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Freshman Gymnastics: HIT FORM WIN by Myles Laffey Hinsdale Central

Freshman Gymnastics: HIT FORM WIN by Myles Laffey Hinsdale Central. Don’t underestimate the power you have to positively influence kids --------------- Don’t overplay your role in the process of skill acquisition; Let the gymnast own what he earned.

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Freshman Gymnastics: HIT FORM WIN by Myles Laffey Hinsdale Central

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  1. Freshman Gymnastics: HIT FORM WIN by Myles Laffey Hinsdale Central

  2. Don’t underestimate the power you have to positively influence kids --------------- Don’t overplay your role in the process of skill acquisition; Let the gymnast own what he earned

  3. The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing. --Socrates Seek advice from coaches you trust

  4. Coaching Influences Al Bekkedal DGN

  5. Coaching Influences Tony Canino HC “…worth doing well.” Neil Krupicka HC “…pat on the back.” Harrison Bull HC “Do your best.”

  6. Coaching Influences Eric Liva Team Dist. 86 Tim Hamman HC, Fremd Tnation.t-nation.com Stayfit.com

  7. Coaching Influences “Iron” Mark Wanner HC “Attention to details” “Fall in love with the training” -Lance Armstrong

  8. Other IHSGCA coaches (and judges) particularly: DGN GW LT York

  9. PRACTICES For skills, drills, stations, routines, etc. see Coach Levin’s presentation referencing HC Coach Canino

  10. PRACTICES Day 1: Learn all gymnasts’ names; no excuses Be on time, be on task, always do your best “Let’s build something together”

  11. PRACTICES 2-3 events per day Condition as a team (within a team) Saturdays: condition with varsity What you do in practice, you will do in a meet

  12. Skill Acquisition Luck, Coincidence, Skill “I didn’t see you; do it again” Celebrate rites of passage (kip on bars, uprise on rings) Give freshman an audience, spotlight

  13. Capitalize on “horses on the trail” moments • Draw a crowd quickly; keep it lively • Spontaneous contests • Focus on repetition of specific skill

  14. ROUTINES KISS--“Keep it simple, Sparky” 10 “hittable” skills with form HB example Teach them to breathe VISUALIZE or find what works

  15. Skills as “carrots” for Spring Break Ex. giants, higher level skills, team tournaments, pool workouts, club visit & lunch Incentive to stay for break practices After frosh year spring break required

  16. MEETS • “Business dress” – job to do • Stick together • Watch each other compete • Talk to opposing friends after meet • Handshakes: consider “gymnastics brotherhood” • Didn’t hit? Can’t complain. • Hitting is contagious, and fun!

  17. HOME MEETS • All levels help out (set up, take down) • Team meeting after take down • Win vs. loss speech • Highlights, future focus • Red Devil award

  18. Freshman Education: Traditions • “Palmam Qui MeruitFerat” • bus ride • special treats • trivia night at coach’s house • naming exercises after creators • Uniforms (Star Trek tops)

  19. Freshman year as start of journey Success takes time Laffey’s 18 years of freshman teams (win some, lose some) 14 years of senior teams at State (7 trophies)

  20. HIT FORM WIN What does it mean? Doing your best vs. being the best Scores and medals; gymnastics as metaphor for life Building a future with your team

  21. A Gymnastics Perspective By: Jeff Levin Glenbard West

  22. MY GOALS- • State a PHILOSOPHY- What does it all mean? • Taste of the “HILLTOPPER APPROACH” • ALSO- CREATE sort of a ROADMAP TO SUCCESS!

  23. Influences • Tony Canino: HC • Tom Sokalski: NE • Ed Gagnier: Iowa State • Blaise Blasko: GW • Steve Kafka: GW

  24. EventsJudgingRationale

  25. TIME and FOCUS • Soph season- • 66 days • Approximately- 12 meets • Only 54 days to coach • My first meet is two and a half weeks into the season (almost 25 %)

  26. HENCE • Work on EVENT REQUIREMENTS right away! • Develop PATTERNS, STATIONS, and HABITS! • TALK TO THE TEAM- FORMULATE TEAM GOALS! • CREATE INDIVIDUAL GOALS • HOLD YOUR GYMNASTS TO THEIR GOALS!

