Product Description
Boost your gymnastics skills and performance to a higher level! With the help of Rhythmic Gymnastics, you can master the many elegant and athletic movements in rhythmic sportive gymnastics using the proven European training system—available for the first time in the Western world.

Written by an elite coach and the former president of the International Gymnastics Federation, Rhythmic Gymnastics is the most comprehensive book on the sport. Inside, you’ll find detailed instruction plus more than 200 illustrations covering training and competition as well as body movements and apparatus handling techniques for the hoop, ball, clubs, ribbon, and rope. From artistic movements and adept apparatus handling to the critical elements of competitive success, the book teaches everything gymnasts need to perform their best. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (6)

Boring
if you like lots of pictures and visual demos this book will bore you to death. To many words and not enough graphics.

Extremely informative, prepares you to go to the top!!!
Excellent book, so complete, no other book would would give you the physics behind holding a ball, etc. I recommend to anyone who would like a proper introduction to Rhythmic Gymnastics. It even tells you what vitamins and minerals to take for optimum performance levels. It is a book I refer to constantly, I am a better gymnasts because of it:-)

A Rhythmic Gymnastics Bible
This is one of the best, most complete books I have ever read about any sport, and it inspired me to try rhythmic gymnastics, which I now love. A fabulous resource, with plenty of pictures and diagrams, this book includes chapters about body movements, dance, apparatus handling techniques, putting together routines, coaching hints and strategies, competition advice and info, and much, much more. This is the only book that you will need as a rhythmic gymnast or a coach to get the best out of rhythmic gymnastics. A wonderful, fantastic book, and highly recommended!

The Best Book Out There On Rhythmic Technique
This is a great book for coaches and athletes alike.It goes through detailed explainations of jumps, apparatus technique, balances and general dance steps.This book is especially great for coaches because of its detailed descriptions and explainations.Younger gymnasts will need guidance due to technical jargon used, but it is definately a must have for any coach, gymnast or rhythmic enthusiast.

Simply the best book on Rhythmic Gymnastics you will find
This is the best book on coaching Rhythmic Gymnastics (or any sport) I have ever seen - It is so incredibly detailed. Talk about value for money !- it is absolutely packed to the brim full of precise descriptions onfloor technique, handling the apparatus, developing strength andflexibility, dance, preparing for competitions, and more. It also includesmany excellent diagrams to accompany the text, demonstrating beautifullythe form and technique required for each skill clearly and simply.

Thisbook is the ONLY book you will ever need to purchase on Rhythmic Gymnasticsto coach all the way up to the elite level. The book offers many good tipsfor gymnasts wishing to be elite to get the competetive edge they need andto be the best they can be.

I thoroughly recommend this book to all. ... Read more

Product Description

Customer Reviews (1)

Good resource for gym teachers
This book is an excellent resource for those who would like to introduce a rhythmic program to their school or gymnastics club. The book covers everything from equipment(it even shows you how to make your own ribbon and stick) to the different kinds of body movements included in rhythmic gymnastics. Basic apparatus work is illustrated for all the five apparatus: rope, ball, hoop, ribbon, and clubs. There is also a section which covers the stretches and conditioning exercises helpful to rhythmic gymnasts. Nearly 150 photographs and illustrations help make this an excellent tool for teachers. ... Read more

Product Description
• Complete teaching tools that make teaching rhythmic gymnastics easy—even for those with little or no experience with the sport
• Developmentally appropriate skill instruction for fundamental movement experiences and five types of apparatus: balls, ropes, hoops, ribbons, and scarves
• Ready-to-use checklists, assessment guidelines, learning outcomes, lesson plans, and even routine-planning posters that you can enlarge on a copier and post in the gym
• Shows you how to use students’ natural curiosity and enthusiasm to shape their movements into routines in fun ways

Rhythmic gymnastics offers a unique blend of music, movement, and apparatus that challenges students to discover their bodies’ capabilities. The opportunities for movement are endless as children use their natural creativity and imagination to manipulate ribbons, balls, hoops, ropes, and scarves in fun and spectacular ways.

