Rick McCharles
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Career gymnastics coach who loves the outdoors and the internet.
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editor Rick McCharles will be mostly offline well into June 2026. He’s section hiking part of the Pacific Crest Trail in California.
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Gymnastics VIDEO ➙ making flexibility training more … fun? Coach Brittany has some tips.
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making flexibility training more … fun
Coach Brittany has some tips.
https://gymnasticscoaching.com/2026/05/23/making-flexibility-training-more-fun/
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Gymnastics VIDEO ➙ Training Round-off Double Layout for Yurchenko.
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Round-off Double Layout for Yurchenko
Ideal physical and motor preparation. Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
https://gymnasticscoaching.com/2026/05/23/round-off-double-layout-for-yurchenko/
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Coaching Changes update 5.22.26: SEMO AC Lydia Test ➡️ Iowa AC
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14 days ago
Local Michigan gymnastics coach under investigation for misconduct allegations
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Local Michigan gymnastics coach under investigation for misconduct allegations
The Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a longtime coach and co-owner of Michigan Academy of Gymnastics, who has been suspended by the U.S. Center for SafeSport since March.
https://www.mlive.com/sports/ann-arbor/2026/05/local-michigan-gymnastics-coach-under-investigation-for-misconduct-allegations.html
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14 days ago
Former Austin-area gymnastics coach indicted on child indecency charges
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Former Austin-area gymnastics coach indicted on child indecency charges
A gymnastics coach who used to work at a gym in Cedar Park faces two child indecency charges in another county.
https://www.kxan.com/news/crime/former-austin-area-gymnastics-coach-indicted-on-child-indecency-charges/
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I've only missed 1 World Championships since Rotterdam 2010. Looking forward to Rotterdam 2026. Here's a quick rundown of where it's been hosted in recent years.
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Gymnastics ➙ Hollow cast handstand is extremely rare on Bars. It's quite easy on P Bars.
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hollow cast handstand?
Most would consider cast handstand in a hollow / stretched position throughout as ideal. Coach Nick Blanton referenced this illustration from Championship Gymnastics. It’s possible to do that…
https://gymnasticscoaching.com/2026/05/22/hollow-cast-handstand/
15 days ago
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Funny VIDEO ➙ specific conditioning for Gymnastics coaches.
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Georgia will be even stronger in 2027. Joscelyn Roberson to the GymDawgs.
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15 days ago
British Gymnastics says it will replace the independent complaints process set up after widespread concerns over the treatment of gymnasts, following criticism from victims of abuse.
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Gymnastics abuse complaints process to be replaced after victims' criticism
British Gymnastics says it will replace its complaints process after concerns over the treatment of gymnasts - following criticism from abuse victims.
https://www.bbc.com/sport/gymnastics/articles/c0q24jz9g91o
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15 days ago
Regents Approve Michigan Men's Gymnastics Training Center
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Regents Approve Men's Gymnastics Training Center - University of Michigan Athletics
The University of Michigan Board of Regents approved Thursday (May 21) the architectural firm as well as the construction contracts for a new Men's Gymnastic...
https://mgoblue.com/news/2026/5/21/regents-approve-mens-gymnastics-training-center
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15 days ago
Melanie de Jesus dos Santos will compete at the upcoming French Championships, June 5-7. “I couldn't leave and say goodbye to gymnastics like that," she said. "So, I decided to start again because I love gymnastics and I wanted to come back.” More:
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Mélanie de Jesus dos Santos to return to gymnastics competition at French Championships
After disappointment at Paris 2024, the 2019 European all-around winner said she wasn’t sure she’d ever compete again. But, now, she’s back, set to compete at the 2026 French Championships 5-7 June.
https://www.olympics.com/en/news/melanie-de-jesus-dos-santos-to-return-to-competition-at-french-championships
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Acro Beam. 😀
add a skeleton here at some point
15 days ago
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PHOTOS ➙ Gymnasts are heavier than they look. When people guesstimate the weight of female College gymnasts, they always guess low. Young women who have been doing Gymnastics for years have dense bones. Muscle is denser than fat.
