Have you ever wanted to flip and twist upside down ten feet
in the air? If so, tumbling is the thing for you. Tumbling is unusual because
when you were born, you didn’t come into the world to tumble; it is weird for
your body to be flipping upside down while constantly punching your feet into
the floor.
Tumbling is acrobatics, flipping and twisting your body over
and over again. While your tumbling you have to punch your feet into the
ground. You have to do this to get off the ground. To be good at tumbling you
have to have a lot of strength and flexibility. You need to be strong to hold
yourself up when you're upside on your hands. You have to be flexible so the
tumbling looks good. The strength and flexibility come as you tumble more and
more.
The levels of tumbling vary from different sports. In
cheerleading, there are seven levels. In gymnastics, there are ten levels. Same
skills, just sectioned differently. In cheerleading, there are seven levels.
The lowest level is level one. It has back walkovers, front walkovers,
handstands, forward rolls, backward rolls, and cartwheels. The highest level is
level seven. There are double fulls, flips in stunts, and a lot of other crazy
things as well. In gymnastics, there are ten levels. The lowest level being level
one and the highest being level ten. In level one, the skills are 3/4
handstand, cartwheel, backward roll, forward roll, and split jump with
30-degree leg separation. Some of the hardest skills on level ten are Arabian
double fronts, double layouts, and more.
Tumbling is scored differently for different sports. For
cheerleading, if you don’t land your tumbling at a competition, it is .25 off
your score for the whole team. For gymnasts, if they don’t land their tumbling
pass the deductions are worth .5 points. At a cheerleading competition the
tumbling is also based off of how good it looks. The tumbling technique score
is out of five. Gymnastics is also like it too, but it is out of ten. For
gymnasts, if they don’t stick their skill, they get up to .3 off of their
score. Gymnastics tumbling scoring is much harsher than cheerleading scoring.
If gymnasts have their arms bent, it’s a deduction. If their legs are a little
bit apart, they get a deduction.
All in all, tumbling is unusual because of all the crazy
things tumblers do. Tumbling has many different levels and different ways of
scoring it. It is never too late to start tumbling.
-Riley
Messier
It is clear that tumbling, like any other sport, takes a lot of hard work and repetitive practice. One quote I particularly liked was, ¨Tumbling is unusual because when you were born, you didn’t come into the world to tumble; it is weird for your body to be flipping upside down while constantly punching your feet into the floor.¨, as it was easy to invision feet ¨punching¨ the floor.
ReplyDeleteYour piece was really good and informative. I think the message might be dedication because of the skills and talent you need. A quote that portrays this is "To be good at tumbling you have to have a lot of strength and flexibility."
ReplyDeleteI like that you give me a good understanding of tumbling and the scoring. This is something I haven’t even heard of before. The line that explained it the best was “Tumbling is acrobatics, flipping and twisting your body over and over again.” Good job Riley.
ReplyDeleteYour piece was very explanatory. You did a very thorough job explaining not only how tumbling works, but the skills needed, different levels and scoring for cheerleading and gymnastics.For example, you wrote,"To be good at tumbling you have to have a lot of strength and flexibility. You need to be strong to hold yourself up when you're upside on your hands. You have to be flexible so the tumbling looks good," which explained what skills you should have when tumbling. Great writing.
ReplyDeleteyour piece was extraordinary.It really explains the talent and skill you need for tumbling, "To be good at tumbling you have to have a lot of strength and flexibility. You need to be strong to hold yourself up when you're upside on your hands. You have to be flexible so the tumbling looks good. The strength and flexibility come as you tumble more and more." The lesson I can apply to my life is always try your best.
ReplyDeleteThis a really good piece, and I like the way you used so much awesome researched information, and that makes the reader want to think more about tumbling. I think that this piece is trying to tell people if you try you can achieve what you want.
ReplyDeleteI love when you say "Tumbling is unusual because when you were born, you didn't come into the world to tumble". I also liked how you explained tumbling, so that we could get the message. I like this piece because I am a gymnast and I love to flip and twist.
ReplyDeleteGreat job, Your writing is amazing! The message I concluded from this piece is how important hard work and dedication is. I like your description of tumbling. " To be good at tumbling you have to have a lot of strength and flexibility". It shows the hard work put into tumbling.
ReplyDeleteWow Riley, I was so intrigued by your writing. The message I got from this is dedication. You have tumbled for so long you have stuck to it which is why you are so good at it. In the text it says " if you don’t land your tumbling at a competition, it is .25 off your score for the whole team". That shows that if you aren't prepared or good at tumbling you let your whole team down, so you need to be dedicated and put in all that practice so you can help your team.
ReplyDeleteWhen I had to learn to ride my bike I had to be determined because I fell so many times and it took me a long time to learn.
DeleteI loved reading your piece, aside form the fact that by reading about all the tumbling, it gave me a headache. I'm not flexible what-so-ever, so I don't think I'll ever tumble in my life without cracking my back-bone in half. The fact that you can do tumbling is astounding. I also love how you say, "It is never too late to start tumbling," at the end. It's true that if you sit down and just practice on anything you want, you'll slowly get better and achieve your goals. Not only did you show that you achieved yours, but you're also encouraging others to do the same. I know for sure that from now on, if I want to do something new, I'll try it, even if it seems like it's too late.
ReplyDeleteI really loved this piece ! It was very informative, I could tell from your tumbling vocabulary that you're very passionate about it . I didn't know that there was only seven levels in cheer, but ten in gymnastics. that will stick with me. It seems that you're very dedicated to this, and I hope in years to come you still are !
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ReplyDeleteI really loved this piece ! It was very informative, I could tell from your tumbling vocabulary that you're very passionate about it . I didn't know that there was only seven levels in cheer, but ten in gymnastics. that will stick with me. It seems that you're very dedicated to this, and I hope in years to come you still are
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ReplyDeleteI really loved your opening line , "Have you ever wanted to flip and twist upside down ten feet in the air? If so, tumbling is the thing for you." I liked this line ,because I could relate back to my own life. I've always wanted to attempt tumbling and acrobatics ,so this really sucked me into your piece.
I liked how you explained the levels and different scoring. It really helped me learn some differences in cheerleading and gymnastics. "If their legs are a little bit apart, they get a deduction." I, of course, don't do gymnastics or cheerleading. I am not flexible nor strong! But, I can relate to the same concept. In swimming, if you take just one extra breath, you could gain a WHOLE second. In basketball, if you somehow shot the ball higher than you usually do, the shot could easily be an airball. But, as you said before, it's never too late to start anything!
ReplyDeleteThis taught me to follow my dreams, no matter how crazy they may be. "All in all, tumbling is unusual because of all the crazy things tumblers do. Tumbling has many different levels and different ways of scoring it. It is never too late to start tumbling." I like how she described all the different things you can do in tumbling.
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