Almost every high level athlete has coaches. Leanne has coaches.
But increasingly she’s doing more of the planning for herself.
Empowerment.
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Category: planning
Rise Gymnastics Competitions U.K.
British Gymnastics offers a program that you might call competitive for recreation.
It’s less demanding than the USAG Xcel program.
It starts at preschool. Is accessible for anyone of any age, any ability. Using your own equipment.
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Steph Curry’s coach Bob McKillop
Steph Curry is one of the greatest basketball players all time.
On the Golden State Warriors he’s coached by Steve Kerr, who’s won 5 titles as a player and 4 as head coach of the Warriors.
Kerr is the NBA coach I follow most closely. A fantastic teacher, obviously. And also a vocal defender of human rights.
But in the new documentary, Kerr is not singled out. Yet Steph has nothing but praise for his NCAA Division 1 coach Bob McKillop. The Silver Fox.
McKillop was the only coach to offer Steph a College Scholarship. To Davidson College. A school with only 2000 students.
Smart. Like a fox.
After all, Steph is only 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) and weighed perhaps 150 pounds when leaving high school.
Stephen Curry: Underrated details Curry’s path to NBA stardom. But is not focused on his 4 championship rings.
The theme is how underrated he has been throughout his career. Many experts quick to count him and the Warriors out. More often than not, the doubters have been proved wrong.
I enjoyed most the parts of the documentary dealing with family. And with his extended family at Davidson.
I’ve been a big fan of Steph Curry for years. As I was with 2x NBA MVP Steve Nash. About the same size — 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — and also went out un-recruited out of High School in Canada. Finally Santa Clara coach Dick Davey reached out. Smart.
Lesson to be learned is NOT to count out athletes who do not have the ideal physical attributes for the sport.
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FIG Yearbook 2022
Available now online. Free.
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The new FIG Yearbook has been published online this week, providing the world’s Gymnastics community with a summary of the FIG’s activities and achievements in 2022. …
”The Yearbook reflects also on the launch of the FIG’s new commissions based around the pillars of governance, digital transformation, sustainable development goals (SDGs), and technical matters.
The FIG’s improved performance as regards transparency and integrity is highlighted in an Institutional section which underlines the worth of the inaugural Safeguarding Symposium in Liverpool (GBR).
In the field of Education and Development, the Yearbook looks at how the FIG implemented its e-Learning platform, while the Media and Marketing section sheds light on the progress of the FIG’s Market Research project and an improved level of engagement with digital audiences.
Finally, the FIG’s various Technical Committee presidents share their reflections on the future of the sport in the Outlook section.
Protect LGBTQ+ athletes
In my long lifetime, I’ve not yet faced an issue regarding a trans athlete. It’s quite rare.
In 2023 the concerns have been exaggerated by right wing politicians as an unethical and dangerous way to gain deplorable votes.
BUT every sport must make decisions on who is allowed to compete in any competitive division. Age. Ability. Gender. Etc.
For me it’s not automatic to disallow males who have transitioned to females.
gymnasts dealing with injury
Almost every gymnast — sooner or later — has to reduce training due to injury.
At one big club I scheduled an ‘injury group’ (WAG & MAG). Most trained about 50% of their regular hours at reduced fees. And each had a ‘personal program’ that they completed each day.
I’d coach my own group as well as the ‘injury group’.
Being injured can reduce motivation. Here are some TIPS from top gymnasts.
British Gymnastics calls for a multi-sport SAFEGUARDING organization
GB feels they don’t have the resources to do the kind of job they want to do keeping everyone in the sport safer.
That’s not to mention the backlog of historic complaints that still need be evaluated.
injury recovery timeline
Let’s digitalize gymnastics!
Guest post by Vid Hidvégi of GymTrack World.
If you are looking for some NEW solutions for efficiency and sport analytics possibilities in gymnastics, check out this app.
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The video recording function saves time compared with downloading, attaching, and sending videos one-at-a-time.
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Here’s the app in action in the Gym.
There are more tutorial videos on the Sport Track World YouTube channel.
Safer Gymnastics in New Zealand
In 2021 Gymnastics New Zealand was given recommendations from a review.
Here’s where they are at in 2023 at implementing and monitoring that plan.
It’s easy to read. Well presented. But still a work in progress.
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