Tammy Biggs shows ballistic kicking drills to improve strength in flexibility using theraband elastic.
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new Ivana Hong gymnastics montage
vbtube posted this on The Chalk Bucket forum.
I worked extra hard on this one. It’s basically about how Ivana has struggled but she always does her best and comes through it stronger.
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Nastia clarifies withdrawal from World’s
Inside Gymnastics – WORLDS ’09 WITHOUT LIUKIN
Good article.
World’s best Yamawaki – Tamayo
In response to Alia Mustafina – Khorkina 1 on Bars, Don Eckert mentioned the Worlds best Yamawaki by Tamayo!
In recent years for Men the Yamawaki (stretched Markelov) has been included in most routines. The guys consider it an “easy D-part” and a good mount.
More videos like this on the Gibson Athletics SaltoCafe YouTube channel.
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Nastia withdraws from World’s
Too bad.
… 2008 Olympic all-around champion Nastia Liukin of Parker, Texas, has withdrawn her name from consideration for selection to the U.S. Team for the 2009 World Championships, Oct. 13-18, in London, England. The first selection camp for the women’s team is slated to start on Sept. 8 at the Women’s National Team Training Center in Huntsville, Texas.
“I have given a lot of thought to this since the 2009 Visa Championships,” said Liukin, who competed in the Visa Championships in Dallas earlier this month. “Getting back into the gym and competition has been a major goal for me this summer, and I have worked hard to balance my training and obligations. This past year has been wonderful and a whirlwind. With the selection process for Worlds beginning next week, I realized I need to take some time to get myself where I need and want to be competitively. Competing at a World Championships is an incredible experience, and I look forward to supporting my teammates as they prepare for London.
“The 2012 Olympics in London remain an important goal for me. I have more to accomplish in this sport.” …
read more – USAG
These are the unimportant World Championships, after all.
I expect we’ll see more big names withdraw from countries around the globe. It reminds me that Kyle Shewfelt did not compete at World Championships 2001 … but went on to win Floor in 2004.
In a 4yr cycle, this is a good time for a “rest”.
highlights from Russian Gymnastics Championships
UPDATE:
Andy Thornton has posted some detailed analysis on the future of the team, as well, on American Gymnast:
Alexander Alexandrov was the head coach for the teams that many would consider to be the most dominant in women’s gymnastics history – the 1989 and 1991 world championship and 1992 Olympic gold medal teams from the Soviet Union. He coached gymnasts like Svetlana Boguinskaya, Natalia Laschenova, Tatiana Lysenko, Tatiana Gutsu, and even recently retired Oksana Chusovitina back when they set a standard for the sport that some would argue has never been reached again. That era is exactly the period of gymnastics many of us think of when we refer to the “good ole’ days,” when the sport centered around beauty, innovation, and originality – and the gymnasts were actually rewarded for it. …
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Blythe on her new Gymnastics Examiner blog posted some commentary and highlight routines.
Click PLAY or watch Ekaterina Kurbatova on Bars. (Tkachev > Pak > Khorkina II directly connected.)
click through for more – A few thoughts on the Russian Cup
mental training for Beam – Mary Lee Tracy
Mental preparation for competition is extremely important. In this gymnastic tip, Mary Lee Tracy talks about how her athletes prepare.
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related post: Dance with Arm Weights – Tammy Biggs
Alex Seifert wins Canada’s 1st World Cup medal
Alex Seifert of Calgary made history on Saturday at a World Cup trampoline and tumbling competition. Seifert not only earned his first career World Cup medal with a third place finish in men’s tumbling but also collected the first ever World Cup podium for Canada in men’s tumbling.
Andrey Krylov of Russia won the gold medal with 73.80 points in the final. Kalon Ludvigson of the U.S., was second at 73.70 and Seifert, 19, took the bronze at 69.50. He was fourth in Friday`s preliminaries. …
read more on Gymnastics Canada
Alex and the rest of the best in the world are getting ready for …
2009 World Championships and World Age-Group Championships
DATES: World Championships – November 7-15
World Age-Group Championships – November 14-22
LOCATION: St. Petersburg, Russia
this is bad … full contact gymnastics
Not surprisingly, it’s from a blog called Ruining The Internet – One Post at a Time.
Take away that guy’s Photoshop.
Gymnastics British Columbia Fall Congress
The excellent annual coach education weekend in Canada has been announced. Vancouver September 25-27, 2009.
Keynote Speakers:
Jamie Atkin (Trampoline Gymnastics Head Coach at Airdrie Edge Gymnastics Club in Alberta) and Lisa Cowan (2006 Artistic Women’s National Level Coach of the Year by Gymnastics Canada Gymnastique).
Other presenters include Andrée Montreuil, Jeff Pauliuk, Nancy Beyer, and many more.
Coast Tsawwassen Inn, 1665 – 56th Street, Tsawwassen, BC
Delta Gymnastics, 1720 – 56th Street, Tsawwassen, BC
preliminary schedule on the official home page
Gymnastics Coaching.com 