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Jillian Joyce Stevens:

Amanda invests her entire heart and soul in her gymnasts – not only as athletes, but as human beings. Without her, I would have never learned the importance of hard work, determination, and courage – not only in gymnastics, but in all facets of life. But most of all, I will never forget the smiles and laughter that came from every practice …

AGI – It’s not always about training towards Elite.

Jillian trained with Coach Amanda as a Level 7 athlete at Monarchs Gymnastics in Agoura Hills, California where Amanda served as Assistant Head Team Head Coach for USAG Levels 5-10.

Fifty-nine coaches, all from Peru attended this camp – twenty-nine were for Men’s (MAG) and thirty for Women’s Artistic Gymnastics (WAG). …

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… fifty of Costa Rica’s coaches attended; sixteen for Men’s (MAG) and twenty-four for Women’s Artistic Gymnastics (WAG). …

The number of fifty participants was reached or exceeded already three times in the past two months – in Norway, Peru and now Costa Rica. It is an excellent indication that the FIG Age Group Programme is considered important for these federations. …

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more Costa Rica photos

Developed by Northern Ireland gymnast Jack Neill.

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Full Twist has details and links to the Android and IOS versions.

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Robert Stanescu, a ten-year-veteran of the Romanian national gymnastics team, is on the comeback trail and aiming to compete for Canada at the 2016 Olympics.

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First Canada will have to qualify a full team to Rio. They did in 2008. But missed by one spot for 2012.

Region 5 Insider has long been one of the best video sites. (Loosely associated with Gymnastike.) I often link to the R5 YouTube channel.

What’s NEW is a completely independent R5 Insider website.

Region 5 Insider is a media outlet created to showcase and promote our current Region 5 athletes (Elite and JO) as well as former athletes competing in college.

… The Insider will bring meet videos and interviews as well as behind the scenes stories …

For example, here’s a feature on Buckeye Level 10 Makarri Doggette. Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Check it out – Region 5 Insider

And LIKE the Region 5 Insider Facebook page.

I recall the first time I saw a coach swinging two gymnasts on the same straps Bar. I instantly tried to hire her. 🙂

It was the only way her kids could get enough repetitions, she told me. (Most gyms do not have enough strap bars.)

Since then I’ve seen it many times.

But I was surprised and shocked seeing a coach at Manjak’s put 3 kids on simultaneously. 🙂

They were working kip drills.

Be careful not to do too much hip flexor work relative to conditioning the abs.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

(via Swing Big)

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Torres, who moved from Argentina to Sweden several years ago to be with her boyfriend, won the Swedish Championship over Lovisa Estberg and Julia Rumbutis, both of whom are more than 10 years younger than she is. (Swedish Gymnastics Federation)

She was 11th on Vault in Europeans prelims.

Click PLAY or watch a profile on Marcela from a few weeks ago on YouTube.

Marcela not getting soft in her ‘old age’, she’s getting fitter. 🙂

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. (3hrs 30min)

(via Couch Gymnast)