Intense.
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They have a lot of depth, but I’m surprised …
I certainly respect the FIG president for making the extra journey on behalf of the worldwide Gymnastics community.
Mary Lee Tracy posted an interesting series of drills. They obviously work — though I’d certainly not introduce twisting this way to beginners.
Training Layout Saltos with arms up is typically used to prepare for adding another salto.
For example, moving from Backward Layout to Double Back tucked.
In this video, MLT uses it to make it more difficult for the gymnasts to tilt twist. Interesting.
I like the challenge for advanced kids who are already doing Double Twist and more. I think it could help them twist more efficiently.
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Level 10 gymnast Cody Bennett was injured when he landed on the edge of the foam pit training H Bar at Evolution Gymnastics Academy during an open gym, according to a $350M lawsuit.
Attorneys for the family of the Chesapeake teen are alleging a “loose foam pit” caused the boy to sustain a major spinal cord injury in 2024, resulting in his quadriplegia.
The lawsuit alleges that the gymnastics foam pit was too shallow and did not have enough foam cubes, which resulted in Cody Bennett, then 16 years old, sustaining a spinal cord injury.
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