May 10
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A Retroactive Reward, Some Leo Distributors, and Getting Ready for Gymnastics Camp
Retroactive Bronze Award 2000
When I saw a title stating that the US Women’s Gymnastics Team had been awarded the bronze medal for the 2000 Olympic Games – I had to do a double take. Honestly, I looked at the cover several times, and then I double-checked the date on the magazine I was looking , USA Gymnastics Online at (it was in fact for the month of May 2010). After one or two more minutes of head scratching, a very dim light began to come on inside of my head. I remembered that I had heard that the International Olympics Committee had penalized China for using under age gymnasts during the 2000 games. Finally it all made sense. I am sure the ladies were excited to learn of their belated award. One has to wonder though if we will be seeing more of this type of activity. If you recall, the 2008 games were full of allegations that one or two of the female gymnasts looked woefully under age. I guess time will tell.
A New Thought On Finding Used Gymnastics Leotards
I have written several articles discussing my thoughts on finding used and discount gymnastics leotards. If you have spent any time at all trying to find used leos, you know it ain’t easy. In the past I have covered options such as visiting Amazon or eBay to see what they have to offer in the way of cheap gymnastics outfits. Typically you can find something on those sites. Tonight, while I was sorting through the Internet to see what other resources I could find for you I had an epiphany…CraigsList (craigslist.org). They seem to have a little bit of everything on this site. While you may not be able to find quality used leotards on Craigslist all of the time, I am certain you can find a deal on there every once and a while. Another excellent source for finding reasonably priced, gently used leotards is at your local gymnastics center. Most gyms I have been affiliated with have some type of a pro shop on the premises and in those pro shops they typically sell used gymnastics leotards on consignment. If you can find a local gymnastics pro shop, they will be your best bet for finding a nice workout leotard for a reasonable price. Even if you paid the exact same amount for a used leo from the pro shop as one listed on eBay, you will save on the shipping.
Are You Ready For Gymnastics Camp?
To finish out this post, I figured I would throw a little bit of information out there about some of the upcoming summer gymnastics camps. When I was coaching my competitive girls team, summer camp was always the high point of their year. Gymnasts like to have the opportunity to go and work with other coaches and gymnasts because it changes their workout up a little bit. As a coach, I always enjoyed it because it was nice to have another coach reaffirm the instruction I had been giving them all year long. For those of you new to the gymnastics summer camp thing, there are tons of camps out there. I have decided just to provide you with information on three of them. The Woodward gymnastics camp and the UCLA Gymnastics Camp have been around forever and have very good reputations. The Olympia gymnastics camp is new to me, but they do have Svetlana Boguinskaia (former top notch Russian Olympian) coaching at the camp. Any one of these three camps is sure to be a great experience for your young gymnast.
Now get out there and stick it!
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