  27. TUMBLING REQUIREMENTS • BACK PASS- .4 • FRONT PASS.4 • A TWIST.4

  28. MY PHILOSOPHY-BEG. YEAR • GET YOUR REQUIREMENTS FIRST • CONSTANT LEG DRILLS- FOR BOUNDERS. • CONDITIONING PAYS DIVIDENDS • REMEMBER- THERE IS NO REPITITION!- WHAT DOES THAT MEAN TO YOU?

  29. FIRST MEET- GENERIC GYMNAST • Most likely- two front passes. WHY? • Work front (barani) into the pit or crash pad. • A nice ro-ff- back is fine at the beg. Of the year. (spot in practice- no pt. to do It in the meet. Also, front bounders

  30. SCORE? • Diff. 1.6 • Combination- 1.2 • Sub-total 2.8 • Form = 5.4 • Form in reality= 3.2-3.7 • Gymnast’s score= 6.0-6.5

  31. Final routine- top guy(s) • Front-front-front + for. Roll- WHY? • Ro-ff- back- back- back extension • For. Full – for. Roll- front. • Why did I add the back extension On pass two?

  32. SCORE WITH FORM • YOU HAVE FOUR C’S- ONE OF THEM WILL BE BROKEN DOWN INTO TWO B’S. DIFFICULTY 2.8 COMBINATION- 1.2 BONUS. 2 (C+C CONNECTION) FORM= 4.2-4.8 SCORE= 8.4- 9.0

  33. POMMEL HORSE- DON’T COMPROMISE THE ISSUE! • INCEPTION- THE MUSHROOM THAT BEGAN THE PROCESS TO 10.0! • NUMBERS! NUMBERS! NUMBERS! • BASIC TECHNIQUE- THE QUARTER AND THREE QUARTER POINTS. • DON’T SACRIFICE FORM FOR MORE NUMBERS!

  34. FIRST MEET • TWO CIRCLES- DOES THE WORD “TASK MASTER” COME TO MIND? • TWO SCISSOR HOPS- REMEMBER- SPACE BETWEEN THEIR CROTCH AND THE HORSE- NO STOP!- ONE LEG NEEDS TO KEEP MOVING! • JUST A REGULAR LOOP.

  35. REMEMBER: • YOUR GYMNASTS WILL BECOME ABOUT AS GOOD OR WORK ABOUT AS HARD AS YOU MAKE THEM WORK • THERE IS A DIRECT CORRELATION TO BECOMING GOOD AND THE NUMBERS THAT YOU HOLD THEM TO • MAKE SURE YOU ADD LOOP DRILLS AND SCISSOR DRILLS.

  36. FIRST MEET • TWO CIRCLES (PROBABLY MOUNT) • TWO SCISSORS INTO A “B’ SCISSOR HOP! • ANOTHER SCISSOR HOP (REMEMBER- IF THEY STOP OR DON’T KEEP MOVING- THERE IS ZERO BENEFIT!) • DON’T FORGET- 10 LEGITIMATE PARTS!

  37. SCORE • DIFFICULTY= .4 • COMBINATION= .8 (IF GIVEN CREDIT FOR CIRCLES- DON’T BANG THE HORSE!) • FORM= 2.0- 3.2 • TOTAL= 3.2-4.4 • REMEMBER- JUDGES CAN AND WILL BE TIGHT ON EXECUTION!

  38. END OF YEAR • START WORKING ON TRAVEL DOWNS • CIRCLE LOOPS • TRAVEL LOOP OFF OR TRAVEL DOWN- BREAK CIRCLE LOOP OFF • “B” PART EITHER WAY

  39. SCORE BREAKDOWN • DIFFICULTY- 4 B’S AND THE REST A’S= 1.6 * COMBINATION- 1.2 EXECUTION ( KEEP THE BUTT OFF THE HORSE AND KEEP IT MOVING- ONLY STANDARD BREAKS FORM APPROX.= 3.5- 4.4 FINAL SCORE= 6.3- 7.2 (NOT BAD!)

  40. INTERLUDE • MAKE IT FUN-GAMES- CHINA VS. THE UNITED STATES. • KEEP GYMNASTS ON-TASK • LOTS OF COMMUNICATION-CONSTANT REMINDERS ABOUT ACHIEVING GOALS!

