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USA Gymnastics on Tuesday announced it has selected Noblesville, Indiana’s “Innovation Mile” as the location for its proposed Training & Wellness Center (TWC) and new office headquarters. …
… host USA Gymnastics National Team camps, educational workshops, community outreach events and competitions throughout the year in all disciplines, including artistic, rhythmic, trampoline & tumbling, acrobatic, parkour, and gymnastics for all.
USAG
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I coached at Woodward West several times over the years. Loved it.
And was disappointed when they dropped Artistic Gymnastics as one of their activities.
That fantastic facility close to Los Angeles is still busy, busy.
For example, there’s a Freestyle Trampoline Camp July 6-11, 2025 (week 4).
Not inexpensive at $1599 for the week. But you could get a $150 discount through the FTA.
If you don’t know Woodward West, definitely check their video.
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A great and timely interview with Olympic Trials and Paris coming up.
Entertaining and informative.
Search for that title on your favourite podcast player.
Here’s the link to The SHIFT Show with Dave Tilley on Apple Podcasts.
There should be criteria for WHO can be invited to U.S. National Team Camps.
If you don’t meet criteria, you MIGHT not have a petition accepted.
However — USAG did not have that criteria posted soon enough. In light of that oversight, had I a vote, 2012 Olympic champion Gabby Douglas would have been invited.
Even if there is no ill intent towards Gabby, it LOOKS BAD for an organization that is still trying to improve their reputation for fairness from the many, many wrong decisions of the past.
Listen to the specifics of this issue on the GymCastic PODCAST episode posted April 1, 2024.
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Today she’s working for Apple.
EASY compared with competing Beam. Same skills.
From 5x National Team Member to Stanford gymnast to a career in the real world, Sami Shapiro is the epitome of what it means to be a Beam Queen.
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January 2024.
No Gabby Douglas. But Trinity is there.
Sam Peszek was the 2011 and 2015 NCAA balance beam champion. A legend on the apparatus.
After retirement in 2017, she launched Beam Queen Bootcamp.
Despite her successful gymnastics career, she struggled with fears on beam majority of her career.
We had the opportunity to get insight into how she dealt with fear and ultimately overcame it.
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Interesting idea.
There are pros and cons with National Training Centres. Recall that Gymnastics Australia quit the Australian Institute of Sport due to problems.
MAG and all other FIG disciplines would benefit most by training with WAG, the highest profile discipline.
IF it happens, USAG will have to choose a location. More central geographically would make for easier travel logistics.
Certainly any State with abortion restrictions should not be considered. After all, USAG wants to call this a “Wellness Center“.
Worst are those in dark orange.
Axios – Where abortion has been banned now that Roe v. Wade is overturned
Human rights and safety of athletes should be highest priority for parents sending their children off to camp.
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