tumbling, tramp, diving, acrobatics, circus, cheer, dance, martial arts, X sports … and more
… an interactive forum where gymnasts, coaches, technical experts from the sport and top administrators express their views based on their daily first-hand experience. …
Two sessions at different times are planned with the intention that all the national Gymnastics federations can take part. The national federations will soon be invited to send the FIG ideas and proposals in line with the main topics on the e-conference agenda.
April 16 & 17, 2021 Minnesota will host the Men’s Championships.
September 10, 2020, I got the call I had always feared getting but had always hoped I wouldn’t.
‘Coach, I’m sorry, but we’re discontinuing your program after this season.’
I hope none of you get that call in your lifetime. To say it’s devastating would be a serious understatement.
… 22 lives will be monumentally transformed in the blink of a Zoom call.
Dealing with adversity is part of our daily grind in the gym. This sport demands rigorous physical conditioning, precision timing, and a lifetime of commitment to excel. The guys on this team have checked these boxes on all of those demands of the sport. And they deserve to be treated better.
This team, this 2021 Team, may be the last at Minnesota. But it will be a team that will be remembered for banding together in times of extreme adversity. …
We’ll be hosting the 2021 NCAA Championships at the Maturi Pavilion on April 16 & 17, 2021.
One thing I’d love to see is the biggest crowd ever to attend an NCAA Championships that weekend.
These Golden Gophers deserve that kind of support from our community after getting the news we got on September 10th.
Video shot in Antibes at the Pole France Gymnastics.
Gymnasts: Loris Frasca, Antoine Borello, Kevin Dupuis, Melvin Touchais, Benjamin Osberger, Samir Ait-said, Florent Marée, Léo Saladino, Eric Casimir, Thomas Hubener.
Directed by Thomas Hubener.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. (2019)
Each new creation comes out with something even crazier.
This compilation includes a handful of acts. There are dozens more.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. (44min)
Competitions run online would be a GREAT way to increase opportunities while decreasing travel costs.
But I’ve yet to see a model that really works for acrobatic sports.
FIG is promoting an online competition run by E-FISE.
From the teaser, I like the guy with the red shirt.
Click PLAY or watch it on Twitter.
College Gymnastics Association launched a fundraiser to help Men’s teams survive.
You can target which team(s) you want to support. Or simply donate directly to the team of your choice, skipping the CGA. Direct donations are tax deductible.
A single day fundraising campaign that will begin on National Gymnastics Day, September 19th, with The Perfect 10 Push-up Challenge.
The act of doing 10 pushups will be a symbol of the strength needed to maintain our programs and continue to flourish as a college sport.
95% of funds will be distributed back to programs to help them relieve their financial burden to their respective athletic departments.
5% to CGA
Rationale:
Utilized to help grow collegiate gymnastics opportunities
Build a fund to utilize in emergency cases
Administering of all campaigns
Distribution of funds
Social media posts from CGA accounts
Deals with CGA Sponsors (TURN and Spieth),
Processing fees:
2.9% + $0.30 Stripe fee
1.5% DonorBox fee
0.6% CGA
Over the past 12 months.
Gymnasts should train more twists than the plan to compete — safely.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
The original Tokyo 2020 Games programme had her lined up to perform on August 2 at the Ariake Gymnastics Centre.
On that day a sponsor suggested Rooskrantz live-stream what could have been her Olympic routine.
Great idea!
On the other hand, Caitlin was 4 months out of the Gym due to COVID-19.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
Read Caitlin’s story on the Olympic Channel.
https://twitter.com/olympicchannel/status/1305100862977605634
