Author: Rick Mc

Shout out to the ancient Canadian Men’s Artistic Gymnastics coaching manuals.

• Level 2 Manual – CAD$75
• Level 3 Manual – CAD$75

Though not updated for years, these are still the best English language coaching manuals. The Rings, Pommel and Parallel Bar chapters are particularly strong.

Planning, Biomechanics and Physical Preparation content is good, too.

Leave a comment if you’ve other MAG coaching manuals you still use.

Best MAG edit in a long, long time. Don’t miss this one.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. (8min 38sec)

That’s from RedNasvw who lives in Rotterdam.

Men’s gymnastics is still evolving. It’s exciting. It’s amazing. … Much more so than WAG.

(via Michael Outram)

Don’t pound if you really don’t have to …

… Texas Dreams elite coach Chris Burdette explains a set up they use to work tumbling on their low impact days. They have an air track set up on an incline which allows them to get numerous tumbling repetitions with just a back handspring entry.

Click PLAY or watch it on Gymnastike.

http://videoplayer.flocasts.org/player.swf

Advanced gymnasts like this are better off on the Air Floor, I’d say.

Variations of this inflatable apparatus are available from TumblTrak.

More reps, less stress.

Marissa King
Imogen Cairns
Laura Edwards
Rebecca Wing
Jocelyn Hunt

Coaches
Elizabeth Kincaid
Michele Walduck

Reiss Beckford
Luke Folwell
Danny Lawrence
Max Whitlock
Steven Jehu

Coaches
Scott Hann
Paul Hall

link – British Gymnastics

http://view.picapp.com//JavaScripts/OTIjs.js

Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland will send gymnasts, as well.

Quebecker: Worlds Team: Beth Tweddle, Becky Downie, Hannah Whelan, Danusia Francis, Jennifer Pinches and Nicole Hibbert.

Nazim was one of early masters. He’s so good the bad boyz criticize him as being “too clean”.

Amazing stuff. This edit is a bit repetitions, though.

You also might want to turn down the volume before you click PLAY … or watch him on YouTube.

related – How to Air Flare

Thanks bboysistou who likes best in 2010 bboy punisher (France) and bboy the end.

Here’s the end from Korea in 2010 on YouTube. Much more variety. Look for the reverse direction flares!

Note that gymnasts can do almost none of these moves.

The U.S. women spell out TEAM at their hotel in Guadalajara, Mexico as they prepare for the Pan American Championships this weekend.

From the Facebook album: Wall Photos by USA Gymnastics

What’s the best link for that meet?

Recall Aaron Fotheringham, the kid from Vegas who did back salto in a wheelchair at Woodward?

I was scared for him that time, back in 2006.

Now … terrified

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

… On August 26, Aaron “Wheelz” Fotheringham became the first person in a wheelchair to land a double backflip. …

… I’ve also been working on a front flip. I’m gonna have to say that one’s scarier than the back flip. In the front flip, you’re trying to get around without your head digging into the ground. …

Outside

If Aaron keeps upping the difficulty, he’s going to get badly hurt. That’s obvious.

High resolution FULL version available from Gymnastics Training Tips.

On Facebook, FAB announced the publication scheduled for Sept. 15th, 2010.

I assume that’s in German. He’s possibly the most famous male gymnast in the world.

With Sandra and Kai Beckedahl Psotta
Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf Verlag GmbH
256 pages
ISBN 978-3-89602-948-5
Price 19,90 EUR (D)

Fabian hates pommel horse. I wonder why they didn’t use a Horizontal Bar photo?

Fabian Hambüchen – career highlights, so far

This is Aasha. She’s all over the internet despite being born only in 1999. The little one with layout Geinger.

From the Facebook album: Profile pictures by Aasha Bambii Kimpton

Kids will love one of her videos, posted on Gymnastike.

Having a high profile online … Is that a plus or minus for kids this young? Or both?