One of the most beautiful and compelling of summer Olympic sports, rhythmic gymnastics is also a fun way for kids and adults to get fit. This book starts with the most basic skills and shows how to build techniques and steps to complete simple movements and routines with the grace of an athlete. An essential companion for the young (and young at heart) gymnast. Photos and line drawings throughout.

"The open-ended approach and extensive illustrations make this resource easy to use. The book also includes ready-to-use checklists, assessment guidelines, lesson plans, word searches for vocabulary development, and routine-planning posters that you can enlarge on a copier and post in the gym." "With Teaching Rhythmic Gymnastics, you can add variety to your gymnastics and rhythmic units, start a rhythmic gymnastics club, or introduce a safe, enjoyable alternative to traditional gymnastics programs."--BOOK JACKET.

Take your gymnastics skills to the next level! With the help of "Rhythmic Gymnastics "you can master the elegant and athletic movements that define rhythmic sportive gymnastics. By using the proven European training system-available exclusively in this book-you will be following the same regimen that has propelled dozens of athletes to the upper echelons of the sport. Written by Nadejda Jastrjembskaia, an elite coach, and Yuri Titov, an Olympic champion and former president of the International Gymnastics Federation, " Rhythmic Gymnastics" is the most comprehensive book on the sport. Inside, you'll find detailed instructions and over 200 illustrations that cover training, competition, and movements, as well as apparatus handling techniques for the hoop, ball, clubs, ribbon, and rope. From artistic movements and adept apparatus handling to the critical elements of competitive success, this book teaches everything a gymnast needs to know in order to perform at their best.

Learn your back springs from your bridges in this first gymnastics book for young fans and future Olympians. Meet the stars of the gymnastic world in this sports book, from Simone Biles to Max Whitlock, and find out how they train and perfect routines to take to the floor and wow the judging panel. With tons of photos and step-by-step illustrations, this book breaks down some of the complicated moves used in gymnastics routines, covering both simple and high-level gymnastics. Parallel bars, the pommel horse, and other key pieces of equipment are profiled alongside how they're used. The differences between rhythmic, acrobatic, and artistic gymnastics are explained with the help of exciting photos of expert gymnasts. Introducing world-champion individuals and international teams, this guide is great for kids that are obsessed with gymnastics.

Kelley steps to the mat. Presents and poses. Inhales. Steps and extends her leg. Exhales while throwing herself into a wind-milling leg extension that positions her pointed toe exactly opposite from the tip of her head. Her pointed leg spins in opposition to her shoulders and head so that when her foot reaches straight up to the sky, her head almost touches the floor and all while spinning a hoop on her wrist. Kelley and the Kips are back, but this season Kelley is determined that not only does she need to execute skills with precision and performance, she needs to do it while throwing, catching and balancing a ball. Rhythmic gymnastics is Kelley's new passion but can she balance old friends, new friends and her sport, or will she be thrown Off Rhythm?

Four young gymnasts attend their weekly gymnastics class with their beloved Coach Wendy. When they meet class visitor, Sammy, they instantly adore him. It doesn't take long for them, however, to see how silly he is! Will Silly Sammy ever learn what these smart children already know about being a good gymnast?

Children ages 4 to 6 love gymnastics, and they will love reading about Barbie as she competes at a gymnastics championship in this Step into Reading leveled reader. Step 1 Readers feature big type and easy words. Rhymes and rhythmic text paired with picture clues help children decode the story. For children who know the alphabet and are eager to begin reading.

Provides a look at artistic, rhythmic, and sports gymnastics, the various positions and moves involved, devising a routine, and more. Includes fold-out pages on gymnastics competitions.

A sports reporter investigates the training of girls as professional gymnasts and figure skaters, arguing that the pressure to succeed and to look beautiful results in mental and physical harm, from eating disorders to psychological trauma.