Powerful.
Reese, who just turned 9, is a Level 4 aspiring to move up to Level 5.
via Jag Gym – #REESEGOALS: THE POWER OF POST-ITS ON A BATHROOM MIRROR
Category: psychology
a Gym Dad’s first competition
His first rodeo. 🙂
… I was standing in a cavernous gym outside of Baltimore, watching my kid compete in her first official gymnastics meet. This was a long time coming for the girl. She had to practice for years to make the team, and she had to practice for months after that just to get to this first meet. And now it was all over. …
I remember when I would lose as a kid (happened a lot), and my parents would try to make it better by consoling me, but somehow everything they said just pissed me off. Now it was my turn to be the awkward sports parent. …
So I shut up and took her to Wendy’s instead. Everyone fails in life. It’s an important part of the learning process. But that doesn’t mean it sucks any less when it happens to you, or to someone you love. …
But we drove home and, bit by bit, she calmed down and laughed and smiled and started to resemble herself again. She started doing cartwheels and handstands in the living room and driving me nuts, just like she did before the meet …
Gabby Douglas on Elle
Gabby is a lovely person. I’m still astonished that the darling of London (somehow) became a person to be criticized in Rio.
Shame.
Seems Olympic gymnasts should stay off social media for the duration of major competitions.
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quality training
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Thanks Andrew.
on mentally strong people
5. They don’t worry about pleasing everyone.
12. They don’t feel the world owes them anything.
13. They don’t expect immediate results.
Nick Ruddock: Set High Standards
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One Thing That All Great Coaches Have In Common – High Standards
Samir Ait Said’s recovery
Once again I couldn’t watch the injury on Vault landing in Rio. (FIG approved mats are simply not safe enough.)
Click PLAY or watch it on Facebook. Inspiring.
via Gymternet Clan
Jessica Dowling is back
Absent from competition for the past few years, 22-year-old Canadian gymnast Jessica Dowling is enjoying her return to competition, starting with a satisfying return at the recent Elite Gym Massilia meet in Marseille, France.
“Even with the surgeries and the state of my knee, I knew I would regret my decision later in life if I didn’t try to come back,” said Dowling …
#MakesMeStronger – Eythora Thorsdotti
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Aly Raisman – #PerfectNever
Shape – Aly Raisman On What It’s Like to Compete In a Sport That’s All About Perfection
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(via FloGymnastics)
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