College gymnasts training

Some of the 2013 OU Gymnastics Team’s E valued skills

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Click PLAY or watch Georgia half-set verification Bars & Beam Oct. 23rd on YouTube.

coach in Canada

The economy is good in the Great White North. Gyms are full.

In fact most of the socialist democracies are doing well economically. Denmark, Finland and the Netherlands ranked happiest in a recent report by the Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development. Canadians are generally happy, too. 🙂

The past week I’ve been a guest coach at Taiso Gymnastics, Saskatoon, one of the top Men’s Artistic clubs in the country. Taiso has a full-time position available working alongside Head Coach Markos Baikos with National and International competitors.

Click PLAY or watch some P Bars / Pommel training on YouTube.

Markos has dozens of good kids including international Seniors Jayd Lukenchuk and Anderson Loran. But he needs help. Email office (a) taiso.ca if you might be interested in a job.

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Two of the best coaches I know, Susan and Kelly Manjak, are opening a new High Performance gym in Toronto — Manjak’s Gymnastics. WAG and MAG.

signage going up this week

The club is HIRING. 🙂 This is a terrific opportunity to get in on the ground floor of a fast rising elevator.

And it’s a for profit business — not a “non-profit Society”. A big plus for those coaches frustrated working for a volunteer Board of parents.

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Gymnastics Canada is still advertising for a new Men’s National Coach.

related – more coaching jobs in Canada

Leave a comment if you’ve links to other Canuck jobs.

check for Breast Cancer

Watch this helpful minute long video that gives you step-by-step instructions on how to examine your breasts for cancer. And please, share with your friends and family.

Click PLAY or watch it on Vimeo.

Minute Hacks – How to Check for Breast Cancer from Minute Hacks by OEDB.org

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

coach in Sweden

Job Title: National Center Coach MAG, Senior International Level

Reporting to: Sports Director, Swedish Gymnastics Federation

Based: Malmö, Sweden

Salary: Competitive salary depending upon the experience and track record of the appointed
candidate.

Start date: Spring of 2013, or as soon as possible.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Work together with the National Team Coordinator and the Sports Director preparing
the national team for international championships and developing the level of MAG in
Sweden

deadline for application – November 20th.

details – JOB National Center Coach MAG SWEDEN (PDF)

FIG Congress – Cancun

UEG:

… The General Assembly itself will start on Thursday, October 25. Some 450 delegates representing 116 of the 131 national member federations of the FIG are expected in Mexico.

This Congress is particularly important because all FIG authorities will be renewed. These elections concern as well the UEG as there are 62 European candidates for various positions. For the position of the FIG President, 3 candidates are running, all three Europeans. …


• Bruno Grandi (Italy)
• MTC president Adrian Stoica (Romania)
• banker Vassily Titov (Russia)

Grandi is the favourite.

TAA:

… The FIG has seven Technical Committees – Gymnastics for All, Men’s, Women’s, Rhythmic Gymnastics, Trampoline, Aerobics and Acrobatic. Each Technical Committee consists of a president and six members. Three will see new presidents. Five of the seven candidates for president are running unopposed. …

The Men’s Technical Committee and the Rhythmic Gymnastics Technical Committee will actually see a real battle – Adrian Stoica is being challenged by Steven Butcher (USA). Interestingly enough, Stoica is not a candidate for a member position.

Natlia Kuzmina (Russia) and Danielle Delle Chiaie (Italy) are going head-to-head for the presidency of the Rhythmic Gymnastics. …

FIG Cancun Microsite

Candidates

Jordyn Wieber’s Olympics

In a Couch Gymnast London Olympics Awards post, Jordyn was picked for a ‘Tear-jerker’ Moment of the Games.

And also for the ‘Sportswoman Award’, for demonstrating sportsmanship throughout the meet. And contributing brilliantly to her team effort after personal disappointment.

Arabian Punch Front posted a number of Jordyn Wieber montages. Including this one.

… It captures the heartbreaking emotions of the All Around final and, at the same time, shows how strong of an athlete Jordyn is, physically and mentally, to perform so well for her team the next day. …

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

She’s World and an Olympic Team Champion. For the rest of her life. 🙂

what is TeamGym?

The Icelandic Jr Women’s Team, European Champions 2012, will show you.

Some big time difficulty.

It begins with Floor. Tumbling starts at 3:12. Trampette at 4:40. And Trampette Vault at 5:30.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Thank Niclaes Jerkeholt for the link.

Alicia – buns of steel

John Macready shows you what the athletes do before each show at the Kellogg’s Tour of Gymnastics Champions.

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