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Recall that Emily left Steve Nunno to return to her old club, Cincinnati Gymnastics Academy, with Mary Lee Tracy.
Category: bars
spotting boxes for Bars
Al Fong perfected the science of using spotting boxes for teaching Bars. It’s a portable channel pit that can be changed around depending on the level of gymnasts and target skill.
Click PLAY or watch one example on YouTube.
Tumbl Trak is now selling Al’s system. Cost for the package is $2275.
great BASICS drills
mind of a Bar worker
Alyssa Al-Ashari is awesome. We can all learn something from her mental approach.
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Leave a comment if you know what Alyssa is thinking about the NCAA.
Carolann Heduit – Bars
Great potential for the Junior from France.
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It’s my feeling coaches should either spot or get away from the apparatus. One or the other.
(via WOGymnastikA)
Sunisa Lee – Nabieva
I love it.
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U15 GB-ITA-FRA-GER-SUI Invitational
July 8 in Esslingen-Berkheim, Germany
1. ITALY 157.000
2. FRANCE 153.800
3. GBR 153.300
1. Asia D’Amato 2003 Italy 52,000
1. Taeja James 2002 GBR 52,000
3. Elisa Iorio 2003 Italy 51,950
full results
Click PLAY or watch Taeja James’ Bars on YouTube.
related – Results And Video GB-ITA-FRA-GER-SUI Junior International
Lexy Ramler – Maloney to Jaeger
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Sami Durante training Bars
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Nastia on falling at Olympic Trials
TG: When was the last time you felt you failed and how did you overcome it?
NL: 2012 Olympic Trials. I went in as the reigning Olympic All-Around Champion.
All eyes were on me. On my best event, I fell…face first. I was so embarrassed, I wanted to crawl under a rock. I got back up and finished my routine, knowing I had absolutely no chance of making my second Olympic Team. I landed on my feet, and for the first time in my entire life I had a standing ovation. 20,000 people were on their feet cheering for me, for the absolute worst routine of my career.
When I won the Olympics four years prior, nobody stood on their feet. Sure they were cheering for me, but when I fell on my face in front of 20,000 people, when I finished that routine they all rose.
It truly became the defining moment of my career. I also thought that in order for people to love and support me, I had to win, to be the best, to get a gold medal. The moment I had at the 2012 Olympic Trials made me realize life isn’t about winning, but more so the journey. …
Nastia Liukin On What It’s Like to Fail In Front of 20,000 People
The Olympic gold medalist talks failure, burnout and how she deals with email.
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