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Post by DestinyTwirler on Nov 2, 2003 23:34:07 GMT -8
Do you think that gymnastics should be allowed in NBTA competitions? [glow=magenta,2,300]Why or why not?[/glow]
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Post by Twirlsportjunkie on Nov 3, 2003 23:47:14 GMT -8
It used to be when i was competing NBTA in the late 80s. However, im glad it isnt and ill tell you why. First i believe out sport is twirling, so u should twirl.
second... i had a national championship coach that churned out champions all the time. However, i saw girls in their teen years suffer badly from knee problems, ankle problems--one world champ began to lose her hair...all to chase the top prize.. I didnt like to see the kids suffer.
I believe it does take a toll because u arent on padded flooring like gymnastics. Im glas NBTA doesnt allow it, but thats my 2 cents
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Post by DestinyTwirler on Nov 4, 2003 13:32:25 GMT -8
I totally agree with you. When I started competing I had taken baton for 4 years, but never gymnastics. If it were allowed I would have been really discouraged by the fact that the other girls were doing things like front walkovers and aerials. I love how you said "Our sport is Twirling, so you should twirl." I don't think its is fair to allow gymnastics because like you said, its hard on the girls, and it requires them to spend hours at gymnastics, when they could be practicing baton.
This might sound far fetched, but it seems like allowing gymnastics would kind of be like allowing the girls to ice skate in a baton competition. Let's just say there was a rule that said, if she had the ability, a twirler could compete while on ice skates (Lets just say they invented a mobile sheet of ice that was able to be placed in a lane). So, the girls with the ability to ice skate began skating in their twirling routines. Because this is so difficult and beautiful, the points would begin to rise for the girls who could skate. The girls who could not skate however would feel insufficient, and would begin learning how to skate so they could be at the same level as the other girls. The girls who could not skate for whatever reason, be it physical or economical, would simply not win.
Although this hypothetical situation seems fanciful, it is pretty much the same as allowing gymnastics.
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Post by twirlgurlxo on Nov 7, 2004 21:57:17 GMT -8
I don't think they should be. NBTA is a BATON TWILRING competition, not a competition to see who can tumble. I have seen alot of people adding alot of gymnatics to their routeins, and I personally want to see twirling and not tumbling when I go to a twirling competition....
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Post by dmachamp08Jonathan on May 11, 2005 18:14:34 GMT -8
I have to disagree with you. I think that gymnastics should be aloud.Because where are the difficulty points coming from? I cant win on illusions spins, and flashy moves alone. I twirl with DMA , and we are not aloud to do anything without the use of our hands. But i have never heard of a problem with injuries with a front walkover, or even a cartwheel. If people start to have knee and ancle problems ,due to gymnastics in there routines....then we should make leaps , and jumps banned too. It takes the same amount of pressure on your leg in a back handspring/ tuck....as it does during a leap or jump. But as the rest of you have said...that i just my opinion.
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Post by gameshowguy2000 on Jun 5, 2005 18:49:10 GMT -8
Gymnastics, I think, should be allowed, because just like twirling, movement is involved.
(BTW, I'm new here!)
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Post by twirler on Sept 10, 2007 13:47:35 GMT -8
no way
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