For Boys and Girls.
This is a video I put together some years ago showing some of my favourite Gymnastics progressions.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. (44min)
Rick McCharles Gymnastics TIPS 😀
Category: coach education
Hardy Fink – Be Gymnast Centered
Gymnastics is under review worldwide. We hear much about the problems.
Hardy Fink offers solutions.
Hardy has attended more World Championships & Olympics than anyone else. He’s the principle author of the FIG Age Group Programmes for all disciplines. And he’s led more FIG coach education courses worldwide than anyone else.
We should listen and learn.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. (49min)
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.
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
- … is 100% live with no pre-recorded content at all, guaranteed
- … is for competitive coaches who need support, structure and systems to help plan and organise their athletes training [important stuff!]
- … has a theme of Developing a Gymnast’s ‘Personal Performance Plan’
- … is available as a life time access recording for those unable to attend live
- … comes with a range of swipe templates for you to implement in your gym
- … includes a private Facebook Group for pre and post event support
- … won’t just be a bunch of boring, theoretical presentations [far from it!]
- … has the power to transform your athletes results AND save you time
- … is the most affordable Virtual Conference available [by far!]
- … is discounted until March 4th
Gymnastics Coaching.com 