Download or read book My Book of Gymnastics written by DK and published by Dorling Kindersley Ltd. This book was released on 2020-05-07 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn your back springs from your bridges in this first gymnastics book for young fans and future Olympians. Meet the stars of the gymnastic world in this sports book, from Simone Biles to Max Whitlock, and find out how they train and perfect routines to take to the floor and wow the judging panel. With tons of photos and step-by-step illustrations, this book breaks down some of the complicated moves used in gymnastics routines, covering both simple and high-level gymnastics. Parallel bars, the pommel horse, and other key pieces of equipment are profiled alongside how they're used. The differences between rhythmic, acrobatic, and artistic gymnastics are explained with the help of exciting photos of expert gymnasts. Introducing world-champion individuals and international teams, this guide is great for kids that are obsessed with gymnastics.
Download or read book The Gymnastics Book written by Elfi Schlegel and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This indispensable guide is simply the best book for beginners to the sport of artistic gymnastics. Illustrated with stunning full-colour photographs of gymnasts balancing, tumbling and jumping, The Gymnastics Book features skilled guidance from a medal-winning, record-breaking gymnast who is now a noted instructor. The topics covered in detail include: *Finding a good gymnastics club *Qualities to look for in a coach *Warm-up and cool-down exercises *Entering competitive gymnastics *Managing victories and losses *The importance of family and friends *Nutrition and apparel *Financial aspects *A typical day of training for competition. The book is also filled with anecdotes and advice from Olympic stars, taking beginners behind the scenes and offering a no-holds-barred account of life as a competitive gymnast. New gymnasts featured include: *Shallon Olsen: At just 11 years old she ranked first overall in her age category. She now has the 2016 Olympics games in her sights. *Kyle Shewfelt: To date, Kyle is the only Olympic Gold Medalist (2004, Athens) from Canada. *Emily Boycott: A Special Olympics athlete and 27 years old, her team took home five gold medals from the 2007 Beijing Olympics. AUTHOR: Elfi Schlegel was a member of the Canadian National Team from 1976 to 1985, won two gold medals at the 1978 Commonwealth Games and in 1979 won a team gold and individual bronze medal at the Pan Am Games. Elfi won Canada's only World Cup gymnastics medal, a bronze in the vault, in 1980. As a scholarship athlete at the University of Florida, she was a six-time All-American. Claire Ross Dunn is a journalist and writer for television. Colour photographs
Download or read book My First Book of Gymnastics written by Rida Ouerghi and published by Walter Foster Jr. This book was released on 2018-09-04 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My First Book of Gymnastics gets young readers moving with 10 playful exercises, accompanied by step-by-step instructions and illustrated characters kids will love. It’s never too soon to teach the benefits of health and physical fitness. This fun follow-up to Walter Foster Jr.’s My First Book of Pilates encourages children and parents alike to get up and move! Featuring 10 poses and exercises for young children with a series of simple and playful movements, My First Book of Gymnastics shows kids how fun and easy gymnastics can be. Whether learning how to leap like a frog, crawl on your knees and elbows like a turtle, or slither like a crocodile, kids will delight in learning and practicing each movement. By learning gymnastics, children will gain physical benefits of improved coordination, strength, and flexibility; not to mention key awareness of their body and a love and discipline for exercise and fitness.
Download or read book Behind the Scenes Gymnastics written by Blythe Lawrence and published by Inside the Sport (Lerner (Tm). This book was released on 2019-08 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn what it takes to become a professional gymnast! Readers will get a fascinating insider look at the life of a gymnast, from preparing for competition to events outside the gym.
