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Zimbabwe is a disaster under megalomaniac President Robert Mugabe.
A (white Canadian) gymnastics coach friend of mine had to be evacuated out of Harare years ago due to the excesses of his regime.
Yet gymnastics survives there, despite the many problems.
The Zimbabwe gymnastics team is off to Namibia at the end of this month to compete in the Zone 6 Southern African Championships. The team consists of 40 gymnasts, 4 coaches, 2 judges and 2 official delegates.
For general conditioning:
Lightweight, compact and easy to set-up, you can take them anywhere.
Straps are 14.5ft in length.
A better value, I think, are the Elite Rings for $72.
UPDATE:
The best deal of all right now is from Coach Sommer:
Normally retailing for $72, The Xtreme Rings are currently on sale for $55.
Consider these NEW support resources, as well: a Rings book and 5 DVDs from Gymnastic Bodies:
I somehow missed this book when it was first published in the run up to the Olympics.
Leave a comment if you have an opinion on it.
I’m at a well organized training event this weekend.
Alberta P5 girls and higher have a camp at Stampede City Gymnastics Club Friday November 7th – Sunday November 9th, 2008.
Apparatus leaders:
• Vault – Guy Lavoie
• Bars – David Altmeyer
• Beam – Liz Brubaker
• Floor – Adrian Capatana
• Floor – Derek Hanson
• Sport Psychologist – Keith McDonald
Here are half the girls:
It’s coach focused. But gymnasts are getting some good basics work, as well.
That’s the buzz on the world wide web after she was quoted as saying:
… The national championships next August in Dallas and world championships next October in London appear doubtful, she said.
“To compete next year, I’d have to start training directly after the tour,” Johnson, 16, of West Des Moines said Friday by phone before a performance of the national Tour of Gymnastics Superstars in East Lansing, Mich.
“It would be hard to get into the kind of shape I’m happy with. If I did come back, I’d want to be better than ever, even if it takes three years. I’d want to be more perfect and precise.”
Johnson said she’s unsure when or whether she will return to competition. …
Gymnastics: Olympic gold medalist Shawn Johnson unlikely to compete in 2009 – Des Moines Register
Sounds like Shawn might have said too much, too soon.
Her Mom and agent Sheryl Shade are trying to backpedal on that statement.
Thanks Stu Cram.
GymScoreLite MAG & WAG score programs have been updated for the new FIG Code with D- and E-scores.Â
        – These are Excel programs for tabulating gymnastic meet scores in most club meets.Â
        – Available Free at Gym-Score-Depot.ca in the software section.
Works on both Mac and Windows systems.
Does NOT work with Excel 2008 until MS restores macro support as promised. 😦
Use previous versions of Excel.
Class always starts with stretching and ends with a trip on the trampoline followed by a big group hug led Coach Jade. While that’s all well and good, the tots know that Head Coach Trevor Ramsey is the one to impress and they look forward to his high-five of approval. …
Gymnastics is Child’s Play for Tumbling Tots – Bahama’s Weekly
I wonder if we’ve seen the last of Al Fong as a National Team coach?
Ivana Hong and her Mom are very blunt about how disappointed they were at GAGE. And Al does not want to respond to the charges.
Video on LBLG.
related posts:
Olympic gymnasts tie the knot.
sports.sina.com.cn has many wedding pics.
Who’s the next famous Olympic gymnast to get engaged?
Bull vaulting?
… annual Festival of San Fermin, most famous for its “Running of the Bulls”, an 800-meter chaotic dash from corral to bullring through the narrow streets of Pamplona.
more photos on Boston.com – The Big Picture – Running with the Bulls in Pamplona, Spain
Gymnastics Coaching.com 