gymnastics – introducing sole circle
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Rick Mc
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Preschool Gymnastics Swing
Excellent. But it would have to be carefully monitored for safety.
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Gymnastics Pull-over Progression
The last resort for me as a coach is to … SPOT.
The child should do the work, not the coach.
Once they are strong enough to hold bent arm hang, putting something in front MIGHT be enough to do the Pull-over on their own.
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Girls Sport Needs More Upper Body Conditioning
My elderly mother cannot open a pickle jar.
Why is that?
Consider the most popular women’s sports. MOST primarily develop the lower body musculature more than core and upper body.
One of the BEST things about Gymnastics are the upper body challenges.
Low swings and hangs on a rope are ideal.
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Teaching Pullovers without SPOT
The less children are spotted, the better.
Here’s one challenging skill where no spotting is necessary. 😇
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Gymnastics Movement Patterns – SWINGS
The Movement Pattern approach invented by Keith Russell with Tom Kinsman, is used in Canada and by the International Gymnastics Federation.
SWINGS are ???.
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Jess R. Anderson
it would be proper to include Tom Kinsman work through YMCA as co author with Keith on the whole program
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Rick Mc
Jess R. Anderson is discussing. 
Recreational Gymnastics 
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