2012 is a big Olympics year, with the globally esteemed games taking place in London at the end of July. Some of the world’s finest athlete will be competing for glory, but how did they get started on their road to sporting brilliance? Chances are, they will have undertaken at least some gymnastics training as a child. Gymnastics is the perfect way to introduce young people to fitness, flexibility and sporting competition. Here are a few reasons why it is recommended to get them interested early.
Stop the obesity rot
Like it or not, the current younger generations are moving about less than their predecessors. TV, video games and social media are encouraging them to exchange running about outside for hours spent sitting on the sectional couch, eyes glued to a screen. We need to work now to combat childhood obesity before it becomes a massive global concern. Gymnastics is a great place to start – it is relatively low cost, easy to get into and accessible to all.
Fun, fun, fun
Children can usually be encouraged to move their bodies more if the activity they are doing is enjoyable. That’s where gymnastics, with all its variety, interesting equipment and competitive elements can come in. It is also one of the earliest sports that you can introduce to a child, with parent and toddler classes starting from as young as 18 months. Children can even be treated to gymnastics birthday parties for themselves and their friends to help promote the idea that it is really great fun.
Mens sana in corpore sano
A healthy mind in a healthy body – says it all. Research has shown positive links between the amount of activity a person does and their level of brain activity and academic achievements. Fitter children tend also to have better communication skills, longer attention spans, higher self-esteem and increased problem-solving skills. In addition to all of that, gymnastics can also teach team work, goal setting, interaction with adults and the satisfaction of hard work and dedication.
Working with autism
Gymnastics could also be particularly beneficial to children with autism, as it provides a structured environment in which to develop gross and fine motor skills, while fostering social interaction and skills such as turn-taking and listening to instructions in an alternative educational setting.
More than the sum of the body parts
While all sports carry with them physical benefits, gymnastics is especially well suited to the young, developing body. It teaches flexibility and inner core strength. Not to mention speed, balance, coordination, good posture, power, self-confidence and discipline. Habits picked up during gymnastics training, including good nutrition and general maintenance of a healthy lifestyle, can stay with a child throughout its life.
Safety first
While it is true that injuries can sometimes occur, particularly to the upper body and muscles, trainers and professionals work extremely hard to keep these incidents down to a minimum. Dealing with children of a particularly young age means that great care must be taken to ensure their safety. When injuries do occur, coaches are trained in first aid, and the vast majority of cases can be easily treated at the emergency room if necessary.
Gymnastics techniques tend to centre around flexibility and core strength, thus setting the participant up to sustain greater pressure on the body in later life. Having a greater awareness of the body and what it can and, more importantly, cannot do, will also help reduce injuries in situations outside the gymnasium. Plus, of course, the more active your lifestyle, the fitter – and therefore safer – you will be.
Taking it further
Gymnastics can be a great hobby that will help keep obesity at bay and develop a child’s physical strength and well-being. However, it is also a highly competitive sport that, for the right athlete, can bring glory and success. Children who want to take their gymnastics involvement further can have access to competitions at all standard, from elementary school right up to a professional level.
Coaches are trained to spot potential and to guide young gymnasts and their families through the various options, while making sure they are not attempting too much too soon, or are being pushed unnecessarily. In this crucial Olympic year, why not look into giving your child a chance to try gymnastics – you will soon start to see the benefits.
Article by Imogen Reed
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FIG released sanctions manufacturer American Athletic, Inc.
American apparatus manufacturer American Athletic, Inc. was reported for having supplied non-approved landing mats to the Visa American Cup in Madison Square Garden, New York (USA),
an event that counts for the FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup. The manufacturer will pay a 4,000 USD fine and cover the cost of the proceedings, bringing the total to 9,500 USD.
In addition, AAI will donate 60,000 USD worth of new gymnastics apparatus selected by the FIG Foundation.
Moors, Sejima join 2012 AT&T American Cup field
USA Gymnastics, FIG Office, February 21, 2012
Victoria Moors of Canada and Ryuzo Sejima of Japan will compete in the AT&T American Cup, replacing Germany’s Nadine Jarosch and Philipp Boy, respectively.
Scheduled for March 3 at New York City’s Madison Square Garden, the AT&T American Cup boasts an impressive field including four Americans: 2011 World
all-around champion Jordyn Wieber of DeWitt, Mich./Gedderts’ Twistars USA; 2011 World team champion Alexandra Raisman of Needham, Mass./Brestyan’s American Gymnastics;
2011 World parallel bars champion Danell Leyva of Miami/Team Hilton HHonors (Universal Gymnastics); and John Orozco of the Bronx, N.Y./U.S. Olympic Training Center,
who finished fifth in the all-around at the 2011 World Championships.
