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Julianna Small:

The judge salutes me in. I face the beam and take a deep breath before I start my routine, going over a million little reminders in my head: point your toes, tighten your muscles, don’t over think it. I jump, and as my feet grip the rough, familiar beam, I relax and the muscle memory kicks in. …

I finish one of my best routines. But as I take off for the dismount, I know something is wrong the moment my feet leave the beam. I am too late, rotating too slowly, and my heart sinks as I slam down onto the cold hard mat.

So close.

As much as I want to sit there and give in to the tears that are attempting to fall at any moment, I get up, turn around, and give the judges a big salute, making sure to smile just like nothing went wrong. As I walk away, I am reminded of just how much I have learned from my gymnastics experiences; get up after you fall, smile, and try again.

More Than Just Sticking It: What We Can Learn From Great Gymnasts

Even the Great Gymnasts fall. And they get back up.

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For tumbling, leaps and aerials. Tammy Biggs.

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Yahoo! Beauty:

You focus on the positives. What are good things you concentrate on?

Aly: Instead of waking up in the morning and picking out things I don’t like about myself, in the mirror, I focus on the positive and not the negative.

On most days, I’m sweating in the gym and leave with messy hair, not wearing makeup. I think it’s really important for me to be comfortable with that. I try to say nice things. … I try to focus more on being fit and not tell myself that I need to be skinny. …

Gymnast Aly Raisman: Tell Yourself to Be Great

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Several new elements.

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Years ago, legendary basketball coach John Wooden told people that he didn’t see himself as a coach as much as a teacher. He referred to himself as an educator, and the game of basketball was merely a platform to instruct his athletes about winning in life. He succeeded profoundly. …

Traditional Coach	Teacher
One-way communication.	Two-way interaction.
Yells orders.	Facilitates learning.
Confronts mistakes by shouting.	Confronts mistakes with listening.
Focuses on what needs to be done.	Explains how and why it must be done.
It’s about telling.	It’s about teaching.

Are You a Coach or a Teacher?

Great article. 🙂

Sudden victory Final/Medal Round goes Sunday night.

Despite Trampoline being one of Canada’s strongest Olympic sports the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation seems to have decided to not cover it on TV. 😦

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All Japan Junior 2006.

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Congratulations to Lauren Hopkins and all the other contributors who make thegymter.net essential reading for fans of women’s Gymnastics.

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