I’m surprised to hear that coach Elizabeth Brubaker has been suspended by Gymnastics Canada after receiving “a number of written formal complaints… that outlined alleged violations of Gymnastics Canada’s ethics and code of conduct policies over an extended period of time a number of years ago.”
Category: Gymnastics
introducing Backwards Flyaway
Sure you could SPOT your beginners hundreds of times. 🙄
Better is to set up a soft mat hill so they can practice it on their own.
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That’s Bermuda Gymnastics Association.
We tied one end of the landing mat to the pulleys used for a spotting belt.
Underneath we braced the HILL with spotting boxes.
MOTIVATION in the Gym
D0 you listen to the Region 5 Insider podcast?
As a sample, check out episode #6.
Jason MacDonald:
In this episode we look at one of the most important aspects of sport performance and participation…. Motivation.
We talk about strategies to help set up a culture in your gym to drive and sustain motivation through the training year. There are many different motivational strategies and each athlete is motivated differently. We discuss many different ways to enhance motivation and make the daily grind of training and competition fun. Creating a culture of excellence in your gym and develop a plan for keeping the energy and excitement toward your goals both individual and team helps to keep motivation high.
Whitney Snowden former Head Optional Coach at Cincinnati Gymnastics joins us to give her perspective on motivation and what has worked well for her in the past.
Listen online. Or subscribe via iTunes.
UFC fighter Kevin Lee tries Gymnastics
I expect competitive female gymnasts to be better at every test of physical and motor fitness than any other female athlete their age. In any sport.
NEXT. They challenge all other male athletes their age. And best them at pretty much every challenge.
How about a professional male adult?
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Taylor Houchin – Bars
new Elites in NCAA
Lauren put together two interesting posts:
2019 NCAA Elites – Part One
2019 NCAA Elites – Part Two
press handstand against a wall
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Xiao Qin – Pommel Gold
… best known for his work on the pommel horse for which he has won Olympic, world, national, East Asian Games, and World Cup titles. …
“Just hand him the Gold …” 🙂
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(via Coach Sommer)
Al Fong interview
One of the very best clubs I’ve ever visited.
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training Stride Handstand
Beginners often learn Backward Walkover with bent knees and — later — have problems ☹️getting out of the habit of bending their knees.
Challenge them to tip forward and backward in Stride Handstand to show form and control. As they improve lower the height of the mats.
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Thanks Bermuda Gymnastics Association.
