Valentin linked to this video. I’d forgotten about it.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
Cheerleader in Chief
… George Bush finished high school at Phillips Academy, a boarding school (then all-male) in Andover, Massachusetts, where he played baseball and during his senior year was the head cheerleader.
Bush attended Yale University from 1964 to 1968, graduating with an A.B. in history. During this time, he was a cheerleader …
Steve Butcher new MTC President
Fantastic. 🙂
Thanks to Adrian Stoica for his many years of service. But I, for one, am very pleased to see Steve take over. Great guy. Great communicator.
related – USA Gymnastics chairman Peter Vidmar elected to Executive Committee.
Bruno Grandi – 4 more years
The best choice of the three.
slackline between speeding trucks
In a nail-biting stunt, world record-holding highliner Faith Dickey walks on a rope between two speeding trucks on a highway in a … viral video produced for Volvo….
Click PLAY or watch it on LiveLeak.
http://www.liveleak.com/ll_embed?f=0ac4912b5b2d
Thanks George.
Paul Ruggeri on BARS
Is Paul the next Paul Hunt?
Click PLAY or watch him on YouTube.
Imagine Paul‘s start score if he actually TRAINED this apparatus.
crappy Reisport grips?
Luke Wiwatowski:
I’m having some trouble with Reisport guards of late. The leather seems to be breaking more often and wearing out quicker. I’ve heard that the leather at the moment is going through a bad batch. In any case I’m on the hunt for a new brand
I like expensive Reisport grips best for guys, inexpensive Grips Etc for girls.
But Reisport quality often suffers. I recall older gymnasts ripping them in half first turn on the apparatus. 😦
Leave a comment on Luke’s blog if you have advice.
robot walks tightrope
… Pretty darn amazing, especially considering that just a few short years ago many of the hobby level humanoid robot builders were lucky to keep their robots balanced and upright while walking for an extended period or boxing in the ROBO-ONE ring. …
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
(via Robot Dreams)
That link has a video of a robot riding bicycle, as well.
USAG Global Ambassadors
Good news out of Cancun.
USA Gymnastics announced today that it is committing $100,000 during the next three years toward a Global Ambassador Program designed to assist countries with the development of gymnastics worldwide.
In partnership with the U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC), AAI and the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG), USA Gymnastics will provide its athletes and coaches as consultants on a request basis to countries to stimulate the growth of the sport and athlete development at many levels. …
“This is a perfect example of how countries can share their expertise in the interest of global development,” commented FIG President Bruno Grandi. “The FIG is grateful for USA Gymnastics’ leadership with this program, and we look forward to the impact it can have around the world.” …
USA Gymnastics and the FIG will identify qualified countries annually in the years 2013-15, with specific criteria and information on the request process available to the countries beginning in January 2013.
Here’s the USAG press release.
Between IOC Olympic Solidarity, FIG Academy & new Age Group Development Programs WAG / MAG, and this, developing nations have some terrific opportunities.
related – I’ll be the FIG Expert at a week long Age Group clinic in the westernmost nation on the African mainland — Senegal — Nov 19-24th.
WAG Routines iPad app
Due to strong demand, Arjen Butter’s launched an iPad app for WAG ($3.99) to accompany his MAG app.
Features:
• up to 24 Users (gymnasts)
• as many routines as you wish for each
• browse the Code of Points
• click on elements in the Code;
~ Let an element zoom out to see it more clear
~ Add the element in your routine
• Within your routine change positions of elements
• Drag elements out of your routine to delete them
The WAG version is similar to the MAG, but it has a couple of extras:
– a notebook on the routines you post
– PDF files with extra information from FIG
It’s pretty much finished, but updates are in the works as Arjen gets feedback from users.
Download it from iTunes ($3.99 or 2,99 €)
Questions? Suggestions? – sportapping (a) hotmail.com
related – GS Judge software for Windows (VIDEO) (last updated May 2012)
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