Headstand Kip to Handstand This is a coordination and timing drill between two skills; the headstand and handstand. The idea with this drill is to learn to use the correct timing of your kip and push off with your hands to help you get into the handstand position. Objective Learn to use [...]
Sit-ups mainly target your abdominal muscles. This type of sit-up requires that you work with both your abdominal and hip flexors muscles.
Sit-ups mainly target your abdominal muscles. This type of sit-up has a very little motion range, but don’t be fooled, it’s harder than it looks. Many gymnasts that try this kind of sit-up will feel a burning sensation in their abdominal muscles.
The following graph shows how to progressively move to more advance rolls as you master certain rolls in the graph.
Backward Extension Roll to Wall (bent arm) This drill forces the gymnast to have proper timing when extending. Extending too late the gymnast will not be able to support them selves against the wall. Please note that the illustrations show a bricked wall and this is only to illustrate it is a [...]
This drill is used to help the gymnast work on getting into a handstand when doing a “Backward Extension Roll”. The drill is designed, so the gymnast only works on the extension part of the roll. This allows the gymnast and coach to correct specific problems at this point of the extension roll.’
This drill differs from “Headstand Kick Back to Support (from knees)” by having the gymnast support their body higher up towards the ceiling, because of the height the drill requires more from the gymnast when supporting their own body weight.
Headstand Kick Back to Support This drill is used to help the gymnast work on getting into a handstand when doing a “Backward Extension Roll“. The drill is designed, so the gymnast only works on the extension part of the roll. This allows the gymnast and coach to correct specific problems at this [...]
This drill is used to help the gymnast work on getting into a handstand when doing a “Backward Extension Roll”. The drill is designed, so the gymnast only works on the extension part of the roll. This allows the gymnast and coach to correct specific problems at this point of the roll.
This drill is designed to help teach the gymnast the basics of a backward somersault. The gymnast learns to jump up and use their hips to help generate rotation.
This drill is designed to teach the gymnast to push their hips upwards to help generate rotation momentum. The drill helps gymnast to improve back ward somersaults and correct body position when initiating the rotation.