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What are gymnastics?

Gymnastics is the great sport teaching one how to develop physical agility, flexibility, balance and coordination. Gymnastics usually involves exercises that require one to balance on uneven bars, walking a balance beam, flips and more!

Why enroll in gymnastics?

Gymnastics is great sport that teaches a multitude of coordination movements that assist young gymnast at an early age. Enrollment gives hopes and dreams alike to children or adults who thought they wouldn’t be great at learning how to be patient while practicing flexibility under the scope of a coach. Gymnastics also provides multiple avenues and various methods to strengthening parts of the body not used on a regular basis.

Are there any concerns?

There are a plethora of concerns as a father of a gymnast. I frequently wonder if my child will injure themselves or be injured by others during practice. While we aren’t in the phase where flips are being performed, the risk of injury is high in any sport. My main concern, as the father of an epileptic daughter, is that any wrong land could create that neurological association, thus causing seizures to occur. It’s so risky, but why do I do it?

Using judgement, don’t delimit

I often wondered about the risks involved in sports like gymnastics. For example, the risks associated with playing football are injuries to the neck, spine or concussions. With baseball, you can be hit by a pitched ball. In fighting, the obvious is inevitable.

Being that my daughter is epileptic, I keep a careful eye on her every activity. I watch her when she is awake and especially when she asleep, as seizures occur to my daughter while resting. The moment I look away from my little gymnast the event injury occurs, the less likelihood I can’t tell a physician what happened or where hurt occurred. I know my daughter is epileptic, but I allow her free will to try new passions and discover new dreams. She was great at dance, but no thanks to the 2020 Pandemic, her dance classes ceased.

My point is to not let a diagnosis define what opportunities could be presented to your child. I’m not saying don’t make the best decision for your child, but in my case, I have the available means to keep a watchful eye on my child’s every move. If I didn’t give my daughter a chance, how would I know what she is or isn’t capable of? More importantly, how would my daughter be able to know her limit? I could one day posses the next Olympic Gymnast and that is by taking a risk. It’s what she loves, so I support it to the fullest.