Learn Basics About Ozark Gymnastics

By Andrea Davidson


In Ozark gymnastics is a kind of sport that involves performance of exercises that need physical strength, coordination, balance, agility, power, and flexibility. The sport is governed by an international federation, (FIG) on the international scale. The federation is responsible for ensuring that the standards of the sport are upheld at all international competitions. Each country in the world has a national body that has some affiliation with the FIG.

The sport is split into several disciplines including tumbling, aerobic, acrobatic, team gym, trampolining, artistic, and rhythmic gymnastics. Participants may be of any age, beginning with children of less than 2 years to grown-ups of both genders. Individuals who wish to be worldwide gymnasts start exercising at a very young age and take one or more disciplines as a specialty. This sport may also be exercised for purposes of recreation besides being an international competitive game.

Of all the other specialties in this field, the most recognized discipline is artistic gymnastic. It involves both women and men events and is integrated in most Olympic activities. Events in which ladies participate include floor exercises, balance beams, uneven bars, and vaults. Event for men comprise of high bars, vaults, still ring, parallel bar, floor exercises, and pommel horses.

Points in this game are awarded according to how good an individual executes various events. The score used is called an execution score and is normally out of 10 points. The judge deducts points from the overall 10 points from the beginning to the end of a session. There is however, a new method of awarding marks currently in use in the US in elite level competition.

The new score is referred to as a difficulty score. It brings the number of scores currently in application to two. In difficulty scores, points are awarded as contrasted to execution scores where points are deducted. The difficulty scores are based on the elements gymnasts perform and may change depending on whether the participant completes or fails to do all skills involved. It depends on whether or not someone links the skills to each other as needed.

The most common gains on the difficulty score are connection bonuses. Connection of elements is the awarding factor here because it is considered very skillful to connect two or more flight elements. Besides, it is very hard to connect a skill to another if the first skill is not performed correctly in the first place. The difficulty score allows performers to gain more points basing on how difficult the events they do are and how they execute them. There is no limit in the score one can gain here.

Most events are performed singly by an individual while others involve a pair or a group. Pair and group events need a lot of focus and synchronism among all participants because the failure of one person extends to the entire group. There are also many equipment used in most skills of each event.

Ozark gymnastics bases on perfecting skills learned. Gymnasts go through coaching for years before they perform on international platforms. Many gymnasts warm up before taking part in events so as to be prepared emotionally and physically.




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