I finally got to visit Mismo 4-years after I first met unforgettable Head Coach and owner Kelley Durbin. It’s a great gym in every way.
Kelley and Morgen gave us a tour of the facility and program – then took us to dinner at the Iron Horse Brew Pub. Great grub!
I’ll meet up with Kelley at the USA Gymnastics Championships in August.
» next travelogue post on this trip – Lewis and Clark Caverns
One of my favourite events of the year is the HPTC camp in Idaho hosted by Dave Adlard.
At the end of camp all coaches are lined-up against a wall in front of a firing squad of gymnasts. Contest winners get to “pie” any coach. Here Bobby launches a sneak attack at Dave. It was brilliant.
Check out over 80 pictures of camp on Flickr.
Video clips of coaches getting a pie in the face.
» next travelogue post on this trip – Mismo Gymnastics, Missoula, Montana
Not for the gym camp. But all the grilled lamb chops I can eat!
More photos of Dave and Lisa Adlard’s restaurant on Flickr.
I finally got a US$25 Flickr Pro account. After years of hosting my own photos, it’s time I moved to a web host. I will add more photos to this set over the next couple of weeks — easy to do in Flickr.
» next travelogue post on this trip – gymnastics camp photos
Bush’s new domestic policy adviser (What domestic policy? Empty the treasury?) is aptly named.
Zin’s getting good reviews so far — except one slight smudge.
Thanks to sharp reporting by Josh Gerstein of the New York Sun, Zinsmeister’s appointment was marred by the discovery that he had doctored quotes in a newspaper profile about him that was posted on the AEI Web site. In an August 2004 article in the Syracuse New Times, Zinsmeister had said, “People in Washington are morally repugnant, cheating, shifty human beings.” On the AEI site, he changed his quote to read, “I learned in Washington that there is an ‘overclass’ in this country stocked with cheating, shifty human beings that’s just as morally repugnant as our underclass.”
It really is tough being squeaky clean enough to be a politician these days.
I spun off a blog of interest to all coaches of acrobatic sports. Gymnastics and trampoline are fundamental to everything you do later in sports like diving and break dancing.
Go to my new blog for everything gymnastics.
Last summer at Woodward camp I coached high level mountain bikers, in-line skaters and skateboard punks. Their lack of skill on trampoline was shocking and dangerous.
Two gymnasts, the sons of former Olympian Phillip Chartrand, trained gymnastics one week — then switched to in-line skating for the next week. The in-line coaches told me they were instantly the best students due to their solid gymnastics background. Those boys were cast in the new Beatles Cirque show “LOVE”.
The best use of the internet for teaching skills I’ve seen is The Front Handspring Vault by coach Brian Bakalar of Gymnastics Revolution, Connecticut.
Then check Brian’s photo and photo sequence database of basic skills he calls Gymnastics Interactive.
Shaun Ehman, Level 6.
I was over at my old club, Altadore Gymnastics, in a volunteer advisory role. Seems I am a wise elder statesman at this point in my life. Funny how that happens.
The boys were looking strong, ready for National Championships this year to be held in Quebec.
Alberta may be the team to beat in Level 6. They already won Westerns.
Good luck Altadore! I’ll be cheering for you.
I’ve been waiting for this.
The successful predecessor to this film, Bring it On, helped popularize cheerleading. Stick It will do the same for gymnastics, I think.
Reviews have been less-than-Oscar-worthy so far. To see for yourself click the video below to watch the trailer.
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You can see the full video clip of stuntman Vladimir Telovski on his website — it’s from a Craftsman Tools commercial for Sears.
A cross breed of yoga, breakdancing, climbing and gymnastics in a domestic setting.
Check out the very popular House Gymnastics website.
Rick McCharles 