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Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Gymnast people, I have some questions.
When the coaches walk up to the equipment to spot during an exercise and then walk away, just what is going on?
Is it that the element is particularly tricky and they're ready to break a fall? Or is the coach there to help the athlete focus on something as they spin? Or is it something else entirely?
And in trampoline, why does the coach (I guess) stand at the side with a big mat? Is it to help the tramp stop bouncing if something goes haywire?
Can I also talk about how cool pole vaulters are? How they are my athletic ideal.... you have to be good at lots of different body areas to be a pole vaulter. And insane.
Actually, in further analyzing my Olympics obsession, the only sports I have zero interest in are the ones that I can see all the time that I have no interest in, like basketball and baseball. And then I have little to no interest in the ones that basically do nothing different for a long time, like the long distance running and cycling.
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Is it that the element is particularly tricky and they're ready to break a fall?
This one.
I don't know anything about trampoline. We'll have to ask the L.E.G.S. gymnast.
Actually, in further analyzing my Olympics obsession, the only sports I have zero interest in are the ones that I can see all the time that I have no interest in, like basketball and baseball. And then I have little to no interest in the ones that basically do nothing different for a long time, like the long distance running and cycling.
Yes!
I get very bored with qualifying heats if it isn't a sprint. WIth long events, I'm very happy that I can make my DVR go fast and watch them in quick time.
Can I also talk about how cool pole vaulters are? How they are my athletic ideal.... you have to be good at lots of different body areas to be a pole vaulter. And insane.
The one moment from the Sydney Olympics that I will never till my dying day forget: [link]
So, with fall-breaking... do you sort of half-catch and fall with them?
gah, I am still catching up on Olympics - watching some of tonight's and then some from last week. women's 10000 - LOVED. Women's shotput - surprisingly cutiehead.
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Is it that the element is particularly tricky and they're ready to break a fall?
this. you'll notice they only come out when it's a tricky release skill.
And in trampoline, why does the coach (I guess) stand at the side with a big mat?
i'm no trampoline expert, but i would assume that it would be to break the gymnasts fall if she started coming in that direction.
i'm no trampoline expert, but i would assume that it would be to break the gymnasts fall if she started coming in that direction.
I thought that at first, but what about the other direction?
It is a good thing I am not a coach, because I would be running in there to breqak everyones fall! I do the mom hand out on the passenger seat when I stop short, and I am not even a mom, nor do I normally have passengers!!