U.S. Gymnastics Camps

GymnasticsHQ put together a comparison of three of the big American Camps for summer 2019: Woodward, IGC and FlipFest.

Costs, discounts, schedules, housing, meals, Olympian appearances, etc.

Many weeks are already full.

Listed too are some of the College Camps available.

GYMNASTICS SUMMER CAMP GUIDE 2019

related – Gym Momentum Camp 2019 Boston

Saeedreza Keikha’s skill on Pommels

Side support full twisting spindle with both pommels between the hands.

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Alicia for the Athlete Assistance Fund

… At first, she wasn’t sure what she could do to help the survivors, but when she heard about the creation of the Athlete Assistance Fund (AAF) in early 2018, she felt like it could be the perfect spot for her.

“I wanted to be somebody that could help make a change,” Sacramone Quinn said by phone last week. “The Athlete Assistance Fund seemed like a great partnership where I could help these athletes …”

The not-for-profit organization aims to provide financial assistance and guidance for any gymnast who was sexually abused in the sport and would like to seek counseling. …

Alicia Sacramone Quinn works to help Nassar survivors through the Athlete Assistance Fund

related – Indy Star:

The Athlete Assistance Fund was set up to help gymnasts who were sexually abused receive free, confidential counseling. But it faces many challenges gaining the trust of a skeptical public and abuse survivors.

Let’s watch Sarah. Again.

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Doha World Cup Men’s Final – day 2

Vault
1 Yang Hak Seon Korea 15.266
2 Igor Radivilov Ukraine 14.916
3 Artur Davtyan Armenia 14.695

P Bars
1 Zou Jingyuan China 6.6 9.100 15.700
2 Vladislav Polyashov Russia 6.5 8.566 15.066
3 Mitchell Morgans Australia 6.0 8.566 14.566

H Bar
1 Tin Srbic Croatia 6.1 8.300 14.400
2 Hidetaka Miyachi Japan 6.2 8.100 14.300
3 Randy Leru Cuba 6.1 7.900 14.000

full results

Check the current leaders for apparatus Olympic qualification.

Igor Radivilov is #1 on Vault.

reducing Gymnastics leg injury

Dave Tilley:

Issues like stress fractures, ankle sprains, growth plate inflammation, ACL or meniscus tears, Achilles injuries, and overuse cartilage break down are seen throughout all levels of gymnastics. These injuries all have a common overlap in being “impact” based….

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On the upside, all that impact results in gymnasts having very dense bones.

On the downside, every coach needs to constantly assess the training plan to minimize the risk of traumatic and chronic injuries.

Dave has some advice.

1. Temporarily Reduce Workloads and Impact Volume

2. Diagnose and Get Medical Care Quickly

3. Be Patient

4. Manage Soft Tissue Daily (Manual Therapy and Stretching)

5. Use Ice Baths and Compression Nightly

6. Land Properly

7. Slowly Rebuild Knee and Ankle Joint Strength Following Injury

8. Slowly Rebuild Impact Volume Following Rehab

9. Correct Technical Issues (Steep Take off and Landing Short)

The other more obvious piece, although it’s shockingly not addressed, is that gymnasts simply need to stop landing short and destroying their ankles all the time. Mistakes obviously happen here and there, but the reality is that far too many gymnasts are being allowed to land very short on a daily basis. …

10. Build Leg Strength with Physical Preparation Programs

11. Track Growth

Click through for details and videos:

11 CRUCIAL WAYS TO COMBAT IMPACT KNEE AND ANKLE INJURIES IN GYMNASTICS

Birmingham Men’s World Cup highlights

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Superstars of Gymnastics a success

If you had a choice between the Superstars meet in Birmingham or the concurrent World Cup meet in London — both hosted the same day — which would you choose?

No question for me. I’d be at the World Cup.

But they had a big crowd at Superstars. Ticket paying fans seemed to enjoy the comedy. For once the gymnasts knew that entertainment was the goal, not the very best Gymnastics.

Hopefully Superstars will continue to be a success into the future.

BBC Sport – Libby Dawes:

Do elite gymnastics competitions need to be more fun?

World Championships in Glasgow was a near perfect meet for me. NCAA Gymnastics meets — both MAG & WAG — are plenty entertaining enough too.

A meet should last no longer than 2 hours. And I’d love to do anything to improve safety.

NCAA Regionals: OSU, Georgia, LSU, Michigan

4 hosts
3 days
Thursday, April 4 – Saturday, April 6

I’ll be in Corvallis, Oregon hosted by OSU.

Actually I’m very keen to see the play-in Iowa v Arizona on the 4th.

2019 NCAA Gymnastics Corvallis Regional tickets.