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flash mob – Sound of Music
Gymnastics Coaching - 21 hours ago
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Central Station Antwerp, Belgium More than 200 dancers … It is a promotion stunt for a Belgian television program, where they are looking for someone to play the leading role, in the musical of “The Sound of Music”. Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. Linked by (fantastic) choreographer Jenne Smart Kissell on Facebook.
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go SLOW to go FAST
Gymnastics Coaching - 2 days ago
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… in order to go fast in the development of a gymnast, we need to go SLOW. Coaches need to make the athletes and parents understand that Gymnastics is a long term sport, especially if seeking to reach a high level of competition. Strong basics and fundamentals are key to the success of [...]
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Georgia 197.900-197.875 UCLA
Gymnastics Coaching - 2 days ago
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Rediculous. That’s what some are saying about escalating scores in NCAA Gymnastics. But I love it. This may be the best NCAA season ever. So many teams have proven they can put up big scores. The Gym Dogs sent a crystal clear nation to the collegiate gymnastics world Saturday afternoon; that they are truly back [...]
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Vancouver Olympics photo
Gymnastics Coaching - 2 days ago
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From Dory Dynna: … pretty much sums up the city from Feb.12-28. … I’ve always been a bit of a Vancouver skeptic, myself, thinking it’s somewhat over-rated. But I must now bow down to the city on Canada’s left coast. Congratulations on a job well done.
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what’s important … aside from Olympic medals?
Gymnastics Coaching - 4 days ago
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Clara Hughes is one of the greatest Olympic athletes of all time. She’s the only women to win multiple medals in both Summer and Winter Olympics. Amazing. … Sport At Its Best posted an interview with Clara where she talks about “winning”. Nor surprisingly, the most amazing performances she’s witnessed in a very long career did [...]
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cliff handstand on 3 chairs
Gymnastics Coaching - 4 days ago
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Balancing on three chairs and performing a handstand on the edge of this cliff face, extreme artist Eskil Ronningsbakken takes his balancing feat to the limit. Pictured here almost 1,000ft above the ground at the edge of the Flydalsjuvet cliff in Geiranger, Norway, the daredevil faces certain death with one wrong move. … Mail [...]
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naked chef wins $100k TED prize
Gymnastics Coaching - 16 Feb 2010
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I’ve not been a fan of controversial British celebrity chef Jamie Oliver. I find him strident. And not all that amusing. But I’m thrilled he won the prestigious TED prize for 2010. At the heart of Oliver’s work is an assault on the obesity epidemic: The CDC states that one in four Americans are considered [...]
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Beam – back handspring drills
Gymnastics Coaching - 16 Feb 2010
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Kellie Mizoguchi teach hand positioning for backward handspring. Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. Thanks GymSmarts for the many, many Gymnastic Minutes. (Tom must edit these just about every day!)
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The Simpsons at Vancouver 2010
Gymnastics Coaching - 16 Feb 2010
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Season 21, Episode 13 Boy Meets Curl. … The episode saw Homer and Marge Simpson compete in mixed curling. It aired during the Olympics, which began February 12, 2010. Sportscaster Bob Costas guest starred in the episode as himself. … Wikipedia Click through to watch that episode on CH131. It skewers Canadians very effectively.
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how quick are you going to get up?
Gymnastics Coaching - 16 Feb 2010
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Superb Nike TV commercial: Human Chain. Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. … Watching X Country skiing at the Olympics. Brutal tough.
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best Olympics commercial, so far
Gymnastics Coaching - 15 Feb 2010
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To their moms, Team USA athletes will always be their kids. Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. THANKS Sports Girls Play. What a beautiful message. And thanks Proctor and Gamble.
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Olympics – DEFEAT THE WORLD
Gymnastics Coaching - 15 Feb 2010
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Comedian Stephen Colbert is at the Winter Olympics as “Assistant Sports Psychologist” to the U.S. Speed Skating Team. As well as a colour commentator for NBC. Stephen’s personal philsophy is clearly stated on his personal poster. Where I live in Canada there’s controversy regarding our “OWN THE PODIUM” program. That’s a 5yr, $120 million fund [...]
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Stephen Colbert – Olympic Sport Psychologist
Gymnastics Coaching - 23 Jan 2010
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NBC is hoping their Winter Olympics TV coverage will help viewers forget about Conan O’Brien. On Wednesday’s episode of The Colbert Report, Stephen missed out on his personal bid to qualify to the Vancouver Games as a U.S. Olympic athlete. (He thought it owed to him after he led a fundraising drive that collected $300,000 [...]
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gymnastics – Utah edges Georgia
Gymnastics Coaching - 23 Jan 2010
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196.55 – 196.5 Looks to have been a great battle. UPDATE: “Alabama Gymnastics team came away with its best score of the season by more than a point, downing No. 7 Arkansas, 197.450-195.500, in front of 13,506 fans.” Roll Tide!
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Gymnastics – Utah edges Iowa
Gymnastics Coaching - 16 Jan 2010
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First report on the Utah competition was from Lya Wodraska: Utah’s gymnastics team kept its promise. Spurred by its disappointing season-opening loss at UCLA a week ago, the No. 11 Utes brought the intensity that was lacking in the first meet to the floor Friday just as they said they’d do. The result was a 196.3-195.35 win [...]
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