10th Africa Championships began in Namibia

FIG-Expert group supports Egyptian gymnastics federation

In preparation of the 10th Africa Championships 2010, which will take place in Namibia from the 28th February until the 13th of March, an FIG-expert group tarried in Cairo, Egypt.
Under the leadership of trainer Dieter Hofmann (Switzerland) aswell as Bruno Franceschetti (ITA) - the ex-trainer of the Italian rings-legend Yuri Chechi andJewgeni Schendery (Canada) a training camp took place in the Olympics Center of the Egyptian capital.

E G F - Trainingslager mit Unterstützung durch FIG-Expertengruppe

Training camp and trainer course in Cairo
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The aim of this course was, to give support to the gymnasts of the African zone 1 (Egypt, Tunesia, Algeria and Marocco) in preparation of their big continental event.
Parallel to this there was also a course for trainers and those active in the junior leagues of these countries.
In total 18 trainers, 14 female gymnasts and 17 male gymnasts took part in this course. Trainera and gymnasts showed a great willingness to take up partially new for them, modern training methods.

<< Dieter Hofmann (Switzerland) was impressed by a row of talented and enthusiastic youths and juniors: "They could have a big future, if they are supported and systematically trained....!"

Hofmann spoke about experienced, about the complexity of the properties of modern training and competition systems, for the longterm build up of achievements of the gymnasts and about personal experiences in the preparation of teams and single gymnasts for large scale events.

Dieter HOFMANN while working 'on the man': working atmosphere in the training camp in Cairo

In two training parts daily there were additional lectures about techinques, technicalities and methodology of basis structures in the acrobatics of forward and backward vaults, at the pommel-horse, about behaviour while hanging and supporting on the bars and the wave-movements on the high bar.

Im Training wurden gute Erfahrungen bei der Entwicklung von Voraussetzungen in Beweglichkeit, Kraft und technischen Grundelementen vermittelt. Bei all den Veranstaltungen in Theorie und Praxis waren interessierte Vertreter der Führung der EGF zugegen.
Dem großen Engagement der Trainer und Turner steht derzeit noch der Widerspruch entgegen, dass man all zu gern den "dritten" Schritt, vor dem ersten und zweiten machen möchte ...
Vor allem dies sind auch die Beweggründe, weshalb beabsichtigt wird, diese Konsultationen über Trainingsplanung, Erarbeitung von Trainings- u. Wettkampfprogrammen zielgerichtet fort zu setzen.
* Bericht: FIG-Expertengruppe