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Sport Information     Gymnastics? What? I'm sure you've watched the Olympics at some point in your life.  Gymnasts are those crazy athletes that do all sorts of flips and twists and stuff on beams, bars and rings.  We're the ones that do flips at parties, can be frequently found upside down somewhere, can do handstands for minutes at a time, and quite generally are just plain awesome at what we do.  For those of you who love gymnastics, but don't understand it...read on!     Guys and Girls can do it! Our team is co-ed, however the sport of gymnastics has some differences for each gender:  Girls compete 4 events - vault, bars, beam, floor.  Boys compete 6 events - floor, pommel horse, rings, vault, parallel bars, high bar.  Girls are allowed music for floor to express artistry, while boys are not allowed to have music, and pack in more tumbling and strength moves instead.  The tricks that both genders do require an immense amount of strength, flexibility, endurance, balance, and kinesthetic awareness.      Competitions! At competitions, each gymnast is given a set amount of time to warm up.  Afterwards, the gymnast presents him/herself to the judge and executes a routine on the given apparatus, according to certain guidelines and regulations.  The judge then scores the routine against a rubric.  That score is compared to the other athletes' routines, and winners are decided.  At some meets, there is also a team competition.  Team scores are calculated by adding the top 3-5 scores from each team on each event (depending on competition).  The total is the team score, and is compared to other team scores to decide winners. Women compete using Level 9 rules with D and E bonus.  Men compete using a modified FIG code.  Either google for the womens JO code or men's FIG code, or ask an officer.  Those gymnasts not quite at that level should not be discouraged.  Gymnasts from all levels compete, and do quite well!  Since we are a club division sport, we emphasize the fun side of competition, and therefore nobody should feel intimidated or scared to compete.       More questions regarding the sport or our club?  Email one of our officers!