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What are the odds of me EVER learning the names of Tricking skills?

Michael Guthrie landing double b twist double tak swing double cork at TSG 2014

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Whittenburg, Ruggeri, Orozco

Whittenburg posted a 87.950 for the event’s highest all-around score.

Whittenburg

Paul Ruggeri of Manlius, N.Y./Team Hilton HHonors (U.S. Olympic Training Center), was next at 87.200, with 2013 World bronze-medalist John Orozco of the Bronx, N.Y./Team Hilton HHonors (U.S. Olympic Training Center), at 86.450.

Leyva posted an 86.250 at the Qualifier to qualify. For the list of the men’s qualifiers with the National Points Ranking System, go to usagym.org. …

USAG

Those aren’t great scores, even for this early in the season.

Whittenburg is looking like a good call for Worlds, however. A strong all-arounder who could count for the Team on both Pommels and Rings.

Gymnasics Camp Idaho

… starts TODAY.

Get yer big girl leo on. 🙂

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Special guest coaches this year Raj Bhavsar and Daniela Silivas.

High Performance Training Camp

great coaches …

1. Cherish the child over the athlete.

3. Communicate with parents.

5. Connect before they direct.

10. Make the boring interesting.

21. Understand interpersonal relationships of the team are important.

26. Understand child development.

30. End practice on a positive note.

30 SECRETS OF BRILLIANT COACHES

Click through to read the rest. Some great reminders there. 🙂

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Coaching Academy Mexico

The Gymnastics Federation of Mexico hosted a Level 2 FIG Academy for Men’s and Women’s Artistic Gymnastics on July 6-13, 2014. This was the 170th Academy in the twelve-year old programme.

The Academy was hosted at the magnificent facilities of the Complejo Nissan de Gimnasia in the city of Guadalajara. …

FIG

Mexico ART L2 participants 2014 (1)

no more soccer concussions

🙂

Click PLAY or watch Bubble Soccer on YouTube.

Now … how do we apply this Zorb technology to Gymnastics? 🙂

(via James Ellis)

Indian Men to Commonwealths

The Indian men’s artistic gymnastics team can finally heave a sigh of relief. …

… The GFI managed to put behind the controversy, which had marred the selection trials, and made the official confirmation with less than four days left for departure.

Leading the way in Glasgow would be 2010 Delhi Games silver and bronze medallist Ashish Kumar from Uttar Pradesh. He will be accompanied by Odisha’s Rakesh Patra, Jharkhand’s Partho Mandal, UP’s Siddharth Verma and Indian Railways’ Aditya Singh Rana. …

New Indian Express

Ashish Kumar

Pakistan is sending gymnasts, as well.

Kacy Catanzaro’s College Coach

Gymnastics coach Vicki Chliszczyk is loving every minute of Kacy Catanzaro’s success at “American Ninja Warrior.”

Watch an interview on WBAL TV.

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