Author: Rick Mc

This is what we do very well in gymnastics gyms.

August 27-29th Alberta Gymnastics and the Jasper Gymnastics Club hosted 63 coaches at the annual AGF REC Retreat. Jasper was the perfect setting to relax, rejuvenate, and learn new skills while networking with other coaches. …

Alberta Gymnastics

What! … This doesn’t look like gymnastics:

… I heard it was GREAT. And getting better each year.

A good edit posted by GK Elite Sportswear.

… Shawn Johnson, Top Gun All Stars and GK Elite have teamed up to bring attention to safety. Cheerleading is a physically demanding sport. With the right training safety program in place, injuries can be minimized.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Top Gun is one of the best clubs in the world.

Whether or not USA Gymnastics should get hooked up with Cheer is a controversial topic. But everyone agrees Cheer coaches need to improve, their safety standards be set higher. This video helps. Thanks Shawn.

(via MdGymMom01 on Chalk Bucket)

Underarmor:

See Lindsey Vonn, Lauren Cheney, Brandon Jennings, Michael Phelps, and Monica Hargrove show what it takes to be the best in the world. …

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(via Hardbody)

Parents worry about:

Kidnapping
School snipers
Terrorists
Dangerous strangers
Drugs

They shouldn’t.

… how do children really get hurt or killed?

Car accidents
Homicide (usually committed by a person who knows the child, not a stranger)
Abuse
Suicide
Drowning

… making kids wear protective gear and buckle up in the car cuts kids’ chances of death by 90 percent and their chances of serious injury by 78 percent. …

NPR – 5 Worries Parents Should Drop, And 5 They Shouldn’t

I’ve always said that kids are more at risk driving to the gym, than at the gym.

(via the new Oakville Men’s Gymnastics blog)

Though 5,000 athletes are scheduled to arrive in Delhi, India next week, they may not be allowed into some of the competitive venues.

Certification that some venues were safe had to be submitted by August 18th. But organizers missed that deadline.

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“It’s a battle against time. If the Organising Committee failed to provide the safety certifications on time, if we can’t get the documentation of the Games village and the venues on time, then a particular event or so may be in trouble.” …

Inside the Games – Commonwealth Games events could be cancelled over safety fears

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There have been a series of bad news stories out of India, the most recent of which is that a number of their top athletes have tested positive for methylhexaneamine, a banned stimuant.

Trick. Trick. Trick.

Careful.

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(via Chinese Dead Hangs – The De-evolution of Chinese Balance Beam)

New home of Lightbulb Hands.

related – watch her Floor on Gymnastics – No Ceiling

… the illustrations and the captions are from the book “Be Happy: A Little Book to Help You Live a Happy Life.” by Monica Sheehan, dedicated to Andrew Kroon …

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The Coaching Association of Canada:

… Chevrolet Making Dreams Possible Club Coaching Grants are available once again!

If your club is interested in providing coach education opportunities, you should know that this fall another 50+ $2,000 grants will be awarded to community sport clubs across the country for coach training and development. The application deadline is September 27, 2010.

Apply now and make dreams possible in your community – visit www.coach.ca/makingdreamspossible for more information and to submit an application today!

A number of trampoline and gymnastics clubs got the grant last round.

This week I’m working with coaches preparing kids for this regional meet, held every 4yrs, hosted in Kamloops, Aug 10-14, 2011. That’s the small town that did such a fantastic job hosting Nationals 2010.

There’s not much posted yet on the official gymnastics page.

WAG is CPP Level 5 rules. MAG: National Youth rules. Age between 11 – 18 years as of December 31, 2011.