Women told they can’t do something … JUST DO IT. 😀
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Category: psychology
training Layout Jaeger in a belt
Personally, I’m not a big fan of using a belt for same Bar releases.
It works — but can make it difficult for some gymnasts to get OUT of the belt.
That said, IF you use a belt, do as few repetitions in it as possible.
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Beacon is BACK
improving brain – body connection
You know that kid?
A motor genius?
They can quickly understand a movement challenge and accomplish it quickly.
HOW that works is little understood by coaches.
Yuka Sugiura consults with gymnasts & coaches, explaining the vestibular system. And uses a few quick, easy drills to improve the brain body connection.
To learn more, listen to the podcast. Google: “EP077 Gymnastics Growth Show – Nick Ruddock and Yuka Sugiura“
controversial Béla Károlyi
Getting over the shock of Béla’s death at only age-82, many are still wrestling with conflicting emotions about the legendary coach.
YES he inspired many around the world. YES he helped popularize the sport in the USA.
But many, many gymnasts were injured and psychologically damaged by the Károlyi system which I would call unscientific and unsafe.
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Béla Károlyi was never convicted of any crime. You might argue that he escaped justice many times.
GymCastic has always done a good job covering the controversies. Listen to this PODCAST episode if you want to know more:
The Legacy of Bela Karolyi
mental training on Beam
no excuse for abuse
Question any coach who seems to be aggressive towards children.
The only way to stop it is for parents to stand up, not simply for the current athlete, but the future human being!
We fail our kids when we ignore the very real long-term damage of abusive coaching for the fleeting celebrations of short-term results. Besides, there are far more coaches who don’t verbally abuse players getting the same kinds of results, but also building up excellent humans too. …
Parents in Sport
Coaching for Performance in Life and in Sport
Coaching Association of Canada is circulating a “toolkit” for coaches who want to improve the success rate for their athletes.
It’s based on the dissertation of Erin Willson, PhD.
The full document is linked at the bottom of this post.
AI summary of the PDF:
The document provides a toolkit for coaches to create positive sport environments that foster both performance success and athlete well-being.
It outlines four key attributes of a positive sport environment: characteristics of the athlete, characteristics of the coach, characteristics of the coach-athlete relationship, and characteristics of the training environment.
The toolkit encourages coaches to expand their definition of success beyond just medal performance to include personal development, well-being, enjoyment, and a desire to stay in sport.
It provides guidance on assessing readiness for change, implementing positive coaching strategies like being empowering, healthy, and maintaining respectful coach-athlete relationships.
The toolkit also includes resources like checklists and planning guides to help coaches integrate these strategies.
Simone Biles Rising
This 4 part documentary on Netflix is extremely good.
It was fun reliving Paris.
Good editing. They got the Gymnastics right. Yet didn’t overwhelm the general public with too much technical jargon.
All gymnasts should see it if only to know that EVEN Simone Biles gets nervous at age-27. It’s normal.
Laurie Hernandez is the best colour commentator.
I was impressed with Joscelyn, too. So charismatic and well spoken.
Simone’s Mom is charming. I’m not surprised she got so much screen time.
I did NOT enjoy reliving Simone’s (possible) calf injury in Paris. … Whew.
Imagine the storyline if she had withdrawn before Vault in qualifications.
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GymCastic has a comprehensive review.
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10 Mental Truths
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