… The Yale gymnastics team will host the first Don Tonry Invitational at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 31 …
The invitational is named in honor of the former U.S. Olympian (1960) and Yale gymnastics coach, who served as an instructor and inspirational mentor to generations of student-athletes. …
Awards bearing Tonry’s likeness will be presented by his long-time friend and U.S. Olympic teammate Abie Grossfeld …
Chandlerblew an Achilles at age-36. But doesn’t want to retire until after Championships 2015. In fact, he’s organizing a retirement competition back home in Charlottetown, PEI.
He caught the CHARTRAND release on P Bars at this meet, a personal goal. I doubt anyone else aside from Philippe Chartrand has ever competed that skill. 🙂
Victoria Moors competed only FX and Vault, 2nd on both. Sabrina Gill only Bars, finishing 2nd behind Victoria-Kayen Woo in 1st. Ellie Black only Beam, 1st with 14,750.
Day 2 for WAG will be apparatus finals.
Men’s Sr prelim results are here. As with the women, most of the top guys did not compete all-around.
January is early in terms of preparation for Worlds. I’ve yet to meet a coach who feels end of January is a good time on the Canadian calendar for national team selection.
Teaching Blind Change and Giant 1/1 on the Bar is problematic.
Many things can go wrong. Worst is when the gymnast gets stuck on 1-arm … and falls on the Rail. 😦
Like most coaches I’ve tried hundreds of different drills.
Here is my favourite series of drills, starting on Floor Bar.
1. kick handstand
2. kick handstand to reverse pirouette, step down on the other side
3. kick handstand to reverse pirouette, forward pirouette same hand
4. IF the gymnast gets a good reverse pirouette, finish the Giant 1/1
… if not, forward pirouette on the same hand as in 3
Step 3 is the most important. This is where they learn to support with and torque on one hand. This is where things go wrong. This is where they learn what to do when things go wrong. 🙂
Challenge the gymnasts to make 20 Giant 1/1s in series without missing. They’ll learn to CHEAT. Doing the reverse pirouette on the way up, and quickly finishing the 1/1.
That’s great. But the cheater Giant 1/1 does not finish in handstand. It finishes short of handstand.
5. Work the Giant 1/1 and Giant 1 ½. From pike jump if the goal is toe hand into the 1/1.
My main coaching advice on the reverse pirouette is to always reach fast, and reach far. Beginners get in trouble when their hands are too close together. And might get stuck on 1-arm if they reach slowly or tentatively.
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