Lauren Hopkins posted a rundown on the most recent Karolyi National Team camp:
… held last weekend, mostly for juniors (nearly every junior who competed at Nationals was in attendance), but some senior athletes were also present.
Kennedy Baker and Brenna Dowell, the two highest-ranked seniors not currently on tour … will travel to beautiful Acapulco for the 2nd Mexican Open, held October 12-13. They’ll face tough competition, especially from Anna Dementyeva …
Trampoline Pundit has been following the latest “news” regarding the DANGERS of tramp:
… The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) put out a new report warning of the dangers of jumping on trampolines. However, this time the warning was only about backyard trampolines and parks and claims that “Trampoline injury rates have steadily been decreasing since 2004.” …
One of US’s National Trampoline Coaches and emergency room doctor …, Dr. George Drew, consulted on the report …
“The authors were careful to separate competitive trampoline and structured training programs from the injuries seen in backyard trampoline use and jump/trampoline parks,” said Drew, who is a past competitive trampolinist. “As a consultant to the study, I was pleased they took the time to carefully examine the safety differences between backyard trampolines and a structured program. Every single safety recommendation made by authors is already in place at any reputable program in our sport.”
Be careful doing forward layout into the pit, however, in case of injury on landing.
The “two” techniques could just as easily be considered a continuum of take-off position from one extreme a priority on rotation (“whip”), the other height.
The health risks for obese children may be even greater than previously estimated, new research suggests. So why do parents let their kids get fat?
… Just over 33% of 11-year-olds are now overweight or obese and among four and five-year-olds it’s 22%, according to the most recent figures from the National Child Measurement Programme, which assesses the height and weight of primary children in England. The figures are similar in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. …
Certainly kids need to exercise more, eat less. But I fear this epidemic is far more complicated than that.
It’s not only too many “pizza days” at school.
If you travel to Peru, for example, you’ll have difficulty finding even one overweight child in any school. The epidemic of child obesity has yet to hit there.
The Future Stars Program is an athlete development and education program.
… consists of five age groups 8-9 year olds, 10 year olds, 11 year olds, 12 year olds and 13 year olds, who perform selected skills and compulsory routines on the six men’s events plus strength and flexibility evaluations.
The 8-9 year old division participates up to the Regional level while the 10, 11, 12 and 13 year old divisions can qualify to the National level. …
Yesterday, TCG announced via Facebook and Twitter that popular Italian gymnast Giulia Leni has announced her retirement. Leni, who emerged as a bright young promise for Italy in your junior years, has sadly been troubled by injury, which has hampered her senior career. …
… Giulia has decided, after missing making the London team, that it is time to say goodbye to the sport of gymnastics and move onto other things …
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