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Here it is again. 🙂

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Thanks Jason.

More than 600 athletes representing a record 91 countries have registered to compete for Olympic qualification at this year’s Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Glasgow (GBR), signalling that the 2015 Worlds will be the biggest in FIG history.

Draw concluded for 2015 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships, likely to be biggest in FIG history

Dave Eaton:

… It seems very unfair that the results of the previous World Championships mean nothing. Two of the 2014 team finalists (Great Britain and Brazil) find themselves in the dreaded first session in Glasgow, whilst an individual from the Bahamas is pitted against the powerhouses of China and Japan!

So here is what we suggest in a bid to get our sport back in the news, back on TV and to make it competitive for all participants; change the World Championships qualifying sessions in to a league format that features relegation and promotion. …

… 6 in a team, 3 compete, 3 scores count. This allows for nations with depth to send a couple of specialists ensuring the best gymnasts on every apparatus are present and also allows small countries to put a team score together. The final qualifying session is the grand finale, the Premier League of gymnastics, with the top 12 countries from last year all vying to win the World Cup trophy (why we don’t already have one is bizarre!) and avoid coming in the bottom 2 places and getting relegated to league 2. …

Here is how the World Championships finished in 2014 and what the results would mean for 2015. (R) = Relegated and (P) = Promoted:

With this league format, yesterday’s draw would not have been required and instead the 2015 World Championships would look like this:

Click through for the details – Future Focus: Reforming World Championships

Still training for Rio.

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Another ADULT Gymnastics Camp is scheduled. 🙂 August 14th – 16th, 2015

FlipFest Gymnastics Camp, Crossville, Tennessee

$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

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Hong Kong gymnast wins Gold at Asian Championships.

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coaching tip – run FAST 🙂

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 Championships – Women’s Compulsories.

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How many times have you seen this happen over the years? 😦

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If 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