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  • Rick Mc 3:03 am on June 10, 2012 Permalink | Reply  

    $17 gymnastics “Fun Stick” 

    Low cost, yet with plenty of uses.

    Fun Sticks are a NEW fun product that have multiple uses. Velcro™ flaps on one end of each Fun Stick allow them to stand up on closed loop carpeted surfaces. Use a set for jumping over, marking stations, obstacle courses, and more!

    Fun Sticks are an essential element in creating a Forster Handstand Training System, which helps gymnasts learn to self-correct handstand positioning at all skill levels. The Handstand Training System is a great side station for bars that will keep your gymnasts working and learning new skills while they wait their turn on bars.

    All that is needed to create a Forster Handstand Training System are Fun Sticks, a wall with closed loop carpet, and a Floor Bar or Beam. For early learners, have students kick up to a handstand with their legs touching the Fun Stick. Move the Fun Stick down on the wall to wrist height and watch your more advanced gymnast’s impressive handstand work.

    Individual Fun Sticks are supplied in random colors. Packages of 6 include one of each color.

    Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

    Details.

     
  • Rick Mc 12:08 am on March 19, 2012 Permalink | Reply  

    Gym STAFF GOALS AND MOTIVATION 

    Good reminders for those managing sports programs.

    1. Hire right.
    2. Offer clear goals.
    3. Manage by walking around.
    4. Share your finances.
    5. Do incentives right.
    6. Build trust.
    7. Treat workers like people.

    gymmomentum – STAFF GOALS AND MOTIVATION

    Island Tag, a classic gymnastics game that helps develop motor skills like balance, agility, coordination and spacial awareness.

    That’s A-Mazing Adventures in Regina.

     
  • Rick Mc 8:55 am on October 20, 2011 Permalink | Reply  

    FUN Rope Activities 

    Wow.

    Pullover on a rope.

    And check out the “car wash” starting 2min 20sec.

    Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

    Why don’t we do more work on horizontal and diagonal ropes? Brilliant ideas here, TumblTrak. Thanks.

    see more videos like this on the TumblTrak YouTube channel.

     
  • Rick Mc 4:03 am on October 2, 2011 Permalink | Reply  

    slackline for Rec gymnasts 

    We visited coach Carrie Lennox at Jefferson County Rec in Port Townsend, WA.

    She shows that very young children can do the (supposedly difficult) slackline. And love it!

    Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

    That’s part of Carry’s KID FIT curriculum. (longer VIDEO)

    Tumbl Trak – Slacklines

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    By the way, isn’t “Kid Fit” a much better description than “physical literacy“?

    To me physical literacy sounds a buzz word that will disappear in time.
    ____

     
    • normita ty 9:50 am on November 10, 2011 Permalink | Reply

      DEAR COACH RICK
      GREETINGS FROM YOUR GYMNASTICS FAMILY IN THE PHIL. IHAVE BEEN RECEIVING POSTING IN MY EMAIL THRU RECREATIONAL GYMNASTICS AND I HAVE BEEN COMPILING IT AND USING MANY OF YOUR POSTING IN MY PGAA GYMNASTICS CLUB WHICH WAS CREATED 4 YEARS NOW. THE POSTING FROM RECREATIONAL GYMNASTICS HAS BEEN VERY HELPFUL IN OUR GYMNASTICS PROGRAM. I HEARD FROM COACH DON ANWIELER THAT YOU ARE GOING TO GIVE FIG SEMINAR IN THE PHIL. I WILL BE ATTENDING IT TOGETHER WITH MY 4 COACHES. I AM REALLY SO EXCITED TO MEET AND SEE YOU SOON. THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR EXPERTISE.

  • Rick Mc 5:01 am on March 23, 2011 Permalink | Reply  

    Special Needs Trampolining 

    Is trampoline a good activity for participants with special needs?

    Find out on a new site out of the U.K. dedicated to the topic. It already has a surprisingly number of links.

    Rebound Therapy® is the phrase used to describe the practice of using a trampoline to provide therapeutic exercise and recreation for people with a wide range of Special Needs. …

    Special Needs Trampolining classes (£4.50 drop-in)

    … a resource for people across the world involved in trampolining and specifically encourage those involved with special needs participants. You might be a special needs teacher, a physiotherapist, a mainstream trampolining coach …

    visit the home page – Special Needs Trampolining

     
  • Rick Mc 5:01 am on January 31, 2011 Permalink | Reply  

    Slackline for young kids 

    Adding a Slackline to your program is very inexpensive. More and more gyms are doing it.

    Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

    Slacklining with Gibbon is simple, fun and very addictive! This sport gets everyone moving! Whether in the backyard, park or in the gym – within a few minutes any place turns into a big adventure playground.

    Available in three styles: Original, Funline and Jibline

    details – TumblTrak

     
  • Rick Mc 5:03 am on January 20, 2011 Permalink | Reply  

    learning ‘balance’ 

    A great way to introduce the ‘balancing beam’.

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    This girl is age-3 and 4-months. Should the feet of the beam be better padded?

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    photos by Joshua & Amber

     
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