Play and Learn Gymnastics

Contents: 1. History and development of gymnastics. 2. Equipments of gymnastics. 3. Exercises and terminology in gymnastics. 4. The technique of gymnastics. 5. The complete method and the partial method. 6. The rules of the game.

"Gymnastics is a system of physical exercise either for recreation or for promoting health and body-building. It has also been used as means for improvement of physique for children. But today it has become a very popular game. People of both sexes participate in this event. Events to be performed by men are different from those performed by women.

There are 8 interlinked events in a men gymnastic. There is one compulsory and one optional exercise for each of 6 events in team competition. Each team competitor gets marks out of 10 for both his compulsory and optional exercise for each of the 6 events. The team with greatest total of marks wins the gold medal. Like men\'s gymnastic, in women\'s gymnastic also there are 6 interlinked events.

Play and Learn Gymnastics is a combination of basic, intermediate and advanced skills, tactics and techniques along with the amended rules with latest court dimensions and measurements.

In this way, the present study has all the essential ingredients which a professional, beginner, coach, student and learner needs." (jacket)