Author: Rick Mc

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

Worlds 2019 draw has been posted

MAG & WAG 93 federations – Stuttgart 4-13 October.

Mary Wright noted that Valeri Liukin (Brazil), Neil Resnick (New Zealand with mixed group 19) and Tom Forster (USA) will all have competitors in subdivision 12.

FIG

 

FIG’s 1st Parkour coach education course

With the adoption of the new discipline of Parkour by the FIG Congress in December 2018, it became necessary to develop coach education programmes also for this discipline. …

Starting from zero, the group was able to develop the programme and the manual – in three languages – for the Parkour Age Group Development and Competition Programme before the end of May and lead the first introduction camp/seminar for this programme in mid-June in Mexico. …

A first event for Parkour among June FIG coach education activities

Magnificent Seven – the musical

Yes, it’s real.

The free reading was July 15h.

I believe Spencer Barnes plays a Vision from 1984. 😀

composition requirements in MAG

MAGnastics posted a nice overview to Men’s Combination Requirements (CRs).

Keep it Simple, Silly.

A Guide to Composition Requirements in MAG

backward salto from P Bars

We were just talking about technique on this skill today at Avant Couer.

It’s a skill that often goes wrong if you rush.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

I do like the swing Manna progression.