Tramp “catcher”

A safety issue in many gyms are the mats used at the END of your tumbling trampoline. Here’s a new alternative that costs less than $2000. What would the equivalent mats cost?

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

(via Rec Gymnastics)

Marta loves Gabby

“I was pleasantly surprised at the excellent fitness level of Gabby Douglas at the June National Team camp,” said Karolyi.

“After reviewing her training for the past five days, I feel with consistent training between now and September, she has a reasonable chance to get back into full shape prior to World Championships.”

USAG – Successful June Women’s National Team Camp Concludes

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USAG did not videotape.

44 Things Every Short Girl Can Relate To

18. You can’t dust the snow off the top of your car, because you can’t reach it.

21. You see as much of the performance at a jam-packed concert as you would if you were listening to the radio.

22. Cooking dinner becomes an acrobatic experience, because you regularly have to hoist yourself up onto your kitchen counters to reach things.

read more on TSM

short girls

Pat Graves – Flip a Day

Pat Graves has been posting a different flip each day during 2014. And he’s got some doozies. 🙂

Check his April flips on YouTube.

related – Pat’s in a band called Wings of Apollo.

Wyomi Masela – the hard way

Wyomi Masela competed at several European and World Championships as a member of the Dutch team. Because of her great results at the 2012 Olympic Test Event, she was announced as an Olympian in February 2012, getting demoted to alternate in June. 😦

She went through difficult times and got injured one year after the Games, but now she’s working on her comeback …

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English subtitled. The story of Wyomi Masela, Women’s Artistic Gymnastics. Videoproductions by http://www.sports2visuals

The road to success in gymnastics is brutal, very brutal. Thirty hours of training each week, not being able to go on nights out, always on a diet, and barely any holidays. All this for one goal; your own success. …

why do gymnasts land so poorly?

Female gymnasts, that is.

Aliya landing

Male gymnasts are, as a group, far more skilled at landing.

Uchimura STICK

open on landing

That’s from GS George – Leg Impact and Landing

Dr. George advises the gymnast see the landing as soon as possible. Reduce forces to zero by absorbing over time and distance.

What Aliya did on that Beam dismount was to “punch’ on landing, instead. WAG judges are far too lenient on landing deduction. They give very little reward to excellent landings.

USA WAG has added a 0.1 “stick” bonus for 2014. Let’s see if that helps. Gummi points out that the stick bonus may also result in more injuries in competition, especially on twisting landings like Amanar.

(via wogymnastika)
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Stefanie Merkle is an exception. 🙂

Click PLAY or watch her FX on YouTube.

Vanessa Ferrari is very good, as well.

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Here is Aliya landing that dismount in the Olympics.

Aliya Beam dismount

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USA Team Camp

Nope. Not the Karolyi Ranch. USAG is not videotaping the June WAG Camp.

This time it’s Colorado Springs.

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Jon Horton is back. Daniel Corral from Mexico is a special guest. 🙂

via Nico in GymFever

happy dance

A highlight from The Urban Dance Camp in Germany.

• CHOREOGRAPHY BY : Keone & Mariel Madrid

• MUSIC : “Happy” by C2C

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Enjoy 250 hours of workshops over 44 days and with up to 40 teachers and participants from USA, Canada, Australia, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Israel, Japan, Mexico, Russia, China, Singapore, and many more!

… The workshops are ideal for dancers, teachers & choreographers with experience. The level of the classes is for intermediate, advanced and professional dancers. The UDC is not for beginners …

theUrbanDanceCamp.com

Thanks Hal.