Greg Townley
If you haven’t seen it already (or even if you have!) check out this great video of 13 year old Greg Townley
Little Links 27/2/2010
Do swimmers sweat? Sports MD on The Role of Balance in Sports Blog of Sport on how Gymnastics Equipment Creates Balance Barefoot Running Biomechanics Expert Casey Kerrigan, Hopes to Develop a “Naturally
Decision made on Chinese gymnasts
FIG have released an update on their website regarding Dong Fangxiao and Yang Yun. In the case of Dong Fangxiao, the Executive Committee constituted that there was a
Little Links 25/2/2010
Char wrote a nice piece on Aerial Skiier Ashley Caldwell Your chair is your enemy - a piece from The New York Times Aileen Gallagher of NY Magazine on Why figure
Little Links 17/2/10
Become a fan of British Gymnastics on Facebook New Shawn Johnson leotards for spring - opinions? Sports MD has an article on "Healing after a Traumatic Event" Blythe is running a poll
Little Links 12/2/10
With 895 days to go until the London 2010 Olympics, a decision has been made to hold the rhythmic gymnastics competition in Wembley Arena, BBC Sport have an update on
2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics on Twitter
With the Winter Olympics fast approaching wired.com have compiled a list of all of the American Olympians who are on Twitter. It's great, over a third of the
Little Links 10/2/10
Irish Gymnastics maintains funding levels for the 'National Governing Body (NGB) Core Grant' allocation for 2010 receiving an allocation of €169,545, the same as in 2009. Read more
Dublin elected as European Capital of Sport 2010
I had heard about this last week on Twitter. A post has just popped up on the Irish Gymnastics website regarding it. I'm not quite sure what this
Little Links 4/2/10
New tactics urged to fight female sports injuries Salto Gymnastics Club - Irelands top gymnastics venue Female athletes injured more than male athletes Reduction in Irish Sports Council funding for Irish
Little Links 19/1/10
As coaches and gymnasts we all know how important a move the basic handstand is in our sport. I really enjoyed this article by Troy on Handstands. I
“Letters to a young gymnast” – Nadia Comaneci
I recently bought "Letters to a young gymnast", a book by Nadia Comaneci. It just arrived today so I'll be snuggling up in bed to read it tonight.
The Fear
There’s something I have noticed about myself since I’ve come through my teenage years and left my gymnast days behind. I am now nearing my mid-twenties and have
BBC Blog & Twitter following World Championships
I came across sports correspondent Ollie Williams twitter. He is tweeting while watching all the action in the O2 Arena in London. Ollie also has a blog that he
Brilliant Stunt Man
Some great moves in this video of the "Amazing Super - Human Stunt