It’s easy for gymnasts to be motivated on the good days.
It’s the bad days that separate the best from the rest.
Category: psychology
Gymnastics: A Change Is Gonna Come
Coach Andrew Vetter reflects on his personal evolution and the state of Gymnastics in 2022 making these recommendations:
- Focus on the process …
- Utilize proven training methods for general athletics and fitness …
- More education or certification required to teach high level gymnastics. …
- Increase the age for national and international representation. … There is no rush.
- Stay in your lane. Work with a team of professionals …
Read the entire thoughtful post on Medium:
Gymnastics: A Change Is Gonna Come
Andrew is the coach who posted the viral Uptown Abs video a few years ago.
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Wayne Goldsmith on Coaching
Caitlin Rooskrantz interview
Wow.
After reading this interview I feel I know Caitlin personally. AND I’m an even bigger fan.
Being in gymnastics has normalised crying,” Caitlin Rooskrantz says. And then she laughs. “My coach [Ilse Roets] has los trane (loose tears). I’m always crying, we all are. It’s contagious. We all have deep feelings and we cry for anything. We even cry when we’re really happy.”
A year ago Rooskrantz became the first South African female gymnast to compete in an Olympics since 2004. …
“Attending an Olympics was a lifelong dream for me. And the unspoken rule among athletes is that you have to get a tattoo. So, while I have the rings, I have another tattoo [on her right arm] which I got after I qualified for Tokyo in 2020.
“It says: ‘And Still I Rise’. It carries significant meaning for me. It’s a reinforcement that I’m resilient, that I will always bounce back. I will always be going forward in my career and I will always rise above everything thrown at me. In my own eyes, I’ll always be a winner.” …
SA gymnast Caitlin Rooskrantz rises above the falls while striving to be the best
It was written before Caitlin won Bronze on Bars at Commonwealth Games.
when fear is your partner
Cai Xuetong was world champion 2015 in the halfpipe discipline.
Here’s the kind of mindset you need to keep trying for more air.
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Australia’s “Body Care” program
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what motivates Ellie Black
Working towards her 4th Olympics, Ellie is still working new skills. ]
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Simone: stay true to yourself
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Ragan Smith – nerves of steel
Big Air Olympic Champ Anna Gasser
Anna was a gymnast who didn’t switch to Snowboard until age-18.
She can related to Simone having the ‘twisties’.
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