Ask a gymnast any of these questions and you can be sure to get a McKayla Maroney “not impressed” face as a response. …
4. Why do you wear a swimsuit to practice?
7. Why do you wear gloves on the bars?
1-leg back salto burpies
stuck Yeo 2
playground Gymnastics
Love this trend.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
That video is promoting Workoutmaps.com.
Volunteers are mapping parks worldwide where you can workout.
Laurie Hernandez got attitude
fun Tsukahara drill
Long before gymnasts flip their first Tsuk, they should do drills like this for psychological preparation.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
It should be fun, not scary, when you finally allow them to flip. 🙂
Another prerequisite would be double backs somewhere, even if only in a spotting belt on Tramp.
crazy Air Flare sequence
Here’s one you’ve never seen before. 🙂
(via Greg Roe)
2008 US Olympic montage
Melnikova – double wolf to double turn
Angelina Melnikova – FX Russian Junior Nationals 2015
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
(via Gymternet)
protecting children in Gymnastics
The GymCastic audiocast #163 – Enough – did a good job addressing this topic in the aftermath of the arrest of Olympic coach Marvin Sharp for suspicion of child molestation and possession of child pornography. Sharp pleaded innocent but is still in custody.
The GymCastic interviews with Dr. Megan Neyer and Katherine Starr are excellent. Very informative. Very helpful.
To follow up click through to Safe4Athletes.
The GymCastic page has more good links.
Coaches – especially male coaches – should not be alone with an underage athlete in a car, in a hotel, in a photo studio. Perhaps not even in an open Gym.
In the long term, female coaches must continue to take over leadership of women’s Artistic Gymnastics. WAG should have fewer male coaches in future. This means women should do more spotting … or – better – should coach with less spotting. More drills.
