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… a strategic approach to teaching kips from the earliest level through to gymnasts training for level 5. It shows the drills and progressions I have seen work for coaches with more knowledge and experience than me. …

Click PLAY or watch The Kipping Process Part I on YouTube.

Click PLAY or watch Kipping Process parts II and III on YouTube.

Both videos are excellent. Some drills I’d never seen before.

The more ideas we have for teaching this difficult skill, the better.

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Just checked the most recent edition. I downloaded it free from the FIG website. On page 48:

Handspring Vault for Women = 2.40
Hanspring 1/1 Vault for Women = 3.20

Sounds good to me. This provides some incentive to do the more interesting vault

What are the values for those vaults where you live? (leave a comment)

Tsukahara tucked is 4.00, for comparison.

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.

PHOTOS | JONATHAN ZIZZO Clothes | Melanie Gayle, melaniegayle.com Jewelry | Elements, elementsclothing.com Shoes| Jimmy Choo Boutique Stylist | Andrea Weber Hair | Kayle Williams, visionproductionteam.com Make-up | Gina Bettelli, MAC Cosmetics

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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.