Author: Rick Mc

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

Letter from a Gymnastics Mom

Reflecting on the sport after her daughter’s last meet.

INTRODUCTION to competitive coaching in Canada

First you take the non-competitive Foundations course.

Next you register for a 4-day Competition 1 (C1) coaching course.

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Clinician Jeremy Mosier ran a C1 WAG course at his Gym Pegasus in Calgary last weekend.

I had 4 coaches assist Jeremy. This was part of the training program for those four to teach the course in future.

Comp 1 is about 30% Theory, 70% in-Gym.

Rhythmic gymnast Rosie Cossar

Rosie Cossar is a Canadian Olympian from the 2012 Games.

Today Rosie’s a spokesperson for the Canadian Olympic Committee in its new program to combat homophobia in sports.

can your Gym Club survive a recession?

How much of a contingency fund does your organization have on hand?

Could your Club pay for a lawsuit?

Tony Retrosi has advice:

  1. Protect Cash Flow
  2. Review your equipment needs NOW and  Management Practices
  3. Focus on Core Competencies.
  4. Develop and Implement Strategies to Win the Competition’s Customers
  5. Make the Most of Current Customers and Clients
  6. Don’t Cut Back on Marketing
  7. Keep Personal Credit in Good Shape

Can Your Gymnastics Business Survive a Recession?

Korea Cup results

Vault
🥇 Yeo Seo-jeong KOR 14.817
🥈 Oksana Chusovitina UZB 14.550
🥉 Alexa Moreno MEX 14.367

Bars
🥇 Lee Yun-seo KOR 14.067
🥈 Luo Huan CHN 13.300
🥉 Daria Belousova RUS 13.133

Beam
🥇 Luo Huan CHN 14.267
🥈 Yeo Seo-jeong KOR 13.800
🥉 Qian Xuejia CHN 13.533

Floor
🥇 Luo Huan CHN 13.233
🥈 Audrey Rousseau CAN 12.433
🥉 Giada Grisetti ITA 12.067

Floor
1. Nikita Nagornyy RUS 14.450
2. Kim Hansol KOR 14.050
3. Nicola Bartolini ITA 14.000

Pommel
1. Wang Junwen CHN 14.650
2. Sergei Eltsov RUS 14.100
3. Lee Junghyo KOR 13.950

Rings
1. Nikita Ignatyev RUS14.350
2. Nikita Nagornyy RUS14.250
3. Park Minsoo KOR14.000

https://twitter.com/russiangymstan/status/1141046639739768833

Vault
1. Yang Hak Seon KOR 14.975
2. Igor Radivilov RUS 14.675
3. Kim Hansol KOR 14.550

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P Bars
1. Nikita Ignatyev RUS 14.200
2. Sergei Eltsov RUS 14.050
3. Bae Garam KOR 13.900

H Bar
1. Sergei Eltsov RUS 14.300
2. Bae Garam KOR 14.000
3. Nikita Ignatyev RUS 13.850

Full MAG results.

Steph Currie’s Mom’s advice

Before establishing himself as one of the greatest basketball players in the world, Curry was overlooked by virtually every big Division I college basketball program, …

(Mom) said something along the lines of: “NO ONE gets to write your story but you,” …

Stephen Curry says the best advice he ever got came from his mom when he was 13 years old

Read Steph’s story from Jan 2019.

Underrated.