Monday, March 14, 2011

Gymnastic Leotards

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and pull cover the body. Gymnastic Leotards Body suits often include snaps crotch, but leotards do not. Gymnastic Leotards outfit be made from a highly elastic material to ensure proper  ability to get it on. Gymnastic Leotards prefer Lycra because it has the appropriate elastic properties providing hold keeps everything in place looking good.Gymnastic Leotards


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Gymnastics Clothing

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Saturday, May 22, 2010

Elite gymnastics

On any given Sunday they're out there. On the sidelines of tennis courts, football pitches and swimming pools, yelling at their kids to try harder, go faster and, above all, to win. These zealous parents believe that pushing their children today will make them the sporting champions tomorrow. Perhaps today they'll be a little quieter. News that Martina Hingis, who won Wimbledon at the age of 16, may retire from tennis due to repeated injuries, has reignited the debate about over-training young sports stars. If Hingis, who is 21, retires, she will join other prodigies on the American tennis circuit whose careers ended prematurely. Tracey Austin gave up through injury before her twenties, as did Andrea Jaeger, who was ferociously trained by her father, an ex-boxer.

In Britain young football stars such as Michael Owen and Steven Gerrard of Liverpool, and Kieron Dyer of Newcastle United, had new or recurrent injury problems last season. All of these players began training young, going through the Football Association's academies.

More than 20 years ago, an opinion piece in the journal Archives of Diseases in Childhood warned of the risks of intensive training in young athletes. Its author, Professor Nicola Maffulli, now head of the department of trauma and orthopaedic surgery at Keele University medical school, was himself an athlete, a wrestler who represented Britain at European championship level. He argued that fast-growing young athletes were particularly at risk from injuries due to overuse of muscles and joints.

So concerned was he by stories of elite young athletes being damaged by the 'catch them young and train them hard' philosophy that he set up a research study to quantify the problem. 'We did the study because there were all sorts of reports about how we were going to experience an epidemic of catastrophic injuries among young athletes', says Maffulli.

The results amazed him. The Training of Young Athletes Study looked at the rate of injuries over five years in more than 450 elite young athletes between the ages of nine and 18. The athletes played either football, gymnastics, swimming or tennis. Injuries were surprisingly rare and usually trivial. 'The athletes got on average one injury a year,' says Maffulli. 'None of them had to retire through injury during the study. In the long term it doesn't seem that a high intensity of athletic participation causes high levels of chronic injuries.'

Even so, there's widespread concern among the public and sports governing bodies that our best young athletes are falling like ninepins. 'There is a difference between the public perception of injuries in young athletes and the scientific evidence. We remember only the bad cases. In general, elite sport is safe but every so often when you compete at the highest level something catastrophic happens. We can't predict when it will happen or who it will happen to.'

Gymnastics Apparel 2010-11 Catalog

The 2010-11 GK Men's Competitive Gymnastics wear and Warm-Ups catalog features the newest designs, styles and colors available for men's gymnastics apparel. In addition to GK's selection of Men's gymnastics apparel from stock, GK features Special Order apparel to create your team look.



Men's Special Order Competitive Wear

Infinite Possibilities. Our Champions always have choices. That's why GK Offers the world's largest selection of super stretch fabrics yielding millions of combinations on a three color comp shirt
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Infinite Possibilities. Our Champions always have choices. That's why GK Offers the world's largest selection of super stretch fabrics yielding millions of combinations on a three color comp shirt

Gymnastics Apparel

From the GK Spring Gymnastics Workout Essentials Leotards and apparel Catalog, we will continue to carry this highly popular leotard through the Summer! Made from Candy Pink Mystique and Black Mystique, this striking leotard features an asymmetrical strap design. The back features a negative image of the front.

Girls Gymnastics Outfits

The Holidays are a time for fun with the kids. GK offers a great variety of kid-friendly designs.

Girls Gymnastics Leotards

Let’s be honest. Some companies talk a good game but deliver something else. You need more. You need a team who’s as dedicated to your long term success as you are with an intimate understanding of your sport.