Paul Hamm: Did He Deserve Gymnastics Gold in 2004?

Written by Murray Hughes


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Why does Yang Tae Young, his rival, not deserve gold?

Perhaps more convincing isrepparttar reason as to why Yang Tae Young, Paul Hamm’s Korean rival, does not deserverepparttar 140908 gold medal so many have attributed to him. Firstly,repparttar 140909 Korean gymnastics team’s representative was late in calling in a complaint, which maderepparttar 140910 investigation itself - and allrepparttar 140911 stress associated with it - completely invalid (Olympic rules state, that a protest needs to be made beforerepparttar 140912 end of any full game, such as withrepparttar 140913 parallel bars, andrepparttar 140914 Koreans did not do so). Even then,repparttar 140915 judges were suspended, andrepparttar 140916 probing took place. Secondly, and perhaps more importantly, even ifrepparttar 140917 judges gave Tae Youngrepparttar 140918 extra .10 points warranted byrepparttar 140919 difficulty of his routine, he still would have scored lower than he did because of yet another ancillary error. Afterrepparttar 140920 tapes were reviewed, it was revealed that Tae Young accidentally made four holds onrepparttar 140921 bars rather thanrepparttar 140922 allotted three, which would have resulted in a deduction of .2, still leaving him with a deficit of a tenth of a point.

The snafu regarding Paul Hamm’s gold medal - versus, of course, givingrepparttar 140923 medal up torepparttar 140924 South Korean team - is regretable. There should have been no question that Hamm deserved his medal, and he certainly should not have had to deal withrepparttar 140925 problems aroundrepparttar 140926 world. Nor, indeed, did he deserve all ofrepparttar 140927 ill press surrounding his name. The gold medal was well-earned. It certainly bears no tarnishing, and neither does his record.

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5 Tips For Motivating Your Gymnast – A Basic Overview

Written by Murray Hughes


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Constructive Criticism

Used in conjunction with positive feedback, constructive criticism gives an athlete an idea of what needs improvement in a tactful and non-offensive way. If your child is particularly sensitive to criticism, it may be a good idea to just offer positive feedback, but most generally,repparttar combination ofrepparttar 140907 two works nicely together. There is a note you must be aware of before you give your child any amount of constructive criticism, and that is its timing. It’s advisable not to do so right after they have finished their training session. Wait until just before they startrepparttar 140908 next one, so they have some perspective on what they need to improve upon, without feeling as though you’re ready to “shoot them down,” so to speak. They’ll definitely appreciate it.

Competition/Reward

Finally, forrepparttar 140909 more experienced gymnast, there isrepparttar 140910 concept of competition-and-reward inrepparttar 140911 sport. This is sometimes used by coaches to encourage their athletes to compete against one another and to improve, all withrepparttar 140912 promise of some kind of reward. It may be a pizza party, it may be a day off, it really depends upon what level ofrepparttar 140913 sport your child is in. You can use it to your advantage, too, in just about any way you can imagine!

Take note that punishment is not one ofrepparttar 140914 recommended motivational methods. Punishment is always negative and decreases motivation inrepparttar 140915 long term. In fact, it may even lead torepparttar 140916 development of phobias or aversions inrepparttar 140917 future.

With this in mind, I hope that your gymnast is motivated and successful!

If you want to read more about motivation, I recommend you take a look at another article I wrote giving specific advice on increasing motivation: Gymnastics Motivation Or check out my favorite book onrepparttar 140918 subject: http://gymnasticssecretsrevealed.com/good/motivate.htm .

By Murray Hughes Gymnastics Secrets Revealed ”The book EVERY gymnastics parent should read”

http://www.gymnasticssecretsrevealed.com/gymnastics-articles/gymnastics_motivation.htm

If your child is a gymnast and you enjoyed this article, you will definitely enjoy reading the zero cost, 5-day course Gymnastics Tips Course written especially for gymnastics parents by a gymnastics parent. http://www.GymnasticsSecretsRevealed.com


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