Future Star Champion Video

[Jacob Marks]

Coach Sommer

I thought you would like to see an update on how young Josh. He was 1 of the 25 young men selected to the National Future Stars Camp in a field of over 200 boys thanks to the mentorship and guidance your program and advice has given me. I can't explain how grateful I am to what your philosophy and book has done for my boys program and Josh in particular. He is 9 and was 8th in the 10 year old group and #1 Ranked 9 year old in the country! Thanks Again Coach

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s849fIXBAbc&feature=share

[Daniel Burnham]

Looking very good! Seems that you have addressed the basics very well!  Look forward to seeing more progress.

 

Where is your gym located?

 

Also I know my gym personally does not try and participate in future stars.  Is there great benefit in doing so?

[Connor Davies]

Kids good! 

 

It always weirds me out seeing children that are more ripped than I am.

 

Also that german hang style stretch on the floor, I had no idea shoulders could stretch that far.  Looks like I'm going to have to step up my stretching.

[Coach Sommer]

Congratulations, Mark. The US Sr, Jr and Developmental Teams are some of the most advanced in the world and earning a team slot is quite an accomplishment.

Thoughts:

I was especially impressed with his back swing on rings. Very nicely done.

I do encourage you to continue refining Josh's basic circle. Currently he is consistently late counter rotating his hips at the 3/4 mark of his circles. This is workable now while on leather, but will later become a larger issue on single pommel circles and a very large issue during single pommel flop work if left unrefined.

Do not be overly stressed about this. This is not due to an error in your part, but merely a natural part of the maturation of his circle over the coming years.

Yours in Fitness,
Coach Sommer