There are a number of business practices that will never end and training your recreational staff is one of them. There are different methods for providing continuing education for your staff and in this lecture I will cover them. Hopefully you will discover which method or methods might work best in your program.
This lecture used to be labeled “The Laws of Motion for Bars”. It is incredibly helpful to teach coaches why their gymnasts are making the errors they do and how to correct them. The understanding of these principles gives a coach the tools to teach any skill even if they have never taught it before.
There has been a lot of research for best practices in the area of learning and organization is one of the key factors for success. Adding to a coach’s daily challenges are the various seasons to plan for. The off season, pre-season, and competition season, all of which have specific needs for focus. In this lecture I will go over those needs for each level giving you more information to plan better.
This lecture is designed to explain how to enter the elite level, FIG rules, what to expect and how to prepare. This lecture is not for coaches already at the elite level but it is excellent information for any coach that might think they have an athlete they want to try elite with in the future.
This lecture is very helpful for coaches working with lower levels on bars with the goal of giving their gymnasts the foundation to advance in skill level in the future. When these foundational concepts are mastered, your gymnasts will improve exponentially! This lecture does not cover advanced skills! This lecture is the starting point for young coaches.
Teaching twisting does not have to be complicated. Grasping the basic biomechanics of twisting simplifies the teaching process for both coaches and athletes.
Teaching circles to our advanced gymnasts is essential. You have done the work so what else can you do with that circle? This lecture shows how to safely teach releases out of any circle.