This was in 2019.
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double Kovacs – caught
This was in 2019.
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Category: Gymnastics
Cecile Landi interview
Simone and some of the top gymnasts in her club World Champions Center have been back training for a few weeks now.
The Olympic Channel caught up with coach Cecile (Canqueteau) Landi:
OC: … in the relatively short period of time you guys have worked together, the three of you have obviously accomplished so much. What do you think is your proudest moment of of the past two years.
CL: I think the way she, she is. She’s so outspoken and she feels that she can say anything.
In that way I feel like she’s way more confident as a woman than she ever was. It comes with maturity, but also she speaks up, like, we listen to her.
As a coach, the 2019 Worlds where I’ve never seen her feeling so confident and happy to compete. And that beam title, obviously, because I know how much she wanted it. …
OC: What do you see your role as her coach to help her kind of reframe the plan, physically and the training, for the next 14 months?
CL: I mean, Laurent is the big planner. So once we do have all those dates and all that, we’ll sit down again and do the big calendar and see. In that trio, I listen to both of them and I try to compromise to both of them, making sure he kind of gets what he wants and she gets what she wants and everybody feels good. So that’s my role. …
OC: You haven’t been shy about talking about USA Gymnastics and all the changes that need to happen in this country in gymnastics. Where do you think the sport is now in this country? And what else are you hoping to see change?
CL: I think we’re going in the right direction. I want to trust [the current CEO of USA Gymnastics] and I want to believe that she has the best interests at heart, and I think she does. What we like is she was an athlete herself, an elite gymnast and NCAA gymnast. …
SIMONE BILES’ COACH CECILE LANDI ON RESETTING FOR TOKYO 2020, HER COACHING PHILOSOPHY, AND MORE
coach Andy Memmel on Chellsie
Chellsie Memmel was 2005 World Champion, coached by her father.
She has 2 kids: a son born in August 2014 and a daughter born in November 2017.
After playing around in the Gym during the COVID-19 break, Andy says she’s about 95% physically ready to start on routines. Thinks it would be fun for his grandkids to see mom compete.
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Which NCAA teams support #BlackLivesMatter?
It’s not easy to keep up with the responses from NCAA Gymnastics teams.
How much is empty talk? How many will improve over coming seasons?
Catch up by listening to episode #428: Black Lives Matter This Week Too
GymCastic was disappointed with “empty platitudes from coaches like Dana Duckworth and Courtney Kupets-Carter“.
One concept new to me was optical allyship: when we focus on ourselves rather than the victims. It’s a dodge. For example …
https://twitter.com/CoachJeffGraba/status/1268979062992756736
One ‘tell‘ for me is whether or not statements include Black Lives Matter #BlackLivesMatter.
If not, they are usually avoiding the biggest controversy to not offend somebody or other. Weak support.
Check too if there’s an actual apology for past injustice at the University. A promise of action in future. If not, it’s likely just weasel words. Nothing will change.
GymCastic was impressed that K.J. Kindler and Mark Williams marched for George Floyd.
Cal Women’s Gymnastics supported the Black Lives Matter run June 8th. A good sign.
Other sports have done more. Especially football. A racist coach was put on leave at Iowa. His base pay $800,000 / year.
Margzetta Frazier on racial injustice
UCLA gymnast Margzetta Frazier talks to BBC Sport about the death of American George Floyd and discrimination in gymnastics.
Confident to speak her mind, Marz also talks about racial stereotyping in Gymnastics.
(You’d think we would have learned our lesson from Olympic Champion Gabby Douglas who’s best apparatus was Bars.)
Rings spotting bungee belt by Tower Spot
Just once I tried to build my own version of a Rings bungee belt. It lasted about 3 weeks before falling apart.
A professional version is available. Safer on the shoulders. Easy to do more repetitions of swings. It works for dismounts. And, of course, less spotting is needed.
Tower Spot System includes TS anchors, TS adult and child harnesses, TS resistance bands (5 for each side, 10 total).
Details $699
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Rentaro Ueyama – Kasamatsu 3/1 twist
On to soft mats in the pit.
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Kiana Winston on her Alabama career
All lives will matter when Black Lives Matter.
Today Kiana Winston is a social worker, encouraging us to “advocate and work towards ending the deeply rooted racism, social injustices, and police brutality in this country.”
Originally from Texas Dreams, Kiana graduated College team in 2018.
Click over to Facebook to read her very positive memories at Alabama. Roll Tide.
GAT scheduled for Sept 4 – 6, 2020
If there is enough registration by Aug. 1, 2020, the Gymnastics Association of Texas will host their annual convention.
I’M ALL IN …
Many College Gymnastics coaches are sharing a message on Twitter.
And asking 5 others to join them.
A few examples:
Gymnastics Coaching.com 