front handspring

I have a 10 yr old gymnast who has never been able to do a passable handspring on the floor - nice on fast-track, nice off a spring board, nice off a platform 6 inches off floor.She can do handstand hop ok , head spring is not great, but better than some who can handspring better than...

I did it twice, but it's really hard. help???

The last time I coached, we were still using the horse. I've got some kids training Level 4 now and I would like some help with introducing the handspring vault. They have the run and the hurdle (mostly) down well. I'm having trouble getting them to block off the table. They are jumping...

I have a girl who has a really great front handspring vault - not so much on the floor though. She squats it every time. Her arms always flail out to the side. I've tried tying them in to keep them by her ears and that's not helping. She has a really nice block on the vault, but why not on the...

My sister is a L5. Her coaches make her train Bounders, also called Flysprings, a lot more than Front Handsprings. She also does drills for Bounder - Front Tuck on mats and they want her compete Bounder - Front Tuck for L7. When I asked her she told me they want her to do Punch Front Layout -...

Does anyone know the penalty/deduction for double blocking (hands touching vault table twice) on the level 4 front handspring vault? And also, thoughts on why this happens?

when I started gymnastics I picked up the skills very quickly. when we learned front Handspring's and bounders I had a very easy time with bounders but the front handspring took a lot longer! So while the others trained front Handspring's I did bounders. I can do a good bounder on floor now and...

I was watching my daughter's vault drill, and the coach put up a big wedge in front of the vault which she was supposed to pass in her pre-flight. This caused her pre-flight to be too high and her shoulder angle was still closed when she was at vertical. Can someone explain what the purpose of...

I'm planning to compete Level 7 in the 2015 Optional season. I've been having trouble with my front handspring front tuck connection on floor. The problem is, after my front handspring, I bend my legs going into the front tuck. I don't get enough rebound after the front handspring, so my...

I learned my front handspring about two years ago. I have it down pretty well except I have one major problem. I can't get my feet together fast enough. I started out learning the front handspring step-out and when I transitioned to two feet together, my back leg can't catch the front leg fast...

My dd can't seem to manage a decent front handspring on the floor or on the vault. She is a level 4 and has had all of her skills for almost a year now but this is giving her trouble. It's not a strength issue she can just about do the level 5 bar routine and has her back tuck on floor. She...

How do I fix my vault? My coach says I need to reach out more so I put my hands more in the middle, not on the edge. My problem is I put my hands on the edge and I can't reach out more. Do I need more power in my run? Please help as this is my level 4 vault.

Hello other coaches (athletes are also welcome to add their input!) I am just curious. I have friends who coach at three other major gyms in my area, while I coach at the fourth. All of us are team coaches and we have a vault/front handspring level. We all disagree with the board placement on...

Lately I have been coaching a lot of classes where the kids are working on front handsprings and one thing that I have been seeing a few kids do is start out the front handspring great, but then they somehow can't snap their toes over to get up to a stand. Its like they are doing a running...

Please end the debate between my two kiddos. DD is L5 girls and DS is L6 boys so they do the same floor front handspring step out, front handspring pass. DD watched DS at his meet this weekend and they are arguing about where his arms should be--she says they must be right by his ears, and he...

DD and I were at a big college meet a few weeks ago and, unless my eyes were playing tricks on me, I saw two different girls compete a vault where they did a front handspring on the runway, landing with their feet on the board, front handspring entry and then front/front half out of it. It was...

I have been doing the front handspring vault for a year now, and it still isn't that good. I don't stand up when I hit the board, I just reach straight for the vault. My coaches have told me to stand up on the board, drive my heels, reach farther out on the vault, and many other corrections. I...

I have been following the "FHS-vault not clicking" and commenting as my daughter has struggled with this vault all season. Instead of hijacking the OP thread, I wanted to make some additional comments about DD's last meet! Recap-DD is 7 years old, just wrapped up her Level 4 season, now...

One of my passes for my floor routine is a front handspring step out connected right into a front habdspring. I've been having problems connecting the two skills. As I go into the second handspring, I rotate very slow and usually land with my legs very bent (almost like a squat position). I...

Tips for hands getting "stuck" on the table instead of popping off? My daughter is really struggling with this.