Ask The Team
“Ask the Team” is for you, our fans, to ask anyone from the Michigan Gymnastics Program, including athletes, coaches, and trainers, anything that is on your mind. If your question gets chosen, we will try to get an answer within a week or so.
- Emily from Chelsea asks: Why do some girls only compete certain events?
- In college gymnastics, it is a lot more about the team aspect rather than being an individual. First of all, everyone must make the line-up. The coaches choose the most consistent athletes on each event and those that are selected make the 6-person "line-up". Everyone usually trains every event unless they are injured, and the coaches choose the six athletes that will get the highest scores for the team.
In my situation, I hurt my elbow last season so I had to refrain from doing vault and bars. I made the line-up a few times on beam, but we had such a strong and talented team; it was difficult to stay in. I was consistently in the line-up on floor, so that was really exciting. :)
Go Blue!
Reema