Amy Regan – Scottish Champion

Amy Regan has been crowned Scottish Champion for the second year in a row over second placed Holly Ramage from Lasswade in a closely fought competition. …

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She was also named Evening Times Glasgow Young Sportsperson of the Year. Congratulations.

Jordyn Wieber training vid

Gymnastike:

This week’s gymnastics workout video features one of the top gymnasts in the world, USA National team member Jordyn Wieber, and her teammates at Gedderts Twistars USA. This workout was filmed on February 26th as Jordyn was preparing to be the alternate for the 2011 American Cup, but just 3 days later she got the call that she’d been added to the field and is expected to compete this weekend. …

Click PLAY or watch it on Gymnastike.

http://www.gymnastike.org/embed/OTY2NDcxOTg3

If Jordyn HITS she just might get close to Mustafina. Good luck.

WAG coach needed in Omaha

Girl’s Artistic Team Director – This full time position has the responsibility of overseeing the entire girls artistic team (Pre Team – Level 10). Coaching responsibilities will be Level 7-10 vault, bars, tumbling. Supervisor responsibilities include: maintaining/building a strong cohesive staff, ensuring all levels are working toward set goals and standards, setting meet schedules, staff education, lesson plans and more.

This position will become available after May 15, 2011.

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Florida, Stanford, Alabama

Utah is back on the list, having gotten an RQS score this weekend.

Gymnastike:

Despite suffering their first loss of the season in an upset at Arkansas, the Florida Gators hold on to their #1 National ranking. The only 2 undefeated teams left in the top 25 are #2 Stanford and #4 Oklahoma.

OU survived tough competition at #8 Michigan, but UM’s Kylee Botterman won yet another all around title to remain undefeated in the all around this year and continues to hold the #1 all around ranking. …

Videos linked from the Gymnastike Women’s College Gymnastics Rankings page.

Tong Fei on Horizontal Bar

A difficult concept to introduce is the exaggerated ‘tap’ often called after the 1985 World Champion Tong Fei.

… Hideo (Mizo) Mizoguchi shows a drill to develop the Chinese tap swing for flyaway dismounts.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Mizo’s one of the most effective coaches in the gym I’ve ever known.

In Canada we use a piked toe-on, toe-off as a progression, earlier than this stage.

Check the Gymnastics Minute YouTube channel for more. And GymSmarts for Mizo’s DVDs.

Jordyn Wieber to American Cup

Jordyn Wieber has been added to American Cup, replacing Nicole Hibbert of Great Britain.

Click PLAY or watch her Bars on YouTube.

http://www.gymnastike.org/embed/MjYxNDY1MDY0

Watch more video of 2011 WOGA Classic on gymnastike.org

Gym Club for sale

My friend Darlene Traviss is selling her Canadian gymnastics business, Flip Factory.

It’s located in Calgary, Alberta. The economy is very strong.

Contact darlene AT flip-factory.com (403) 265-2656