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… For the first time, an entire collection of papers on “Gymnastics Psychology” by Drs. Joe Massimo and Sue Massimo, is available to athletes, coaches, and parents …

Amazon – Gymnastics Psychology: The Ultimate Guide for Coaches, Gymnasts and Parents

You can click around the official website — Psyched Gym — and the NEW book page, but there are a number of broken links.

testimonials

Here’s a sample of the kind of content.

Dr. Joe Massimo – COACHING COMMANDMENTS:

Firmly establish your authority.

Maturely relate to your gymnasts, but not as a peer.

Minimize verbiage.

Have a sense of humor.

Never utilize sarcasm or negativity.

Be enthusiastic and encourage the same in the gym.

Be fair in your treatment of each gymnast.

Pay complete attention when working one on one.

Don’t tell a gymnast that their work is “good” when it isn’t.

Say “No” without guilt and “Yes” with out resentment.

…

read the rest on Gym Momentum

Alan Owen has suspended his websites and Facebook pages for some of the Russian Women’s Team. Though he traveled to Russia to meet personally with Andrei Rodionenko about his fan support, that meeting did not take place. It’s over.

You might want to take one last look at viktoriakomova.ru, for example.

I’ll miss Alan’s compulsive, obsessive fascination with their program.

Now the best source out of Russia is — russiangymnasts.net (Russian & English)

That’s posted by the Russian Federation, so don’t expect anything controversial.

Follow Rewriting Russian Gymnastics, an independent blog out of the U.K.

Rewriting Russian Gymnastics posts a catch-up on the soap opera that is Mother Russia – The new Russian Revolution – the fall of an Empire?

Viral video. Greatest Dodge Ball shot all time. You want to see this. 🙂

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Original: Ibrahim Hayek (YouTube user: eebtek).

Some nice, easy, fun drills.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

That’s Tony Retrosi on Gym Momentum.

Tony will soon be presenting at the Alberta Gymnastics Congress.

I’m not all that concerned to miss the post-Olympic whoop-de-doo. It’s mainly geared for the general public, not the hard core gymnastics community. Blythe Lawrence’s Mom enjoyed it more than she did.

But here’s a chance to see it on the boob tube.

Too Many Amanars:

Tour of Gymnastics Champions … aired on NBC on Sunday, October 14 from 3:30-4:30 EST (GMT -5).

That footage will inevitably end up on YouTube.

The one rave I’m hearing consistently — Rebecca Bross is ripped.

Gabby Douglas is appearing in all 40 cities.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Gymnastics Canada is seeking the leadership of a qualified and accomplished professional and invites application for the position of NATIONAL COACH / TEAM DIRECTOR – MEN’S ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS

Qualified candidates will have suitable education and extensive experience. Demonstrated success as a leader with excellent management and communication skills are essential. The preferred applicants will have Level 4 NCCP certification (or the equivalent) and must possess:

Knowledge of MAG National Team and High Performance programs in Canada or in a country ranked in the top 10 in the world.

Several years of working experience with National Team and High Performance athletes and coaches at the National and International levels.

Excellent skills in program design, implementation and management.

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Big shoes to fill.

Predecessors include Edouard Iarov, Hardy Fink, Andre Simard and Keith Russell. Masaaki Naosaki is our interim National Coach. Nao will be on the Floor in Acapulco.

… U.S. speed skater Simon Cho called Olivier Jean and apologized for tampering with his skates at last year’s short track world team championships.

On Friday, Cho held a media conference in his lawyer’s Salt Lake City office and explained why he deliberately sabotaged the skates of his Canadian rival. As he had told U.S. speed skating officials, Cho felt pressured to do so by U.S. coach Jae Su Chun, who has been accused by a dozen team members of “unchecked” verbal, psychological and physical abuse. …

Chun has continued to deny the complaints even during an independent investigation requested by U.S. Speedskating.

Globe and Mail

There’s never a dull moment in short track speed skating.