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An easy way to motivate and monitor kids is to put up posters they can sign after achieving important goals.

These were two of a number posted at Island Gymnastics Summer Camp in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.

The most detailed tutorial I’ve yet seen on introducing the most difficult-to-learn skill in Women’s gymnastics.

The purpose of this video is to demonstrate a step-by-step process for teaching kips, starting with absolute beginners and moving up to girls who are trying to compete level 5. It shows the drills and conditioning I have learned from successful and effective coaches.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. (9min)

I’ll post the second video in this series tomorrow.

I have Vote for Shawn fatigue.

Her latest request …

It was cute the first time around. But no more.

What about you?

Another fashion photo shoot for the Olympic Champion turned model.

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(via Inside Gymnastics on Facebook)

An interesting campaign was launched for Reebok women’s sports.

They’ve partnered with Cirque to promote an interesting fitness program for the general public.

JUKARI Fit to Fly – a new gym experience from Reebok and Cirque du Soleil. Try it – you’ll flex and flutter, sweat and stretch, and swing from a FlySet. It’s all about moving your body in a fun new way.

Click PLAY or watch the JUKARI promo clip on YouTube.

How many trapeze studios have been built so far, I wonder.

Instead of using circus flyers, Reebok is promoting the concept with “normal” people and pretty models.

(via GymNiceTic)

British gymnastics superstar Beth Tweddle won two gold medals Sunday as the University Games concluded in Belgrade, Serbia.

Tweddle took titles on uneven bars and floor exercise, her two specialities …

Women’s all-around champion Jiang Yuyuan (China) won the gold medal on balance beam, the silver on floor exercise and the bronze on uneven bars.

On women’s vault, 2008 Olympic champion Hong Un Jong (North Korea) defeated three-time world champion Cheng Fei (China).

The Korean men took two titles with Kim Soo Myun winning floor exercise and Kim Ji Hoon first on high bar.

Hungary’s Krisztian Berki interrupted the Asian domination in Belgrade by winning the pommel horse title. The European men earned the next three titles as well: Russia’s Alexander Balandin (still rings), Romania’s Flavius Koczi (vault) and France’s Cyril Tommasonne on parallel bars.

The 26th University Games will be held in 2011 in Shenzhen, China.

full results on International Gymnast

Thanks Stu.

When I was a gymnast I pulled a hamstring doing this same drill with a t-shirt on a hardwood floor.

It’s for advanced athletes.

… improve both flexibility and strength in flexibility. Cassie is using simple furnature sliders in this drill.

Click PLAY or watch Flexibility with Sliders on Tom’s blog.

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The Gymnastics Minute is a new series of free introductory video tips produced by GymSmarts.

related post – Tammy Biggs – advanced flexibility

Matt from Oregon Gymnastics Academy posted this clip.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

I’ve never spotted this skill (Bhardwaj). But OGA gymnast, Alexis, makes it look very easy. Possibly even easier than Pak … except for the downswing on the kip.

Is this Alexis competing at the Battle in Seattle 2008?

Leave a comment if you’ve coached it in the past and have advice.

UPDATE: In the comments Matt says:

This skill was found by accident like many skills one looks for when working with level 9’s and 10’s. She had issues over rotating an over shoot, so what do you do? Work a PAK. When she would land in a handstand for the over shoot, I would count 1,2 then twist her the other half. For any questions spotting ANYTHING on bars, please email me at zo22311 AT yahoo.com.

Friday we finished up week #1 of the Island Gymnastics Summer Camp in pretty Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. Scott made a special arrangement to come in to lead warm-ups the first day.

Scott finished 9th in Senior at the Canadian Championships 2009, ahead of a number of National Team members half his age.

Sometimes the old dog doesn’t need new tricks.

Scott’s not retiring anytime soon. Nationals will be hosted in his home town in 2011. …

Perhaps Scott can try to catch up to Epsen JANSEN, second at the Norwegian Championships this year.

Epsen is over 40 now.