back handspring

My dd, age 12, is having a huge mental block on BHS on high beam. It's ridiculous. So bad that the coach is thinking of having her compete 6 until this issue resolves. Her coach wants BHS on beam, states the judges don't like round off's instead of BHS. She has all her other level 7 skills, a...

So I am wondering if it's safe to try back handsprings on a thick mat or trampoline by yourself. I have been told that I am very strong in my shoulders and arms and also flexible. ( Not bragging, just sharing the information in case it's helpful.) I can do one easily over the barrel mat and...

Back Handspring step out Layout step out on FLOOR: When do you teach it? How do you teach it? What are prerequisites? What levels should girls be doing this (training USAG)? Is it a hard skill to learn?

So I have my RO Bhs perfectly. But I'm just really scared to go for a ro Bhs Bhs. I've done it before lots of times and then now I can't seem to be able to do it..I think part of it is that I think too much and scare myself. And i need this skill before the summer is over or else I won't move...

I am terrified of back handsprings on beam.:eek: I used to be really good at them on the high beam, but I have a mental block:mad: Every time my coach tells me to do them, I just act like I didn't hear her. I really want to move up though, and this is the last skill I need. I only have until...

Wondering if anyone else out there had a child who had trouble getting their back handspring - and if so if they finally got it? My daughter has been doing gymnastics for 5 years - she started in the preschool classes, did pre team 4-6, started level 2 at 6. She started working on back...

So I've been struggling with standing back handsprings and step-outs for a while and it's just frustrating my coaches and myself. It's definitely not a strength issue (I'm one of the strongest girls on our team which is xcel platinum) So in my back handsprings my arms ALWAYS bend. They bend so...

My daughter, 7, just learned her standing BHS. She is on xcel bronze and it's not a skill that is focused on. If it's practiced I never see it. I am not at practice very often so I don't really know other than what my DD tells me. I asked DD's coach and she said it's because they would just be...

Every time I do my backhandspring I either jump back bend my arms and hit my head, or my arms stay locked and I land on my knees! Does anyone have any suggestions for conditioning or other ways to fix this problem?

I'm trying to figure out if my DD has any chance of getting a ROBHS anytime soon.

My daughter is working in back handsprings, they are doing progressions, so far they have done these progressions: Jump up and back onto a crash mat Spotted back backspring landing on tummy Spotted back handspring landing on feet Spotted back handspring down a wedge with a spot, the level of...

Is this typical? and how do they compare difficulty-wise? *I don't want to ask DD*

My daughter is moving up to xcel bronze next year and is very close to having her back handspring. Can she compete it next year if she gets it?

One night, while waiting for the girls to release from practice, a couple of the moms noticed that a couple of the girls did their BHS different from some of the others. I'd really kind of forgotten about being curious about it until another thread reminded me so I wanted to come ask this...

Whenever I do a back handspring, my feet always seperate, then go back together for the end. I don't know how to fix it. :( I've had by back handspring for years, but I don't know when it started to be a problem. They still are apart in my ROBHS but it's not as noticeable as my standing BHS...

Okay so I've been working on back handsprings on beam for over a year now. They haven't gotten any better. I'm still on low beam with mats. I have done it on the medium beam with a spot. I've been told so many things about my handspring are wrong. Like, I keep my head in and end up not seeing...

My daughter has been working on bhs on the beam for a few months now and can usually do it quite nicely. She has unfortunately fractured fingers twice in the last 3 months doing this skill. (First time in early December was a fracture of her index finger and the second time happened a couple...

My 7 year old daughter started taking tumbling classes last week in additional to her regular team practices. Her idea...not mine. She said she missed tumbling. She cheers too. Our gym offers additional classes at half off and she really wants to learn her BHS. Her tumbling coach said she is...

Another thread I started made me wonder about this. DD (7 and on pre team) has been working on BHS for a few months now and is doing them with coaches help now. Of course "doing with help" is not at all the same as "doing" :) I had assumed she was close to the skill but some are saying it's a...

A little while back, I posted asking for advice for dd, struggling with her back handspring (after seeing a friend break her arm). We decided to take the pressure off (after some great advice), I was in pretty constant communication with the coach, making sure we were on the same page. Right...