Download or read book Gymnastics written by Lloyd Readhead and published by Crowood. This book was released on 2013-03-01 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Crowood Sports Guides provide sound, practical advice that will make you a better sportsperson, whether you are learning the basic skills, discovering more advanced techniques or reviewing the fundamentals of your sport.Contents include: The rules and regulations that govern the sport and the roles and responsibilities of gymnasts, coaches and officials during an event. The technical skills in women's gymnastics [vaulting, asymmetric bars, balance beam and floor exercises] and men's gymnastics [floor exercises, pommel horse, rings, vaulting, parallel bars and horizontal bar]. Detailed 'key points' for the gymnstic skills and elements covered. The content and structure of the training regimes, together with the methods and techniques used to teach and perform some important core skills and a range of more advanced skills. The ways in which coaches develop the high levels of skill and physical fitness required by gymnasts. Psychology, nutrition, preventing under-performance, and injury prevention and treatment. As Gymnastics continues to grow in popularity, there are many opportunities to participate as a gymnast, coach, judge or official. This book will be of interest to gymnasts in general and in artistic gymnastics in particular. Covers the technical skills in women's and men's gymnastics and provides the 'key point's for the gymnastic skills and elements covered. Superbly illustrated with 106 colour photographs. Lloyd Readhead have over forty years' experience as a gymnastics coach and has represented Greath Britain in men's artistic gymnastics. Another title in the highly successful Crowood Sports Guides series.
Download or read book Degrees of Difficulty written by Georgia Cervin and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2021-06-15 with total page 395 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How the Cold War era changed the trajectory of women's gymnastics Electrifying athletes like Olga Korbut and Nadia Comăneci helped make women’s artistic gymnastics one of the most popular events in the Olympic Games. But the transition of gymnastics from a women’s sport to a girl’s sport in the 1970s also laid the foundation for a system of emotional, physical, and sexual abuse of gymnasts around the world. Georgia Cervin offers a unique history of women's gymnastics, examining how the high-stakes diplomatic rivalry of the Cold War created a breeding ground for exploitation. Yet, a surprising spirit of international collaboration arose to decide the social values and image of femininity demonstrated by the sport. Cervin also charts the changes in style, equipment, training, and participants that transformed the sport, as explosive athleticism replaced balletic grace and gymnastics dominance shifted from East to West. Sweeping and revelatory, Degrees of Difficulty tells a story of international friction, unexpected cooperation, and the legacy of abuse and betrayal created by the win-at-all-cost attitudes of the Cold War.
Download or read book Nothing Better Than Gym Friends written by Melisa Torres and published by Perfect Balance Gymnastics Series. This book was released on 2022-02-28 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Perfect Balance Gymnastics Books are finctional gymnatics stories that teach girls to be kind to each other, flexible in life, courageous, strong, and most of all, confident.
Download or read book The Science of Gymnastics written by Monèm Jemni and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-12-22 with total page 627 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Science of Gymnastics provides the most comprehensive and accessible introduction available to the fundamental physiological, biomechanical and psychological principles underpinning performance in artistic gymnastics. The second edition introduces three new sections: applied coaching, motor learning and injury prevention and safety, and features contributions from leading international sport scientists and gymnastics coaches and instructors. With case studies and review questions included in each chapter, the book examines every key aspect of gymnastic training and performance, including: physiological assessment diet and nutrition energetics kinetics and kinematics spatial orientation and motor control career transitions mental skills training and perception injury assessment and prevention, with clinical cases advanced case studies in rotations, vault approach and elastic technologies in gymnastics. A fully dedicated website provides a complete set of lecture material, including ready-to-use animated slides related to each chapter, and the answers to all review questions in the book. The book represents an important link between scientific theory and performance. As such, The Science of Gymnastics is essential reading for any student, researcher or coach with an interest in gymnastics, and useful applied reading for any student of sport science or sports coaching.
Download or read book Gymnastics s G O A T written by Joe Levit and published by Lerner Publications ™. This book was released on 2021-08-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From daring vaults to jaw-dropping floor routines, gymnastics stars do it all. This book sticks the landing for old and new fans alike with stunning stats, thrilling comebacks, and the greatest gymnasts of all time.
