Artistic gymnastics

because though times may be tough, the sacrifices do pay off, so just keep pushing towards your dream and just love it at the same time and enjoy it.” This quote by Gabrielle Douglas proves that she never gave up. Her whole childhood revolved around gymnastics. She started her career off at a young age and continued to excel each and every day. She ran into many obstacles along the way, but that did not stop her from becoming the best gymnast that she could possibly be. Although she faced…

Olympics, and Bart Conner has been one ever since he was an elementary student. He was born on March 28, 1958, in a city with rich sports tradition with many Championship teams and outstanding athletes, Chicago, Illinois. Bart sparked an interest in gymnastics at around the…

“Cheerleading As A Sport” Blonde bubbly girls, wearing short skirts with loud voices, defines the common stereotype of a cheerleader. They are known to be the girls who are the “air heads” of the school and it is thought that all they do is promote school spirit and cheer on other sports, so why do they deserve to be considered a sport? In most cases, they don’t receive this title. Cheerleading is often deemed not a sport, but rather an after school activity or club. Fans of basketball or…

A dancer hears it all the time, “Dance is not a sport.” As a dancer for fifteen years, I have heard this saying numerous times. The dictionary defines a sport as, “An athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature.” (“Sport”). Dance is a physically exerting activity and is sometimes competed against other teams or individuals to. Many football players are even told to take ballet as it helps in their flexibility and be able to be quick on their feet.…

and tournaments just like those. I’ve been cheering since I was little. I started cheering on the pee-wee team, the middle school, junior high and also high school. Cheerleading is so much more than leading cheers and shouting. Its completion its gymnastics its exercise. It’s also pride and self-respect especially dealing with performance and training. When it comes to performing in front of other cheerleaders. It give you a chance to show yourself and others how well you can perform. Training…

I have never had to do first aid on someone with a mental disability, but since doing this internship at Tiger’s gymnastics, I knew how to approach the situation differently than I normally would. I knew I had to be overly sympathetic and make sure his emotional needs were met just as much as his physical needs. I had to ask different questions than I normally would…

Gymnastics was started by Ancient Greeks. Gymnastics was introduced by early Greek civilizations to facilitate bodily development. They did this through a series of exercises that included running, jumping, throwing, wrestling, and weight lifting. After Romans took over Greece, they made gymnastics into more of a formal sport. They used gymnasiums to physically prepare their men for warfare. With the decline of Rome, interest declined in gymnastics with only tumbling left as a form of…

whole life I’ve done one thing: Gymnastics. I fell in love with the sport in a preschool class at the YMCA when I was 2 years old. I haven't stopped doing gymnastics since; I practically grew up in the gym. My life has consisted of blood, sweat, and chalk for 15 years and counting. I have always loved the challenge of driving myself to do skills that seem crazy and even impossible. I love flying through the air, defying gravity and feeling like I am unstoppable. Gymnastics is tough; it requires…

Today I will be teaching you about gymnastics. I am not talking about how to do it. I am talking about what actually happens at gymnastics practice. Lets just get started. First, you walk into practice thinking this is going to be the best practice you’ve ever had. Oh no just wait. You start warming up and stretching and you realize that you are so sore you can’t even do the splits. First event comes up and it’s beam. You are all excited because it’s going to be a good day right? Then you…

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. A double mini is similar to vault however, rather than leather, it is a trampoline. I performed…