The Game of Gymnastics: Understanding The Game

Gymnastics is about far more than strength, power and precision. It has rules, just like a game, and those rules can be used to master and perfect performances. However, rules can be boring, the Code of Points itself is 137 pages dense with technical details and judging criteria, we can do better than that...

Written from the perspective of a gymnast competing through this system, this book blends real insights and lived experience with technical knowledge. From the apparatus and routine construction to deductions and difficulty, this book reveals the truth, the numbers, and the strategy behind the routines that build this sport.

Whether you’re new to the sport or a seasoned veteran, you’ll see Men's Artistic Gymnastics in a new light. Welcome to The Game of Gymnastics.