Thursday, July 31, 2014

Information On Gymnastics In Delaware

By Annabelle Holman


Gymnastics is a form of sport currently practiced for different reasons. People engage in this sport in order to compete in local and international competitions and to take part in special military operations. Some individuals engage in it as a hobby during their leisure time while others endeavor to achieve body fitness and maintain physical, mental, and psychological health. Gymnastics in Delaware is highly developed because gymnasts are trained by qualified coaches. This makes them among the best in the world.

The term gymnastics has its origin in the Greek language. When translated into the English language it means to practice naked. In old Greece, the term was used on all exercises performed in gymnasiums. Gymnasiums were places where male athletes exercised without clothes. The exercises were included in Olympics during competitions. Currently, some of those exercises have been separated into completely different fields.

As a sport, it requires a lot of physical strength, body balance, coordination, agility, power, and flexibility. Standards in gymnastics are set and enforced by an international body although every country has its own governing body with affiliations to the international authority. Even though there are different reasons and purposes for training in this sport, the most well known category is the artistic gymnastics.

The sport has different levels of training with each requiring different levels of expertise. In the US, the lowest sanctioned competitive level is level 5. The other lower levels are considered non-competitive and participants do not compete at such levels except level 4. Some gyms require their students to pass this level before proceeding to the competitive level and hence may hold competitions among members and teams in the same level. Level 4 is meant to train kids, familiarize, and make them used to being in competitions.

Artistic gymnastics comprise of both masculine and feminine events. Balance beams, uneven bars, vault, and floor exercise are some of the feminine events. On the contrary, high bar, parallel bar, vault, floor exercises, pommel horse, and still rings are the masculine events. The events can be executed by individuals, teams, or both. These events are developed and improved from exercise in Ancient Greece.

Gymnastic is comprised of many disciplines in which participants may participate. Trampolining, tumbling, team gym, and aerobatic, rhythmic, and acrobatic gymnastics are among the major disciplines available. The sport allows participants from different age groups with some being as young as 2 years. Difficulty increases with individual ability and age. The routines are physically exhausting although they take a short period of time. Participants are tested for endurance, strength, awareness of limits, and flexibility.

Some disciplines in this sport are strictly meant for women. For example, men cannot participate in rhythmic events at a competitive level. Participants are generally given a lot of freedom in the sport. Most of the individual and team exercises are selected by the participants although a few are compulsory. During performances, individuals can execute any move they find comfortable to.

Previously the scores used to be made out of 10 points. This has however changed and participants can now earn as many points as possible. Marks are awarded according to factors such as completeness, accuracy, and difficulty.




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