tumbling, tramp, diving, acrobatics, circus, cheer, dance, martial arts, X sports … and more
My friend Courtney told me her team had a great meet but was edged out by Florida.
… the Gators registered their first home dual meet win over No. 7 Georgia … since 1990. Florida posted a season-high 197.25 to claim the slender win over the five-time defending NCAA champion Gym Dogs. Georgia’s total of 197.15 was just behind its season-best of 197.20 …
Both teams plan to win National Championships hosted this year at Florida.
… Stephanie McGregor juggles gymnastics, University Honors College, and an engineering major but still has time for herself
Grady Garrett in the The Daily Barometer wrote a glowing profile of a Canadian gymnast competing for the #3 ranked Oregon Beavers: McGregor knows the key to balance
It’s an inspiring read.
CONGRATS Steph.
Here’s the conference I’d most like to attend this year:
Birmingham, England Apr. 30th – May 1st, 2010
It’s multi-sport, but has very strong gymnastics representation.
“This is unique opportunity for coaches working with young performers”, said Hardy Fink, Canada, Director of Education and Academy Programme of the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG).
Prof Keith Russell (CAN), Prof Adam Baxter Jones (CAN), Prof Joachim Mester (GER), Prof Joan Duda (USA), Prof Nicola Maffulli (GBR), Prof Neil Armstrong (GBR), and David Hemery CBE.
Chairs: Professor Craig Sharp, Professor Colin Boreham, Professor Fred Yeadon, Professor Lew Hardy, Dr. John Atkinson, Mr. John Aldridge and Professor Greg Whyte.
Kelly Manjak (CAN) will be presenting on Coaching Issues.
Manjak coached Kyle Shewfelt to the Olympic gold medal … in Athens as well as a fourth place finish on the vault. Manjak and Shewfelt worked together for 16 years …
British Gymnastics – Congress home page
by site editor Rick McCharles
The Great West Gym Fest is hosted in the gorgeous Coeur d’Alene Resort.
It’s wonderfully convenient to host everything in a hotel. But there are challenges.
The biggest problem with set-up for us was fitting in the bleachers.
Next … do we need to remove ceiling tiles for Bar dismounts?
In the end, we have a classy and cosy venue.
The meet is well underway. I picked up Courtney Kupets at the airport today. How was your morning?
Sports Girls Play linked to WePlay.com. One of their many sports is Gymnastics.
Youth Gymnastics Hub – Your place for everything Gymnastics
Looks good though I’m not sure how well the content is networked. See for yourself.
About 4000 “members“. (many with cartoon avatars)
Over 300 “Gymnastics Groups“.
Something called “blogs“. (Though no page without an RSS feed can be a blog, in my opinion.)
Hundreds of photos and videos:
A strange and dramatic edit of the champions in Beijing.
… Music’s from “The Lion King” the track entitled “King of Pride Rock. …
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
I like the final clip, Nastia nailing her Vault.
(via gymgal92 on IG forum)
Blythe Lawrence posted a great interview with Tim McNeill as he readies to challenge some of the best in the world at next month’s American Cup:
Gymnastics Examiner – Tim McNeill: ‘I feel like a completely different gymnast than I did a year ago’
http://cdn.pis.picapp.com/IamProd/PicAppPIS/JavaScript/PisV4.js
The deadline is March 5th for Canadian eligible coaches to apply for the 2010-2011 Level 4 NCCP cycle. (MAG, RG, TG or WAG). Contact your Provincial office.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
Great dismount, though difficult to stick.
More videos from the “Moscow Championships” in February.
Gymnastics Coaching.com 