Author: Rick Mc

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

Irish Kings of Comedy

This video starts with all the drama … 😀

UCLA Coach Janelle McDonald interview

I enjoyed this podcast.

Former University of California assistant coach Janelle McDonald, who holds two decades of coaching experience, was named the new head coach of the UCLA Gymnastics team on May 9, 2022. She’s off to a great start.

Listen online.

Moy progressions

Shun Tomizawa is a Japanese coach who worked in Canada. And is currently in Germany.

He has many MAG tutorials on his YouTube channel. Here are a couple of samples.

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Fun fact. As a young coach, we took a team of Americans and Canadians to Netherlands for a friendly international competition. Moy won the AA representing France. He was already excellent at age-16.

What Gym should I start at?

A question coaches often hear from friends with young children. 😀

Winterland by Rae Meadows

A novel about a Soviet gymnast. Rae Meadows is an adult recreational gymnast.

Soviet Union, 1973: There is perhaps no greater honor for a young girl than to be chosen for the famed USSR gymnastics program. When eight-year-old Anya is selected, her family is thrilled. What is left of her family, that is. …

Amazon

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acrobatics on Ed Sullivan

FLASHBACK – – Rare Video of World Acrobatics Society Founder, Bob Bollinger performing with his partner Antony Napier, on the Ed Sullivan Show (circa 1956).

– Dagmar Nissen Munn on Facebook

Bob first got interested in acrobatics in 1937 Shanghai, China, during the Sino-Japanese War.

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unofficial NQS rankings

National Qualifying Score will decide which 36 teams advance to the regional championships.

While NQS won’t officially take effect in the rankings until next Monday, most teams have now completed enough meets to have a prospective NQS …

  1. Oklahoma – 198.038
  2. Florida – 197.838
  3. Michigan – 197.792
  4. Utah – 197.679
  5. Auburn – 197.446
  6. UCLA – 197.425

See the full list on Balance Beam Situation:

WEEK 6 RANKINGS & FIRST NQS UPDATE

looming IOC PR disaster Paris

The International Olympic Committee floated the worst possible solution to a real dilemma. Allowing some RUS athletes to compete in the Paris Olympics — but not those who support Putin’s attack on Ukraine.

Allow them all. Or ban them all. Simple.

… the IOC knows it will have a PR disaster on its hands if it allows Russians en masse into the Games. …

Insiders suggest that the IOC will instead place multiple conditions on entry, including banning the Russian flag and anthem and requiring its athletes to wear all-white uniforms.

More significantly, anyone with links to the Russian military is also likely to be barred – which could result in 75% of their team and officials being declared ineligible. …

Guardian – So Mr Bach, will nothing ever be enough to ban Russia from the Olympics?

Putin has been bombing civilian targets including Bakhmut’s stadium which is used as a training facility for Ukraine’s Olympic athletes.

Fighting Illini for Mental Health

Team is dedicating the 2023 season to promoting mental health. Some problems can be helped by having some kind of support group.

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Running Arms | Product Video

YES we know there have been Olympians who run with arms straight. Sprinters are pained to watch them. 😀

They’d have been even better vaulters with superior sprint technique.

I like this product.

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