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  1. livelifetumble8dx

    Question Regarding Standing BHS

    Okay. So whenever i do my standing bhs, i get soo much pain in my wrist and it shoots up my forearms, my coach said you shouldn't feel any pain in your wrist or forearms for back tumbling. What am i doing wrong to cause this? it never happened before i started standing bhs on the floor...
  2. gymgurl

    Help with BHS on beam

    Ok, so next year i will (provided everything goes smoothly) be competing level 6 and for beam, instead of my handstand straight jump i can do a flic for bonus (my handstand rarely gets paid as it is not held for 2 secs so the bonus would be worth it) and well......My coach has me working on them...
  3. henrik541

    I did my first Back handspring! and other progress

    HI! So, I've been a little off from this forum, for a while. I didn't really have much to say, or at least I tought you wouldn't care. First of all, yesterday I did my first back handspring with spotter (and heaps, after that). We started yesterday only, and I can almost do them alone. I'm so...
  4. G

    Backhandspring fears

    Well about 2 months ago i severly broke 2 fingers doing a simple round-off bhs. after about 3 weeks i was back in the gym. 2 weeks ago we started standing bhs and round-off bhs. I have never had very solid standing bhs with a swing it was better without (i was going to start bhs on beam right...
  5. M

    advice for standing back handspring with bad form

    I'm an adult gymnast training for a level 6 compulsory meet in 2 weeks and my standing back handspring on floor is just ugly. My round off back handspring is still strong, but the standing back handspring is so hard now that I haven't been training for a couple years. Basically I can't do it...
  6. A

    Round offs and Back Handsprings

    I'm looking for drills for round offs and back handsprings for our level 3s and 4s. They're having a really difficult time getting their chests ups and not sticking their butts out. We've worked snap downs off of mats and most of them can do them successfully, but when it comes to doing the...
  7. AlexsGymmyMom

    BHS on beam before BWO + last day of school!!

    As alot of you already know my DD Alex has a major fear of the BWO on any beam except the lowest beam. Last night I go to pick her up and she is doing BHS on one of the higher beams (mind you there are mats stacked all the way up but she would not do a BWO there to save her soul!!). I think...
  8. K

    back handspring help

    My daughter has been learning her back handspring for a couple of months. She can do a standing BHS (has not connected it to a RO yet) The coach has been telling her for a while that she tends to throw one arm out to the side as she goes back into the skill instead of keeping her arms...
  9. C

    Coaches Quick verbiage for teaching back handsprings

    Here's one for anyone's input. I'm looking to see what wording or verbiage others use to teach back handsprings in the simplest terms possible. My example I stole from a college coach is as follows: "Sit back, jump high, don't let your head hit the ground." I'm basically looking for ways others...
  10. E

    Parents Round off backhandspring

    Ellie did her round off backhandspring by herself. :) YouTube - May 12, 2011 6:01 PM
  11. C

    Coaches Difference in Cheer back handspring and gymnastics back handspring

    I've had a few kids that tried out for cheer teams that I've been working with on their back handsprings. Their cheer coach said that they were being taught "gymnastics back handsprings" and not "cheer back handsprings" What in the world would the difference be? One of the girls is 13 years old...
  12. B

    how do i make my backhandspring better?

    so i was out for a couple of months because of an injury to my arm but after physical therrapy and such, im doing gymnastics again :) but i have realized that my backhandsprings are not very good right now. last year i could do a tuck, and if i did double, i could do a huge rebound. now i can...
  13. J

    Hand placement for BHS on beam

    I have noticed 2 different methods: (1) hands one in front of the other with the front hand pointing towards the end of the beam (2) both hands facing the same direction with all fingers pointing to the same side of the beam. Is one of these methods preferable or is it up to the individual to...
  14. C

    Coaches Specific BHS drills for taller athletes

    I just wound up with a class of cheerleaders who want to work backhandsprings. They actually aren't doing badly--we've fixed some handstands, some roundoffs, and the push back action. But when it comes to spotting them, I'm having some trouble-it's HARD when they're as big as the coach! The...
  15. UnoMas

    Parents BHS miracle has occurred!

    I was standing in the gym lobby talking to a friend today when my older daughter's coach tapped on the window and motioned for me to look out into the gym. This is very, VERY rare at our gym...coaches generally don't ever give us feedback let alone stop practice. My daughter then proceeds to...
  16. E

    Parents Here is hope for those having BHS trouble.

    Older daughter was the one who would stop in the round off and not throw the BHS. Or stop and then throw the BHS. She eventually got it in October. A few weeks ago her coaches introduced her to the RO-BHS-BHS. She is now regularly throwing these on the tumble track un-spotted. This weekend, she...
  17. 3

    Back Walkover Back Handspring on Beam (connection)

    I am a level 8 gymnast. I am having trouble connecting back walkover into a back handspring. I can do it on the low beam without a problem, but when I go to the high beam, I force my self to swing my arms before I do the back handspring, so it isn't a connection. I am scared to do it on the...
  18. C

    Head Postion on a BHS.

    What's the proper head position for a BHS? My coach told me that I can look at my thumbs but I read a couple of articles saying that I should keep it on a "Neutral" position to get more power from it. Anyone?
  19. gymgurl

    Help with my BHS (Video)

    Ok well I want to get my standing back handspring looking better because i can do it but its ugly and I know the whole how to squeeze my legs thing but i feel like i can't get over if i don't bend my knees http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qM5-Dkyh7MQ
  20. coachmolly

    Back Walkovers and Back Handspring Progressions

    Just curious, how important do you think back walkovers are in the process of progressing to back handsprings? Do you find back walkovers to be more important for girls than boys? Or more important for artistic gymnasts versus T&Ters? I ask because where I currently coach, bridge kickovers and...

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