coachmolly
Coach
- Jan 18, 2009
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I have a group of girls struggling with split leaps and am hoping some of the coaches here can give me some new ideas for working with them.
Most of the girls have the basic idea, they have been working them for quite some time now, but unfortunately the problems they are having are all over the place, not just 1 or 2 common errors. There is a girl who can't seem to get her front leg up, the girls who forget their back leg, a girl with a beautiful split with floppy feet, and girls with gorgeous splits on the floor and tiny split leaps. Their floor routine contains a leap-hop (like in the level 4 routine) which is a complete disaster.
We have tried breaking it down (kicks, hop from one foot to the other, land a "pretend" leap to a step hop, leg tightening drills so they know what a tight leg feels like) and a few drills (leaps onto a panel mat, split jumps up onto a panel mat) and there hasn't been much of a change. If I really encourage them to think about their split leaps and "dig deep in their brains for a pretty split leap" they can do them reasonably well, but only with constant reminders. Hoping for some inspiration to get over this hump. Thanks in advance!
Most of the girls have the basic idea, they have been working them for quite some time now, but unfortunately the problems they are having are all over the place, not just 1 or 2 common errors. There is a girl who can't seem to get her front leg up, the girls who forget their back leg, a girl with a beautiful split with floppy feet, and girls with gorgeous splits on the floor and tiny split leaps. Their floor routine contains a leap-hop (like in the level 4 routine) which is a complete disaster.
We have tried breaking it down (kicks, hop from one foot to the other, land a "pretend" leap to a step hop, leg tightening drills so they know what a tight leg feels like) and a few drills (leaps onto a panel mat, split jumps up onto a panel mat) and there hasn't been much of a change. If I really encourage them to think about their split leaps and "dig deep in their brains for a pretty split leap" they can do them reasonably well, but only with constant reminders. Hoping for some inspiration to get over this hump. Thanks in advance!