Gymnastics

Gymnastics

Gymnastics is a sport involving the performance of various exercises on several different apparatus, mainly uneven bars, balance beam, floor exercise and vault for women. While men compete in floor exercises, vault, pommel horse, string rings, parallel bars and high bar.

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Pike

Sports; Gymnastics

A gymnastics body position used in jumps and saltos with the body bent forward at the waist with the legs kept straight. Judges look for more than a 90 degree bend at the hips for correct execution. ...

Pipe

Sports; Gymnastics

A term commonly used to refer to a men’s high bar.

Set

Sports; Gymnastics

(1) A set is the lift action for aerial and somersaulting skills. The arms move quickly in an upward direction, then are stopped quickly and locked tightly in relation to the body, transferring the ...

Salto

Sports; Gymnastics

Flip or somersault, with the feet coming up over the head and the body rotating around the axis of the waist.

Scale

Sports; Gymnastics

In ballet or gymnastics, when the leg is raised high (ideally to a 180 degree split) while balancing on the other leg. Typically done on beam and may be done to the front, back or side and with the ...

Scissor kick

Sports; Gymnastics

A jump from one foot to the other alternately kicking one leg up and then the other with legs straight, simulating the motion of scissors.

Plyometrics

Sports; Gymnastics

Plyometric exercise is defined as a special type of strength training where the muscles are trained to rapidly contract. In gymnastics it is most commonly used to increase the “punch” power of a ...