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Official announcement.
Impressive credentials:
She was a gymnast at the University of Michigan
She has a sports marketing background
She has been working in the NBA headquarters since 2015
She competed in American Ninja Warrior
https://twitter.com/GymCastic/status/1097883282342068226
The main question so far is WHY she would leave the NBA for USAG.
Let’s wish her all the best.
One of the biggest weaknesses I see in Gymnastics coaches is poor people skills with parents.
That’s especially true of young coaches who haven’t learned the hard way yet.
Many parents need to be convinced that a young coach knows what they are doing. (Those same parents assume an older coach does have the experience to do the job. Indeed, it’s not fair.)
Are you spending enough time keeping YOUR parents informed and onboard with shared goals?
That’s from Lisa Mitzel’s book FOCUSED and Inspired. Recommended.
Cedrick Willian on Gym Blog Brazil posted an important update on Valeri.
The original is in Portuguese. Here are some points I gleaned from Google Translate:
– short term goal is Tokyo 2020. Long term is important, as well.
– National Team training camp was Jan 7-17th
– no more weighing gymnasts
– nutritional orientation
– buffet at camp offered juice and dessert (yes, dessert!)
– doctors, physiotherapists, nutritionists, physical trainers and biomechanist involved
– first day medical assessment and specific skills test
– other days training: morning 08:30 to 12:30, afternoon 15:30 to 18:30.
– Saturday morning only and Sunday off
– all apparatus each day. Ballet and choreography rotations
– Brazil travels to WOGA Jan 28th – Feb 10th
– Jr and Sr team members will compete WOGA Classic in February
– the feeling is that the doors are open for everyone who aspires to National Team
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.
I go to a lot of Gyms. A lot of excellent gyms.
Many coaches are doing many things right.
My last visit was to a club where only one of the competitive team had anything taped. It has a reputation for keeping girls in Gym through High School.
When I watched training my main feedback was to KEEP doing what they are doing: good basics, safe landings, good handstands.
That said, none of us are the best coach in the world. We should all constantly be evaluating and tweaking our training plans.
Some advice from Dave Tilley:
1. Everyone Taking On More Accountability and Self Awareness
2. Eliminate the Say-Do Gap
3. Pushing Athletes Hard But Intelligently
4. Collaborate, and Give Everyone and Equal Voice in Training Decisions
5. Critique Athlete Behavior, Not The Athlete
6. Don’t Value The Opinion Someone Has of You More Than Your Opinion of Yourself
7. Don’t Be Afraid of Very New, and Very Different, Ideas
Nick talks to his friend and collaborator Daniel Lonsdale on how best to integrate outside specialists into the coaching team. For example: nutrition, psychology of winning, medical, etc.
Daniel is a multi-sport Strength and Conditioning specialist.
Click PLAY or watch it on Twitter.
Update.
turnsloef recommends Sweet Home 3D. It’s free. You can import any furniture (like all Gymnova equipment). Click PLAY or watch a sample of how it turns out on YouTube.
___ original post from Jan 8th:
I’m currently trying a new beta Mac version of 3D Gym Design.
Leave a comment if you can recommend any other software options, free or paid.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
This is the best insight I’ve seen so far into the fast improving Russian Men’s team.
Alfosov is very smart. Takes nothing for granted. Knows that Russia has less depth than their main rivals.
Valeri Alfosov, the head coach of the Russian national team, gave an interview to R-Sport. He talked about the challenges of selecting a four-person team for the Olympics, about the team strategy and about coaching the gymnasts in all aspects of their life, not just in the gym. …
It’s interesting that the Russians are so dismissive of GBR lately. They are definitely top 5 contenders for the foreseeable future. And their Juniors are as strong as the Russians.
Kaitlyn crunched some numbers:
Average age starting gymnastics – 3.778 years
Average competitive category by age-8 – Level 5
Average competitive category by age-12 – Level 8
Average age first year elite – 12.56 years
Details on The Gym Report.
Gymnastics Coaching.com 