Ensure you have reliable transportation to and from the gym. Enroll in a teen class for beginners if you are not looking to compete. Teen classes usually meet once or twice a week. If you would like to compete, look into private lessons with a coach who is committed to helping you pass each USA Gymnastics level quickly, as you cannot simply skip levels under the competitive rules.
You will need to train several times a week if you plan to compete. Practice a minimum of one hour at home every day, focusing on stretching to increase your flexibility. Good Luck '' like pm report more edit re: I'm about to turn 13 and want to start gymnastics. If you are looking to be an elite gymnast and have dreams of the Olympics then you are going to get easily discouraged right from the start because it is too late for that.
The latest I've ever heard of an Olympian starting was age 9 Alicia Sacramone. However, there is a lot more that can be done with gymnastics. If you find that you have a natural talent for it and are able to stick it through for the next five years, it is possible to make a college team. Now this is still unlikely as most college teams require a minimum of level 9 gymnastics and many have elite gymnasts but its a more reasonable goal then the Olympics.
But even of making a college team is out of reach or even if you don't want to compete at all, there are still a lot of benefits of gymnastics. It is a great form of exercise. You really won't find anything better. It can teach self discipline and self respect. Its a great way o make friends for life as well. I would recommend finding a gym that offers beginner level classes for older starters.
Nothing is going to hurt your ego more or discourage you then having a four year old show you up doing cartwheels! Have fun '' like pm report more edit re: I'm about to turn 13 and want to start gymnastics.
There is never an age in which you are too old to start a sport recreationally. Your definetly not too old. Good Luck!!!!!! But in 04 we had two gymnasts who were age Shoot for the stars Don't listen to any "no you can't" attitudes. It's what you're willing to make of it. Tumbling or Gymnastics? Is is to late? The Late Late Show: How to get into the studio audience? Is 14 to old to start gymnastics? Is 13 too late to start gymnastics? Best solution Is 13 or 14 too late to start gymnastics?
Answer: It depends what you want to get out of gymnastics: if you hope to be an Olympian, that is one thing Other solutions Is it too late to start gymnastics at age 14?
Answer: It's never too late to pursue something you're interested in, especially sports. Answer: Go for it!!! Answer: It's never too late to start anything. Answer: the reason why ppl might say its too late is bc it is SO much harder to make ur body as flexible Answer: If you want to be pro? Answer: Chelsea, It is probably too late if you are hoping to be an Olympian. In order to become an elite gymnast you first have to be a level 10 gymnast usually in the JO program. In order to get into the JO program you have to start with level 1 before you can start working your way up to level And this is where the hitch comes in: most gyms have a cut-off age for the level 1 of their JO program, and once you are past that age you are not allowed to start it as a beginner.
This age differs some from one gym to another, but it can sometimes be as young as 6 or 7 years old. While most gyms allow kids into the program who are a bit older than that, you may have a hard time finding a gym with a JO program that will let you join if you are in this age range.
However, you are not without hope! This is where the round-about way comes in. The Xcel program is usually much more welcoming in regards to older beginners. By finding a gym that has this program and joining it, you can go up through its levels and learn a lot about gymnastics. The Xcel program does not take you up anywhere near the elite gymnast level though, which is where the JO program comes back in.
While the JO program may not let a year old into the program who knows nothing about gymnastics, if you are already to the point where you are a diamond level in the Xcel program then you are much more likely to be able to join.
This is because you will be able to breeze through the first levels of the JO program and end up being a level 4 or 5 gymnast. You should know if you attempt this that because your muscles are not properly trained it will take a lot more time to learn gymnastics than it would if your muscles had been trained correctly from the very beginning, but this is the best way to go about it if you are too old to enter the JO program level 1.
There is also no age limit on how old is too old to become an elite gymnast, so you can still make it. If you are in this age range then you are still young and active and are still not too late to learn gymnastics, especially if you already have a history and have spent a few years or so at learning another physical sport that requires flexibility.
While you are definitely too old to get a college scholarship or to go to the Olympics, you are not too old to compete by a long shot. With a ton of work and practice, you may even find it possible still to become an elite gymnast if that is something that you really want to do. This is something that will take you much longer than you might think, however, since your muscles will have to be trained and you may also have to have a job or something at this age in order to pay for your classes.
Having a job will also cut down on the amount of time that you can spend with your gymnastics training, which will make it take you longer to get to the higher levels. If you are going to college, some colleges have gymnastics programs that you can join even if you are a beginner. These can be a great way to get into the sport and to start learning the basics if you can pick a college that has one of these programs and that allows beginners to join it.
In this age range you may not feel that you are quite as young as you once were, and you probably feel that you are not nearly young enough to learn something like gymnasts. Other than those two things, however, you should definitely do gymnastics if that is what you want to do.
While most of the time these classes never take you to the point where you actually compete, they are a great start in getting to that point. While some coaches might be hesitant to teach adults the more complicated gymnastics skills for fear of them getting injured, other coaches are quite willing to work with adults that may be getting on in years and can be a huge help telling you where to go if they cannot help you themselves.
As mentioned, sometimes there is an age limit in some gyms and in some programs, so finding both a gym and a coach to teach you at this age may be hard if you want to go far in gymnastics and eventually compete or even to make it to the point where you can be an elite gymnast. Having a full-time job will definitely make it take you longer and will give you less time to train, but may well be the only way to pay for the classes.
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