The following is an excellent article by Timothy Dalrymple on gymnastics.
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What Is Gymnastics? About Gymnastics And Why It’S The Greatest Olympic Sport
Started by Coach Sommer, November 18, 2012 · 2 Replies · 5,816 Views
Interesting article. A few questions came to my mind after reading it. Gymnastics may be greatest sport but why isn't it popular compared to other sports like NFL football, track & field, soccer and basketball? And why don't other sports borrow some conditioning ideas from gymnastics? I did notice Crossfit installed rings in their squat racks.
Sailor Venus said:Interesting article. A few questions came to my mind after reading it. Gymnastics may be greatest sport but why isn't it popular compared to other sports like NFL football, track & field, soccer and basketball? And why don't other sports borrow some conditioning ideas from gymnastics? I did notice Crossfit installed rings in their squat racks.
because people like to watch sports they play - or somehow participate in, at least in my opinion.
and more people play football than does gymnastics