Author: Rick Mc

Capital City Gymnastics Club is currently looking for a women’s competitive coach and Developmental Program Director, this is a full-time, 35 hours per week position. The coach must have their Level 2 (NCCP or country equivalent) to apply. Applicants must have strong administrative, organizational and time management skills. Salary will be $40,000 or higher depending on qualifications and experience. Successful candidate will receive benefits package and minimum 2 weeks paid vacation. Resumes will be kept confidential.

To apply, please send your application to: taren {a} capcitygym.com

I call it West Edmonton Mall Gym Club :), as it’s so close to North America’s largest shopping centre. Economy is VERY strong in Alberta, fueled by all those Petrotoxin dollars.

CTV Olympics:

Gymnastics Canada has announced the first four members of the Canadian Olympic women’s gymnastics team.

Kristina Vaculik of Whitby, Ont., Victoria Moors of Cambridge, Ont., Brittany Rogers of Coquitlam, B.C, and Dominique Pegg of Sarnia, Ont. have been officially nominated to the Olympic team. …

But Rogers was a somewhat unexpected addition in the automatic nominations, as she had been trailing in the ranks before trials. …

… The final team member and the team alternate will be determined later today.

Shewfelt expects Halifax’s Ellie Black to fill the fifth team spot, and Jessica Savona of Oakville, Ont. to be named the alternate.

CTV posted a crotch shot with that page. I’ll not link in protest.

credit NBC

Looks like she’s competing it, again, at Trials.

Click PLAY or watch it on Gymnastike.

http://www.gymnastike.org/embed/MjkyNjQ0NzM0?related=1

Watch more video of 2012 Olympic Team Trials on gymnastike.org

Plenty of gymnastics excitement in the U.K. right now. The chalk dust flies in this edit put together by someone non-expert in gymnastics.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

(via Full Twist)

The next evolution AFTER the “helmet camera”. LIVE video streamed instantly to the internet.

Google’s Sergey Brin leads a demo of Google’s Project Glass with a group of skydivers outfitted with the new video-capturing spectacles. The skydivers jump from an airplane during Google I/O while attendees watch via the company’s Hangout software.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. (7min)

… Somebody ask Sergey to drop some off at the arena in San Jose. 🙂

Chris Korotky posted it on Inside Gymnastics:

… “I just completely feel, like sad about the fact that she doesn’t remember the good things. She remembers only the hardships. …

#MakeTheRules

… Nike’s new commercial celebrating the 40th anniversary of Title IX …

The ad spot honors women athletes for facing up to sexism, breaking barriers and taking on The Man (so to speak). Featuring boxer Marlen Esparza, marathoner Joan Benoit Samuelson and basketball star Lisa Leslie, the commercial cleverly revisits the dark ages of women’s athletics, when women and sports weren’t supposed to mix.

Mashable

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Good luck to all competitors in Quebec. This is it. The final chance to earn “points” enough to be named an Olympian.

Click PLAY or watch Brittany’s day 1 Bars on YouTube. … She lands the dismount. 🙂

Many have commented on how undistinguished are the Canadian trials compared with SHOWTIME USA in San Jose.

The sport has never yet been well marketed in Canada. Regulated by a Government monopoly, there’s not been enough incentive to monetize. USA Gymnastics doesn’t get a single tax dollar.

Friday the girls nominated to the 2012 Canadian Olympic Team will be introduced at an event in Ottawa presented by Crest and Oral-B. Media are invited.

… That’s a start. 🙂

I’m wrapping up a week long coaching course right now. Trying to summarize simply. 🙂

Thanks Hal.