Jossimar Calvo – P Bars

Medellin World Cup

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more videos from the competition

related – South Americans shine at Medellin World Cup

Komova Bars – Hungary 2014

Vika competed AA in this meet. Getting back to business.

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More videos from that competition linked here.

via @theLiukin

what fearful gymnasts want you to know

JAG GYM:

I know that I am difficult to coach.

I worry that you don’t like me.

Being fearful is different than being stubborn.

I can’t just “stop it.”

Yelling or threatening me doesn’t solve my fear issues.

My fear is a very real thing.

I would give anything not to be scared.

It hurts when you ignore me.

Please be there for me.

Help me work through my fear. Be patient with me. Break the skill down into smaller parts. Find alternative skills for me to do that might be less scary to me. If I am still struggling, get my parents involved. Maybe I do need to see a sports psychologist. Maybe my problem is larger than gymnastics. Pay attention and be an advocate for me, not an adversary. You are my coach, and I need you.

“I KNOW I AM DIFFICULT TO COACH” AND NINE OTHER THINGS THAT FEARFUL GYMNASTS WANT TO THEIR COACHES TO KNOW

psychology of Beam

Click through for more detail. And a link to a coach’s perspective on this topic.

Basketball – Lords of Gravity

Lords of Gravity, out of Budapest, are a basketball slam dunk and TrampoWall team formed 2012.

This is the best tramp basketball edit I’ve ever seen.

Ragan Smith – Beam Patterson

Just one of the upgrade videos included in a post by Arabian Punch FrontThis Week in Training: Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop

teen paralyzed in a pit landing

Corey Sands at North Harbour Gymnastics, New Zealand.

Another example of how pits are not foolproof. 😦

Corey’s twin, Callum, told the Weekend Herald that his brother had attempted a back-flip off a high bar and into a foam pit below.

It wasn’t clear exactly how the injury happened.

Corey’s friend Oscar Arnold reacted quickly – something Callum believes saved his brother’s life.

Oscar said last night he and friend Ben Padden waited about 10 seconds, believing their friend would emerge.

“Ben heard him say, ‘get me out of here’. Then we jumped in and tried to clear the foam,” said Oscar.

“Ben created an air pocket for him to breathe, and I just talked to him and tried to calm him down. He was so scared.” …

Teen feared paralysed after horror gym fall

Cory

fundraiser – Corey Sands

There are more details on a dedicated Facebook page.

2014 DMT and Tumbling Worlds

Leigh Hennessy Robson makes the finals come alive with this blow by blow account – Trampoline PunditDrama in the Ocean Center: Part II

Another cool FIG edit – Popping off

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Tumble (TV series) cancelled

Tumble is a British television show, featuring celebrities who take part in gymnastics to win the votes of the public.

… broadcast live on BBC One … 9 August 2014 …

Tumbletitle

Done and done, I’m afraid.

Mirror – TV’s Tumble takes a dive as it’s revealed it won’t be coming back for a second series

(via GymCastics)