pirouette on Tramp Bar

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Love the drill. But prefer Tumbl Trak’s Quick Flex Bar.

Also, the pirouette needs not be done on the non-dominant hand. I like to have beginners practice some in both direction.

Nile Wilson to Worlds

British teams announced. As expected, Nile is on the team. He points out how much depth GBR has right now.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

old school coaching


1. When coaches use fear tactics …

2. Coaches that use humiliation …

3. Coaches that overtrain their athletes …

4. Coaches that believe you must tear an athlete down to build them up …

GET PSYCHED! – 4 TECHNIQUES OF OLD-SCHOOL COACHING THAT DON’T WORK, SO STOP USING THEM

Gymnastics is not the worst sport. But we could do better.

bullying coach

individualized conditioning for gymnasts

Dave Tilley posted an article that might make the majority of coaches feel guilty.

Here are the headings:

The Problem with Not Individualizing Gymnastics Strength and Conditioning

1. Goldilocks & The Three Bears / Strength Exercise Bell Curve

2. Gymnast’s are Individuals, With Different Characteristics

3. Promoting Compensation, Movement Dysfunction, and Possible Injury Risk If Too Challenging

Are Gymnasts Being Limited By Strength & Conditioning That Isn’t Individualized Enough?

By age-8 (or thereabouts) training programs must be very specific to each athlete for optimum efficiency. We do a good job on that in technical training (drills) but often a lousy job when it comes to strength, power and flexibility improvement.

If you are assigning the same conditioning to everyone in a training group, for some it’s too easy. For some it’s too difficult.

specific conditioning program
specific conditioning program

via the Gymnastics Coaches Skills & Drills Facebook page

America’s Got Talent – P Bar / Tramp act

Showproject consists of two men from Czech Republic (Martin and Daniel), one from Armenia (Artem) and another from Germany (Thomas).

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

(via Greg Roe)

Jonna Adlerteg training Bhardwaj

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

 

(via Pushy Queen)

Thema Williams profile

Spotlight on Region 5 Trinidad and Tobago adoptee Thema Williams. Thema has been training at Twistars Gymnastics since 2013 in order to prepare herself for a change at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Thema talks about her decision to come to Twistars and what impact the gym has had on her gymnastics. …

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.