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Bar Skills You Can Do At Home
Due to the gradual nature of learning gymnastics, it is beneficial to start off with the basics at home. This helps coaches in level progressions, introducing new manoeuvres to the child’s skill set and doing more complex gymnastics movements at the gym. Here are some lists of skills you can do on your bars…
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How to Use An Incline Mat to Ace Those Acro Drills
Incline gymnastics mats or wedges are very versatile in regards to gymnastics, acro, cheerleading, dance and tumbling. They come in a small and a large size, and are a training aid that can be used for a variety of different manoeuvres and acing techniques when it comes to training regularly. The Gym Spot and…
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The Rhythmic Gymnastics Team for Tokyo 2020 Olympics
With the Rhythmic Gymnastics Team set to compete at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics today, the Gym Spot would like to shed light on these athletes and all that they have achieved prior to their Olympic debut. It’s the first time in Australian Olympic history to have representatives in both Rhythmic Gymnastics Individual and Group.…
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The Trampoline Team for Tokyo 2020 Olympics
The Gym Spot would like to give a round of applause for our Australian Trampoline Team who are set to compete at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics this coming Friday and Saturday. Our Gymnastics Trampolining Team consists of the athletes Dominic Clarke and Jessica Pickering. Dominic Clarke Dominic, 24 years of age was born in Plymouth,…
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Everything you need to know about Gymnastics at Tokyo Olympics 2020
The official Olympic season is well and truly among us! We are so excited to be able to watch gymnasts from all around the world perform and compete, as well as support our very own Australian team. We are proud to announce that The Australian Olympic Committee has selected an 11-strong gymnastics team for…
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Kip Drills You Can Do at Home
The kip is a necessary skill that a gymnast must master when it comes to excelling within gymnastics. Gymnasts need to ensure that the kip is something that they are regularly practising as it is quite a challenging skill. Unfortunately due to the recent COVID-19 restrictions in place, it has proven to be quite…
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6 Strength and Conditioning Exercises You Can Do at Home
Australian Representative and 2021 Australian National Champion on Rings Jack Riek looks at some simple, yet effective at-home conditioning exercises that will keep gymnasts on track. Jack states, “Any serious gymnast will know that time off can be pretty detrimental to their performance in the long run, and that it’s really important to keep a base…
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Best Exercises to Improve your Gymnastics Skills at Home
Don’t have access to any or have minimal equipment? Don’t fret – The Gym Spot has put together some exercises that you can do to help improve your gymnastics skills from the comfort of your own home.
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Strength And Conditioning For Gymnasts
This week we talked to Maddison Beel, Director of Neophyte Performance and an Advanced Women’s Artistic Gymnastics Coach currently living on the beautiful Sunshine Coast, Queensland. Having recently completed her Bachelor’s degree in Sports and Exercise Science, she has pursued her passion for coaching young athletes and seeing them reach their potential. Neophyte Performance’s goal…
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How To Do a Handstand Forward Roll
Phil who specialises in gymnastics based strength, stability and skill development at Peak Gymnastics shows us how to do a Handstand Forward Roll. This gymnastics move is where you do a handstand, slowly leaning forward as if you are falling flat and curl into a ball. Before attempting this skill, you need to make sure that…