Talking to Dave Arnold at the Western Canadian Championships, he still prefers roof shingles over any other kind of free weights.
Month: May 2016
conditioning at Orlando Metro
Click on the image to watch on FloGymnastics.
tips for gymnasts
backward handspring drill
Ideal for improving the skill.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
Of course it works for Flyspring, as well, from a jump backwards. Eventually you can connect Flyspring to backward handspring in series.
developing early pirouettes
The biggest problem with pirouettes is finishing the turn too late.
Click PLAY or watch a Gymnastics Progressions teaser on Facebook.
Thanks Mary.
Summer Gymnastics Camp Idaho
I’ll be there. Sign up soon if you are going as it is near certain to sell out in the Olympic year.
Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho near Spokane.
gymnasts from Nunavut
Not to be confused with Nunavik, a region in northern Quebec, or Nunatsiavut, an autonomous Inuit region in northern Newfoundland and Labrador. …Nunavut is the newest, largest, northernmost, and least populous territory of Canada. It was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999 …
Meet some gymnasts from Rankin Inlet. 🙂
Onodi variations
Gym Skills Guide: Onodi Variations
Life Stories – Liang Chow
An excellent interview with the likeable coach from Iowa. He loves his new country.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
(via papaliukin)
parenting a young athlete
Rachel Doherty posted an excellent article. It includes some tough facts. And this interesting graphic.
1. Having an athlete is expensive
2. Sport is a selfish beast
5. There are far more hard days than podium moments
9. It has to be their dream, not yours
Click through to read the rest.
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