Gymnastics Game – Move to the Open Space
by site editor Rick McCharles
Teach kids how to avoid collisions – weaving, evading – moving to an open space.
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Recreation gymnasts have stronger bones
Former gymnast, assistant professor University of Saskatchewan College of Kinesiology, Marta Erlandson:
“During my PhD I studied recreational gymnastic participants and found that with one to two hours a week, children have better bone strength, especially at the forearm,” said Marta Erlandson, assistant professor in the College of Kinesiology. “This finding is a big advantage, because the upper limb is the most common site of fracture in childhood, with roughly 65 per cent of all fractures being at the wrist.” …
“Since we’ve shown that one to two hours of recreational level skills per week has a positive impact on bone health, we want to take that model into the school and work with teachers so they understand these gymnastic-type activities and how they can have a long-term impact on the bone health of these kids,” she said. …
Strong kids, strong bones
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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.
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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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