hmm …
Click PLAY or watch Bridget’s 10 on YouTube.
Click PLAY or watch Kytra’s 10 on YouTube.
I love Kytra’s routine. But neither are 10.0 for me.
Summersault Wintersault
Hal Halverson linked …
Mustafina possible 6.9 Beam
why save Temple?
Tom Gibbs, Temple University Men’s Gymnastics Volunteer Coach explains. In a history of the Team.
THE ALL AROUND – Guest Editorial: Temple Men’s Gymnastics:
… remarkable 88-year legacy is one that is too proud to ignore or forget.
The names that follow are merely a microcosm of the richness of Temple men’s gymnastics. It reflects not only their character but also their pride in Temple men’s gymnastics and Temple University. The list could easily be multiplied two hundred times or more. A quick read will show that it has been money well spent. …
related – Dwight Normile – An Interview With Temple Coach Fred Turoff (Jan 17th)
go to TempleGymnastics.com to see what you can do to help.
Chari Knight-Hunter – Beam
The Tumbl Trak crew showed me this NCAA video of Chari in her prime. 🙂
Check her muscular definition.
THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE TO WIN THE GENETIC LOTTERY – IT IS CHARI KNIGHT …
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
… She started in the sport in 1978. She suffered a major knee injury in 1993, requiring reconstructive surgery, but came back to lead OSU … She was presented the American Award, the highest honor in collegiate gymnastics, in recognition of her athletic and academic achievements. A seven-time all-American …
… She received the Hayward Award, honoring the top female athlete in the state or Oregon. She scored eight perfect 10’s in her career …
The Blob – Launching Humans
Bullfrog, Lake Powell, Utah.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
GymRep Camp has a blob. I was too scared to try it myself.
Florida 198.05 !
Florida blasted past the 198 mark, led by 10s from Kytra Hunter and Bridget Sloan on the Floor. Both tied for the AA title with a 39.7. Sloan also tied for the vault title with UGA’s Lindsey Cheek. Cheek won the UB. Florida’s Mackenzie Caquatto tied with UGA’s Kaylan Earls for the BB title.
Kytra and Bridget flashing their perfect 10.00s! #GoGators pic.twitter.com/lR9ENd2GXg
— Gator Gymnastics (@GatorZoneGym) January 25, 2014
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Balance Beam Situation posted a detailed LIVE blog:
This has been coming for a couple weekends. The scores have been high, high, high.
This was a very good floor rotation for Florida, but they can do better. Everyone in this floor rotation can perform a stronger routine than they just did. The judges have not allowed them room to do any better, which is the problem. We’ve peaked in January in terms of score, and now there’s nowhere left to go. …
The #Gators gymnastics team packed the O'Dome Friday night — more than 10,000 fans — and made some history: http://t.co/KffEwWiBVx
— Scott Carter (@GatorZoneScott) January 25, 2014
Arun Kumar resume
“chest position” on landing
GymCastics has lately been including Evan Heiter @yoEv as another of their pundits on the terrific weekly audiocast. Great choice. Evan’s entertaining and knowledgeable.
On the other hand, last week’s episode 71 is titled “The Chest Position Enforcement Bureau“.
Too much deduction on landings for “chest position” is an error.
It happens a lot in WAG NCAA. Judges kill terrific vaults, ignoring multiple technical and form breaks for weaker vaults.
The goal of a landing is to bring huge impact forces to zero. Efficiency on the skill of landing will help reduce landing injuries.
via supermura.tumblr
Uchimura is as good as any gymnast who ever lived. Check his shoulder position.
Kohei is using every possible shock absorber, including trunk and hip flexion.
Any set of rules that deducts this performance is ethically, medically and biomechanically wrong. Indeed, young kids should be taught to land like Uchimura from a young age.
Deducting “chest low” is like deducting a gymnast for lack of foot point on the sprint for Vault.
… that said, there are SOME unsafe landings — poorly controlled — that should be deducted. This one, most likely.
Dr. Joshua Eldridge in the comments:
Love it…you are so right on with this post. Our number one goal in gymnastics needs to be protecting athletes from injury.
Increased angular joint movement (proper movement of the hips/knees on landing) is proven to reduce the load placed on the body by allowing muscles to absorb the forces and displace the energy through movement and heat.
Well said that it is unethical to deduct for athletes protecting themselves!!!! I agree fully.
According to the LESS (Landing Error Scoring System), 30 degrees is the optimal hip angle and building more core control can help our athletes maintain this hip angle and not “bow” as much. This 30 degree angle also makes sure glutes are activated which is an important mechanism to make sure the spine is protected.
Bill Sands audiocast
In Session 6 of the Gymnast Care Podcast, we sit down with Dr. Bill Sands and discuss his history in the sport of gymnastics, from the beginnings when he taught himself how to do gymnastics, through college, and the start of his coaching career at Mid America Twisters.
We then get into the meat of this podcast talking about how to protect your gymnast through proper biomechanics, strength training, and recovery.
Listen to Bill interviewed by Dr. Joshua Eldridge on Gymnast Care. Or download the MP3 from that page. (about 1hr 15min)
