Worlds 1985 in Montreal. That Soviet team was magnificent. Olga so artistic.
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Month: May 2020
Coaching TIPS from Rick McCharles
Gymnastics British Colombia asked me to put together an online coach education presentation to help fill the gap until our normal Canadian National Coaching Certification Program courses resume.
I decided to add voice over to a presentation I’ve done at various Congress events since 2014. I’ve called it …
Gymnastics Basics:
SAFest, FUNest, FASTest, EASiest, LeastSpottingest 😀
In fact it’s a random collection of some of my favourite WAG & MAG drills that work well in a wide number of different kinds of competitive clubs. It includes some progressions that I find infrequently used in the 30+ Gyms I visit each year.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. (44min)
Gymnastics Australia COVID-19 reopening
Frank Sahlein shared a document from Gymnastics Australia:
PREPARATION OF TRAINING/ COMPETITION ENVIRONMENTS
Once gymnastics clubs are provided with the endorsement to resume gymnastics activities in any capacity, the following specific factors for a safe resumption of training and participation should be considered …
Program Scheduling
- How can training be staggered to minimise numbers and reduce contact?
- Modifying training times so that there are less people present at one time
- Scheduling adequate venue and equipment cleaning time between sessions.
Cleaning
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Bathrooms/change rooms, kitchens, and entrance foyer
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What is the protocol and frequency of cleaning shared facilities?
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Treatment of surfaces
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– A single deep clean will not provide any ongoing protection
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– Use a product with residual viricidal activity to inactivate viruses
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– Diluted bleach solution for non-porous surfaces (70% alcohol solution or diluted bleach solution) is effective on non-porous surfaces.
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– Surfaces such vinyl mat coverings, high touch areas (doorknobs, benches, etc) require regular mechanical wiping.
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– Some cleaning solutions may cause skin irritation, so take care to use gloves when cleaning, and wipe mats again with damp cloth (water) for surfaces that have greater contact area (e.g. children lying on mats).
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That’s a short excerpt.
Read the entire document.
One recommendation new to me was this:
Gymnastics Australia recommends that all its members download the Australian Government COVID-19 contact tracing app (COVIDSafe).
Ninja cats
Who needs gymnasts?
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I probably saw this linked from Olga Korbut. She loves cat videos.
Michael Jordan on WINNING
There is no ‘i’ in team but there is in win.
I can’t recall any athlete who wanted to win more than Michael Jordan.
We should study his psychology. Recall he got cut from a High School team at the beginning.
In close games, he wanted to shoot the ball hinself EVERY play. A terrible team player. A winner.
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Handstand Homework
If kids are asking, the best resource I know is from Tumbl Trak.
They offer several packages around the Handstand Workbook which was developed by Carrie Lennox.
combinations only ever competed by Simone
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Happy Mother’s Day Chellsie
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American Gymnastics Academy reopening
Every club needs a video like this to explain how Gymnastics can be trained safely after COVID-19 reopening.
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details on MG Elite complaints
Scott M Reid interviewed many MG Elite gymnasts and their parents regarding their complaints about coaches Maggie Haney and Victoria Levine:
Parents were not allowed in the gym at MG Elite and Haney warned gymnasts not to complain to their parents about her coaching methods, according to six parents and documents related to the USA Gymnastics investigation. …
Girls who were unable or reluctant to perform skills or displeased Haney in training or competition were screamed at, berated and ridiculed, according to six parents and documents. A mistake could lead to Haney telling a gymnast she was lazy, fat, uncoachable or disrespectful, according to interviews and documents.
Haney and Levine regularly called gymnasts retarded or said they should be in the “retarded group,” according to parents.
“They used ‘retarded’ all the time,” a parent said. …
Sometimes Haney got physical. Haney pulled gymnasts by their hair off the balance beam or out of foam pits, according to five parents. When a gymnast fell on bars during a photo shoot for a leotard company, an enraged Haney pulled the girl by her hair to her feet, according to the gymnast’s mother. …
Special report: Families detail Maggie Haney’s abuse of young gymnasts
related:
GymCastic – Emotional Abuse: The Maggie Haney Eight Year Ban
The Skating Lesson – Maggie Haney’s Coaching Methods
Gymnastics Coaching.com 