20. March 2009  
Canada  
Artistic Gymnastics

Dr. Keith Russell (CAN) - President of the FIG Scientific Commission

Dr. Keith RUSSELL (CAN)

* fig-press: --  Dr. Keith Russell (CAN) has been named President of the FIG Scientific Commission by the FIG Executive Committee.
Dr. Keith Russell is an Associate Professor in the College of Kinesiology, University of Saskatchewan (CAN).
He is a well respected coach, educator and author, and is in great demand both in Canada and internationally.
Keith is a former Canadian Men’s Artistic Gymnastics National Coach, and was the personal coach of two Olympians.
Dr. Keith RUSSELL is a 3 time ALCOA Coach-in-Residence in Western Australia, has been an invited international expert for 4 Olympic Solidarity Courses, and was honoured in 1995 with the 3M Canada Male Coach of the Year Award for Individual Sports.
Keith applies his vast coaching experience to ongoing coach education; he is a Master Course Conductor for all levels of the NCCP, the author of the Level 1 technical manual for gymnastics, a contributing author for the Level 2 and 3 technical manuals, and a course director for the GCG Level 4 programme.
Keith is also a member of the FIG Academy Writing group for Artistic Gymnastics, Trampoline/Tumbling, Acrobatic Gymnastics and Gymnastics for All.
He is the author of several modules of the FIG Academy programmes, and has taught Levels 1 to 3 of the FIG Academy programme since 2003. Keith is a member of the FIG Academy Sport Science Steering Committee, and of the Management Committee of the National Sport Centre, Saskatchewan.
* Source: fig press release