That's actually really helpful. I always did the blocking drill off of the mat for handsprings on vault, but I never thought of using it for round offs. And you're not crazy, I've always called the handstands with a block handstand pops as well. :)
I always do this, particularly with my beginner girls who don't have a lot of body awareness. I also like to have them lay on the ground and focus on squeezing different muscles at different times. If they can focus on only having to make their legs tight, they learn what it feels like without...
Pretty proud of myself this week. I've been meaning to get back into some tumbling and I've found time twice this week. Nothing too crazy. Did a ROBHS today. I probably could have done a tuck out of it, but I figured I'd wait until next time (and possibly a light spot) for that. It's been...
Very proud of one of my level 4s who is working 5. She's been doing a one footed, crooked squat on for about a month now, and she finally put both feet on the bar. It was still crooked because she kept picking her right hand up, but as soon as I told her to keep both hands on the bar until she...
I'm looking for drills for round offs and back handsprings for our level 3s and 4s. They're having a really difficult time getting their chests ups and not sticking their butts out. We've worked snap downs off of mats and most of them can do them successfully, but when it comes to doing the...