The statement “Kids Say the Darndest Things” remains true about most things in life, even college gymnastics! In this series, we will take a different aspect of college gymnastics, from skills to leotards and everything in between, and have kids react. It’s Kids Say the Darndest Things…about College Gymnastics!
For this first edition, we started with the basics. We asked kids to tell us what they knew about gymnastics and which event they felt was the most challenging. Have ideas for what we should ask kids next? Leave a comment to let us know!
NOTE: Names and ages of children have been changed to protect their identities. Proper permission was obtained to post quotes from those involved. No additional editing outside of correcting grammar has been done.
So the first event that we’re going to talk about is the vault. What do you know about the vault?
Kenny, age 9: “I don’t know what vault is, but it’s probably a flip or something. What is a vault?”
Taylor, age 8: “For the vault, I think you are supposed to flip off it. I do not know for sure.”
Chris, age 10: “I used to do gymnastics and in my second year I broke my arm on the vault. My fourth year I got head trauma from hitting my head on the ground.”
Katie, age 9: “Vault is like when you run…
