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Category: product endorsements
spotting Bars on blocks
Spotting blocks are even better than a channel pit for introducing new skills on Bars and Horizontal Bar. There are hundreds of different configurations.
For example, introducing forward Giant.
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Al Fong went through 5 prototypes before deciding on length, width, channel gap, and adjustable heights.
Great for the kids. And great for the coaches who will suffer fewer spotting injuries.
Tumbl Trak – Al Fong Spotting Blocks System
PE-Redskaber twisting belt
One of the BIG problems with belts is getting it to fit different sizes of athletes.
PE-Redskaber solved that by using an inflatable bladder.
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Simone sponsored by Nike
Some have wondered why Simone has been dressed differently than her teammates during the first days of Worlds.
I learned on GymCastic that she is contractually obliged to wear Nike unless required to wear USA team attire by USAG or FIG rules. She loves Nike. So no problem.
Nike sponsors runner Justin Gallegos
Tumbl Trak Air Barrels
I do love Air Barrels. It’s great to have all 3 sizes in the Gym.
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coaching week in the U.K.
The inaugural Coaching Week (4-10 June) is a week-long celebration of #GreatCoaching …
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GYMNOVA “protection” mat for flight elements
Of the mats he’s used, Frank Szabo prefers the GYMNOVA.
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He doesn’t use the “handle”.
USA Competitions next season
USA Competitions is a sponsor of this site. See if any of their meets fit your calendar for next season.
For more information, click over to their RSVP page.
Changing Gymnastics Culture – a review
I just finished my first skim of Dave Tilley’s new book, more than 450 pages.
Something for every coach: sports medicine, injury prevention, conditioning, ethics, …
I’ll be going back through and excerpting some of my favourite sections.
Dave was partly inspired to put his ideas together by the Nassar crimes. He sensed “outdated training methods and a toxic culture can foster abusive practices” in Gym … making it possible for a pedophile to go undetected for decades.
Coaches spent inordinate amounts of time with young children and parents place complete trust in them. Young athletes are taught that their dreams may depend on the approval of a famous trainer or coach. They are also programmed to believe that obeying orders given, without question, is the only path to achieve their dreams.
Together, these truths about certain areas of our sport, while not necessarily inherently malicious in nature, certainly open to the door to abuse and mistreatment of young athletes. …
I certainly recommend you download and check it out for yourself.
Dave’s made his book free. Click through to download.
The book is 3 PDFs.
In addition are two resources: Myofascial Release Checklist and a Splits Complex.
