spotting – Page 11 – Gymnastics Coaching.com

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.

Click PLAY or watch Xiao Ruoteng on YouTube.

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

Click PLAY or watch it on Twitter.

THIS is why Shang Chunsong got a 3.0 on bars and scratched the rest of the meet, btw… #wtf pic.twitter.com/ZGgFQUYOiI

— The Gymternet (@thegymterdotnet) May 8, 2017

Gymnastics – spotting the spotter

Altadore coach Wynand Pretorius holding the spotting block for another coach at the 2017 Ed Vincent Invitational.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

using spotting boxes for Bars

Spotting boxes can replace spotters. 🙂

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

That’s from Al Fong’s post – Happy New Year!

inappropriate coaching behaviours

Vinnie Silber:

Giving gifts, especially if only some children receive them. Gifts given by coaches included gadgets and electronics, clothing, jewelry, stuffed animals and bicycles.

Spending time alone with children, especially behind closed doors. …

Tickling.

Poking.

Massaging stomach or other areas.

Hair stroking.

Sitting in laps.

Putting hands in inappropriate places while spotting gymnasts.

Talking about romantic or sexual relationships.

Sexual jokes or comments. …

Warning Signs of Sexual Abuse

AN INDYSTAR INVESTIGATION TRACED THE PATH OF FORMER COACH RAY ADAMS ACROSS A DOZEN GYMS IN FOUR STATES.

spotting Jaeger

For me the advantages of double spotting most skills outweigh the disadvantages. Trouble is … it’s rare when I have two coaches available for spotting.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.