the family that plays together …
My old friend, coach Dean Kalyan and family having FUN at the gym. 🙂
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gymnastics in Ireland
I visited 5 clubs in the Republic of Ireland last week, a good will ambassador for TumblTrak. Gymnastics Sports are surprisingly undeveloped there, but progressing RAPIDLY.
First, we dropped in on a pre-competitive training camp for the girls National Irish Super Squad for children under age-10. That was hosted at Excel Gymnastics near Dublin.
It was terrific to visit my friends at Renmore Gymnastics, Ireland. Here’s Recreation Director Samantha Marciano, originally from New York.
Renmore
more photosTrojan Gymnastics has long been one of the strongest competitive clubs in the country. I was impressed by how much they could accomplish in a very small space.
Here’s Janz Gymnastics near Dublin, the newest facility of the clubs I saw. Big and spacious.
Finally, Sugarloaf Gymnastics.
a few more photosLooks bright, clean and spacious too. Right?
That’s because it’s housed in Greystones Community Centre. Kids and coaches set-up and take down all that equipment 3 times / week. That’s dedication.Thanks to all those clubs and coaches for inviting me in. 🙂
Rick Mc
gymnastics games Renmore, Ireland
A guest coach at Renmore in Galway, here are a few pics from one of my favourite games: Big Kids Carry Little Kids.
See more on the Renmore Facebook.
This activity is only appropriate for advanced children. We don’t want anyone dropped.
REMINDER – One of the worst gymnastics games is “Duck, Duck, Goose, Goose” :(. … It’s FUN, but not physically or technically demanding enough to improve fitness.
Rick Mc
new site – Gym Momentum
Launched this past November, I highly recommend Tony Retrosi’s new site gymmomentum.com. It’s being updated multiple times every day.
Here’s a sample …
PRE SCHOOL AND REC DRILLS
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Rick Mc
‘Pac-Man’ backward handspring drills
Some elite coaches don’t like drills like this. Personally I always “introduce” the skill this way. It’s FUN and SAFE.
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Of course there are many other similar equipment set-ups. Best is to have one the kids can use by themselves without needing a coach.
… Wondering what a Pac-Man is?
Rick Mc
how to make Gymnastics boring
By far the most common reason for dropping out of gym. 😦
… Gymnastics is a naturally fun sport of nearly infinite variety. If your cannot keep your classes interesting, you are definitely not doing your job.
… job one for a coach is to make sure gymnasts learn something every class. To do that, before every class, you need to know what skills each gymnast can already do and what skills you have a good shot at teaching them that day. To do that, you have to be prepared for each class and have kept track of your gymnasts and what they can do.read more on Gymnastics Zone – How to Make Gymnastics Boring
Christchurch School of Gymnastics
Rick Mc
Shark Steam Mop for the gym
Did you get one of these for Christmas?
Jay Soucy, of Evergreen Gymnastics in Lisbon, NH recommends this product for cleaning chalky mats. It’s intended for hardwood floors and other flat, smooth surfaces.
The Shark Steam Mop and replacement Cleaning Pads.
Keeping a gym clean is one of the biggest challenges for any manager.
(via gymmomentum – A NEW WAY TO CLEAN CHALK!)
Rick Mc
what kids do without gymnastics
PLAY.
Refugee children who fled unrest in Libya play on a tent at a refugee camp near the southern Libyan and Tunisian border crossing of Dehiba May 8. (Zohra Bensemra/Reuters)
That’s from the Boston Globe BIG PICTURE 2011 – The year in Pictures: Part II
Rick Mc
Special Needs gymnastics
Mary Wright on how special needs kids enjoy her program at Olympus, Utah.
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Rick Mc
Canadian National Gymnastics Week
Wow.
Fantastic job on the new website for the Canadian annual event. I’m loving the new logo.
Kyle Shewfelt explains this year’s Gym Revolution Challenge — upload a video to win prizes. I’m going to get in on that, for sure.
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