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  1. B

    Parents She finally got her back handspring! :)

    I have to share the news with all of you! My 6 year old has been doing gymnastics since last June and when she started out she was put right on the level 3 pre-team where she LOVED her coach and he taught her SOOOO much in such a short time. He ended up leaving the gym and of course my daughter...
  2. G

    Back handspring step out

    My dd does not get much leg seperation on her back handspring step out. any tips on how to get more of a split in her legs?
  3. G

    Coaches back handspring help ??

    im having hude majot problems with my backhandpsrings and im desperate for help !!!!! i dont trust any1 2 spot me and my gym doesnt have an octagon or anytin like dat so i was wonderin if i cud make sumtin 2 help me get on 2 my hands .....im so desperate os please please help !!!! i was...
  4. B

    BHS on beam

    Any suggestions to help keep straight arms and both hands on beam during a Back handspring for lv7? Does my daughter have tight shoulders? How can I help?:D
  5. MdGymMom01

    Coaches Back Handspring Hesitation

    My dd, who is now 9 years old, learned her BHS about 2 years ago. She did fine the first year and then this last year she started having hesitation and fear issues. We had switched cheer gyms so I attributed some of it to new coaches and a new environment. She was doing them off and on all last...
  6. D

    Parents *Back handsprings!!!!

    After working for about a month on her back handsprings dd finally did it out on the trampoline on her own! She is somewhat of a cautious child and would not do it by herself, but today her bff was over and showed her how and she was out there trying it on her own. I really have to applaud her...
  7. S

    Coaches Back handspring troubles

    How do you get a child to keep their arms straight in a back handspring? Does the problem lie with fear or strength? My dd is trying to get hers. When she jumps back her arms are straight but when her hands hit, her arms are bent. Thanks for any advice.
  8. coveredinchalk

    Knees bent in back handspring

    I'm looking for suggestions on improving my daughter's standing back handspring at home. When spotted (and I'm barely touching her), She has perfect form. However, when she does them alone, her knees are always bent and sometimes legs far apart. She can remember to keep her legs together while...
  9. B

    Parents Back handspring!!!

    Woo hoo!!!! DD got her standing back handspring at practice tonight. Yea!!! She was so excited! She'll get to show the HC/O at practice on Tuesday and then she can get a prize from the prize box. This has been a long time coming. Yea!!! :jump:
  10. G

    can you have a backhandspring, back layout series in a level 8 USAG beam routine?

    just curious... is a backhandspring back layout series allowed? (lvl 8 beam)
  11. M

    Parents BHS Clinic yesterday....

    Well, we went to a 3 hr clinic yesterday. My DD is a young, and small 7, most of the girls there were around 10-15 yrs old, and seemed way more into cheering than gymnastics. It was interesting to talk and listen to the other parents. A lot of them were like "Why are they so worried about...
  12. M

    strength exercises for BHS

    My daughter has been headlanding her BHS for months. While her form and techinique have improved the only area that she has made no progress is the head landing. The class she is in does very little conditioning. What can she work on at home to strengthen her arms? Is this probelm usually a...
  13. S

    Parents Back handspring progress

    hello all, Olivia attempted her first back handspring without a spot at gym the other day. The head coach asked her to do it alone on a cheese mat. She was so nervous but the team girls encouraged her and she did it. Obviously she came home excited and wanted to show dad. I recorded it of...
  14. P

    Cartwheels, Roundoffs & Backhandsprings

    What are good drills for cartwheels, round offs and backhand springs. We’ve been working handstands, and I set up a panel mat and have them work handstand snap downs. Also I’ve had them working roundoffs off of a panel mat. Cartwheels on the line. And drawing out the way they need to...
  15. M

    Parents Open gym video with me teaching Madi backhandsprings, lol

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbvzymiCBBw Just a silly quick video, lol...
  16. gymjourneymom

    Beam BHS wrist pain???

    My dd is level 6 & starting to learn beam BHS. She's been complaining that it "hurts her wrists(both)" while she's practicing beam & shortly after, but the pain "goes away on it's own" once she's done beam practice. Is this something that will get better as she gets stronger with her BHS or does...
  17. B

    Coaches Back handspring?

    Is the standing back handspring a USAG compulsory skill? If so, at which level? Or is the back handspring only used in conjunction with the round off?
  18. mariposa

    Parents DD got her RO BHS today!

    She has been working on them for about 2 weeks, but then they had Christmas Break and on her first day back, she finally started connecting them. Before it was RO hop BHS. She still needs a spot, but she was so proud. Her coach is now thinking of moving her to team in March. That is soo soon...
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    Coaches The extinction of the backhandspring (flick)

    There seems to be a new trend in mens gymnastics on the floor exercise...more and more gymnast's seem to be veering away from the RO-backhandspring connected to higher level elements. I am seeing more and more gymnasts using the Roundoff as the mechanism for takeoff without the backhandspring...
  20. M

    Parents first back handspring

    My 6 year old daughter at practice last night did her first back handspring she was so excited. She was using the incline mat and had a few attempts and she just kept trying finally she did several all on her own. Of course they were terrible looking and she kept landing on her head but alas...

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