Posts Tagged ‘Cheer’
I’m embarrassed, are you?
Sadly I have to admit that I am embarrassed by the state of sports and sportsmanship today. Being in the profession of training athletes I take very seriously the underlying lessons that are prevalent in training young people. When I see the negative results that become evident in athlete and fan behavior; when coaches, administrators…
Read More15 minutes for the New Year
I wanted to have one last post before the New Year. It’s been a great year at Gymfinity and next year will be even better. New Years is a time to make resolutions. People swear off candy, drinking, cussing, smoking and other resolved changes that usually don’t take long to reverse. Maybe instead of setting…
Read MoreHow we are like pigeons and monkeys
I love studies in animal behavior. So much can be learned by seeing how animals behave in certain situations and under certain conditions. What we can infer from these studies about human behavior is very interesting. Take into account two studies: The first is a study of monkeys placed in a cage with a set…
Read MoreWhat makes you fat?
There is research out there that shows various indicators of the population and their propensity toward being overweight. It appears that cars make us fatter. In fact when gas is cheap we tend to take them more places and walk less. Research shows that people living in suburbs are fatter because they have to drive…
Read MoreHow did they get so good?
We get asked that question a lot. People who watch our team kids are so impressed with the level of skill that they feel they need to ask. The next question is usually “do you have anyone going to the Olympics?” and the whole thing almost always ends with “Wow.” Now, we don’t claim to…
Read MoreBubble wrapping our kids is not the safest thing to do
When does it stop? Asa child I remember jumping off garage roof to the lawn. I remember building a ramp to jump over match-box cars on my bike. I remember throwing and deflecting mini fire-crackers in a battle with my brothers. We used to build snow forts and have huge snow-ball fights. We used to climb…
Read MoreFast Food Eye Openers: (sit down)
What is our greatest reward?
I’ve been around awhile. I started coaching team gymnastics in 1985 and went to my first meet to cover our other coach who had to go to a wedding. I remember it like yesterday. I have coached college gymnasts to national championships. I have had Junior Olympic kids get college scholarships. I have watched kids…
Read MoreFlipGirl is AWESOME
I just got sent this link from SuperBlogger Rick McCharles linking to this band’s video. It is a song called FlipGirl and it actually is really good. Clean lyrics and fun for kids in gymnastics. Also available on iTunes. (I foresee this as a ringtone on several team girls phones). Check it out. (Note at the end…
Read MoreFitness is fun with Motion Evolution at Gymfinity
Watch this: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuNWkKBokts] With that understood, let’s talk fitness. Gymfinity has a kids fitness program that is designed to appeal to ALL children. It’s called Motion Evolution. Our program offers exercises for children in a group (or individually) that provide an increase in strength, flexibility, coordination and cardio-vascular fitness. It enhances their social skills as well as…
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