What is the differance between power tumbaling(and trampoline) and gymnastics?

Question

Well my friend and I were going to take power tumbaling and trampoline.And her sister asked what the differance was between that and gymnastics and I honestly didn't know.

Answer 1

There are many different types of gymnastics.  The most well known is Artistic gymnastics and when most people hear the word gymnastics it is artistic gymnastics that they think of.

Artistic gymnastics is like what you have been seeing in the olympics.  The womens artistic gymnastics involved Vault, uneven bars, balanace beam and floor exersize.  While mens artistic gymnastics involves Floor exersize, Pommel horse, rings, Vault, parrallel bars and high bar.

Trampoline sports is a different for of gymnastics where there are 4 area's.  One is trampolining which involves doing gymnastics on a trampoline.  The trampolinist performs all sorts of flips and twist on a large trampoline.  Power tumbling is done on a 25 meter long track.  It is a little like the floor but springier, not of course as springy as a trampoline.  And an athlete performs a line of tumbling skills including, round offs, back handsprings and many types of flips.  Other trampoline activities include double mini trampoline and synchronized trampoline.

There are many other types of gymnastics too including Rhythmic gymnastics, sports acrobatics, sports aerobics, cheerleading and team gymnastics.

Answer 2

Power tumbling is doing flips on a rod floor and trampoline you do it on a trampoline.  Gymnastics consist of four events floor, vault, beam, and bars.  Floor is the closest thing to power tumbling but instead of doing it on a stretch of floor they there tricks on a square floor.  Also gymnastics includes dance in there floor routines.