Trampoline guru George Hery talks about using gainer as preparation for flyaway. True.
But those same gainer drills are great psycho-motor preparation for double back, as well. If a young gymnast is not comfortable with gainer, I don’t want them doing double back.
Gainers teach them how to get around when under-rotating.
Dean Kalyan linked to this great pop music video saying:
I dig this. In an age where music videos continue to devolve into nonsense and porn-inspired gimmicks, it’s nice to see people with talent are still able to shine.
Janelle Monáe (born December 1, 1985 in Kansas City as Janelle Monáe Robinson) is a Grammy nominated American singer, songwriter, dancer, and performer. …
Whether you’re high or low …
You gotta tip on the tightrope …
Nataional Champion UCLA Bruin gymnast Anna Li was chosen to speak at the memorial for legendary basketball coach John Wooden.
Congratulations.
The public memorial service was held, appropriately enough, in Pauley Pavilion. It was a venue Wooden loved and in which he won nine of his 10 NCAA basketball championships.
… Athletic Director Dan Guerrero announced that Wooden’s customary seat in Pauley Pavilion — Section 103B, Row 2, Seat 1 — would be retired. No one would ever be allowed to sit there again, a decision that was met with applause. …
provenance
noun
the place of origin or earliest known history of something
On the internet that means trying to “source” where a video, photo or idea started. At minimum, you should link to where you first saw it. Best practice is to link to the original and where you happened to see it first.
On this blog I’d say I’m about 90% successful in crediting a source. Not perfect. But not bad.
Tara Sickmeier of International GymnastHot Headlines is the worst gymnastics blogger I know. If she ever credits where she finds a story it’s only by accident of linking to the originator. If she sees something on Gymnastics Coaching, there’s never a (via Gymnastics Coaching) link on IG.
I’ve several times sent messages to Tara on her unethical blogging behaviour. But have yet to get a response.
Forward a link to this post if you know her personally.
Like Couch Gymnast, I was both surprised and impressed.
Nellie Kim is the current F.I.G. President of the Women’s Artistic Gymnastics Technical Committee.
Nadia’s greatest rival, back in the day, Nellie was the first international gymnast to compete Tsuk 1/1, gainer full off the end of Beam and aerial cartwheel to back tuck.
John Crumlish posted a terrific interview. She makes a lot of sense:
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IG: What do you think can be done to make gymnastics not only less confusing for media, but more popular to the public, and as popular as it was when you were a gymnast?
NK: I think we are promoting a negative attitude against gymnastics ourselves. I don’t say the FIG, but people who are criticizing gymnastics. For example, how can we request our girls the same as in rhythmic gymnastics – choreography, dance, artistry and feminism on floor — if at the same time they have to do power tumbling in the routine? Because, without power tumbling, it becomes a rhythmic gymnastics routine.
Sometimes, instead of saying how good we are and looking for positive moments, we are saying something negative. We should talk more positively and about how strong our sport is. We should bring respect to ourselves, our gymnasts, coaches and judges, and not punish, punish, punish. In Russia there is an expression, “If you don’t like yourself, nobody else will.” You are the first one who has to respect and love yourself. …
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