 | Beth Gardner's Skilled Lesson Plan Gardner, Beth | Book
$110
| Beth Gardner's Little Champs - Skill Specific Lesson Planning Book and 2 DVD set covers how to teach 2-5 year olds efficiently by developing a full year plan. The 110- page book has descriptions of lesson plans and photos of the set-ups; the DVDs go over each set-up with instruction tips and benefits. |
 | Gymnastics Journal Feeney, Rik | Book
$17.95
| The Gymnastics Journal is the perfect holiday or special occasion gift for the gymnastics enthusiast in your life. Eighty journal pages with a different gymnastics illustration on each page depicting all the fun and excitement of this Olympic sport. |
 | Gymnastics Journal & Meet Survival Guide Feeney, Rik | Book
$19.75
| This is for your gymnasts. Pictures and videos are great but not nearly as accessible and personal as a journal written and created by you. This is your journal, a personal record of your experiences as a competitive gymnast. You are the author of this book, so there is no right or wrong way to develop the material. Several writing prompts are suggested , which you are free to use or cross out and use the page for an entirely different reason. It’s your book!. |
 | The Flip Chart Booklets - Set of Five Hery, George H. | Book
$19.95
| Set of 5 Booklets. Here is a systematic way to motivate and track progressions of flipping and twisting on the trampoline.
Keep a running total in the total points column to keep track of your progress! |
 | The Flip Charts Booklet Hery, George H. | Book
$4.95
| Here is a systematic way to motivate and track progressions of flipping and twisting on the trampoline.
Keep a running total in the total points column to keep track of your progress! |
 | z Interview/Article: Coaching with Feeling: The Kinesiology of Teaching Watanabe, Masayuki | E-report
$5.00
| Tom Beach from GymSmarts caught up with Mas Watanabe for this
interview to discuss coaching. In this interview he talks about specific skills he uses to understand the individual skills the gymnasts are training and how he uses these skills to help be specific with his dialog will the athletes. What he explains here is truly amazing and surprising! |
| z Interview/Article: Creating Style for Your Gymnast Robinson, Kris | E-report
$5.00
| GymSmarts asked Kris Merlo Robinson, “The Posture Lady” creating a style for a gymnast, and its importance. If you would like more information on floor choreography, you will probably find Kris’ new DVD: The Art of Choreography helpful. |
| z Interview/Article: Creating Success, Fun & Fitness with Rec Gymnastics Lulla, Jeffrey | E-report
$5.00
| Tom Beach from GymSmarts asked Jeff Lulla, President, Fun & Fitness Gymnastics, to discuss a portion of his new DVD: TEACHING GYMNASTICS PROGRESSIONS Teaching with Progressions Critical to Success and Safety. This article covers creating and celebrating success and creating an environment for positive self-esteem within your recreational program. |
| z Interview/Article: Developing a Strength Program for Junior Gymnasts Tomita, Yoichi | E-report
$5.00
| This interview with Yoichi Tomita is to help to better understand strength training, how it affects the overall development of the gymnast, and how to structure strength training into the gymnasts training program. It is designed to further develop concepts covered in Yoichi’s Strength Training for Junior Gymnasts DVD. |
| z Interview/Article: Finding an Artistic Gymnastics Choreographer Robinson, Kris | E-report
$5.00
| GymSmarts asked Kris Merlo Robinson, “The Posture Lady” about how someone goes about finding a choreographer, what to look for, and what different types there are. If you would like more information on floor choreography, you will probably find Kris’ new DVD: The Art of Choreography helpful. |
| z Interview/Article: Flipping and Twisting E-report Vaughan, Glen | E-report
$5.00
| This interview with Glen Vaughan discusses portions of his Unraveling the Mystery of “Twistery DVD and covers twisting and flipping principles. |
| z Interview/Article: Forward Giants - Two Types of Swing E-report Watanabe, Masayuki | E-report
$5.00
| Mas Watanabe discusses portions of his Teaching Uneven Bar Fundamentals. This interview covers the Forward Giant, and the two types of swing that are necessary basics. The DVD itself goes over all the important basic skills for bars and the importance of the basics and doing them well. |
| z Interview/Article: Gain 1/2 Twist in the Tsukahara Vault Watanabe, Masayuki | E-report
$5.00
| Tom Beach from GymSmarts.com caught up with Mas Watanabe for this interview to discuss portions of his How to Immediately Gain 1/2 Twist in the Tsukahara Vault DVD. This interview covers the various critical parts of the Tsukahara and Kasamatsu vaults. The DVD itself goes over all the important differences of the vaults and how to teach them. |
