Category: camps

training in leotards optional at IGC

Update from International Gymnastics Camp:

… the current recommendation that campers wear either shorts or leggings with leotards at training sessions is in keeping with IGC’s proactive mission to provide the safest possible training environment for its campers. Contrary to some social media allegations, this recommendation is not intended to somehow victimize or victim shame. Rather this practice insures a greater measure of comfort for many gymnasts.

Thank you for a lot of positive support and vocal negative feedback. We are softening our original policy from a requirement to a recommendation as we want all campers and parents to be comfortable and to ensure the wellbeing for all the gymnasts. …

read the full statement

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original post from yesterday:

International Gymnastics Camp’s concern with the current issues facing USA Gymnastics drives us to take a pro-active approach to ensure gymnastics is a safe sport when it comes to abuse.

International Gymnastics Camp is advocating that, across the entire nation, shorts or leggings be worn with leotards during both workouts and junior competitions in the women’s programs. In that regard, and to accelerate this trend for change, IGC is requiring our female campers to wear shorts or leggings during workouts at camp.

Thank you for your cooperation.

IGC Camp packing list

This is similar to those Gyms who require boys and men not to train shirtless.

Though I love freedom, and prefer it be optional, I can live with this restriction. Especially at Camp.

Another good option is training in unitards.

related – World of Gymnastics – pros and cons of bike shorts

Update – Aly Raisman feels any ban of leotards from gymnastics to prevent abuse is a form of ‘victim shaming’. There are many reasons for training dress codes in Gyms. Preventing possible abuse has never been one of them in any Gym I can recall.

full disclosure – International Gymnastics Camp is a sponsor of this site.

(via Chalk Bucket)

new Aimee Boorman interview

Vanessa Steck on Medium:

  • Karolyi Camp
  • Larry Nassar
  • the U.S. system
  • education and transparency
  • future of USAG

Aimee Boorman Will Now Take (My) Questions

Future Gymnastics Summer Camp

Columbus, Ohio

Session 1 – June 22 – 25
Session 2 – June 26 – 29

With Olympic Coach Christian Gallardo.

details

USA verification at LSU

Depending on routine readiness and the individual athlete’s goal, gymnasts were allowed to do modified routines at the verification.

Good idea.

Here are some examples.

Click PLAY or watch Jade Carey’s Floor on YouTube. (Moors on a separate tumbling line.)

Click PLAY or watch Jordan Bowers’s Beam on YouTube. (Rest before dismount.)

(via FloGymnastics)

Brent Klaus on USA Gymnastics

Brent and his family run International Gymnastics Camp, a sponsor of this site.

At the 2017 USA Gymnastics Congress IGC set up this display.

Now in February 2018, Brent talks about the reaction their display got last August. Particularly comments from USAG staff and Board members.

USA Gymnastics Predicament

Thanks Amanda.

Gymnastics Canada WAG Aspire program

I really like the Gymnastics Canada WAG Aspire program for talented young gymnasts.

The Aspire Camps are great too.

You can check out the 2017-2018 ASPIRE PROGRAM MANUAL online for free, if you like.

There is one error on page 15.

Of course the path of the Centre of Gravity starts tangent to the point of release. If you let go of the Bar when the C of G reaches horizontal you’d best be doing a Geinger.

If you release with hips above horizontal as required by that Aspire graphic there’s a very good chance you’ll land on the Bar.

The video linked from page 15 is correct, however.

The Centre of Mass must be below the Bar on release. Ideally with the hips below, the feet above as in this drawing.

The gymnast could apply a force to the Bar on release to either pitch-out or pull-in the Centre of Mass. Pulling-in can result in hitting the Bar.

related – G.S. George – Tangent-Release Principle 

 

Uchimura training in Australia

After his injury at Worlds, Kohei was feeling down.

But scenery and warm weather in Australia helped him get training effectively again.

Here’s a rare insight into how the GOAT thinks, plans and trains. Kohei feels he needs more difficulty. He’s shown training Richards on P Bars and (scary) Bretschneider.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.