Get to know High Flyers WA for this month’s club focus. With 2500 visits per week, High Flyers want to unveil the powerful gifts our sport has to offer and ignite fires of inspiration for generations to come. Continue reading Club Focus: High Flyers WA
Friday August 9th: Rhythmic Group All-Around Qualifications Highlights Bulgaria topped the Group All-Around Qualifications with a total score of 70.400. Italy, despite leading after the first rotation with 38.200, finished in second place, trailing Bulgaria by just 1.050 points with a score of 69.350. Ukraine secured third with 68.950, leading the second rotation with an impressive 33.500, outscoring Bulgaria by 0.800 points. France earned fourth … Continue reading Gymnastics Updates: 2024 Paris Olympics | Group Rhythmic Qualifications + Finals
Monday 5th August Women’s Balance Beam Finals The Balance Beam finals for women’s gymnastics featured a series of challenging performances, with several gymnasts experiencing slips and falls. Many wondered whether it was the quietness that the athletes had to perform in. Suni Lee even mentioning to reporters, “I could literally hear myself breathing.” Highlights: Alice D’Amato secured the gold with a score of 14.366. This … Continue reading Gymnastics Updates: Paris 2024 Olympics | Women’s Balance Beam & Floor Final
This week, Dr. Sue Jackson takes a look at the ways breathing techniques can benefit athletes in achieving a calm and focused mind, therefore, achieving their best results. Breathing – for calm & focus While we are always breathing, we are often not aware of how we are breathing. Breathing is the gateway to what our experience in our body and mind is like. If … Continue reading Breathing techniques for Calm and Focus with Dr. Sue Jackson
This week, sports Psychologist Dr. Sue Jackson takes us through the physical and mental benefits of taking time to mentally prepare for routines and performances and the most beneficial ways to master this technique. Imagery Imagery, or Visualisation, is a popular psychological skill used by gymnasts looking for a mental edge. For anyone who watched the recent World Championships in Stuttgart, you would have seen … Continue reading Psychological Imagery and Visualisation for Gymnasts with Dr. Sue Jackson
Shannon Miller performs with unmatched elegance and grace -flying through the air in a seemingly effortless manner. Miller now spends her time partnering with brands that focus on inspiring healthy living in young athletes and supporting struggling women. How do you think this particular routine compares to the routines of today? Leave a comment and let us know! Continue reading From the Vault: Shannon Miller
Our new segment “Insta-famous” features one of our Instagram followers every week and takes a close look at how they use social media for their gymnastics journey. Our first insta-famous post features Instagram user @lia._.flipzz ! Lia’s Instagram includes videos she’s filmed at home with the help of her favourite products. Lia says she loves using Instagram to keep track of her progress and growth … Continue reading Insta-famous: Lia
