Author: Rick Mc

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

How to Talk to Kids About Anything

Steve Butcher recommends this new book by Dr. Robyn Silverman.

It’s a companion book to her podcast – How to Talk to Kids About Anything.

Amazon.

Girls Talk About Growing Up & Sports

We asked girls and all-star athletes like Jordan Chiles, Rayssa Leal, and Bebe Vio how they tackled obstacles that made them want to quit sport. …

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

IOC bans Russian Olympic Committee

As much as I miss the Russian athletes, I would vote to ban them from competing in Paris under any banner.

This small step is a small step in the right direction. The IOC had the guts to make this move. I commend them.

Heath Thorpe interview

Great gymnast. Fantastic media guy. One of the best in Antwerp, I felt.

“Media can be terrible. … These questions can be terrible.”

Heath has empathy with the gymnasts. And they trust him not to sensationalize any word they might say.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Men’s Worlds Apparatus Finals

Kensley’s podcast on YouTube provides the best detailed coverage on what happened in MAG Finals.

Critical on some events is Paris Olympic qualification for individuals from nations who did not qualify a full team.

If you support Men’s Gymnastics, subscribe to the Neutral Deductions Podcast on YouTube. We need about 170 more folks to subscribe for Kensley to meet her goal from Antwerp.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

WAG record breakers at Worlds

Lauren put together a list of nations that made Gymnastics history for themselves:

  • Algeria
  • Barbados
  • Brazil
  • Canada
  • China
  • Great Britain
  • Haiti
  • Indonesia
  • Mexico
  • Panama
  • Phillipines
  • South Korea
  • Sri Lanka
  • USA

WAG Record Breakers in Antwerp

Mary Lou Retton has pneumonia  

I was shocked to hear that the still super fit former Olympic champion was in the ICU for “over a week” with a rare form of pneumonia.

Daughter McKenna Kelley shared the news Tuesday.

As of Wednesday morning, the Spotfund page has raised more than $250,000 from over 4,000 donors.

It seems that even a celebrity Olympic champion needs to crowdsource healthcare in the USA.

And we all want Mary Lou back smiling and with family as quickly as possible.

Mary Lou Retton Fundraiser Reaches $250K in Donations as She’s ‘Fighting for Her Life’ in ICU

Zhang Qingying’s Yurchenko Loop skill

I’d say it was a fall during her Team routine.

SAFER is to do the hip circle out.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.