Stretching Doesn’t Work, Ankle Weights Make You Slow And Other Advice For Gymnasts & Cheerleaders
Yeah I know what you’re thinking: “What do you mean stretching doesn’t work?! I stretch and have the flexibility to show it!” But flexibility is only one physical attribute. Range of motion in the muscle is pointless unless you have...
Getting The Most Out Of Tumbling Private Lessons (advice for parents, and best practices for coaches)
I once remember a parent telling me that tumbling private lessons were just a way for me to “make a quick buck” instead of a valuable tool that would help her child become the super-star tumbler she wanted be. Never mind the fact that her daughter trained...
How To Develop Mental Toughness In Sports (w/ Jeff Benson)
One of my favorite types of emails to receive is when coaches ask me what attributes they should look for when considering a particular child to be in a higher or elite level tumbling program. The reason? Because the answer is easy, mental toughness. But over the...
How To Produce High-Level Tumblers With Only 4 Pieces Of Gym Equipment
I don’t think many athletes realize this, but having access to a gymnastics, cheer or power tumbling facility in North America (or Europe) is a privilege. Even clubs that only have the bare essentials contain everything could ever need to become a high-level...Used By World-Level Athletes!
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