Gymnastics - Competitive Events

• Floor -

Floor is my favorite event out of all of the four. For competitive gymnastics you compete floor with a floor routine. A floor routine is kind of like a dance routine, but with gymnastics skills instead. Depending on your team you either get to choose your music and make up your routine or most likely your coach will teach you the routine that has already been made. When you're competing you have to make sure you complete all of your skills within the outlines on the floor otherwise you get points remove and always remember to look happy and enjoy yourself!

• Bars -

Bars is another event you can compete in. To compete in bars you have another routine. It will start off with a mount as a way to get onto the bar and end with a dismount that ends with you landing off of the bar. At first you start out only using one bar and then as you go through levels you starts using the second bar which you jump to from the first. Different bar rountines contain different skills, but they all involve you turning around the bar in different ways.

• Balance Beam -

Balance beam is a third event that gymnasts compete in. To compete in balance beam you perform an event on a beam. Like bars, you start with a mount and end with a dismount. There are lot more mounts and dismounts for beam than bar and your rountine will be more elegant. On beam as well as skills you present poses and dance elements so it's more like a floor rountine. When you compete it's normal to be nervous so if you fall off the beam don't be discouraged, just get back up and continue on with the rountine.

• Vault -

Vault is slightly different than the other three events because you don't have a routine. You have a vault pass. You run down the runway, perform your pass, and land on the other side of the table. This is what the judges use to score you. You also get two attempts to perform your vault so if you mess up the first time, don't worry about it and just try again.

The picture above shows the floor, low bars, low balance beams, and the tumble track in the background.