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Am I The Only One Who Does Not Understand Bela Karolyi? -
 - Dan Bimrose (1,259)    
Dan Bimrose   
Bela Karolyi is a gymastics legend. As a coach his most famous pupils are Nadia Comaneci and Mary Lou Retton. There are few if any people out there who know more about the sport of gymnastics. In 1981 Bela defected from Romania which accounts for his funny accent. In 2008 he is covering... ( added 1 year 77 days ago.) |
Gymnastics: Tsukahara Vault... It's all about the pre-flight. -
Karen Goeller CSCS (1,153) 
Karen Goeller CSCS
The Tsukahara Vault (Tsuk) and the Handspring are very different skills With the Tsukahara the gymnast must think of pushing the table down in order to go up. It is a similar concept that dancers use to jump, push down to go up. This concept is not the same as remaining tight for the block of a... ( added 1 year 190 days ago.) |
Gymnastics: Sport Specific Conditioning -
Karen Goeller CSCS (1,153)
Karen Goeller CSCS
Gymnastics Article: Simulate the Skills with Straight Arm Conditioning
We all know there are so many different coaching methods, training programs, and coaching personalities. Many gymnastics coaches successfully get their gymnasts stronger, but they do not necessarily incorporate enough sport... ( added 1 year 248 days ago.) |
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Gymnastics Article - Handstand -
Karen Goeller CSCS (1,153)
Karen Goeller CSCS
The Handstand is the most important skill in gymnastics and remaining tight is essential.
Gymnasts of all levels perform the handstand several times throughout their workout. While performing many skills in gymnastics, the gymnast must actually pass through the handstand or vertical phase... ( added 3 years 303 days ago.) |
After an Injury... Gymnast's Success Story -
Karen Goeller CSCS (1,153)
Karen Goeller CSCS
Here's a young gymnast's success story after a severe injury.
KC was a client of mine for over one year, four months of that were spent recovering from an injury . This young athlete came to me as a frail little girl and one year later she was a strong athlete. KC went through a remarkable... ( added 23 days 23 hours ago.) |
Gymnastics Article: Mental Blocks, Visualization, Performance -
Karen Goeller CSCS (1,153)
Karen Goeller CSCS
Mental blocks and fears happen for many different reasons including falls, injury, fatigue, dehydration, poor nutrition, poor skill technique, and too much pressure to perform from the coach and/or parent. Sometimes when a gymnast is expected to learn too many new skills within a short time frame... ( added 262 days 11 hours ago.) |
Gymnastics Article: Split Leap and Remaining Square -
Karen Goeller CSCS (1,153)
Karen Goeller CSCS
As basic as the leap is, there are still a great number of gymnasts who cannot perform this skill correctly. Many gymnasts are reaching a 180 degree split of the legs, but they are not keeping their hips square, in line with their shoulders. Once a gymnast has become accustomed to turning her... ( added 3 years 82 days ago.) |
Gymnastic Trampolining -
Graeme Coyne (62) 
Trampolining is a competitive gymnastic sport with the primary purpose focusing on the execution of acrobatics whilst bouncing on the trampoline. The point system of gymnastic trampolining is relative to the level of difficulty of the jump being performed. There are various kinds of jumps with a... ( added 1 year 149 days ago.) |
Helpful Tips and Tricks for the Base of a Cheerleading Pyramid -
Bill H (1,537)
Walking around some of the local cheerleading competitions, I overheard numerous “conversations" about which position in a cheerleading squad is most important. The girls all took the sides of their role in the squad. The spotters sided with the spotters, the flyers with the flyers, and so on.
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Helpful Tips and Tricks for Spotting in Cheerleading -
Bill H (1,537)
Here is a quick cheerleading quiz for you. Which cheerleading position has the most responsibility yet gets the least amount of attention? Give up? It’s the spotter, duh!
Spotting is easily the hardest and most crucial job a cheerleader can do. It involves physical strength, quickness... ( added 2 years 160 days ago.) |
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