Category: Gymnastics

Peng interviews Canadian gymnasts

Christine did colour commentary at Canadian Nationals this year. Coach Jared Goad was her fact checker.

Click PLAY or watch her experience on YouTube.

Interviews start at 313 seconds.

Nick Ruddock on Gym culture

It All Starts With a Vision
Communicating Your Culture
Leadership
It’s Your Ship
Be Accountable
Develop ‘Buy In’
Be a Role Model
Encourage Diversity
Remove Toxicity
Avoid the 3 C’s

Click through for details:

TURNING TOXIC GYM ENVIRONMENTS TO WORLD CLASS CULTURES

U.S. team to Junior Worlds

Skye Blakely, Kayla Di Cello and Sydney Barros.

NAMED gymnastics skills

Bart Conner once had a named skill on P Bars. It was eventually removed from the Code as too simple.

Click PLAY or watch a comedy bit on Facebook.

U.S. National Team warm-up

Print version.

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Here’s an older one. (2014)

Click PLAY or watch part 1 on YouTube.

Click PLAY or watch part 2 on YouTube.

Finally, here’s Shawn Johnson warming up her husband.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. 😀

Sara Ulias – Bars

Sara plans to compete for UCLA.

Click PLAY or watch the height on her dismount on Twitter.

 

Click PLAY or watch the height of her Jaeger (first gymnast) on Instagram.

leotard design rules?

A private Facebook group is discussion possible new USAG rules for leotards.

Have you heard anything about this?

If so, leave a comment.

“New Rule as of August 1, 2019 – no grace period at this time.

1. Acceptable Attire for Athletes
Recommendation to include the following items regarding Athlete Attire in the JO Code of Points, General-6 and the R&P, page 19 under Gymnast’s Obligations, effective August 1, 2019:

a. A backless leotard is described as: “The open area extends past the bottom of a bra line and the open area extends past the vertical midpoint of the scapula, unless the open area is filled in with mesh.” – both must be met to be compliant.
If an area is not compliant, it must be mesh lined. Any cover mesh, including nude and does NOT need to be lined, to be considered compliant.

b. Underwear (including sports bras) should not be visible. Add- (Clear, Nude Bra or coordinating base layer is acceptable.)

c. In addition to a leotard or ankle-length unitard, acceptable attire would include ankle-length tights under the leotard (that match the leotard or are skin tone).

IEC – January 1, 2020 – Elite Level leotards will go to FIG rules

Acceptable solutions are: Nude bra and full body liner would cover any open areas necessary.”

GymCastic is not impressed.