Stuck mount.
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a successful conditioning program
by site editor Rick McCharles
The newly arrived Head Coach in a gym with over 100 competitive girls, I needed to organize a very adaptable conditioning program.
We had large numbers. We had kids with vastly different training hours. We had too few coaches to directly supervise every child.
Here’s what we did:
First half hour of training for every girl was warm-up stretching, games and “floor complex”. These were line drills adjusted to the specific needs of each ability level. Emphasis was on “form” and body position.
The second half hour was conditioning: either Partner or Individual program. Each gymnast had both programs back-to-back in a plastic sheet along with a small golf pencil to make revisions. Kids tried to finish all exercises within 30min.
Actually, both the Partner sheet and the Individual sheet had 2 programs: Medium intensity and Hard intensity. If the gymnast had training the following day, they did the Medium intensity. If no training the next day, then the Hard intensity.
Once gymnasts had their sheets, the onus was on them to do the work. The coaches stayed “free” to observe and step-in when necessary. (Coaches were steadily busy.)
At first we feared the girls would “cheat” or “slack off”. Not so. Within a couple of weeks everyone was “into it”. The psychology of the gym was excellent. It developed intrinsic motivation.
The girls were asked to do each exercise “to exhaustion”. Until their muscles were shaking. We did not assign specific numbers of repetitions though the girls were encouraged to remember their personal records and try to beat them.
We changed both programs once a month. The individual training plan changed on the 1st of the month, the Partner plan on the 15th.
We kept about 50% of the exercises and changed the rest to something more challenging. By the end of the year girls were doing better ring strength than many of the boys!
sample – individual-conditioning (PDF)
KAILIN CHIO 10.0 Vault
Lily Smith – Floor
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official song 2026 Worlds Rotterdam
“That Bridge We Built Today” is the official song for the 2026 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Rotterdam, performed by Dutch pop singer-songwriter Evie van der Heijden.
It was written to embody the event’s slogan, “Building Bridges,” symbolizing the connection between athletes, fans, and different cultures.
You can find the entire track on Spotify if you are a subscriber.
Or listen to a snippet on Shazam.
European Trampoline Champions ’26
Synchronised Trampoline
Senior Men
GOLD Stanislau Yaskevich & Ivan Melnikau (AIN1) 52.520
SILVER Fabian Vogel & Matthias Schuldt (GER) 51.810
BRONZE Jordy Mol & Ralph Van Tilborg (NED) 49.190
Senior Women
GOLD Zlata Miniakhmetava & Katsiaryna Yarshova (AIN1) 48.790
SILVER Catarina Marianito Nunes & Sofia Correia (POR) 47.360
BRONZE Noemi Romero Rosario & Erica Sanz (ESP) 43.690
U21 Mixed
GOLD Maia Bochoridze & Tsotne Chkhaidze (GEO) 47.900
SILVER Ildan Makhiianov & Diana Strelnikova (AIN2) 47.880
BRONZE Mariyana Uzunova & Kaloyan Petrov (BUL) 46. 180
Junior Men
GOLD Yelizar Hutsau & Daniil Kirushkin (AIN1) 50.260
SILVER Carlos Martin & Manuel Oliva (ESP) 46.600
BRONZE Gleb Kuzichking & Grigorii Volkov (AIN2) 46.390
Junior Women
GOLD Kseniya Pabudzei & Kira Parcheuskaya (AIN1) 48.350
SILVER Sophie Darous & Alena Maio Tuna (FRA) 45.970
BRONZE Anna Syryn & Laure Mestdagh (BEL) 44.960
Double Mini-Trampoline
Senior Men
GOLD Oko Aikeremiokha (GBR) 30.300
SILVER Mikhail Iurev (AIN2) 29.800
BRONZE Timofei Golubenko (AIN2) 29.000
Senior Women
GOLD Alena Kalashnikova (AIN2) 25.900
SILVER Molly Mckenna (GBR) 25.600
BRONZE Kirsty Way (GBR) 20.200
Junior Men
GOLD Gabriel Arias (ESP) 28.000
SILVER Iaroslav Dushchenko (AIN2) 27.000
BRONZE Timofei Chigvintsev (AIN2) 26.100
Junior Women
GOLD Ava Parsons (GBR) 25.900
SILVER Paige Russell (GBR) 25.600
BRONZE Daria Khovansaia (AIN2) 24.900
Tumbling
Senior Men
GOLD Vasco Peso (POR) 31.400
SILVER Tofiq Aliyev (AZE) 29.300
BRONZE Magnus Lindholmer (DEN) 28.300
Senior Women
GOLD Lani Spiessens (BEL) 25.100
SILVER Alexandra Efraimoglou (GRE) 24.800
BRONZE Jaeda-Lei Jeffers (GBR) 23.200
Junior Men
GOLD Laurent Lommaert (BEL) 27.700
SILVER Frankie John Clark (GBR) 25.100
BRONZE Harry William Bingham (GBR) 24.500
Junior Women
GOLD Varvara Dorokhova (AIN2) 24.800
SILVER Emily Seaman (GBR) 24.400
BRONZE Liia Valieva (AIN2) 23.600
Individual Trampoline
Senior Men
GOLD Ivan Litvinovich (AIN1) 65.310
SILVER Gabriel Albuquerque (POR) 64.240
BRONZE Kirill Kozlov (AIN2) 63.870
Senior Women
GOLD Anzhela Bladtseva (AIN2) 58.680
SILVER Iana Lebedeva (AIN1) 58.240
BRONZE Soffia Aliaeva (AIN2) 57.670
U21 Men
GOLD Fedor Sorokin (AIN2) 59.410
SILVER Bazhen Silin (AIN1) 57.290
BRONZE Remi Brochard (FRA) 57.610
U21 Women
GOLD Viktoryia Asiayuk (AIN2) 52.330
SILVER Anna Maria Mouratiada (GRE) 51.770
BRONZE Mariyana Uzunova (BUL) 51.580
Junior Men
GOLD Aleksei Gurin (AIN2) 58.410
SILVER Grigorii Volkov (AIN2) 58.090
BRONZE Daniil Kirushkin (AIN1) 57.610
Junior Women
GOLD Glafira Zaiko (AIN2) 54.330
SILVER Kseniya Pabudzei (AIN1) 54.290
BRONZE Nino Koridze (GEO) 53.050
Find the full results on the event website: 2026 European Championships in Trampoline, Double Mini-Trampoline and Tumbling – Portimao (POR) | European Gymnastics
Laurent Landi to Georgia
No surprise.
Expect Georgia to recruit some of the top elites.
Forster Bar Pro Adjuster
Great add-on idea for AAI Bars.
$139.00 as I post.
The new Forster Bar Pro Adjuster is designed and made by Asher Athletic to transform setup time into seconds, giving you more time to train while mitigating possible injury or mistake.
No more jumping or pinched fingers (or worse) – Safe & easy AAI bar height adjustment is here
SAFE FOR COACHES AND GYMNASTS WHEN ADJUSTING THE HEIGHT OF MOST AAI UNEVEN BAR SETS. UPGRADE YOUR GYM!
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Daniele Hypólito ready for Men’s World Cup 😀
Daniele Hypólito, now age-41, last competed at the Brazilian National Championships in 2021.
BUT is she making a comeback for soccer? 😀
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