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What else is there but amateur competition and games like

the Olympics?

Believe it or not, there are many other uses of gymnastics

for your child besides amateur competition and the Olympic

games. Unlike some other sports, such as football or

hockey, which may only get him or her into a college on a

scholarship on an off chance, gymnastics has much more of a

future to offer those who are capable. Professional

gymnastics, gymnastics coaching, performances, and theater

are only a few of the options beyond the aforementioned --

quite literally, the sky is the limit.

Professional gymnastics

In terms of professional gymnastics there are quite

literally dozens of substyles to choose from, all of which

stem either from rhythmic gymnastics or artistic

gymnastics. Dancing, juggling, tumbling, rolling,

vaulting, horse and beams can be involved in a professional

competition. Even the rings, which are limited only to

men, are offered. Lucrative and fun for your gymnast, the

professional sport is typically reserved for those who are

extremely well-qualified. Lots of gymnasts who participate,

though, are fresh out of school. No rule states that one

must be an Olympic champion in order to enter a contest for

money. Obviously, the gymnast must be prepared both

physically and mentally. Of course, if your gymnast is the

best in his or her local or state division, then he or she

may want to go for a prize purse. Typically, those who do

have already won a few amateur titles. If you want to see

your son or daughter have the option of professional

gymnastics, keep this in mind... Every country that

participates in the Olympics, practically, has its own

professional tournaments and divisions. The possibilities

are wide.

Gymnastics coaching

Coaching for gymnastics may also be a viable suggestion for

your gymnast. After they have tired of competing with

other gymnasts, they can put their skills and their mettle

to the test by coaching young, up-and-coming gymnasts in

their quests for gold. This, usually, is a step left for

the far future, but it is always an option for the

accomplished gymnastics student, with some common sense and

some intuition, to teach the next generation. Olympic and

professional athletes could not get to where they are

today, after all, if they did not have the proper coaching.

Performances

This is perhaps the most diverse category yet of 'other'

gymnastics. While many types of performing art may seem

unrelated to gymnastics, keep in mind that gymnastics can

be modified creatively.

The most obvious addition to this category would be dance.

Dance performances, no matter what type they may be

(ballet, ballroom, what have you), are inherently gymnastic

in their motion. This is why gymnastics students always

have a leg up (no pun intended) on some of the more

outrageous maneuvers like splits or high kicks or leaps

than those who have never had any experience with gymnastic

art.

Before you laugh at the idea...Circuses are a relatively

respectable use of gymnastics as well--and we don't just

mean Barnum and Bailey's, either. Artistic circuses such

as the Cirque du Soleil are famous for their contortionists

and for their high-flying acrobatic and gymnastic shows of

skill; in fact, the Cirque itself has international renown.

It is indeed a thought!

Theatrical performances routinely involve gymnastics,

sometimes in the form of displays of flexibility, other

times in the form of creative dance. Performances of this

sort are not only limited to the Broadway, off-Broadway, or

off-off-Broadway shows you might be thinking of. In fact,

if your gymnast also has an inclination toward ice skating,

there is an entirely new world of opportunity right at

their fingertips, so to speak. Shows that are on ice -

musicals, dramas, or what have you - are always filled with

outrageous and wonderful moves that your skilled gymnast

can surely identify with.

And finally, there is the idea of gymnastics on the big

screen--or the small screen. Hollywood is always looking

for people with gymnastic skill to perform as stunt doubles

or stars. In fact, so too are some television shows,

believe it or not.

Indeed, with your young gymnast's abilities, they can go

anywhere their minds take them -- and indeed, the way you

encourage them will play a large part in their continuing

gymnastic career. There is always something out there.

One needs only look!

By Murray Hughes

Gymnastics Secrets Revealed

"The book EVERY gymnastics parent should read"

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