We just finished a busy coach education week — Dec 16-21st:
Level 4
Level 3
Level 2 … videotaping & draft of new program
Hosts were University of Calgary, Gymtastics and Calgary Gymnastics Centre.
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Level 4 is dedicated to producing gymnasts to compete internationally. The curmudgeon-who-stole-Christmas, Keith Russell, organized the week’s schedule. 🙂
• anatomy
• biomechanics
• video performance analysis
• sleep, recovery and human performance
• planning
• coaching through puberty
• leadership
• training & competition readiness
Clinicians Guy Lavoie, Pro Stergiou, Charles Samuels, Tony Smith, Penny Werthner & Dave Paskevich.
Kelly Manjak came in as expert for two days of Tumbling & Vault.
Alain Duchesne, Jamie Atkin & Brett MacAulay led sessions in Trampoline sports.
Brett demonstrated CGC’s new video analysis system.
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Level 3 is dedicated to producing gymnasts to compete nationally. Karen Haverstock, Jeremy Mosier, Tony Smith and myself were some of the clinicians.
Tony is the new National Team Director. For the Men’s apparatus we looked at what needs to change in Canada to correct the persisting problems with the Senior Team. Tony has introduced an entirely new competitive structure for the coming season. Some groups will compete a Rings strength routine, a P Bars strength routine and a Floor strength/flexibility routine.
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The new Level 2 (“competitive introduction”) will focus on preparation for quality training.
Gymnastics Canada is finally sending the old coaching manuals to the archives. The new L2 will be entirely digital. The course on video, distributed on USB sticks.
If materials from any of those courses are made available online, I’ll link from here.
Merry Christmas to everyone involved. Drive safely.
The weather in Calgary was cold & snowy all week!
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