Why every child should start with gymnastics

There are many reasons why children start with sports. This might be because of health or because of the energy they can put into it. So why should all children start with gymnastics? My name is Wouter Smoors and i’am an gymnastics coach for over 8 years now and i study physical therapy. I have seen a lot of things in my time as an coach and student physical therapy. I want to explain my opinion on why every child should start with gymnastics.

Gymnastics is an sport with many physicals demands. With gymnastics you need/train the following:

• Mobility
• Durance strenght
• Explosive strengt
• Coordination
• Proprioception
• Condition

As you see above there are many things that are important in gymnastics. Gymnastics is an sports that bundles them all. With other sports you zoom in on 1,2 and maybe 3 of the above. And that can lead to problems. Let me tell you why. When you are an child your body learns how to move in the proper way when you don’t train all of the above you are missing out.

Let me tell you an example. You play handball and you train in most cases only your durance strengt and your coordination. So when you need explosive strengt you come to short and that can lead…