Author: Rick Mc

Arabian Punch Front:

… I particularly enjoy the moments of Laurie Hernandez and Sydney Johnson-Scharpf dancing along with the music. …

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more Montage Monday

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(via Australian Gymnastics Forum)

With permission of Tumbl Trak, I’m reprinting one of their posts published Aug 27th, 2013.

This report represents what we were trying to accomplish over a series of clinics. Best practice for instructing non-competitive children as young as age-5.

Our last Choose Your Habits coaching clinic was hosted by Arizona Sunrays. Ambassador Rick McCharles and (former Arizona Wildcat star) Sunrays Competitive Team Director Nikki Beyschau co-taught.

26 coaches from 6 clubs attended. The diverse group included instructors in Trampoline & Tumbling, dance, Rhythmic, Cheer, CrossFit and Mobile Gymnastics. We were thrilled to find that preschool guru Jeannie McCarthy is now at Sunrays. 🙂

Themes of the day included:

• positive coaching
• alternatives to spotting
• safer, faster, easier, FUN learning
• teaching good shapes … and avoiding mis-shapes
• motor & physical fitness
• life skills (e.g. discipline, respect, listening)
• positive coaching

Sunrays has one of our new Laser Beams. Drop by and see it if you get the chance. It’s going to be the favourite low beam for learning new skills and combinations.

There will be FUN. 🙂

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(via Rec Gymnastics)

World Championships Kiev. Yana Kudryavtseva (RUS) won the All-Around Final and signed her 3rd World title after Clubs and Ribbon victories. At 16, she’s the new Rhythmic Queen.

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Rhys Mcclenaghan doing 2 loops + 3 russians on one pommel, 2 loops 2 stockli and 3 russians he is 13 year old

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Rhys Mcclenaghan is from Salto Gymnastics in Northern Ireland.

He’s on the 2013-2016 Gymnastics Ireland Jr Men’s Artistic Squad.

Mary-Ann Monckton (VIC HPC/VIS) and Georgia Godwin (QLD HPC) both vying for selection on balance beam. …

.…Monckton and Godwin were required to achieve a 6.3 D-score and 14.80 final score to be selected but just missed the mark for Antwerp scoring 6.1/14.10 and 6.2/13.90 respectively.

WAG National Coach, Peggy Liddick, praised the girls for the work they had done to improve their difficulty and performances since the Australian Championships and noted that they were now ‘setting the pace’ for other Australian athletes working towards podium finishes at benchmark events between now and the 2016 Olympic Games. …

The WAG Final World Championships selection trial concludes in Canberra

Han points out that Australia won the Team Bronze at Worlds 2003.

It might have been better strategy to send some young up-and-coming gymnasts for experience. Recall that Canada sent Kyle Shewfelt to Olympics 2000, the youngest competitor. That gamble paid off. He won Gold on Floor in Athens 4yrs later.

Sports2Visuals put together an excellent montage. Insider’s view from the Floor.

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Brits look sharp.

6.6 + 8.9 = 15.50

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She was 2nd in prelims to Yao Jinnan. He Kexan was 3rd.

GymCastic:

Beth Tweddle may have retired, but the British girls are still bringing the difficulty on bars!

LOVE the immediate uprise to Hindorff!

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Blossom is following the meet.

AA
Shang Chunsong 57.101
Yao Jinnan 56.634
Huang Hudan 55.501

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China’s Worlds team: Yao Jinnan, Shang Chunsong, Zeng Siqi, Huang Huidan

Shang Chunsong

(via Arabian Punch Front)