It acts as a primer to those young athletes who wish to get started at the ground level. It also covers the history of the sport, rules and equipment, fundamental skills such as tumbling, balance and flexibility, and much more. Teaching the techniques for mastering the floor exercise, balance beam, uneven parallel bars and vault, it gives girls new to gymnastics information, and coaches and parents guidelines for helping young athletes. The basic routines used in competitive gymnastics, as well as nutrition, fitness training and flexibility training are also covered. Each chapter provides suggested drills. More than 130 photographs illustrate many of the drills and concepts discussed, and an appendix offers additional resources.
- ISBN10 0816052301
- ISBN13 9780816052301
- Publish Date 16 April 2004 (first published 1 March 2004)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 17 September 2008
- Publish Country US
- Publisher Facts On File Inc
- Imprint Checkmark Books
- Format Paperback
- Pages 176
- Language English