Men’s Gymnastics gets no respect

Mark Williams.

Better than never:

Van Wicklen posts top all-around score at 2018 Men’s Qualifier

Khoi Young
Young earns highest junior two-day total at 2018 Men’s Qualifier

Khoi Young – 76.70
Jordan Williams – 76.25
Adam Wooten – 75.55
Stewart Brown – 74.90
Oliver Zavela – 74.30
Garrett Braunton – 74.25

Junior Combined All-Around Results

Van Wicklen tops Men’s Qualifier

The event is the last opportunity for men to qualify for the 2018 U.S. Gymnastics Championships in Boston, Mass., Aug. 16-19, as well as an opportunity to tune-up for nationals. …

Van Wicklen posts top all-around score at 2018 Men’s Qualifier

Miss Val interview

Always informative and entertaining. Recorded at #GymCon2018.

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wall angle markings for turns to handstand

Paint like this is an ongoing reminder for coaches and gymnasts.

Blind Change to Handstand

Phoenix Gymnastics, Vancouver.

love / hate line drills

The best reason to use line drills in your training plan is to get a lot done in a short period of time. All gymnasts are working.

For compulsories, they are an excellent way to ensure you are getting many reps of simple skills.

Click PLAY or watch a sample on Instagram.

On the other hand … I’ve seen Gyms where kids get sick of line drills. Sometimes quality suffers with less able gymnasts.

A good compromise is to use line drills occasionally.

the Athlete Task Force is a thing

Kerry Perry … announced five members of the organization’s newly created Athlete Task Force: Shenea Booth, acrobatic gymnastics; Ivana Hong, women’s gymnastics; Jazzy Kerber, rhythmic gymnastics; Steven Legendre, men’s gymnastics; and Leigh Hennessy Robson, trampoline and tumbling.

Details.

Spencer is not convinced.

Cuban Gymnast Erick Lopez interview

Erick Lopez is the athlete with the largest number of medals from the Pan American Games (18) …

It would be easy for someone with his track record to blow his own trumpet, but Erick Lopez has always been a humble and simple man …

 I suffered the prejudices of being Black, Latin and Cuban, like previous generations at the World Championships. …

Havana Times

(via GymCastic)

Olympian still coaching Gymnastics at 83

Watch a touching and inspirational BBC interview with Gwynedd Lingard, who competed as a gymnast in the 1952 and 1960 Olympic Games, still coaches six classes a week at Penarth Gymnastics Club.

Gymnastics Coaching Jobs Facebook page

An excellent place to post full-time jobs.

It’s a closed group meaning you must ask to join. Normally only coaches, Gym owners and managers are accepted.

Gymnastics Coaching Jobs on Facebook

CA guest coaching at Renmore, Ireland