The video I used for my Vaulting Lecture for Judges at the NAWGJ conference in NJ
and just for fun
Tsuk The Pain — hitting4for4: AA Difficulty vs Execution for the…
Uneven Bar Release Move Guide
COACH WANTED- Helena, Montana
Schedule/Time Commitment
- Afternoon/Evenings 3:30-8 p.m.
- Monday-Fridays, 20-25 hrs/wk.
- Occasional Full-day schedule, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
- Weekends as determined by team schedules
- Paid prep time/off-site duties/training, etc.Duties
- Provide positive, enthusiastic and interactive supervision and coaching for competitive gymnastics team women’s artistic Levels 3-10
- Develop and implement TOPS and Excel programs
- Plan lessons and daily schedules/rotations for team practices
- Assist with staff training including implementing progression in rec. levels
- Work with other staff to set meet coaching assignmentsPerformances
- Outstanding leadership and interaction with children ages 6-18 in a competitive and driven environment
- Positive student/group management and discipline
- Thoughtful, organized and consistent communication with students and parents
- Consistent self-motivation, self-starter
- Provide engaged coaching, spotting and interaction with team membersQualifications
- Experience coaching within the team environment
- Gymnastics skills/knowledge Levels 1-10 with excellent spotting capability
- First Aid, CPR certification preferred
- USAG Safety Certified, Valid Background CheckCompensation
- Salary commensurate with experience including travel, training and competitions
- Bonuses available for special projects/events
- Other company benefitsApplication
• Please submit resume and letter of interest by mail or email:
HAC Attn: Management, PO Box 5659, Helena, MT 59604 or office@hacmt.com.
Gym Momentum Training Camp Video 2015
Here is the first of what I am sure will be MANY videos from Gym Momentum Camp 2015
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Developmental & Competitive Trampoline Program
At Gym Momentum Camp in Boston, Jeremy Mosier, presented a lecture/ demo on Trampoline. How to use it to help your developmental and competitive team. Many coaches asked for the notes- here they are!
PEGASUS GYMNASTICS
DEVELOPMENTAL and COMPETITIVE TRAMPOLINE PROGRAM
Basics:
Straight Jumps-Arms down
Straight Jumps-Arms up
Straight Jumps-Swing arms
Tuck Jumps
Pike Jumps
Straddle Jumps
Jump ¼ turns with arms up and down
Jump ½ turns with arms up, down and circle
Seat Drops
Doggie Drops
Proper Stomach Drops to mat
Proper Back Drops to mat
30 Straight Jumps with proper arms circle
1/1 turns with arms up, arms down, and swinging into it
Flat back drops with arms at ears
Flat Stomach drops with arms at ears
Proper back drops
Proper stomach drops
Spatial Awareness and Tight Body Drills:
Back Handspring to stomach onto mat
Front support bounces
Rear support bounces
Flat back drops ½ turn to flat stomach drop with arms at ears
Flat stomach drop ½ turn to flat back drop with arms at ears
Flat back drop ½ turn to flat stomach drop ½ turn to flat back drop with arms by ears at all time
Flat stomach drop ½ turn to flat back drop ½ turn to flat stomach drop with arms by ears at all time
2x flat back drop ½ turn 2x flat stomach drop ½ turn 2x flat back drop all done with arms by ears at all time
Jump ½ turn to stomach and back drop with arms at ears the whole time
Handstand hops on trampoline as many times as possible
Long front support bounces (hands and then feet, like a rocker)
2/1 turns with arms up, arms down, and swinging into it
Jump ½ turn to handstand arms at ears the whole time
10 back tucks in a row
10 front tucks in a row
Codi and Bailout Drills:
Back drops in a row (needles)
Stomach drops in a row with proper arm push
Back drop to stomach drop with straight body in the air
Stomach drop to back drop with straight body in the air
¾ front layout
¾ back layout
¾ back layout to stomach drop, pull to back drop with straight body into a pull over
¾ front layout to back drop, porpoise
¾ back layout, codi tuck
¾ front layout, ball out tuck
Front and Back Rotations:
Back handsprings
Front handsprings
Back tucks
Front tucks
Back tucks with kick outs
Front tucks with kick outs
Front pikes
Front pikes with kick outs
back pike with kick outs
Back layout
Front layout
Standing back tucks
Standing front tucks
Back tuck with arms up the entire time
Leaps and Jumps:
Split leap both sides
Switch split both sides
Advanced Spatial Awareness and Tight Body Drills:
