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The Globe and Mail recently posted an article about Michael Taylor, a California-based gymnastics risk-management consultant, who has created a list of dos and don’ts for parents of young athletes. Here is a summary of Michael’s list: Don’t think of your child’s sport participation as an investment for which you want a return. Don’t show
about 1 month ago - 2 comments
Over the last few years, the interest in gymnastics seems to have increased. There are many possible reasons for this, obviously Spelbound winning Britains Got Talent has caused a surge in interest in gymnastics among children in the UK and Ireland. I think another major factor that has added to this interest is the new
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So do you think they did enough to win the competition? Embedding is disabled – View the performance here on YouTube I certainly think so!! The performance was much stronger than Monday nights, it was a lot more concentrated so that we could actually see everything that was going on rather than looking as chaotic
about 3 months ago - 1 comment
In the last few months there’s been chitter chatter and comments on forums and blogs relating to gymnastics physique and look. One gymnast who has been commented on a lot, mainly in regards to her legs, is Shawn Johnson. This week KCCI reports on how Shawn Johnson has been helping to spread a positive message
about 4 months ago - 10 comments
Spellbound – the Gymnastics display group from Episode 2, Season 4 of Britain’s Got Talent. Watch it below or on YouTube.
about 4 months ago - 2 comments
New Blog (at least to me!) GymFinity Research suggests that Americans are becoming fatter younger BBC Sports Ollie Williams was at Lilleshall last night with a film crew, taking footage of the British National Squad who are in preparation for the European Championships later this month I must congratulate Blythe on her excellent coverage of the
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FIG updated their website today with a report on the French International last weekend. Click through to the website to view the results and also to view the photos from the Practice Sessions, Qualifications and Finals.
about 5 months ago - No comments
Andy Thornton linked to a good few videos from the French International this weekend. He has linked to the video and offered his thoughts and feedback on each too. Andy also said that he’ll have more to come, excellent!! Click here or the link above to view Andy’s post on American Gymnast.
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NY Times on Sports Injuries – When to tough it out. Balance training effective at reducing falls and improving function How much water is enough? Nutritionist Amanda Carlson explains what to drink and when in this video I like the information posted on the London 2012 website for Artistic Gymnastics, Trampolining and Rhythmic. Some great
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The UEG have announced nominative entries for the 29th European Championships in mens artistic gymnastics. The competition is to be held from April 21st to 25th in Birmingham, UK. A total of 151 senior and 149 junior gymnasts will compete in the different competitions of these championships. In the senior category, 28 teams are entered