Synopsis
This comprehensive DVD encompasses all aspects of gymnastic training at the intermediate level. The DVD helps gymnasts develop beyond the beginning compulsory skills to build routines through the rules of the FIG (International Gymnastics Federation) Code of Points. Topics covered include: techniques and progressions for floor exercise, pommel horse, still rings, vault, parallel bars and the horizontal bar. University of Oklahoma Head Men's Gymnastics Coach Mark Williams provides detailed information that will assist gymnastics coaches and instructors at any level. He emphasizes the requirements for each event that will enable gymnasts to build a foundation of intermediate skills to construct optional routines. The Special Features section includes tips and routines by 2004 Olympic Silver Medalist Guard Young. About the coach: Mark Williams has become a household name in the world of gymnastics. The Oklahoma Sooner head coach has had success at every level of the sport and was recently inducted as one of the members of the 2015 class into the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame, just another testament to the outstanding coaching he has done with the national team and the OU men's gymnastics squad. Williams has established OU as the nation's elite program with nine national titles in the past 16 years, claiming crowns in 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2015, 2016, 2017 and most recently in 2018. Mark Williams has also made an impact on the international level, most recently serving as the head coach for Team USA at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.