Author: Rick Mc

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

dangerous pyramid building Japan

Japanese parents call for a ban on team gymnastics known as kumitaiso after competitive children took ‘human pyramids’ so high that 8,000 kids are now injured each year

pyramid

You can watch VIDEO on Daily Mail.

robot running partner

… Developed by a NASA robotics engineer, a trio of MIT students and Puma’s ad agency, the robot follows lines around a track at any pace you’d want, according to Fast Company. It can even match Usain Bolt’s 2009 foot-speed world record of 44.6 KPH (27.7 MPH) …

engadget

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

NEW recruits at Oklahoma

Everyone knows K.J. Kindler can work miracles with pretty much any recruit who shows up at Oklahoma.

But she’s got her hands full with these two – (former) football players Baker Mayfield and Nila Kasitati.

Click the image to watch it on NCAA.com.

football gymnast

Thanks Brenna.

reviving Belarus Gymnastics

Kylie Dickson will represent Belarus at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

This was a controversial decision. Nellie Kim – President of the FIG Women’s Technical Committee and vice president of the Belarusian Gymnastics Federation – played a key role in the decision to send two American trained Belorussians (who’d not actually ever been to Belarus) to 2015 Worlds.

Will Kylie Dickson inspire gymnasts who actually live in Belarus?

I doubt it.

But here’s some good news:

… The Belarus Gymnastics Association has set a task to revive the former glory and traditions of this sport. Particularly intensive work in this area began a year and a half ago, when Helen Skripel, a famous businesswoman in Belarus, became the Association’s Chair. These ambitious plans have become one of the priorities of her work and the Association’s activities.

To implement the “Revival Plan” the comprehensive program has been developed based on the study of problems, consultations with highly qualified specialists, including foreign ones, and bold marketing ideas. The program has received strong support from the Ministry of Sport and Tourism of Belarus and the National Olympic Committee.

The basic items of the project are sports facilities, coaching staff and promising athletes. Several gyms have already been renovated and equipped with the latest equipment. World-renowned expert Oleg Ostapenko has started working as the head coach of the women’s national team. …

UEG

Nellie Kim