Maile O’Keefe – Beam

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FIG pushing forward with Parkour

Next on the roadmap is the appointment of a FIG Parkour Committee which shall work in three areas, education, development and competitions.

This Committee shall be chaired by David Belle and composed of Charles Perrière and other Parkour experts as well as two athletes’ representatives (one male and one female). …

The roadmap also seeks to provide the staging of a series of Parkour World Cups in 2018 and 2019 together with a first FIG World Championships planned in 2020. …

As for education and development, the Parkour Committee shall be in charge of preparing educational tools for youngsters and coaches’ education programs with a view to put in place a framework in which the amateurs will be able to evolve progressively and in a safe environment. …

FIG

I’m confident that FIG Obstacle Course events will be safer than the other alternatives. One upside.

additional sports for Tokyo Olympics

Confirmed.

SKATEBOARDING (4 EVENTS)
Park (Men/Women)
Street (Men/Women)

SPORTS CLIMBING (2 EVENTS)
Bouldering, Lead & Speed Combined (Men/Women)

Men’s Gymnastics on a reality TV talent show

The show is called Little Big Shots.

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That’s Joshua Karnes. Level 8 gymnast from Lakettes Gymnastic Academy, Erie, PA. He won his age group at 2017 Men’s Junior Olympic Championships.

 

P Bars – forward uprise hop to one Bar

Here’s a GREAT idea.

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And here’s the REAL skill in training.

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https://www.instagram.com/p/BUeVoeygVD0/
 
Thanks Cabriole.

Jessie Graff trains for American Ninja

She’s the greatest female competitor ever. Here’s why. Her training is tougher than the course obstacles.

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For a tall pole-vaulter, Jessie is a very competent gymnast!

athlete burnout

what causes burnout?

For athletes, there are a few theories:

  • Excessive pressure to train, perform, and win
  • Overtraining with little recovery time
  • Shift from intrinsic (having fun, learning new skills, making friends) to extrinsic (medals, scholarships, endorsements) motivation
  • Entrapment – Time and energy invested does not equal the rewards
  • Empowerment – Organized competitive sports controls an athlete and their life, making them feel powerless

Click over to Gym Blog Central for a lengthy discussion and more links.

Athlete Burnout – Symptoms and Prevention

Josh Nilson to EMU

Eastern Michigan University … announced today, June 9, the hiring of Josh Nilson as the new women’s gymnastics head coach at EMU.

Nilson spent the past year working at Pennsylvania State University as both an assistant coach and the co-interim head coach, and has a total of 12 years of coaching experience.  …

Additionally, Nilson served as the recruiting coordinator for Penn State …

Eagles

Recall that former Head Coast Sarah Brown left EMU for Penn State.

The two teams have swapped coaches. I hope it works out well for both.

London Bridge terrorist briefly coached Gymnastics

… Shockingly, the gym was not required to carry out a background check on him because he was only working there on a voluntary basis.

The 22-year-old applied to work there as a coach in December 2016, started attending in January but abruptly stopped in February. …

The club’s website claims that all coaches are trained through British Gymnastics, the UK national governing body for the sport of gymnastics.

It also says that all coaches, judges and officials hold Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) checks.

It states: “Coaches, judges and officials hold Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) disclosures, administrated through British Gymnastics.

“We also follow the British Gymnastics Safeguarding & Protecting People policy to meet our duty of care towards young people.”

British Gymnastics said a full background check was not required because of … voluntary status. …

Telegraph