Aero
Coach
- Jan 1, 2014
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Hello friends. One of my students is having difficulty with her standing back handspring and I'm having trouble pinpointing the exact problem. For a while I was spotting her often, but she was not improving, so I figured she might be relying on me too much. I changed my strategy and started giving her more drills and spotting her less, leaving her to be more independent in trying the skill, while still giving her corrections. She has certainly improved, and I feel like she is much closer to getting the skill now. However, she is still not ready to attempt the skill on her own safely. Can you say "headspring?"
Her name is Jenna and she is six years old and is an Xcel Bronze team athlete. She has been learning this skill for more than a year now. Here is a video of one of her attempts: https://www.dropbox.com/s/m4yx59zbzx8xzsh/Video Dec 24, 2 57 35 AM.mov?dl=0.
To me, it seems like the big issue is that she's not opening the shoulder angle enough (swinging the arms too slowly, maybe?) to get the arms and hands underneath her body for the hand support phase. The turnover is nonexistent. She has a good take off and a nice long jump, but what am I missing?
Her name is Jenna and she is six years old and is an Xcel Bronze team athlete. She has been learning this skill for more than a year now. Here is a video of one of her attempts: https://www.dropbox.com/s/m4yx59zbzx8xzsh/Video Dec 24, 2 57 35 AM.mov?dl=0.
To me, it seems like the big issue is that she's not opening the shoulder angle enough (swinging the arms too slowly, maybe?) to get the arms and hands underneath her body for the hand support phase. The turnover is nonexistent. She has a good take off and a nice long jump, but what am I missing?