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I agree with Coach Todd...there shouldn't be a "deep" sit or a "fall" back. It should be a natural bend with a jump back from balls of the feet. It could be slow for a couple of reasons. (Again, like coach Todd said...without a video it is hard to say for certain). (1) You may be a little flat...

I mentioned the unsupervision because of your statement about the open gyms and day camps and just playing around copying another girl. I was in no way judging your gym or coach. My apologies if I offended you.

What helps me is to be fully extended through the shoulders in the handstand and to keep pushing taller as you roll. Maybe you are bending because the handstand isn't staying vertical as you shift your weight away. Your feet may be leading the way and that could give you the feeling of being...

The shape of a whip is really dependent on the floor surface. The more spring in the surface, the straighter the body position. Power tumblers basically use a layout position with the feet in front which causes the long direction and will also give a slight upper body arch at the beginning and...

The best way to fix someone with multiple problems is to start at the beginning of the skill and work toward the end. By the time you get to the end you may already have the round-off and some of the other problems fixed.

Standing fulls are usually done in the tucked or pucked position, depending on the athlete's strength. I don't recommend teaching this skill unless the athlete already has a full from a round-off or round-off back handspring and has been doing it for quite a while with ease. Learning this skill...

I too spot like the video. I stand on the left side of the athlete (left twister) as they enter the skill, my right hand helps with the rebound to control the direction or height if needed), then my left arm enters from below to replace the right hand. My left hand ends up on the athletes right...

I, too, would agree with CoachTodd and AmandaLynn that the pain is because of the angle of the wrist when it hits the floor. The pressure is more on the heel of the hand (wrist) instead of on the balls of the hand (opposite side of the knuckles). The problem is the angle but the solution is in...

Twisting is actually the easiest part of a full. The part most athletes find difficult is keeping the body straight while doing the twist. I am a firm believer in teaching a late twist. It is much easier to bring the twist a little sooner as needed, than to ask an athlete who has been taught to...

My first guess would be something in the round-off, but like JBS, I would like to see it. Is she feeling the twisting on the first half or the second half of the layout? Is it happening before the arms pull down, during the pull, or after the pull? The answer to these could help verify if it...

I use to love tumbling on grass, but back then I would tumble on anything. I like some of the posts above but would like to comment a little on the "snap down". Too often athletes and coaches focus too much on the legs and forget that the snap down ultimately should be done with a relatively...

Maybe all she needs is a little refresher on understanding how the skill works. It is not about getting your leg over but about learning how to shift your weight. If you start at the beginning, all the weight of the body is on the ball of the foot. During the back bend part of the skill, the...

I teach front twisting before back twisting because most athletes can easily learn a front tuck at an early stage in their career. Most athletes will learn the front tuck before they get to a point where they are ready to learn the back tuck. If you can do a rudy pretty easy, you should be able...

I would agree with "Coacharella" that there is no right or wrong leg. Personally, I work my athletes on both sides, whether front or back walkover, to develop even muscle strength, flexibility, and coordination. The athlete will tend to have a side they favor or do better at and that side can be...

I would also agree it is core strength. I would try handstands against the wall, but with her body facing the wall during the handstand. This may help teach her body to use the muscles that keep her against the wall instead of falling to the bridge. Her hands should only be about a foot (max)...