Philipp BOY (GER) withdraws from the American Cup
Gymmedia.com (GER) 2012 Feb 13
Because of an inflammation in his wrist, the two-time German world all-around silver medalist Philipp BOY (SC Cottbus) withdraws from the American Cup in the
Madison Sqare Garden of New York, which will held at March 03.
"I'm very disappointed because I would like to start, but that is no one helped. I have to see to recover this violation and then wants me to concentrate on preparing
for the Olympics," so the 24-year-old gymnast from the German Master Club SC Cottbus said.
2012 Cancun Classic starts this weekend
GymnasticsResults.com (USA) Jan 3, 2012
Famous mexican vacation city of Cancun is the place to be this weekend. Traditional first gymnastics meet of the year - Cancun Classic will
take place in Hotel Hilton.
USA Gymnastics selects Orlando as U.S. city to bid for 2015 World Gymnastics Championships
usa-gymnastics.org (USA) April 29, 2011
USA Gymnastics has selected Orlando, Fla., as its candidate city for an official bid to host the 2015 World Artistic Gymnastics
Championships. The World Championships would be held at the Amway Center, which opened to rave reviews in October 2010 and is
undoubtedly one of the most technologically advanced buildings in the United States. The 2015 World Championships will serve as
a qualifying event for the 2016 Olympic Games, scheduled for Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
No. 1 UCLA gymnastics falls in season opener to Utah
Daily Bruin January 11, 2011
No. 1 gymnastics team loses to Utah, places second in Pac-10 Showcase after unsteady routines
Jacobson joins USA Gymnastics as T&T program director
2010 Dec 29 ♠ News-Sports.net (USA)
USA Gymnastics announced that Susan Jacobson of Penryn, Calif., has been named the program director for trampoline and tumbling, beginning Jan. 3, 2011.
USA Gymnastics names U.S. Women's Team for 2010 World Championships
2010 October 06
The members of the World Team, which includes a mixture of veterans and new faces, are:
* Rebecca Bross of Plano, Texas/WOGA
* Mackenzie Caquatto of Naperville, Ill./Legacy Elite Gymnastics
* Chelsea Davis of Lakeway, Texas/Texas Dreams Gymnastics
* Mattie Larson of Los Angeles, Calif./All Olympia
* Alexandra Raisman of Needham, Mass./Brestyan's American Gymnastics
* Alicia Sacramone of Winchester, Mass./Brestyan's American Gymnastics
* Bridget Sloan of Pittsboro, Ind./Sharp's Gymnastics Academy
New sport on Gymnastics Horizon?
Our friend Marco van Geloven from Netherlands introduced us to a new gymnastics sport. Pole Gymnastics is a
combination of acrobatics and free artistic pole dancing. It is like an exercise in gymnastics with a rhythmic gymnastics.
The components consist of presentations, floor exercise and pole acrobatics. Gymnastic Pole has emerged from the artistic
pole dancing and the name changed because of the erotic charge to the name pole dancing sticks. The Pole Gymnastic mentioning
is clear to everyone that it is an artistic and acrobatic sports are without any form of eroticism.
Gymnastic Pole, like other sports turn a good basis for movement and is also suitable for youth.
 More about Pole Gymnastics
For more information and to see video from Pole Gymnastics competition visit:
Pole Gymnastics Academy website
DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURE IN THE NORTH KOREAN CASE
2010 Oct 7 ♠ fig-gymnastics.com (SUI)
Today, the President of the FIG Disciplinary Commission in charge of this case (disciplinary procedure against the Gymnastics Association of the Democratic
People’s Republic of Korea (PRK) and their gymnast Ms. Hong Su Jong for alleged age infractions and false registrations.) – based on Art. 20 of the FIG Code
of Discipline and the evidence in his hands - has taken immediate action and provisionally suspended the Gymnastics Association of the Democratic People’s
Republic of Korea (PRK) and their Gymnast Ms. Hong Su Jong, as of 6th October 2010 for a period of 30 days.
The Federation is therefore not allowed to participate in the forthcoming Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Rotterdam and any other International
or National event.
