Jake Stoeckicht – tumbling drills

I want to attend a camp with coach Jake Stoeckicht from Rockford. He’s passionate. A great communicator. And I really like his approach to backward tumbling.

He uses many drills with exaggerated hip flexion. Edouard Iarov and many of the top coaches of the world encourage that technique. Note that the final skill in competition will not be done with anywhere near this kind of hip flexion. These are only progressions.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Tatiana Nabieva is back competing

Click PLAY or watch some of her Floor on Instagram.

 
(via Gymternet Clan)

tumbling with magnets

A foam sponge between the feet or knees gives feedback to gymnasts working to keep their legs together.

Click PLAY or watch the magnet alternative on YouTube. (AnklMagz™)

Viktoria Listunova – Floor

Best Junior routine I’ve seen in a long time.

Click PLAY or watch it on Tumblr.

http://v-komova.tumblr.com/post/166067790155/i-interrupt-your-worlds-filled-dash-to-bring-you

World FX Champions Mai and Kenzo

The two World Floor Champions dated a bit in High School.

Valeri Liukin Interview

How did Valeri feel at the end of his first World Championships. 

Very happy. Jade’s FX routine in finals was the best he’s seen her do.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Brooklyn Moors – Floor Final

Brooklyn becomes the highest ranking Floor finalist in Canadian history – 5th.

Click PLAY or watch it on Facebook.

No doubt she’ll be trying the new Moors – double front full out.

Watch the post-meet interview.

Vanessa Ferrari – Achilles

Vanessa had some kind of Achilles surgery in 2016.

Looks like it snapped completely on her second tumbling pass during the very last routine of the Women’s World Championships 2017.

Lari Iordache also tore her Achilles at this meet.

Fans are wishing both superstars to recover better than new.