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The Gymnastics Book: The Young Performer''s Guide to Gymnastics

English

By (author): Claire Dunn Elfi Schlegel

An excellent book in every way... Best of all, the book is accessible to early readers. Superb coverage of a popular sport. School Library Journal (starred review). This indispensable guide is simply the best book for beginners to the sport of artistic gymnastics. Illustrated with full-colour photographs of gymnasts balancing, tumbling and jumping, The Gymnastics Book features skilled guidance from a medal-winning, record-breaking gymnast who is now a noted instructor. The topics covered in detail include: Finding a good gymnastics club; Qualities to look for in a coach; Warm-up and cool-down exercises; Entering competitive gymnastics; Managing victories and losses; The importance of family and friends; Nutrition and apparel; Financial aspects; A typical day of training for competition. This edition is updated for 2018 with new interviews and updated profiles on the most prominent star gymnasts of today and yesterday, including Simone Biles, Ellie Black, Ragan Smith, Kyle Shewfelt, Emily Boycott and many more. Anecdotes and advice from Olympic stars take beginners behind the scenes and offer a no-holds-barred account of life as a competitive gymnast. Updated profiles on the Olympic greats and gymnasts who have become well-known coaches, gym owners, and gymnastics judges show young gymnasts career pathways beyond the competition. The Gymnastics Book provides motivation and detailed instruction to young gymnastics students. See more
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Product Details
  • Dimensions: 203 x 254mm
  • Publication Date: 26 Nov 2018
  • Publisher: Firefly Books Ltd
  • Publication City/Country: Canada
  • Language: English
  • Age Group: Ages 7-9
  • ISBN13: 9780228100744

About Claire DunnElfi Schlegel

Elfi Schlegel was a member of the Canadian National Team from 1976 to 1985 won two gold medals at the 1978 Commonwealth Games and in 1979 won a team gold and individual bronze medal at the Pan Am Games. Elfi won Canadas only World Cup gymnastics medal a bronze in the vault in 1980. As a scholarship athlete at the University of Florida she was a six-time All-American. Elfi got her start as a gymnastics commentator at the age of 17 and worked for CTV and CBC. For the past 20 years she has been a sports commentator for NBC Sports covering 11 Olympics as well as countless other gymnastics meets and the sport of curling. Elfi lives in Toronto Ontario. Claire Ross Dunn is a journalist and writer for television. In 2014 she was nominated for the Canadian Screen Award for best writing in a childrens or youth programme.

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