by site editor Rick McCharles
Each year after the Canadian Championships we schedule an advanced coaching clinic. In this session the current National Coach Vladimir Lashin does a brief overview of release moves and dismounts on Bars.
Click PLAY or watch it on Gymnastike.
I tried to edit this into some kind of a “story”. But the clinic really was like the video, just a skimming of target skills.
http://c1403192.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/player.swf
The demonstrator in red is 9yr-old Shallon Olsen from Omega Gymnastics Academy, the most talked about gymnast at the meet. Everyone was asking: “If Shallon does this much difficulty at age-9, can she survive to age-15 when eligible for Sr. competition?
One of the lone voices to opine that big difficulty at a very young age is not necessarily a guarantee of burnout was Miguel Constante, one of the very best coaches in Canada. He feels it’s a tremendous advantage long-term, if the athlete can avoid injury and loss of motivation.
more video of Shallon training
… Is she cute, or what?
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