The double fly away creates a challenge in that for many gymnasts it is the first time they have flipped twice.
Here is a drill that I use to give the kids some experience in flipping. [Read more…]
7 ways to increase productivity
I am currently sitting in Legal Seafoods in Boston waiting for my flight to Houston. I will be coaching at the JO training camp this weekend and I am stressed trying to figure out how I will get it all done. I am a notorious list maker. The best intentions and most focused to-do list can be derailed by the slightest distraction. Productivity killers are everywhere. [Read more…]
6 “P’s” of Essential Training
Early in my career as a coach I was given the advice that to be successful I needed to use the 6 P’s of COACHING
Proper Planning Prevents Piss Poor Performance
DEAR COACH
Dear Coach
The following are two letters to coaches. They are not actual letters rather they are composites of letters. The first letter is from 1990 to me in my first year “really” coaching, the second letter is from 2013. Compare and contrast the content and tone of the letters. [Read more…]
Rob Murray shares his plan for Pak Full Twist
Gym Momentum Coach Rob Murray Shares his PLAN for Pak Full Twist.
His gymnast Lexy Ramler successfully competed this winning Bars and All Around at 2013 JO Nationals before moving to elite ranks and competing this skill successfully at USA Championships in Hartford. [Read more…]
To CHOKE or NOT To CHOKE. That is the question
Now that football season has started again- Have you ever wondered why you see so many professional kickers miss “easy” field goals? Their brains may be to blame: Thinking too hard could cause you to choke under pressure, says new research from the University of California, Santa Barbara.
The study found that your explicit memory, or step-by-step thought process, can muddle your implicit memory (your tool for remembering how to do things automatically) and negatively affect performance. For example, if you try to remember all the steps to riding a bike while pedaling, you’ll quickly be in the bushes. But hop on and start cycling without a second thought, and you’ll coast away easily. [Read more…]
Coaches Sleeping
At Gym Momentum Camp, The coaches work VERY, VERY hard.
My NUMBER 1 rule is Be On Time. Coaches tend to head to the gym right after lunch before afternoon training and take a nap on a mat. [Read more…]
Rewards of Coaching
I am up at Salto Gymnastics in Edmonton, Alberta Canada doing a clinic. Last night after the “gym” part of the clinic I had an opportunity to sit down with the gymnasts and let them know HOW IMPORTANT they are to their coaches. That after a coaches immediate family, the coach probably spends the most amount of time thinking about THEM. As coaches we may may feel unappreciated sometimes but the girls last night really took it to heart. [Read more…]
Stalder Introduction
Gym Momentum Camp coach (and coach of Lexy Ramler, JO AA Champ and current elite gymnast) Rob Murray share some lead up drills for introducing the STALDER on Bars.
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How To Take Photos in The Gym. Part 1
Choosing and Using Your Hardware.
Gym Momentum Camp coach and photographer Rebecca Sykes shares some tips on photography in the gym.
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