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Beginner backhandspring drills

Gymnasts starting to learn back handsprings can benefit from feeling the lean back action in a simpler way. Also getting familiar with hollow chest to open chest and shoulders and the legs push to open hips on a single tight arch body unit. This drill helps the athletes to train the lean back action several times in a row with a coach's assistance.

By |2011-01-11T21:54:57-05:00January 11th, 2011|Categories: Back Tumbling|Tags: , , , |391 Comments

Backhandspring drill for distance

Gymnasts may use a panel mat to train for distance during the first flying phase. With their toes at the beginning of a panel they perfom back handsprings trying to reach far into a different panel. Since the gymnasts know the exact place they are begining each turn they can check how much they are flying back from feet to hands.

By |2011-01-11T21:54:54-05:00January 11th, 2011|Categories: Back Tumbling|Tags: , , , , |94 Comments

Standing Back Handspring Mistakes

On the next few clips a different gymnast offers examples of some of those basic back handspring mistakes already mentioned. /Undercut with poor blocking repulsion and pike turn over. /A much longer and nice back handspring example with good hands to feet turn over. /Second flying phase example with an incorrect pike turnover.

By |2011-01-11T21:49:55-05:00January 11th, 2011|Categories: Back Tumbling|Tags: , , , |0 Comments

Back Handspring Mistakes

Swinging both arms tilted to one side and twisting the body on that direction as if the gymnasts were trying to look over their shoulder to see where their body is going instead of keeping it square is another common back handspring mistake. Barrel back handsprings may help the gymnasts to work out the problem emphasizing to feel their backs landing on the barrell square and without turning the head sideways.

By |2011-01-11T21:49:50-05:00January 11th, 2011|Categories: Back Tumbling|Tags: , , |0 Comments

Snap Down Back Handspring

The snap down back handspring is a very helpful progressive step toward the round off back handspring. Advanced gymnasts may practice this combination to refine some back tumbling technical details such as turning over from hands to feet on a hollow single body unit and rebounding with a tight arch first flying phase while the shoulder area is open.

By |2017-01-09T01:11:46-05:00January 11th, 2011|Categories: Back Tumbling|Tags: , , , |0 Comments

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