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. …
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.
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. …
But it’s a great example of the worst possible landing in acrobatic sports, the ‘scorpion’.
As a coach I do everything I can to prevent this landing. It happens most often when over-rotating forward somersault (missing the feet). … It’s just as deadly when under-rotating a multiple forward somersault, though.
I ask young kids not to do this contortion position for fun, even if they are flexible enough. I don’t want them to have any muscle memory of the ‘scorpion’ shape, just in case.
How can we prevent ‘scorpion’ landings?
First, teach falling and landing skills to gymnasts at a very young age. They need be expert so as to know what to do when something goes wrong unexpectedly.
