Specifically, Flexibility is crucial:
 

1. To prevent injury & chronic pain!

2. Being more flexible in the areas targeted below gives a tumbler a  greater range of motion when they kick into skills (most tumbling). This means they can kick more powerfully into a skill or tumbling pass which leads to a more powerful skill/pass in general!

3. Better lines in gymnastics. The judges evaluate specific lines when performing a skill (click here to see an example)

4. By stretching and strengthening each area, all leaps & jumps will be easier to execute:

• Higher leaps & jumps

• More range of motion allows you to kick with more power

• Bigger split in leaps & jumps 

• Less strains/pulls & muscle tears​

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