tumbling, tramp, diving, acrobatics, circus, cheer, dance, martial arts, X sports … and more
Barry Pruett posted:
This rip is worthy of recognition as one of the largest ones that I seen in my 26 years in the sport. Is Seth Nix tough? Answer: Yes…he will be at the gym today working out on that bloody hand…
Thanks Jeremy.
related – Full Twist – Caring for rips
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This is a repost from my Rec Gymnastics blog.
Attention Recreation Program Directors.
I’m impressed with the 2nd Edition of the CANGYM recreation program developed by Gymnastics Alberta. It’s a significant improvement on the original.
The CANGYM National Badge Program is Gymnastics Canada’s National Skill Development and Evaluation program for Men’s and Women’s Artistic Gymnastics.
This program is intended for use with participants of varying abilities aged 6 and older, including beginner level participants through to entry level competitive gymnasts.
Utilizing the CANGYM badge program allows participants, coaches, and parents to monitor progress in addition to being a motivational tool for athletes. …
It’s a big binder with supporting documentation available on an accompanying disk. There is no on-line support, however.
CANGYM looks expensive at $110 from Gymnastics Canada. But a club needs purchase only 1 copy. Everything is photocopy ready. In fact, I would say it’s a bargain. I’m not aware of any other badge system as good.
The CANGYM levels are often used for Report Cards.
The program is not perfect for every club, but it’s a great “starting point” for building your own program.
The most controversial part is the CANGYM badge program. Many clubs use it. Savvy coaches break some of the levels into 2 parts, allowing more kids to progress more sessions. Some clubs even produce their own badges rather than use the astonishingly expensive official badges. ($2.53ea).
Overall, I highly recommend the binder as a resource for every recreation program.
details on Gymnastics Canada
Urban Evolution is a fitness club in Alexandria VA.
Check out their summer program:
Is your kid totally obsessed with Parkour? Are you worried about how your back deck is going to survive? …
Each day our session will start with a warm-up and conditioning session led by the instructor geared towards making the camper fit for Parkour and other sports …
Participants will also be introduced to other movement related activities including gymnastics, tricking, breakdancing, and Capoeira (Braziilian Martial Arts), culminating at the end of the week with a obstacle course challenge. In addition, the camper will learn key elements that will be applicable to all aspects of their life such as:
Solving problems and make good decisions
Approaching challenges creatively
Learning respect for others and their environment
Challenging themselves physically and mentally
Enjoying physical recreation and the outdoors, and
Getting a very different ‘out of the box’ perspective on how they stay fit, even as adults!
Learning the history behind Parkour, Freerunning, Breakdancing and Capoeira
Some weeks are already sold out.
The former French Olympic gymnast (19th AA 1996) balancing on her partner Martin.
A super talent, she did not start seriously training gymnastics until age-11.
Click PLAY or watch her Floor on YouTube.
(via Brigid and Gymnastics I Love)
via Gary Cuesta on Gymnastike
From Alan Owen on Facebook:
A new website, I-G.TV, funded by the Federation Sports Ministry in Russia has just opened. This website will provide live streaming events of regional gymnastics and diving competitions in Russia to the world. Previously during trials I-G.TV broadcasted the Voronin Memorial but most visitors from outside Russia couldn’t connect reliably. Hopefully, with the website officially opening yesterday, the streaming issues have been resolved and we can watch the events live online! We will have to wait until the next competition, which will be the Russian-Chinese games.
The website is located at http://www.i-g.tv/.
“The whole range of opportunities offered by the world of gymnastics and diving presented on the I-G.TV portal will be useful both for beginners and professionals. The web-cameras installed in gyms and swimming pools will enable I-G.TV visitors to watch on-line competitions in different parts of the world. Parents will see their children in the process of training. Russian gymnastic and diving stars will share their valuable experience and give advice. The best coaches will offer their master-classes and video trainings, and Olympic champions will give their recommendations on performance of any elements of interest to you. On-line consultations of leading sports doctors and psychologists will be also organized on the portal. Apart from that, the portal is of unique nature because it grants to athletes an opportunity to share their skills and new achievements. To this end, it’s enough to download your video on the I-G.TV portal, so that visitors could vote. Top athletes chosen by the audience and the sports stars will be awarded a prize established by I-G.TV.” You can also find interviews with coaches such as Leonid Arkaev and Alexei Nemov.
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From Ollerup, Denmark.
This work features the first international biography of Niels Bukh (1880-1950), the charismatic founder of the special Danish school of modern gymnastics.
His team of young elite gymnasts traveled around the world demonstrating his gymnastics, and in Japan, his school is still attracting thousands of pupils.
Bukh’s private life and his fascination with the German Nazi party makes him a very controversial figure even fifty years after his death. It includes a DVD with 131 film clips in Danish, English, and Japanese. …
A gay Nazi collaborator. Sounds interesting.
Read a review by Wendy Varney.
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