Nice P.bar Routine from Oleg Verniaiev (UKR). Including a full out (Kato) dismount
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Handspring Full Drill
Rob Murray shares a great drill for Handspring Full on Vault [Read more…]
Upcoming Courses
USAG Safety and Risk Management Course (U101) Saturday October 5th 2:00PM Atlantic Gymnastics Portsmouth, NH
Course Code TR10052013NH
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USAG SCHOOL AGE HANDS ON TRAINING COURSE (R103) Sunday November 10th 9 AM. Atlantic Gymnastics Portsmouth, NH
Course Code TR11102013NH
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Clear Hip Circle and Toe Handstand Drills
Rick McCharles shares a good drill for teaching clear hip circles and toe on handstands
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Sometimes you do what you can do
There is nothing worse than seeing a child spill emotions down her cheeks and not being able to dig deep and remove whatever is the cause of this rain.
All I can do is bring out my silliness and splash around for a bit.
This was a short repost from my dear friend Rebecca Sykes’ Blog. Rebecca lives and coaches Edmonton where she is also a photographer. I was lucky enough to have Rebecca on staff at Gym Momentum Camp 2013
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Double Flyaway Drill
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…]
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…]
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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