November 3, 2012
I was browsing Facebook yesterday morning and came across a post from 2004 Olympic Champion, Paul Hamm, offering free gymnastics coaching via online video. My first thought was, "Wow ... What a great idea!" My second thought was "Wow, is he crazy? Who wouldn't send him a video!" So, I messaged Paul and asked him if I could promote it for him. I thought of all the aspiring gymnasts out there that could benefit from the insight of one of the greatest gymnasts ever ... and how easy it is now to send someone your gymnastics video.
September 21, 2011
Tactical Recruiting Strategies for Non-Scholarship Prospects
July 6, 2011
Casey Jo Magee Balance Beam 2011 WOGA Elite Qualifier
July 5, 2011
For many athletes poor performance seems to hit them from out of the blue. It comes at them unexpectedly and they are surprised and sometimes devastated when this happens. They are playing at a very high level and a few days later they are struggling. I usually see these athletes after they have spent many hours and lots of money on private lessons, watched endless video, or had their skills broken down and rebuilt. When we begin our work together they are lost and don't have much confidence or belief in their talent. They are frustrated and their coaches and others in their system are frustrated too.
June 24, 2011
Viachaslav Kruilov High Bar
June 24, 2011
Some random crazy videos…thanks wtfgymnasticsvideos (we’ll pretend we don’t know what wtf stands for…)
May 12, 2011
From time to time, there are instances when an AAI product can be made even better, or revised so that a gymnast can use it to their best potential and increase their skill level. That being said, a few changes have been made in the last year on some of the AAI products.
April 19, 2011
The reverse hecht is a complex skill where the gymnast swinging up on the back giant direction suddenly must be able to change this directional motion and release the bar flipping on the opposite direction. Any drill that can help an athlete to begin understanding and reverse it toward a front flipping action is enhancing the approach to eventually master this release. This incline mat drill can be used as an early stage introduction to the reverse hecht.
April 19, 2011
This tumble track drill is another possible introductory approach to some of the reverse hecht technical actions. The gymnast's goal is to fly back toward the resi-mat at the same time that her body stands up and aims to create forward rotation. As the athletes improve their drill understanding they can focus on details such as establishing visual contact and placing their hands on the edge of the tumble track. Since a great reverse hecht must show a whole hips and body turn over beyond the pancake position, it is wise to combine this drill and the incline mat drill with some other drills that emphasize other reverse hecht actions.
April 19, 2011
Although the gymnast demonstrating the drill has not mastered all its technical details correctly and is still showing too much pancake position, the final goal is to turn over forward the whole body in one single unit with the straddle legs moving backwards and closing without the gymnast getting stuck or exhibiting a very deep pancake.
