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Gymnastics events range from challenging and high-flying routines on pommel horses, bars, and rings, to beautiful and rhythmic floor exercises. Many of the events demand not only a mastery of technique but also a delicate grace—especially with the rhythmic style.

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Top 10 Tricks to Teaching Young Gymnasts
September 28, 2018
As long as a couple students hear you, the talkers will wonder why people are putting their hands on the top of their head. Then they of course figure it out and follow along. Kids. We all love them, but controlling them at gymnastics is a tough job. How do you get them to calm […]
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Gymnastics for Beginners at Home
July 29, 2018
Tuck your head in close to your chest, push your feet off the ground and roll forward. Make sure the area around you is clear so you don’t bump into anything. Learning new gymnastics skills is exciting, even when you’re just a beginner. Of course, gymnastics can also be dangerous, so if you’re tempted to […]
Ingredients For a Successful Floor Routine
August 18, 2017
Like the recipe for a main dish, floor routines also have a list of “ingredients and spices” that need to be added in order for it to look (taste) good! At the JO Optional levels, each level has a unique set of requirements for Floor that lists skills, types of skills, or value parts needed […]
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Gymnastics: Begin Here, Go Anywhere
August 9, 2017
Introducing your child to gymnastics at a young age isn’t about choosing a sport for your child, it’s about introducing a variety of skills that they can utilize in whatever sport or activity they might one day choose. Gymnastics is the basis of all sports. The name itself is from the ancient Greek word gymnazein meaning “to […]
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Gymnastic Olympic Team Size Reduced to Four
July 21, 2017
The gymnastics olympic team sizes have been reduced from five to four starting at the Tokyo 2020 olympics.
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USA Gymnastics selects sites for women’s 2018 Junior Olympic championship events
July 20, 2017
Top junior gymnasts to compete in the 2018 Junior Olympics
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Gymnastics Drills for Beginners
June 23, 2017
Gymnastics requires a great deal of strength, balance, coordination, agility and body awareness to perform the various moves and avoid injury. Beginners will greatly benefit from certain gymnastics drills that help to improve all areas of fitness, as well as get their bodies ready for more advanced moves. These are drills that anyone can perform, […]
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‘They Never Give Up’: How Team USA Gymnasts are Inspiring Girls as Young as 2
June 13, 2017
The 2016 U.S. Olympic team shined in the summer games, but may be making a bigger impact what their doing while not competing for medals.
No fear attitude propels Driscoll
January 3, 2017
Former standout high school and college gymnast Kristin Driscoll now makes an impact as coach, account manager. U.S. gymnastics hero Aly Raisman had her parents – and much of the country – squirming in their seats with each leap, vault and dismount at last summer’s Rio Olympics. Kristin Driscoll never could get her mother to […]
Xcel Level 3/4 Gymnastics Drills
Xcel Level 3/4 Gymnastics Drills
November 2, 2016
Gymnastics: Introductory Uneven Bar Drills- Preteam, Level 2, Level 3, Level 4
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