Parkour cross training for gymnasts
Urban Gymnastics set-up at our annual Gymnastics Camp in Idaho 2013.
Great for building confidence, improving MOTOR fitness: rhythm, agility, timing, balance, etc.
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(via HPTC)
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adult Gymnastics competition Vancouver
Masters Gymnastics:
Adult gymnast and psychology professor, Mary McNaughton-Cassill reports back from the annual masters meet at Vancouver Phoenix, in Canada. This year it was combined with an age group meet. What fun for kids to see that this is a sport they can do for a lifetime!
… contrary to popular opinion, gymnastics is a sport that can be enjoyed at any age. While most gyms in the United States are populated by hoards of agile children, adult gymnasts are starting to infiltrate their ranks. And these older gymnasts are not necessarily the stars of their childhood gymnastics classes or elite athletes …
Awards are presented up to 10th place, special awards are given for both serious (best form and choreography) and entertaining (most pizazz, most spirited athlete, coach and judge) performances. The competitors who place in the top 3 of their events are also given cans of Canadian beer or mixed drinks along with their medals when they step up on the podium.
read more on Meet Report: Masters Gymnastics Magic in Vancouver
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Gymnastics Australia – LaunchPad
LaunchPad is a Gymnastics Australia initiative and combines fundamental gymnastics activities and programs who develop broad movement skills in children (0-12 years) through fun, safe and challenging activities.
LaunchPad’s programs are all about fundamental movement. They’ve been especially designed to provide children the opportunity to practice, develop and, most importantly, enjoy moving through a wide-range of activities that will help them to develop physically, socially and cognitively.
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Kindergym
Gym Fun
Gym SkillsLevels are well named. 🙂
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Right To Play USA Gymnastics
USA Gymnastics and Right To Play, a global organization that uses sport and play programs to educate and empower children facing adversity, recently joined forces to bring gymnastics and the opportunity to play to children across the United States.
National Gymnastics Day is a natural vehicle to provide outreach to disadvantaged youth.
With this year’s National Gymnastics Day less than two months away, USA Gymnastics is offering grants to USA Gymnastics member clubs that are creating special events to celebrate National Gymnastics Day and provide opportunities to children who currently do not have access to gymnastics. …
… three of the USA’s well-known gymnasts – 2012 Olympic all-around champion Gabrielle Douglas, 2008 Olympic horizontal bar silver-medalist Jonathan Horton and 2008 Olympic team silver-medalist Alicia Sacramone – will serve as Right To Play Athlete Ambassadors and co-chairs of National Gymnastics Day. …
Up to 25 $1,000 grants are available to USA Gymnastics Member Clubs.
related – Right to Play USA
Rick Mc
BIG FUN Gymnastics Therapy
Coach Terry Parish recommended a 4-day training course he recently completed in Special Needs Gymnastics.
BIG FUN is the ultimate playground for special needs individuals of all ages. We offer families throughout southern California occupational therapy services, gymnastics, swimming, after-school enrichment programs, social skills, camps, art classes, parent and me, activities for autistic children, social skills training for autism, and more….
Fun and Effective Activities for Autistic Children
Look for a BIG FUN facility near you. 10 locations to choose from! …
details – Big Fun Gymnastics
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LOVE IT.
Special needs is a large under-served market.
Rick Mc
Coach in Cold Lake, Alberta
The economy is booming in Alberta, Canada. Especially up north.
Full-time coach needed immediately.
Lakeland Gymnastics Club offers classes to more than 300 children. Our competitive team consists of 25 athletes currently competing at Provincial levels.
Salary: negotiable based on experience/certification
Cold Lake is located about 3 hours N.E. of Edmonton, 1 hour from Lloydminster.
… boating, swimming, fishing and camping. Through our winter months we enjoy all outdoor winter sports.
Please send resume via email to: lakelandgymclub (a) hotmail.com
Attention Krista Ramsay
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Rick Mc
Gymnaestrada Helsinki July 12-18, 2015
In exactly 2 years the “Olympics of non-competitive Gymnastics” will begin in Denmark.
They expect about 25,000 participants.
If (like me) you are considering going, start ordaining now. Browse the official website.
(via FIG)
Rick Mc
I can't coach without CHEESE mats
Several times this year I’ve had to try. … At various Camps that provided only competitive equipment. 😦
Using GRAVITY to assist a gymnast learn a new skill is far, far better than spotting.
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Rick Mc
do you use Google Reader?
If you (like me) had been using Google Reader, it’s being retired by Google on July 1, 2013.
I recommend you switch to Feedly, a similar free service which most former Google Reader users have adopted.
From Feedly, click the blue button to import your RSS feeds from Google Reader.
There are more RSS reader alternatives listed here.
The new Digg Reader is also free. And garnering some praise.
Easier still would be to subscribe to our posts via once-a-day email. Check the right hand navigation to that.
Rick Mc
school, community, mobile gymnastics
EXCELLENT new video from Tumbl Trak. 🙂
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Recreational Gymnastics 
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