With Teaching Rhythmic Gymnastics, you don’t need any specialized training to put together a developmentally appropriate program; this book leads you through the entire process. It’s so easy to implement that once you’ve begun reading you’ll be able to lead classes through the basics of rhythmic gymnastics from the very first day. This book has everything you need to get going:

• Practical ideas for making your own hand apparatus from everyday materials
• Lesson plan ideas and strategies for class management
• Activities that you can use to develop each of the movement elements: locomotion, jumps, leaps, balances, turns, and pivots
• Learning challenges for every fundamental movement using each apparatus
• Tips for selecting music, including basic information about tempo, rhythm, and beat

The book takes a developmental approach that places you, the teacher, in the role of facilitator, using themes, guided discovery, and problem solving to encourage students to work at their own ability levels. The students may work individually or in groups, which help them build teamwork, collaboration, and leadership skills. You can easily include special-needs populations by using simple equipment modifications or program adjustments. Plus, the book includes suggestions for tailoring a rhythmic gymnastics unit for older (secondary) students.

By providing open-ended movement tasks and challenges, you can use this program to guide children to self-discovery within their individual capabilities. After developing movement and spatial awareness, students get the opportunity to use apparatus and discover the fundamental movements and vocabulary along the way. To expand their learning, students refine and add to their movements through a series of learning challenges. The culmination of the learning process occurs when students combine their newly discovered skills into sequences and routines.

This open-ended approach and extensive illustrations make this resource easy to use. To make your job even easier, the book includes a variety of convenient and time-saving tools, including ready-to-use checklists, assessment guidelines, lesson plans, word searches for vocabulary development, and even routine-planning posters that you can enlarge on a copier and post in the gym.

Rhythmic gymnastics is an enjoyable sport that develops fitness, inspires creativity, and enables every child to work at his or her own level. With Teaching Rhythmic Gymnastics, you can add variety to your gymnastics and rhythmic units; start a rhythmic gymnastics club; or introduce a safe, enjoyable alternative to traditional gymnastics programs. ... Read more

Product Description
A children's guide to rhythmic gymnastics includes instructions on warm-ups, hoop routines, ball routines, rope maneuvers, and club routines, plus how to use the included ribbon and ribbon stick and making up your own routine to music. Original. ... Read more

Product Description
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

Product Description
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

Product Description
Hooping generally refers to artistic movement and dancing with a hoop used as a prop or dance partner. Hoops can be made of metal, wood or plastic. Hooping combines technical moves and tricks with freestyle or technical dancing, and is typically accompanied by music. Hooping describes the activity that unites the subculture of hoop dancers who practice this art, also known as Hoopers. In contrast to the classic toy hula hoop, modern hoopers frequently rotate the hoop around parts of the body, other than the waist, including the hips, chest, neck, shoulders, thighs, knees, arms, hands, thumbs, feet and toes. All spaces both within and outside of the hoop can be freely explored. Modern hooping has taken cues from diverse art forms such as rhythmic gymnastics, hip-hop, freestyle dance, fire dance, twirling, and other dance and movement forms. Hooping is part of the greater spectrum of Flow Arts, which are playful movement arts involving skill toys that are used to evoke the exploration of dynamic, flowing, and sequential movements. This movement, and the related mind/body state, is referred to as "flow". ... Read more

Customer Reviews (1)

Ball & Hoop
This book was okay if you want to focus on ball & rope,but there's more to rhythmic gymnastics then just that.I recommend you buy it if you want to learn more about ball & rope. ... Read more

Product Description
Chapters: Azerbaijan at the Olympics, Aliya Garayeva, Azerbaijan Football Academy, 2009 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships, Anna Gurbanova, Zeynab Javadli, Dinara Gimatova, Gymnastics in Azerbaijan, Shafa Stadium, Taekwondo in Azerbaijan, Salyany Olympic Sport Complex Stadium, Guzanli Olympic Stadium, Tovuz City Stadium, Parni iz Baku, Gabala City Stadium, Skif Stadium,. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 47. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Azerbaijan first participated at the Olympic Games as an independent nation in 1996, and has sent athletes to compete in every Games since then. Previously, Azerbaijani athletes competed as part of the Soviet Union at the Olympics from 1952 to 1988, and after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Azerbaijan was part of the Unified Team in 1992. Azerbaijani athletes have won a total of sixteen medals at the Summer Olympic Games, in wrestling, shooting, boxing and judo. The nation has not won any medals at the Winter Olympic Games. The National Olympic Committee for Azerbaijan was created in 1992 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1993. They have recently competed in the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. They stunned many viewers with their dazzling pants. ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=14769444 ... Read more