Jump 1/1 and 3/2 to stomach drop and back drop with arms at ears the entire times
Long front support bounces snap feet under to stand or over rotated
Flat back pullover to handstand
Jump 2/1 and 3/1 turn to stomach drop and back drop with arms at ears the entire time
Back drop to handstand with arms up (forward)
Stomach drop ½ turn to handstand arms up the entire time (forward and backwards)
Long front support bounces, from hands into back layout with arms at ears
Back drop ½ turn to handstand to feet arms up at all times (forward and backwards)
Stomach drop front layout with arms up
Advanced Front and Back Rotations:
Back layout with arms up the entire time
Front layout with a ½ turn
Front layout with arms up the entire time
Back layout ½ with really late twist spotted if necessary
Back layout 1/1 with really late twisted spotted if necessary
front layout 1/1
1 ¼ front to stomach drop
Standing back ½ in puck position
Back layout 1 ½ twist
Front layout 1 ½ twist
Spotted double backs
Double fronts
Back layout 2/1
Double backs
Double back with arms up the entire time
It’s Our Time
“It’s Our Time”
Weberworks Records
Written by Krystal Polychronis (one of my former gymnasts!) and Juliette Goglia
Arranged by Marty Walsh, Peter Tentindo, Ian Walsh
Produced by Marty Walsh, Krystal Polychronis
Engineered by Burleigh Drummond
Mixed by Kenny Lewis at Mixed Emotion Studio, Middleton, MA
Mastered by Jim Brick at Absolute Audio
Lead Vocals – Juliette Goglia
Backing Vocals – Krystal Polychronis
Guitar – Peter Tentindo, Marty Walsh
Drums – Ernie Larouche
Videographer (Juliette Goglia) – Ro Rowan – www.rorowan.com
Videographer (Gymnastics) – Krystal Polychronis
Video Editor – Ro Rowan
WEBSITES:
Krystal: http://gymnst16.wix.com/krystalp
Marty: http://www.martywalsh.com/
Peter: http://venusmarsproject.com/peter/
Juliette: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1490275/
Kenny: http://www.mixedemotionsmusic.com/
Gymnasts:
Eleanor Almeida
Gracen Belle
Aria Brusch
Amanda Cioli
Olivia Drew
Amelia Hundly
Keara Loughlin
Abigail Matthews
Alanna Murphy
Jessica Nugent
Kaylee Pacunas
Lexie Priessman
Jumping Gymnasts:
Megan Anstiss
Madeline Courtemanche
Hailey & Hope Dinsmore
Molly & Peyton Fitzgerald
Kiera Frazier
Maya & Brielle Hardy
Serena Kim
Kailee McDonald
Nina Morales
Joslyn Panesse
Destiny Rios
Skyla Robson
Abigail Schiebel
Kendra Scott
Mckayla Silva
Kaitlin Stutz
Lorna Wood
Malinda Yim
Coaches: Megan Donahue, Jojo Vergados, Erin Auger, Mistah Ben
Gymnastics filmed on location at:
Walker’s Gymnastics – Lowell, MA – www.walkersgymnasticsdance.com
Cincinnati Gymnastics Academy – Cincinnati, OH
www.cincinnatigymnastics.com
Perfection Gymnastics – West Chester, OH
www.perfectiongymnastics.com
Juliette Goglia filmed at Tin Drum Studio, Thousand Oaks, CA
www.tindrummusic.com
Pak Salto Drills
One of the biggest problems with Pak Salto is controlling the rotation.
TOO MUCH- You skid across the floor on your butt
TOO LITTLE- You eat the bar
Here are drills that I use for control and reach. I try to establish these drills pretty easy because they share some of the same actions with other skills like fly away and over shoot on bars and even the Yurchenko on vault.
I try to make 1 or 2 of these drills an everyday thing.
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Gym Momentum Training Camp Boston- Review
Another training camp is in the books! Every year I pick a motto for camp.
This year was: ‘WE MAKE CORRECTIONS NOT EXCUSES”
Gym Momentum Training Camp Boston had gymnasts and coaches from throughout North America as well as some gymnasts from Iceland.
Thursday night we started with orientation and open training with their personal coaches. I knew right away that this was going to be a great camp. All the gymnasts and coaches were so hungry to learn the Gym Momentum staff was super energized to meet their expectations. Thursday night all coaches and staff met to go over the training plan for the weekend and then we had a round table discussion on establishing a realistic time line for gymnastics success.
Friday, Saturday and Sunday we trained 2 sessions per day getting to each event twice per day while leaving time for open training for the gymnasts (with Gym Momentum Staff) while their coaches had clinic time. Friday night Brian Pickard delivered a lecture to the coaches on Conditioning and Recovery. Saturday night Jeremy Mosier did a lecture on incorporating trampoline drills into workouts.
