tumbling, tramp, diving, acrobatics, circus, cheer, dance, martial arts, X sports … and more
In 1887, Wills were one of the first UK tobacco companies to include advertising cards in their packs of cigarettes …
This set seems to have been included with your fags ’round about 1914.
You can buy a book of WILLS Physical Culture Cigarette Cards for $14.79.
Bruce Craven is an owner of Craven Sports Services. He and his wife Karen have worked with gymnasts for decades.
Currently Bruce is assisting male gymnasts at Taiso Gymnastics Saskatoon. As always he’s focused on training the correct muscles for each element. And contracting those muscles in the best sequence.
Click PLAY or watch L-sit training on YouTube. (Flexibility and specific strength.)
They are more common than we realize. 😦
GymCastic interviewed former gymnast Caroline Just, a Neurology resident, on best practices for coaches, parents and teammates:
ANY head injury during practice or a meet should be investigated with a concussion checklist, because if you keep going without it, the second concussion could make things much worse. Print out a checklist and put it on the wall of the gym or download the Heads Up App
Take Tylenol not aspirin, Ibuprofen, Advil, Motrin, Naproxen or Aleve.
Most concussions resolve within two weeks, but if you don’t go through the appropriate steps, waiting to be symptom-free for 24 hours before you advance stages, you risk not healing properly, which increases risk of long-term neurocognitive symptoms
Go see a doctor if you are worried! It’s pretty unlikely that the doctor will tell you to quit, or to take a long break.
Doctors are required, in most states and provinces, to inform authorities if the welfare of a child is in danger, including by coaches. If you think a coach is negligent – don’t be silent. Get parents involved, get head coaches involved, get athletic directors involved. The right people will take this very seriously.
Gymnasts are tough. They are used to focusing on the goal and working through the pain. However, sometimes the toughest thing is to do what is right for your health, or your friend’s health. It’s better to miss the meet than miss the season, or miss out on your life.
Caroline Just recommended we download a free app – Heads Up. I’ll be checking it out.
… In my time here in Michigan, I have learned many life lessons.
The first of many includes learning to ask for help. I am a very independent and self-sufficient person by nature, so it is hard for me to reach out and rely on other people for assistance. It took me time to understand that asking for help is okay and not a weakness. Learning to rely on my teammates and other staff for support was a great lesson that I learned to embrace. I will take that with me for the rest of my life.
I have grown to become more open and outgoing when it comes to meeting people and listening to other perspectives that may not match my own. I have grown to understand that people come from very different backgrounds and may not see things the same way that I do, so I have grown to be a better listener than I was before college.
Maximizing time during the day has been another way I have learned to live as a person, student and athlete. …
Includes photos of the international competitors.
related – Illusion Turns – Gymnix 2016: the juniors
Thanks Cordelia.
International Gymnast Magazine Hall of Fame 2016 inductees.
You have to concur this guy has the best chance to challenge Kohei. He’s young. And improving quickly.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
(via Coach Sommer)
OSU’s Risa Perez made the Power Rankings this week for her wildly entertaining Floor choreography. She sells it.
Click PLAY or watch her routine in the win over Stanford on YouTube.
Click PLAY or watch the Oregon Team Intro on YouTube.
Kasey is one of the top rookies in College Gymnastics. 🙂
… In Janowicz’s first season as a Chippewa, her impact on the team has been immediate.
… won the all-around competition in all eight meets this season entering Sunday while closing on Central Michigan’s all-around record, which has stood for 13 years.
“I’m very proud of her,” said Head Coach Jerry Reighard. “She’s as focused, as determined as the person who’s on that record board right now as a freshman and I love that.”
… When it was time to decide which college to attend, Janowicz said CMU was the obvious choice, having been surrounded by people involved in the program throughout her career.
Chasing Perfection: Freshman and MAC Gymnast of the Week eyes 13 year-old record
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