A former U.S. National Team member and 2002 Nissen-Emery Award winner for Michigan, Justin knows Gymnastics.
Heart this on Twitter.
Category: Gymnastics
if you want to make EVERYONE happy …
Actually, I found it is even more difficult to keep EVERYONE happy as club administrator. … I recall one time threatening to throw out the Women’s Artistic program if they didn’t stop complaining so much. Cheer was making us money. WAG was costing a fortune. 😀
MyKayla Skinner STUCK vault
introducing Press to Handstand
Beginners often train years before making their first straight arm Press to Handstand.
It’s essential they feel SAFE when leaning too far.
Challenge gymnasts to get their hips (Centre of Mass) over the hands before lifting toes off the floor.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
Thanks Bermuda Gymnastics Association.
the GREAT Elise Ray
Today Elise Ray-Statz is Head Coach of the University of Washington.
Click PLAY or watch it on Twitter.
https://twitter.com/olympicchannel/status/1068535306360692736
Utah is on track for 2019
Great start to the season.
Click PLAY or watch some highlights v OSU on Twitter.
interview with Tom Forster
Women’s high-performance team coordinator is not a full-time job.
The process for Doha was successful so Tom so far plans to continue with that approach into the future.
Read the interview.
reducing Gymnastics injuries
Brette Warshaw posted an excellent overview on how to reduce injury:
1. Focus On Avoiding Overuse
2. Balance Out Your Gymnasts’ Strength (reduce muscular imbalance)
3. Track Your Gymnasts’ Growth
4. Never Stop Educating Yourself & Your Fellow Coaches
5. Take Fear Out of the Equation Early On
6. Empower Your Gymnasts
Click through for specifics:
6 Ways For Gymnastics Coaches To Better Prevent Injuries
related – 5 Of The Most Common Gymnastics Injuries & How Best To Prevent Them
Terin Humphrey on persistence
If you are going to do Gymnastics, you are going to fall.
Read her post on Facebook.
Sarah Finnegan – Floor
So clean. So fluid.
Click PLAY or watch it on Facebook.
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