WAG Backwalkover problems

[Alwaysready]

Hi I'm an xcel silver gymnast and have been doing gymnastics for around 11 months now I can do alot of skills except a backwalkover I just dont understand how to kick up into A split handstand any advice will help

 

[kittykatgymnast]

First: can you do a bridge kickover? If not then try doing a bridge with your feet on a block and kicking over from there (lowering the height when you get it consistent at each height). If you can: practice falling to bridge then kicking over, connecting them a bit faster each time. I got my back walkover by practicing that, and once it was consistent I did the bridge with my kickover leg in front, further each time and eventually from one foot (back walkover). Sorry if that made no sense lol but I hope this helps!

 

[Alwaysready]

First: can you do a bridge kickover? If not then try doing a bridge with your feet on a block and kicking over from there (lowering the height when you get it consistent at each height). If you can: practice falling to bridge then kicking over, connecting them a bit faster each time. I got my back walkover by practicing that, and once it was consistent I did the bridge with my kickover leg in front, further each time and eventually from one foot (back walkover). Sorry if that made no sense lol but I hope this helps!

Yes I can so a bridge kickover and the problem is that when I try to connect going back and the kickover I cant. And yes it did make sense

 

[rd7]

Can you back bend to bridge, with with one leg raised, with good control? Are you kicking over with correct leg? Eg the one that you raise whilst standing should land on the floor first when you kick over.

 

[Alwaysready]

Can you back bend to bridge, with with one leg raised, with good control? Are you kicking over with correct leg? Eg the one that you raise whilst standing should land on the floor first when you kick over.

Yes I can backbend with one leg raised up at a 90 degree angle and I can bring it up as I go back. I can do a backbend kickover with my dominant leg raised too

 

[rd7]

Can you kick over from a bridge with your dominant leg raised to the ceiling, without moving the leg down first?

 

[Alwaysready]

Can you kick over from a bridge with your dominant leg raised to the ceiling, without moving the leg down first?

Yes I can while pushing my shoulders out

 

[rd7]

Think you might have answered your question

 

[Alwaysready]

Think you might have answered your question

?I dont understand

 

[gymnastics<3]

?I dont understand

If you can kick over from a bridge with your leg raised to the ceiling without putting it on the floor first, you are doing a back walkover.

 

[rd7]

You are probably forgetting to push through your shoulders when you try to link the leg lifted back bend to the leg lifted kick over.

 

[JPC13]

How is your shoulder flexibility? my daughter could do back walkovers with great effort almost immediately. However, they only started getting "easy" when she became more flexible.

#10 on this list is key for a lot of backwards skills: https://www.healthline.com/health/shoulder-mobility-exercises#stretches

 

[Alwaysready]

Think you might have answered your q

How is your shoulder flexibility? my daughter could do back walkovers with great effort almost immediately. However, they only started getting "easy" when she became more flexible.

#10 on this list is key for a lot of backwards skills: https://www.healthline.com/health/shoulder-mobility-exercises#stretches

I think its good because I can push my shoulders over my hands during a backbend kickover

 

[JPC13]

I think its good because I can push my shoulders over my hands during a backbend kickover

Can you do it with straight legs, hips, and lower back (so that the flexation comes only from your upper spine and shoulders)? If not, that’s a good place to start.

 

[Alwaysready]

Can you do it with straight legs, hips, and lower back (so that the flexation comes only from your upper spine and shoulders)? If not, that’s a good place to start.

Sometimes I make it over when I do that sometimes I don't

 

[JPC13]

Sometimes I make it over when I do that sometimes I don't

I’d work on increasing that flexibility for a couple weeks and see if it helps.

 

[Alwaysready]

I’d work on increasing that flexibility for a couple weeks and see if it helps.

Oki thanks