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Gymnastics
Gymnastics is an artistic sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength, flexibility, agility and complex coordination.
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When is gymnastic training season?
well for some teams they are fall through part of thre summer.my level4 team has it all year long
Do you like Shawn Johnson or natia liukin more?
Of course this is all a matter of opinion.
Both are amazing gymnasts.
Shawn - better at beam, pure talent
Nastia - all around gold medalist, parents both Russian gymnasts
For Shawn Johnson:SHAWN JOHNSON! Shawn is cute, funny, wonderful smile, nice, pretty... etc. and a WAY BETTER gymnast.
Shawn Johnson. no doubt about it.
Shawn Johnson she can kick BUTT in the floor competition and she is just down right adorable
For Nastia Luikin:Nastia Luikin! I mean come on who won gymnastic women's all around in 2008 Nastia Luikin!
Nastia who is slightly better, but both are great gymnasts
i like Nastia Luikin because Shawn Johnson quit gymnastics for danc
Why do gymnasts apply some coarse substances on their hands?
yes they do, to help the chalk adhere and provide a good grip while also protecting the skin on their palms.
What are the level 6 gymnastics requirements?
Obliviously, you will need to proficient in level 6 skills and all gyms are different but I recommend having:
- A giant on the bars
- half on or half off on the vault
- back hand spring on the beam
- layout on the floor
- possibly a double back dismount on the bars
- front tuck on floor
- switch leap for beam and floor
- and a good dismount for beam.
Strictly REQUIRED, you need:
-- A front salto and a front-handspring in the same pass on floor.
-- A layout on floor.
-- A flight on beam (back hand-spring/round-off)
-- 2 circular moves on bars (2 free-hips or 2 giants, or one of each)
-- At least a front-handspring over the vault, but half-on or half-offs are fairly common, also
-- A salto dismount from the beam
-- On beam 5 A's and 2 B's are required
Hope this helps a bit!! <3V:)
Yes, adults can perform gymnastics. However, the adult body tends to have less flexibility and agility than an adolescent body, particularly if the adult was not flexible or agile as a youth. You can still perform gymnastics and learn the movements, but you probably won't qualify for the Olympics.
Who was on the 2004 womens gymnastics team?
Mohini Bhardwaj, Annia Hatch, Terin Humphrey, Courtney Kupets, Courtney McCool, and Carly Patterson.
How long does it take the average person to do a backhandspring?
The actual action of doing a back handspring only takes about 4 seconds. But, if you mean learning to do a back handspring, that time can vary depending on the person and the time spent practicing. It can take months to years.
What does a flight mean in gymnastics?
traveling is like when you do a back flip you travel if u don't land in the same place that you started
What can you use to keep your feet together when you do a back handspring?
Yes, you probably should. If you are trying out for something you might want to try to keep your feet close. If you aren't doing something 'special' you probally don't have to worry about it. :)
What are two skills you can perform on a vault?
# Tsukahara # Half on # Handspring # Yurchenko # Rudi
What is gymnastics and what age is too old to start?
There is no height limit for gymnastics. And I am not sure about the age. I am 14 and I do gymnastics and I think that like 16-19 is too old. But there is no age limit
How do you do a walk-over in gymnastics?
Take it one foot at a time, place your best foot in front of the other, lean back, and push off!Thats a back walkover and a front walkover is simply just a handstand taken one foot at a time and pushed over to land. These moves do require practice so dont just go out and try it right away. Get help from a coach or gymnastics spotter. Hope my answer helped a little!
What can I do to overcome my fear of doing a back handspring?
By pushing with your shoulders when your in the middle of the backhandspring. If you push with your elbows you could break an arm.
And you need to sit in the air like your sitting in a chair.
Do not bend your knees at the beginning.
If you do bend your knees a little, make sure that they are not covering your toes.
For warm ups, you can push your arms back and ask someone to press on them.
Before you do a backhandspring, make sure you have stretched out your wrists and ankles.
I DO HAVE A BACKHANDSPRING. PLEASE DO NOT ATTEMPT A BACKHANDSPRING WITHOUT PROFESSIONAL HELP!!!
How long of school to be a rhythmic gymnastics teacher take?
there is always a answer to these type of ques. and it is google.com
Who were the members of the 1972 Gymnastics team for US?
The United States did not participate in the 1980 Summer Olympics.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980_Summer_Olympics_boycott
No unless you think that working out for 3 and a half hours each day. Also, doing skills that can kill you
What are some features to look for when choosing a gymnastics leotard?
When choosing a gymnastics leotard, one should consider whether it will be a practise leotard or a performance leotard. Consideration should also be given to things like how many seams there are in the garment, and whether or not there is enough elasticity to support the many different moves a gymnast does.
Who invented the double back-flip?
Fist person to do the back flip was Mike Course in 1957 in the show Paris sur la glace in Paris, France
Terry Kubicka introduced the backflip in the 1976 World Figure Skating Championships. The move was banned immediately after the competition, making Kubicka's the only legal performance of that move.One reason the ISU (governing body of figure skating) banned the backflip was that it did not believe it could be landed on one foot, as all other jumps have to be. Surya Bonaly and other skaters have landed backflips on one foot, but the move remains illegal in amateur competition. It is allowed in exhibition and professional skating.
Fist person to do the back flip was Mike Course in 1957 in the show Paris sur la glace in Paris, France
Where did gymnastics get its name from?
Gymnastics acually means "exercising naked" I know it sounds crazy but it's true. Back then gymnasts performed naked. And girls did not do gymnastics. In fact they weren't allowed in the arena. Eventually gymnastics changed and girls were allowed to do gymnastics in 1928. Now men did not want them to perform naked so they used leotards. Then they made things for boys to wear. Resource book: Going for the Gold by Leigh Olsen.
How do you get strong enough to do a back hand spring?
Go to an gymnastics or cheer class or if your school has cheerleading any form ask the coach to help you with yours cause if you ask your cheercoach it will be free your parents will enjoy that!! :)
How does an gymnastic competition start?
You can start in level 1 doing local competitions, when you get to higher levels you can do bigger competitions around the country and internationally.
What is a sashay in gymnastics?
Chasse is the correct spelling for the movement in Gymnastics and Dancing. Think 'chase' as in one foot chases the other. It is often mistakenly pronounced sashay / sachet (by coaches and gymnasts) which are both different words with different meanings.
What are names of some balances in gymnastics?
Question is too vague. There are *Seven amazing yet different sports that fall under the umbrella of the term "Gymnastics"* Not all of them include balance skills; for example Trampoline & Tumbling Gymnastic and Group Gymnastics require no balance skills.
* Gymnastic Sports
Artistic Gymnastics Men's
Artistic Gymnastics Woman's
Group Gymnastics
Aerobic Gymnastics
Acrobatic Gymnastics
Rhythmic Gymnastics
Power Tumble and Trampoline Gymnastics
