Month: March 2010

… in order to go fast in the development of a gymnast, we need to go SLOW. Coaches need to make the athletes and parents understand that Gymnastics is a long term sport, especially if seeking to reach a high level of competition. Strong basics and fundamentals are key to the success of any athlete in any sport.

The tap swings(on Uneven Bars) are a perfect example of something we need to take a LONG time on. It doesn’t matter if a gymnast already has the correct body shape in the transfer between the hollow-arch-hollow….. it needs to be repeated many times so it can be strengthen and “recorded” in the brain. …

ET Gymnastics Coaching

Reading this post I was reminded of the philosophies of David Kenwright.

Click PLAY or watch the video on YouTube.

From Dory Dynna:

… pretty much sums up the city from Feb.12-28. …

I’ve always been a bit of a Vancouver skeptic, myself, thinking it’s somewhat over-rated.

But I must now bow down to the city on Canada’s left coast. Congratulations on a job well done.

Ridiculous. That’s what some are saying about escalating scores in NCAA Gymnastics.

But I love it.

This may be the best NCAA season ever. So many teams have proven they can put up big scores.

The Gym Dogs sent a crystal clear nation to the collegiate gymnastics world Saturday afternoon; that they are truly back amongst the nation’s elite.

With its 197.900-197.875 win over No. 3 UCLA at Stegeman Coliseum, Georgia proved to the nation it can compete, and defeat, anyone at anytime. …

Gym Dogs edge UCLA with stellar score

How did the rankings end up after this weekend’s action?

… Along with the highest all-around score (60.550), Bross won uneven bars (15.300), beam (15.300) and floor (14.850).

“I am very proud of myself,” Bross said. “I just wanted to go out and hit, and I did that. It’s still early in the season, so I’m just ready for the rest of it now. It was amazing to watch girls from my gym win this event and then go out and see what they accomplished, and I just hope the string continues for me.” …

… Russia’s Maxim Devyatovsky took advantage of the misfortune of mid-meet leader Jonathan Horton to win the men’s title with 90. 600. Horton cruised through the first four events, including the top rings score of 15.800, before coming undone at parallel bars. He missed a front uprise and later slipped on a giant swing and jumped off. He finished strong on high bar to second at 90.150.

“I am very, very glad to have won,” Devyatovsky said. “It was important to me because in 1986, 24 years ago, an athlete (Alexei Tikhonkikh) from the former Soviet Union and my hometown was winner of the American Cup, and an American girl (Kristie Phillips) won at that competition, as well. So I am very glad!” …

read more on International Gymnast – Bross, Devyatovsky Claim Tyson American Cup

related:

Gymnastics Examiner commentary – Rebecca Bross, Maxim Devyatovskiy capture 2010 American Cup titles

Gymnastics Examiner – Notes and quotes from the 2010 American Cup

Andy Thornton Men’s commentary – My thoughts on the American Cup…Part 1

gymnastics issues linked to a number of routines by young WOGA gymnasts. One sample.

… Emily Zeng – She competed in the 8 – 11 years Level 8 division. She only did Bars but she won with a 9.90! Check it out below. Last year she also won level 7 states and scored a 10.0 on bars …

Click PLAY or watch Emily on YouTube.

Click through for more videos: gymnastics issues – WOGA – Future Stars

I’ve been following the evolution of bike acrobatics since first coaching at Woodward West Gymnastics and Action Sport camp.

But this is getting NUTS …

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I saw the full film at the Best of the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour. It won the People’s Choice Award 2009, the most recent in the Kranked series.

Kranked – Revolve – radical-films.com

Balancing on three chairs and performing a handstand on the edge of this cliff face, extreme artist Eskil Ronningsbakken takes his balancing feat to the limit.

Pictured here almost 1,000ft above the ground at the edge of the Flydalsjuvet cliff in Geiranger, Norway, the daredevil faces certain death with one wrong move. …

Mail Online – <a target="_blank" href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1240819/Dont-muscle-Circus-performers-amazing-handstand-

1-000ft-precipice-balanced-chairs.html”>Don’t move a muscle!

(via BeastSkills.com on Facebook)

Clara Hughes is one of the greatest Olympic athletes of all time. She’s the only women to win multiple medals in both Summer and Winter Olympics.

Amazing.

…
Sport At Its Best posted an interview with Clara where she talks about “winning”.

Nor surprisingly, the most amazing performances she’s witnessed in a very long career did not involve winning medals.

It’s a great read for all coaches.

Sport At Its Best – Clara Hughes interview

Thanks Brett for linking to this on Facebook.

I liked this preview visual posted on Gymtruthteller:

In a meet that lived up to its billing as one of the most exciting of the season, No. 1 Alabama fell at No. 2 Oklahoma, 197.950-197.275. The meet stayed tight into the final rotation in front of a crowd of 2,529 at the Lloyd Noble Center. The score was a school record for the Sooners and the Crimson Tide’s fifth 197-plus score of the season.

“Throughout the season I can only evaluate teams that we compete against on that night, and I can tell you that Oklahoma is the best team that we have competed against this season,” UA head coach Sarah Patterson said. …

GymTide

Grace Chiu of GraceClick.ca posted this photo on Facebook.

I’m guessing Kristina Vaculik was 1st AA, Cynthia Lemieux Guillemette 2nd, Nansy Damianova 3rd.

Comment if you can confirm or deny.