Male Coaches who say their female counterparts or gymnasts deliberately “pick fights” in the gym may be onto something.
A new study shows that in relationships, men feel best when they can tell that their partner is happy; women, on the other hand , are most content when their partners are upset or agitated, because the intensity of their emotions show they’re invested in the relationship. …
Position: Program Director and Head Coach – Men’s Artistic Gymnastics
Knowledge and Skills:
– experience coaching provincial and national Men’s Artistic athletes
– ability to work and lead in a strong team environment
– excellent communication skills
– energetic and active in creating a positive training environment
– minimum Level 2 NCCP Certification in Men’s Artistic Gymnastics and Trampoline; Level 3 Certification is an asset
– First Aid certification and a Police Records Check will be required
Approximately 120 of the nation’s best divers are expected to compete for 14 spots on the 2012 U.S. Olympic Diving Team. Notable participants include three-time Olympian Troy Dumais, 2011 World platform silver medalist David Boudia, and 2008 Olympians Kelci Bryant, Chris Colwill, Thomas Finchum, Haley Ishimatsu and Christina Loukas. …
Held in conjunction with Alberta Provincial Championships, the action is in Airdrie from April 4 – 6, 2012.
Athletes from 8 different trampoline clubs in Alberta will be competing alongside 3 Olympians including Rosie MacLennan (7th – 2008 Beijing), Jason Burnett (Silver Medalist – 2008 Beijing) and 3-Time Medalist Karen Cockburn (Bronze – 2000 Sydney, Silver – 2004 Athens, Silver – 2008 Beijing).
Adrian de los Angeles of Long Beach, Calif./University of Michigan, Glen Ishino of Santa Ana, Calif./University of California – Berkeley, and David Sender of Arlington Heights, Ill./Team Hilton HHonors (University of Illinois), are scheduled to compete in the 2012 Osijek World Cup, April 26-30 in Osijek, Croatia. …
Former national team members Tim McNeil, who is the California-Berkeley head coach, and Geoff Corrigan, a University of Michigan men’s gymnastics assistant coach, will serve as the coaches for the event. …
Dear Dr. George – What do you consider to be the most important coaching competency for success in gymnastics?
Answer – Gymnastics coaches can only be as effective as the skill models they happen to hold in their heads at that particular time. This is why it’s so important for them to have as accurate a conceptual model as possible for skill execution. For the model concept of the skill held in the coach’s mind determines his/her ultimate effectiveness when teaching gymnasts what to and, more importantly, how to do it.
Each coach holds a specific model concept for every skill which inevitably serves as the “ideal model concept” for the aspiring gymnast. And more often than not, the gymnast responds and trains only to within the limits of these models.
Consequently it becomes important for coaches to continually refine their skill models, particularly as they relate to the core movement patterns in gymnastics. It is far more important to continually refine basic skill models than to gain some cursory understanding of how to do complex, elite level maneuvers.
My recent book, Championship Gymnastics, provides aspiring coaches with a simple, step-by-step approach on how to develop truly ideal skill models. Taking time to conceptualize basic movement patterns may seem tedious at first, but it’s the fastest and surest way to ultimate success in gymnastics.
“Never forget the story of the tortoise and the hare!”
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