huge FIG Level 2 Academy in Aussie

The Australian Gymnastics Federation hosted a “three-discipline” Level 2 Academy at the excellent facilities of the Australian Institute for Sport (AIS) in the capital city of Canberra on December 13-20, 2016. The disciplines of Aerobic-, Rhythmic-, and Trampoline Gymnastics were held simultaneously with the theory lectures being shared by all. This triple Academy followed a similar course exactly one year ago for Men’s-, Women’s, and Acrobatic Gymnastics.

Because Australia has had a good level of coach education and good international competition results it was eligible to apply for the license to teach the FIG Level 1 and Level 2 Academy content within its own country to its own coaches and with its own experts. …

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Rosie MacLennan engaged

Great news. 🙂

Rosie has no plans to retire

She won a second Olympic gold medal in Rio, which no one else in the world has done since trampoline was included in the 2000 Summer Games The 28-year-old from King City, Ont., also became Canada’s first summer athlete to win two individual gold medals.

So, now what?

Not retirement it seems.

“There are routines and skills that I haven’t done yet and I’d really like to compete. I’m still loving my sport and loving my training,” MacLennan said. …

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Gymnastics Halls in Arques, France

Largest in the world?

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Patrick notes that another huge facility — the GYMNASTICS NSW HIGH PERFORMANCE CENTRE — in Australia may be as large.