When I first started gymnastics was four years old at Tumblebees Ultimate Gym. At Tumblebees I really didn't learn anything to be the best gymnast. Two of my coaches quit. Coach Thomas was my bar coach, he quit and went to Newbern Gymnastics. Coach Jamie was my Beam coach. The gyms owner died of stage 4 cancer, her name was Sally, that's when the whole gym fell apart, and that's when I quit. When I quit my parents found another gym right away. When my parents found another gym I was so excited. I started gymnastics when I was 8 years old at High Point Gymnastics Academy. On the first day I came In I had to leave early because had a concert. The next day I met my coaches. Coach Rob was the owner of the gym and he was my vault coach. I met Tati …show more content…
After level 9 season people thought I couldn't do it anymore. I would tell my friends that I wanted to quit, but I didn't. I had mental block on some events, I would give up on some things, but not give up for good. I would get an attitude with the coaches. Sometimes I would get told if I don't quit the attitude I would have to leave for the rest of practice and come back when I ready to be respectful. After all this stuff had happen I knew I had to do better and get myself together. It came into the summer and we were training for level 10. I would get put in the level 8 group because the coaches thought I was doing level 9 again, I disagreed with them. I thought to myself "Level 9 for the 3rd time again, I don't think so." Some of my High Point friends would help me get through my fears. My coaches still thought I was doing level 9 again. I came in the next day and worked my butt off and when I did that for a few days and weeks they started realizing that I wanted to do level 10. When I was getting my skills people started to believe in me more ,even myself. My coaches said one day to me "Ashley I think your really doing level 10" and then is said heck yeah I'm doing level
“Gymnastics taught me everything- life lessons, responsibility and discipline and respect.” -Shawn Johnson (Former Olympic gymnast). In my interview with Franchesca Hutton-Lau I found this quote to prove very true to her. Franchesca Hutton-Lau, often called Frankee by her friends and teammates, has been a gymnast ever since she was five years old. In my interview with her, she enlightened me on her struggles, experiences, lessons, and successes which she’s taken from this treacherous sport. Chesca, as I call her, has a very different life from the average high school student.
By universal definition, "sport" is listed as "an activity involving physical exertion and skill that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often undertaken competitively." Football, basketball, baseball, soccer and other primary activities have always been concretely defined as sports in society. However, one of the most physically demanding activities is constantly forgotten when it comes to the realm of sports- dance. Dance requires a tremendous amount of training and creates an aura of competition in which people compete to be the best, win, and take home the trophy- just like in traditionally accepted sports. These sports, however, do not possess an element of psychological health threats that some competitive dancers unfortunately must account for due to the emphasis placed on physical appearance.
I had a strange childhood most people would think. I had always been very serious about gymnastics so I had been homeschooled sense the age of 8 to help give me more time in the gym, this meant I spent monday through sunday 8am to 5pm in the gym. It took over my whole
Little did I know my whole C-Squad season would come to this. School had finally let out, and we began to play summer ball for the VFW team, I was playing with older kids and the varsity coach, which both really intimidated me. Out of my element, I had lost all of the confidence I had in me, and possibly played my worst baseball ever that summer. I was so shaken and angry with myself, I truly began to contemplate the pros and cons of even playing ball anymore. After many days of thinking, I told myself, I will work harder and play harder than any other person on my team. After that season I had began something very new to me, which was lifting weights. Afterall I thought how easy can it be, it’s picking up weight and putting it back down, and i’ll be jacked in no time. Quicker than a flash reality hit me, and lifting was way more difficult than I had first thought. There was all the form and different types of lifts such as: Clean, Deadlift, Squat, Bench Press, all of the basics. My sophomore year began, and I was still far behind on my new goal, and that’s when I went to one of my best friends, John who is very stocky and strong, practically a pro
When I was eleven years old I made a decision that changed my life forever. Ever since I was three years old I did gymnastics and I loved it. My dream was to become really good and win the olympics and become a world medalist. But this dream quickly was changed. After my eleventh birthday, I was starting to realize I didn 't want to do gymnastics anymore. I told my mom and she was heartbroken but let me do what I wanted, so I quit. Once I quit I decided I wanted to try something else, cheerleading. My mom was thrilled and found a allstar gym in sumner called React.. She emailed the coach but I already missed tryouts. The coach said I could come to practice and see if they needed me and if I would like it. I instantly fell in love and wanted to join. The coach liked me and loved that I could tumble. I made the team that night and my life hasn 't been the same since.
