Author: Rick Mc

Career gymnastics coach who loves the outdoors, and the internet.

Bretschnieder to Kolman

UPDATE – I made two three mistakes on this post from yesterday titled layout Bretschnieder to Bretschnieder

It’s Hidetaka Miyachi training layout Bretschnieder to Kolman.

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Dangers of Trampoline Parks

Trampoline and pits are dangerous unless taught by a certified, qualified, experienced coach. Find the best club and coach in your area.

how much TRAINING / EXPERIENCE has this referee had?

Ty Thomasson died at 30 years old in February 2012 after somersaulting into a shallow foam pit at Skypark, a facility in Phoenix.

Trampoline parks host up to 50 million visitors annually but both adults and children are suffering severe and even fatal injuries after visiting these popular attractions. The families of injured victims speak out.

Watch the 3 minute feature on Doctor Oz.

Jake Stoeckicht – tumbling drills

I want to attend a camp with coach Jake Stoeckicht from Rockford. He’s passionate. A great communicator. And I really like his approach to backward tumbling.

He uses many drills with exaggerated hip flexion. Edouard Iarov and many of the top coaches of the world encourage that technique. Note that the final skill in competition will not be done with anywhere near this kind of hip flexion. These are only progressions.

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