NCAA Gymnastics rankings – week 5

R.I.P. Vasily Skakun

The legend of Power Tumbling coaches, Vasily Alexandrovich Skakun, has died age-81.

Vasily did a clinic in our gym in Canada in the 1990s. Unforgettable.

His Gym in Stavropol produced dozens of world-class power tumblers.

His work is continued by son and daughter and hundreds of his alumni.

acrobatic sports montage

High Bar: @andy_toba
Acroduo: @duo_in_motion
Parallel Bars: @lukasdauser
BMX: @timhofel

introducing Healy on P Bars

With minimal spotting.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

With beginners, ideally have them start with Heally on whatever arm they feel comfortable. THEN have them do the same on the opposite arm.

Next step after the video — for me — is to do Healy on P Bar boxes. With padding, of course. For the first attempts on boxes, slide a mat underneath the legs. This helps build the confidence to go for it.