"Gaining Independence, But It Takes a Village"

Gymnastics overall is a sport that is performed independently.  An athlete must focus on exactly what they are doing in order to achieve the completion of the skills they learn to master and have little dependency on what the other athletes do; they won't get their Back Hip Circle if their peer doesn't.  The amount of focus, though, needed to fly through the air, twist, leap, bend, hold, be inverted, stretch, fly backwards, and all the other amazing things gymnasts make their bodies do takes