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hammy
My level 3/4s just can't seem to figure out how to keep their arms straight on their back extension rolls (to pike for the 3s and push up shape for the 4s). They are able to do the following drills:
1. straight arm roll off a pannel mat (only two pannels high)
2. Sit, roll back wards, slam hands/arms into the floor--with their arms straight and back behind their ears. I do this one to teach them how to keep their arms straight and behind their ears (so that they can open their shoulders)
Does anyone have any hints or drills that I can use to help the girls out; we're both getting frustrated. Many coaches teach the kids to do do this skill with their fingers interlocked, but I find that interlocking their fingers actually makes the skill more difficult.
1. straight arm roll off a pannel mat (only two pannels high)
2. Sit, roll back wards, slam hands/arms into the floor--with their arms straight and back behind their ears. I do this one to teach them how to keep their arms straight and behind their ears (so that they can open their shoulders)
Does anyone have any hints or drills that I can use to help the girls out; we're both getting frustrated. Many coaches teach the kids to do do this skill with their fingers interlocked, but I find that interlocking their fingers actually makes the skill more difficult.