Former gymnast Anna Gasser talks about Simone Biles and her biggest fear while snowboarding.
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Category: safety
Happy New Year
Here’s the greeting circulated by Miao Zhongyi, President of the Chinese Gymnastics Association.
Chinese New Year 2022 will be February 1st.
promoting older female gymnasts
Nick Blanton:
… of 259 female competitors in the 2019 WC’s, the average age was 19.93. Since the inception of the open-ended code in 2006, the average age of female competitors has risen from 18.2 years of age in the 2005 WC’s, to 19.93 in 2019. From this comparison, federations could strategize what age to peak their athletes in contemporary high-performance gymnastics.
To put it simply, programs should be strategizing on how to support older female athletes. …
That’s just one conclusion from Nick’s new paper.
work wrist strength
Wishing YOU Happy Holidays
Merry Christmas. Joyous Kwanzaa. Finally Solstice.
And Festivus for the rest of us. 😀
Let Kids Choose Who They Hug
A Mighty Girl has an important message for coaches.
By letting kids decide whether to greet someone with a hug or a kiss, parents can teach the basics of consent and bodily autonomy as early as the toddler years. …
… “The notion of consent may seem very grown-up and like something that doesn’t pertain to children, but the lessons girls learn when they’re young about setting physical boundaries and expecting them to be respected last a lifetime.” …
This Holiday Season, Let Kids Choose Who They Hug
Related:
Let’s Talk About Body Boundaries, Consent, and Respect
USAG red flag – Katy, TX
You’d think USA Gymnastics would be too cautious before awarding events to an employee’s Gym.
Bad optics.
Gymnasts were afraid to complain about Karolyi Ranch for fear of displeasure from the owners.
research on wrist guards
Not much scientific research has been done.
BUT every coach has opinions and a lot of anecdotal experience.
Most agree on a few points:
- don’t use wrist guards if you don’t need them
- don’t use wrist guards as a fashion accessory
- limit the amount of wrist guard use, especially with growing children
- don’t use wrist guards for conditioning
There are Olympic champions that never once used wrist guards, even on Pommels. That should be the starting goal for every gymnast.
Here’s the conclusion from one study out of the University of Missouri:
Evidence supports the use of wrist guards as protective equipment in the prevention of gymnasts’ wrist pain and injury.
However, potentially negative effects of wrist guards on proprioception and performance were also reported, and critical gaps in knowledge regarding guard design, most effective indications, and application to female gymnasts remain.
Further biomechanical and clinical studies are needed to fill these gaps in knowledge toward making evidence-based recommendations regarding use of wrist guards in gymnastics. …
Use of Wrist Guards for Gymnasts – A Systematic Review
unitards will become increasingly popular
We can thank Germany for popularizing the trend.
They may choose to wear leotards in future. Point is — women should wear what they want.
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introducing Flyaway on P Bars
Starting backwards Flyaway from Parallel Bars is fast, fun and easy.
Kids don’t need as much spot as there is less risk of hitting feet on the Bar. It works for both boys and girls.
This is Taiso, Saskatoon.
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