Archive for November, 2009
It’s almost time…
Nov 12th
…for me to come home for Thanksgiving!!! AHH I can’t wait to see everyone again and see how much you all have grown! Just one more week…which is going to come fast! (thank goodness)
Well, right now routines are starting to come together and the team is looking great! We are all working very hard getting ready for next Wednesday which is going to be our very own intersquad called “Turkey Indian.” Once I land a double pike on the floor (on my feet and not my butt haha) I’ll be set! When it comes to learning any new skills since I’ve been here…well, that would be no. They told me that I’m already at a 10.0 start on everything and as long as I clean it all up, that’s all they need: Vault’s the same (of course), bars….hmm…, beam is the same minus the switch leap layout step out (but it’s there for back up), and floor is down to just 3 tumbling passes (double pike, front full front lay/tuck, and rudi), a full turn instead of double, and popa wolf full instead of wolf 1/2…
So yea, all I’ve gotta do is hit and I should score well! Like they’ve been telling me, “just one thing at a time Alaska.” haha.
Well that’s it for now, I’ll be sure to tell you all much more when I arrive home! OH, and here’s a video I’ve been meaning to share with you guys…enjoy!
LET’S GO MOUNTAINEERS!!—> West Virginia Gymnastics Pre-Season Vault!
Tumbling and Mental Blocks
Nov 10th
Many athletes are now experiencing problems with their tumbling. It is not an uncommon problem due to the high number of athletes tumbling around the country. Because of those numbers, it has become a well published issue. We use a variety of techniques, much like the following listings, and have had success with many of them. below are links that may help you and your athlete understand they are not alone, and how to approach the problem. At GTCO we use a variety of training techniques, floorings, drills and instuctors to help the athlete through the issue. Thank you to Kirsten who provided these links, which are having good results for her daughter. Good luck to those of you working on this issue. Remember…patience and optimism will go a long way to you recapturing your skills, plus you are not alone. http://boards.varsity.com/index.php?topic=95.0 http://boards.varsity.com/index.php/topic,2393.0.html http://en.allexperts.com/q/Gymnastics-2245/2008/1/Mental-block-roundoff-backhandspring.htm http://www.gymnasticsmedia.com/Blogs/SplitLeap/tabid/306/EntryId/95/Mental-block.aspx http://www.britannica.com/bps/additionalcontent/18/36365444/Getting-over-it http://www.gymnastike.org/videos/coverage/view_video/234095-mental-edge-mondays/98681-mental-block-breakthroughs
Please let us know if this was helpful,or if their are other related questions we can help you with.
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