foam pit log rolling
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Rick Mc
Quick Tip – Jumping
Swing Big:
… one of the drills I do with young gymnasts to develop their punching and coordination. …
There are lots of ways you can do these drills, this is with a small hula hoop, but I really prefer carpet squares or a chalk box on the floor. The more ways you can get gymnasts punching and jumping early, the better off they’ll be. …
click through to see the rest – Quick Tip: Developing Punching and Coordination
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Rick Mc
Rell’s Handstand Game
Carrie Spender Lennox:
In my house, my kids know the rule that we don’t throw balls in the house. But, handstands, cartwheels and bar routines are A-OK!!!!
My couches have been pushed aside in order to make room for the Brianna Beam and Junior Kip Bar – and, since we live in the rainy Pacific Northwest, these products are a savior for keeping my kids active!
My girls, Rell and Quinn, are recreational gymnasts at Twisters Gymnastics in Port Hadlock, WA. Having some equipment at home allows them to play with such creativity, outside the structure of a class. During this past holiday break, I heard the familiar, “Mommy, watch this!!” and found Rell upside-down against her Handstand Homework Mat playing a tossing game with her stuffed animals and my pots and pans. …
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Rick Mc
Start Here, Go Anywhere.
Gymnastics New South Wales in Australia seems to have embraced the USAG motto. 🙂
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Rick Mc
Benefits of Gymnastics
Physical Benefits
Social Benefits
Cognitive Benefits
Character Benefits
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Rick Mc
Calgary Gymnastics Centre
Kayla Bonnel interview by Calgary ShawTV.
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Mara Coles interview.
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CGC finishes their Rec sessions in November. Dedicates all of December to “camps”.
Thanks Brett.
Rick Mc
Use gymnastics to build the best snowman
That’s the title of a new BC Play Gymnastics post:
Studies show that during the winter months, physical activity levels drop considerably. According to Stephen Parker from Health Guidance, “exercise patterns are highly seasonal. Activity in the winter and autumn months falls to half of the summer high”. (1) Why? probably because it is cold, wet and snowy outside and the motivation to get out and be active drops.
But …
Gymnastics provides the core skills of agility, balance and coordination needed to feel confident on the mountains, participating in your favourite snow sport, or even just getting outside and going for a long winter walk. Plus strength and balance help make the best snowman!
read more – Use gymnastics to build the best snowman
Rick Mc
why kids play
SPORT MANAWATU:
Fish gotta swim, birds gotta fly… and kids gotta climb, jump and balance! Have you ever been in a queue with young children where there are bars or line dividers about? What do you see the children doing? I imagine you would see children attempting to swing and hang about on such equipment.
While dangling from trees, hanging from bars and swinging by ropes may dismay grown ups, children persist with good reason! Children in generations gone by developed gross motor skills naturally in their daily play. …
related – Moving Smart – “M” IS FOR MONKEYBARS: Getting Ready for Writing
(via Gymnastics BC email newsletter)
Rick Mc
jumping UP on Beam
A nice set-up for the little ones from GAGE Gymnastics.
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Recreational Gymnastics 
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