August 19-21, 2020.
Ontario Coaching Congress goes virtual
August 19-21, 2020.
Category: Gymnastics
Khorkina / Russia in denial
My best guess is that of all nations in the world the gymnasts who suffered most were from the Soviet Union / Russia.
Most of what Khorkina says should be studiously ignored.
Prominent figures in the sport like Nellie Kim, Liubou Charkashyna, Liudmila Tourishcheva, Andrei Rodionenko, and Ksenia Semenova claimed in separate interviews that gymnasts are coming forward because they want attention or money and this is likely to discourage victims of abuse from coming forward. …
KHORKINA ON GYMNASTS SPEAKING OUT AGAINST ABUSE: THE JUST WANT FAME
stabilizing a Pommel Mushroom
Coach Dermot McGrath had a good idea. He stuffed 4 full water bottles inside a Pommel Mushroom.
They fit tightly. That both weighted and stabilized.
self-massage and stretching
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what’s a “false grip” on Rings?
One reason Eleftherios Petrounias deservedly won the Rings gold medal in Rio is that he does not “cheat” his strength holds with false grip.
Opening the hand makes it even clearer to the judges that no false grip is used.
’84 Olympian Pam Bileck
Pamela Jean Bileck-Flat (born December 1, 1968 in Pittsburgh) … competed for the United States … at the 1984 Summer Olympics and won a silver medal in the team competition. …
A fan posted a impressive tribute. Check it out.
The Making of “Pam Bileck:
A Creative Study”
introducing pirouettes
Here’s an excellent drill for beginners as they learn to move their centre of mass over the support arm (base of support) before starting to learn pirouettes and reverse pirouettes.
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Shaposh progressions
repost from March 2016
A variety of Shaposh & Tkachev drills I taped at Buckeye and Illinois Gymnastics Institute summer 2015. The Tumbl Trak Quick Flex Bar-in-a-Bag was well used at both Gyms
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Australian gymnasts speak up about past abuse
Click through to read the article on The Age.
Gymnastics leg strength and power
Gymnasts need both plyometric and non-plyometric leg training.
Click PLAY or watch a sample on Instagram.
Zari Goldmann:
Three of the four events rely on legs, but I was always worried about too much pounding and overuse injuries. So this summer we created two circuits – one leg circuit that involved impact, landing, jumping etc and one that didn’t involve those. That way I could be sure that those muscles were getting stronger without worrying about how many times kids were hitting the floor
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