  41. STILL RINGS- DRILLS • SWINGS- HANDS IN - BLOCK IN THE FRONT- PALMS DOWN IN THE BACK! • HANDSTANDS- STEP ONTO A BLOCK, IF NECESSARY. • DISLOCATES ONTO CRASH PADS. • CROSSES OR FRONT LEVERS (EVERY OTHER DAY IS FINE) • LIFTED DISMOUNTS – GOOD BLOCK OUT OF THE FRONT SWING.

  42. RINGS- INTANGIBLES • STATIONS ARE A MUST- AND KEEPING ON TASK IS A MUST. • NOTE* WITH SOME GYMNASTS, JUST GETTING THEM TO THE TOP OF THE RINGS IS A BIG PSYCHOLOGICAL BOOST! • BUILD THEIR CONFIDENCE AND STRESS PATIENCE (FOR SOME THIS EVENT CAN TAKE AWHILE BEFORE THEY REALLY SENSE IMPROVEMENT!

  43. BEGINNING OF THE SEASON • YOU’LL PROBABLY START WITH A SHOULDER STAND-HOWEVER, IF THEY’VE WORKED EXTREMELY HARD, PUT IT IN THEIR SET. THEY WILL LIKELY NOT GET CREDIT FOR IT. • STRENGTH- SAME • TOP TO TOP- SAME

  44. OPENING ROUTINE • THE OBJECT IS TO THROW THE CLEANEST ROUTINE POSSIBLE, WHILE WORKING TOWARDS REQUIRENTS (STRENGTH, H.S. AND TOP TO TOP. • DIFFICULTY .4 • COMBINATION- GENERALLY .O • FORM 2.5-3.2 • SCORE= 2.9- 3.6

  45. DIRECTLY AFTER THE TWO WEEKS • INCREASE ALL OF YOUR NUMBERS- RELATED TO STRENGTH AND HANDSTANDS. • WORK TOP TO TOP (LIKE CRAZY)- • GET IT IN! • IF YOU’RE WORKING ON A FRONT LEVER- YOU MAY GET SOME SORT OF CREDIT BY MID-YEAR. • THE HANDSTAND WILL STILL BE A WORK IN PROGRESS

  46. MID-YEAR ROUTINE • YOU PROBABLY HAVE A TOP TO TOP-PERHAPS, YOU CAN GET IT STRAIGHT ARM (PROBABLY NOT) • FORM AND “STURDINESS” SHOULD REALLY BE IMPROVING. • HANDSTAND- SHOULD BE GETTING PROGRESSIVELY BETTER. • START INTRODUCING THE POSSIBILITY OF A “FULL” DISMOUNT.

  47. PROGRESSING TOWARDS THE END OF THE YEAR • HANDSTAND SHOULD BE GETTING CREDIT- ALL DRILLS SHOULD BE TOWARDS GETTING CREDIT. MAKE SURE YOUR GYMNASTS ARE STOPPING IN ONE POSITION, EVEN IF ITS NOT ALL THE WAY UP. • STRENGTH- SAME – START WORKING A LITTLE BIT ON PULLING OUT OF FRONT LEVERS AND CROSSES. (OBVIOUSLY, USE PULLEY SYSTEMS AND JUST PLAIN MAN-POWER (HELP FROM TEAM-MATE

  48. END OF YEAR ROUTINE • HANDSTAND- CREDIT • STRENGTH- CREDIT • TOP TO TOP WITH STRAIGHT ARMS THROUGH BACK UPRISE. • PERHAPS, A BACK UPRISE TO IMMEDIATE STRADDLE L • POSSIBLY EVEN A FULL

  49. END OF SEASON (SR)- BEST CASE SCENARIO • DIFF. 3B’S- ONE C DIFFICULTY= 1.9 COMB.= 1.2 SUB-TOTAL= 3.1 FORM 3.5- 4.5 FINAL SCORE-6.6- 7.6

  50. CORRELATION VLT- TU-TRAMP • YOU CAN ALMOST LUMP THESE IN TOGETHER. • LEARN A FULL (FORWARD) ON TRAMP-AND YOU CAN DO A HS FULL • PIKE BACK, LAYOUT BACK- PIKE TSUK, LAYOUT TSUK (ETC.)

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