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Daria “Dasha” Joura is a retired Australian gymnast. She is a triple Australian senior all-around champion and competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics and the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in 2006 and 2007.
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Korbut salto. TONS of original elements.
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“Teaching is about imparting skills, technique and knowledge to students. Some teachers do that with an open and relaxed manner, while others prefer structure and strictness,” says psychologist Dr. Deborah Serani.
“Benign strict teaching can be an effective way to instruct. However, when teaching becomes more aggressive, demeaning and hurtful, that is not teaching—it’s bullying.” …
Red Flag: Your teacher’s behavior benefits them, not you.
Red Flag: Your teacher repeatedly targets specific students.
Red Flag: Rules and consequences are unofficial or unreasonable.
Red Flag: Reprimands are used to attack rather than educate.
read more … Is Your Teacher A Bully Or Just Strict? 10 Ways to Tell The Difference
Great interview.
Ellie is still psyched training for her 3rd Olympics. Even with a 1-year delay.
She loves Gymnastics and it shows in her performances.
I wasn’t surprised to hear that Ellie was not the perfect hotshot wunder child gymnast. She was not petite. Not flexible. Not all that powerful. In fact coaches suggested her Mom consider other sports.
Many of the greatest gymnasts of all time were not the best kids in their precomp group. Beth Tweddle was another.
It’s dumb for coaches to dismiss young children for lack of talent.
Dumb.
One of Ellie’s talents is courage. In fact she states she is never afraid — one reason she likes training the big skills including Def.
The #usgcoa is working together to ensure their member clubs are able to recover from the COVID-19 shutdown.
Some clubs are planning and budgeting for 50% of past membership numbers when finally allowed to reopen. It’s not going to be easy.
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Like Grace Donaghy.
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Chris Waller:
“I have never met an individual with more integrity than Kyla Ross,” …
“Whether she is training, competing, being a friend, being a student, or learning a TikTok, she does it whole-heartedly as if nothing else matters in the world.
This appreciation for the present and enthusiasm for life brings light, inspiration and energy to everything she does and moves the world around her. …”
@kamotoyuya186 Yuya Kamoto
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Here’s how that kind of physical ability translates to skills.
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(via Coach Sommer)
… Claudia Kretschmer takes us through a beam workout with her level 9 and 10 group.
Claudia is well known for her knowledge and creativity when it comes to beam coaching. …
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