Tweet FIG have created a “Help Desk” to help clarify & give examples of different rules in the FIG WAG Code of Points.

This document called Women’s Artistic Gymnastics Help Desk has the intention to clarify and give examples of the different rules of the FIG WAG Code of Points.
The goal of WTC is to reduce different interpretations of the rules, therefore provide a more objective work of the judges.

To have a look at the document,

Go to the FIG Website
Click on Women’s Artistic Gymnastics on the left
Click on the “Judges …

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I’m not a football fan but I support my country at International Level, I’m more of a rugby girl it has to be said. Yes it requires a lot of natural talent to be a World Class footballer but I always find rugby more impressive. One thing that strikes me is the attitude of rugby players opposed to that of football players. Rugby players get many bad knocks during a game and get on with it, whereas there’s a lot of drama in football with players diving and claiming …

Tweet The BBC recently organised for some school students to  interview Beth Tweddle
We chose to interview Beth because she is a role model for young gymnasts and she encourages people to get involved in sports and stay healthy.
You can read their reflection here and listen to the interview.

Tweet Shin splints is one of the most common injuries in gymnastics.  It is a commonly used term for pain at the front of the shin. However, it is both medically and often diagnostically incorrect! A lot of people will say they have shin splints without really knowing what it is. Here’s a nice little video from Sports Injury Clinic which describes what happens and causes shin splints.

There are plenty of great videos on their YouTube Channel. Although you should always consult a trained Physician regarding injury for a correct …

Tweet FIG have posted an update on the website regarding the 2010 Artistic World Championships which are to be held in Rotterdam.
 
Due to the significance of the event and the overwhelming number of countries who have expressed an interest in competing in it, the organisers have decided to add two days of competition.
You can read the full post here which also has information about tickets and which event is happening on which day and also on the Official Website.  How exciting, more gymnastics!
 

Tweet I am a strong believer that as coaches, we should spend a lot of time  in class on conditioning and basics. With my current group of gymnasts, I have spent a huge amount of time on handstands and the all important core conditioning rather than trying to learn new moves. The latest competition has just proved how far my gymnasts have come.When I began to coach them they were beginners, they had each spent 9 months or so in the Recreation class until they were invited to join the Competitive class.  They …

Tweet Blythe over on Gymnastics Examiner has posted an update regarding Kristina Goryunova’s one year suspension.

“The diminuitive Goryunova, known for her powerful floor exercise and good overall presentation, tested positive for traces of furosemide at the 2009 Russian Championships in November.  According to Agence France Presse, which broke the story, “Goryunova justified the results by saying she was taking a food additive trying to lose weight, adding she did not know that it contained the banned substance.”

 
Read the full report here

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According to The Straits Times, Russian gymnast Kristina Goryunova has been suspended by the Russian Gymnastics Federation for a year due to traces of the forbidden substance found in her system. Goryunova  said that she was taking a food additive trying to lose weight.
You can read the short article here, hopefully more will come out about this in the coming days.

Tweet Treating an Acute Injury by using the PRICE Principle
Irish Gymnastics adopts a  new disciplinary & complaints policy
You can follow UK Sport on Twitter – UK’s high performance sports agency working across all Olympic and Paralympic sports
A few other Twitter Accounts I’m following  GB Team 2012, London 2012, Team GB - none of them have the “verified account” tag unfortunately

Tweet FIG posted an update on the website regarding the five gymnastics legends who are to be honoured by the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame this year. The former gymnasts are Cathy Rigby, Henrietta Onodi, Yuri Korolev, Mikhail Voronin  and Eileen Langsley. What do you think of these inductees?
You can view a list of all of the inductees to the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame since 1988 here.

Tweet I quite like this idea from Was Watanabe of wearing small ankle weights to help with developing the swing for giants. Unfortunately our Code of Conduct states that we will not allow our gymnasts to use weights so we need to be very cautious of this. I wonder if there is a way around it – wearing shoes perhaps? My gymnasts have found it difficult learning the difference between the original bent leg swing, then onto the pike (or float) swing and now for learning giants, they have found it …

Tweet I love when companies really put their minds into making a great ad. I love this Nike ad “Human Chain”. It celebrates the intensity, dynamism and determination that connects athletes in all different sports and motivates them to inspiring performances.

Tweet Some tips on photographing gymnastics
Blog of Sport posts the Top 10 Gymnastics Sayings
Andy at American Gymnast has a great post on some of the competitors who will be featuring in the Nastia Liukin Cup on Friday
An interview with Shannon Miller from January which I have only just got around to reading – great stuff!
Tuam All Star Gymnastics Club are through to the semi final of the All Ireland Talent Show.  As the IG website says;
“This has been a fantastic opportunity to showcase Gymnastics to a wide audience and from the …

Tweet If you haven’t seen it already (or even if you have!) check out this great video of 13 year old Greg Townley

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Dublin is the European Capital of Sport for 2010. You can find a calender of events for all sports on their website. There are some gymnastics events featured in the calender (those that are being held in Dublin / Dublin region). The structure of the calender is nice, very clear to see whats going on. Nicer than trying to hunt through the Irish Gymnastics website calender of events.