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Nick Ruddock:

How do you want your athletes to remember their training in years to come?

How do you want them to remember the time you spent with them?

Would they have positive memories, or negative thoughts?

Are you suppressing character or allowing it to flourish?

Are you facilitating creativity or restricting it?

Do your athletes regularly laugh and smile whilst training?

Are you having fun whilst you coach?

Do you enjoy the time spent with your athletes?

Do they regularly laugh and smile whilst training?

Most importantly, does the thought of spending another ten years in your current conditions and environment scare you or excite you?

Food for thought as always …

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Russian gymnasts arrive Brazil

Andrei Rodionenko is already answering questions regarding whether or not his gymnasts dope.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Kiwis happy with Olympic accomodations

New Zealand athletes content as they move into Rio Olympics village

 

Click PLAY or watch a CNN tour on Facebook. No TVs. 🙂

Thanks Avril.

Kohei on the IOC doping decision

“It’s absolutely wrong to ban athletes who have not broken the rules. It (this decision) is good,” said Uchimura, a six-times world all-around champion.

“Those who dope can’t complain even if they get banned for life,” the 27-year-old Japanese told the Kyodo news agency.

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Olympic gold medal gymnast Kohei Uchimura poses for a photo after a training session at the National Training Center in Tokyo, Japan, February 26, 2016. REUTERS/Toru Hanai
Olympic gold medal gymnast Kohei Uchimura poses for a photo after a training session at the National Training Center in Tokyo, Japan, February 26, 2016. REUTERS/Toru Hanai

You can argue that all Russian athletes should be banned. Including gymnasts. Many are taking that position. I respect the argument.

Russian sport is corrupt and deserves sanction up to but not including disallowing athletes and coaches not proven personally guilty. That’s my opinion.

USAG buys the Karolyi Ranch Gym

… athlete and coach housing and recreational areas …

… the portion of the Karolyi Ranch that USA Gymnastics is purchasing is 36.2 acres and includes housing for 300 athletes, coaches and administrators; three training gyms, two artistic/acro and one multi-discipline (rhythmic, trampoline/tumbling); a dance studio; dining and recreational areas; medical and rehab facilities; and office space. The training gym for rhythmic gymnastics and trampoline and tumbling was added in 2010.

The Karolyis first began training athletes at the Ranch in 1984. They will retain their personal residences, the Lodge and the remaining acreage. …

Ranch

USAG

The geographic location is poor, of course. Something more central to everyone in the USA would have been better.

The Karolyis are expected to maintain a presence at the ranch, and USA Gymnastics is considering turning an older portion of the main gym — one lined with pictures, medals and trophies from major competitions dating back to the 1980s — into a museum to honor the Karolyi legacy. …

While Penny considers Aug. 24 as Karolyi’s official retirement date, there has been no decision yet on her replacement.

… “I’ve met with the coaches and told them our main goal is to get through Rio and not worry about making it a distraction.” …

Summer Games

Canadian Comp 2 coaching course

Following our June Comp 1 coaching course at Phoenix Gymnastics Vancouver, next day we immediately began a 4-day Comp 2 course. (The second Comp 2 to be offered in Canada, so far.)

A special thanks to Jeff Thompson and Gymnastics B.C. for making this happen. 🙂

Based on feedback from this fine group of coaches and clinicians, the final version might be launched as early as September 2016.

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Gymnastics Canada needs clinicians for the Comp 2 coaching course. A clinicians training course is tentatively being offered Aug 31, Sept 1 & 2nd in Toronto. Any coach in Canada can apply through your Provincial Sports Governing Body.

Here’s an overview of the new Canadian Coach Education structure.

NEW NCCP structure