Does It Make Sense to Perfect Only the Minimum Skills for the Level?

Too many parents (and coaches) are not focused enough on preparing for their gymnast’s long-term career and are only concerned with winning present level. Continue reading

A Path Guaranteed to Burn Out a Talented Preschool Gymnast

It seems that every generation of young coaches has to learn the hard way that too much, too soon will burn out talented young gymnasts every time. Continue reading

Make It or Break It

Make It or Break It (MIOBI) returns with new gymnastics drama on the way to trying to train, qualify, compete and win at the Olympics. Continue reading

Interesting FaceBook Conversation on Rip Questions

Gymnasts talk about how to make rips heal faster whether and and how to cover them in the shower. Continue reading

GymnasticsZone’s 2012 Top 2 Gymnastics Summer Camp Recommendations

Read what are GymnasticsZone’s top two recommendations for gymnastics summer camps for 2012 and why. Continue reading

Just One of the Requirements to be a Gymnast’s Boyfriend

This is a photo of just one of the many requirements gymnasts have that their boyfriends must live up to. Continue reading

Blood and Grips

Gymnast’s hands rip and bleed and the blood gets on their grips. If they don’t want blood on their grips, here are some possible ways to remove the blood. Continue reading

A Totally New Salto Vault That is NOT Even in the Code of Points

As strange as it may seem, free runners have discovered a new vault for gymnastics, that is not currently being done by any gymnast, but is in this video. Continue reading

The “Scam Cup”

A very American TV event gives U.S. gymnasts a jump on the Olympics but has been receiving decreasing props/attendance from foreign gymnasts & federations. Continue reading

Great Britain’s Rhythmic Gymnastics Team is Going to the 2012 Olympics

We celebrate the inclusion of the GB Rhythmic Gymnastics team in the 2012 Olympics, but we question whether this whole appeal should have been necessary. Continue reading