Abie was a dual-Olympian for the US in 1956 and 1960. He has also coached many top US gymnasts from the 60's through to the 80's.
In an interview with Tom Pace he discusses how different gymnastics was back in his time:
http://youtu.be/iI21uDNUHnQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvHcRpXRplE
Watch him in action:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7LOV3WHjIU
See all the videos from the interview:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wl4dJsQT5T0&playnext=1&list=PLdDelfjAHNC78GByT_DZCAzlKFWWeVPL5&feature=results_main
04 May 2013
03 May 2013
02 May 2013
Epke Zonderland Performs for the King
Epke Zonderland performed a high bar routine during the crowning of the new Dutch King in Amsterdam. It wasn't his full routine, but it was amazing considering the setup.
Click here to see his routine:
http://www.telegraaf.nl/telesport/21527876/__Zonderland_verrast_koning__.html
Click here to see his routine:
http://www.telegraaf.nl/telesport/21527876/__Zonderland_verrast_koning__.html
01 May 2013
More Than A Sport Gymnastics Documentary
This is a great amateur documentary about some UK gymnasts.
A film made by Alyssa Patel. This is a short fly on the wall documentary looking into the sport of Gymnastics. It focuses on 3 elite gymnasts that train at the Dynamo School of Gymnastics: Laura Edwards, Kelly Simm and Casey Spry.
Why Do Kids Drop Out of Gymnastics?
British Gymnastics has just conducted a study to find the answer to this question. Overall the findings are what one would expect:
Of course, this does provide the challenge to coaches to make classes more interesting for the gymnasts while still developing the required skill, which can be quite difficult.
Found it ‘boring/repetitive’ – a lot of people said it became boring partly due to waiting around and partly due to repeating the same sort of warm-up or activities in each session. “More time doing actual gymnastics, less warm-up and standing around” “They just did the same thing every week and the classes were very big so it was on a sort of a circuit. So I could see they were getting a bit bored when it was the same thing each week”http://gymnasticscoaching.com/new/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Website-dropout-research.pdf
Of course, this does provide the challenge to coaches to make classes more interesting for the gymnasts while still developing the required skill, which can be quite difficult.
24 April 2013
Jair Lynch Gets Skill Named After Him ... After 20 Years
One of the big trends in men's gymnastics at the moment is the Tkatchev half turn. In the code the layout Tkatchev half is known as the Moznik:
But the straddle Tkatchev half is merely a side note. But over 20 years after it was first performed someone has finally discovered who first performed it. Turns out it was 1996 Olympic silver medalist Jair Lynch
https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=11910&prog=pb
But the straddle Tkatchev half is merely a side note. But over 20 years after it was first performed someone has finally discovered who first performed it. Turns out it was 1996 Olympic silver medalist Jair Lynch
The International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) recently approved naming a horizontal bar flight element after the USA's Jair Lynch, who won the silver medal on the parallel bars at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta and is currently a member of the U.S. Olympic Committee's Board of Directors. Lynch was the first gymnast to compete the skill at an official FIG competition, having performed what is now known as the "Lynch" as far back as the 1992 season, and the skill is included in the FIG's 2013-16 Code of Points for Men's Artistic Gymnastics.
https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=11910&prog=pb
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