Author: Rick Mc

Men
1. Oleg Verniaiev, UKR, 91.598
2. Yusuke Tanaka, JPN, 89.865
3. John Orozco, USA, 86.865
4. Yuya Kamoto, JPN, 85.698
5. Frank Baines, GBR, 84.332
6. James Hall, GBR, 83.699

Sergio Sasaki went down with what might be a serious knee injury. 😦

Women
1. Larisa Iordache, ROU, 59.232
2. Elsabeth Black, CAN, 56.432
3. Jessica Lopez, VEN, 55.899
4. Georgina Hockenhull, GBR, 54.398
5. Mai Murakami, JPN, 54.299
6. Vanessa Ferrari, ITA, 54.032

“It was a good competition for me,” 21-year-old Verniaiev remarked afterward. “More or less I am happy with my performances on all apparatus today. Once I had done my Floor routine at the beginning, I was quite calm for the rest of the competition.”

FIG – Larisa Iordache, Oleg Vernaiev double down at Glasgow World Cup

Click PLAY or watch Larisa’s competition on YouTube.

related – Gymternet WAG commentary

Men
1. Jossimar Calvo, COL, 88.750
2. Danell Leyva, USA, 87.950
3. Kenzo Kaneko, JPN, 87.300

Women
1. Marta Pihan-Kulesza, POL, 54.450
2. Emily Little, AUS, 53.550
3. Oksana Chusovitina, UZB, 53.000

Jossimar Calvo (COL) and Marta Pihan-Kulesza (POL) flipped away with the sombreros at the fourth annual Abierto Mexicano de Gimnasia Saturday night in Acapulco (MEX).

related – Lauren’s commentary on Gymternet

One of the bigger scoring complaints that gets tossed around during the NCAA season is about landing stuck dismounts with feet apart. Are the judges taking this deduction? Should it be a deduction? Should it be a deduction only for the school I want to lose?

So, I thought people might be interested in the clarification given by the joint technical committee this spring (which can be found in a recent newsletter if you want to read the whole thing).

Regarding landings on vault and dismounts on uneven bars and balance beam: No deduction applied for landing with feet a maximum of hip-width apart, provided that they join (slide) the heels together on the controlled extension. If the entire foot/feet are sliding or lifted off the floor to join, it is considered a small step and a deduction of up to 0.10 would be applied. Landing with feet further than hip-width apart will receive a 0.10 deduction. A deduction of up to 0.10 would be applied for landing with feet staggered (one foot in front of the other).

Keep in mind that when a deduction is “up to,” the full “up to” value is almost never taken in NCAA. Otherwise, the scores would be more like JO. …

Balance Beam Situation

(via wogymnastika)

By USA Gymnastics

Coaching Youth Gymnastics covers all the basics of coaching and gymnastics in a concise style that is customized for entry-level gymnastics coaches. Techniques and skills for bars, floor, balance beam, and vault are presented …

Chapter 01: Stepping Into Coaching
Chapter 02: Communicating as a Coach
Chapter 03: Understanding Rules, Apparatus, and Equipment
Chapter 04: Providing for Gymnasts’ Safety
Chapter 05: Making Practices Fun and Practical
Chapter 06: Teaching and Shaping Skills
Chapter 07: Gymnastics Basics
Chapter 08: Floor Skills
Chapter 09: Vault Skills
Chapter 10: Bar Skills
Chapter 11: Balance Beam Skills
Chapter 12: Coaching on Meet Day
Chapter 13: Developing Season and Practice Plans

272 pages © 2011Book or eBook – $19.95

I’ve not read this one. Leave a comment if you have an opinion.

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Wendy Bruce & Patrick Cohn:

Try these tips to develop a Positive Internal Monologue:

Tip 1: Make sure you develop a mental choreography for each routine that is simple and helps you trust you skills. Be aware when you get away from your mental routine and start with negative or irrelevant thoughts? Awareness will be key in stopping the momentum of negative thinking.

Tip 2: You should know that you can reverse the momentum of negative thinking by developing effective mental strategies to refocus your attention. Be aware when you need to refocus on your routine or mental choreography.

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read more … Use a Mental Choreography to Overcome Negative Thoughts

To improve grip on Bar or rope, kids at Technics Gymnastics dab their hands with a sticky cloth.

Gorilla Gold Non-toxic Grip Enhancer For use on hands, gloves and grips for many sports. Clean alternative to pine tar. Effective on wood or aluminum bats. Ideal for wet grass or sweaty hands when fielding. Non-toxic. Approved by MLB, PGA, LPGA, NCAA Softball, ISCl, ASA and USTA. Resealable bag. One cloth. Cloth lasts 3-6 weeks.

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The first time I’ve seen that product in a gym.

June 2013. Extreme Tramp.

Quadriffus series.

(What’s the plural of quadriffus?)

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

The old vaulting horse was more dangerous than today’s table.

Round-off vaults were more dangerous before the introduction of the Yurchenko collar. I recall duct taping our home made versions, back in the day, before you could buy them.

There were some serious injuries. The death of Julissa Gomez, as an extreme example, resulting from her 1988 accident.

Bogi, at the time, disagreed.

From the L.A. Times – November 17, 1989:

Svetlana Boginskaia of the Soviet Union, who used a Yurchenko when she won the gold medal in vaulting at the 1988 Olympics, said there’s little risk with the roundoff approach.

“I’ve never had a problem with it,” she said through an interpreter last Sunday while participating in an exhibition at the Forum. “It’s an easy vault for me. …

It’s Dangerous From the Start : Gymnastics: Some officials and coaches wonder if the spectacular Yurchenko vault is worth the risk.

The table was one of FIG’s best equipment innovations.