Author: Rick Mc

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

Pommel bucket on wheels

There are a number of ways to roll the feet around rather than have feet suspended.

You need a hard floor surface, of course.

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the Konnor McClain story

With the Olympics postponed a year, Konnor is now age eligible.

Her main goal remains Olympics 2024.

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https://twitter.com/olympicchannel/status/1279812163557867520

British Columbia Gymnastics history

One anecdote from the great Willy Weiler who was with the Canadian Military:

In the spring of 1963, after arriving as champion of the Pan Am Games in Sao Paulo, I was transferred to Chilliwack, BC.

The base had no equipment for me to train on for the upcoming 1964 Olympics in Tokyo. I traveled 3 times a week to UBC to train …

So that I could do more practicing at the base, I purchased a horizontal bar and built the uprights for it. My previous experience in Rastatt, Germany of digging a 4 foot trench outside the gym and padding it with sawdust came in handy. …

That comes from a document celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Gymnastics B.C.

History buffs can download a copy for themselves:

British Columbia Gymnastics history (pdf)

#BlackLivesMatter – The Skate Kid

Between 15 million to 26 million people in the United States participated in demonstrations over the death of George Floyd and others in recent weeks.

MANY coaches around the world took the opportunity to affirm their commitment to making Black and other minority athletes feel SAFE and ACCEPTED in their programs. 

The future world should be a better place for 8-year-old Kaitlyn Saunders, for example.

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Georgia on Black Lives Matter

Well said.

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SAVE Seattle Pacific University Gymnastics

Though it looks hopeless, the team at SPU have not given up.

College Gym News brings us up to date:

Seattle Pacific Gymnasts Fight for Discontinued Program

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7 superb athletes – Greatness Code

In July, Apple TV+ has a 7 part documentary series coming that might be of interest.

Superstars who’ll be interviewed include four-time NBA MVP Lebron James, six-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady, co-captain of the US women’s national soccer team Alex Morgan, eight-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt, 15-time world champion swimmer Katie Ledecky, and 11-time world champion surfer Kelly Slater.

I’m keenest to hear how Shaun White thinks.

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