so I was in pretty good shape by the time it was my turn on the arena floor. When they said go I took off like a shot…
When I was younger, I did trampoline and tumbling for seven years! Trampoline and tumbling is similar to gymnastics, however, the events were different. The events for trampoline and tumbling are trampoline, rod floor, as well as the double mini. Rod floor is about the width of a bed, and the length of at least 500 feet. In the middle of the floor is a straight line that you are required to stay on.…
Kaleena Siers Ms. DiSalle ELA7 asfkgsubc I was in my dad’s white pickup truck slowly making my way to gymnastics practice. All I had been thinking about was trying my roundoff back handspring since I woke up. I had just stopped doing physical therapy for my achilles and was really worried about trying my new flip. I kept thinking in my head how things could go drastically wrong.…
The bell rang as the clock hit 3:30 and my heart basically jumped out of my chest. As I walked to the gym floor my body began to tremble as if I was prey who just met their…
As I was standing in a row of red belts, I was thinking am I going to pass. My mother walked to me because up to me seeing that I was nervous, she calmed me down. Good thing she did because I was going to explode. As the judges walked into the gym. They started to call out the names of the people that passed.…
Have you ever been pushed to the point where you felt like you couldn’t go any further, like your body and mind would fall apart if pushed harder? In gymnastics, you are pushed to your mental and physical breaking point. When it comes time to compete, you have to make sure you know your routine and how to make it win the perfect 10. I, as a newly-budding 5th grader, knew this decently well, and my first gymnastics meet was definitely one for the memories. Flipped Out Gymnastics, located in Howell, was where I trained and competed as a level 5 gymnast.…
After maybe five reps I begin to feel all the blood rushing into my biceps and my upper back, feeling it widen in my shirt, feeling my muscles tighten and contract, this feeling, it is what I have been waiting for the whole day, I cannot live without it. I pull the bar down one last time it stops about five inches from my chest, I feel like I cannot do anymore, but I pull with all my strength. As my face turns a bright ripe red, I let out a grunt like no other and pull it all the way down to my chest holding it for about ten seconds then letting go slowly as I feel my muscle fibers begin to rip, making way for new ones to grow and fill them up, making them thicker, stronger, better. I stand up slowly and feel all the blood rush to my brain fast, it is like a high, a healthy high that you can never get enough of, that you crave from the moment you wake up to the moment you are laying in your bed thinking about the steel, the weight that you will lift, that…
Tick, tick, tick. The clock strikes 6:00 p.m. Your coach yells “On the line!”. You take a deep breath and wipe the sweat off your face as you walk to the line. You know you aren’t getting out of this gym for at least another 30 minutes.…
I was cleared from both my doctor and physical therapist to compete once again. My team and I walked across the gym to our next event, the vault. Like my front handspring, I had practiced this hundreds of times. All I had to do was run down the runway, jump on the springboard, and use the power from the springboard to flip over the vault. It is the same concept as a front handspring, but with a giant spring board that gymnasts use to get over the vault table.…
I was continually running through the routine is my head and stressing more with each passing second on how good I would do. Once we got there, I walked through the big double doors into the gym and put my stuff down at the front of the gym. You could tell which girls had cheered before because they were all calm and relaxed like they knew everything perfectly, which only add more to the panic attack that was happening inside…
I tried several different All-Star gyms, but none were perfect for me. After trying four different gyms, we finally found a forever gym at Fury Athletics. From April to June, my new team was working hard for the upcoming season to start in November. On June 18, 2017, I was playing on a slip n’ slide with my cousin and brother. When I was ready to go down the first time, I took two steps and slid onto my back and then rolled over to my stomach so my hands and arms were above me.…
I walked into that gym on the first day of practice after 10 years of soccer. I was nervous and didn’t know anyone. This was all brand new to me. I thought I was always going to stick with soccer. Cheerleading was something I never thought I would be interested in but decided to give it a try.…
The crowd went crazy and the lights were blinding. After, getting in my opening position, all the times I had done the routine before, kicked in. I remembered all the corrections my coaches gave me and muscle memory did the rest. My mouth hurt from smiling so hard and my arms were sore from all the motions. When we were about to finish, I looked over at my friend and mouthed, “everything hit.”…
I was absolutely dreading this day because, for varsity matches, only one person in each weight class is allowed to wrestle. Our varsity wrestler for the weight class I was in was injured so I had to wrestle in the varsity match. As I stepped out onto the mat for the first time, I looked over and began analyzing my opponent: a shaved head, tattoo covered arms, and 200 pounds of solid muscle. What did I get myself into?…
It takes a long time to develop the strengths and skills to do it well. A gymnast can easily find themselves frustrated when they do not see immediate results. It is important for the gymnast to remember that failure is useful because it teaches them what their weaknesses are. On the other hand doing well on a skill can lead to overconfidence, which can cause problems too.…