GYMNASTICS

 


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GYMNASTICS


HISTORY OF GYMNASTICS

The word gymnastics means naked art and it originated in ancient Greece. It is believed that the Chinese were the first people to develop activities that resembled gymnastics. The word gymnasium is also a Greek word for a place where gymnastic activities are performed.

Fredrick Ludwig Jahn is known as the father of modern gymnastics.

NATURE OF GYMNASTICS

The performance commences when the gymnast raises his hand to indicate "readiness" and comes to an end when he raises the two hands to signal the end of the performance. The grading is done according to how complex the events are.

 THE VALUES OF GYMNASTICS

  • it develops the muscles of the arms, shoulders, chest, and abdomen.
  • it develops physical strength and power.
  •  it develops physical fitness, agility, and flexibility.
  • it develops the ability to coordinate and balance.
  • it is designed for alertness.
  • it develops skills that are useful for sports and games. 
  • it develops courage.
  •  it provides means of livelihood. 
  • it develops the ability to break falls
  •  it improves body posture.

EQUIPMENT

  • the pommel horse
  • the vaulting horse
  • the long horse 
  • the spring board 
  • the parallel bars
  • the uneven parallel bars              
  • Spring board
  • the horizontal bars
  • the still rings
  • the mats/Trampoline
  • the beam
  • the buck
  • the medicine ball

SCOPE OF GYMNASTICS

  • Gymnastics covers a range of activities which include
  • the stunts
  •  the tumbling/agilities
  •  the activities on ropes 
  • the activities on beams 
  • compensatory

REQUIREMENTS FOR GYMNASTICS 

  • agility
  • coordination
  • concentration
  • flexibility
  • physical strength
  • endurance 
  • alertness 
  • knowledge of the activities 
  • balance

 

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