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Shout out to Derick Scholtz of South Africa for putting together these videos.

Derick edited both the first and second versions of this resource. South Africa has used the program from the beginning.

AGE GROUP DEVELOPMENT and COMPETITION PROGRAM for Men’s Artistic Gymnastics can be downloaded free from this FIG Coach Education page. (English, Français, Español)

Videos support 3 sections of that document.

1) Physical Ability Testing

Click PLAY or watch a SAMPLE flexibility test on YouTube.

2) Technical Ability Testing

Click PLAY or watch a Pommel SAMPLE test on YouTube.

3) Competition

Click PLAY or watch a SAMPLE routine on YouTube – HP Compulsory 3 Floor.

Browse the full playlist – FIG Men’s Artistic Age Group (239 videos)

It’s a good resource even for coaches who don’t use the Age Group Program.

AA and apparatus are posted on British Gymnewstics:

1. 57.75 Ellie Downie GB v Holland

2. 56.65 Amy Tinkler British Championships

3. 56.623 Ellie Downie Euros AA

4. 56.466 Amy Tinkler Worlds Qualification

5. 56.432 Ellie Downie Worlds Team Final

6. 56.332 Kelly Simm Gwangju AA

Congratulations Farah Ann Abdul Hadi.

… as the best-placed Malaysian, Farah will get to compete in a Test event in Rio in April. Twenty-four gymnasts will be picked to complete the 96-woman cast at the Olympics in August next year.

The World Championships and the Test event are the only two Olympic qualifying competitions for gymnastics.

Au Li Yen was the only Malaysian woman artistic gymnast ever to compete in the Olympics. She was on the reserve list but made it to the 2000 Sydney Olympics when one of the qualifiers withdrew. …

The Star

(via Full Twist)

Greg Marsden. 🙂

Click PLAY or watch it on Facebook.

Anne Josephson put together the definitive list. 🙂

A competition leotard everyone agrees upon.

An iPad with lots of coaching apps.

See the rest – WHAT GYMNASTICS COACHES REALLY WANT FOR CHRISTMAS

Cool. The talented Miss Skinner.

Click PLAY or watch it on Instagram.

Upgrades!! 2016 here I come??

A video posted by MyKayla Skinner (@mykaylaskinner2016) on Dec 21, 2015 at 11:57am PST

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via GymFever2012

Are available.

MAG: http://docdro.id/dR5jZJ9
WAG: http://docdro.id/J5HZsI1

(via IG Forum)

Two months after he was found dead in his Marion County Jail cell, officials have determined that gymnastics coach Marvin Sharp died of self-inflicted asphyxiation.

The Marion County Coroners Office confirmed Monday that Sharp, 49, died of suffocation. The manner of death was ruled a suicide. …

Indy Star

There has been surprisingly little commentary in the media on Sharp’s death.

(via GymCastic)

1. Stalder Rybalko (E)
2. Stoop 1/2 (D)
3. Cassina (G) CV:0.1
4. Pineda (G) CV:0.2
5. Bretschneider (H) CV:0.2
6. Giant Hop 2/1 (D) CV:0.1
7. Shaham (G) CV:0.1
8. Stoop 1/1 to UG (E)
9. Rybalko (D)
10. Belle (F)

1H 3G 1F 2E 3D CV:0.7 = 8.9

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Does anyone get credit for Pineda in 2015?

Excellent progressions. All male gymnasts do this kind of work. Female gymnasts need planche training for Bars.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.