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The ‘understand → teach’ model was presented in Vol.1 (2007) of the Gym Coach. The model is illustrates and guide the coach in developing a map or strategy towards coaching any given skill. The model was used by several expert coaches from Canada to…
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Coaching any sport to a high level is a complex task that requires many years of practice and study to master. Expert coaches like expert chess players develop strategies through hours of practical experience that allows them to foresee the…
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The handstand is considered as one of the most important fundamental skills in gymnastic, however currently available gymnastics textbooks and scientific literature fails to provide a systematic and practical approach to training this skill to a…
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The front tuck somersault is a fundamental skill taught early on in a gymnast’s career. Mistakes in the teaching process will have long lasting consequences as engrained errors will be hard to fix, and will also lead to poor skill transfer. The…
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The Yurchenko vault was first pioneered in 1982 by Natialie Yurchenko and has since become the most widely used vault entry for women. Male gymnasts also perform the Yurchenko. The aim of this paper is to examine the available literature and provide…
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Gymnastics coaches are well aware of the importance of a fast run-up for successful vaulting but often fail to devote sufficient time and training to this phase. The consequences of which severely disadvantaged those gymnasts who do not have a…
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Flexibility is an important part of the physical preparation of most sports, particularly in sports like gymnastics, diving, and dance where esthetic appeal of execution is also critical. Most coaches will recognize the necessity and benefits of a…
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Flexibility training in sport is recognized as a major fitness component for the improvement in performance and in the prevention of injury. There are 3 components to flexibility: passive, dynamic and active. Passive flexibility facilitates the…
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Conditioning is recognized by most coaches as one of the most critical components to the training of any athlete for any sport. In gymnastics this is even more so as for a majority of the skills a high level of strength/power and flexibility is…
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The freehip to handstand is a fundamental skill on uneven bars and high bar, just like the glide, basic long hang swing, and the backhip circle. The are many drills and methodologies to coaching this skill. One common characteristic by all methods…
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The purpose of this study was to analyze the back handspring from a round off in gymnastics via kinematics. A secondary purpose was to explore the use of an optoelectronic system in studying the nature of this skill. Five female gymnasts, with…
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This article provides a series of preparatory and development exercises for teaching the handspring vault. The focus is on developing tight rigid body shapes in motion that will be able to translate into effective vaulting. By dividing the vault…
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The artistic and physical preparation requirements of male and female gymnasts are relatively similar, even though they share so many common traits, there are areas where each code has specific needs. Male gymnasts like female gymnast benefit…
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The handspring vault is the first proper vault a gymnast will probably learn. It’s considered a fundamental prerequisite for the training of all front entry vaults (handsprings, Tsukahara, Kasamatsu). The training and development of this vault…
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Dietary supplements have become common ergogenic aids used by athletes from a variety of sports and levels to enhance their performance. Unfortunately more often than not, claimed ergogenic benefits are not backed by clinical studies but rather by…
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The straight body cast to handstand is one of the most fundamental skills on bar, its mastery is vital in order to progress to advanced bar skills. However as a skill on its own it is nothing more than conditioning exercises on bars. Its true…
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The headspring is recognized by many coaches as a prerequisite skill to the progression of flysprings and handsprings. The headspring has generally been incorporated into the MAG compulsory levels programs of countries like the United States, New…
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It is widely accepted that individuals learn at different rates and through different learning styles. Each individual has a preference towards a preferred style/s that allows them to extract the most amount of information from their surroundings.…
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