Category: bars

the GREAT Elise Ray

Today Elise Ray-Statz is Head Coach of the University of Washington.

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https://twitter.com/olympicchannel/status/1068535306360692736

spotting Sole Circle on Bars

Great idea.

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introducing Beat Swing

The concept of Beat Swing can be difficult for beginners. Their limbs are relatively short.

Swinging on Rings is a great way to start. Next do the Beat Swing in slow motion with feet touching the ground while hanging on either Rings or Bar.

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Thanks Bermuda Gymnastics Association.

introducing Cross Support swing

A great way to start for both boys and girls is on spotting boxes.

It’s safe and fun. Challenge kids to do their best and highest swings with a sponge between the feet.

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Thanks Bermuda Gymnastics Association.

CRAZY idea – teach Pak before Flyaway

Has anyone ever done this?

Most WAG coaches probably don’t have this option due to competition requirements on Bars …

… but I’d love to try a generation who trained Pak first, simultaneously with forward Flyaway.

I’d delay teaching backwards Flyaway as long as possible.

related – Jeff Pauliuk once started teaching a group of pre-comp girls Blind Change before Giant backward. They could see where they were going.

It was working well, I thought, but Jeff left the group after one year.

understanding College Bars scoring

Less science. More a magic black art.

Spencer:

Handstands are THE THING on bars.

When gymnasts cast to handstand in NCAA, we’re told the judges are expecting them to be within 10 degrees of vertical to receive no deduction. This “degree” stuff is super ambiguous (the human eye cannot tell the difference between 9 degrees and 11 degrees on a handstand), so the rule basically ends up as “y’all better be vertical.” …

WTF IS NCAA SCORING – BARS EDITION