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Back Full Turn on Balance Beam

Posted on February 28, 2011 by American Gymnast
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This entry is part 7 of 7 in the series: Turns

This is an example of a rarely seen passe full turn, where the skill is initiated moving the body support from a lunge or fourth position toward the back leg. Before the gymnast spends time working odd turn variations, they should master the regular couppe and passe full turns.

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Round Off Back Tuck Dismount

Posted on February 8, 2011 by American Gymnast
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This entry is part 3 of 11 in the series: Variety of Beam Dismounts

To perform the round off back tuck dismount the gymnasts must become comfortable with making beam round-offs from two steps and a hurdle. As with many other beam skills or combinations, this dismount is mastered following a beam progression beginning on a floor line.

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Back Handspring Two Feet Back Tuck Dismount

Posted on February 8, 2011 by American Gymnast
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This entry is part 4 of 11 in the series: Variety of Beam Dismounts

This is a fair example of back handspring landing on two feet to a back tuck dismount. Gymnasts must know how to perform the combination on floor, and also how to perform a beam standing back handspring to two feet and rebound. The combination is trained first on a low beam with folded mats on the sides, and the apparatus end pointing to a loose foam pit.

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Back Handspring Double Full Dismount

Posted on February 8, 2011 by American Gymnast
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This entry is part 6 of 11 in the series: Variety of Beam Dismounts

To perform this combination the athlete must have mastered tumbling double fulls, beam back handspring to two feet landings, and progressively learn to connect the back handsprings to back tucks, and layouts to full twist dismounts. The gymnast must also develop an increased in speed and power while practicing those combinations.

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Round Off Double Back Dismount

Posted on February 8, 2011 by American Gymnast
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This entry is part 7 of 11 in the series: Variety of Beam Dismounts

Once the gymnast has mastered a good round off back tuck dismount, they can begin learning the round off double back dismount on the beam. All the regular tumbling techniques for creating a rebounding setup apply for the double back dismount. Training the dismount into a pit until it shows great technical consistency is crucial.

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Basic Back Walk

Posted on January 31, 2011 by American Gymnast
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This entry is part 2 of 9 in the series: Basic Walks

As the novice gymnasts improve their balance and confidence training different kinds of walks and other basic skills each of these activities can be refined and upgraded from simple back walks. The athlete must be guided to develop more challenging variations. In this case the legs swing backwards to a tight arch on every step and the gymnasts must focus on keeping the knees locked, the stomach in, and the arms and the body as stable as possible minimizing wobbles and hesitations.

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Back Hip Circle

Posted on January 25, 2011 by American Gymnast
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This entry is part 1 of 5 in the series: Back Hip Circle

Back hip circles begin from a regular cast when the gymnast leans the shoulder back off support. When the body is coming back to the bar, but before it makes contact, the gymnast’s aim is to complete the skill with a straight or hollow body that moves around in a single unit.

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Back Hip Circle Spot

Posted on January 25, 2011 by American Gymnast
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This entry is part 2 of 5 in the series: Back Hip Circle

Gymnasts begin learning back hip circles from a small cast. Right when their bodies start coming back down to the support, the coach standing on the opposite side of the bar, reaches with his arms under the rail and places one hand on the lower back and the other on the hamstring area. The hand that was on the lower back then reaches under the bar to stop the gymnast from “over rotating” the skill.

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Back Hip Circle Spot Front View

Posted on January 25, 2011 by American Gymnast
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This entry is part 3 of 5 in the series: Back Hip Circle

It is very important to understand the dynamic nature of spotting any gymnastics skill. The spotting patterns must be adapted to what happens on each individual attempt. the coach must be ready to move his hands to different areas according to the occurrences of each situation.

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Back Hip Circle Without Cast for Shoulders Lean Action

Posted on January 25, 2011 by American Gymnast
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This entry is part 4 of 5 in the series: Back Hip Circle

Gymnasts having problems with leaning the shoulders back out of support and turning over in one body unit for under-shoot dismounts, may benefit from learning how to make a complete back hip circle without having any momentum from a cast.

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