Where did you/yours start?

[krisnkids]

I am wondering if you or your gymmie started out T&T or trasitioned there from Artistic?

A little background. My 13 yo gymmie started at 6 on pre-team, competed at 7&8 at level 4 artistic, lost her coach/gym/security, went to a new gym and had a bad experience with the new coach and ended up quitting the sport. 4 years later she decided to go back and is successful competing at level 4 again, but does not want to continue. Long hours, 9 hours a week etc, growing... There was the begining of T&T at her second gym where she had a problem with the coach, but other than that she has not been exposed to it.

Any suggestions on seeing if she would be interested in T&T? If you did transition from Artistic, what did you like/dislike?

 

[Maitland]

My daughter started out in artistic but did not care for beam at all and that pretty much prevented her from doing much with it. She found her way to T&T and loves it as she was an especially strong tumbler and she was able to start out at a higher level on tumbling than the other two events (although now she has caught up and is the same level on everything). A lot of kids come over from artistic or even start out older and do great. There are some differences, such as how you kick out of a skill.

 

[CoachGoofy]

We have a lot of kids who transitioned over, as once upon a time we had both artistic & T&T programs. We have a few who started out doing both & then transitioned over at the end of compulsory artistic levels, when the hours were too much & T&T was just more fun, we have a couple of older girls who switched when optionals got scary, a couple who switched when one event or another got limiting...

Kids who do well in artistic can usually do pretty well in T&T...as long as they aren't afraid to bounce! We do have a few differences (much longer tumbling passes, if you stop in the middle of your routine it's done, kickouts) but nothing major or insurmountable. And our meets are so much fun.

 

[Canadian_gym_mom]

And our meets are so much fun.

Oh yeah! Here is the Provincial Championships last year. Big deal, very serious competition, right? Determining the top T & T athletes in Ontario. High pressure, high stakes.

This is an example of how very serious it is. This is a group of judges in between flights.

http://youtu.be/K6soqp7_xRU

 

[txgymfan]

Sounds like fun. I'd like to watch your video but it is blocked.

 

[CoachGoofy]

Oh yeah! Here is the Provincial Championships last year. Big deal, very serious competition, right? Determining the top T & T athletes in Ontario. High pressure, high stakes.

This is an example of how very serious it is. This is a group of judges in between flights.

http://youtu.be/K6soqp7_xRU

I can't see it. I hope they're having as much fun as I have judging.
...I might have said to a few flights "may the odds be ever in your favor" last year...

 

[Canadian_gym_mom]

Okay try this. Remember, this is for the championships!

T & T Judges - YouTube

 

[DND]

Lol ... Could you imagine if the artistic judges did that ... I wonder if people would love it or hate it?

 

[CoachGoofy]

Bahahahaha!

I cannot even imagine artistic judges doing that.

I can imagine me doing that. (....instigating that...)

 

[txgymfan]

LOVE IT! Go Judges!

 

[GymSurvivor]

Found this thread interesting.

I've often thought of doing TNT as bars holds me way back in artistic. But I'm terribly afraid of flipping on a trampoline. I can do tumble track, can tumble and do double mini. But do everything from a standing position on the tramp, I'm so afraid of actually bouncing and flipping. So I'd have to get over that one!!
But I am a fan of how you can be at different levels on each event.

 

[aerialriver]

I started out in artistic gymnastics as a kid, I got to level 5/6 with some higher level skills. I then had to quit because we moved and never got the chance to go back. I did dance but always missed gymnastics. Everywhere I moved in my adult life I would contact all the gyms to see if they would let an adult do gym. They all said no. Finally I found one that did but only for t&t which I had never even heard of. I was elated that I was going to be able to get back in a gym but sad because I wanted to do artistic events. After the first few classes that feeling faded and I was in love with t&t. Funny enough I actually did get the chance to compete ladies gymnastics and while it was fun t&t is my thing! Never would have imagined I would be here today doing level 9 and 10 at my age, competing and having oppertunities to do things like go to National's! And in reality I am not really old doing this there are lots of high level athlets in their 20's, 30's and even 40's! Best thing that has ever happened for me!

 

[crazytumbler91]

I started in tumbling. However, I did not start trampoline and double mini until I was around 7 or 8. The gym I originally started off in only had panel mats and some of the back handspring training equipment (Octagons and wedges). I competed with a lot of girls who started in artistic they had some troubles changing how they threw a few skills. The length of a back handspring on floor is different between the two. Traditionally artistic wants their back handsprings shorter so they fit and tumbling wants a longer back handspring. However, several of the artistic gymnasts I competed with either chose to do only floor or decided to do only trampoline and double-mini.