’t even able to find eight female gymnasts willing to compete. …
FIG’s Wolfgang Willam is committed to staying the course for the next 2yrs:
… The 2012/2013 World Cup will include six stops. Starting in New York in March 2012, the series will include Tokyo (April 2012), Stuttgart (November 2012), Glasgow (December 2012) before returning to the USA in early 2013 and finishing off in Tokyo in April 2013. …
… On the other hand, Nora points out that the Swiss Cup which offered 85.000 Swiss Francs in prize money and appearance fees this year was a better meet than Stuttgart.
Let’s wait and see. The AA World Cup is not working as badly in MAG. Many of the top guys are willing and able to get to most of the meets.
I still feel that money is the best way to grow international stars who can reach the general public in non-Olympic years.
I’m keen to see what the FIG Competitions and Marketing Commissions recommend in terms of “simplifying the rules” to better appeal to a mass audience.
Meanwhile, Lauren Mitchell’s been shooting a TV ad for VISA. There are stills from that session posted on Facebook.
UPDATE:
Visa, a proud sponsor of the Olympic Games for 25 years, announced today that Australian gymnast Lauren Mitchell will join sporting greats including swimmer Michael Phelps and shot put gold medalist Valerie Adams as the face of its London 2012 Olympic Games campaign. …
