Lameshia Banks Professor MWeaver English 1301-02 28 April 2014 Rhythmic Gymnastics Rhythmic Gymnastics is an Olympic sport that started out as an independent sport in the early 1950s by the Russians. Finally in 1984 Rhythmic Gymnastics were introduced into the Olympic Games‚ which were hosted by Los Angeles‚ CA. “It’s a complex artistic and aesthetic sport.” (Belia‚ Marta) It’s a very creative sport‚ which demands a specific training process that requires high levels of physical
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Gymnastics What is Educational Gymnastics? The term educational gymnastics emerged in Great Britain in the 1950’s to describe a child-centered‚ non-competitive‚ creative approach to movement (i.e.‚ body management). Educational gymnastics is committed to the unique way each child moves and learns. Each gymnast is challenged to solve problems‚ develop skills‚ and create movements at an appropriate level. A major belief of educational gymnastics holds that it is within the capacity of all
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Emily Pascavis Karl Bakkum English Comp. Gymnastics Long ago‚ gymnastics was very different from what we know today. Gymnastics comes from the Greek prefix “gymno- or gymn-” which means‚ “to be naked”. The Greeks used gymnastics for entertainment‚ performing naked. When the Romans conquered Greece‚ they took over the sport. They used it for its functional uses. The used the wooden horses to practice the quick mounting and dismounting of their actual horses during battle. Which later became
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Gymnastics is a sport that has 4 apparatus Vault‚ Uneven Bars‚ Floor and Balance Beam. In this essay I will have three main topics. The first one is gymnastics events where I talk about all 4 apparatus of gymnastics. The second topic is the three main types of gymnastics. Rhythmic‚ Artistic‚ and Acrobatic. The final topic is the history of gymnastics. Gymnastics has been a sport for 4‚000 years‚ but has been an Olympic sport for 32 years. The first apparatus I will be talking about is vault
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Physical Education : GymnasticsHistory of the Sport of Gymnastics Gymnastics‚ as an activity sport‚ has been around for over 2000 years but as an competitive sport it is a little more than 100 years old. Mass and individual exhibitions were conducted by various clubs and ethnic groups such as the Turvereins and Sokols. While it was slow-growing in the club area‚ it was fast-growing sport in the Turvereins and Sokols. In 1830s‚ the sport of gymnastics was introduced to United States and its school systems
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Gymnastics Gymnastic as a sport has been around for 2‚000 years. Women first started to participate in gymnastics events in the 1920s and the first womens Olympic competition was held in the 1928 games in Amsterdam. In 1972 Nadia Comaneci showed the world that power‚ strength and precision were not just qualities that could be seen in mens gymnastics. Comaneci scored four of her perfect tens on the uneven bars‚ two on the balance beam and one in the floor exercise. Mary Lou Retton was the
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Gymnastics has been a sport that I have always loved. When gymnastics is broadcasted on T.V‚ especially during the olympics‚ my eyes are glued to the screen. The high level gymnasts fly like birds while tumbling and on the uneven bars. From experience‚ I know that gymnastics is a sport that requires every muscle in your body. Gymnastics is also a sport that consists of insane amounts of time put into practice‚ and as a result‚ you’re sore and in pain a lot from all the hard work you’re putting in
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Gymnastics is the only sport I have ever done. Most little girls try soccer‚ dance around for awhile‚ or join a softball team before they find their passion. Not me. Ever since my parents signed me up for mommy-and-me classes at the local gymnastics center when I was two and a half years old‚ I’ve loved this sport. My mom tells me that after that first class she couldn’t stop me from doing gymnastics anywhere and everywhere. As the years went on‚ my devotion to this sport never wavered and I progressed
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History of Gymnastics The word gymnastics derives from the common Greek adjective γυμνός (gymnos) meaning "naked"‚ by way of the related verb γυμνάζω (gymnazo)‚ whose meaning is "to train naked"‚ "train in gymnastic exercise"‚ generally "to train‚ to exercise". The verb had this meaning‚ because athletes exercised and competed without clothing. Exercises of the ancient Greeks began with athletic feats performed by each individual according to his own notion. The youth were encouraged to combine
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Some people might think that including gymnastics in physical education is dangerous. However‚ those people choose not to have it is in particular because their child or friend can get be seriously injured. Considering that they think‚ it will not help‚ the students in the future. However‚ that is not the case. However‚ it can help them in many ways in the future. It develops areas such as spatial awareness‚ body awareness‚ self-confidence; as well as increasing areas like strength‚ flexibility
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