GymSmarts Community

Greetings!

Countdown to Olympics…just a few more days.

Don’t forget to take a look at  www.GymsmartsCommunity.com. for more coaching information, comment back to the coaches…tell them what you would like to hear about.  Let us know what you want. 

For those of you looking for more ways to train your staff…take a look at GEW’s ( www.gymnasticseducationalworkshop.com ) they do one day staff training, and their summer/fall schedule is there:

Aug 10: Woodbridge, VA; Portland, OR, Phoenix AZ

Aug 17: East Greenwich, RI, Coconut Creek FL, Kalamazoo, MI

Aug 24: Baltimore, MD, Pittsburg, PA, Raleigh, NC

Sep 7: Chicago, IL, Hartland, WI

Sep 14: Portsmouth, NH, Cincinnati, OH

Sep 21: St Louis MO, Columbia, SC 

 

If you are in the area stop by & say HI!…we will be at:

Region 6: August 15-18 Burlington, MA  

Region 1: August 22-24 Santa Clara, CA

and GAT: August 29-31 Austin TX

 

See you next month!

Tom & Reiko Beach

	Twisting for Trampoline- The X Factor  DVD by Judy Wills Cline Twisting is one of the most complicated skills a gymnast or trampolinist ever learns. This video re-mastered for DVD is by 14 time Trampoline and Tumbling World Champion Judy Wills Cline covers in detail twisting and several techniques on how to learn to this difficult skill.   (More info) $29.95
	GymmieMotion BASICS  Cards by Gail Marks GymmieMotion Basics is a set of 34 cards illustrating stretches and gymnastics skills designed to promote physical fitness and active play.  “Basics” provides an instructional tool for teachers, parents, and children to develop confidence in movement derived from gymnastics’ roots as a comprehensive program of physical education. (More info). $29.95
	Gymnastics Journal  Book by Coach Rik Feeney The 2008 Olympics are just around the corner promising loads of excitement from the U.S. Olympic Gymnastics team. Get the young gymnastics enthusiast in your life a copy of the Gymnastics Journal for them to record their story.  (More info). $17.95

Coaching Gymnastics
by Mas
Watanabe

One of our all time best selling DVDs
This two DVD set represents the first of a series that sets the basics for which
all moves progress from. This is great for individual coach and can be used for
continual staff training. (More info)    $54.95

  

GETTING STRESSED OUT ABOUT STRESS
FRACTURES? Excerpts from GymSmartscommunity.com
posted by:  Kris Robinson

So what is a stress fracture?  Dr. Hecht writes -

A stress fracture is an overuse injury to the bone that occurs when the bone cannot keep up with the demand that is placed on it leading to microfractures (mini breaks in the bone) and swelling of the bone marrow.

Dr. Hecht continues by describing typical symptoms of a tibial stress fracture include the following: 

·  Pain develops gradually

·   Shin pain occurring during or after workouts

·   Pain improves with rest

·    A sudden increase in training time or intensity

·   The shin may be sore to touch X-rays are often negative early on in the course of a stress fracture. 

Remember…just because the x-rays are negative doesn’t mean your gymnast
doesn’t have a stress fracture. 

BIOMECHANICS OF THE LOWER BODY

Poor biomechanics of the lower extremities and pelvic area often lead to conditions such as tibial stress fractures.  Be sure to check for muscle imbalances.  Finally, emphasizing correct standing posture cannot go unnoticed and should be an important part of the training process.

Want
more tips from Kris?

Go to:
www.GymsmartsCommunity.com/krisrobinson

We have added this week as coaches that will be blogging…look for their information coming soon!!

• Donna Culp
• Rik Feeney
• Dave Adlard
• Hideo “Mizo” Mizoguchi
• Tom Forster
• Jeff Robinson

We had our best ever National Congress….

Each year we seem to do better & better.  It’s very hard to anticipate demand for over 100 products, we appreciate all of you that purchased instructional material, and if we had to ship it to you, you should have received them by now, if not please email me: tom@gymsmarts.com.   (photo of our GymSmarts booth)