Gymnastics : Skills and Rules

Contents: 1. Introduction and history of gymnastics. 2. Gymnastics: skills and techniques. 3. Rules of gymnastics. 4. Gymnastics terminology. 5. Measurements of modern artistics gymnastics apparatus.

Gymnastics is an activity and a sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, balance and grace. Artistic gymnastics is the best known of the gymnastics sports governed by the Federation Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG). The present book discusses all the aspects of gymnastics viz., history, skills and techniques and rules. The text are written in simple colloquial English. All the skills and techniques of gymnastics are explained with relevant illustrations. Latest rules and regulations of gymnastics are given with latest and amended court dimensions with their diagrams. Hence the present book will be immensely used by the prospective coaches, aspiring gymnasts, teachers and students of physical education and sports.