Author: Rick Mc

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

John Belushi was a gymnast

If you are too young to remember the comedian John Belushi, search for him on YouTube.

John as a youth was a good athlete, captain of both football and wrestling teams. Turns out he did some Gymnastics, too. Barry Keeley taught him tumbling in High School.

John once — uninvited — did a series of cartwheels on stage to join the Grateful Dead to sing the chorus.

John did his own backward handsprings in the Blues Brothers film.

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Actually, it was stuntman Jonathan Yarbrough (stage name Jonathan Pendragon) who did the backward handsprings in a fat suit.

Jonathan had trained at Cal State Fullerton with coach Dick Wolfe.

Here’s one of Belushi’s funny skits on Saturday Night Live. Well past his athletic prime.

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John Belushi died age 33 of drug overdose.

Age Group compulsories in China

A few examples.

Bars – under 9

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Bars – under 10

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Bars – under 13

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Beam – under 9

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Beam – under 10

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Beam – under 13

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Floor – under 9

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Floor – under 11

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Pommel – under 14

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H Bar – under 14

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Invite Nick Ruddock to your Club

Nick is available. Click through to watch a 90 second video of his visit to Amber Valley Gymnastics Academy.

R.I.P. Bruno Grandi

“… he instituted a minimum age limit – 16 for women and 18 for men – to be able to participate in international competitions. This measure strove to combat the intensive training imposed on children in certain countries and to reduce the risk of injuries and their impact on the physical development of athletes. …

For him, the most valuable project was putting in place the “Academies” programme of courses to train coaches on every continent. …

In front of the building today, the flag is flying at half mast.”

basically, I’m @Simone_Biles

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https://twitter.com/gymnastics_best/status/1171579152912330752

street acrobat Oliver De La Rosa

Oliver performs in NY City and coaches at Wendy Hilliard Gymnastics Foundation — a non-profit organization that provides free and low cost gymnastics to urban youth.

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Mary Fredericks new SCSU Head Coach

Southern Connecticut State University … announced that Mary Fredericks has been named as the Owls’ gymnastics head coach, effective for the 2019-20 season.

…  “Her experience as an Olympic gymnast and a history of coaching at a high level will be extremely beneficial …

Fredericks comes to Southern Connecticut from Towson University where she served as the program’s acting head coach for the 2018-19 season. …

Competitively, Fredericks was an alternate on the 1996 United States Olympic Team …. She also competed on the 1995 U.S. World Team that won bronze. …

Additionally, Fredericks is the owner and operator of RoadToNationals.com – the Official NCAA Gymnastics statistical provider.