Since balance beam is probably the easiest event to fall off of, it makes sense that extra and special training be devoted to minimizing the potential for falling and to teach gymnasts how to perform no-fall beam routines.

Learn the Basics of Balance
It is no mistake that this event is called balance beam.  Gymnasts need to learn the basics of balancing on beam on both their feet and hands.

Build Solid Balance Habits
Learning to balance is a matter of repetition of correct balancing actions until they become correct habits that will can utilized on all beam skills.

Practice Balance Skills Regularly
There are basic beam training drills that can correctly build these balancing habits if they are correctly and seriously practiced on a regular basis.

Train First or Train Later, But Train Balance
While it would seem logical that these skills be built in to habits before more advanced skills were even attempted, they can be successfully trained in conjunction with a beam skills program.

Beam Success and Consistency
The origins of use of this type of training in the United States derive from Nadia Comaneche’s perfect 10.0 scores in the Montreal Olympics.  American coaches and other coaches from around the world realized they needed to figure out what the Romanians were doing to make them so successful and so consistent on beam.

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