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Gymnastics VIDEO ➙ Noam Berkovich. Remember the name. One of the best up-and-coming Floor gymnasts in the world. Super clean.
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Noam Berkovich – Floor
Remember the name. One of the best up-and-coming tumblers in the world. Super clean. Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. One of the best Triple Backs I’ve seen on competition Floor. This is th…
https://gymnasticscoaching.com/2026/05/21/noam-berkovich-floor/
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VIDEO ➙ Nadia 50 years later. Her performance in Montreal was one of the great stories of our sport.
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Nadia 50 years later
As a young coach, I almost jumped in a vehicle and drove 3 days to Montreal to watch Nadia win the 1976 Olympics. It seemed to far. Too expensive. I didn’t go. My mistake. Her performance in …
https://gymnasticscoaching.com/2026/05/20/nadia-50-years-later/
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2031 World Gymnaestrada will mark the first time it is held outside of Europe as the 19th edition awarded to Las Vegas.
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World Gymnaestrada to Las Vegas 2031
First hosted in 1953 in Amsterdam, the World Gymnaestrada is held every four years and features more than 20,000 athletes from over 50 nations gathering for non-competitive gymnastics performances …
https://recgymnastics.com/2026/05/21/world-gymnaestrada-to-las-vegas-2031/
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World Gymnaestrada Explained: History, Purpose, and Modern Host Cities
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16 days ago
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Coach Zach Peters returns to Husker gymnastics from success at Greenville.
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Emma Slevin, the 23-year-old Galway native from Ireland, is juggling Elite and NCAA Gymnastics. Not easy.
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https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/ncaa-gymnast-opens-up-on-difficult-process-ahead-of-los-angeles-2028-olympics/ar-AA23Jy5S?cvid=a4ed4ef4d6d4467a86fc9c332b724156&ei=13
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Gymnastics VIDEO ➙ Varna World Cup – Highlights.
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Varna World Cup – Highlights
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https://gymnasticscoaching.com/2026/05/20/varna-world-cup-highlights-2/
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Gymnastics VIDEO ➙ Nadia's top skills. 50 years after 1976 Olympics.
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Nadia 50 years later
As a young coach, I almost jumped in a vehicle and drove 3 days to Montreal to watch Nadia win the 1976 Olympics. It seemed to far. Too expensive. I didn’t go. My mistake. Her performance in …
https://gymnasticscoaching.com/2026/05/20/nadia-50-years-later/
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17 days ago
Liverpool to host World Gymnastics Championships again in 2030
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Liverpool to host World Gymnastics Championships again in 2030
Liverpool will host the 2030 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships at the M&S Bank Arena, boosting the economy and inspiring future athletes.
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Gymnastics VIDEO ➙ Kaylia competes layout Jaeger. I’m thinking this won’t end up in her Worlds 2026 routine. She doesn’t need it. And there are deductions.
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Kaylia competes layout Jaeger
The best ever on Bars must get bored. 😀 I’m thinking this won’t end up in her Worlds 2026 routine. She doesn’t need it. And there are deductions. Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube…
https://gymnasticscoaching.com/2026/05/19/kaylia-competes-layout-jaeger/
18 days ago
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Charleigh Bullock 55.500 all-around. That’s the kind of score that pencils Charleigh on to the potential 2028 Olympic Gymnastics team.
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Charleigh Bullock 55.500
That’s the kind of score that pencils Charleigh on to the potential 2028 Olympic team. Meanwhile, she’ll be a favourite in the all-around at 2026 Pan American Championships. Inside Gymn…
https://gymnasticscoaching.com/2026/05/19/charleigh-bullock-55-500/
18 days ago
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Canadian Gymnastics Championships '26 Senior WAG day 1 start lists. I can't recall more depth in Canuck history.
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VIDEO ➙ Dr. Dave Tilley on monitoring for "peak height velocity" in growing gymnasts. An important variable for coaches setting training plans.