Product Description
Rhythmic gymnastics is an Olympic sport in whichharmony, elegance, perfection and emotioncharacterize the execution of technical andchoreographic elements,performed with the music.In the last decade Rhythmic Gymnastics grew inpopularity andthe competition programs became moredifficult than in the past, especially for the bodymovement elements. Jumps and leaps are one of thefour compulsory body movement groups and Rhythmicgymnastics can be categorized such as high leapdemanding sport. Leaping ability can beconsidered one of the most important indicators fortalent identification. In this study the mostimportant abilities were investigated for theachievement of excellence in jumps and leaps. Afterthe new entry of male gender in rhythmic gymnasticscompetitions, anatomical and physicalcharacteristics to select men athletes in RhythmicGymnastics were researched . The RhythmicGymnastics coachescould use this information aboutjumping practices to enhance their gymnastperformances. ... Read more

Product Description
Chapters: 1985 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships, Ue Lleida Season 1985-86, 1985 Vuelta a España, Ue Lleida Season 1984-85, Spanish Films of 1985, Iberia Airlines Flight 610, 1985 El Descanso Bombing. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 33. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: 1985 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships were held in Valladolid, Spain on October 10-13, 1985. The following countries sent competitor(s) Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East Germany, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Japan, The Netherlands, New Zealand, North Korea, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, The United Kingdom, USA, USSR, West Germany ... Read more

Product Description
Chapters: 2009 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 18. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The XXIX World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships was held in Ise, Mie, Japan, September 713, 2009, at the Sun Arena. September 8 September 9 September 10 September 11 September 12 September 13 The Medal Awarding Ceremony Teams was held on 10.09.2009. It included all results of the Competition I (Qualifications for individual finals), which was held from 7 to 10.09.2009. The individual All-Around was held on 11.09.2009. The Rope final was held on 08.09.2009. The Hoop final was held on 08.09.2009. The Ball final was held on 10.09.2009. The Ribbon final was held on 10.09.2009. The Groups All-Around was held on 12.09.2009. The Groups 5 Hoops Final was held on 13.09.2009. The Groups 3 Ribbons + 2 Ropes Final was held on 13.09.2009. ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=20987813 ... Read more

Product Description
Chapters: Gymnastics at the World Games, Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's rhythmic individual all-around, Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's rhythmic team all-around, Gymnastics at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Women's rhythmic individual all-around, Gymnastics at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Women's rhythmic individual all-around, Gymnastics at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Women's rhythmic individual all-around, 2004 World Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup Final, Commonwealth Rhythmic Gymnastics Championship, Rhythmic Gymnastics at the 2009 Mediterranean Games,. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 37. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Gymnastics has been part of all World Games. Among the disciplines, trampolining and tumbling as well as acrobatics and aerobics. This event was discontinued when trampolining was included in the program of the Olympic Games in 2000. ...http://booksllc.net/?id=16076593 ... Read more

Product Description
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Rhythmic gymnastics is a sport in which individuals or teams of competitors (generally five) manipulate one or two apparatuses: rope, hoop, ball, clubs, and ribbon. Rhythmic gymnastics is a sport that combines elements of ballet, gymnastics, dance, and apparatus manipulation. The victor is the participant who earns the most points, determined by a panel of judges, for leaps, balances, pirouettes, flexibilities, apparatus handling, execution, and artistic effect. The governing body, the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG), changed the Code of Points in 2001, 2003, 2005, and 2008 to emphasize technical elements and reduce the subjectivity of judging. Before 2001, judging was on a scale of 10 like that of artistic gymnastics. It was changed to a 30-point scale in 2003, a 20-point scale in 2005, and in 2008 was changed back to 30. There are three values adding up to be the final points?technical, artistic, and execution. the FIG also selects which apparatus will be used in competitions, only four out of the five possible apparatuses are sanctioned. Up to 2010, the clubs were not used at the Senior level. For 2011-2016, rope will be dropped and clubs reinstated. ... Read more

Product Description
Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: XXVII World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships were held in Baku the capital of Azerbaijan, October 3rd - 10th 2005 at the Heydar Aliyev Sport Concert Complex. The following countries sent competitor(s) Andorra, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Brazil, Belarus, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Cape Verde, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Spain, Estonia, France, Finland, Great Britain, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Latvia, Malaysia, Moldova, Mexico, Norway, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, South Africa, Russia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Sweden, Taiwan (participated under the name "Chinese Taipei"), Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, USA and Uzbekistan. ... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=2903595 ... Read more