- Apr 5, 2010
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I'm having a hard time teaching this. Well, not entirely, but...my kids aren't getting that awesome lift that I see some kids get with their layout flyaway.
Actually, I'm having two issues...I have a group of ten kids getting ready to move to level 6 and I really want them to have a layout. They all have a really nice tucked flyaway at bar height or slightly above. When we work layout flyaways, half of them close their hips and slightly bend their knees. (So it looks like a pike with slightly bent knees but not quite so closed)...the other half of them close their hips just a tiny bit, and they have super straight legs and a nice hollow shape but they aren't getting lift at all. They aren't low - like they aren't peeling off the bar, but they just aren't getting height like I would like to see.
I've had them doing tap swings to let go of the bar and flat fall to some 8"ers, we've used a foam block with tap swings to get them to "throw" the block to the ceiling...
And then spotting. We've been spotting these kids through the whole skill for a few weeks now and I don't feel like I'm seeing improvement as quickly as I thought I would. All of these kids caught onto a tucked flyaway really fast, but are struggling with layout.
Anyone have any other drills or suggestions?
Actually, I'm having two issues...I have a group of ten kids getting ready to move to level 6 and I really want them to have a layout. They all have a really nice tucked flyaway at bar height or slightly above. When we work layout flyaways, half of them close their hips and slightly bend their knees. (So it looks like a pike with slightly bent knees but not quite so closed)...the other half of them close their hips just a tiny bit, and they have super straight legs and a nice hollow shape but they aren't getting lift at all. They aren't low - like they aren't peeling off the bar, but they just aren't getting height like I would like to see.
I've had them doing tap swings to let go of the bar and flat fall to some 8"ers, we've used a foam block with tap swings to get them to "throw" the block to the ceiling...
And then spotting. We've been spotting these kids through the whole skill for a few weeks now and I don't feel like I'm seeing improvement as quickly as I thought I would. All of these kids caught onto a tucked flyaway really fast, but are struggling with layout.
Anyone have any other drills or suggestions?