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Have you seen this Xtreme sport?

Downhill combative ice skating at speeds of over 43km / hour.

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In Quebec City, Arttu Pihlainen from Finland won the Men’s division. Keri-Anne Wallace from Calgary, Canada, the Women’s.

Questions Remain – Taylor Lindsay-Noel

That’s the title of an important post on Gymbrooke regarding the catastrophic injury to former Seneca gymnast Taylor Lindsay-Noel.

That post leaves us with one question:

Should GO (Gymnastics Ontario) or GCG (Gymnastics Canada Gymnastique) be required to inform members as to what happen and what steps have been taken to avoid similar types of accidents?

… I’m not sure of the answer. But it’s a very valid question.

I can tell you coaches were talking of the accident and lawsuit today at a distant competition I attended in the States. And — due to the secrecy of the details of the injury — these distant coaches are assuming that the Seneca coaches are liable.

I’ve never seen specifics of what happened. Though many rumours have floated.

Seems that Taylor was training a very difficult and dangerous new bar dismount.

I hope the facts are released soon.

Kamerin Moore from Geddert’s Twistars won the “friendly” meet vs Japan 56.350 over second place Mackenzie Caquatto 56.250.

This was a small meet held in advance of the American Cup in Chicago.

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STill the most famous gymnast in the USA is 1984 Olympic Champion.

She’s ranked the 19th celebrity athlete for name recognition. Michael Jordan and Tiger Woods are #1 and #2.

International Gymnast forum – mpk – Mary Lou still dominant

John Deary and former Olympic coach Peter Kormann for DGS are developing a kip and hip circle trainer that makes both the athlete and the coaches life a whole lot easier.

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Looks interesting. Might be good for the very early introduction of the skill.

Next I would take boys and girls to parallel bars … and spot it from a long hang swing on the end.

New Product for learning kips, free hips and front hip circles. This product allows the beginner athlete to perform all of these stunts and more without the aid of a coach. Comes complete with Kip Wheel Pad & Body Shaper.

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Posted a few on our club website flickr account.

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As usual, the competition is excellent.

It’s tricky for Canadian gymnasts to compete in the USA, however. We made a few changes to our Canadian routines to better “fit” the USAG rules … but this is difficult.

Every Canadian coach I spoke with here agreed that Canada should simply adopt the USA Jr. Olympics rules. Canadian gymnastics would quickly improve. Going it alone, using a much more confusing scheme, is not working for Canada.

GreatWestGymFest.com

PERMANENT /PART TIME

Southside Gymnastic Club is currently looking for a vibrant and energetic person to join our team. Southside Gymnastics is located Cairns, in the glorious Tropical Far North Queensland. Our club currently offers Women’s Artistic Gymnastics, Trampoline Sports and a fantastic Recreation Program. We have produced State and National Champions in all disciplines and have created for ourselves a rather strong reputation for quality gymnastics.

The successful applicant will have the following qualifications. They must be highly motivated and have exceptional skills when dealing with children. A Level 1 accreditation and a current Suitability Card and First Aid Certificate, and own transport are essential for this role. Knowledge in Women’s Artistic Gymnastics is also essential and knowledge in the Trampoline Sport would be an advantage. But mostly we are looking for that someone special who has the drive and the dedication to assist with making it possible for these children to reach their full potential.

The club is willing to provide Immigration sponsorship for applicants with 2 year visa’s.

So if you are looking not only for a change of job but a complete change of lifestyle and have decided that you want to live in one of the most spectacular parts of the world then email your resume complete with (4) professional references to our email ssgc@bigpond.com

Southside Gymnastics Club Inc.

Address: 93-99 Robert Rd.
Bentley Park, 4869
Cairns, Australia

Phone: (07) 40 452 947

Fax: (07)40 452 947

Website: http://www.ssgc.com.au

Email: ssgc@bigpond.com

I like the editing. Plenty of pommel horse.

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2009 University of Minnesota Women’s Gymnastics hosts Best of Minnesota – February 14, 2009

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You’ve heard this story before.

Ex-gymnast dies of Anorexia Nervosa.

An article on Office.com uses a supposedly hypothetical ex-gymnast named Allison to illustate the disease. First disordered eating, age-13, as a gymnast. Dies age-19 of a heart attack.

Prevention

… An adolescent female is 10-20 times more likely to have an eating disorder if a family member also has/had one.

Parents who overvalue physical appearance can unwittingly contribute to an eating disorder.

Model self acceptance of your own weight and body appearance and watch what you say. Making statements like “I can’t eat that; it will go straight to my hips,” or asking, “Does this dress make me look fat?” can send the message that thinness is the ultimate goal in life.

Odd feeding schedules in infancy can lead to an eating disorder.

Using food for rewards, punishment, comfort or other non-nutritive purposes can also lead to an eating disorder.

Nagging about junk food and limiting a child’s access to treats will actually increase his/her desire to eat too many of these foods; even if they are not hungry. This can also lead to an eating disorder.

If your child exhibits anorectic behavior feed him/her. Supervise their eating behavior, jack up the calories (up to 4,000 calories a day to replace lost weight) and limit exercise. Therapy won’t be of much help to a person who has no glucose in his/her brain.

Discuss the media’s effect on pushing unhealthy dieting and life-threatening thinness with your child. It is estimated that the average American child will watch approximately 21 hours of television each week, and see more than 30,000 commercials a year. Actors and actresses who are the most successful and happy are invariably young, attractive and super thin. According to Health Magazine 1/3rd of female television network characters are underweight; however only 5% of population is underweight. Whereas, only 3% of female television network characters are obese, compared 25% of females with obesity in the real world. The message is loud and clear; try this diet or this product and look acceptable (maybe even as good as the 6 foot, 100 pound, “size zero” model who is smiling at you).

Dying To Be Thin
Anorexia Nervosa: Deadliest Psychiatric Illness

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