Every part of our body is a science. I never imagined the hidden science in the movements of the body. The science of kinesiology is the science of body movements. I grew up watching my grandma and the changes in her body as both of us got older, I could walk and balance properly while she lost it. I always felt bad when she was not able to get up and walk properly and as caring grandson I always gave her my hand. It was a great feeling for me to take care of her in her last days. Her difficulty in moving always pointed me to do something for her and I landed doing kinesiology- the science of human movements. I completed my high school at Cathedral High School in West Texas. I was an active member of National Honor Society as well as Spanish Honor Society. I held the treasurer position for one year in the society, which I felt proud of. I was not excellent at my academics, was just an average student struggling with the subjects of chemistry and anatomy. It is strange at one point of time suddenly when u come across a certain situation or an accident and u just realize your dream and...
I started gymnastics when I was very young, just a short while after I started walking. Which I don’t hardly remember much from when I started. Although I know I loved everything about it, especially tumbling (flipping around) that was my favorite part. I would
It then started to get harder and each day was a different workout to help me and my teammates improve. I was at a point where all I could do was attend school, go to practice and go home. Each day I was beyond tired. At a point of time I felt like giving up and going back to my regular life, and regular schedule. As the coach started to notice how I felt, he pulled me to the side and started to question what was going on. I explained, but everything I said was not a good enough reason. My coach told me, “If this is what you really want you won’t give up, no matter how hard it may get you will overcome it.” That day I learned a valuable lesson, to never give up.
For years gymnastics has been a sport that many children participate in. But as the years have gone by it has turned into something other than a place for kids to grow and learn. Its overwhelming commitment has continued to replace kids’ childhoods with stress, mental and physical pain and eating disorders. Many results have come from this change in the gymnastics society. Gymnasts have come to a point where they have been told and directed to understand that winning is the only important factor in gymnastics. “ It’s about the elite child athlete and the American obsession with winning that has produced a training environment wherein results are bought in at any cost, no matter how devastating. It’s about how cultural fixation on beauty and weight on youth has shaped the sport and driven the athletes into a sphere beyond the quest for physical performance.” (Ryan 5)
In 2024 or as close as 2020 roller derby should be an Olympic sport. I find that roller derby is more entertaining and a lot more interesting then some of the sport's that has, or is, in the Olympics. Such as canoe sprint, cycling road, golf, rowing, sailing, and table tennis, that's just the summer sports, the winter sports are, curling, luge, and skeleton. Roller derby is rapidly growing. There is at this moment 469 female roller derby teams, and in a team you need at least 12 people, so you are able to play tournaments and bouts. Knowing this knowledge if you times 469 by 12 you would get the minimum of the people playing, and that minimum is 5,628. This doesn't even count men's roller derby leagues, or the littles leagues, not only that
As I sit here with my eyes closed, I imagine a tropical breeze. The warm wet air slides over my face. The humidity seems almost heavy enough to crush me. As I take a deep breath, the realization that this is no tropical air comes crashing in. Instead of the refreshing scent of the ocean, or tropical plants, the taste of salt from sweat and a smell of the human body fill my lungs. The daydream is over. A shrill whistle sounds and the voice of coach Chuck booms through out the room, breaking the peace that was comforting the pain in my shoulder and bringing me back to reality. I was not on some humid island paradise, but rather in the explosive atmosphere of the Hotchkiss High School wrestling room.
Throughout the summer leading up to my big moment I was constantly telling myself that practices were not worth it. I constantly felt left out of all of the summer activities my other friends were doing. While they were being kissed by the sun I was in the gym just as pale as I was the day before, and while they were floating on the lake I was drowning in my own
Gymnastics Canada was first established in 1969. It is Canada’s governing body for gymnastics. There are currently over 280,000 registered participants across Canada (“About GYMN”). Gymnastics is considered one of the oldest sports. It had originated in ancient Greece. The gymnastics we know today is said to have been developed in Germany around the 1800s. In 1843, the first Olympic Gymnasium opened in Montreal by an Englishman named F. Barnjum. Inspiration for Canadian gymnastics is derived from German and Czechoslovakian immigrants. Gymnastics was introduced into the school physical education curriculum in the early 1800s. Canada became the fourteenth country to join the International Gymnastics Federation in 1899 (Snyder and Letheren).
One of the eloquent expressions of the art of dance pertains to ballet. In which individuals fuse to perform choreography depicting emotions and the stories of others. Renowned pieces of ballet include the performances Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, Giselle and A Midsummer’s Night Dream (Schiesl). The individuals within the ballet community form a discourse community, as members engage in common practices to reach similar achievements.
I am forever grateful for the lessons I learnt, the people I met, the experience I gained and I now know what true love is. Gymnastics has made me into the person I am today. When something scares me I know how to conquer my fears, I know how to set goals, to deal with disappointment and I will always keep the leotards and tracksuits as memorabilia of a very special time in my life. I am not a quitter, I have left a