Poking fun at the past
Here is a pretty funny spoof on (former) eastern block coaches who have immigrated to America and become gymnastics professionals. (WARNING: THE VIDEO DOES HAVE ONE BIT OF INAPPROPRIATE LANGUAGE) The video title mentions Marta Karolyi by name but there are more than just Marta out there. British comic Tracey Ullman is poking fun at coaches who, through neglect,…
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One for the Dads
OK, I cannot assume that only the fathers are into football, in fact my wife knows more about football than I do, but I had to get your attention with a snappy headline. This last weekend the Packers got beat by the Vikings and that is a particularly sore spot with most Wisconsinites. In fact,…
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Big weekend for Gymfinity!!
What a weekend we had. There was so much going on at the gym and so much fun too. On Friday: we had the sidewalk put in, so the parking lot is full of large construction vehicles. It makes it a little constricted for a while but in the end, we will have more parking and…
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Homework and the Gym
We are now entering the season of prolonged darkness and lousy weather but also the honeymoon of the school year is over. Kids are now in the routine day-to-day existence of school and the new teacher, new class, new way of doing things has become passe. Kids now have to make a commitment to study and…
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The Beauty of Children
This story was passed to me from a coaching friend. My first thought was “awww, how cute.” Then I thought more about the legacy we leave and the legacy that our team kids develop through the years they are in the gym. Children never cease to amaze me. That’s why I love what I do. The…
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Look where we’ve been
Look where we have come from. I tell the kids I coach that when I was young in the sport that girls did “beats” on the bar, we tumbled on wrestling mats, the beam was made of wood and the vault was a horse not a table . They look at me with a confused look, the…
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