letter from Kerry Perry – Safe Sport expanding

… we are expanding and decentralizing our Safe Sport Department.

It will include five new positions, four of which will be assigned to and live in the regions they will cover throughout the United States. We believe this provides a much-improved structure to better support, train, educate and serve members, including our athletes and parents, club owners and professionals located in various regions throughout the country.  …

read more on USAG

advice for graduating gymnasts …

… and coaches.

Tony Retrosi:

Learn the art of listening.

Be tolerant.

Be kind to yourself and kill the naysayers with kindness.

Never stop learning.

Your words have meaning, choose them wisely.

Ask for help. People will show up, as will the universe. Pretending doesn’t make you smarter.

It’s okay to change your mind. Walk a road that you hadn’t envisioned, and then, when you are ready, make a sharp left, and take that road.

Surround yourself with positive people and let the others gently fall away.

The Head and the Heart

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African Championships Men’s results

1. ALGERIA
2. EGYPT

1. Omar Mohamed Egypt 78.700
2. Hillal Metidji Algeria 78.450
3. Ahmed El Maraghy Egypt 77.650

Junior
1. EGYPT 221.550
2. RSA 208.650
3. ALGERIA 199.000

Jr Men

1. Mohamed Afify Egypt 75.250
2. Zaid Khater Egypt 72.450
— Abdelrahman Abdelhaleem Egypt 72.100
3. Ruan Lange RSA 72.050

full results

2 1/2 (D) + 2 Front 1/2 (E)

Click PLAY or watch Sam on Twitter.

Scott Bregman out at USAG

Their most popular employee was one of those let go. This is the man who vastly improved USAG online video coverage over the past 7 years.

Thanks for everything, Scott.

Read his full farewell on Twitter.

If the current organization declares bankruptcy, as many expect, Scott would have had to move on in any case.

Vera van Pol documentary

Hard Way To Success #26

The Dutch Olympian is now age 24. Hard working. Team player. She never gives up.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. (27min)

Canadian Championships 2018

May 22-27, 2018, Waterloo, ONT

Live video streaming will be available on GymCan.tv.

I’ll be reporting highlights and results. Attending just the final Sunday for the MAG & WAG Senior competitions.

cartwheel on Beam tutorial

The latest Gymneo skill tutorial in English. (46min)

Click PLAY or watch the Beam Cartwheel teaser on YouTube.

African Championships results

1. EGYPT
2. RSA
3. ALGERIA

1. Farah Hussein Egypt 49.700
2. Farah Salem Egypt 49.050
– Nancy Taman Egypt 48.950
3. Angela Maguire RSA 46.550

Junior
1. Jana Mahmoud Egypt 47.450
2. Lisa Conradie RSA 47.300
3. Zeina Ibrahim Egypt 45.050

full results

SEC Championships online

A YouTube channel has many years of the famed SEC competition starting 1985.

Click PLAY or watch 1985 on YouTube. It will have you marching around the room like a stormtrooper. 😀

via College Gymnastics fans are HERE!