An oldie, but goodie, is being circulated online.
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Brett McClure to CAL
Brett McClure, an Olympic medalist and longtime U.S. National Team member who has coached at the collegiate level the past seven years, has been hired to lead the Golden Bear men’s gymnastics program, and head women’s gymnastics coach Justin Howell has been named Director of Cal Gymnastics. …
Brett has been an assistant at Stanford.
Somebody update his Wikipedia page. This is BIG news. 🙂
(via Ron Noe)
Simone Biles training TTY
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related – Simone Biles interview
usagymnasticsorg video # 8,911
AT&T American Cup runner-up Simone Biles talks about competing at her first international competition, her friendship with Katelyn Ohashi and more.
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double double – Wieber & Moors
Polina Shchennikova
Zhanerke Duisek – Beam mount
World Cup Portugal.
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Many were reminded of that other contortionist, Kristie Phillips.
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I like Kristie’s reverse planche much better than her mount. 🙂
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ban the Produnova
Brigid McCarthy posted a comprehensive history of the Produnova vault:
• Of Peril, Progress and Produnovas: Part One
• Of Peril, Progress and Produnovas: Part Two
Post any feedback you have on one of those two posts. Brigid would like to see wider discussion.
My own position is clear.
Multiple front somersaults landing forwards are MOST dangerous in terms of catastrophic injury.
FIG WTC should ban the double front, but not the double front 1/2 out. It’s far safer.
Trampoline for many, many years banned double front and triple front — but not the same elements twisting out. (I believe those skills are not longer banned, though I’ve never seen one in Tramp competition. Every trampoline coach knows how dangerous they are.)
MAG MTC should consider banning the Handspring triple front. (4 forward rotations total.)
Noël van Klaveren
school, community KID FITNESS
The word “Gymnastics” scares away some people.
Some feel it’s too physically challenging. Too dangerous.
Carrie Spender is a community gymnastics expert from Washington State. Tumbl Trak’s adopted and expanded upon her Community based Kid Fitness program.
It’s designed to work for EVERY child.
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Forward that link to your Rec and Preschool leaders.
(via Rec Gymnastics)
Gymnastics Coaching.com 