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safer Gymnastics at home
It’s nearly impossible to stop kids from doing Gymnastics at home. On the couch. On the bed. …
Parents should BAN inversions and rotations, if they can. Alternatively, they can set up as safe a Gymnastics play area as possible.
Tumbl Trak posted some tips for parents:
Keeping athletes safe at home requires a bit of thought and awareness of the skills kids will practice. Here’s some safety measures for families to consider when using home gym equipment:
Choose an area in the home large enough to allow for space surrounding the equipment to work safely.
Floors should be clear of objects that could cause injury, including extra furniture nearby. …
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Fitness Games and Activities
by site editor Rick McCharles
Inspired by the work of Gymnastics coach educator Keith Russell from Canada, we videotaped over 170 of the best games and activities for kids.
Most require no special equipment. The GOAL is to improve MOTOR and PHYSICAL FITNESS using your own body weight … while having FUN. 🙂
Tumbl Trak sponsored the videos. You can find them on the Tumbl Trak YouTube channel.
The first 22 – ORGANIZING kids – were just published. Click PLAY or watch those on YouTube.
MORE will be coming over the coming months.
Enjoy.
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Winter Adult Gymnastics Camp: Review
January 16-18, otherwise known as Martin Luther King weekend, was the time, and Atlantic Gymnastics was the place. The 2016 Winter Adult Gymnastics Camp was a smashing success. …
Tony Retrosi, the owner of Atlantic gymnastics, was in the house. We had several guest coaches including James Parent of TumblTrak who specializes in coaching clinics and Liz O’Neil from Off the Wall Gymnastics in Plaistow NH. The camp was directed by Gina Paulhus, an Atlantic Gymnastics gymnast and Ladies AAU adult gymnastics competitor. …
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Gymnaestrada 2015
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Gymnastics Games needed
we are talking about GAMES, GAMES, GAMES!
… please submit one or more of your favourite games in any/all of the following categories and what age group it’s geared for (pre-school, school-aged or both):
Icebreakers/Get-to-know-you games
Active games (warm ups, fast-paced)
Passive games (cool downs, slower-paced)
Apparatus-specific games (on specific equipment like beam, bars, etc…)
BIG games (larger scale, usually require a bit more planning & prep)SUBMISSION DEADLINE: TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22nd
HOW TO SUBMIT: Send your submission to recgympros@gmail.com (email, .doc or .pdf) by the deadline above.
I’ll be submitting. My Games video series is being launched by Tumbl Trak … very soon. 🙂
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why Gymnastics is GOOD for GIRLS
Atlantic Gymnastics Dover. 🙂
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(via Tony Retrosi)
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GAME – Random Running
by site editor Rick McCharles
Challenge kids to move randomly through the play area in different ways.
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See ALL the Games posted so far on the Rick McCharles Tumbl Trak Fitness Games YouTube channel.
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