I love the warm-ups posted online by Gymcats Gym Dance Cheer.
Click PLAY or watch Enter the Sandman by Metallica on YouTube.
about Foam Rolling
Dave Tilley:
… Foam rolling, lacrosse ball work, stick massages, and other tools are being seen all across practice and competition floors during warm-ups.
… People go crazy with polar opposites on this topic saying foam rolling is either a miracle or completely useless. Spoiler alert, it’s probably somewhere in the middle. I’m clearly more on the pro side …
THE “WHY, WHAT, AND HOW” FOR SOFT TISSUE CARE IN GYMNASTS
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related – A Meta-Analysis of the Effects of Foam Rolling on Performance and Recovery
Tom Forster interview
The excellent Nicole Langevin posted a long interview with the WAG High Performance Director of USA Gymnastics.
Much appreciated.
Certainly Tom is a good coach who has tried to change the culture of the American elite program for the better. Certainly communication has been poor on HOW he’s doing that. I blame the entire communications department at USAG.
In any case, Tom is uncertain about staying in the position for the next cycle. Sounds like he’d rather be fly fishing.
All sport leaders accept criticism as part of the job. They get too much praise when things go right — too much blame when things go wrong.
GymCastic analyzed that interview.
Nastia’s Onodi
Suni Lee eliminated DWTS
Suni Lee and Melora Hardin Eliminated in Semifinal Round Ahead of Season 30 Finale
Too bad. I thought Suni’s performance this week was one of her best.
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Maria Ceplinschi (ROU) – Floor
One of the NEXT generation Romanians. I’d love to see that nation qualify a full team to Paris.
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Craziest H Bar releases
Circus in Senegal
A heartwarming story.
Senegal’s only circus troupe, Sencirk, was founded by former child beggar Modou Touré, who now wants to help others in a similar position …
He ran away to Senegal’s capital, Dakar, where he lived on the streets for years before finding refuge at a shelter. One day, two Swedish circus performers came to teach the children acrobatics …
He trained in Sweden for three months and toured with professional circus troupes around the world, before setting up the Sencirk tent in Dakar.
“Circus is my therapy,” says Mr Touré, now 31. …
BBC – The circus helping Senegal’s former child beggars
BEST way to introduce Giants
I finally got back to a Gym where I’d coached 10 years — Taiso, Saskatoon.
Over the 3 weeks I had all beginners (and some trying to improve their backward Giants) do my favourite drill.
The beginner is focused on getting feet back on the spotting boxes as quickly as possible.
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Here’s coach Matthew Sparks using the same progression on the actual Bars rail. Her first Giant.
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Karis German – Bars
Karis is great on Bars.
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She once competed Stalder Tkachev LAYOUT.
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Roll Tide.
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