by site editor Rick McCharles
I’ll be making my first trip to the Emerald Isle.
Workshops at Renmore Gymnastics in Galway, June 18-22, 2011.
You may recall the interview with American coach Ariel Edesses on Couch Gymnast last year.
Our camps are independent of the National Coach Education program mentioned below …
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Katie has been keeping us updated on the state of Artistic Gymnastics in Ireland:
… Those who are familiar with Irish Gymnastics will agree that the governing body has undergone a huge amount of developmental change in the last few years. Notably that the long awaited newly developed coaching courses have been rolled out over the last three years thus increasing the coaches knowledge significantly which in turn has a major impact on the gymnasts talent.
… full time gymnastics facilities has increased … in the last few years, something that most clubs could only dream of for years.
With approximately 2,000 newly qualified coaches within the last two years and the talent is gradually rising to meet other European standards. …
Full Twist – Funding & Irish Gymnastics on the rise
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