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My experience has been that th overhead squat is one of the best all-around body exercises an athlete can do, says Ayars.  It works on flexibility, which of course the gymnasts need, and it s very good for working on balance. In gymnastics, having the arms overhead during the exercise transfers well to what they do on the balance bam, because during part of the routine they will have their arms overhead and their knees bent. <br>A Strong Future with Gymnastics<br><br>Although gymnastics is popular, especially at the Olympic level, the sprt is not without controversy. A book entitled Little Girls in Pretty Boxes discusses some of the apparent abuses in gymnastics, especially in regard to promoting eating disorders.  The book painted the entire sport with a very broad brush, says Ayars.  Some of those abuses may take place at the elite level, which is what you see at the Olympics, but the same can be said for other sports at the elite level. Truthfully, the sport that I hear reciving the most criticismfor pressuring girls about their weight is cheer-leading. <br> If you look at the gymnasts who compete at the junir Olympic level, continues Ayars,  the problems described in that book really don t take place with any greater frequency than they do in other sports. And if you look at college gymnastics, you re not going to see a bunch of emaciated littl girls they re athletic, healthy-looking oung women. Further, Ayars believes that all athletes can benefit from participating in the sport at some level.  It doesn t matter what sport somebody plays, gymnastic training will hel them be a better all-around athlete. <br>The Sandhills Academy of Gymnastics offers a variety of gymnastic programs, holding classes for those as young as 16 months aKٯ/!Eh˺SuO,/.u 9ei~;u?p-+[|UďLS~d,̮ ;`D%R4>c˳}j?]uPX2,JT,aTNmOdAϕ(vyGYf֥4 : ZWdZ /UWNܛ9p?'HV6Hl to the meets and get the necessary national exposure.<br><br>BFS: With the WAC having expanded to 16 teams, how has this affected track and field?<br><br>LJ: The Rocky Mountain schools have always been traditionally good in the field events and the distance events because of the altitude, and the Texas schools have some of the best sprinters in the country. When you combine them you've got one of the toughest overall conferences in the country.<br><br>BFS: Are any of the WAC schools still recruiting elite-level track athletes from foreign countries?<br><br>LJ: You still see a little bit of it, and it mak1k{E{0PzFWh+qnخv+gOb4 'ޑQ; U_ <\,M+pq TIeFcb>f'?sCES,$eWO pH`b|2^zh׷wWa *?8aoB?&\F'xWns* kaOՃ18H4٪K>vYֹֽӖ S1M#