Category: psychology

Jr EU champ Elena Colas interview

Michael J. Fox – Brave is Unbeatable

Watch Team Canada on CBC at the Olympic Games Paris 2024

feat. Ellie Black

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Simone on Alex Cooper’s podcast

Simone did not hold back in an interview with Alex Cooper.

Listen to the entire podcast.

Powerade | Simone Biles – “The Vault” 

This is fantastic.

Simone is going to be SO MOTIVATED in Paris.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

VIDEO – Great West Gym Fest 2024

I’ve volunteered many times at the Great West Gym Fest in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho — close to Spokane.

It’s easily the best Invitational I’ve ever attended.

For hosts Dave & Lisa Adlard, I put together a highlights VIDEO trying to show just how FUN this competition is for the kids. Every aspect of the meet is FUN.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Transforming the luxurious Coeur d’Alene Resort into a Gym is no small feat.

Click PLAY or watch a timelapse on YouTube. Donny Gardiner had a little help this year. 😀

LSU Seniors reflect on their NCAA careers

Another excellent video from LSU.

Yul’s Dad interviewed

A role model for all Gymnastics parents.

NEW – book on Mental Blocks

REBECCA SMITH, M.A. has a new book coming.

Preorder now.

Mental blocks are like injuries. One of the most frustrating problems for gymnasts, coaches, and parents.

Rebecca has some ideas new to me. She’s changed her approach over the past 2 years, inspiring the book.

Click PLAY or watch an interview on YouTube.

Casey Neistat on GOAL SETTING

Casey Neistat is one of the best story tellers on YouTube. 

A high school dropout, he went on to be one of the most influential vloggers to this day.

Casey’s dream was to run a 2:59 marathon — but all athletes and coaches can relate.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Fuzzy Benas interview

What a story!

Christy Sandmaier:

After winning national “Rookie of the Year” honors, Benas underwent shoulder surgery following his freshman NCAA season in 2022. Then, just as he came back from that injury, a pumpkin carving accident severed a nerve in his hand, requiring a four-hour surgical repair. Just two days after being medically cleared to resume training after his hand injury, Benas suffered an Achilles tendon tear while training on floor.

“Difficult doesn’t really describe it,” Benas says of his long road to recovery. “I admit there were some dark times, when I wondered if I’d be back here, but now I am and, yeah, it feels good.”

At January’s Rocky Mountain Open, Benas, competing in his first All-Around competition since April 2022, put an exclamation point on his comeback, earning the highest tally of his career, and the NCAA season to date, with a massive 85.2 six-event total. …

Inside Gymnastics – Call it a Comeback – Oklahoma’s Fuzzy Benas is back, and better than ever