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Gymnaestrada at World Championships
One of the terrific troupes from Japan who performed at Gymnaestrada 2011 Switzerland, has been entertaining the audiences (during breaks) at the World Artistic Championships in Tokyo.
Cool.
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Rick Mc loves Tumbl Trak
by site editor Rick McCharles
I’ve always loved Tumbl Trak, the most innovative gymnastics equipment company.
I visited founder / chief evangelist Doug Davis in Washington State. Here’s the write up of that meeting of the minds on Doug’s blog, via email:
Rick McCharles from Calgary, Canada, came to visit Tumbl Trak West during the month of September. I picked him up at SeaTac on his way to the Gymnastics World Championships in Japan. We spent about 3 days together visiting gyms. We visited Twisters’ gym in Port Townsend and later met with Becca Cenovia, Manager and Head Coach.We also stopped by the Jefferson County Parks and Rec Center so I could introduce Rick to Carrie Lennox, who started, and is now expanding the Rec Kid Fit program. I had visited Carrie earlier to show her my Fun Wheel (aka Double Donut), to talk about applications and ideas for its use.
Rick and I drove to Port Angeles to visit Klahane Gymnastics, since I didn’t have time to bicycle there. On our last day together we visited 3 different programs, including the Early Release program that Twisters runs at Grant Street Elementary in Port Townsend. We went on to NASA Gymnastics in Gig Harbor, then south to Black Hills Gymnastics in Lacey. It might be a new record for Rick; doing this many gym visits in 3 days.
We found that we have a lot in common, including a common interest in fun recreational activities with and without gymnastics skills included. Of course, we also share an interest in competitive gymnastics. I am looking forward to having Rick work with us to be an Ambassador for Tumbl Trak all over Canada, the U.S., and many other parts of the world. Rick left for Worlds in Japan on Wednesday, September 22.
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DeVeau’s Gymnastics on Gymnaestrada
Gymnaestrada is quite new to the USA. Here’s what one club from Indiana thought of the experience.
DeVeau’s School of Gymnastics was proud to send a performing group to the 2011 World Gymnaestrada in Lausanne, Switzerland. The World Gymnaestrada is the premiere event in the Gymnastics for All discipline and is conducted by the FIG once every four years …
The group from DeVeau’s consisted of eleven performers including one boy’s team coach, one tumbling specialist, one Nationally rated judge, one Level 9 competitive athlete. Rounding out the group were a
former professional cheerleader and family (dad – soccer player, son and daughter – students of DeVeau’s), one six-year old gymnastics student, and a professional magician. One of the main purposes
of bringing this diverse group to the Gymnaestrada was to return with information to share with the gymnastics community.read more – Perspectives from our club’s Gymnastics Professionals (PDF)
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slackline for Rec gymnasts
We visited coach Carrie Lennox at Jefferson County Rec in Port Townsend, WA.
She shows that very young children can do the (supposedly difficult) slackline. And love it!
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
That’s part of Carry’s KID FIT curriculum. (longer VIDEO)
Tumbl Trak – Slacklines
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By the way, isn’t “Kid Fit” a much better description than “physical literacy“?
To me physical literacy sounds a buzz word that will disappear in time.
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normita ty
DEAR COACH RICK
GREETINGS FROM YOUR GYMNASTICS FAMILY IN THE PHIL. IHAVE BEEN RECEIVING POSTING IN MY EMAIL THRU RECREATIONAL GYMNASTICS AND I HAVE BEEN COMPILING IT AND USING MANY OF YOUR POSTING IN MY PGAA GYMNASTICS CLUB WHICH WAS CREATED 4 YEARS NOW. THE POSTING FROM RECREATIONAL GYMNASTICS HAS BEEN VERY HELPFUL IN OUR GYMNASTICS PROGRAM. I HEARD FROM COACH DON ANWIELER THAT YOU ARE GOING TO GIVE FIG SEMINAR IN THE PHIL. I WILL BE ATTENDING IT TOGETHER WITH MY 4 COACHES. I AM REALLY SO EXCITED TO MEET AND SEE YOU SOON. THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR EXPERTISE.LikeLike
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Fantastic Normita. I will see you SOON. 🙂
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adult Rec gymnastics competition
This is great inspiration and it shows camaraderie, bloopers, cool skills, two-at-a-time routines and all the fun stuff that you don’t see at regular gymnastics meets. This is what first-time competitors need to see. It demonstrates all the ways in which masters meets are all about good times and different from regular meets. The emphasis is on fun, not results! …
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
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interview with Rick McCharles
Jessica O’Beirne edits the best site for Adult Gymnastics. She interviewed me after my presentation at the B.C. Gymnastics Congress:
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MG: How to you deal with overly-confident adult gymnasts? e.g. the ones who haven’t done anything in a long time but are sure they can still “throw” a skill or beginner who just want to “try” a back flip without learning the basics?RM: Best practice is to go personally coach the adults that make you nervous. That works for me. Worst case, you must STOP dangerous drills. (Double forward somersaults into the pit, ‘gainer’ backward somersaults, etc.)
…Check it out – Masters Gymnastics – Interview with Rick McCharles on Running An Adult Gymnastics Program & Masters Meet
gymnastics at any age
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Tumbl Trak video – Air Barrel
Tumbl Trak loaned me this product. And I love it. There are a million uses. The “cradle” is an essential accessory, making this system better than any alternative I’ve seen.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
more videos on the Tumbl Trak YouTube channel
Tumbl Trak – Air Barrel
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Gymnastics – 4 Real Cheap
Clubs are experimenting with some of the new “deal of the day” services like Groupon, LivingSocial and BuyWithMe.
One example from GYMagine Gymnastics in Washington State:
… Four Weeks of Pre-School ($30) or Beginner ($35) Gymnastics Classes, or Birthday Party with Ten Guests ($87) …
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National Gymnastics Day handstands
Each year, USA Gymnastics celebrates National Gymnastics Day to raise exposure of our sport. Since 2001, gymnastics clubs across the country have raised more than $1.4 million for Children’s Miracle Network. This year, on Sept. 17, 2011, gym clubs across the country will take part in a nationwide handstand world-record attempt to celebrate …
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