Aliya Mustafina‘s family is directly affected by the ban – her husband, Aleksey Zaytsev, is an Olympic hopeful in bobsleigh and two of his teammates received doping bans just last week. …
Category: Gymnastics
Amelia Knight – Van Leuween to Zuchold-Schleudern
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Ring pulls out of A-frame
Somehow the gymnast hung on with 1 arm.
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https://twitter.com/gym_d/status/938019480411676672
Rick Pegararo broke two rings in half over his career. But that’s the first time I’ve seen the entire cable detach.
Tim Daggett saw it once at USOTC. Coach Kelly Crumley was spotting when one of his guys had the cable rip out entirely.
via Akiko
team Beam
Calgary Gymnastics Centre.
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dudes … you let the girls win
Canadian Gymnastics coach suspended
Former Quebec gymnasts accuse coach of sexually abusing them as minors in 1980s, ’90s
Today Michel Arsenault is a prominent competitive coach at Champions Gymnastics, Edmonton.
We have just learned of the allegations published by Radio-Canada.
We take these allegations seriously and want to reassure the parents and their children who attend our gym.
Moving forward, Mr. Arsenault will not be involved in any activities at Champions Gymnastics and will not be allowed on our premises.
This decision has been taken to allow our coaching team to pursue the club’s mission to offer our athletes an environment where they will be able to flourish.
For now, we have no other comment.
McKayla Maroney – victim statement
Sports Illustrated
McKayla Maroney: Nassar ‘Deserves to Spend the Rest of His Life in Prison’
Back Bridge over a raging creek
Don’t fall, Chisa.
She was fine other than an injured pinky finger.
building a Ninja obstacle course
Many Gymnastics clubs are considering expanding their Parkour programs. It’s a good way to draw more older male participants to the facility.
American Gymnast posted some options.
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Zoe Littlewood – Mental Muscle Training
Zoe Littlewood, M. A. Sport Psychology Consultant, specializes in working with individuals, teams, parents and coaches to produce performance enhancement, mental toughness and a winning mindset.
She’s a former gymnast & coach with a Kinesiology degree as well.
You can get Zoe’s PDF booklet for free by signing up by email from this page:
Key mental SKILLS:
1. Bounce Back From Mistakes
2. Dealing with Fear and Mental Blocks
3. Performing Under Pressure
4. Mental Preparation
5. Confidence
6. Managing Perfectionism
Mental TECHNIQUES:
1. Success Routines
2. Cue Words
3. Emotional Game Plans
4. Thought Control
5. Goal-setting (process and outcome)
6. Visualization
It’s not a formal program, but rather a number of reminders and tips for gymnasts, coaches and parents. A few exercises for the athlete are included.
If you want more a one time Skype consolation costs $50 – $100.
Email mentalmuscletrainingsd (a) gmail.com
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