There are some things you should consider when choosing a gymnastics gym near you for gymnastics classes or a gymnastics team program. Your needs might vary depending on if your gymnast is just starting out, or is already very serious. For example, a small gym without advanced training tools but with loving, sweet teachers might…
DetailsThis bucket list is designed to inspire and motivate gymnasts of all levels – keep gymnastics fun! Explore unique goals, set new benchmarks, and turn your gymnastics dreams into reality. Dive in to start marking off your Ultimate Gymnastics Bucket List! Click Here to Download Your GymnasticsHQ’s Ultimate Summer Bucket List Open gym – this…
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Do you want to practice and get better at gymnastics this summer? You might think the only time you can practice is when you’re in the gym but that’s definitely not the case! We’ve put together a list of creative ways to practice gymnastics skills while on summer break outside in the warmth of the…
DetailsThe Vault is one of the 4 Olympic gymnastics events–along with Bars, Beam and Floor. The gymnastics vault event is one of the most explosive and thrilling aspects of artistic gymnastics. This event requires athletes to combine speed, power, and precision to execute dynamic and high-flying skills. The Run-Up: Speed and acceleration are crucial in…
DetailsThe Uneven Bars, or “Bars” is one of the four women’s Olympic Gymnastics events, along with the Vault, Balance Beam and the Floor Exercise. The gymnastics bar event is one of the most exhilarating and technically demanding disciplines in artistic gymnastics. Featuring the uneven bars for women and the horizontal (or high) bar and parallel…
DetailsThe Floor Exercise, or “Floor”, is one of the 4 Olympic gymnastics events–along with Vault, Bars and Beam. The floor event is one of the most captivating and dynamic aspects of artistic gymnastics. This event combines athleticism, artistry, and musicality, offering gymnasts a stage to showcase their strength, flexibility, and creativity. Floor routines are a…
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The Xcel Program is a national USA Gymnastics program of gymnastics levels that runs alongside the Development Program, formerly the Junior Olympic (JO) program. The Xcel program is a completely separate, alternate program. Many parents want help deciding whether their gymnast should compete in the Xcel program or switch to a gym that would have…
DetailsAre you wondering how gymnastics routines are scored at the Olympics? FIG Gymnastics rules are used, as opposed to the Junior Olympic (JO) rules used in scoring gymnastics levels 1-10. FIG stands for Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique and is the international governing body of professional gymnastics. Scoring at the Olympics is slightly different than JO…
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As a gymnast, you’ve probably been there before. Trying to do a skill you’ve done in the past but feeling like you just can’t do it. It’s not that your body can’t perform the skill because it can. It’s not that you don’t want to do the skill because you do. It’s that you…
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Has your gymnast been invited to the TOPS Gymnastics Program? Or are you just curious what it is? I have been getting lots of questions recently about TOPS: what it is, what the requirements are, and why do it. Let me answer them! What is the TOPs Gymnastics Program? First, what is TOPs? TOPs, or the Talent Opportunity…
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