2010 – Page 120 – Gymnastics Coaching.com

handstand on Mt Remus

This is coach Krista Morris. She’s celebrating her brief holiday from the gym by doing gymnastics atop Mt Remus, Alberta.

besthike trip report

Nastia in the mud

Fun at the Flip Fest camp.

Posted on the Flip Fest Summer Camp Facebook page.

gymnastics – vault in a twist belt

Great idea.

This week’s gymnastics technique video features a low impact yurchenko full vault drill used by the University of Minnesota women’s gymnastics team and Coach Jim Stephenson …

Click PLAY or watch it on Gymnastike.

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They have a traveling rig connected to a twisting belt set up above their trampoline. Jim takes us through the drills they’re able to do on the station to teach all types of vaults: yurchenkos, tsukaharas, and even handspring entry vaults. The biggest advantage of a drill like this is that it’s low impact for the gymnast meaning they can do high reps of them without the pounding on their bodies.

Click PLAY or watch U Of Minnesota Traveling Rig Vault Station on Gymnastike.

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Here’s a similar twist belt concept. This is Calgary Gymnastics Centre Trampoline sports, coach Brett MacAulay.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

It slows down the skill brilliantly.

… Ultimately, however, I’d prefer not to use a belt, if possible. Or to use one as little as possible. Better the athlete do it themselves.

Marie Sophie Hindermann photoshoot

Marie Sophie Hindermann photoshoot.

more photos on GymFever (Romania)

Anna Pavlova – Balance Beam

MostepanovaFan:

Montage of Anna Pavlova on beam from 2001-2010. Easily my favourite gymnast of current times.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

481095ymg on IG forum created a Beam routine out of skills Anna has competed in the past:

Roundoff layout mount (E), front aerial (D), + side somi (D), + kolesnikova (D), switch ring leap (E), flip flop (B), + flip flop (B), + back layout to two feet (E), kotchetkova (D), + flip flop (B), + layout step out (C), full turn w/ leg at horizontal (C), onodi (D), + omelianchik (D), sissone (A), + sheep jump (D), roundoff (B), + back layout 3/1 dismount (F)

E 1
D 2
D 3
D 4
E 5
E 6
D 7
C 8
D 9
D
D
F 10
… old code counting 10 skills

CV = 1.00

4.40 + 1.00 + 2.50 = 7.90

That really surprised me. With that A Score (she would’ve had to complete every connection) she probably could have won any competition she was in without a fall. Thoughts everyone?

Gymnastics clinic – Calgary Gymnastics Centre

This post is for the 15 coaches, all successful, who took the 6-day course at CGC last week.

All course videos and links are now posted on the official Level 3 Coaching Clinic 2010 (MAG and WAG) home page.

Clinicians: Kyle Shewfelt, Adam Wong, Jeremy Mosier, Valérie Oudin Arsenault and Rick McCharles.

volunteer for the Olympics

Always wanted to be an Olympian?

… This may be as close as you can get.

• 18 years old by 1 January 2012
• Available to volunteer for a minimum of 10 days at either, or both, of the Games.
• Eligible to volunteer in the UK according to UK immigration laws.
• Able to attend a minimum of three training sessions prior to the Games.
• Agree to, and pass, certain security and background checks.
• Applicants for specialist sport volunteer roles must additionally be available for the Test Event which is planned to take place at North Greenwich Arena in January 2012.

details on British Gymnastics

No accommodation provided.

historic medals for Vietnam gymnast

Gymnastics Examiner has a good write up on last weekend’s World Cup meet in Portugal → China, Vietnam on the rise at World Cup Portugal; while Daniele Hypolito, Chen Yibing rising again

… The biggest surprise of the meet was Vietnam’s Phan Thi Ha Thanh, who made history for her country with silver medals on vault (13.762) and floor (13.475). Vietnam has never won a World Cup medal in gymnastics. …