Download or read book Flying High written by Michelle Meadows and published by Henry Holt and Company (BYR). This book was released on 2020-12-29 with total page 23 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A lyrical picture book biography of Simone Biles, gymnastics champion and Olympic superstar. Before she was a record-breaking gymnast competing on the world stage, Simone Biles spent time in foster care as a young child. Nimble and boundlessly energetic, she cherished every playground and each new backyard. When she was six years old, Simone's family took shape in a different way. Her grandparents Ron and Nellie Biles adopted Simone and her sister Adria. Ron and Nellie became their parents. Simone was also introduced to gymnastics that same year, launching a lifelong passion fueled by remarkable talent, sacrifice, and the undying support of her family. From her athletic early childhood to the height of her success as an Olympic champion, Flying High is the story of the world's greatest gymnast from author Michelle Meadows and illustrator Ebony Glenn.
Download or read book I ve Got This written by Melisa Torres and published by Perfect Balance Gymnastics Series. This book was released on 2022-02-21 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Perfect Balance Gymnastics Books are like Babysitters Club with gymnasts.
Download or read book Gymnastics written by Bobbie Kalman and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gymnastics explains basic moves, routines, and equipment, used by both boys and girls, and addresses the importance of stretches, warm-ups, and safety. Photos show young gymnasts in action.
Download or read book Everybody s Gymnastics Book written by Bill Sands and published by Macmillan Reference USA. This book was released on 1984 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to performance, instruction, history, and organization for gymnasts. Includes a list of top gymnasts and highlights of past champions.
Download or read book Tumbling written by Caela Carter and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2016-06-07 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For fans of Make It Or Break It, a novel about the road to Olympics for the world's most elite gymnasts. Work harder than anyone. Be the most talented. Sacrifice everything. And if you’re lucky, maybe you will go to the Olympics. Grace lives and breathes gymnastics—but no matter how hard she pushes herself, she can never be perfect enough. Leigh, Grace’s best friend, has it all: a gymnastics career, a normal high-school life... and a secret that could ruin everything. Camille wants to please her mom, wants to please her boyfriend, and most of all, wants to walk away. Wilhelmina was denied her Olympic dream four years ago, and she won’t let anything stop her again. No matter what. Monica is terrified. Nobody believes in her—and why should they? By the end of the two days of the U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Trials, some of these girls will be stars. Some will be going home with nothing. And all will have their lives changed forever.
Download or read book Gymnastics Jump written by CC Joven and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2017-02-01 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's Lily's first gymnastics meet, and she is nervous. Will she be able to complete all of her events without falling?_This Starting Line Reader showcases the importance of perseverance.
Download or read book Gymnastics Medicine written by Emily Sweeney and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2019-10-08 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents the most current information on the treatment of athletes involved in gymnastics, a multifaceted sport with unique demands on its participants that can lead to a myriad of medical conditions and injury patterns. It opens with an introduction to the history of gymnastics and a brief review of gymnastics disciplines and events. An overview of gymnastics injury epidemiology lays the foundation for the rest of the book. Growth and developmental issues are also discussed in detail, as many young gymnasts train long hours before or during puberty. Concepts related to the biomechanics of gymnastics, common overuse and acute musculoskeletal injuries, psychological issues, concussions, as well as rehabilitation and return-to-play principles round out the presentation. Throughout, there is the emphasis that young athletes are not simply small adults, and that they have unique needs and considerations for evaluation and treatment. Written and edited by experts in the field, some of whom are former gymnasts themselves, Gymnastics Medicine covers all of the relevant information on evaluation, management and return-to-play for sports medicine physicians, advanced practice providers, physical therapists, athletic trainers, exercise scientists, and mental health professionals.
Download or read book Little Girls in Pretty Boxes written by Joan Ryan and published by Doubleday. This book was released on 2013-04-03 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A sports reporter investigates the training of girls as professional gymnasts and figure skaters, arguing that the pressure to succeed and to look beautiful results in mental and physical harm, from eating disorders to psychological trauma.