Subject: Too young. Dear Coach, We want to know what to do in the upcoming season for our daughter. The situation we have is that our child progressed very quickly and at the young age of six is to young … Continue reading
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Gymnastics Coloring Pages – March 2011
This month we have coloring pages for St. Patrick’s Day, Mardi Gras, March Madness, and the Spring Season. Download them and enjoy! Continue reading
Approach Your Gymnastics Coach
For a number of reasons, many parents have difficulty approaching their child’s gymnastics coach. One of the main reasons is that it is an extremely rare parent who understands enough about the sport to have any opinion at all. Gymnastics … Continue reading
Ancient Gymnastics Outside Greece And Rome
The Egyptian Gymnastics Pyramids Circus style acrobatics were performed in ancient Egypt. As early as 2100 BC. stone cuttings depict people building human pyramids and balancing stunts in Egypt . The Dark Ages for Gymnastics With the fall of Rome … Continue reading
Gymnastics in the Roman Empire
The Romans included physical activities based on those of the Greeks, in their culture. The ancient Romans used gymnastics as part of their military training to improve the strength, balance and flexibility of soldiers. Gymnastics Training for the Roman Legions … Continue reading
Gymnastics in Greece and the First Olympics
Introduced in early Greek civilization, gymnastics facilitated physical body development utilizing a variety of activities including running, jumping, wrestling, weight lifting, swimming and throwing. Continue reading
What Gymnast’s Parents Can Do To Help
Subject: What Can Parents Do to Help Dear Coach, The confirmation I received after a purchase of the level 4 e-book asked for feedback. So here goes. I am a parent of a current level 3 gymnast who is moving … Continue reading
Age 7 Strength Question
Subject: Daughter/Flexibility vs Strength My daughter is 7 years old and is training level 4 at this time. Her coaches are amazed with her flexibility, however, her strength needs a lot of work. She seems to have fallen behind in … Continue reading
Spotting Fulls and Twisting
Subject: Spotting the Twisting Direction Dear Coach, The question is what side do you spot a full, that twists to the right and a full that twists to the left? (Now when we say twists to the right, we mean … Continue reading