USA Gymnastics names U.S. Women’s Team for 2010 World Championships
2010 October 06
The members of the World Team, which includes a mixture of veterans and new faces, are:
* Rebecca Bross of Plano, Texas/WOGA
* Mackenzie Caquatto of Naperville, Ill./Legacy Elite Gymnastics
* Chelsea Davis of Lakeway, Texas/Texas Dreams Gymnastics
* Mattie Larson of Los Angeles, Calif./All Olympia
* Alexandra Raisman of Needham, Mass./Brestyan's American Gymnastics
* Alicia Sacramone of Winchester, Mass./Brestyan's American Gymnastics
* Bridget Sloan of Pittsboro, Ind./Sharp's Gymnastics Academy
Zak Kerkoulas broke Guinness World Record
39.23 sec holding cross on rings
Congratulations!!!
Attempt to break Guinness World Record holding cross on the rings
2010 August 27
I wanted to let GymnasticsNet.com know that today, at the Field House at Chelsea Piers in NYC at 1:45 pm this afternoon, one of
our gymnastics coaches Zak Kerkoulas is attempting to break the Guinness World Record for the longest
time holding the iron cross on the rings. We're pretty excited about it over here!
Jenna Weinerman
Marketing and PR Coordinator Chelsea Piers Management
New York, NY 10011
USA Gymnastics names 2010 U.S. Men’s National Teams
2010 August 13 ♠ usa-gymnastics.org (USA)
Senior National Team
Chris Brooks, Houston, Texas/University of Oklahoma
Alex Buscaglia, Cary, Ill./Stanford University
Chris Cameron, Winter Haven, Fla./University of Michigan
Jake Dalton, Sparks, Nev./University of Oklahoma
Bryan Del Castillo, Laguna Niguel, Calif./Cal-Berkeley
Wesley Haagensen of Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Olympic Training Center
RJ Heflin, Houston, Texas/HGA GymMasters
Jonathan Horton, Houston, Texas/Cypress Academy
Glen Ishino, Santa Ana, Calif./Cal-Berkeley
Steven Legendre of Flower Mound, Texas/University of Oklahoma
Danell Leyva, Miami, Fla./Universal
Tim McNeil of Falls Church, Va./USOTC
Alexander Naddour, Mesa, Ariz./University of Oklahoma
Paul Ruggeri, Manlius, N.Y./University of Illinois
Brandon Wynn, Vorhees, N.J./Ohio State
Junior National Team 16-18
Dylan Akers, Kingwood, Texas/Cypress Academy
Wyatt Aycock, Orlando, Fla./Orlando Metro
CJ Maestas, Corrales, N.M./Gold Cup
Sam Mikulak, Corona del Mar, Calif./SCATS HB
Cale Robinson, Harriman, Tenn./Premier Athletics
Jacoby Rubin, Buffalo Grove, Ill./Buffalo Grove
Jordan Valdez, Louisville, Colo./Champion Gymnastics
Junior National Team 14-15
Jonathan Deaton, Longmeadow, Mass./Daggett’s
Adrian de los Angeles, Long Beach, Calif./SCATS HB
Stacey Ervin, Taylor, Mich./Mills
Kevin Ko, El Cerrito, Calif./Golden Bear
Jake Martin, Oviedo, Fla./Orlando Metro
Sean Melton, Orlando, Fla./Orlando Metro
Timothy Wang, Riverside, Calif./South Coast
Jonathan Horton wins all-around VISA Championships
2010 August 13 ♠ GymnasticsResults.com (USA)
Jonathan Horton was crowned U.S. men's gymnastics champion for a second straight year, beating Danell Leyva by 2.3 points.
Schedule and Results
U.S. gymnasts receive their bronze medals a decade late
2010 August 12 ♠ washingtonpost.com (USA)
It wasn't until this past April - when the International Olympic Committee disqualified the third-place Chinese because
of an underage competitor - that they learned they would finally receive the medals they failed to bring back a decade earlier.
USA Gymnastics awards Visa Championships to Saint Paul, St. Louis
2010 August 5 ♠ USA Gymnastics (USA)
USA Gymnastics has awarded the Visa Championships, the national governing body’s premier annual championships, to Saint Paul, Minn.,
and St. Louis, Mo., in 2011 and 2012, respectively.
