Womens Professional Gymnastics
Hi,
Have you or your daughter considered competing in womens professional gymnastics?
If you’re a woman who is serious about gymnastics, you may reach the point where you think about going pro. Naturally, that is many an athlete’s dream, but only a small percentage achieve it. Yet a competent female who has practiced women’s gymnastics for several years should be able to dream of joining the NCAA women’s gymnastics. Boys in gymnastics have similar opportunities. As any pro gymnast will tell you, all it takes is perseverance and hard work.
First you will need to continue practicing with your regional team on a regular basis. Get plenty of feedback and help from your coach and team members so you can continue improving your performance. You should plan to put in at least 40 hours weekly to even come close to reaching your goal. In conjunction with your gymnastic exercises, you may want to join a regular gym or health club for overall fitness. Keep your weight under control and avoid unhealthy behaviors involving alcohol and tobacco. Eat right for proper nutrition and general good health, this will take some research if you plan to compete at a national level.
As your agility and skill continue to improve, your coach should enter you in more widespread competitions. This will help in several ways. First, you will enjoy the benefits of meeting new competitors, some on their turf, for a challenging workout that will stretch your capacity to new limits. Second, your strength and endurance will increase as you become more active in competitive participation. Third, each encounter toughens you for the ultimate challenges of a professional gymnastic career. So when you’re ready to groan at the prospect of traveling to more events and facing new opponents, be grateful for the chance to prove yourself and improve your technique; few are so lucky, or talented.
If you reach the level where your coach and perhaps a scout or two encourage you to keep going and set even higher goals, it will be time to get some professional women’s gymnastic photos. Sports photographers specialize in taking action shots and stills to promote your best moves and favored angles, they will also be able to provide advice on which choice of gymnastics leotard will give the best shots.
Collecting photos for a personal portfolio and video footage for potential sponsors can put you in the running for honors, media awareness, and professional drafting. You might want to get several sets of photos and choose your best shots for inclusion in the media package. That way, if you get a publicist or the local newspaper wants information for a story, you will have what you need to make a good impression. You also will want to prepare a short biography statement of about 50 words that can be faxed to interested agents, scouts, or reporters.
As you work toward going pro with your gymnast aspirations, keep in mind that the further you go, the harder you will have to work. If you know now that you want to give it a shot, start planning by taking into account the suggestions outlined above. Maintaining a healthy body is essential. Preparing for industry notice and media contacts is inevitable. Get a head start on these demanding goals so that you will have an edge over the competition for professional status.
Until next time, remember, be the best gymnastics parent you can be, your child deserves nothing less.
Thanks,
Murray
