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  1. Chocolate_Chip

    Parents Back Extension Roll - Hairstyle?

    Hello! Hoping someone here can give some advice for an ideal hairstyle that will not affect my DD's back extension roll. Her gym requires a bun, and at a recent meet she caught her bun on the floor while doing a back extension roll in the middle of her routine o_O Any tips for a bun or ideal...
  2. Alex Gold

    Coaches Handstand Roll to Forward Roll Connection (and others)

    Hey all! In the "Handstand Roll to Forward Roll" connection, are they meant to stand up fully between them or just raise up to a crouch from the handstand roll and then roll out of that? For the cartwheel into backwalkover, do they land on both feet in the cartwheel, then put feet together...
  3. Stl-acro

    Coaches Flex Roll Carpet Bonded Foam separating after 8 years, rolled up MAYBE 15 times Normal?

    We have a acrobatic gym. we bought 7 rolls of Flex Roll Carpet Bonded Foam in 2014. it has been on spring floor most of its life, rolled up maybe 15 times.. These separations are happening in various spots on the floor. We are just wondering is 10 years the normal life of flex roll? We are...
  4. H

    MAG Grips with rolls or not

    I have only fought with the rolls in the grip for the high bar and always ended up using very thin leather protection grips of the inner hand. I just feel too distant from the bar and I feel that there is too much leather in my hand instead of the bar. Lately I watched the European Championships...
  5. M

    WAG Similarities between Front Dive Roll and Front Flip Tuck, how is it a progression?

    They always say a Front Dive Roll is a Progression into a Front Flip Tuck. I don't get it. What are the similarities? What parts are alike? I can do a Front Dive Roll, but not a Front Tuck flip yet.
  6. Em09

    WAG Back Extension Roll Problems

    Looking for tips of the push up into the handstand. My problem is that I roll into a headstand. How can I push through more? (Can do an aerial, can't do a back extension roll :oops:)
  7. M

    WAG What Positions are used in a Dive Roll Mid Air?

    What positions are used in a Dive Roll, during Mid air part? Is it Arch, or Hollow? I am trying to figure out, Resource: Basic Shapes in Gymnastics: https://crossfitdunwoody.com/gymnastics-is-all-about-shapes-arch Thanks,
  8. E

    Coaches Back Extension Roll to Handstand Troubleshooting

    Fair warning, I am old(!)- and when I was a gymnast we couldn't shift our hands in the HS. I started coaching about 2 years ago, and I have heard and seen different things. Can the gymnast shift their hands from turned in once in handstand? What are good ways to troubleshoot arch-y backs...
  9. A

    Backward roll to handstand help

    Hi I was wondering if anyone: gymnast or coach has ever had trouble learning or teaching backward roll to handstand correctly. If there are issues,what are normally the most common problems that make this skill feel impossible to do correctly? Is it more a skill that is about physical...
  10. A

    Coaches Backward roll to handstand

    Hi I was wondering if anyone: gymnast or coach has ever had trouble learning or teaching backward roll to handstand correctly. If there are issues,what are normally the most common problems that make this skill feel impossible to do correctly? Is it more a skill that is about physical...
  11. A

    WAG Backward roll to handstand issues

    Hi I was wondering if anyone: gymnast or coach has ever had trouble learning or teaching backward roll to handstand correctly. If there are issues,what are normally the most common problems that make this skill feel impossible to do correctly? Is it more a skill that is about physical...
  12. A

    Parents Pullover and backwards roll problems

    My 5 year old is in a preteam development group and she is the only one in her group that does not have a backwards roll on the floor and she’s only gotten her pullover a few times. She’s frustrated!! She has beautiful form on handstand and cartwheels (idk if that matters). I’m not sure if...
  13. M

    WAG L4 back extension roll

    On the back extension roll in the L4 floor routine, is the gymnast supposed to hit a split position before coming down from the handstand?
  14. Redford

    Coaches Dive rolls

    Hi there, I was wondering if and if yes at what level you teach dive rolls? To my great dismay in our system they appear pretty early on at the same level the girls first learn to do BHC and handstand forward roll. We struggle with this skill every year. I addition to the girls not yet...
  15. N

    Parents Backwards roll beam value

    Is that an A or B
  16. Jard.the.gymnast

    WAG Forward roll on beam

    For the forward roll on beam: arms completely straight (like on floor), completely bent or somewhere in between?
  17. Jard.the.gymnast

    Coaches Handstand forward roll on beam?

    Do you have tips how I can maybe land my handstand forward roll on beam? My coach says I should hold the handstand longer, but are there other tips? He hasn't coached this skill before so we are both looking for tips here.
  18. Jard.the.gymnast

    Handstand forward roll

    How do you teach (or would you teach) a handstand forward roll on beam? I can do it on a line beam. However, I can't quite get it on the normal beam. Any tips?
  19. T

    Newbie from germany - help at pbars somersault dismount & floor Jump bwd. with ½ t. to roll fwd

    Hey guys, I'm a 23 years old gymnast from germany and I hope I can learn a few things from you guys. I started gymnastics, when I was 21; I know, its like superlate but I'm trying my best ^^ I'm here because we don have a gymnast-Forum in germany, my coach isn't the best and I'm far away from...
  20. T

    WAG Back Extension Rolls on Beam. Help!

    Because of back problems, my coaches and I decided that instead of doing a BWO on beam for lv. 5 that I should do a back extension roll. I need to learn it quickly - I'm in the middle of my season. Anybody have any tips or tricks? I'm having trouble getting my hands on the beam and not rolling...

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