Author: Rick Mc

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

compulsory Beam – China

Blanton’s Gymnastics Consultancy on Facebook:

Attention to detail is amazing – Enjoy!

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https://www.facebook.com/video/embed?video_id=10200768791081598

via GymFever

new movie – Chalk It Up

GymCastic audiocast:

This week, University of North Carolina gymnast, actress and stunt woman, Maddy Curley–who played Mina in Stick It–joins us to talk about the next great gymnastics movie!

Maddy and her writing partner, UNC gymnast Brooke Buffington, tell us all about: writing the script for Chalk It Up, what it was like to be in Stick It, intimidating male co-stars, advice for adult gymnasts, realism and pet-peeves in gymnastics movies, what it takes to get a movie made, and how Maddy managed studying theater and performing in plays all while competing in college. …

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Episode 36: Maddy Curley from Stick It and Brooke Buffington On Their New Gymnastics Movie!

kickstarter funded – The next great Gymnastics Movie: CHALK IT UP

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Chellsie Memmel thinking positive

Chellsie Memmel at GymCon USA:

… Part of being a good coach is knowing when your athlete needs a pat on the back, or a kick in the butt. You have to find a balance between not pushing them hard enough, and pushing them too hard, and that’s different for every athlete. Being a good coach is figuring out what the athlete needs to motivate them to work hard to excel.

You can’t make them do it, they have to want to do well and succeed for themselves. The coach’s job is to help you get there and be the best. Feeling strongly encouraged to do well, and being afraid to fail, are two very different things. One makes you want to work harder, the other makes you want to run away. …

Tumbl Talk – The Power of Positive Coaching by Chellsie Memmel

We should listen to Chellsie on mind set. 🙂

U.S gymnast Chellsie Memmel had her ability questioned to vault by NBC commentators during the 2008 Visa championships. …

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WOGymnastike – Chellsie Memmel Proves NBC Commentators Wrong

my Gymnastics coaching ‘highlights’

GymCastic asked me a standard interview question — What’s been the highlight of your life in Gymnastics?

I said it was my earliest coaching years. First Nationals. First time teaching a new skill. My days as a young coach were best of all.

One of the girls recently circulated some photos from those years. Here’s one.

Altadore gymnasts

Those were the good old days. 🙂

no I in TEAM

I’m a little disappointed with my home girl Stephanie McGregor. 🙂

The graduating senior earned a degree in bioengineering while participating in the Honors College, and finished her academic career at Oregon State with a 3.97 GPA, earning her the Pac-12 Scholar Athlete of the Year award. …

3.97 … 😦

What happened to that .03, Steph? 🙂

And what did Stephanie learn about teamwork at OSU?

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STORIES OF OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY – Stephanie McGregor: ‘People matter the most’

I love it when young people have a terrific experience in College sport. But there’s always the risk they won’t come home.

Too bad Canadian Interuniversity Sport no longer offers Gymnastics. Canada loses many of their best athletes to the USA.