title: Club gymnastics.
abstract: In summary, we came to the conclusion that gymnastics as performed at the club level has an injury rate that is compatible with other athletic endeavors and follows logical expectations. As these data are augmented in the future, and further refined and analyzed, we hope to be able to offer meaningful suggestions for avoiding injuries. Probably the most important single piece of information that we have gleaned so far is the major discrepancy between the injury rate in those students being spotted during a trick versus those not being spotted. Our data show that there is a definite value in spotting, and we highly recommend a student-to-instructor ratio that allows spotting for the vast majority of tricks. That recommendation holds regardless of the degree of difficulty or the level of experience that the individual has with each maneuver.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006173:Gymnastics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009938:Organizations