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Aly Raisman interview

Aly Raisman is one of USA TODAY’s Women of the Year, a recognition of women who have made a significant impact in their communities and across the country. Meet this year’s honorees at womenoftheyear.usatoday.com. …

She’s the third most decorated American gymnast in history, winning six Olympic medals as captain of the legendary 2012 “Fierce Five” and 2016 “Final Five” teams.

She empowered millions of girls and women across the globe when she shared her story as a sexual abuse survivor at the hands of a former USA gymnastics doctor, who, with the testimony of Raisman and more than 100 other athletes, will never be able to abuse another person again. …

Read the interview — Aly Raisman works to normalize hard conversations after her gymnastics career

NEW – book on Mental Blocks

REBECCA SMITH, M.A. has a new book coming.

Preorder now.

Mental blocks are like injuries. One of the most frustrating problems for gymnasts, coaches, and parents.

Rebecca has some ideas new to me. She’s changed her approach over the past 2 years, inspiring the book.

Click PLAY or watch an interview on YouTube.

NEW kids Gymnastics book

The Gym Club: Bars and Beams: A Mia and Niki Story by J. P. Daniels.

Kindle and paperback.

Rocky Mount Gymnastics team member Niki Fowler is unexpectedly removed from the team and away from her best friend, Mia Allen, by Niki’s dad, Deputy Sheriff Nick Fowler.

His reason for moving Niki to another gym is kept secret from Mia and Niki. …

Discouraged, Niki is ready to give up gymnastics, forcing Mia to try to help her friend, but her good deed causes big trouble for Niki at her new gym. …

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

The Circus Professor’s Guidebook: A Performance Development Course for Kids

A new book from Kristofer Carrison, one of the greatest Cirque du Soleil performers. Now a coach.

…introducing “The Circus Professor’s Guidebook,” a groundbreaking curriculum designed to transform children into confident and skilled performers through the exciting realm of circus arts. …

With 60 games throughout the book, each chapter immerses kids in engaging exercises meticulously crafted to foster creativity and ignite their imaginations. From mime to clowning, each activity provides hours of immersive play and exploration, ensuring endless delight for kids and inspiration for instructors, parents, and teachers. …
Amazon

Gymnastics Sports Parenting Book

Authors Gordon MacLelland (Chief Executive Officer at Working With Parents in Sport) and Sarah Murray.

… launch comes following the partnership we launched with Working With Parents in Sport (WWPIS) last year, supporting making a real difference in the gymnastics community.

The UK-based company has been leading our work to help support parents, gymnasts, and coaches to have positive relationships so young people thrive both in and out of their sport. …

It consists of six key focus areas, which are also the focus of WWPIS interactive sessions:

1)      Performance sports parenting – an introduction

2)      Parent parent OR sport parent – striking the balance

3)      What’s your lens?

4)      Managing disappointment – avoiding devastation

5)      “Fast cars; poor brakes” – the adolescent brain

6)      The end – Beyond the Badge
British Gymnastics

£14.99

Gymnastics Culture Cure by Dave Tilley

A new book by Dr. Dave Tilley, CEO/Founder of SHIFT Movement Science, is now available.

My goal with it is simple – help you learn ways to improve your happiness and performance in gymnastics.

Toxic gymnastics cultures, when left unchecked, erode everyone inside making a massive negative impact on their health and performance while healthy gymnastics cultures, when nourished, elevate everyone to their highest levels of enjoyment in the sport.

… I summarize the best tools, strategies, and exercises that I see in gyms with incredible cultures full of happy, healthy, high performing people.

It has 90+ pages over 5 chapters, and 25 hands on exercises for you to do using templates and worksheets.

Click HERE for details.

The launch price is $39.99.

That includes the eBook and some additional benefits: