Gymnastics

For anyone still wondering what happened to Nadia Comaneci's best friend, Teodora -- go to this website for info & an update.

http://www.romanian-gymnastics.com/profiles/1976olympics/teodora_ungureanu.htm

For information on Nadia, she & her husband have a website:

http://www.nadiacomaneci.com

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I personally think that gymnastics is much harder than cheerleading. I did gymnastics since i was small. I made it on team when i was 7, but decied not to join, cause it seemed time consuming. But gymnastics, you have to be very strong, flexible, not scared to try new stuff, and balanced. In gymnastics you have vaut, beam, bars,and floor. In cheer you have cheers, dance, tumbling and stunting. Plus you don't wear shoes in gymnastics. They are the same because they both have tumbling, and they both learn routines, and that's about it.

Balance may mean many things, the most common is balance as in balance beam. A balance beam is a sick like figure about three feet off the ground. It is used for many gymnastics competitions.

A back tuck is a tumbling move. In a back tuck, the body is curled up tightly into a ball. The knees are as close to the chest as possible, with the hands clutching the knees. By "tucking" together tightly in this manner, the body is able to reach maximum angular velocity, thus minimizing the time required for the body to complete its revolution.

Gymnastics involves flips like cartwheels,splits and balance the point of it is to be flexible and keep balance. If u wanna do a sport for a girl always start with gymnastics because it makes u flexible for a boy Marshall arts

Gymanstics, as an activity sport, has been around for over 2000 years but as an competitive sport it is a little more than 100 years old. Mass and individual exhibitions were conducted by various clubs and ethnic groups such as the Turvereins and Sok ols. While it was slow-growing in the club area, it was fast-growing sport in the Turvereins and Sokols. In 1830s, the sport of gymnastics was introduced to United States and its school systems by such immigrants as Charles Beck, Charles Follen and Franci s Lieber. In 1881 the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) was formed, later was renamed to Bureau of the European Gymnastics Federation. This organization pioneered the international competition. The Amature Athletic Union (AAU) was formed in United Sta tes in 1883. Along with other amature spotts in United States, this organization took over the control of the gymnastics in U.S. Various "championships" started to develop by various clubs and organizations at about the same time during 1880s. Source: http://www.straipsniai.lt/en/Sport Gymnastics is a very fun sport . Shane one of the best gymnest was the winner in dancing with the stars. go shane. Vlader22

It is right that you can do a lot of cool things in gymnastics but here is jus t some things for level 1-3. Beginning gymnastics (level 1); floor: handstands headstand forward rolls backwards rolls Backwalkovers with a spot down a wedge mat ( spot; help) Beam; forward walks backwards walks arabesque straight jump dismount sideways walks Bars; jump up ontop of the bar casts Forward roll down hang straight with legs in front for 10 seconds. Chin up to the bar for 10 seconds Intermediate girls ok I haven't finished. Please do not edit I will finish soon

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gymnastic in our country and the resources is our agility to prove that are country is the best country in the world thank you from: Luby Miccah

Firstly what type of trampoline do u want? Because there are the black tightly weaves elastic ones which are quite common and are found in back gardens and the sports ones. In my back garden I have a 10ft which is good but my friend has a 14ft (I think) which is huge and therefore much bouncier. (REMEMBER- always get a safety net so you can't fall off) then there is also the indoors trampolines which are incredibly bouncy and are often rectangular and are White thick strips of elastic loosely woven so that you can bounce really high! These are really expensive though and also have to be indoors and you will need safety mats all around it. I think these are a standard size and don't vary alot. DON'T GET ANY SMALLER THAN 10 ft for outdoors garden though because you can barely move and I only just fit! :) hope this helps

well depends what level your in. level 3 and 4 wg are in the gym for 3 and a half hours. level 1 and 2 are in the gym for 2 and a half hours

To find images of the basic position in gymnastics simply do a basic Internet search. Use the string of words, "images basic positions gymnastics" and you should find what you are looking for in the top results.

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Through 2008, the U.S. women's indoor volleyball team has won 3 total medals, 2 silver and 1 bronze. Silver was won at the 1984 Games in Los Angeles and the 2008 Games in Beijing. Bronze was won at the 1992 Games in Barcelona.

its basically where there are a group of people and they do the same move one after another.

Leotards can be bought in traditional offline sportswear stores. Howeve,r if you want to save some money you can buy leotards online. Just goodle keyword "cheap gymnastic leotards" and you will get plenty of results.

It depends on their level and age. For example, most elementary school kids who are in gymnastics go to public school, because elementary school is not very stressful or time consuming, and they tend to be at a lower level because of their age. However, when you get into high school gymnasts, many competetive female gymnasts homeschool because they may train 6 - 8 hours a day. It is very hard to do that AND attend high school full-time! Some may go to school for a half day and then go to training. This is mostly at the elite (Olympic-level) and almost-elite levels.

A back handspring is when u swing ur hands back and sitting as if u wore sitting in a invisible chair and jump back into sort of an arch and u push off ur hands and spring up. <3 baby cayyycayyy

Gymnastics is a sport that is celebrated around the world. Gymnasts in New Zealand who need a bit of inspiration can look to Tanya Moss and David Phillips.

you spelt beth tweedle wrong its supposed to be Beth Tweddle! honestly

You don't "Play" Gymnastics, you "Do" Gymnastics. And anyways, You learn how to do stuff on beam, vault, bars, and my personal favorite, floor. Gymnastics takes a lot of hard word and dedication, and it takes a lot of time. You can also get hurt easily and maybe even die. It's probably tougher than any other sport out there. However, this is coming from a 13 year old girl... but still.

Flexibility is important during trampolining if you are not flexible then you would not be able to perform many skills. In trampolining it is important to be able to do the simple skills such as a pike straddle etc and if you cannot do these then you wont be able to build them up and perform more complex skills

There are many gym accidents that can happen and they are not specifically limited to the gym. The most common are back injuries, bruises and contusions, overtraining sydrome, sprains and strains mainly ankle and wrist versions, and stress fractures from impact in your bones. A particular health problem unique to females is amenorrhea which is the loss of peroids which is caused by too much stress and too little energy stores to support a healthy body.

You have to stretch alot and work your way down to

The Glide Kip... Ahhh... Such memories in learning this move. Its probably the hardest basic skill to get, and then one of the easiest after you get it. Trust me, bars is so much more fun once you get your kip.

First, Lay on the ground, in hollow position [[on your back, like you just finished a glide swing]], with your arms over your head. Quickly pull your feet to your hands, and sit up as you pull your hands down to your hips. This simulates what a glide kip should feel like.

After you do that a couple of times, go to the low bar. Stand in front of it and do a powerful swing. If you are tall, or have trouble with piked glide swings, do it in straddle. The more power you get out of you swing, the better (and easier) your kip will be. When you reach the end of your swing, quickly bring your toes to the bar. When your toes touch the bar, pull the bar down to your hips [sort of like pulling up your pants]... Once the bar is at your hips, KEEP PULLING on the bar. Rotate your hands to the top of the bar, and throw all your weight down to the floor below you. Don't try to look at the high bar, look down to the floor when you are trying to get to front support. Don't try to kick away from the bar, or arch to get up. It will only make the process of learning your kip much, much slower. Ask your coach to spot you through your kip so you can feel the timing of the move. This is mostly a timing move. Strength will help, but it won't do you much good if you don't have the right timing. It takes patient. You have to wait until your glide swing is FULLY stretched out before you try to kip.

Don't get discouraged!!

Some conditioning that will help with the strength you will need for your kip are:

~Hanging leg lifts. These will help with the strength needed to pull your legs to the bar, and hold the there during your kip.

~Lateral Pull Downs. These will help with the strength needed to complete the kip, and reach front support.

Gymnastics wear things called leotards or leo for short. It looks like a one piece bathing suit.

There are four judges in figure skating.