I find this odd, considering the acceleration and jumping capabilities in these athletes are very good if not fantastic. Most former gymnasts I know do very well athletically in other sports.
Yea, just my observation. I’ve thought about it alot since I posted, and I can only think of one top gymnast I knew (several individual state championships)that did well at any other sport. This particular girl was also a great diver (duh) and also a really outstanding swimmer. In college, she set a few state records in powerlifting.
I dated her, however, and when we tried to play catch with the football or shoot some hoops, she was totally spastic. She actually ended up on a few American Gladiator episodes back in the day, but bombed out every time. On one of the shows, she was eliminated when she fell while trying to run across the beam, her best event!