| z Interview/Article: How to Teach Movement to Children Davis, Barbara | E-report
$5.00
| From the introduction of Barbara Davis’ soon to be released book, 401 Desk side Activities for Energetic Kids. Barbara’s DVD, I Can Tumble will be released June 2006. It is designed to be used by coaches for their classes or parents with their children and be available through GymSmarts. |
| z Interview/Article: How to Use the Strapbar Effectively Connelly, Dan | E-report
$5.00
| GymSmarts.com caught up with Dan Connelly for this interview to discuss portions of his SWING LIKE A CHAMPION DVD. This interview covers the use of the strapbar in developing strong swing fundamentals. The DVD itself covers all the important elements of swing forward and backward and teaching giants in both directions. |
| z Interview/Article: Parenting A Young Athlete E-report Taylor, Michael | E-report
$5.00
| This article is to help to better understand the role of parents in the development of a gymnast. It is designed to further develop concepts covered in Michael’s Parenting a Young Athlete DVD that is vailable through GymSmarts.com. |
| z Interview/Article: Partners not Problems-Keeping Parents off Your Back and on Your Side Taylor, Michael | E-report
$5.00
| This article is to help to better understand the role of parents in the development of a gymnast. It is designed to further develop concepts covered in Michael’s Parenting a Yound Athlete DVD that is available through GymSmarts
“From the Office” Gym.Net – The Gymnastics Professional’s Network
“When it comes to success, you must be interested in finding the best way, not in having your own way." -John Wooden
(Former UCLA basketball teacher-coach, who celebrated his 93rd birthday on 10/14/03)
This month we take on the double-edged sword of Parental Involvement… |
| z Interview/Article: POSTURE ALERT!! Robinson, Kris | E-report
$5.00
| Kris Merlo Robinson, “The Posture Lady:” I have some very important posture tips to help gymnasts improve their skills and presentation and to help them prevent injuries. Share the information below with each and every gymnast that you work with! If you would like more information on posture, you will probably find Kris’ new DVD: It’s About Posture helpful. |
| z Interview/Article: Seeing Versus Feeling: A Skill Hery, George H. | E-report
$5.00
| GymSmarts caught up with George Hery for this interview to discuss portions of his Trampoline Flipping and Twisting DVD. |
| z Interview/Article: The Back Handspring Watanabe, Masayuki | E-report
$5.00
| Tom Beach from GymSmarts caught up with Mas Watanabe for this
interview to discuss portions of his Tumbling Fundamentals. This interview
covers the change in how to do a back handspring for optimization. He explains that one has to be willing to change the techniques to create the most efficient use of new and improved equipment. |
| z Interview/Article: The Importance of the Headspring Watanabe, Masayuki | E-report
$5.00
| This interview covers the headspring as a crucial part of front tumbling. The DVD itself goes over all the important skills for tumbling and the importance of the basics and doing them well. |
| z Interview/Article: The Yurchenko Vault Watanabe, Masayuki | E-report
$5.00
| Tom Beach from GymSmarts caught up with Mas Watanabe for this
interview to discuss portions of his upcoming Yurchenko Vault DVD. This
interview covers the critical areas of the end of the round-off at the end of the
board to the blocking and flip initiation. You can learn more about the
Yurchenko Vault from the March release of the Yurchenko Vault DVD. |
| z Interview/Article: Understanding Basic Tumbling Tomita, Yoichi | E-report
$5.00
| This interview with Yoichi Tomita is to help to better understand what basic tumbling is, how it impacts gymnasts overall training for all events, and how to implement a Basic Tumbling Program into daily training. It is designed to futher develop concepts covered in Yoich's BASIC TUMBLING DVD. |
| z Interview/Article: What About a Front Dismount for Uneven Parallel Bars Connelly, Dan | E-report
$5.00
| Tom Beach from GymSmarts.com caught up with Dan Connelly for this
interview to discuss Front Dismount for UPB. In this interview he talks about
If you would like more information on teaching or learning the Front Dismount, , you will probably find Dan’s new DVD: The Forward Dismount for Uneven Parallel Bars helpful. |
| z Interview: The Benefits of Trampoline for Artistic Gymnastics Hery, George H. | E-report
$5.00
| This interview shows how trampoline can assist with the three elements of learning a skill: learning the skill, controlling the skill, and perfecting the skill; and how to use the trampoline to excelorate learning for artistic gymnastics skills. |
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