| What is Women's Artistic Gymnastics? | | | | preschool, kindergarten, beginner, advanced beginner, |
| There are many different types of gymnastics, such | | | | and intermediate. Compulsory gymnastics which |
| as: women's artistic, men's artistic, acrobatic, rhythmic, | | | | consists of levels one through six. There also is |
| trampoline, tumbling, and group. But women's artistic | | | | optional gymnastics which is comprised of levels |
| gymnastics is the most common type. Artistic | | | | seven through ten. The unique thing about artistic |
| gymnastics is a very fun yet competitive sport that is | | | | gymnastics is it takes many different abilities to be a |
| known and practiced around the whole world. People | | | | good gymnast. Gymnastics takes strength, flexibility, |
| who take or participate in gymnastics are called | | | | coordination, balance, speed, power, agility, endurance, |
| gymnasts. | | | | control, etc. Not only does gymnastics take a great |
| Women's artistic gymnastics consist of four events: | | | | amount of physical ability, but also takes just as much |
| the uneven bars, balance beam, floor exercise, and | | | | mental and psychological strength as well. |
| vaulting table. On each one of these events gymnasts | | | | Artistic gymnastics is different then any other sport. |
| have a timed routine. Every competitive gymnast only | | | | Gymnastics is not only a team sport but it is also an |
| gets one chance to perform each routine, except for | | | | individual sport. A gymnastics team receive a team |
| vault. On vault the gymnast gets two chances and the | | | | total of points based on the highest three scores on |
| judges awards them the highest score out of the two | | | | each event. Gymnasts also receive an individual score, |
| vaults. | | | | this score consist of the total points each gymnast |
| Women's gymnastics includes children of all ages and | | | | receives on all four events. This means gymnasts not |
| ability. There are specific categories in gymnastics | | | | only compete against different teams but against their |
| depending on a child's skill level, not age. There is | | | | very own teammates. |
| recreational gymnastics which includes mom and me, | | | | |