Click Here to Download GymnasticsHQ’s Gymnastics Mom Checklist As a parent, attending your child’s first gymnastics meet can be both exciting and nerve-wracking. To help you prepare and make the experience more enjoyable, we’ve put together this comprehensive guide on what to expect and how you can best support your gymnast. Understand the Basics…
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Here is a list of some of the most common or most used gymnastics deductions taken by judges. These deductions are applicable to compulsory gymnastics levels 1-5. If you are looking for ways to improve your gymnastics score this might be a good place to start. By being more aware of what deductions judges are…
Read articleHere is a list of some of the most common or most used gymnastics deductions taken by judges. These deductions are applicable to optional gymnastics levels 7-10. If you are looking for ways to improve your gymnastics score this might be a good place to start. By being more aware of what deductions judges are looking…
Read articleIn gymnastics, the floor routine is where athletes can showcase their unique blend of artistry, athleticism, and personality. One of the most critical components of a captivating floor routine is the music that accompanies it. The right gymnastics floor music can enhance a performance, highlight an athlete’s strengths, and set the tone for the entire…
Read articleGymnastics is a sport that combines strength, flexibility, balance, and grace. As gymnasts progress through their training, they typically move through different levels of competition that can be classified as either compulsory gymnastics or optional gymnastics. Both types are integral parts of a gymnast’s development, but they differ significantly in their structure, routines, and scoring.…
Read articleThere 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…
Read articleThe 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…
Read articleThe 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…
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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…
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Do you want to better understand gymnastics scoring? Are you wondering how gymnastics judges decide on the score for each gymnastics routine? In this article, we’ll detail the process gymnastics judges go through when coming up with a score. In this article we’ll specifically be talking about judging USA Gymnastics’s Junior Olympic program, the gymnastics levels 1-10, along…
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