ELISABETH HOUSE

TableofContentsIntroduction ..............................................................................................................................3TheToolsYouNeed ................................................................................................................3

TheseThingsAreHot!............................................................................................................3

Wow!Amazing! ........................................................................................................................4Yes!IWin! ..................................................................................................................................4

Glossary ......................................................................................................................................5Index ............................................................................................................................................6

IntroductionDoyoulikegymnasticsorevensports?Wellifyoudo,you’lllovemybook.Ifyoukeepreadingmybook,youwilllearnhowtodoflips,whattheydoingymnasticsandalotandImeanalotmore!Keepreading,andyouwillbeveryf,ifyoudoit.Listencarefullyandifyoulikegymnastics,Ibetyou,allofyourdreamswillcometrue.

TheToolsYouNeedDoyouwanttolearnwhatsomeoftheequipmentisingymnastics?Wellthesearesomeofthem:therearemats,vaults,trampolines,parallelbars,andbalancebeamsand,uh,there’sprobablymore.Ilovedoingflipsontheparallelbars.Whataboutyou?Ifyoudo,you’llprobablywanttosignupforgymnasticlessonscausethenyou’llactuallyknowhowtodoitproperlylikeIdo.Herearesomeinstructionsabouthowtousetheequipmentproperly:Thematsareeitherusedforjumping,landingorfallingon.Thevaultsareforjumpingorkickingoffof.Thetrampolinesareforjumpingon.Theparallelbarsareusedtoflipandswingon.Youalsoneedchalkonyou’rehandstodoit.Thebalancebeamisusedforpracticingbalanceanddoinghardtrickson.Itisveryfun.I’msortofstillabeginnersoI’vemostlyjustpracticeddippingandjumpingandstuffprettyeasy,especiallyforme.Well,Ihopeyou’veenjoyedthischapterandenjoytheothers!

TheseThingsAreHot!Doyoulikefancystuff?WellIdo,eventhoughtightsandgymnasticsuitsaren’tveryfancy.Someofthesuitsandtightsandstuffarehot.Somejustfeelgood.Iforone,thinkmostofthemfeelverygoodevenifthey’reactuallyhot.Doyou?Anyways,I

liketheclothingtheywear.(Oh,andtheyalsowearWristbands.TheWristbandsfeelgood)Well,anyways,youbetternotwearclothesthatarehotbecauseeveniftheyfeelgood,they’llbehotsobeware.

Wow!Amazing!Doyouwanttolearnthedifferentmovesingymnastics?Okay,thanheretheyare:backflips,forwardflips,summersalts,cartwheels,handstands,backwardsummersaltsandprobablyabitmore.Anyways,thosearesomeofthedifferentmovements.Ilikecartwheelsandhandstands.Doyou?Didyouknowthatthisstuffcanactuallybeusedforfightingtoo?Wellifyoudidn’t,Ijusttoldyou.PracticeMakesPerfect!Ifyouwanttodosomethinglikegymnastics,youhavetopractice.Topracticeforgymnasticsyouhavetodothesethings:Focus,nevergiveup,listentoinstructions,dostretches,warmup,dothesplitsandofcourse,practice.It’shardandfuntopractice.Whateveryoudo,keeppracticing.Youknowwhattheysay,“PracticeMakesPerfect!”

Yes!IWin!“Comeon!Go!Beather!Beather!Oh,hi!Sorry,justwatchingthegymnasticsOlympicsonTV.”Theyhavetofocusrealhard,theydo.“Rightnowthey’redoingsomecompetitions.Ilovewatchingthem.Youshouldwatchitathomemoreoften,atleastifyoudon’twatchitasmuchasyoucanalready.Well,Ihopeyou’veenjoyedthisbook.Practiceathomeifyoucan!Goodbye!

GlossaryCartwheels‐arethingsthatarelikehandstandsbutinsteadofstayingonyourhandsaslongasyoucan,youdoalittletwirlishthing.Competition‐iswhengymnastsfaceeachotheratgymnasticsFlexible‐meansthatyourbodycandostretchesandhardstuffingymnastics‐Gymnastics‐isasportthatyoucanbeintheOlympicsfor.Handstands‐aresomethingthatyougetonbothofyourhandsandstayonthemaslongasyoucan.Parallelbars‐arebarsthatyouswingfrombartobaranddoflipson.Routines‐arethingsthatyouhavetomemarizeforcompatitionsforgymnastics.Splits‐arethingsthatyouhavetosplityourlegsonthegroundallthewaydowneitherside‐to‐sideorfront‐to‐back.Suits‐arethingsthatyouwearforlotsofthingsandalsoforgymnasticssoyouwillfeelcomftarbleandwillbeavletostretchasmuchasyouneedtoforcompatitionsforgymnastics.Tights‐arelikeleginsbutcoverupyourfeettoo.Trampoulines‐arethingsthatyoujumponandcanjumpcooltricksonitlikeflipsorsomething.Vaults‐arethingsthatyoujumpontoamatorwalkoffof.Wristbands‐arethingsthatyouputonyourwristssotheydon’tgethurtatall.

Indexbalancebeam,3clothing,3competitions,4equipment,3gymnastics,3

movements,4Olympics,4,5parallelbars,3Practice,4Wristbands,3,5