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monitoring height in Gymnastics
Dr. Dave Tilley on monitoring for peak height velocity. Dave’s been tracking 3 numbers for each of the growing kids: • height • seated height (torso length) • wing span Click PLAY or…
https://gymnasticscoaching.com/2026/05/18/monitoring-height-in-gymnastics/
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Gymnastics VIDEO ➙ Dong Yixuan – Beam Handspring Front. Have we ever seen higher on Beam?
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World Gymnastics caved on Russia & Belarus.
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"Gymnastics Digest" - Khushi Marwadi. New to me. Seems to be a human author using A.I. to post outdated information. One example ...
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19 days ago
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JAPANESE WORLDS 2026 Gymnastics TEAM NAMED (& EXPLAINED).
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21 days ago
Teen Nishiyama Misa headlines Japan's women's team for 2026 Asian Games and Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Nishiyama, the 15-year-old tipped to be a key prospect for Japan at the LA28 Olympic Games, will make her international debut later this year.
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Teen Nishiyama Misa headlines Japan's women's team for 2026 Asian Games and Artistic Gymnastics World Championships
Nishiyama, the 15-year-old tipped to be a key prospect for Japan at the LA28 Olympic Games, will make her international debut later this year.
https://www.olympics.com/en/news/nishiyama-misa-japans-women-team-artistic-gymnastics-world-championships-asian-games
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20 days ago
Olympic champions Oka Shinnosuke, Hashimoto Daiki named in Japan’s men’s team for 2026 Asian Games and Artistic Gymnastics World Championships
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Oka Shinnosuke and Hashimoto Daiki, the two most recent Olympic all-round champions, have been named in Japan’s …
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Olympic champions Oka Shinnosuke, Hashimoto Daiki named in Japan's men's team for 2026 Asian Games and Artistic Gymnastics World Championships - Japan
Oka Shinnosuke and Hashimoto Daiki, the two most recent Olympic all-round champions, have been named in Japan's men's team for the upcoming Asian
https://www.europesays.com/japan/23847/
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Gymnastics VIDEO ➙ Shantae-Eve Amankwaah – Floor Stuck mount.
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Shantae-Eve Amankwaah – Floor
Stuck mount. Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
https://gymnasticscoaching.com/2026/05/16/shantae-eve-amankwaah-floor/
21 days ago
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A a successful Gymnastics conditioning program for a program of over 100 competitive kids.
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a successful conditioning program
by site editor Rick McCharles The newly arrived Head Coach in a gym with over 100 competitive girls, I needed to organize a very adaptable conditioning program. We had large numbers. We had kids wi…
https://gymnasticscoaching.com/2026/05/16/a-successful-conditioning-program/
21 days ago
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US Men's Olympic Gymnastics Team’s Journey to Gold During the Endgame of the Cold War. Documentary - 84: The Summer of Gold directed by Nick Nanton.
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nicknanton on Instagram: "PRESS BREAK LIVE FROM CANNES‘84: THE SUMMER OF GOLDThe world was divided. Their moment wasn’t.The Untold Story of a US Olympic Team…"
PRESS BREAK LIVE FROM CANNES‘84: THE SUMMER OF GOLDThe world was divided. Their moment wasn’t.The Untold Story of a US Olympic Team’s Journey to Gold During the Endgame of the Cold War24-time Emmy® Award-winning director Nick Nanton, in association with @abundancefilmstudio and @astonish.entertainment, transports audiences into the heart of a historic gold medal triumph that revolutionized Gymnastics and the Olympic spirit forever. #la2028 #olympics @bartconner @scottsgldView all comments
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21 days ago
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Gymnastics VIDEO ➙ I still can't believe KAILIN CHIO on Vault this year. Perhaps the best NCAA Vault season of all time.
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KAILIN CHIO 10.0 Vault
No complaints from this judge. Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
https://gymnasticscoaching.com/2026/05/15/kailin-chio-10-0-vault/
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Gymnastics VIDEO ➙ GAME – Fast Cars & Speeding Tickets. Highway Patrol.
