Essay about Gymnastics

This periodization training program is designed for women gymnasts overall at the Olympic level. Women’s Gymnastics consists of four different events which include uneven bars, beam, vault, and floor exercises (Gymnastics Artistic, 2015). Gymnasts perform complete vaults in different positions after exploding off the springboard and pushing off the table (Gymnastics Artistic, 2015).The uneven bars require upper-body strength,and precision timing to perform well in this event. The gymnast can go from low bar to high bar, from high bar to low bar, or from releasing from a bar and continuing back on the same bar (Gymnastics Artistic, 2015). The balance beam routine flows from one movement to the next and involves high-flying release

Imagine walking on a four-inch piece of wood that is four feet off the ground, or flying through the air performing skills people only dream of doing. Gymnastics is a sport that taught me many things including, how to preserve through difficult situations and how to overcome my fears. I did gymnastics for ten years before I decided that the sport was too stressful and time consuming.

For my report I decided to do it on gymnastics. My report will include the history about gymnastics. I will talk about how to do gymnastics and the benefits for doing gymnastics. I will also explain how I am involved in gymnastics. In the late eighteenth-and the early nineteenth-century gymnastics began. It started in Germany. Johann Friedrich Gutsmuths and Friedrich Ludwig Jahn created gymnastics. It is different now because back then they did not have all of the things that we have now. To do gymnastics, you need lots strength and flexibility. Some of The rules for gymnastics are that on floor you have to stay inside the line so if you are doing flips on the floor when you land you must be inside the line Gymnastics is good for you because

Gymnastics is a very difficult sport that takes a lot of commitment. Many children take on gymnastics at a young age and strive to become Olympic gymnasts by competing their whole lives, but not a lot of people are able to pursue that dream due to the challenges that come with being a gymnast. Coaches are currently conditioning and training their gymnasts at very demanding and advanced levels. Although the sport has several positive health benefits on the body, it also puts gymnasts at a very high risk of injury. It is not very common for these injuries to be severe, however, if they are not treated properly it is likely for them to lead to chronic pain and even bone fractures.

Another sport full of flips, twists, and precision air movement is gymnastics. Although trampolining may not help prepare for your floor routine, the balance beam, or the bars, trampolining

Gabby started gymnastics when she was six years old. Her parents and sisters soon after saw her strong passion for the sport. Arielle also was a gymnast and inspired Gabby to start gymnastics. About two years after starting gymnastics, Gabby won her first state title.

But for the cheerleaders, coaches and staff it starts around seven o’clock in the morning. When we first get there we do our hair and makeup. While we do our hair and makeup each team has time to stretch, warm up tumbling and practice their routine. After we get to practice our routine we go back to the waiting spot and continue to get ready for the competition. Once it is time for the competition to begin everyone goes to the gym and the different teams prepared to show everyone what they got. The junior varsity teams goes first, then there is a short ten to fifteen minute intermission and then the varsity are ups. Each routine has a cheer, dance, stunt and a pyramid. Once every team had perform the judges calculate there scores and they announce it at the end of the night around eight o’clock. There are four different sets of competition, preseason, westerns, OIA and states. Only the top six teams from each competition will move on to each competition until states where this is the top team wins the title of state champions. Competition could not happen without

There, we were told that we were to go down to the floor level of the stadium to warm up our routine in two hours. In the meantime, we got ready and toured the massive stadium. It was quite a sight to see; thousands of seats surrounded the field below. Rooms and stores surrounded the array of seats and large screens and speakers hung from the ceiling of the stadium showing a live feed of the teams already performing. On the ground below, a large black curtain divided the field horizontally into two sides: one side for practicing and the other for performing. On either side lay large sheets of light blue mats for stunting and tumbling.

         For years gymnastics has been a sport that many children participate in. But as the years have gone by it has turned into something other than a place for kids to grow and learn. Its overwhelming commitment has continued to replace kids’ childhoods with stress, mental and physical pain and eating disorders. Many results have come from this change in the gymnastics society. Gymnasts have come to a point where they have been told and directed to understand that winning is the only important factor in gymnastics. “ It’s about the elite child athlete and the American obsession with winning that has produced a training environment wherein results are bought in at any cost, no matter how

The first type of jump is called a toe touch, in a toe touch your arms are straight out and a little bit in front of your shoulders. Then, when you jump your legs are straight and they go up behind your arms. The next type of jump is a pike; in a pike your arms in fists. Then, when you jump your legs stay together and come up to your arms. Another jump is a hurdler; in a hurdler your arms up by your ears the one of your legs kicks up to your nose and the other leg bends behind you like it is kicking your shoulders.The next jump is a hurkey; in a hurkey you put your arms like you would in a toe touch then when you jump you kick one leg up behind your arm and you bend the other leg to your side. The last basic cheerleading jump is called a double nine; in a double nine you bend your leg to the side of your knee then, you bend your arm to the middle of your other arm to make a nine

Although gymnastics is thought of as an individual sport, it has taught me the importance of working as a team. How well your team places depends on you and your teammates score; so you want to be able to do what you can to see your teammates succeed, whether it is being there for them to help tweak their technique in a

Although gymnastics is thought of as an individual sport it has taught me the importance of working as a team. How well your team places depends on you and your teammates score; so you want to be able to do what you can to see your teammates succeed, whether it is being there for them to help tweak their technique

Gymnasts can perform the stability ball pike, stability ball jackknife, slide plank, stability ball rollout, and front plank (Major, 1996). These exercises will help the gymnast be able to hold positions need for competition for a long duration of time. Gymnasts can also perform pushups, handstand holds, stand up on toe, stand toe raises, and bar dips to improve their muscular strength (Major, 1996). The exercises help improve individual muscles that will be used during the sport (Major, 1996). They also include movements that are used during the completion as well. The assistant exercises not only will help with movement, and strength, but will also help stabilize the joints (Major,

Rules for gymnastics are widely spread out and strict. when four wheeler riding they can do anything. When doing gymnastics there are of rules gymnast are required to follow. When there are a lot of strict rules they of need to higher their standards. Rules can change the whole game. Rules are part of both sports that need to be taken seriously.

Did you ever wonder how to successfully complete the three events of a powerlifting competition? The three events of each competition are the squat, followed by the bench, and finally the deadlift. About five years ago, I wanted to compete in powerlifting but did not fully understand the requirements of each type of lift. However, now after competing numerous times, I have a great understanding on how to successfully complete these three lifts. Powerlifting is a complex and challenging sport, but when dedicated, it is very rewarding and exciting.