Author: Rick Mc

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

parents who drive to Gymnastics

Where I live parent / chauffeurs are back trying to organize the logistics of school / work and transport to and from Gymnastics.

P. V. Sindhu won the 2019 World Badminton Championships and  a silver medal at the 2016 Olympics.

Her Dad Ramana was supportive, to say the least. A volleyball player in his youth, he knows what it takes.

From Waking Up At 3-AM To Massaging Her Tired Feet, PV Sindhu’s Father Shows Us What It Takes To Raise A Winner

Blind Change progressions

Here’s the standard way to teach one of the most wrongly-named skills in English.

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The main alternative methodology — for me — is to do the Giant first, then a reverse pirouette from handstand.

For many years at Altadore most boys learned it using one handguard, one safety strap.

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Szombathely World Challenge Cup

This weekend.

Click PLAY or watch a preview on Twitter.

USA Men’s trials – day 1

1. Sam Mikulak-87.350 (hit 6/6)
2. Akash Modi-83.600
3. Shane Wiskus-83.000
4. Yul Moldauer-82.650
5. Colin Van Wicklen-82.550
6. Allan Bower-82.300
7. Trevor Howard-81.050 (top score Rings & Vault)
8. Donnell Whittenburg-80.450

Selection Committee: Mike Serra, JD Reive, Jon Horton, Russ Fystrom and Brett McClure.

related – USAG is advertising for two positions:

 

Rhythmic gymnast Jessica Howard

Jessica Howard was a 3-time National Champion from Florida.

At the Ranch in 1999 she was abused by the criminal doctor.

The ranch turned out to be a nightmare. Jessica was there solely to see Nassar for a week, not to train, and she felt isolated, especially since no parents were allowed there. “It was like a prison on an island where you couldn’t escape.”

She was the perfect target for a predator …

What Gymnastics Did To Jessica Howard

Hallie Mossett’s 1st TV commercial

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https://twitter.com/hallielikeduh15/status/1168305288023199744?s=11

Canadian teams to Worlds

Both Ana and Jackson recovered from injury in time to qualify for Stuttgart.

Ellie Black
Brooklyn Moors
Victoria Woo
Shallon Olsen
Ana Padurariu
Bela Onyshko (alternate)

Rene Cournoyer
William Emard
Cory Paterson
Jackson Payne
Sam Zakutney
Justin Karstadt