tumbling, tramp, diving, acrobatics, circus, cheer, dance, martial arts, X sports … and more
Sports Acrobatics is currently judged in five categories: Men’s, Women’s, Mixed pairs, Women’s triples, Men’s quadruples
I highly recommend this presentation.
Gymnastics is under review worldwide. We hear much about the problems.
Hardy Fink offers solutions.
Hardy has attended more World Championships & Olympics than anyone else. He’s the principle author of the FIG Age Group Programmes for all disciplines. And he’s led more FIG coach education courses worldwide than anyone else.
We should listen and learn.
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Spencer posted a summary of WAG changes. Most are for the better, I’m thinking.
VIRTUAL ACRO (VA) is an ACROBATIC event where each partnership will be able to enter in any of the 3 routines – Balance, Dynamic and Combined …
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You have to be plenty confident that giant blade is not going to start to turn.
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(via Gymnastics-Now)
Hardy Fink was the Director of Education and Academy Programmes for FIG. He organized, amongst other things, FIG Academies, FIG Age Group Programme and Olympic Solidarity courses. All things education for 7 FIG competition disciplines – ACR, AER, MAG, PK, RG, TRA, WAG.
For some years Hardy had been asking for a transition plan to a successor. It’s a massive job and not many in the world have the experience, knowledge and contacts to make it work.
Hardy has attend more World Championships & Olympics than anyone, for example. Stuttgart was his 32nd Worlds in series.
Nobody has yet been named by FIG.
The only positive note is that Hardy has been asked to consult with his replacement over the next couple of years. In my opinion, that would be essential or FIG coach education opportunities will plummet.
related – Dvora Meyer’s recent interview with Hardy (for subscribers)
The NEW American College sport has elements of Acrobatic Gymnastics, Tumbling and Cheer.
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Each team has up to 28 competitors on their game-day roster and compete in six events throughout the meet, including: Compulsory, Acro, Pyramid, Toss, Tumbling, and Team Event. …
USAG posts a weekly wrap-up of College Gymnastics that includes ACROBATICS AND TUMBLING.
My favourite of the FIG disciplines is Acrobatic Gymnastics.
It’s the ultimate test of what the human body can do without apparatus.
Lourenco Franca started a petition asking FIG and National Sports Governing Bodies to do more to promote the growing sport. Ultimately, to be showcased in the Olympics.
Needless to say, the IOC has dozens of sports wanting to be added. It would require a major change in order to get Acro added. Perhaps Summer Olympics every 2 years — with half the sports at each.
I did sign the petition myself though I find it a bit too harshly worded. FIG has done good work developing the Age Group Acrobatic Gymnastics coaching program with competition rules.
Click through if you’d like to sign it too:
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This slow motion video clip has been popping up on my social media feeds for weeks.
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