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The always effective Tammy Biggs gives advice on what to do for girls who under rotate forward aerial.
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The Gymnastics Minute is a new series of free introductory video tips produced by GymSmarts.
The Chalk Bucket Gymnastics Community has had a good thread going on Facebook with comments relating to one of Rik Feeney’s articles called Get A Grip On Your Rip (PDF).
Dale Russell recommended a product that I like too:
The English Bulldog Neoprene Wristband is designed to protect the wrist from rips and cuts caused by grips. The English Bulldog Neoprene Wristband is constructed of firm neoprene rubber to provide moderate support for the wrist without obstructing the hand. English Bulldog Neoprene Wristbands are available in three sizes (S, M, L).
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For wrist rips that do not heal, the best strategy is to put vasoline under a neoprene wrist band to reduce friction. On top can be grips alone. Or a cloth wrist band with grips.
It’s not foolproof. But wrist bleeding is reduced for most gymnasts.
Update: A similar product is available from US Glove. Thanks Greg.
This Canadian gymnastics coaching course is rarely offered.
We held the last one in my Province May 2008 in Calgary.
If you need it, email Cynthia at Gymnastics Alberta to add your name to the growing list of candidates. When we have enough names, we can schedule that course.
cbringas AT abgym.ab.ca
This same course is scheduled for end of June in Charlottetown, PEI, by the way.
On Facebook, Inside Gymnastics commented on another rule change by the International Gymnastics Federation.
… a raising of the age limit for artistic male gymnastics. Citing the International Olympic Committee’s Youth Olympic Games rules and following “heated debate,” the FIG voted to raise men’s age limits to 18 for senior competition (i.e. World/Olympic), starting January 1, 2013. (The beginning of the next Olympic cycle.) …
I do like the very long lead time on changes like this.
But – I’m confused – does this mean the Men’s age requirement is different than the Women’s age requirement?
If so, that would mean that male gymnasts need even more protection from over-training at a young age than female gymnasts.
Anyone in the sport can tell you that coaches push far less in Men’s gymnastics as there is far less rush to peak for the career.
This looks like yet another bad decision by FIG.
Yet one that will have very little effect in the real world as most Seniors competing internationally are of that age now.
But there are exceptions:
… Multiple past men’s World and Olympic stars have been under 18, notably Dmitri Bilozertchev, who won Worlds at just 16 in 1983 with what many consider the most dominant performance in history, and China’s Feng Jing, the youngest-ever men’s World champ in 2001. (Also 16, Feng was several months younger than the December-born Bilozertchev.) …
Feng Jing did not make the 2008 Olympic team. But he just won the Chinese National Championships.
The original FIG Council Official News blurb dated May 26, 2009.
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Two-time Olympian Morgan Hamm of Waukesha, Wis., and Megan C. Shemanske were married on Saturday, May 23, at the Sharon Lynn Wilson Center in Brookfield, Wis. Paul Hamm, 2004 Olympic all-around champion and Morgan’s twin, was the best man. …
Also in attendance were 2008 assistant Olympic coach Miles Avery, who coached both Hamms, and his wife, and gymnasts and coach Andre Kan from Swiss Turners Gymnastics Academy.
The couple will live in Chicago, where M. Hamm is interviewing to work in the stock market.
(via Inside Gymnastics on Facebook)
I’m just home from our last competition of the year. And it was a good one.
The theme was Super Hero. And there were some terrific costumes.
Even better was the fantastic weather in the Canadian Rockies. In fact, Men’s coach Kelly Mock moved the pommel horse rotation outside so everyone could enjoy the scenery.
My favourite special prize was the “speeding ticket”, a $5 prize for the vaulter with the fastest run.
Thanks Marilou Gariepy and the entire Summit organizing committee.
The upcoming schedule of clinics through to October 2009 has been posted on GymSmarts.
GEW offers affordable workshop that provides tools and ideas to improve, educate and motivate gymnastics class instructors to teach recreational and preschool gymnasts.
Cost $45-$69 / coach for the day long session.
They have excellent coach clinicians led by Cheryl Jarrett from Austin, Texas. She’s the USA Gymnastics Junior Olympic Committee Chairman for Region 3 as well as Director of Education for Gymnastics Association of Texas-(GAT).
Sign up here.
Reiko recommends we check out the 2 day camp for instructors in July in New York.
You for $155 you get a day & 1/2 of workshops, overnight stay & meals. Plus you can add-on the USA Gymnastics saftey course on the Sunday afternoon.
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Here’s a sample video code of points difficulty analysis (2008 Olympics) from MostepanovaFan.
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Of course these will quickly become out-of-date as the good ladies of the FIG change the rules. But it’s the fastest, easiest way to get a quick overview of how modern International routines are put together.
In fact the sample above is already long out-of-date. The women count only the top 8 skills now.
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As coaches we talk a lot about line and posture.
But how’s your posture, coach?
I am definitely image #1. Monkey posture.
Trainer Pete Friesen, now with the Carolina Hurricanes, wanted to put me in a text book as typical male gymnast bad posture.
The image came from a post on Full Twist – The Educator.
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