Rick Mc

Wai Hung SHEK – Vault

Hong Kong gymnast wins Gold at Asian Championships.

coaching tip – run FAST 🙂

OLD Gymnastics TV on YouTube

Gymnastics Meets on YouTube posts all kinds of historical videos including fluff pieces and full length competitions.

MizMamie is also posting long TV shows from the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. SUBSCRIBE.

For example, here are the 1985 Gymnastics World Championships – Women’s Compulsories.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

recreation gymnast near collision

How many times have you seen this happen over the years? 😦

1 year to the Olympics

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https://twitter.com/buenosaires2018/status/628935464699994112

coach-parent-athlete relationship

If a child is going to be a successful gymnast, they need parental and family support.

But what kind of support?

How best can coaches and parents work together to best help a developing child grow and an athlete and person?

Anne Josephson:

The coach-parent-athlete triad is a complicated yet important part of the development of a happy, healthy athlete. Establishing a positive partnership, rooted in trust and mutual respect, doesn’t happen by accident.

In fact, if there is not a deliberate effort to develop and maintain a healthy relationship between each of the parties, most certainly there will be problems ranging from misunderstandings to full blown distrust. We all can tell horror stories …

10 Habits of Coaches, Parents and Athletes in Strong and Healthy Relationships

Jackie Chan ladder fight scene

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Thanks gymcasual. 🙂

Canadian Jr WAG Camp

Gymnastics Canada:

Our junior WAG athletes are at a training camp at the INS in Montreal right now and had a great presentation from Olympian @brittyrogers …

related – National Championships June 2016 for Trampoline & Artistic will be hosted in Edmonton, Alberta after 3 years in the Ottawa / Hull area.

Cirque audition – Orlando, Florida

Cirque du Soleil is seeking new talent for its current shows and upcoming creations.

The Casting team will be hosting an open audition for athletes in Orlando, Florida, USA on September 5, 2015 for the following disciplines:

WOMEN’S ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS (Uneven bars and Floor);
MEN’S ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS (High bar, parallel bars, floor and rings);
Trampoline gymnastics;
Tumbling gymnastics;
Cheerleading (Stunt).

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