Coaching- The Little Details

Dealing With Talent

April 27, 2012

Super talented kids walk through the doors of gymnastics clubs around the world every day. Most of the time they go unnoticed, unchallenged, or unmotivated. By the mere nature of your question I get the sense that you are on the right track. Identification of talent is one thing, verifying the talent over time another, [...]

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Periodization: In Response to an “Ask John” Question

November 6, 2011

I recently received a series of questions through “Ask John Q&A” that presented some very interesting material for a blog topic. The questions were from George: John, I am a rookie gym coach, but I have coached a lot of athletes in another anaerobic and technical-skill heavy sport. I am also a certified strength and [...]

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Summer Training

June 27, 2011

Summer Gymnastics training provides great opportunities for accelerated learning. John Geddert discusses some related concerns to be considered when putting together your summer gymnastics training programs.

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Gymnasts: Plant the Right Seeds

May 23, 2011

It has often been said that the sport of gymnastics is a complex intertwined combination of physical skills and the mental capacity to administer them consistently. John Geddert shares a simplistic view of how this combination may be explained to the athletes. Plant the right seeds!

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Gymnastics Coaches- Preparing for Regionals

April 5, 2011

Fostering the best competitive results during the championships season requires pulling out all stops. Pre-planned thought and effort to cover every details marks that advantage that some coaches maintain over others.

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Gymnastics Coaches-Dealing with Cheating

March 24, 2011

Establishing an environment where honesty and integrity will certainly assist gymnastics programs with the work ethic and productivity within their programs. Cheating is something that needs to be dealt with a stern yet fair hand.

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Setting Up Your Elite Program-Part 2

March 17, 2011

I have a little down time in between training sessions at the March National Team Training Camp in Houston so I thought I’d finish up on the blog topic dedicated to setting up your elite program. In part one I tried to define what I use as criterion for considering an athlete for the elite [...]

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SETTING UP YOUR ELITE GYMNASTICS PROGRAM

March 11, 2011

Committing to the FIG Elite world of gymnastics is something that requires great consideration. John offers some sound advise to gymnastics coaches everywhere that feel they may want to pursue the sport at it’s highest level of perfection.

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Competitive Anxiety

March 1, 2011

I must apologize for the absence of blog material over the past month. It seems that I have discovered that a 24 hour day is not capable of fitting 30 hours worth of work. I still try however. Preparing for several major competitions (Chicago Style, WOGA Classic and now American Cup, Nastia Cup, and a [...]

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Gymnastics Coaches- Injury Reduction (no such thing as prevention)

January 25, 2011

Dealing with the inevitable injury bug in gymnastics is simply part of the game. Coaches that put great emphasis on the various areas that can limit the exposure to injury will find the time and effort well placed. This blog topic relates some ideas to consider in the daily course of training.

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