Year: 2010

From Ohio State, Brandon Wynn may well be the Kevin Tan of the London Olympics. The big American score on Rings.

Stick It Media:

… Wynn is going to make it very difficult for the Olympic selection committee to keep him off the 2012 team. In addition to being the nation’s top athlete on rings, he’s also developing into a formidable all-arounder. He has one more year left of NCAA competition. …

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. His is the first Ring routine of these three.

Here’s some training footage, spotted by Bilozerchev.

Click PLAY or watch them on YouTube.

Georgia could score as high as any team on Bars.

In College gymnastics the best Floor routine is the most entertaining routine. Without conspicuous errors.

Big tumbling is bonus.

Perhaps the routine I’ve enjoyed most this year is Emily Green from Kentucky.

Click PLAY or watch Emily’s Floor on YouTube.

Emily’s only ranked 40th on Floor on GymInfo. That’s how many great routines College gymnastics has to offer.

Emily made Gymnastike’s list of Best Floor 2009 last season.

Who will win NCAA Floor this year?

Not McCool. … Perhaps Brandi Personett.

Recall that JAO posted some superb kip coaching videos, the best online.

• The Kipping Process Part I
• The Kipping Process parts II and III

Here’s the newest of 7 JAO vids posted on Gymnastike.

Click PLAY or watch it on Gymnastike.

All gymnasts can learn straddle cast handstand without deduction. Very, very few can learn straight body cast without deduction. Our priority should be on straddle-up.

You need talented and physically prepared girl to do those exercises. Before you get to this stage, beginners need start with orientation mini-tramp drills. (video)

Click PLAY or watch her Beam on YouTube.

Gymnastics Issues:

This is the 10 – 11 April and it actually looks like there is going to be some competition …

click through for names of competitors.

This guy wasn’t invited …

All acrobats want to be weightless.

But what about your dog?

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Thanks Warren.

(via Discovery News)

Recall we posted a job in St. John’s.

Now here’s one in Corner Brook.

Saltos Gymnastics Club is seeking an energetic and positive individual for the position of Head Coach.

Saltos Gymnastics Club is the largest gymnastics club on the West Coast of the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. We have over 186 gymnasts ranging in age from 18 months – 16 years of age enrolled in our various programs. Our Club has approximately 30 competitive athletes, primarily female and primarily CPP Level I and II. In 2010, Saltos introduced our first Cheerleading Program!

The Head Coach is responsible for a range of duties including the delivery of strong competitive, pre-competitive programs for women. The Head Coach will also work in cooperation and collaboration with the Director of Recreation Programs to ensure strong linkages between recreation and competitive programs. The Head Coach will monitor and evaluate club programs and make recommendations for change. The Head Coach will supervise other club coaches, oversee coaching development and assist with the allocation of appropriate staffing resources.

NCCP Level II minimum combined with at least 5 + years of experience coaching competitive athletes. An equivalent combination of certification and experience will also be considered. Strong English language communication skills as well as good management skills are essential.

Qualified applicants are invited to submit their resume, covering letter and two work related references to Denise May at sd.may AT nl.rogers.com.

Very elegant. Clean tumbling. Nice landings. Surprising amplitude for a slight built Junior.

This is good gymnastics.

Click PLAY or watch her Floor on YouTube.

(via Aunt Joyce and Couch Gymnast)

by site editor Rick McCharles

Mas Watanabe posted some basic drills on The Gymnastics Minute for improving the “alignment” of round-off. (see the video here)

Without question of the tumbling “basics”, round-off is the most problematic.

In reality, mistakes in round-off are taught at a very early stage. These drills (and others) must be introduced and improved by a very sophisticated coach, one with a good eye for detail. This is one reason that the Head Coaches must be closely involved with precomp classes.

My own system is to delay the round-off as long as possible, instead challenging beginners with accelerating cartwheel series. When gymnasts can do cartwheel series both directions fairly well, they won’t have major problems learning round-off.

That said, I’ve seen World Champions at World Championships doing basic round-off drills on the podium. This is one basic you should never stop training.

When it comes to difficult skills like round-off, go slow to go fast.