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Category: spotting
spotting boxes for Bars
Al Fong perfected the science of using spotting boxes for teaching Bars. It’s a portable channel pit that can be changed around depending on the level of gymnasts and target skill.
Click PLAY or watch one example on YouTube.
Tumbl Trak is now selling Al’s system. Cost for the package is $2275.
Carolann Heduit – Bars
Great potential for the Junior from France.
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It’s my feeling coaches should either spot or get away from the apparatus. One or the other.
(via WOGymnastikA)
single spotting flyaways
LOTs of work for the spotter.
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Spot too many and some kids get dependent.
The real coaching challenge is removing the spot. Having kids get through the first several hundred alone without hitting the Bar.
Men’s Best Scores of 2017
Uncle Tim updated his UTRS (Uncle Tim Ranking System).
The top scoring H Bar routine is 15.0 for Xiao Ruoteng. Here’s his most recent set.
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6.2 + 8.333 = 14.533
4 Tkachevs? That’s too many. FIG MTC has been successful in decreasing the number of ugly Rybalko skills, but the rules should encourage a variety of different releases.
Also … is coach actually going to try to slow him down if he misses one of those Tkachevs? That’s a tough spot.
Shang Chunsong’s fall at Chinese Nationals
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Jason Mortimer catches gymnast on Tap Swing
Gymnastics – spotting the spotter
Altadore coach Wynand Pretorius holding the spotting block for another coach at the 2017 Ed Vincent Invitational.
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using spotting boxes for Bars
Spotting boxes can replace spotters. 🙂
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That’s from Al Fong’s post – Happy New Year!
