teaching kids about UNSAFE touching

Parents of recreation gymnast needed to be educated about “spotting“, of course.

Gymnastics Challenge – Chariot Carry

I’ve always preferred Chariot over Piggy Back. Chariot takes longer to learn (rider must stand tall and stay tight) but it’s easier when successful.

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See MORE Games on the Tumbl Trak Fitness Games YouTube channel.

book – ADHD is Awesome

Every coach deals with kids who have some kind of attention deficit disorder.

In fact — when I coach 6-year-old Rec boys, I can’t tell the difference between the ADHD kids and the rest. They are all hyper. And not all that ordered. 😀

Check this out.

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Gymnastics For All – Worldwide Experiencs

Volume 2.

FIG launched a new eBook on non-competitive Gymnastics activities.

From that page you can read it online. Or download as a PDF.

You an also scroll the PDF on this page. Or download a copy from here.

via RecGymnastics.com

Dreams Gymnastics, Edmonton

Here’s a promotion video for Ashley Sportun’s club in Edmonton, Canada.  An excellent program. 

DreamsGymnasticsAcademy.com

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James Cordon tries Gymnastics ðŸ˜€

Yes he was younger and fitter a few years ago when this video was produced.

Yes he’s one of the most hated comedians.

BUT you have to admit, the man can be funny.

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Air Barrel or Octagon?

I’d use BOTH. 😀

For me the Octagon is a bit safer, therefore better for Recreation classes.

I’d not normally use either for teaching Backward Handspring. BUT both are useful for Walkovers and Forward Handsprings.

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outdoor inflatable “bouncers” in Iceland

Tourists in Iceland are raving about the FREE outdoor ‘trampolines‘.

They originated in the 1980s in Denmark, more specifically in FÃ¥rup.

They’re called Ærlsabelgur (sing.) / Ærslabelgir (pl.).

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Laser Beam Sky Bridge

I love the Laser Beam products.

The Sky Bridge takes training balance to the next heights. 😀

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