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Woodward East Camp

Have you booked a summer gymnastics camp yet?

Recall we were worried for the future of the Woodward Camps when they were purchased by Powdr Corp. in 2011.

So far, so good. It seems.

Click PLAY or watch a Woodward East promo video on YouTube. (9min)

Leave a comment if you know what’s happening with the Woodward chain of Camps.

Yong Hwa Cha – Hop 1/1 to Def

Also known as Cha Yong-hwa. Outrageous 2009 routine from the North Korean.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

(via Couch Gymnast – 18 Videos from the Gymnastics Week)

William Albert – Rings

Trinidad and Tobago gymnast William Albert Gold at the 2014 Commonwealth Gymnastics Invitational, Perth, Scotland.

This really strengthens his chances to qualify to Commonwealth Games.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Thanks Ricardo.

Caribbean Coaching clinics

Guy Lavoie and myself were volunteer clinicians in Barbados and Trinidad.

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FIG:

Two days after completing an FIG Follow-up and Monitoring Camp for the Age Group Development and Competition Programme in Barbados, the two assigned FIG experts started a similar camp for Trinidad and Tobago on April 13 – 15, 2014. ..

The FIG Age Group programme includes a testing and monitoring programme for Men’s (MAG) and Women’s Artistic Gymnastics (WAG) physical abilities and technical skills as well as a complete competition programme with modified optional rules for age-group gymnasts and compulsory exercises for all ages. It also includes a variety of additional information related to developing a systematic gymnastics programme that can lead to high performance. …

Trinidad and Tobago host an FIG Age Group Camp before Easter

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Both camps were excellent. Caribbean nations have potential to quickly develop in gymnastics sports. As Panama has done.

Shout out to Trinidad for a best ever international performance shortly after we left:

Trinidad and Tobago gymnasts Marisa Dick and William Albert both earned podium finishes at the 2014 Commonwealth Gymnastics Invitational, which took place at the weekend in Perth, Scotland.

Albert, a 23-year-old based at the University of Iowa, won gold in the rings (13.900) while Dick picked up three medals – gold on the uneven bars (13.200), silver on the balance beam (13.300), bronze in the vault (14.050) and bronze in the all around competition (72.950).

The Invitational also served as a test event for the 2014 Commonwealth Games …

Commonwealth Gymnastics medals for Albert, Dick

Click PLAY or watch Marisa’s Bars on YouTube.

Though both grew up in Canada, both will be back for Trinidad and Tobago National Championships June 6-8th, hoping to qualify for Commonwealth Games.

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Level 9 Westerns/Easterns

CONGRATULATIONS to all competitors who qualified. And good luck. 🙂

The 2014 Women’s Junior Olympic Level 9 Western Championships, scheduled for May 2-4, will be held at CenturyLink Arena in Boise, Idaho, and 388 gymnasts are expected to compete. …

USAG

2014 Women’s Junior Olympic Level 9 Eastern Championships is scheduled for May 2-4 at the Bradenton (Fla.) Area Convention Center, and 388 gymnasts are expected …

USAG

India at Commonwealth Championships

Jim Holt has been assisting the Indian Men’s Team. I was keen to hear what’s happening in India.

The Gymnastics Federation of India (GFI) has been a disaster over the past many months. Despite the internal problems, the gymnasts have made some progress.

… 2010 Commonwealth Games and Asian Games medallist Ashish Kumar won two gold medals for India, female gymnast Dipa Karmakar bagged the other yellow metal.

While Asish bagged his gold medals in his pet events — men’s floor exercise and vault, Dipa’s yellow metal came in the women’s vault. …

India wins 7 medals in International gymnastics event in Perth

Click PLAY or watch Dipa’s Vaults on YouTube.