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    Gymnasts Back handspring

    Hi, I'm an xcel gold gymnast and I struggle with my back handspring. I have been spotted on these for a while and my coaches say I can do my round off back handspring and standing back handspring by myself but I'm still nervous. Please give tips!!
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    WAG Back handspring (platinum + diamond)

    Is a back handspring necessary for platinum/diamond level (mainly on floor, but also beam/vault)? I've been doing round off back tucks and always have trouble generating power from back handsprings... but one of my floor coaches told me that back handspring is very necessary for higher level...
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    WAG can round off 2 back handspring and round off 1 back hand spring be xcel gold floor passes?

    can round off 2 back handspring and round off 1 back hand spring be used for my xcel gold floor passes?
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    MAG Best way to fix crooked back handspring?

    Hey, what exercises would you recommend for a sideways jumped back handspring? It's probably the fear leading to not being able to jump straight and with both legs together. I've read about tying the shoelaces together to keep the legs together but not sure if it's the right thing to do here...
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    WAG tips on Backhandspring

    I recently have had a mental block on a bhs (back hand spring) I used to do it on a low beam with mats under it in March, but after Spring break I can back and just couldn't do it on a floor beam. I am a level 7 gymnast and need it for beam next year. Do you have any tips on how to get over it...
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    Parents Back handspring fear!!

    Ok so, I have want my daughter to get her back handspring back handspring super duper bad and so does she because that’s the skill you need to learn for a lot of tumbling skills and to get power and she does cheer and she tried out for the team for 7th grade and we’re afraid she might not make...
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    WAG Are our roundoff back handspring entries being scored?

    As a gymnast I actually have no idea; as A skills, do they count toward the number of A skills. Because once you start to optionals you start counting your A skills and B skills, etc, so do they count? And are they scored and deducted? Curious and hoping I have enough A skills!
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    Parents Struggling with a Round Off Backhandspring Back Tuck

    Hi, My daughter is struggling with connecting her round off backhandspring back tuck. She can do her round off triple backhandspring and a round off back tuck beautifully. Are there any tips or tricks?
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    Parents Back Handspring!!!

    My daughter just got her back handspring (trampoline) on feb 14th. Now, (March 20th) got it on the ground. But, she is too scared to do it. She only did it like 4 times. She says that she really is excited and wants to do it, but she gets to scared when she sets. What should she do? *Sorry, this...
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    WAG Back handspring: Hands Starting position

    What is the proper back handspring starting position? I see two schools of thought, one with hands vertical straight up into a swing, the other is hands starting horizontal . See pictures below. In Women's Gymnastics: (a) Which way do judges look for and award more points? (b) Which way do...
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    Parents Back Handspring

    How long does it take to typically get a back handspring? My daughter does cheer and is doing level 1 tumbling rights now. (Cartwheel, Round off, back bend kick over, she just got her back walkover) She just started a intermediate tumbling class at gymnastics, because she is interested in...
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    WAG Back handspring fear

    Ok first off I know there are lots of back handspring threads already but I couldn’t find any that are similar to my situation, so sorry if there is one somewhere! I am working on transferring my bhs from trampoline to aitrack and I just can’t make myself go for the skill. A couple things to...
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    Coaches Back Handspring Help!

    Need advice please. I have an athlete that won’t do her beautiful back handspring anymore, running or standing. She’s paying for private lessons with me and I’m at a loss on what to do with her. We’ve done many many jump backs, visualizations, worked over barrel, drills that break down the...
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    WAG Handstand backhandspring on beam

    How can I improve my handstand backhandspring for beam? I have a pretty solid backhandspring on beam. In my handstand backhandspring on floor I go back instead of up and I come down kinda hard on my hands. Usually, my hands don't make it on the line.
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    WAG Any tips? I keep getting and losing my back handspring

    Ok. So I understand this takes time and I am very much a beginner. I started in may. But so far, I can reliably do pretty solid front/back walkovers, Side aerials, front handsprings, and front and back limbers downs. I’ve also gotten the hang of connecting skills such as front walkover...
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    WAG Back handspring help !!

    I used to have such a solid back handspring and I’m trying to get it back because lately it’s been feeling way heavier and my arms are collapsing and bending !! This has never happened before and my back handspring is becoming like this consistently!! I have some videos of my better back...
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    Parents Back handspring onodi

    Can anyone tell me what they know about the back handspring Onodi series? Any info about it would be much appreciated , difficulty , level, etc. or general thoughts.
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    Crooked standing backhandspring HELP!?!!

    I need help pls ASAP my cheer tryouts are in 2 weeks and my standing backhandspring is crooked like I’m not even looking at one side or anything and my legs are bent to it never was like this like a month ago but it just started pls help me and I’m getting so mad at myself bc I keep trying to go...
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    WAG Reaching in Back Handspring

    My daughter keeps being told that she needs to reach more, both in her back hand springs on floor and vault. She isn’t quite sure what they mean and anything her coach says isn’t clicking. Any suggestions?
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    Coaches Drills + Tips for teaching backhandsprings to Taller Girls as a shorter coach?

    Hey all! I've been assigned to do privates for 3 13 year old dancers that are trying to transition to cheerleading (main goal is to get backhandspring) and they are all over 5'6" while I am 4'10". Most of my experience is with preschoolers so I was just wondering if there were any tricks or...
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