Once the Gym opens after the COVID-19 shut down.
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Category: Gymnastics
7 minute core training program
Many of the amateur videos being posted online during COVID-19 are poorly edited.
I like the simplicity of this one from Twisters in Sunnyvale, California.
No wasted seconds.
If you like it, check the rest of their Team home training assignments on their Facebook video page.
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dreaming of getting back to Gymnastics
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Calleigh trains at Dreams, Edmonton.
Dreams Gymnastics 1st Year Anniversary
I can’t think of any owner who worked harder getting her new club up to speed.
Ashley Sportun — as expected — pulled it off with style.
Her Dreams Gymnastics Academy in Edmonton is one year old. I love the branding.
Everything was going well with the new business, then the COVID-19 pandemic unexpectedly struck. Ashley’s now planning to gradually reawaken Dreams.
We wish her well.
To celebrate, coaches gathered in the parking lot. Gymnasts drove by to wish them well.
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Ellie Black – new interview
Ellie wants to get back in the Gym.
Her ankle is recovered. A year’s Olympic day delay neither a plus nor a negative for her personally. Another bump in the road.
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exited to get back to the GYM
Coaches want gymnasts to know they’ve missed them.
And want to turn the lights back on in the Gym.
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Laurie Hernandez on Maggie Haney
Laurie trained with Maggie Haney for 11 years.
Hernandez has never spoken publicly about the abuse allegations against Maggie Haney.
But in a lengthy Instagram post in response to Haney’s suspension, Hernandez, a member of the Final Five that won gold at the Rio Games in 2016, said that years of being yelled at and belittled had made her think she hated gymnastics.
“It wasn’t until mid 2018 I realized it was the people that made the experience bad, not the sport itself,” Hernandez wrote Thursday. …
You can read Laurie’s statement on Instagram.
Buckeye’s reopening after COVID-19
David Holcomb has been planning how to safely reopen Buckeye Gymnastics (Gabby’s former gym) — and the plan has evolved over time based on government recommendations in Ohio.
The club hopes to start opening mid-May or shortly after.
Only one parent or non-participating individual will be allowed to enter the building with their child.
Parents and staff are required to wear masks as per Buckeye Gymnastics policy. Gymnasts are not required to wear masks but are welcome to do so.
Webcam viewing will allow parents to watch from home, at work or in their cars.
The number of children in class will be reduced: school-age classes will be 6:1 max and pre-school 4:1 max. Buckeye will not offer classes for preschoolers age 4 and younger for now.
No Open Gym or Birthday Parties for the foreseeable future.
No hands-on spotting for at least the first month. We will then reevaluate.
We will stagger class start and end times to insure time for the students to get in and out of the gym safely, to provide time to wipe down the equipment between each class and for teachers to thoroughly wash their hands.
There will be touchless temperature checks for all staff members.
The communal drinking fountains will be closed. We plan to remove them and replace them with sinks to provide more opportunities for washing hands.
Open David’s April 28th letter to Staff and Families for details. (Word doc)
Thanks for sharing this, Dave.
If your club needs help with reopening, I’d recommend consultant Frank Sahlein and his company 3rd Level Consulting.
For example, your revised release form will need a new paragraph talking about the risk of contracting a virus or other disease while at the Gym.
Randy Lane will coach newest NCAA Div 1 team
Congratulations to one of the good guys.
Randy has a wealth of experience from all his years assisting at UCLA.
This team is going to draw big crowds being in the greater NY City market.
Hannah Hartung interview
The daughter of Olympic great Jim Hartung just finished her first year at Eastern Michigan University Gymnastics.
Dad was all-around NCAA champion in 1980 and 1981 for Nebraska, leading those teams to four straight national championship teams: 1979–1982. Jim is still at Nebraska as an assistant coach.
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