Sharing; Not just caring but a responsibility

Tomorrow I'm holding a sharing session for all coaches, gymnastics professionals and just about anyone else who is interested at Prime Gymnastics. As I've come across quite a bit of knowledge through the years, I feel it doesn't do me any good if I'm not using it, sharing it and teaching these things to other people. This way I don't have to clone myself!

Here's a sneak preview of the presentation including a poor little child who was pushed to go on the bars by a crazy gym mom! (ME!)

Move to live, live to Move

This past week I was invited to the Singapore's Ministry of Education Physical Education and Sports Teacher Academy (PESTA for short) to conduct a workshop on behalf of Singapore Gymnastics. The workshop included ways to use music in warm-up activities and how to teach kids to move to rhythm, a cadence and essentially move to the music. 

Given that these P.E. teachers are fairly new in their professions and have very little gymnastics experience, I was expecting little input and a tough crowd to please. However, they blew me away with their enthusiasm and creativity. I hope this only trickles down to their instruction and motivates their students to do as the PESTA motto: Move to live, live to move!

Just like "Top Model"

Recently, I was contacted to help teach a model how to jump on a trampoline for a TV commercial. As you would expect, I jumped at the opportunity. 

The model, Diana, was an experienced in pilates but she had never been on a trampoline before. We started out with some routine familiarization exercises like walking, moon-walking, doing the "type-writer"and long jumps. Then we moved on to starting and stopping with safe-landing techniques. As she found herself more confident, I introduced star jumps (her favorite), tuck jumps and modified stretch jumps with different arm positions. Soon, it was off to hair and make-up for her and set-up for the rest of the crew.

Jumping on the trampoline may come easy for many of us but when you get a handful of people around, super bright lights and, oh yeah, cameras rolling, it brings in another level of professionalism. I gave a little show to the crew bouncing around, yes it was fun but I give the upmost respect for this model who did an amazing job! She had safety in mind, kept her cool and showed how beautiful one can look from one bounce to the next. 

iFlip Invitational - Dec. 2, 2012

The iFlip Invitational with Special Guest Denise Keller at Bishan Sports Hall on Sun., Dec. 2, 2012 is another great competition for our gymnasts in Singapore and throughout SE Asia to be involved in. Not only is this exciting event the first of it's kind to be hosted by a celebrity in Singapore but it is also put on by a sporting events company, not a gym. Take a look at the iFlip Invitational Website!

Singapore is just starting to have a series of competitions in a row, perhaps this is the start of a regular competitive season instead of multiple one-off's throughout the year. 

Benefits of a gymnastics competitive season:

• coaches are able to work periodized training
• build confidence in performing routines
• feedback from one competition would carry to the next
• develop consistency 
• better results at the end of a season
• parents, gymnasts & coaches easily adapt towards working with a competitive schedule vs. one competition in Dec. and one in May.
• if a gymnast has a bad day at a competition, it's not so much of a worry as there will be one just around the corner!
• an off-season would include new skills and advancing levels!

There must be many other benefits I'm forgetting, post a comment and let me know!

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