2011 – Page 31 – Gymnastics Coaching.com

future Uchimura?

Valentin Uzunov sends a link. … Japan has a lot of depth. And a lot of good Juniors.

Is Shirai Kenzo from Tsurumi Junior Gymnastics Club a future Uchimura?

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

He’s quite the amazing twister.

Thanks JMSucart & Eoin Shimizu.

coaching course Philippines

On behalf of FIG, I’ll be leading a Women’s Artistic Gymnastics coaching course in Manila, Nov. 30 through Dec. 5th. We hope to have 25-30 coaches.

One of the mandates of the International Olympic Committee is to help grow Olympic sport around the world. To this end they budget money to support the National Olympic Committees (NOCs) in building sport programs.

One stream is called Olympic Solidarity funding.

I love this program having previously enjoyed courses in Cambodia and Bangladesh. (In fact, I just noticed that Wikipedia is using one of my photos from the Bangladesh course.)

Gymnastics Zone

Gymnastics Zone has more general information for gymnastics coaches and administrators than any other. That’s author, clinician, consultant coach John Howard.

But how do you find something specific on the huge site?

Start with the topic cloud:

Or you can submit a question via the Ask The Gymnastics Coach page.

… Or email either GymnasticsZone {AT} gmail.com or Consulting {AT} GymnasticsZone.com

It’s a terrific resource.

Cirque auditions Australia

Acrobatic and artistic gymnastics – Trampoline – Twirling – Skipping

Perth – December 9
Melbourne – December 11

details

Another “open” event. Talent Scout Marceline Goldstein will be running that audition. If your gymnast has amazing acrobatic talent, or multiple talents, I’d recommend they give it a go.

Here’s Marceline (Facebook) at the recent audition in Osaka.

In Japan, the Cirque du Soleil Casting partner is former Stanford coach Sadao Hamada (Facebook). Here he is at the Tokyo audition.

I’m planning a trip to Australia myself Jan/Feb.

Sands on ‘placebo effect’

I was honoured that Dr. Bill Sands took the time to state his opinion on the placebo effect. That was in the comments on this post — Doc Ali on mental toughness

Bill Sands:

There is some argument as to whether or not placebo effects are real. …

… I do not think there is a placebo effect. Period. None. Zip. Zero. Nada. Zilch. …

… Which makes sense to my reductionist materialistic way of thinking: why would actively doing nothing have any measurable physiologic effect? It shouldn’t and it doesn’t. Mind over matter? Bah, humbug. …

Bill is no beat-around-the-busher.

If interested, or if you want to respond, read Dr. Sand’s entire long comment including references here. It’s not easy to argue with Bill, be warned.

Bill does concede that placebos sometimes seem to work, especially when data is subjective and when pain is rated. So don’t completely rule out placebo as a modality, but don’t claim sugar pills cure AIDS, either.

Dr Sands takes on a new position at the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) in Colorado Springs starting 15 December 2011. Congratulations.

Yui Fujii – QUINTUPLE turn Beam

First ever, so far as I’ve heard.

Watch it on Kazukuni Ohno’s Facebook.

… on to 6. 🙂

a John Roethlisberger story

John Roethlisberger is one of the gymnasts I admired most. Tough. Dedicated. Very difficult to defeat in competition. A warrior.

One time, he was too tough.

“Pack A Lunch and Grind it Out”……..As the Olympic Year approaches several of our USA National Team Members are in a battle with time to recover from injuries. In this segment of our Flash Back Interview with John Roethlisberger, John talks about his moment when his gymnastics came to a stand still between injury and time. John talks about his ACL Tear at US Championships in 1998 and his battle back from the injury at the age of 29.

PLEASE BE AWARE THAT THIS VIDEO SHOWS HIS INJURY ON VAULT

Click PLAY or watch it on Gymnastike.

http://www.gymnastike.org/embed/NTMxNTEyMTQw?related=1

I showed up at his gym one day, invited by his father/coach. Though he had no idea who I was, John instantly connected. In the first few moments he told me that he’d never retire from National Team — somebody would have to take his spot away.

Danell Leyva may have John’s kind of career. Three Olympics.