Author: Rick Mc

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

Syque Caesar USOPTC Head Coach

If you follow Syque on social media, you know he’s a very astute Gymnastics expert.

Syque Caesar has been named head coach for the men’s gymnastics athlete resident program at the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Training Center (OPTC) in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA Gymnastics announced Tuesday. …

Caesar will oversee all aspects of the USOPTC Resident Team Program, where he will be responsible for athlete development and building training and competition plans for all resident athletes. He also will serve as an educational and technical resource for other coaches in the gymnastics community …

tucked handstand to improve line

It’s much easier to rotate the hips in a TUCKED handstand.

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As kids improve, challenge them to hold it off the wall.

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Watanabe: computers may eventually replace judges

I feel progress has been slow.

I can’t foresee it happening any time soon.

Watanabe, who retained his position as FIG President at last month’s Congress, stresses that the technology is currently assisting judges but did not rule out the idea of it eventually becoming sole arbiter.

“At this stage, it is a judging support system,” Watanabe told insidethegames.

“It may be a substitute for humans in the future. …

Exclusive: FIG President Watanabe says computers may eventually replace judges

Watanabe on a future “Gymnastic Olympics”

… Watanabe is dreaming big – of a “Gymnastic Olympics” …

“I have a dream that one day like the Olympics, the World Championships of all our disciplines; artistic, rhythmic, trampoline, acrobatic, aerobic, parkour, the World Gym for Life Challenge, and if possible, TeamGym sometime in future, will be held in the same host city in the same period of time together. …

Inside the Games interview

Interesting idea. Though it would more correctly be called the FIG World Championships.

40 years of NCAA Gymnastics

Talitha Ilacqua posted a summary of the first 40 years of women’s Collegiate Gymnastics in the USA:

40 Years of NCAA Gymnastics

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