3. Besides the obvious health benefits that come from participating in team gymnastics, your child will be exposed to many important social benefits as well.
4. Young gymnasts will meet and make lifelong friends. Parents who enroll their children into a gymnastics program agree that the development of lifelong friendships is one of the best benefits they receive from participating in the program.
5. Gymnastics requires that participants learn how to communicate with children their own age. This is a great benefit should your child be naturally shy or need to improve his self-esteem and confidence.
6. Children who participate in gymnastics must learn how to cooperate with adults. This is an important skill that they can carry from the gymnasium to their school classroom.
7. Participation in team gymnastics will ensure the child will learn the importance of setting goals, working as a team and the meaning of commitment.
8. Being a member of a gymnastics team will demonstrate to the young gymnast that hard work pays off.