At a recent coaching clinic, FIG growth and development expert Keith Russell questioned the high number of hours of training for young children in Artistic Gymnastics.
His concerns are valid, of course. It’s refreshing to see more coaches opting to train fewer, higher quality hours. Shawn Johnson trains far fewer hours than most of her competitors, for example.
But some coaches are more worried about what their gymnasts are doing when they are NOT in the gym. Staircase “luge”, for example.
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