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GAME – Fast Cars & Speeding Tickets
Highway Patrol Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
https://recgymnastics.com/2026/05/14/game-fast-cars-speeding-tickets/
22 days ago
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23 days ago
#NCAAGym
Coaching Changes update 5.14.26: Brett Wargo ➡️ Nebraska AC
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add a skeleton here at some point
22 days ago
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22 days ago
Former gymnastics coach pleads guilty to secretly filming minors in Mississippi
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Former gymnastics coach pleads guilty to secretly filming minors in Mississippi
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) – A former gymnastics coach pled guilty in federal court on Monday to three counts of production of sexual abuse material after prosecutors said he secretly videotap…
https://www.wjtv.com/news/pine-belt/former-gymnastics-coach-pleads-guilty-to-secretly-filming-minors-in-mississippi/
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Trampoline RESULTS ➙ European Trampoline Championships ’26.
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“That Bridge We Built Today” is the official song for the 2026 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Rotterdam.
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official song 2026 Worlds Rotterdam
“That Bridge We Built Today” is the official song for the 2026 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Rotterdam, performed by Dutch pop singer-songwriter Evie van der Heijden. It wa…
https://gymnasticscoaching.com/2026/05/14/official-song-2026-worlds-rotterdam/
23 days ago
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NCAA Gymnastics statistics ➙ Data Deep Dive: The Most, Least Utilized 2026 Rosters. Only half the gymnasts on BYU and Nebraska competed in 2026, for example.
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Data Deep Dive: The Most, Least Utilized 2026 Rosters - College Gym News
All the recent articles published on College Gym News, including event coverage, recruiting news, features, data deep dives and more.
https://collegegymnews.com/2026/05/13/data-deep-dive-the-most-least-utilized-2026-rosters/
23 days ago
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Gymnastics GAME VIDEO ➙ Fast Cars & Speeding Tickets - Highway Patrol.
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GAME – Fast Cars & Speeding Tickets
Highway Patrol Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
https://recgymnastics.com/2026/05/14/game-fast-cars-speeding-tickets/
23 days ago
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24 days ago
New Episode is out🎙️🔥 We discuss: * Barbosu suspension * Belarus welcomed back * USAG firing * Mini Commissions * NCAA > Elite * Future of Acro
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NCAA Stars Who Could Go Elite? Plus Bărbosu Suspended, Belarus Returns & Acro’s Olympic Problem
Which NCAA stars could succeed in elite gymnastics? Plus Ana Bărbosu’s suspension, USAG SafeSport Firing? Belarus allowed back
https://gymcastic.com/ncaa-gymnasts-elite-barbosu-suspended-usag/
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23 days ago
Is it possible for adults to start gymnastics? The simple answer is a firm, but cautious YES. But I think I should qualify that answer just a bit with some wise perspective. Here's The Geriatric Gymnast's guide to taking the leap.
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Starting gymnastics after 30
Is it possible for adults to start gymnastics? The simple answer is a firm, but cautious YES. But I think I should qualify that answer just a bit with some wise perspective. Here's The Geriatric Gymnast's guide to taking the leap. This article speaks loudly to those who, like me, yearned to take gymnastics as a kid but never got the chance. My introduction to flipping and handstands was at age 36. As a working mother of two small children, I took my first adult gymnastics class and fell in an obsessive kind of love with it.
https://staceytirro.com/2026/05/13/starting-gymnastics-after-30/
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Gymnastics equipment ➙ Forster Bar Pro Adjuster Great add-on idea for AAI Bars. $139.00 as I post.
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Forster Bar Pro Adjuster
Great add-on idea for AAI Bars. $139.00 as I post. The new Forster Bar Pro Adjuster is designed and made by Asher Athletic to transform setup time into seconds, giving you more time to train while …
https://gymnasticscoaching.com/2026/05/13/forster-bar-pro-adjuster/
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25 days ago
PODCAST 102: Fake Scores, Real Scores, and Half Scores - a USA Men's Gymnastics Dumpster Fire Episode
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Fake Scores, Real Scores, and Half Scores - A USA Men's Gymnastics Dumpster Fire Story l Episode 102
YouTube video by Neutral Deductions
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