Gymnastics is a fun, yet physically and emotionally demanding sport.  It consists of four events: Floor, Beam, Vault, and Bars.  Gymnastics is divided into two divisions.  One division is the compulsories.  Compulsory is levels 4-6.  Compulsory gymnasts have the same skills and routines.  The second division is Optionals.  It consists of level 7-10.  Optional gymnasts all have different routines and skills.  They perform the skills that they are best at.  If there is a skill that an optional gymnast can’t do, there’s always another “option”.

“Gymnastics is like the Navy Seals, only harder.  Don’t be fooled by the leotards people.  The things that gymnasts do make the Navy Seals look like wusses, and we do them without a gun.” ~Stick It the movie~ 

            “Gymnastics tells you no all day long.  It mocks you over and over again telling you that you’re an idiot,  you’re crazy.  If you like running full speed toward a stationary object, then vault is for you.  If you like peeling pieces of skin the size of quarters off your hand, then bars is for you.  Because the only thing more fun than rips, is when your rips get rips.  It’s super cool.  And floor.  Are you serious?  Who doesn’t want to parade around in leotards getting wedgies, and doing dorky choreography.  If you like falling, then gymnastics is the sport for you.  You get to fall on you face, your butt, your back, your knees, and your pride.  Good thing I didn’t like falling, I loved it!”~Stick It the movie~