Aly Raisman helping out Boston’s homeless

The Olympian and Needham native is teaming up with e-commerce bedding brand Leesa to donate 165 custom-made mattresses to Heading Home, a Boston-based homeless shelter. The donations will be delivered during an event at the organization in Dorchester on July 18, where Raisman will speak …

Aly Raisman continues to be America’s sweetheart

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what it takes to be a Division 1 gymnast

Jill Hicks:

1. Level 10 routines with 10.0 start values and “up to the level” routines

2. Clean gymnastics on all four events; no bent knees or flexed feet; casts on bars to vertical

3. Consistency; it helps to score 9.5 and above …

Does Your Daughter Have What It Takes To Be A DI Gymnast?

GYMNOVA Removeable Beam Cover

My last attempt at recovering a Beam with glue was decidedly unsuccessful.

This system looks faster and easier.

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Cost in the U.K. as I post is £269.00 ex. VAT.

landing the Whittenburg

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Whitney Bjerken’s YouTube channel

260 million+ views since 2011. Mostly by young female gymnasts.

She’s got some videos featuring Shawn Johnson.

In this one they try to teach Shawn’s husband an Aerial Cartwheel.

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See more videos.

general conditioning for Gymnastics

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General conditioning is great, especially at the end of the workout when the gymnast is tired.

But more important is the specific conditioning prescribed by the coach for the most important target skills.

Many gymnasts do too much general, not enough specific.

JO competitions on podium

Gymnix was on podium this year in advance of World Championships Montreal.

Here are more options to get your Level 9 and 10 kids the opportunity to compete on podium. Some are combined with College competitions.

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via Inside Gymnastics