So I'm 14 and my parents are letting me start gymnastics in a few weeks which I've been wanting to do forever. Since I've never done it before I can't really flip,do a cartwheel,etc without someone spotting me. I was looking up earlier girls doing gymnastics and some of them got really injured by messing up on flips,and falling. I even heard about a girl dying from it. I am so scared about it possibly happening to me. I love gymnastics,but I don't want to get badly injured like that or even die. Please no bad comments,I need real help.Thanks so much in advance! :)

eeep! I'm a gymnast! okay so, i was doing tumbling and trampoline for almost a year, but I didnt exactly like it too much, or at least i didnt like the gym i was going to. I loved gymnastics so I switched, and let me just say, BEST THING I'VE EVER DONE. At first, it's scary. After 2 classes, I was a little more confident, especially on beam and bars. Whenever you vault and do beam and bars, the tumbling really isnt that scary. The good part is that it starts easy. Its also really safe, it honestly is, they have mats and spotters. The only thing that can really get in the way are mental blocks, being afraid of doing something. Don't be! Don't be afraid to get hurt either. Bruises and rips are just a part of the sport. It's great I promise. Try it out

It's ok, they won't expect you to do flips. At first you will work on things like cartwheels and round offs, also they won't make you do anything they don't think you can do. Plus if its a new skill they will spot you in it. If your on beam you'll probably learn new skills on a low or floor beam, and on bars they will spot you and you'll most likely have mats under you. If your not sure in how to do something just ask your coach and they will defiantly help you. Also you will learn harder things on a trampoline or into a foam pit first so you don't have to worry about the landings. Just have fun and try your best and you'll do great!

:) Okay , but if you scared you can't do any thing NEVER , Happens are not always just sometimes , don't forget that if at the first time you scared but you do it , you can do difficult skills and that is a great happen . I was like you , i wasn't do back handspring but i say to myself that : I can , I can and i can do it , i can go olympics and i can do it very easily , that was realy help me :) You can , again i say that if you scared never you can't learn new things in your life :)

Don't think of negative things first try to do the basic ones and don't worry you'll have a teacher to guide you.. please help me to http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?...