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I’m no fan of this compulsory element in the current J.O. Level 3 Floor routine. 😦

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Forcing young kids to do forward limber is a mistake. It mostly teaches bad form. And bad technique. Two Olympians from my city could never have competed it at any age. They were fantastic gymnasts and NCAA stars. Talented gymnasts who might have been discouraged out of the sport if forced to do forward limber at a young age.

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J.O. rules allow the girls to land in bridge with feet shoulder width apart. And to take one step with the foot to initiate the backward walkover.

My advice to coaches forced to compete this element is to start young. Spend plenty of time. Do not rush. Do not spot.

Start from elevated bridge on a wall and let the girls progress at their own speed. Some soft mat below will be needed for beginners who might fall. Who might miss the wall.

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Thanks to coach Andrew Vetter and Gymtastics for hosting this video.

There are quite a few guys competing one air flare now. We can anticipate more advanced versions over the coming years. Copying the break dancers.

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Akash Modi has been leading the AA rankings in the NCAA this season.

Check this inspiring routine.

Would have been 9.1, but the coach was deducted 1.0 for the spot.

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“Gymnastics is like my 2nd home. It’s where I spend almost the majority of my time,” said Kate Foster.

The 13-year-old wasn’t about to give up that second home despite her leukemia diagnosis ….

An infection forced doctors to amputate her left leg. While that could easily end her gymnastics career, Kate and her coaches at the Gymnastics Academy of Rockford, had other plans. …

Leukemia survivor returns to gymnastics with one leg (2014)

Funny viral video. 🙂

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(via Darren Reavis)

Will Tumblr show this Facebook video?

GAAR ADAMS penned one of ROADS AND KINGDOMS 14 MOST-READ STORIES OF 2014.

… in the lush highlands that hug sprawling Mumbai, this peculiar sport with apparatuses that look uncannily like medieval torture devises is still practiced. It is in these few ramshackle gymnasiums scattered throughout India’s Maharashtra—the same region where Mallakhamb’s origins are traced back to 12th century Sanskrit texts—where a strange tradition that features swinging clubs, rope burn between toes, and copious amounts of castor oil—is kept alive. …

THE STRANGEST SPORT NO ONE KNOWS

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The triple Olympic medalist is back on her feet.