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You could skip this one. It’s got a couple of good points to make … but I’d go back and listen yet again to the hilarious WHEN WILL MY SUSIE START KIPPING?, instead.

It’s tough to “repeat” a viral video.

Click PLAY or watch it on Xtranormal.

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(via NOG on Chalk Bucket)

This is cute. Gymnastike at the Level 6 Texas State meet this weekend. A preview.

Features level 6 gymnasts: Nastia, Shawn, Shannon, Dominique, Alicia

http://videoplayer.flocasts.org/player.swf

Sweet.

That combination, not the routine.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

I think I saw this linked by Amanda Turner on Facebook.

Personal shout out to Lexi and coach Brett MacAuley from Calgary. She won her division (13-14) at Age Group Worlds in France.

From the Facebook album: 2010 World Age Group T&T Competition by Grace Chiu GraceClick

This was the 5th Canadian women’s double mini medal in a week. Great work, ladies!

Kurbatova, Liufang, Mitchell and Mitchell lead on the 4 apparatus.

Click through to Full Twist for preliminaries results.

http://view.picapp.com//JavaScripts/OTIjs.js

There are LIVE photos going up on the British Gymnastics Facebook page.

MAG prelim results are up too. Full Twist is testing a cool new theme. That’s been one of the best and busiest blogs over recent months.

Rebecca just had surgery:

… Initially diagnosed as a stress reaction prior to worlds, the hot spot on Bross’ ankle developed into a stress fracture. On Tuesday, Bross underwent surgery, in which doctors inserted two screws into the bone to ensure the fracture heals properly. …

Nastia’s training layout Jaeger from elgrip.

http://view.picapp.com//JavaScripts/OTIjs.js

Will Rebeca duplicate Nastia’s recovery-from-injury-to-peak-for-the-Olympics?

… Grace McLaughlin, a senior next year, threw a beautiful Jaeger-half on uneven bars, while Katelyn Ohashi, a senior in 2013, tumbled a 2 1/2, Rudi combination on floor. …

Ivana Hong looks fit.

This all from a visit to WOGA this week by International Gymnast

Elizabeth Long:

The Toyota Cup announced its roster, with World All Around champions Kohei Uchimura (JPN) and Aliya Mustafina (RUS) headlining the list. The two-day events-only competition will be held 11-12 December in Toyota City, Japan. …

THE ALL AROUND – Toyota Cup announces roster

Who says Kolman is always “ugly”?

http://view.picapp.com//JavaScripts/OTIjs.js

Sounds great: Feng Zhe, Yan Mingyong, and Zhang Chenglong. Daniel Purvis and Louis Smith. My man Prashanth Sellathurai. Thomas Bouhail (FRA), Yang Hak Seon (KOR). A strong MAG line-up.

Anna Dementieva and Ekaterina Kurbatova. Jiang Yuyuan, Sui Lu, Deng Linlin. Two competing almost every meet since Worlds: Lauren Mitchell, Rie Tanaka. Many more of the world’s best gymnasts

Koko Tsurumi, the all around bronze medalist at the 2009 World Championships, has struggled in 2010, but did add the Asian Games uneven bars bronze medal to her collection this week. The women’s team is rounded out by Asian Games floor silver-medalist Mai Yamagishi; Asian Games vault bronze medalist Momoko Ozawa, and Yu Minobe.

http://view.picapp.com//JavaScripts/OTIjs.js

… In the meantime, the final FIG World Cup in Glasgow has begun. LIVE scoring.

One of the best boys coaches I know, Miguel from Calgary Gymnastics Centre, has started uploading clips to his new YouTube page called Olympic Gymnastics Channel.

Click PLAY or watch a sample conditioning drill on YouTube.

Miguel has a lot of good kids coming up. Good physical preparation. Good basics technique.

Click PLAY or watch a splits drill on YouTube.

All MAG coaches need subscribe, like and share. Miguel has over 45 short clips posted, so far.

Gracias.

J.D. Reive was one of the most talented gymnasts I’ve ever seen in person. The kind of kid who learned giants on Rings before dislocates.

He was coached by former Cal Berkeley boss, Barry Weiner.

After 7yrs assistant at Stanford, J.D.’s a Head Coach for the first time. How’s it going?

J.D. Reive was hired at Iowa over the summer after long-time Head Coach Tom Dunn retired. Reive talks about coming in to the program, implementing his training program, and hopes for the future of Hawkeye gymnastics.

Click PLAY or watch an interview with J.D. on Gymnastike.

http://videoplayer.flocasts.org/player.swf

From a figure skating coach, Xan Nelson:

What, exactly, makes a parent “pushy?” And why do we always use the term as though it’s a bad thing? I don’t know about you, but I don’t know many 11 year olds who will get up at 5 a.m. every day to go freeze and fall on their butts over and over without a little whining. Or who then have the energy to finish their homework before an early bedtime, and then do it all again tomorrow.

You gotta push a little. In fact, you gotta push a lot. You’ve got to push a 10 year old to have the mindset of a 20-year-old, and a 15 year-old to approach their skating as though they’re 25 year-old grad students, with that level of commitment, sacrifice and maturity.

So what’s the difference between a pushy parent who’s effective, and one who’s just pushy? …

read more – Why figure skating needs pushy parents

‘Pushy’ is the wrong adjective. We want parents supportive, consistent, dedicated and ambitious.

That’s the reaction of others, too, on an Chalk Bucket forum thread. And in the comments on that post.

You might be interested in this:

A Parent’s Questionnaire
Dr. Alan Goldberg
Competitive Advantage

It’s for parent education. The higher the score, the more potential damage that they are doing to their child.