Romanian Coach Nicolae Forminte said:
… the Code of Points does not help Romania develop and retain many gymnasts.
“Now the scoring is open(-ended), so everyone tries to do many difficult combinations that take a lot out of the body,” he said. “It’s not easy to make many routines. There are two notes, Difficulty and Execution. To have good execution you have to do it many times, and when the difficulty is higher, it is not easy to do many times.” …
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Some 2009 World Championships clips including the fall by Rebecca Bross on FX.
It’s interesting to look at a large number of falls closely to see why they happen – often very bad technique and form – and to speculate on why the coach left the skill in the routine.
Seems to me there’s too much incentive to do “difficulty” in our rules.
And that many of these athletes have not done enough landings on competition mats prior to the meet.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
The second reason to watch this edit is to analyze how some athletes can fall, and not get hurt, while others do get hurt.
I wonder if there is a “psychology of falling” that “saves” some kids. And not others. Or is it physical preparation, technique of falling … and luck?
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