straddle

I was reading on the usa gymnastics web site that for the elite compulsary routines that there is a .5 deduction for straddling up on cast handstands and also for straddling up on front giants. Why don't they want to see this. I have seen elites like Bridget Sloan do this. And of course this...

So.. I guess this is more of a vent than anything... but if any suggestions arise, I would love to hear them. I know I can teach a straddle back. I know I can spot them. However, I have a string of girls who are having a heck of a time doing them to handstand... I got one who is doing them...

My dd is struggling with split/straddle jumps. She doesn't get up into a full split when she does a split jump on beam, and her straddle jumps need some improvement. Any suggestions? She was doing them on her tramp with leg weights, but it is getting colder and that isn't an option any...

The title of the thread says it all. My child is 2 weeks from the end of her L5 season and she just struggles mightily with this jump. It appears to be so unnatural for her. She had one meet early in the season where it was like she had an epiphany and had this beautiful straddle jump, but every...

Ok, so for a few weeks now, I've been working on a straddle press handstand. I get my legs equal with my shoulders ( I don't really know how to explain this) but then I can't get my legs up. Does anyone have any drills and conditioning? I want this skill really bad then eventually want to work...

My daughter has been able to do one straddle press handstand for over a year now. They do not do these at gymnastics. She saw it on youtube and taught herself. She does one everyday. But, that's all she can do is one. She has been trying to do 2 in a row for some time now but just can't do...

I am currently working on getting my press to handstand and i hope to get it soon (preferably as soon as posible) and i was wondering what i should be working on. Every day i do 10 supported presses from straddle stand and ove the past week ive been spotted less and less and sometimes i practice...

I've been practicing my level 7 bar routine lately, and my casts apparently are very archy with bent apart legs. To make things on my bar routine much better, I've been trying at making a straddle cast to handstand, but I've only started today. I'm having some problems getting my but up in the...

Hi! I was trying to find if someone posted about this but I couldn't seem to find it. My question is for the kip is it easier to straddle or pike? I have tried both but I am just not sure about what one is easier to do. I guess it is going to be different for everyone. I have heard that if you...

I was wondering if anyone could tell me the JO value(letter) for a straddle jump 1/2, 3/4 and full on the beam for L10. All of these would be starting facing the end of the beam. Thanks.

Does anybody have any ideas for Straddle Cast Hand-stand Drills to do when you are at competitons!:confused:

I posted this on the judges forum but thought I'd put it here, too. How high must the straddle jump be in the beginning of the Level 6 floor routine? What's the deduction if it isn't as high as it should be......and how do they get it higher?? :confused:

How high must the straddle jump be in the beginning of the Level 6 floor routine? What's the deduction if it isn't as high as it should be......and how do they get it higher?? :confused:

I have all 3 splits and i can't do a stradle jump to save my life. Any tips???

My daugher has been practicing straddlebacks with spot. They were going fairly well for the little time that she has actually be practicing them. Yesterday, she came home very frustrated and says she will never get them because she is shooting up instead of over the low bar. I do not see her at...

i am really wanting to learn how to do this move at the moment i know im not strong enough but i was wondering id any one had any drills, stretches or conditioning i could do to get it at the moment i cant evan do a sraddle lever on the floor so i practise on my beam i also practice handstand...

Well we finally got around to getting some straddle presses on video! When she first started her new gym she could only do two! She has been working hard on getting her fourth. She has done them a few times and once she even did six in a row(she had a big audience and that's great motivation for...

Im having trouble with my straddle lever press to handstand. Does anyone have any excersises i could do to get this move? Thankss Beckyy x :):)

To be honest i hate them all, but i was wondering which one you guys prefer?

Hi I am coaching a level 7 gymnast at the moment - she's having major difficulty with her cast straddle handstand. She is very strong, she is tall 5ft4 very muscular build. Has a fear of falling over the bar if she puts her shoulders too far forward and can't get the hips up high enough to...