Category: planning

great interview with Yul

Due to Covid, Yul Moldauer had to leave Oklahoma.

He decided to head back to his home club.

In this podcast he outlines his daily schedule. 100% focus on Gymnastics.

For example, on arrival at morning training there’s a hot mug of tea and healthy breakfast waiting.

Listen to it on GymnasticsVille.

Tony Beck on Taking Over Penn State Men's Gymnastics – GymnasticsVille Podcast

Tony Beck was named the seventh head coach in the history of Penn State men's gymnastics on May 15, 2026. He replaced Randy Jepson, the man who recruited him, coached him, and mentored him for the better part of two decades. This is his first long-form interview since taking the job. Mubarak coached Tony his junior and senior years of high school in eastern Pennsylvania, before Tony ever put on a Penn State singlet. That history runs through the whole conversation. In this episode: The night he got the call, and what it meant when Randy Jepson showed up that same night Why Ohio State was the dream school before Penn State was Building the first boys program at Centre Elite Gymnastics with five kids in a gym so small the parallel bars had to be offset Coaching Stephen Nedoroscik and Josh Karnes, and the two very different kinds of toughness they represent The analytics platform he coded himself to track his team's hit percentages and routine scores Following Gene Whetstone, Carl Schier, and Randy Jepson at a program with 12 national team titles What he tells young gymnasts who are not the most talented athlete in the gym This is part one of a two part series. Part two will be recorded on location at Penn State in September, in the gym with Coach Beck and members of his team. Follow Tony Beck on Instagram: @tbeck021 Follow Penn State men's gymnastics: @psugym Watch the full episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/sEwSxy_gZAQ Read the full article: https://gymnasticsville.com/tony-beck-on-taking-over-penn-state-mens-gymnastics/ Follow GymnasticsVille: Website: https://gymnasticsville.com Instagram: @gymnasticsville TikTok: @gymnasticsvillehq YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@gymnasticsville
  1. Tony Beck on Taking Over Penn State Men's Gymnastics
  2. How Adult Gymnastics Brought Her Back | Mary-Anne "Mez" Monckton
  3. Back to Basics EP 238 | 2026 U.S. Gymnastics Championships Preview with Sean Townsend
  4. Angela Fuller's 27-Year Gymnastics Comeback Will Give You Chills
  5. Back to Basics EP 237 | 2026 U.S. Gymnastics Championships Preview

club SafeSport recommendations

From the UK’s leading children’s charity:

  • a welfare or child protection officer who you can contact with any concerns
  • a clear procedure for complaints and concerns
  • written standards for good practice
  • effective consent and emergency processes
  • a safe recruitment process for staff and volunteers, including vetting
  • staff and volunteers are trained in safeguarding children
  • children and young people are suitably supervised (based on their age, ability, the activity and venue) by adults who are trained to care for them
  • the activity takes place in a safe environment – and there are separate changing areas for children and adults

Via Gymnasts for Change – How can parents and carers help safeguard gymnasts?

Gym Club customer service

In this episode, Nick and his business expert consultant Julie Berry talk about how owners and managers can acquire, communicate with and keep customers.

Cecile Landi interview

Interesting and entertaining.

At both WOGA and World Champions Center, Cecile and her husband Laurent personally coached dozens of gymnasts at the same time. Elites down to JO 3 at WOGA.

It was a 4 to 1 coaching ratio when they started in France.

EP109 Gymnastics Growth Show – Ross Falsetta – Gymnastics Growth Show

Welcome to the Gymnastics Growth Show podcast, brought to you by Nick Ruddock. In this podcast, Nick and his guests share the strategies and tactics used to optimise athlete, coach and club performance from grass roots to gold standard. Tackling all things gymnastics and performance sport, from physical preparation and psychology, to nutrition and lifestyle, this podcast is a must for any gymnastics coach or leader serious about improving results and furthering their expertise. Nick is recognised as a world leading coach educator and consultant within the international gymnastics community, having provided services to 25 international federations such as the national teams of Brazil, Japan, Canada, Australia, Germany and Netherlands. Nick is also a technical expert for European Gymnastics.  Nick's membership programmes, support and digital services currently reach coaches and leaders in over 60 countries. Nick's exposure to a wide range of clubs, coaches and systems across many countries and continents offers him a unique perspective on the sport, allowing him to soften the learning curve for gymnastics coaches and 'change the way they coach forever.' Visit Nick's website https://www.nickruddock.com Watch this episode on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/nickruddock Take the High Performance Health Check https://nickruddock.com/healthcheck/
  1. EP109 Gymnastics Growth Show – Ross Falsetta
  2. EP108 Gymnastics Growth Show – Barry Collie
  3. EP107 Gymnastics Growth Show – Ross Falsetta, Jack Hedges & Dan Lonsdale
  4. EP106 Gymnastics Growth Show – Luke Sutton
  5. EP105 Gymnastics Growth Show – Reiss Beckford, Jack Hedges & Dan Lonsdale

Australia – Gymnastics Victoria podcast

This is a good podcast for Club administrators. This episode, for example, talks about Club finances.

It’s hosted by Olympian Ashleigh Brennan.

Click over to Gymnastics Victoria or you can listen to an episode from this page.

advantages of NOT moving up levels

For example, don’t move JO7 to JO8 if you are not yet confident in flipping vaults.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Aimee Boorman interview

For the 100th episode of his podcast, Dave Tilley interviewed Simones coach.

I recommend it.

Jeff Thomson – Gymnastics Canada Chair

  • *Jeff Thomson (Chair) – North Vancouver, BC
  • Barb Bergeron (Vice-Chair) – Kanata, ON
  • *Bonnie DeGroot (Secretary) – Calgary, AB
  • Rosie MacLennan (Athlete Rep) – Toronto, ON
  • Nathalie Bastien (Director) – Montreal, QC
  • Nick Lenehan (Director) – Halifax, NS
  • *Bernard Petiot (Director) – Montreal, QC
  • Kim Shore (Director) – Calgary, AB

“I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Gymnastics Canada membership, and the GymCan Board, for the honour of being elected and then selected as the Chairperson of the Board of Directors,” said Thomson who has 40 years of experience in the sport of gymnastics and is currently a member of the FIG Technical Committee for Men’s Artistic Gymnastics. …

GymCan.org

Jeff Thomson

Bernard Petiot has been one of the top people at Cirque du Soleil for many years.

Ellie Black’s strength coach

I can’t keep up with all Dave Tilley’s output.

But don’t miss one of his best podcasts yet — an interview with Scott Willgress, who’s worked with Ellie since 2011.

Ellie Black has a great plan with goals of longevity and consistency. #smart

Every coach can learn something from Scott who’s actually just one of a team of specialists working with the double Olympian.