Many noticed a small but perhaps symbolic difference in the line-up formation at Camp with Tom Forster in charge.
Category: psychology
in praise of older gymnasts
Oksana Chusovitina 43
Daniele Hypolito 34
Mette Hulgaard 29
Marcela Torres 30
Martina Castro 32
Carmen Horvai 31
Marta Pihan-Kulesza 31
Vasiliki Millousi 34
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Read Lauren Hopkins’ post – Thirty, Flirty, and Thriving
related – MILLOUSI: I’M PROUD OF ALL THE OLDER GYMNASTS WHO KEEP GOING
It’s only a crazy dream until you do it.
Robert Andrews, Mental Training expert
The Routine Podcast covers NCAA. Once season ended they launched summer episodes.
One of the best conversations was with Robert Andrews, a multi-sport guy who’s shockingly knowledgable about Artistic Gymnastics. I’d hire this guy to work with my athletes instantly.
His Company is Institute of Sports Performance out of Houston.
toughest rock climb in history
Silence. A cave in Norway.
This route was later rated a 9c (5.15d), making it the hardest graded climb anywhere in the world …
Click PLAY or get a glimpse on YouTube.
Watch a longer VIDEO.
sport is good for kids
See this infographic on Twitter.
Tom Forster as high-performance team coordinator
So far, so good.
Gymnasts like how he’s approaching the job.
Amid turmoil, USA Gymnastics takes small steps forward
Justin Spring reflects on Olympic Bronze 2008
… it all magically came together when it mattered most at the Olympics Trials and at the Olympic Games.
Our team walked away with a bronze medal.
Our 2008 Olympic men’s gymnastics team ended up using two of its alternate athletes before we even competed at the Games; one of which, Sasha, moved in to the Olympic Village the night before our first day, which was the team preliminaries. …
JUSTIN SPRING An Olympic Journal
WHO will have the next 3-up, 3-count disaster?
UPDATE – Piibunina points out my error in the post below:
Olympic qualification of teams at the 2019 World Championships takes place during the qualification (CI), not during the team final (CIV). CI is still 5-4-3, so there is no danger of 3 up 3 count disaster.
Original post:
Like Italy did within seconds of the start of the Team Final at Europeans. Their first vaulter slipped. This score counted towards team.
Something similar could happen to any team in this format. Or — even worse — they could have an injury during the competition.
This is one reason teams want to rank in the top 3 at Worlds 2018. That’s automatic team qualification to Olympics 2020. They don’t have to risk 3-up, 3-count disaster at Worlds 2019.
the Justin Karstadt story
Minnesota Golden Gophers | Men’s Gymnastics | 2016-2019
One of the big reasons for Minnesota’s success over the past season, Justin Karstadt tells the story of how he came to Minnesota, and details the ups and downs. It’s a great read.
Dealing with the Pressure of Success
related – GymnasticsVille – Justin Karstadt is Building a Legacy at Minnesota
Gymnastics Coaching.com 