August 19-21, 2020.
Ontario Coaching Congress goes virtual
August 19-21, 2020.
Category: coach education
Shaposh progressions
repost from March 2016
A variety of Shaposh & Tkachev drills I taped at Buckeye and Illinois Gymnastics Institute summer 2015. The Tumbl Trak Quick Flex Bar-in-a-Bag was well used at both Gyms
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Gymnastics training and growth
Dr. Keith Russell, former Canadian Men’s Artistic Gymnastics National Coach and personal coach of two Olympians. Past President of the FIG Scientific Commission.
This session is mainly MAG and WAG.
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FIG’s coach education webinars
The first series ends today, Thursday, 9 July, with ‘Training for a Growing Child: Understanding growth and maturation for optimal training in children’.
Due to COVID-19, almost 40 Academies and Age Group Programmes were cancelled so far. These online presentations are an attempt to partly replace those.
They are freely available to everyone via the FIG Education Channel YouTube channel.
Bookmark that URL. It’s not always easy to find.
A second series is now planned tentatively for October and November, which will go more deeply into each discipline.
Bill Sands on Peak Performance
Trampoline: Ballout and Cody
A new tutorial from Gymneo is now available online in English for subscribers.
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GAT scheduled for Sept 4 – 6, 2020
If there is enough registration by Aug. 1, 2020, the Gymnastics Association of Texas will host their annual convention.
physical preparation for injury prevention
Dr. Keith Russell is one of the smartest Gymnastics people I know
A former Canadian Men’s National Coach, personal coach of Olympians Warren Long and James Rozon, Keith is expert in anatomy, physiology, biomechanics and sports injury.
This is the first of a series of FIG Education online seminars organized because all regular FIG camps and clinics have been cancelled due to COVID-19.
One of Keith’s recommendations is to do fewer reps in our yearly training plans by working more strength / power and less muscular endurance. Especially for advanced gymnasts.
I recall Dr. Bill Sands stating a high level gymnasts should be able to complete all their strength / power training in about 30 minutes / day.
I like Keith’s simple graphics that help explain complex issues – knee ligament injuries, for example.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. (53min)
Here are some upcoming webinars.
NEW – National Gymnastics Curriculum
Here’s a recently announced coach education program. Prices are not yet available.
… Positive Approach Philosophy and consists of curriculum ranging from recreational gymnastics to elite gymnastics. …
This program was designed to be used as auxiliary education to standard USAG education material. The National Gymnastics Curriculum was created in collaboration with some of the country’s most renowned gymnasts and coaches including Liang Chow, Kim Zmeskal, Yin Alvarez, Jake Dalton, and others.
Details – nationalgymnastics.us
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Coaching TIPS from Rick McCharles
Gymnastics British Colombia asked me to put together an online coach education presentation to help fill the gap until our normal Canadian National Coaching Certification Program courses resume.
I decided to add voice over to a presentation I’ve done at various Congress events since 2014. I’ve called it …
Gymnastics Basics:
SAFest, FUNest, FASTest, EASiest, LeastSpottingest 😀
In fact it’s a random collection of some of my favourite WAG & MAG drills that work well in a wide number of different kinds of competitive clubs. It includes some progressions that I find infrequently used in the 30+ Gyms I visit each year.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. (44min)
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