SHOCKING Rules Gymnasts Are FORCED To Follow!

The shocking part is that none of these rules are shocking. It's a clickbait title.

as a former gymnast, many of these have reasons behind them. Toe pointing is very necessary to gymnastics. Like in ballet, technique is very important, but I haven't seen anyone make a video on ballerinas needing turnout yet, so it's the same with gym. The presenting (you call it salute) also just shows when your routine starts so that if you stumble while walking off the floor it isn't counted in the routine and so that the judges know when to start marking your score. Also, picking at your clothes is also simelar to ballet. Dancers aren't allowed to fumble with their leotards either and they can't pause routines either.

Being a gymnast myself, most of these rules really do make sense. Though some of the consequences are odd… the rules really are not that strange.

No it's not "common" for gymnasts to forget to salute the judge.

as a gymnast myself, this is not exactly true. Ofc it’s not good to wear too much makeup but I always wore makeup. Nail polish is allowed. But must match leotard color or be nude. It’s also not actually that hard to follow so many rules if you’ve always been used to it it kinda just comes naturally 💀 but most of these seem accurate

Gymnastics coach here….. most of these rules are to make sure judges focus on form and skill. These rules are so basic. Not at all shocking 😂

I love how in the vedo they show the grips (for uneven bars) as if they were braces… like no ma’am, they’re grips

The rules make sense. The voice however

as a dancer, the no pauses one isn't that weird. you cant just stop in the middle of a performance to catch your breath

As I’ve been a gymnast for so long these rules don’t really seem weird anymore, at this rate they’re just normal. You forgot that when doing our floor routine we aren’t aloud to step outside of the main square in the middle of the floor, doing so will result in a deduction

These aren't very "shocking." As a dancer, these are very similar rules to dance competing, and all of these rules have things very important things behind them. All if these rules aren't insane, bad, or torturous. They are all for the reasons of understanding the routines, looking appropriate and professional while doing them, and definitely safety. Especially the no contact is so important. Also the picking at clothes. I don't think it's fair for you to be judging these as insane when there are so many VERY important things behind them.

Ok…when I was a child doing gymnastics I was NOT told to ignore things like that. If I had to go, I would simply tell my coach and she would let me. It has been that way every gym I have gone to. I don’t think that telling a child to ignore something that makes them uncomfortable should be allowed. So you are basically telling people that do not go to gymnastics and do not know the rules, that the children that go to gym are basically suffering. (No offense to the people who do not go to gymnastics ofc) Another one is the border rule…not shocking at all like if we don’t make some use of it then what is the whole point of the border? Also if we don’t have a border we might fall off the floor itself. These rules don’t apply right away, you go through the process and you get used to it that’s usually why we don’t have panic attacks. Never thought of that huh? 🙂🙃

Being a gymnastics myself I can understand why a person who doesn’t do gymnastics has a hard time understanding these rules. If you pause in your routine it is a deduction because it stop the flow or consistency of the routine. Cheering is also allowed in gymnastics but correcting is not, in my gym instead of saying “point your toes” or “head up” we say “be confident” it doesn’t have the judges take of points and my teammates understand what we are saying. ( not trying to be rude just to help )

The rules aren’t crazy it’s common sense

The rules you have put in this video are not up to date. USAG allows for gymnastics shorts now as long as they are a certain length I.e. the old biker shorts. The white bar grips are also allowed. Update your information

As a former gymnast of 5 years, these rules all make perfect sense.

As a competitive tumbler and trampolinist (T&T) the rules aren't that absurd to me. Like on our trampoline routine we can't add a straight jump or else it counted as an extra skill and an automatic zero we can't stop to take a break. And our toes are a big deal not pointing your toes is counted as a technical deduction.

The makeup thing I think is pretty stupid but you also have to take into account the fact that judges operate at significantly higher speeds the higher the level so something like makeup distracting you from a toe flex or a slight knee bend can sometimes cost your competitors an unfair loss (I’m a gymnast btw)

Spoken like a true non-expert. If more people in the world would simply stay in their lane of expertise and not "lend" the opinions to subjects they know nothing about, the world would be a better place.

Another rule is that you can’t touch your hair in the middle of a routine