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Hannula has coached four U.S. Olympic team swimmers, including Kaye Hall, Olympic- and world-record holder for the 100-meter backstroke. He has also coached numerous Olympic team members; World University Games swimmers; Pan American Games and World Championship swimmers; several U.S. national champions; and American record holders. He is an eight-time Olympic team coach, a six-time World Championship team coach, seven-time World Cup team coach, and four-time Pan American Games team coach.
Landing properly and knowing how to fall are both key aspects of injury prevention in the sport of gymnastics. Teach your gymnasts how to fall properly by demonstrating and practicing safety rolls. Safety rolls allow gymnasts to absorb the impact of a fall over a greater area of their bodies.
If an injured student is old enough, I let the student read the incident report and sign it or add anything I may have omitted. If a student has sustained an injury inside or outside of your class, make sure the student gives you a doctor’s note stating that he or she is allowed to participate fully in your class. To protect your back, bend your knees when lifting the student , and try to spot the student near the body’s center of gravity, a point in the body where the weight is evenly ...
With the 2012 London Games officially less than a year away, expect to start seeing more and more Olympic athletes signing endorsement deals. To mark the year-out milestone to the London 2012 Olympic Games, Citi, an official sponsor of the 2012 U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Teams and the U.S. Olympic Committee, last week held a ceremonial Citi Team USA flag-raising event outside the Citibank Financial Center at its headquarters in New York City. Olympic silver medalist Alicia Sacramone (...
