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Very funny, Coach Jonathan.

I never try to decide whether or not a gymnast can continue after a … suspicious minor injury. Instead I assign some alternative exercises they like far, far less than work-out.

Are those cheerleading shorts?

Bartlett Gymnastics Center in Illinois was the top Level 10 Men’s Team in 2010. They’ve graduated a lot of guys to the NCAA.

Here’s some general training video from workout July 28th. Click PLAY or watch it on Gymnastike. (8min 41sec)

http://videoplayer.flocasts.org/player.swf

If you only want the outtakes, jump to 8min.

This is how you get 14,000 spectators to a dual meet. Promotion.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Still, Alabama, I find, uncool. Utah would never post a video this old school.

(via Ben89 on College Gymnastics Board)

Another example of the insanely litigious American system:

A school district in West Virginia is taking out all the swing sets on school playgrounds. Administrators ordered all swings removed from Cabell County elementary schools after being forced into a $20,000 lawsuit settlement — the district’s second swing-injury related suit in a year. (The other suit is still in litigation.)

Schools Safety Manager Tim Stewart told the New York Times that one lawsuit involved a child who broke his arm after jumping out of the swing like Superman.

The decision to remove swings is one motivated purely by liability. Changing national safety standards have made it difficult for the schools to defend themselves against lawsuits. …

read more on the Strollerderby parenting blog – Are Swings Too Dangerous?

Stay home, eat junk food, and play video games kids.

… America has become the most litigious nation in the world, by virtually any measure. According to the National Center for State Courts, 15 million civil cases are filed annually in the United States. The American civil justice system is the most expensive in the world, with costs running more than twice that of other industrialized nations. Yet despite the high costs of the system, it provides a poor return on the dollar—only 20 cents of each dollar goes to compensation for economic damages. …

FreedomWorks.org

When is this insanity going to start subsiding?

Jason?

Savona confirmed on Facebook that Canada took the Silver medal as a team at the Pan-Am Gymnastics Championships in Mexico.

Team USA was GOLDEN, as expected.

Confirmed:

Women’s team and all-around finals

Team
1. United States, 232.030
2. Canada, 213.463
3. Brazil, 212.994

All-around
1. Kyla Ross, USA, 57.998
2. Sabrina Vega, USA, 57.633
3. Jessica Lopez, Venezuela, 57.099

USAG

There was some confusion regarding the rank of the third highest AA American:

… The USA’s (Gabrielle) Douglas posted a 55.833 for an all-around score, but was unranked due to the maximum two athletes per country rule …

commentary on Gymnastics Examiner – U.S. teams dominate Pan American Championship

I’m not sure this is a good idea:

Sept. 2, 2010 – Earlier today, USA Gymnastics and the National Collegiate Acrobatics and Tumbling Association (NCATA), formerly known as the National Collegiate Stunts and Tumbling Association, announced that USA Gymnastics will sanction NACATA events. NCATA has the goal of establishing itself as a sport within the NCAA framework.

“This is a natural extension for USA Gymnastics to work with the NCATA,” said Steve Penny, president of USA Gymnastics. “This sport combines many of the skills taught throughout gymnastics disciplines. Currently, six universities have teams in this sport …

USA Gymnastics agrees to sanction NCATA events

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If you have an opinion, leave a comment.

Edmonton Expo Centre at Northlands, April 7-10, 2011 in EDMONTON, Alberta, Canada.

The registration package is now available for download from the official home page – WildRoseGymnastics.com

Many divisions will fill quickly. Register instantly. This is one of the best 2 WAG meets in Canada.

Women’s Artistic
Beth Tweddle
Rebecca Downie
Danusia Francis
Nicole Hibbert
Jennifer Pinches
Hannah Whelan

Men’s Artistic
Sam Hunter
Ruslan Panteleymonov
Dan Purvis
Theo Seager
Louis Smith
Kristian Thomas

British Gymnastics – official press release

As promised, they’re sending two completely different teams to Commonwealth Games and World Championships. Barring injury.

… British Gymnastics Women’s Technical Director, Adrian Stan: “We are fortunate to have great strength in depth, and backed up by a good medical service and programme, the gymnasts are in very good physical shape and we look forward to positive results in Rotterdam. The World Championships and Commonwealth Games being so close has created a strategic situation and we are confident that the Teams selected for both events will be capable of good results.” …

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When it comes to “technical” training, most WAG coaches train Bars and Beam every day.

In a 4hr practice, for example, it’s common practice to schedule 1hr of each. (Perhaps we should be conditioning with some of that time, instead.)

I often go back to the article Managing Training Time 2002 (PDF) by J. McNeal, Ph.D. and Bill Sands, Ph.D.

They use this as an example of how a coach might priorize:

Lately, however, I’ve spoken to a few coaches who feel we need spend more time on Bars than Beam. (For the average gymnast it may take more hours to achieve the equivalent level as on Beam.)

Do you agree? … Beam coaches, do you agree?

It might work if we spend more time on Floor and low beams.

Great Britain has some very talented girls born 1999 including Aasha Kimpton.

Here are two more.

Click PLAY or watch Libby Lockett on YouTube.

Click PLAY or watch Imogen Chan on YouTube.

Wow.

But in this era it takes a special coach to keep those super talents healthy and motivated until age-16. … Patient and careful.

Thank anne-marie for the links.