tumbling, tramp, diving, acrobatics, circus, cheer, dance, martial arts, X sports … and more
Definitely don’t mention you are inspired by Maureen Beck. 🙂
She doesn’t want to be considered a good one-armed climber, or a good female climber…she just wants to be a plain good climber.
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Her hilarious (inspiring) new documentary is called Stumped.
Maureen reminds me of my years training with Carol (Lefty) Johnston. Always one of the best gymnasts in the club, we regarded her as an awesome gymnast, not an awesome one-armed gymnast.
Sister Ellie had surgery. Looks to be out for some weeks. Will miss Commonwealth Games, I believe.
Update. Neither sister was named to the British Commonwealth Games team:
Amy Tinkler
Georgia-Mae Fenton
Claudia Fragapane
Kelly Simm
Alice Kinsella
Double front pike half dismount.
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| 1 | Oklahoma | 197.638 | 198.15 |
| 2 | LSU | 197.481 | 198.175 |
| 3 | UCLA | 197.357 | 197.95 |
| 4 | Utah | 197.329 | 197.7 |
| 5 | Florida | 197.1 | 198.15 |
| 6 | Michigan | 196.593 | 197.55 |
| 7 | Alabama | 196.539 | 197.075 |
| 8 | Oregon State | 196.442 | 197.3 |
| 9 | Kentucky | 196.329 | 196.95 |
| 10 | Washington | 196.314 | 197.025 |
| 11 | Arkansas | 196.268 | 197.175 |
| 12 | Denver | 196.25 | 196.8 |
Brenda is age-50.
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In a very competitive season, Logan Bradley tries to rank the men’s teams.
He’s got Stanford #2, Minnesota #3.
Explain spotting to kids. Take the time to show in slow motion exactly how and when they need to be spotted.
If they’d prefer NOT to be spotted, no problem. Do drills and conditioning alone instead.
In a separate time & place, warn kids about anyone who’s behaviour seems creepy.
… how do you get kids to trust their intuition?
“Tell them that if this doesn’t feel good to you, it probably isn’t OK. If someone comes up to you in playground and they’re mean to you, that’s not OK. If they touch you in a way that doesn’t feel right, and you’re uncomfortable, then that’s not OK.”
… Another important part of conversations is to somehow convey to a child that it’s never their fault if there’s abuse, harassment or inappropriate touch, Gore said.
“Teach kids what are secrets, and is it ever OK to keep a secret? As young as age 5, tell them if an adult says, ‘We’re going to have a little secret,’ that’s not OK …
related – advice for parents
The win was the first for Utah at UCLA since 2008 and it avenged an earlier loss to the Bruins in a quad meet in January.
The two will face off again at the Pac-12 Championships on March 24 …Farden said the coaches tried to prepare for UCLA’s crowd by blaring the school’s fight song in practice this week and putting the team in several pressure situations. …
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