It’s great to see NCAA teams celebrating the message of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
These are the best and brightest Americans. The best and brightest hopes for a future where all Americans actually have equal opportunity.
Category: safety
bad Dads at the Trampoline park
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Olivia Dunne asks fans to be respectful
We’re thrilled that a gymnast has the #1 estimated NIL valuation of more than $2.5 million.
But that does attract the fan(atics).
Some at the LSU v Utah meet must have been disappointed Livvy wasn’t in the lineup. And some were a distraction.
Certainly LSU is going to have to improve security at the events she attends.
IOC on Russia & Belarus
Christine Still & Brett Ince
Alice Kinsella GBR, the 2022 Commonwealth Games champion in Team and on Floor, took the time to thank her coaches online.
Much appreciated.
active hip / trunk flexibility
Artistic Preparation expert Julia Spivak recommends this drill.
Encouraging the gymnast to press forward with the hips rather than simply ARCH.
Click PLAY or watch it on Instagram.
Tumbl Trak Spotting Blocks
FIG MAG landing deductions
From FIG MTC Newsletter December 2022.
The Code of Points, Article 9.2.17 states the following:
Landing with feet slightly apart and gymnast lifts heels and joins both heels together without lifting and moving the front of his feet – No deduction
There have always been discussion surrounding what is meant by “slightly”. …
If the feet are more than 10cm apart there will be a 0.1 or 0.3 deduction taken, even if the heels are brought together after the initial landing. (Article 9.4)
FIG MAG ‘low landing’ deduction
From FIG MTC Newsletter December 2022.
Low Landings
The MTC has also become concerned for the safety of the gymnasts with exceptionally low landing positions on all apparatus. A low landing is defined as the hips below the knees, which should be deducted 0.5 for technical error. (Article 9.4, Other Technical Errors)
In the example below the gymnasts’ hips are below the knees, 0.5 deduction.
Abortion in Kentucky is illegal from fertilization
Abortion in Kentucky is illegal from fertilization. …
Legal under U.S. law — but with many dangerous unintended consequences for girls and women.
I’m surprised USA Gymnastics would choose to host events in States with such controversial interpretations of the recent Supreme Court ruling. I see this as a red flag. USAG doesn’t care.
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