Bids for 2013-2014 Meet Hosting are due 1 August 2013, that’s a month away. Download the Bid Form HERE USA Gymnastics U100 – Fundamentals of Gymnastics Instruction Course must be completed, along with the other Professional Memership requirements, before you will be allowed on the competitive floor after 1 August 2013. The course can be taken online…
Category: Coaching
Time to Fill Up the Tanks
Now is the time to start refilling those Emotional Fuel Tanks in the gym. Click HERE for to view the Coach’s Script. Click HERE to visit the Positive Coaching Alliance for loads of additional Positive Information.
Research Confirms: Positive Beats Negative
New research at Clemson University confirms that verbally aggressive conduct in coaching does not produce the best results. “According to the study, which focused on feedback from 130 Division I college athletes, players who were exposed to a verbally aggressive coach reported significantly less motivation to perform, and viewed such coaches as significantly less competent,…
Level 10 Regional Results
Congratulations to all the Level 10’s qualifying to Nationals and to all who competed this past weekend at Brookdale Community College. Many thanks to Rebound Gymnastics for hosting the meet. Junior RESULTS Senior RESULTS
2012 USAG-NJ Annual Awards Presented
Congratulations to the 2012 USAG-NJ Annual Award Winners: JO Club of the Year – North Stars Gymnastics Meet Host of the Year – Rebound Gymnastics Compulsory Gymnast of the Year – Alexia Daza Optional Gymnast of the Year – Alicia Boren & Kaitlin Minhinick Judge of the Year – Linda Orriss & Bonnie Synol Volunteer of…
College of Knowledge Reminder & Tips
Videos included in this playlist: 2013 Rules and Policies Coaching Certification Requirement Importance of Basics for Beam Pre-School Lever Drill Athletes With Disabilities
Be A Fan Of The Sport
Zeke Jones, the former Olympic medalist and current coach of the USA Wrestling freestyle team, shares his view on being a fan of the sport. “Even if the opponent does something good, that is okay.” Cheering for both sides makes you the ultimate fan.
Learn To Handle Difficulties
Responsible Sports clip from Liberty Mutual & Positive Coaching Association 2012 Olympic Wrestling Gold Medalist Jordan Burroughs explains to parents how and why they should encourage their youth athletes.
Can You Spot Tony Spot?
The Region 7 High Performance Camp was held last weekend at Woodward Camp in PA. Can you spot coach Tony Gehman spotting in the maze called Woodward? Photo by M.J.Milchanowski
SafeSport – Where Your Game Plan Starts
We all have a role to play in creating a healthy setting for sport. SafeSport helps raise awareness about misconduct in sport, promote open dialogue, and provide training and resources. When we work as a team, we can build a game plan to make sport safe―for everyone. SafeSport is a part of USA Gymnastics “Clubs…
Congrats Olympic Champs – Team USA
USA Gold Medal Team – Well Done! Amazing Gymnastics from each and every athlete. View all the details and photos HERE Photo from USA Gymnastics by photographer Joh Cheng
The Olympics Are Coming
The Olympics are only 11 days away. Here are the Links: Olympic Schedule & Results Olympic Gymnastics Schedule Olympic Gymnastics T.V. Schedule Meet the US Olympic Gymnastics Teams
Success Defined
Responisble Sports – Success Bruce Burnett, former Olympic coach and Navy’s current wrestling coach, explains what success really is.
Motivating Athletes
From the Liberty Mutual Responsible Sports Series Motivating Athletes by Mark Manning, Head Wrestling Coach at the University of Nebraska.
Parent First
Article/video from Liberty Mutuals Responsible Sports Video Library USA Wrestling Freestyle National Coach Zeke Jones explains how he parents first when it comes to his kids’ youth sports experience.
Law of Averages
Article/Video from Liberty Mutuals Responsible Sports Video Library Law of Averages Zeke Jones, US National Freestyle Head Coach at USA Wrestling, talks about how to put bad calls into perspective.
Relaxation Tip
Article/video from Liberty Mutuals Responsible Sports Video Library USA Wrestling Freestyle National Coach Steve Fraser talks about the involvement of parents during matches and referees’ calls.
Handling A Mistake
Article/video from Liberty Mutuals Responsible Sports Video Library Handling A Mistake: Mistakes happen to the best of us! Listen to how USA Softball Olympian Jessica Mendoza learned from her dad how to handle those mistakes both personally and with her teammates.