Articles

Each article teaches one idea and links back to a fuller guide in the Parent Resource Center.

• Why Timing Changes What the Data Means

  A mid-season test tells you where an athlete is — not how she got there. Why an early baseline changes what every later number means.

• When the Skills Disappear: Growth Spurts in Gymnastics

  A gymnast grows two inches and the kip vanishes. It isn't lost effort or lost nerve — it's physics, it's temporary, and there's a right way to train through it.

• The Landing Bill: What a Season of Dismounts Costs

  A gymnast lands from height thousands of times a season, on growing joints. Someone pays that bill — the only question is whether muscle or joints pick it up.

• The Sprint Hiding Inside Gymnastics

  Vault scores start twenty metres before the table. Why the run is the most undertrained skill in gymnastics, and how leg power sets the amplitude ceiling.

• The Tired Gymnast: Sleep, Recovery and the Mid-Season Slump

  The gymnast who was flying in November is flat by February. It is rarely motivation, and the signal is usually visible months before anyone names it.

• Is Strength Training Safe for a Young Gymnast?

  The worry about lifting stunting growth has been studied for decades. Here is what the position statements say — and where the real risk sits.

• How Many Hours a Week Is Too Much?

  There is a simple number that flags when a young gymnast is training more than her body can absorb. It has nothing to do with commitment.