In a very competitive season, Logan Bradley tries to rank the men’s teams.
He’s got Stanford #2, Minnesota #3.
#NCAAMGym Midseason Power Rankings
talking to young gymnasts about touching
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
Kohei Uchimura for Longines
Utah 197.550 – 197.425 UCLA
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. …
Aliya Mustafina montage
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8 elite American gymnasts to Jesolo
Below are the current U.S. gymnasts set to compete, with the possibility that more may be added.
Sydney Barros, Texas Dreams
Olivia Dunne, ENA Paramus
Adeline Kenlin, Iowa Gym-Nest
Emma Malabuyo, Texas Dreams
Grace McCallum, Twin City Twisters
Alyonna Shchennikova, 5280 Gymnastics
Ragan Smith, Texas Dreams
Tori Tatum, Twin City Twisters
Elena Eremina is out for 6 months
Elena Eremina announced on her Instagram that she had a spinal surgery …
On February 12th, she had a surgery to stabilize two lumbar vertebrae. The surgery was done in Munich and she’s at home in Saint Petersburg already. …
Coach Kyle – making Gymnastics corrections
Kyle Thalman:
1. Keep it short
2. Use a positive frame of vocabulary
3. Use very descriptive language
4. Use neutral tone / body language
5. Critique technique, not the gymnast
6. Be encouraging about making the fix
7. If there’s no change, try a different correction
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related – Kyle’s Safe Spotting tutorial video
Trinity Thomas – Nabieva
Awesome.
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Ebee’s DTY in competition
You go girl. 🙂
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