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Scott Morgan.

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Slow mo clip from a few weeks ago #slowmo #flips #progress #gymnastics #canfund #roadtorio #nowornever #training #workhard #fun #new #gains @bobwats

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Thanks John.

Denis Iremia

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I love this time of year. Reading year-end wrap-ups and top 10 lists. 🙂

Anne Josephson:

2015 marks the end of the second year of JAG Gym Blog. We’ve grown to a community of almost 13,000 regular subscribers and more than doubled the views coming in at over 2 million this year!

… a look back on the most popular blog posts of the year!

Number 10: 12 Ways to Be a Happier Gymnast in 2015

Number 9: Gymnasts Salute: 16 Ways Being a Gymnast Made You a Successful Adult

Number 8: 9 Beliefs That Will (Eventually, Probably) Lead Your Gymnast to Quit (or at Least be Very Unhappy)

Number 7: 15 Reasons Competitive Sports are Great for Kids (That Have Nothing to do with Winning)

Number 6: 5 Things You Probably Don’t Know About Gymnastics Judges (According to An Actual Judge)

Number 5: How Gymnastics Helps Your Child Succeed in School (Backed by Harvard Research)

Number 4: 18 Things Anyone Who Loves a Competitive Gymnastics Coach Should Know

Number 3: 10 Choices You Make as a Gymnast That Will Serve You Well for the Rest of Your Life

Number 2: If Gymnastics Coaches’ Repetitive Phrases Were Motivational Posters.

Number 1:  Sports Parenting in Ten Sentences.

The Javier Fernandez ice skating workout. 🙂

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Javier Fernández López (born 15 April 1991 in Madrid) is … the 2015 World champion …

He moved to Canada after Brian Orser and Tracy Wilson became his coaches and currently resides in Toronto. …

His girlfriend is Japanese former figure skater Miki Ando, the first and only female skater to complete a quadruple jump successfully in competition. They both intend to coach.

… a developmental skill that introduces a reverse grip for beginner athletes. …

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Luke Skywalker handstand training …

MCSMaria – A Critique of Star Wars Gymnastics

Shout out to Wayland Gymnastics (formerly Cartwheels) for hosting our 4 day WAG course Dec 27-30.

This was the new Gymnastics Canada Competitive Introduction course. The dead tree manual now replaced with video and PDF content. 75% apparatus / 25% sport science.

Happy New Year!

Marsden, who retired in April after coaching the Utes for 40 years, has joined the Pac-12 Networks broadcast team along with play-by-play experts Jim Watson and Brian Webber and analyst Amanda Borden.

Former Olympians Samantha Peszek and Alicia Sacramone Quinn are also joining the team.

Utah gymnastics: Greg Marsden joins Pac-12 Network as an analyst

Artistic Gymnastics is an “early specialization sport”. Many planning models are not specific enough for youth sports.

You may be interested in the Gymnastics Canada plan.

Download it for free here. (PDF)