Author: Rick Mc

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

practicing pit extraction

Rutgers works with their medical support to practice how to safely remove an injured athlete from a pit.

It’s much more difficult than you might imagine.

ranking NCAA coaches

College Gym News crunched some numbers.

Top coaches include KJ Kindler, Bev Plocki, Tanya Chaplin, Larissa Libby. Jay Clark.

The Howells, Shannon Welker, Jeff Graba.

Mike Rowe.

Umme Salim-Beasley.

Data Deep Dive: Head Coach Rankings

Memmel, Hambuchen, Ponor, Gutsu

To the IG Magazine Hall of Fame.

FIG updates Code of Conduct

The Code lists general principles of integrity and respect to which everybody who takes part in Gymnastics must commit, and also specific principles for athletes, coaches, judges, officials and the managers of Gymnastics federations.

Its scope of application has also been broadened compared with the previous Code, to encompass all aspects of training, competition, sporting operations and communication. …

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  • the FIG Statutes, which are the “Constitution” of the Gymnastics governing body
  • the Code of Ethics, which sets the core ethical values
  • the Code of Conduct, which sets restricted or forbidden behaviours based on these ethical values
  • the Code of Discipline, which defines proceedings in case of infringement and refers to the sanctions set in the Statutes.

“American Prodigies” podcast – Gymnastics

Search for “American Prodigies” on your podcast host to hear how Black girls moved from the margins of gymnastics to prominence. Interviews & coaches and gymnasts, journalists & academics for insight into what it means to be a Black girl in gymnastics in 2022.

Hosted by Amira Rose Davis.

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what motivates Ellie Black

Working towards her 4th Olympics, Ellie is still working new skills. ]

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Rick McCharles Gymnastics TIPS 😀

For Boys and Girls. 

This is a video I put together some years ago showing some of my favourite Gymnastics progressions.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. (44min)