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Rick Mc
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Rick Mc
Keith Russell’s Rec Gymnastics manuals
Keith Russell has been the principle author of the Canadian coach education programme since 1978.
It’s considered one of the best in the world.
In fact, the FIG Foundations course was also authored by Keith.
Here’s how coach education works in Canada.
Everyone takes 4 hours of theory and the 9 hour Gymnastics Foundations course.
Next you can specialize in Artistic Gymnastics, Trampoline or Active Start (preschool).
After completing some work at your own gym, you are evaluated and — finally — fully certified.
You can be an instructor with your own group of kids.
Here’s the 2008 edition cover of the Canadian coaching manual.
Unfortunately that text is not available online. The only way to get it is to take the course.
Similarly, you can’t purchase the FIG Foundations manual online.
Too bad.
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Rosemary
Wow Rick, that’s the simplest explanation of the GF program that I have seen! Thanks for that; I believe that the Introduction course is taken before the Theory.
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Trampoline Landings – Beginner to Advanced
Many Gyms don’t use full Trampoline for their once / week kids.
BUT all these Landings can be done on big mats. Soft surfaces.
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Rick Mc
Forward & Backward Rolls – Beginner to Advanced
Teach Forward Rolls first. Backward Rolls are comparatively more difficult for beginners, especially for very young children who have disproportionately large heads.
There’s every chance you will strain your neck muscles if practicing too many backward rolls too soon.
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Safety at Recreational Gymnastics
Good tips from Gymcats Gym Dance Cheer. Of course this was before COVID-19.
Don’t PUSH DOWN on children when stretching.
I like their recommendations on foam barrels, too.
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Rick Mc
Recreation Gymnastics to resume in New Zealand
As I post there have been no new cases of COVID-19 for the 3rd day in a row.
New Zealand will be one of the first nations of the world to resume coaching Recreational Gymnastics in the new normal. We should study them before reopening our own Rec programs.
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Headstands & Handstands – Beginner to Advanced
Headstand is prerequisite for Handstand for reasons of SAFETY.
If you are not yet comfortable in Headstand, don’t start Handstands.
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Reopening REC Gymnastics classes after COVID-19
To start we should be super cautious in order to reassure parents that their children are SAFE at the Gym.
For example, see how this organization plans to do it.
Kem’s Gym and Inciardi School of Dance
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Cartwheels from Beginner to Advanced
Cartwheel is an important goal for every program.
It’s easy enough for beginners to start on DAY 1, yet there are challenges for the most advanced kids in your group.
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