The Most Frequently Asked Questions About Gymnastics

Thousands of people are involved in the sport of gymnastics and there are thousands involved only as spectators. The athletes, coaches, parents, and spectators have many questions.

This book is a compilation of some of the questions Karen personally has been asked. Many of the parents of athletes have questions and concerns regarding their children's training and experiences.

The purpose of this book is to help answer some of their questions about the sport. With this book we hope to enlighten you on some important points of interest you may or may not have thought about regarding training in this sport.

Please keep in mind when reading through this book that these answers are Karen's opinion based on her experiences; there may be several answers or opinions to many of these questions.

Karen Goeller has a career in gymnastics spanning over thirty years, her last twenty five of which were spent coaching.

She has produced several successful gymnasts including NY State Champions and National TOPS Team Athletes.

Before earning her BA, Karen's education included training as an EMT, Physical Therapist, and Nutritionist.