Gymnastics “saves”

I skipped the Gymnastics FAILS meme not wanting to encourage people considering falls as entertainment.

But I do love gymnasts who can SAVE a skill or routine. That takes psychological toughness.

There is some great coaching SPOTTING in this blog, as well.

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Click PLAY or watch the original SAVES montage on YouTube.

Myia Hambrick’s double layout

The more I watch this technique, the more I like it.

She should get some sort of bonus for straightening before landing.

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(via 5 must-watch floor routines)

Jake Bonnay – Vault

STICK!

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(via Road to Nationals)

excellent Men’s Gymnastics app

3D FB-CURVES IOS app is free for 45 digital MAG skills. You can buy up to 800 MAG elements all values.

Cost for the package is $6.75 – $10.80 / month – no contract.

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Danusia Francis – Floor

This is the routine where Nush tries to save an over-rotated double pike dismount.

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(via GymCastic)

Pommel falls are like snowflakes

No two are ever exactly the same.

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LAYOUT layout Yurchenko 1/1

Here’s extension and early kick-out even a Trampoline judge would love.

Everyone else should be evaluated compared against Alex McMurtry.

Click PLAY or watch Alex show you how it’s done on Tumblr.

When do we start using computer video evaluation in NCAA competition?

BEFORE you teach flyaway

Visiting 40-50 gyms a year I see a common dynamic. Young girls doing tucked flyaway with spot off the low rail of Bars.

Fun. Easy. Seems, at the time, to work.

But that’s not the best way to teach flyaway. Instead use a wide range of drills that don’t require spotting. Here’s one set-up I like, appropriate for kids as young as age-5.

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If you don’t have Rings, I’d highly recommend you buy a set. Fitness Rings are very inexpensive. Hang those on a rail at just the right height for your kids.