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Gymnastics is a sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, balance and grace. Artistic gymnastics is the best known and most popular of the gymnastics sports governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG). Artistic Gymnastics, typically involves the women's events of uneven parallel bars, balance beam, floor exercise, and vault. Men's events include floor exercise, pommel horse, still rings, vault, parallel bars, and high bar. Gymnastics evolved from exercises used by the ancient Greeks, that included skills for mounting and dismounting a horse, and from circus performance skills. Other forms of gymnastics are rhythmic gymnastics, various trampolining sports, and aerobic and acrobatic gymnastics. From Wikipedia under the
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Q. I really want to join a competitive gymnastics team but i'm not sure if my parents are going to let me it is only 150 dollars but how do I convince them to let me tryout and if i make it, to stay on the team. ( my mom doesn't like competitive teams like soccer and hockey but you only have to attend 1-2 competitions and this is something I really want) Asked by haley. gymnastics:) - Thu Dec 27 18:19:49 2007 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments A. i used to be a competitive gymnast and it's a great thing that you want to start. tell your parents that it's a great sport to keep you in shape and healthy. refer to me if you like...it taught me AMAZING life skills and some parts of gymnastics has helped me with volleyball. if you ever decide to quit you can always start tumbling or cheerleading. email me anytime you need help with a skill or need information about gymnastcs. i'm 13! Answered by Laura Spell - Thu Dec 27 18:45:37 2007 From Yahoo Answer Search: "Gymnastics" |
