Horizontal Bar. In training.
(via Christopher Sommer)
Jan 2nd – back to work
Holidays are short for gymnasts and their coaches.
I’m at IEGC with the Avant Coeur Team today. It’s training as usual. Boys and girls both have competitions coming up quickly.
costume contest 🙂
Iowa Men’s Promo video
Balance Beam Situation previews
BBS has been rolling out preseason reviews of the top NCAA women’s teams.
2015 Outlook
After Suzanne retired and the Georgia dynasty ended, a few coaches talked about how there would never be another dynasty in college gymnastics because the talent is so spread out now and the level of coaching is so high. That is false. There will still be dynasties, and judging by Florida’s roster this year and in the years to come, the Gators are a pretty good bet to do it. It’s far, far from a guarantee (this isn’t another 2013 where Florida can count a fall and still win), but Florida remains the safest pick to win the championship in 2015. …
See the rest on Balance Beam Situation
Nebraska Men’s Preseason Video
I’m ready for the College season to start.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
(via gymnastikfabriken)
fun double layout drill
Gymnastics in 2014
Li Xiaoshuang Gymnastic School
Repost – I’ve mentioned this 2008 documentary – Little Big Dreams – Real Stories
– in the past, but those links seem to be broken.
More than 100 children, aged between three and ten years come from all over China to the infamous Li Xiaoshuang Gymnastic School to live their dream. We hear from the parents, visit their homes and ask them what has motivated them to sacrifice their children’s childhood and to take them away from the heart of the family at such a tender age.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. (50min)
Max Whitlock profile
The past 12 months have seen him become European pommel horse champion, claim three Commonwealth Games gold medals and take individual all-around silver at the 2014 World Championships. Add to that the senior men’s British all-around title, a European team silver, and a further two apparatus medals at Glasgow 2014 – silver on pommel horse and bronze on parallel bars – and it is quite some medal haul. …
“I’ve seen photographs of other gymnasts who have stood next to Uchimura in the past and always thought it would be pretty amazing to do that,” he says. “To do it myself feels unbelievable. I’ve looked up to the Japanese guys for many years now and aspired to be like them because I admire their style of gymnastics.”
Sadly, Whitlock didn’t have much chance to chat with Uchimura. “All of the Japanese gymnasts are fairly secretive and keep themselves to themselves, but it was the first time he had shaken my hand and acknowledged me so that was a good feeling,” he says. …
via @GymCastic
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