The purpose of this study was to determine whether or not there was a relationship between upper body power and class level among female club gymnasts. Sixty female gymnasts between the ages of ten and eleven and between class levels five and eight participated in the study. The distance of a medicine ball throw was used to measure upper body power. Three types of throws, the overhead forward, overhead backward, and chest pass, were performed using a six-pound rubber medicine ball. The mean distances of two trails were calculated and categorized into age group and class level. An ANOVA design was used to determine the relatiionship between mean throw distance and throw type, age, and class level. No significant differences were found between mean throw distance and throw type, age, or class level. The results of this study show no relationship between upper body power of female gymnasts and throw type, age, and class level.
