tumbling, tramp, diving, acrobatics, circus, cheer, dance, martial arts, X sports … and more
Always worth a listen. Coach credits Nia Dennis for starting Vault for the the team with such enthusiasm. It reminds me a bit of Anna Li starting UCLA on Beam, back in the day.
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This was the most talked about routine from session 1 at Nationals.
Sabrina was the clutch hero at Regionals to unexpectedly get Georgia to Nationals. Could she do it again to keep them in the running for Super 6.
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YES.
Georgia just wouldn’t quit. Jordyn Pederson had an ankle injury on Floor. So Gymdogs only put up 5 gymnasts on Bars. They hit. #NeverQuit
Finishing 4th in session 1 was an excellent ranking for Georgia after the challenging season they’ve endured. A contender again soon.
One of the all time Gator greats, Kennedy snapped an Achilles early this season. ☹️
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Monika Míčková is a retired Czech rhythmic gymnast. She competed Worlds 6 times.
She posted an awful retrospective of her long career. It begins with …
You’re fat.
You are lazy.
You are incompetent.
You are stupid.
From the mouth of the coaches I heard these words almost every day and took them as a normal part of the drill. They also behaved equally to other girls, regardless of age and performance. No one imagined something strange going on, everyone accepted that it was supposed to be. …
You can read it here. (Czech)
I used Google Translate.
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It’s a big time meet … yet everyone is still smiling and happy.
For smaller nations like Wales, it’s like the Olympics.
Latalia Bevan and Maisie Methuen are excellent gymnasts.
The AA Final was actually a very good competition for most of the competitors. Congratulations.
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What’s next? … Izzy wants to be a motor racing driver.
Amanda Turner:
Ruddock served as junior national coach for the British women’s team from 2010-14. In the team competition at the Junior European championships, the British women rose from fifth in 2010, to fourth in 2012 and then to second in 2014, placing behind gold medalist Russia and ahead of Romania. The team also won five more individual medals that year in historic success: the all-around bronze and vault gold for Ellie Downie, floor exercise gold for Catherine Lyons, floor silver and vault bronze for Amy Tinkler.
He then spent a year as personal coach to Durham’s Amy Tinkler, the 2015 British national champion who helped Britain win a team bronze medal at the 2015 World Championships and then captured the bronze medal on floor at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio.
IG: You’ve said that most coaches focus too much on the technical side, instead of what you have called the big picture of “happy/healthy/hungry to learn.” How did this idea come to you?
NR: … Coaches now have access to every single drill and exercise ever used, so these no longer form part of a competitive advantage for people. It’s now the application of this knowledge, the standards and crucially; the delivery of the content that is the “difference that makes the difference.”
Soft skills such as communication, emotional intelligence and relationship management should be at the core of a coach’s skill set, but I don’t know too many coaches who sign up for online courses or workshops in these areas. They’re not as glamorous, but will have a far greater effect on their performance.
NR: … I sought the very best mentors early on in my coaching whom I owe an awful lot to, notably Al Fong and Armine Barutyan-Fong, and Valeri Liukin, who all took me under their wing, and continue to guide me. The Fongs have created a truly remarkable environment, one which I have never seen emulated elsewhere …
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Nick just launched a coaching group called his Inner Circle. Those who sign up will have personal access for resources and advice.
related – GymCon 2018 – June 24th in the UK
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