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Good news.

Despite the “epidemic” of overweight youth, more are taking part in school sport in the States.

More than half the nation’s high school students participated in sports last year, and for the first time more than 3 million of them were girls.

The National Federation of State High School Associations released the results of its annual participation survey Wednesday, listing a record 7,342,910 high school athletes in the 2006-07 school year among its member associations in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. This the 18th straight year the number of participants has increased.

… Tennis, swimming and diving, archery, badminton, cheerleading, crew and gymnastics were among sports in which girls outnumbered boys.

The Register-Guard, Eugene, Oregon, USA

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Over a year ago Steve McCain of American Gymnast showed me a demo of their on-line coaching videos.

Finally, the new system has launched. And I couldn’t be more impressed. The wait was worth it!

The easiest way to see how Gymnastics on Demand works is to watch their video introduction — See it in Action.

Details:

Gymnastics on Demand is an all-new, online gymnastics video training system offered as a monthly subscription. Gymnastics on Demand features hundreds of gymnastics training videos, complete with narration and descriptions that explain the common technique used to learn gymnastics skills. …

* Skill Technique
* Drills and Suggested Progressions
* Common Mistakes & Solutions
* Spotting Technique

Currently, the system includes 4 events:

* Vault (includes men’s and women’s)
* Bars (includes men’s and women’s)
* Balance Beam
* Floor Exercise (includes men’s and women’s)

Gymnastics on Demand will be continuously updated to include the remaining men’s events, as well as other important topics, such as Strength & Conditioning and Flexibility.

What is it? – American Gymnast

At about US$10 / month for a 1-year introductory subscription, the service is a good investment for Women’s Artistic clubs and Head Coaches. And anyone involved in Coach Education.

The Floor videos are certainly geared towards Cheer, as well.

I’ll be posting frequently about Gymnastics on Demand. This is the future.

At Taiso Gymnastics we did our share, over the years, of acrobatics off a wall. From trampoline and from a run.

But this video includes tricks we never tried nor even imagined (double twist off a tree !!).

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Be sure to train these stunts in a club with proper matting, coaching and spotting.

(via Jump Club)

Just noticed the cool new page format for casting gymnasts, tumblers, trampolinists and all other acrobats on the Cirque site.

Casting – Cirque du Soleil

Geoffrey Taucer points out that the Arabian Double pike (stretched) on FX with full twist out is named after Diego Hypolito from Brazil.

Here he is at the 2006 Gymnastics World Cup Final.

Click PLAY or watch Hypolito on YouTube.

Thanks Geoffrey.

Rick McCharles

For the first time I will be presenting at 2007 Fall Congress in Beautiful British Columbia, Oct. 26-28 in Delta, Vancouver.

I’m speaking at the “Gymnastics for All” sessions. My topics include:

Have More FUN at the Gym

Building Better Circuits

Best Gymnastics Games

Rec Drills & Skills (video)

Computers & the Internet for Coaches

This is the recreational / educational stream.

There is much, much more happening that weekend. For example, Carol Angela Orchard, just back from World Championships, will be presenting on Women’s Artistic Gymnastics.

Other streams: Business of Gymnastics, Judging, Men’s Artistic Gymnastics, Trampoline sports, etc.

For more information: info @ gymnastics.bc.ca | www.gymnastics.bc.ca

The 28th World Championships in Rhythmic Gymnastics has begun. For coverage in German and English check GYMmedia:

A total of 117 individual gymnasts from 50 countries will participate.

WCh Patras 2007, presented by GYMmedia

I’d seen Kyle Shewfelt show Arabian Double Layout (Tamayo) with 1/1-out on to mats in the pit. (Easy.) But this was the first time I had seen a similar skill done in competition.

UPDATE – the trick is named after Diego Hypolito

One of the girls from Steven’s gym (WOGA) told us that USA Championships 2007 was the first time he had competed the element.

Click PLAY or watch the first tumbling line on YouTube.

Incidentally, all of the WOGA male gymnasts were using double fronts and double front pike skills on many pieces of equipment. Looks like this is part of a coaching strategy for the future.

WOGA continues to be the most interesting gym to watch in the world.

Just saw the great heist film Entrapment .

I like the scene where Zeta-Jones manipulates through a net of laser beams to avoid a laser alarm system. Choreographer Paul Harris.

Click PLAY or watch her on YouTube.

Entrapment

UPDATE: Shannon Miller and Carly Patterson will be special guests of the competition. Meet them at the Ice Cream Social with the Olympians, Saturday afternoon 3:00-4:15.

Dave Adlard, Funtastics Gymnastics, Coeur d’ Alene, is expecting close to 2000 competitors (boys and girls) for 2008.

Their goal:

TO MAKE THIS THE SINGLE BEST COMPETITION YOU WILL ATTEND THIS SEASON, AND PERHAPS EVER!

This year the meet will again be held in the ball rooms of the world famous Coeur d’ Alene Resort and North Idaho College.

State of the art AAI equipment, Amazing Awards includng the ever popular hand carved bear team trophies, wonderful Goodie Bags and every athlete receives a commemorative plaque!

Top rated (and most cheerful) judges for every level that you will find at any invitational you will ever attend!

You feel important at the GWGF because it is based out of one of the best resorts in the States, the gorgeous Coeur d’Alene Resort.

Get your registration in soon if you plan to attend. Call Dave Adlard with any questions: 208 664-0135

Great West Gym Fest – official website

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