The focus of this camp will be on OPTIONAL LEVEL GYMNASTICS for gymnasts moving into Level 6 up through 10 and Elite.
WHEN: July 6-9
WHERE: Yellow Jackets Gymnastics Middleton, MA. (just outside of Boston)
Category: Gymnastics
Uchimura turns Pro
Kohei Uchimura is set to become Japan’s first professional gymnast, sources with knowledge of the Rio Games gold medalist’s decision told Kyodo News on Monday. …
Uchimura, 27, is technically an employee of Konami Sports Club, but is expected to leave the fitness company after the national team championships next month.
The move will allow Uchimura … to enlist multiple sponsors and give him more time to promote gymnastics around Japan, something he longs to do ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. …
(via papaliukin)
Simone Biles one of Glamour’s Women of the Year
… Biles, who had gone into the Games as the most decorated U.S. gymnast in history and the heavy favorite in Rio, nailed that event and went on to win five medals, with one impossibly difficult, near-flawless performance after another. Over those few days in August, more than 30 million Americans tuned in to watch her compete, while millions more replayed her routines on YouTube …
But it wasn’t all stratospheric rise. After she earned a spot on the senior national team in 2013, her signature confidence began to crumble. At one competition that summer, she made so many mistakes during her first few routines—and was so devastated—that she didn’t even try to do her vault. At the urging of her parents, Biles sought the help of a sports psychologist. “She was competing against these girls who were her heroes, her idols,” her mom explains. “And it was hard for her to adjust to that. Simone didn’t think she was good enough to compete with them. I knew she was quite capable. But she needed to believe it.”
Therapy taught her to trust her talent and enjoy the experience. …
Simone Biles on How She Went From Foster Care to Olympic Gold
Read an excerpt from her new book – Courage to Soar.
related – Glamour’s Women of the Year 2016: Gwen Stefani, Simone Biles, Ashley Graham, and More Honorees
Pommel circles on a tire
correction – Louis Smith 2 month suspension
Luke Carson was issued a reprimand that will stay on his record for 2 years. But was not suspended. I’d originally wrongly posted that Luke was also suspended. Apologies.
British Gymnastics – Statement: Louis Smith and Luke Carson Disciplinary Outcomes
Beam skills upgraded in the 2020 Code
A few examples:
• 3 flying flairs upgraded from a C to a D.
• Split leap fwd (leg separation 180°), upgraded from an A to a B.
• Split jump (leg separation 180°) from cross position, upgraded from an A to a B.
• Straddle pike jump (both legs above horizontal), or side split jump from cross position, upgraded from an A to a B.
• Walkover bwd, with support of one arm, upgraded from an A to a B.
• Free (aerial) cartwheel into salto bwd tucked, upgraded from a D to an E.
related – Beam Skills Which Got Downgraded And Which Are No Longer In 2017-2020 CoP
Laurie Hernandez – new book
In between celebrating her Olympic triumph, becoming a front-runner on the current season of Dancing with the Stars and continuing her high school education, gymnast Laurie Hernandez has written a book!
The memoir, I Got This: To Gold and Beyond, won’t be released until January, but PEOPLE has an exclusive First Look at the book’s cover.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BMPYQ_4FPik/
via Gymternet Clan
Coach Dee – Floor progressions
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Ring strength training without Rings
At Cirque du Soleil’s LOVE.
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team conditioning in Bermuda
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