Why Gymnastics is important for children Parents often enrol their children in gymnastics hoping they will be the next Olympic gymnastics star...and may be they will! But more likely than not, their time in the sport won’t be on such a worldwide stage. However, that doesn’t mean that if your child never wins a gold medal there is nothing to be gained from participating in the sport. From the very first day they step foot on the floor, children gain so much from the sport of gymnastics. Even if a child never makes it past the first level, they will learn lifelong lessons. Here are just a few. 1. Commitment Even if their class is just once a week, they learn the meaning of commitment. Gymnastics class is somewhere children go regularly, and they get used to going there at the same day and time every week. When they sign up, they are committing to going to every class, or at least most of them. From the first class to the la...
