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Just a question for Chalkbucket coaches:
I'm highly inflexible, and I learned my bhs being able to do a bridge and a terrible backbend. My coach said it was fine to learn handsprings without walkovers, and the most important thing to have learned before a bhs is a strong shoulder block and being able to arch your back. (I already had a front handspring before learning a back handspring).
A few days ago I was having a conversation with a friend, who is a YMCA/high school gymnast. Her goal in her gymnastics career is to learn a back handspring. She said that her coaches don't allow her to start learning a bhs because her back walkover isn't good enough. (her back walkover looks pretty good, except for her bent legs and unpointed toes). After reading Chalkbucket threads, I realized that many coaches do not allow gymnasts to learn a back handspring without having a back walkover first. (In that case, I would be in deep trouble... i still don't have a back walkover lol). So my question is: do you actually need a back walkover first in order to learn a back handspring? If yes, why? If not, what things do you look for and what drills do you do before allowing a gymnast to train a bhs?
I'm highly inflexible, and I learned my bhs being able to do a bridge and a terrible backbend. My coach said it was fine to learn handsprings without walkovers, and the most important thing to have learned before a bhs is a strong shoulder block and being able to arch your back. (I already had a front handspring before learning a back handspring).
A few days ago I was having a conversation with a friend, who is a YMCA/high school gymnast. Her goal in her gymnastics career is to learn a back handspring. She said that her coaches don't allow her to start learning a bhs because her back walkover isn't good enough. (her back walkover looks pretty good, except for her bent legs and unpointed toes). After reading Chalkbucket threads, I realized that many coaches do not allow gymnasts to learn a back handspring without having a back walkover first. (In that case, I would be in deep trouble... i still don't have a back walkover lol). So my question is: do you actually need a back walkover first in order to learn a back handspring? If yes, why? If not, what things do you look for and what drills do you do before allowing a gymnast to train a bhs?