With ALL the gymnasts working so hard it was honestly difficult to find a “Hardest Worker” in each group. After much deliberation the coaching staff came up with:
Group 1: Elizabeth, Yellowjackets, Massachusetts
Group 2: Rebecca, Acrotex, Texas
Group 3: Sarah, Athletic Edge, New York
Group 4: Katy, Acrotex, Texas
The SPIRIT of MOMENTUM, given to the gymnast who overall made the most corrections and just kept trying went to
Maddie, Spectrum Gymnastics, New Hampshire
As this is our 2nd year running Gym Momentum Training Camp we also gave out awards to the gyms who showed the most improvement over the last year. Those gyms who took the corrections they were given last year and continued to work on them through out the winter. These gyms won a coaches spot FREE for Gym Momentum Camp 2016! (July 14-17, 2016)
- Acrotex, Texas
- Athletic Edge, New York
- River Valley, New Brunswick, Canada
- Jean’s Gym, Massachusetts.
Congratulations to all the gymnasts and Coaches. Keep up the good work,
SEE YOU NEXT YEAR!
The Gym Momentum Staff for 2015 were:
Vaulting
- Jamie Donkin
- Tony Retrosi
- Vasko Vetzev (96, 2000 Olympic Team)
Bars
- Daire Oceallag
- Jeremy Mosier (World Championship Team T&T)
- Brian Pickard
Beam
- Carly Meyer
Tumbling
- Wendy Bruce-Martin (1992 Olympic Team)
- James Parent
Dance
- Jody Nichols
TEAMS ATTENDING GYM MOMENTUM CAMP
- Acrotex. Austin, Texas
- Aerials Gymnastics. Spruce Grove, AB, Canada
- Arlington Aerials. Arlington, VA
- Atlantic Gymnastics, Dover, NH
- Athletic Edge. Staten Island, NY
- Evergreen Gymnastics. Lisbon, NH
- Gymfest Gymnastics. Pittsfield, MA
- Jean’s Gymnastics. Marlboro, MA
- Pegasus Gymnastics. Calgary, AB, Canada
- River Valley Gymnastics. Woodstock, NB, Canada
- Spectrum Gymnastics Academy. Londonderry, NH
- Sterling Academy of Gymnastics. Sterling, MA
- Stjarnan Gymnastics. Reykjavik Iceland
And our wonderful hosts: Yellow Jackets Gymnastics. Middleton MA
I am in the process of editing all the photos and videos. I will have a separate post for all of those. If you have a photo or video that you would like to share- KEEP THE MOMENTUM GOING! Send it to me!
– As many of you know, Tim Korman, lost his battle with cancer a few weeks before Gym Momentum Camp. This was a terrible loss to the gymnastics community and the Yellowjackets gymnastics family. Profits from Gym Momentum Camp this year will be sent to a foundation of his families choice. A few of the Gym Momentum Staff also have RETURNED their pay check so that money can also go into the foundation.
Shoposhnikova Drill
The other day I was listening to some coaches brag about the difficulty and intensity of their workouts leading up to a competition. My question is:
“is that intensity and difficulty contributing to the gymnasts success or is it hard just for the sake of being hard?”
Cramming for an exam is a time-honored practice for most students. Gymnastics competitions like tests are stressful, sure, but you can not cram for a competition.
Excellence in gymnastics is rarely determined the week before the competition. It is determined through consistent training in the WEEKS and MONTHS prior to the competition. This is a lesson many gymnasts and coaches forget. There should be some intense and difficult parts of the training cycle but each training sessions should have attainable goals. Whether that is skill acquisition or a set amount of routines.
Coaches need to remember that there are only 2 guarantees for gymnasts.
You are going to get hurt.
You are going to be frustrated.
If a coach has a plan to deal with injuries they will be able to alleviate some of the frustration. Recently I was working with a gymnast who was coming off a lower body injury. Nothing serious but it reduced the amount of time that she could train and the events she could do. Essentially she was only allowed to do bars.
Realistically how much was she going to accomplish at bars? She could not do 4+ hours of bars every day without risking injury.
I needed to come up with a plan to continue the progress on bars with out burning her out.
It is very important to have the gymnast involved with the plan.
What are her goals?
Short and Long Term?
What is the work load she feels she can handle?
With this gymnast she has a very good clear hip and hecht action. The decision was made to work Tkatchev and Shopashnikova. 2 skills with the same action.
These are basic questions every coach should ask on an ongoing basis as a check to make sure training is on target.
What are you doing?
Who are you doing it with?
Is what you are doing appropriate for who you are doing it with?
Why are you doing it? Is it NEED to do or NICE to do?
How are you doing it? Is there a better way or a better mode?
When are you doing it? Is it appropriate for the time of the training years and even the stage of the athlete’s career?
And always use the KISS strategy. Keep It Simple, Stupid.
