DANGEROUS playgrounds

Coaches complain about helicopter parents. But unsupervised play in the bad old days was pretty scary.

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front full step-out … off the roof

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Horizontal Bar on a solid rail

Do gymnasts need a flexible rail for BIG skills?

It helps. But the answer is no.

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extreme playground strength

Includes Victorian Cross variations. Video ends with 10 1-arm Bar muscle-ups!

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History of American playgrounds

Playgrounds are evolving. Old (supposedly dangerous) playgrounds disappearing.

Once Upon a Playground offers a visual tour of early- and mid-century playgrounds, and celebrates their place in American culture and the collective memory of generations. With over 160 contemporary photographs and dozens of vintage images of playgrounds around the country …
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related – Rocket Slides and Monkey Bars: Chasing the Vanishing Playgrounds of Our Youth

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