Full Twist linked to a charming family blog post from a gym Mom:
Caleb has had quite a year of gymnastics, starting his training in New Jersey, taking a month off when we moved overseas, and then getting acclimated to the way they do things in England as well as having a new gym, coach, and team. He’s been a trooper and has stuck with it, even through the emotional times. He’s putting in almost 20 hours a week at the gym and he still loves it. …
You would think gymnastics is gymnastics, but we were surprised to find it’s not so. When we moved to London, Caleb found out there are different names for all the ‘tricks’ he’s learned: back handspring=’flick’, back tuck = ‘tuck back’, front tuck = ‘front tummy’, lay-out = straight-back, straight-front. Also, one of the events isn’t high bar, but ‘loops’ where they wear gloves and ‘loops’ on the high bar. They also have an extra event called ‘PPP’ – Physical Preparation Programme. …
read the rest – Caleb’s 1st British Gymnastics Experience
(via Full Twist)
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