- Nov 16, 2012
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I'm having a two weeks long summer vacation and so are my gymnasts but I can't help watching videos of our practices and analyzing the skills the girls are working on.
We have just recently started to work on straddle casts to handstands. We have used many drills and the casts are improving but not quite there yet. The casts are something that frustrates me AND the gymnasts easily because they keep making the same mistakes over and over again. When we do drills or I spot them they do fine but when they do complete casts they can't lean over the bar enough or they lean too much. And one of them keeps arching. I don't understand how is it possible that they can press to handstand on floor but not get a cast to handstand! They have the strength needed but they don't get the technique.
Here is a video about two of my gymnasts working on them (ignore the girl who is being silly behind the bar!)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkefRiwlx-8
Any comments and tips would be appreciated!
We have just recently started to work on straddle casts to handstands. We have used many drills and the casts are improving but not quite there yet. The casts are something that frustrates me AND the gymnasts easily because they keep making the same mistakes over and over again. When we do drills or I spot them they do fine but when they do complete casts they can't lean over the bar enough or they lean too much. And one of them keeps arching. I don't understand how is it possible that they can press to handstand on floor but not get a cast to handstand! They have the strength needed but they don't get the technique.
Here is a video about two of my gymnasts working on them (ignore the girl who is being silly behind the bar!)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkefRiwlx-8
Any comments and tips would be appreciated!