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The future of elite gymnastics

November 26, 2021 by Justin Slife

One of the very interesting conversations from the forums recently has been about the future of elite gymnastics. Many of the contenders for National Team spots have dropped back to Level 10 to focus on college. What will the future bring? FlippinLilysMom started the conversation with the following… Just curious what other peoples thoughts are …

Your Son Does What?

October 6, 2021 by Jen Kula

My son was born with a massive amount of physical energy. Always racing around, climbing onto furniture, swinging from countertops, or jumping off of something. My husband and I were eager to direct his energy into sports and off of the furniture, but for a long time nothing seemed to be the right fit. He …

Technique with Taucer: The Physics of Gymnastics, pt 2

October 8, 2021September 15, 2021 by Geoffrey Taucer

In my previous column, I discussed an athlete’s center of mass (CoM), and the two types of momentum the athlete has: linear (associated with motion in a direction) and angular (associated with rotation). To quickly recap our last column: the athlete’s center of mass (CoM) is the average location of her mass. A force applied …

Have You Met the Crazy Gym Parent, and Is It You?

August 11, 2021 by Jen Kula

Gymnastics is an intense, sometimes crazy sport, and it can drive the best of us a little over the edge at times, but no one wants to be on the receiving end of listening to a crazy gym parent (CGP), and no one wants to discover that they are the crazy gym parent. Learn how …

Suni Lee AA GOLD!

July 30, 2021 by Justin Slife

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Congratulations Suni!

The “Suni Lee Appreciation Thread” is connected to the comments… so go ahead and post away all the great stuff you can find on Suni!

Biles is out… Carey is in

July 30, 2021July 28, 2021 by Justin Slife

Pressure and stress in the world of upper level athletics is very real.

We have a great discussion going on in the forums right now about upper level athlete stress and the pressures of media and social media.

The “Skill Bucket” Theory… did Simone fill hers?

July 28, 2021July 28, 2021 by Justin Slife

First off… I wanted to say how awesome Simone Biles is and how great is was that she had the courage to do what she did. I just want to throw this out there and see what everyone thinks of this theory. We use this theory aggressively with our team. The former head coach at …

REVIEW: Gymnastics Gold (Dice & Card Game)

July 24, 2021July 22, 2021 by Justin Slife

Introduction Gymnastics Gold is a crazy fun dice and card game… a Yahtzee combined with gymnastics or sorts. ChalkBucket received a post that was basically an ad for this game. The post was flagged by ChalkBucket staff (great work) as we don’t allow unpaid advertising on the site. We got into a conversation with the …

Episode 5: Simone VS. Herself

July 30, 2021July 16, 2021 by Justin Slife

If you have not been keeping up with this… I highly recommend watching. Here is episode 5 of the series.

DISCUSS THE US OLYMPIC WOMEN’S TEAM

June 29, 2021 by Justin Slife

The US Olympic Women’s Team is… Simone Biles Sunisa Lee Jordan Chiles Grace McCallum Specialist: Jade Carey Specialist: MyKayla Skinner Alternates: Kayla DiCello, Emma Malabuyo, Leanne Wong, Kara Eaker The US is very strong and deep with athletes. We have a great conversation going in the forums (in the comments of this post). WHAT DO …