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Abstract the Sport of Artistic Gymnastics Involves a Series of Complex Events That Can Expose Young Gymnasts to Relatively High Forces. The Sport Is Recognized as Attracting Early Specialization, in Which Young Children Are Exposed to a High Volume of Sports-Specific Training. Leading World Authorities Advocate That Young Athletes Should Participate in Strength and Conditioning-Related Activities to Increase Athlete Robustness and Reduce the Relative Risk of Injury. The Purpose of This Commentary Is to Provide a Needs Analysis of Artistic Gymnastics and to Highlight Key Issues Surrounding Training That Practitioners Should Consider When Working With This Unique Population.
Moeskops et al. (Thu,) studied this question.