NAIGC’s FlipFest Camp Retreat

Another ADULT Gymnastics Camp is scheduled. πŸ™‚ August 14th – 16th, 2015

FlipFest Gymnastics Camp, Crossville, Tennessee

Flipfest
$150. Includes gymnastics, lake activities, high ropes course, cabin-style lodging and 5 meals! Have four or more people from your team that all want to join? The price drops to $130!

Friday – Arrive at 4:00PM, gymnastics time, bonfire, social gatherings, tubing and lake time

Saturday Morning – Gymnastics

Saturday Afternoon – Ropes course, jet skis and tubing, pontoon boats, hiking, fishing and nature walk to waterfall

Saturday Evening – Gymnastics

Sunday Morning – Gymnastics

Sunday Afternoon – Depart at 1:00PM.

REGISTRATION

Thanks Ilana. #NAIGCFlipFestRetreat

gymnasts at Hiroshima Peace Memorial

via FIG

Competitiors at Asian Championships visited the Hiroshima Peace Memorial. Photo courtesy Rimako Takeuchi.
Competitiors at Asian Championships visited the Hiroshima Peace Memorial. Photo courtesy Rimako Takeuchi.

OLD Gymnastics TV on YouTube

Gymnastics Meets on YouTube posts all kinds of historical videos including fluff pieces and full length competitions.

MizMamie is also posting long TV shows from the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. SUBSCRIBE.

For example, here are the 1985 Gymnastics World ChampionshipsWomen’s Compulsories.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

coach-parent-athlete relationship

book coverIf a child is going to be a successful gymnast, they need parental and family support.

But what kind of support?

How best can coaches and parents work together to best help a developing child grow and an athlete and person?

Anne Josephson:

The coach-parent-athlete triad is a complicated yet important part of the development of a happy, healthy athlete. Establishing a positive partnership, rooted in trust and mutual respect, doesn’t happen by accident.

In fact, if there is not a deliberate effort to develop and maintain a healthy relationship between each of the parties, most certainly there will be problems ranging from misunderstandings to full blown distrust. We all can tell horror stories …

10 Habits of Coaches, Parents and Athletes in Strong and Healthy Relationships

Canadian Jr WAG Camp

Gymnastics Canada:

Our junior WAG athletes are at a training camp at the INS in Montreal right now and had a great presentation from Olympian @brittyrogers …

Brit

related – National Championships June 2016 for Trampoline & Artistic will be hosted in Edmonton, Alberta after 3 years in the Ottawa / Hull area.