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EmmasMommy
I'm posting in regard to my daughter. I'm posting for my daughter. She's 4 and gymnastics obsessed. (It's all I hear about. She also wants to be a "ballet and gymnastics teacher" when she grows up)
She got a practice bar recently (belated birthday gift) and has been working on her pull over at home. We started first with the drill they did at class--walking up the mat and kicking over. This was pretty easy for her because she'd been doing it so long, so we moved onto getting her to do a proper pull over (chin up, feet together, pull over) with a spot. Then she started working on it with a thick mat beneath her. (The bar is 4 ft, so it was hard for her to do a pull over at that height).
Within a week, she picked up on it--first with a double mat, then single mat, and now with no mat. But there is one part she can't get... Once she gets her legs over, she can't get her body up to complete. At first I had to help her up, but now she can do it if I just hold her feet.
Any tips on how to help her get the rest of the way around?
She's 4, so we aren't in any rush. But I'd like to be able to help her in a useful way when she asks for my help (which right now feels like every 5 minutes.... the bar hasn't lost it's novelty yet lol). I'm not sure if there's anything else she should be doing.
She has a private session coming up with her coach, so we may address it then, but I'd like to help her in the meantime.
PS--Her coach knows she has a practice bar at home. We discussed it prior to purchase and I always talk to the coach first about what my daughter will be practicing at home.
Thank in advance for any possible advice.
She got a practice bar recently (belated birthday gift) and has been working on her pull over at home. We started first with the drill they did at class--walking up the mat and kicking over. This was pretty easy for her because she'd been doing it so long, so we moved onto getting her to do a proper pull over (chin up, feet together, pull over) with a spot. Then she started working on it with a thick mat beneath her. (The bar is 4 ft, so it was hard for her to do a pull over at that height).
Within a week, she picked up on it--first with a double mat, then single mat, and now with no mat. But there is one part she can't get... Once she gets her legs over, she can't get her body up to complete. At first I had to help her up, but now she can do it if I just hold her feet.
Any tips on how to help her get the rest of the way around?
She's 4, so we aren't in any rush. But I'd like to be able to help her in a useful way when she asks for my help (which right now feels like every 5 minutes.... the bar hasn't lost it's novelty yet lol). I'm not sure if there's anything else she should be doing.
She has a private session coming up with her coach, so we may address it then, but I'd like to help her in the meantime.
PS--Her coach knows she has a practice bar at home. We discussed it prior to purchase and I always talk to the coach first about what my daughter will be practicing at home.
Thank in advance for any possible advice.