Media Training for a Great Gymnastics Interview

A gymnastics interview can be a great opportunity when done well. This article will give you the media training normally reserved for celebrities and other public figures. Continue reading

Recreational Gymnastics vs Competitive Gymnastics Gyms

Learn what GymnasticsZone advised on whether a recreational gymnastics or a competitive gymnastics gym was best for a promising 5 year old gymnast and why. Continue reading

2011 FIG World Cup Series

With its creation (actually adaptation from a German series of competitions) of the World Cup competitions, the FIG has come to dominate the international gymnastics competition calendar in terms of attracting the best gymnasts in the world.  Before this, gymnasts gained international … Continue reading

2011 Cottbus FIG Challenger World Cup

The largest ever 35th Tournament of Masters and F.I.G. Challenger World Cup took place in Cottbus, Germany at the Lausitz-Arena on March 11 – 13, 2011. Qualifications took all day Friday and the men’s and women’s event finals on all … Continue reading

2011 City of Jesolo Trophy Gymnastics Meet

The results are in: 2011 City of Jesolo Trophy Gymnastics Meet Results USA Gymnastics publicly announced their team members for the 2011 City of Jesolo Trophy International Elite competition less than a week before the competition. 14 gymnasts and 13 … Continue reading

Training a Young Talented Gymnast

Subject: Training a young talented gymnast I am the parent of a young gymnast (6) who is training to compete in a group of girls that are from 10-12 years old. She is very talented and can physically do many … Continue reading

2011 American Cup Results

Here are both the men’s and women’s scores from the 2011 American Cup held in Jacksonville, Florida. The 2011 American Cup also served as the first in the 2011 F.I.G. World Cup Series. There were a large number of changes … Continue reading

The American Cup

The American Cup was first held in 1976 and has become an increasingly prestigious International meet. Some of the best Junior and Senior Elite gymnasts in the world meet in competition in a U.S. city. This meet has often been … Continue reading

Welcome to GymnasticsZone.com

Welcome to the new and improved GymnasticsZone.com web site. We have changed the look and the format of our site. We have adopted the WordPress blog format to utilize the latest in web site technology. All of the articles and … Continue reading

Sport Psychology, Goals and Motivation

There is a plethora of scientific documentation regarding the positive effects on athletic performance of correctly applied sport psychology, goal-setting and other psychological motivational tools. There is also ample evidence that these areas are the most under-utilized training techniques in the sport. Coaches are not using even the techniques they understand. Continue reading