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Avoiding injury is important for any athlete, and gymnasts are no exception. With most gymnasts training year-round, it's no wonder that repetitive stress injuries can be a very common occurrence.
What is Repetitive Stress Injury?
Repetitive stress injuries, also known as RSIs, are injuries that occur due to recurrent overuse or improper use. Carpal tunnel syndrome is one of the best-known repetitive stress injuries, often affecting typists, writers, and checkers at the grocery store.
RPI's are becoming more common in young athletes because many kids are now specializing in one sport at an earlier age, continually using the same muscle groups in the same manner, repetitively. This can lead to muscle imbalance, which in turn can lead to stress injuries when combined with
Acrobatic gymnastics is one of the oldest sports in the world, but it was new to Snowflake Designs in 2016. LaDonna Snow, CEO of Snowflake Designs, was introduced to acrobatic gymnastics a while back and has been blown away by every single performance she sees.
LaDonna Snow had the pleasure of taking the Snowflake Designs team to the Central Coast Gymnastics' SLO Acrobatic Spectacular in San Luis Obispo, California. We watched and met 180 young athletes from across the state competing in Competitive Acrobatics, or "acro" - a combination of dance, tumbling, and partner stunts performed in pairs or groups on a spring floor.
Snowflake Designs Comes to the Rescue with Leotards
On a Tuesday in October we received a call from a member of the Arizona State University club gymnastics team. She had ordered leos from another leotard company and had just been informed that they were backordered and would not be arriving in time for team photos on Saturday. Two of Snowflakes’s wonderful reps, Ryan and Buffie, were able to work with Brittany to find a design that she liked, and that was within her budget. The Arizona State University club gymnastics team was full of smiles wearing their beautiful Cascade Leotards for pictures that weekend.
Not only should a gymnast be flexible, but strong too. Strength plays a key role in each event from the floor routine to the bars to the pommel horse. However, when it comes to young gymnasts who are not fully grown yet, where does strength training come into play? Young gymnasts will not be at their peak strength until during their teenage years, but meanwhile, they can still focus on maintaining the flexibility that they will need for future competitions. Because their bones are not yet fully formed, gymnasts pre-puberty should not be doing any sort of strength training that involves lifting weights and excessive amounts of repetitions.
Rather than hitting the gym to lift weights, young gymnasts can participate
Gym coaches do so much for their gymnasts, from teaching skills and helping their students perfect those skills to being the cheerleaders and support system for their gymnasts at meets. As we gear up for National Gymnastics Day this weekend, let's show our favorite coaches some love!
To recognize all of their hard work and dedication, we wanted to give you some ideas for how you can show appreciation for your coach. Our very own ambassadors Chloe, Rose, Maddy, Sydney, and Kairi also shared with us what makes their gym coaches so special!
What Should I Do To Show My Coach I Appreciate Them?
Work hard and show dedication! Coaches use their knowledge, talent, and time to teach their gymnasts skills. Great ways to express appreciation for your coach
