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Gymnastics Core Training: The Hybrid Model That Builds an Elite Base

Core training might be the noisiest discussion in all of gymnastics. What exercises? How many reps and sets? Is this one dangerous? Will that one actually help skills? After a decade of digging through the research and testing it in the gym,…

Helping The Injured Gymnast – A Coaches Guide

I want to start with something I don't say often enough. The overwhelming majority of gyms I work with are full of people doing this beautifully. I have coaches who text me at 9pm on a Tuesday to ask whether a kid can start rope climbs…
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Overhead Shoulder Flexibility for Gymnasts: Beyond Passive Stretching

Here's the thing most coaches miss about overhead flexibility: you can stretch the shoulder every single day and still watch a handstand line not improve. That's because full overhead motion is a kinetic chain, with many possible issues,…
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Best Drills, Worst Culture, Still a Loss: Why Culture Decides Your Season

Let me say the quiet part out loud: without culture, everything else falls apart. You can have the best drills, the best equipment, and the best skill progressions in the region — pair them with a bad culture and the result is still a…