Category: coach education

coach Lilia Ortiz Lopez (MEX)

One of the best Gymnastics clinicians I’ve worked with is Lilia Ortiz Lopez, co-owner and Head Coach of Evolution Gymnastics Academy in Mexico City.

Since 2009, I have contributed as an Expert in FIG Academy courses, co-authored the Age Group Programme Manual (2015 and 2019 editions), helped with its Spanish translation, and collaborated in filming technical test videos under Mr. Hardy Fink’s direction.

Behind the mat: Coaches and Experts share their journey

2025–2028 Olympic Solidarity $650 million

I’ve volunteered many times to lead Olympic Solidarity coaching courses. Those are the BEST, in my opinion, offered through the International Gymnastics Federation.

And education courses are only one of many Solidarity initiatives .

  • The IOC redistributes 90 per cent of its revenue to sport worldwide, which means that in the 2021-2024 period, every day the equivalent of USD 4.7 million went to help athletes and sports organisations at all levels around the world. This is up from USD 3.25 million in 2014.
  • The budget for the 2025–2028 Olympic Solidarity plan has been increased by 10 per cent to USD 650 million.

DETAILS ➙ Solidarity has been greatly reinforced by the Olympic Agenda

Nick Ruddock’s online coaching courses

Nick has updated his coming online events. They do look great.

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Bars Masterclass – Nick Ruddock

If you haven’t seen Nick’s tutorial materials online, here’s a great introduction.

Click to watch it on YouTube. (10min)

Athlete-Centered approach by Hiroaki SATO

Hiro is Japan’s MAG Head Coach. And former personal coach to Kohei Uchimura.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Lance Ringnald’s NEW YouTube channel

Lance Ringnald is a 1988 Olympian, and fan favourite.

Since his retirement, Ringnald has been a cruise ship entertainer, combining gymnastic performance with discussion of his experiences as well as juggling.

On his new YouTube channel, he’ll be posting tutorials for EVERYONE.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. SUBSCRIBE

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

FB-Curves 3D GYM apps for coaches

By site editor Rick McCharles.

For the first time I have the full paid version of the FB-Curves 3D GYM apps.

Fantastic.

There’s nothing else out there even close to what this software offers.

I lot in via the webpage, rather than the app. This way I have a bigger image on my display.

Best use for me is showing gymnasts a skill from multiple angles.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Nick Ruddock – GymCon 2024

April 6th & 7th 2024

1-6pm UK time

GymCon, Europe’s biggest Gymnastics Conference

  1. … is 100% live with no pre-recorded content at all, guaranteed
  2. … is for competitive coaches who need support, structure and systems to help plan and organise their athletes training [important stuff!]
  3. … has a theme of Developing a Gymnast’s ‘Personal Performance Plan’
  4. … is available as a life time access recording for those unable to attend live
  5. … comes with a range of swipe templates for you to implement in your gym
  6. … includes a private Facebook Group for pre and post event support
  7. … won’t just be a bunch of boring, theoretical presentations [far from it!]
  8. … has the power to transform your athletes results AND save you time
  9. … is the most affordable Virtual Conference available [by far!]
  10. … is discounted until March 4th

Details.

FIG Coach Education Worldwide

It does feel like the pandemic is over as FIG coach education courses resume.

The move towards eLearning continued with the creation of online theory courses for all Level 2 academies – another step forward after the same task had been undertaken for Foundation and Level 1 courses in 2022.

In addition, a safeguarding course was implemented and made obligatory from 1 December for all coaches who attend FIG-sanctioned events.

… Overall there were 18 FIG academies in 2023 and Africa was the focus for the first eight months of the year …

FIG – 2023 in review: Education team pave the way for tomorrow

I led one Age Group Camp in Nigeria. And it was arguably the best organized I’ve been involved with so far.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

FIG Para-Gymnastics webinar

Gymnastics and acrobatic sports are difficult to modify for the Paralympics.

However, 12 nations have Para-Gymnastics programs running already.

Special Olympics Gymnastics is much more available.

The inclusion of gymnastics in the programme of the Paralympic Games has always been part of FIG President Morinari Watanabe’s vision. In this sense, the FIG has created the Paralympics and Special Olympics Working Group that is actively working towards the inclusion of the discipline in the programme of the Paralympic Games. To help achieve this goal, a roadmap has been developed. 

We are happy to invite you to watch the first para-gymnastics webinar on the FIG Education YouTube channel. 

via email

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. #inspiring