diver Hu Yadan is perfect

According to some of the judges.

Click PLAY or watch her on Facebook.

https://www.facebook.com/video/embed?video_id=183739031716687

Very few Artistic gymnasts have that kind of form and line.

Hu Yadan (19 January 1996) is a Chinese diver. She was 9th in London.

(via Thomas G Trapp on Facebook)

Japanese footjuggler – 1904

Filmed by Thomas Edison.

On April 29, 1904, the renowned inventor of the first motion picture camera, or Kinetograph, brought a Japanese juggler and his young assistant to his New York City studio to record a video showcasing their amazing acrobatic feats. …

Daily Mail

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

The short recording was produced by Edison Manufacturing Co, which started putting out films as early as 1891, when one of the earliest camera tests was made. …

The famous inventor’s production venture released more than 340 films until it shuttered its doors in 1918 …

T&T Summer Camp

camp“Camp Wakeshma”

July 21-27, 2013

Located on the shores of Corey Lake, a large all-sport lake in southwest Michigan, athlete participants can count on twice-a-day training …

USA Gymnastics Trampoline and Tumbling has fostered a unique partnership with Camp Wakeshma, a very old and established Michigan summer camp. … for T&T athletes ages 10 – 16

details – USA Gymnastics T&T Scholarship Fund Summer Camp

Aaron Cook – extreme tumbling

Aaron Cook is the 2012 American Jr Champion in Power Tumbling.

He trains at AGT Flipcity. Head Coach Pete Roberts.

Click PLAY or watch him on YouTube.

Thanks Valentin.

best Beam layouts

The E Panel:

… I am not talking about LOSOs. In fact I have always thought their being labelled as a “layout” to be erroneous, given that at no point in the flight of most LOSOs is the body actually in a layout position. More like an arch backed, whipped pike with a knee eating stepout phase. But that is another story.

No, what I am talking about is the layout to two feet on beam. …

BBS likes Natalia Laschenova best.

Of his favourite 5, I slightly prefer Deng Linlin.

deng_4606442_GIFSoup.com

Click over to E Panel to comment. Or recommend an even better layout.

gymnastics Congo, Senegal and Mozambique

Three more of the seven FIG 5-day Age Group Program Camps on the African continent were completed in the week leading up to Easter. These were held in Congo, Senegal and Mozambique. In the previous two weeks, similar camps were held in Namibia, Nigeria and South Africa. The final African camp begins in Zimbabwe on April 2.

Each of these countries is basically at the beginner level of high-performance gymnastics, but each has in the past had times of gymnastics success that they are now hoping to re-create. …

FIG – Three African Age Group Program Camps finish on Easter Weekend

Guy Lavoie was in Congo. Director of FIG Education & Academy Programs, Hardy Fink, was in Mozambique. And I was in Senegal.

Senegal P Bars

A highlight of my courses in Africa was the Tumbl Trak Air Floor I brought with me as luggage. Inflatable equipment is ideal for hot, humid climates. Air mats are easy to clean and easy to securely store.

Tumbl Trak generously donated that to Senegal, end of course.

Jeff Bridges stalks coaches

I was surprised and impressed how believable the actor was playing Burt Vickerman in the film Stick It. He observed and videotaped coaches, including John Geddert, to prepare for the role.

Watch an interview on YouTube.

… But I’ve never heard a coach use the phrase “… pop the clutch …”. I ASSuME he means that she’s going too hard. But it makes very little sense to me.

Isabelle Severino did the Missy Peregrym gymnastics.