Year: 2016

over 3,600 coaches through FIG Academy

The Mexican Gymnastics Federation hosted a Level 3 FIG Academy for Men’s (MAG) and Women’s Artistic Gymnastics (WAG) on October 1-8, 2016. This was the 243rd Academy overall and the 109th for Artistic Gymnastics since this coaching education programme began in 2002. The participation in Academies has now surpassed 3,600 different coaches from 124 countries. …

Only two of the participating coaches met the stringent special eligibility requirements for the FIG Coaching Brevet. Both were coaches for Women’s Artistic Gymnastics. They were Julian Gomez of Colombia and Arturo Padilla of Panama and the both easily met the required 85% on the combined theory and practical examinations. …

FIG Academy participation surpasses 3,600 coaches after Mexico course

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Bhavsar to Giant

Raj Bhavsar shows how to do his signature skill with amplitude. Connected.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

He first competed it internationally at World Stars in Moscow May 30, 2009.

Daniel Leyva Rio highlights

Click PLAY or watch it on Instagram.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BLh0pxohxgI/

Louis Smith still defending himself

Says he’s not racist. Only offensive.

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Not the apology I was hoping for.

Louis Smith reveals extremists sent him death threats over drunken Muslim-mocking video but insists he’s not racist

A commenter points out that racism is not the correct term. More accurate: religious hatred, religious discrimination, religious intolerance.

via Gymternet Clan

how to read the FIG Bulletin

The September 2016 edition of the FIG Bulletin is posted.

Via that link you’ll see the e-Publication version.

I’ve never liked those online magazine interfaces.

But if you click on the MENU in the left top corner there’s an option for PDF Download. Save the document to your computer. Then open it in a PDF reader.

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Much better. 🙂

The October 2016 edition of FIG World of Gymnastics is also free online.

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There are at least 2 ways to download that as a PDF if you click around.

Junior Commonwealth Championships Finals

1 Emily Thomas Wales 12.650 12.900 13.450 13.600 52.600
2 Caitlin Rooskrantz South Africa 13.850 12.900 12.450 12.750 51.950
3 Maisie Methuen Wales 13.650 12.100 12.150 14.000 51.900

Vault
1 Holly Jones Wales 13.900
2 Caitlin Rooskrantz South Africa 13.650
3 Samadiana Fariz New Zealand 13.400

Bars
1 Emily Thomas Wales 12.750
2 Latalia Bevan Wales 12.700
3 Caitlin Rooskrantz South Africa 12.450

Beam
1 Stella Ashcroft New Zealand 13.350
2 Isabella Brett New Zealand 12.900
3 Maisie Methuen Wales 12.850

Floor
1 Holly Jones Wales 13.650
2 Stella Ashcroft New Zealand 13.400
3 Maisie Methuen Wales 13.050
3 Isabella Brett New Zealand 13.050
full results

Gymnastics – “Angel Giants”

The last time I saw these they were done by Chuck Sebestyen, Canada’s WAG Olympic coach to the 1964 Games.

Chuck called them “Angel Giants”.

Click PLAY or watch them on Facebook. (end of video)

There’s a unique forward sole circle technique earlier in the video, as well.

Thanks Vali.

Jake at Gymnastics

Jake and his diverse group of friend love their action-packed gymnastics class, where they stretch, tumble, balance, turn somersaults and so much more. This is the perfect book to introduce toddlers to the joy of movement and the fun of gymnastics.

GoodReads

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