Youth Olympic Games Singapore (SIN) 2010 Aug 14-26
Schedule, Nominative entry list, Drawing of Lots
Artistic Gymnastics World Cup Porto (POR) Jun 18-20
Men Qualification
Women Qualification
35th Memorial Joaquim Blume Barcelona ESP 2010 Jun 5
| Muzi | FX | PH | SR | VT | PB | HB | Total | Gap |
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| 1 | HUNTER Samuel | GBR | 14.800 | 14.400 | 13.250 | 14.700 | 14.350 | 13.950 | 85.450 | 0 |
| 2 | WILLIG Arnaud | FRA | 13.700 | 13.900 | 14.700 | 15.100 | 14.100 | 13.300 | 84.800 | -0.650 |
| 3 | KUKSENKOV Mykola | UKR | 13.500 | 13.450 | 13.900 | 15.550 | 13.900 | 14.200 | 84.500 | -0.950 |
| Zeny | VT | UB | BB | FX | Total | Gap |
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| 1 | IZURIETA Ana Maria | ESP | 14.900 | 13.100 | 14.650 | 13.600 | 56.250 | 0 |
| 2 | LOPEZ Jessica | VEN | 14.200 | 13.750 | 14.000 | 13.200 | 55.150 | -1.100 |
| 3 | DOWNIE Rebecca Lauren | GBR | 13.850 | 14.550 | 13.600 | 12.800 | 54.800 | -1.450 |
Vysledky GymnasticsResults.com
UCLA gymnastics wins sixth NCAA championship title
2010 April 23 ♠ Daily Bruin (USA)
Leading the competition from the very beginning, the UCLA scored a 197.725 to claim its sixth NCAA gymnastics championship title
and UCLA's 105th NCAA championship. The Bruins won three of four events to comfortably win the title, defeating second-place
finisher Oklahoma by nearly half a point.
NCAA: No. 2 Oklahoma knocks off no. 1 Alabama
2010 March 5 ♠ Examiner.com (USA)
The team made school history three times Friday night. It toppled no. 1 Alabama, the first time the SOoners have ever upset a
no. 1 opponent. Secondly, a crowd of 2,529 -- the most fans ever to turn out at an OU women's gymnastics meet -- came to watch
them do it. Thirdly, the team set a new school record, 197.95, bettering the old school record 197.725. Alabama kept things
close the entire meet and ended with 197.275. It is the fifth time this season the Crimson Tide have posted a score higher than 197.
Olympic Medal of Underage Chinese Gymnast Revoked
2010 Feb 27 ♠ FIG
In the case of Dong Fangxiao, the Executive Committee constituted that there was a violation to the FIG Statutes and Regulations.
Consequently, the results obtained by Dong Fangxiao at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games have been cancelled. The FIG Executive
Committee decision was forwarded to the IOC Executive Board with the recommendation to withdraw the Bronze medal obtained by the
Chinese Team including the results of Dong Fangxiao in Sydney. In addition, the FIG Executive Committee pronounced the cancellation
of all results obtained by Dong Fangxiao at the 34th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships 1999 in Tianjin (CHN), of all results
obtained at the FIG World Cup Series 1999 - 2000 and at the Artistic Gymnastics 2000 World Cup Final in Glasgow (GBR) The costs
of the disciplinary procedure are awarded to the Chinese Gymnastics Association.
Portugal reinstated
2010 Feb 23 ♠ FIG
Suspended on February 16, 2010 for having failed to fulfil its financial obligations, the Portuguese Gymnastics Federation has
settled with organisers of the World Championship and Age Group competitions in St Petersburg (RUS) 2009. As a result,
the FIG has lifted its suspension effective immediately.
International Tournament of Madeira in Gymnastics Cancelled
2010 Feb 22 ♠ agim-madeira.com
The Madeira Gymnastics Association regrets to inform that at the moment we do not have enough safety conditions to hold the
14th International Gymnastics Tournament in Madeira.
As you may know Madeira Island has suffered a terrible tragedy on the last 20th February which paralyzed the city of Funchal and
caused many difficulties and uncertainties regarding the effective organization of the tournament.
It was our intention until the last minute providing all the efforts to organize this competition. However the regional authorities
of Madeira, Particularly the Regional Government, informed us that at this moment there are not gathered all the effective means
and conditions to hold it.
Suspension of the Portuguese Federation
2010 Feb 16 ♠ FIG
The FIG has decided to suspend the Portuguese Gymnastics Federation due to non payment of their financial dues. The dispute is about
important debts due to the Trampoline World Championships organisers and to the organisers of World Age Groups Competitions in 2009
in St-Petersburg (RUS). The sanction was pronounced after numerous warnings and upon termination of the probative period.
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