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  1. flippingtogether

    Parents Judging the front handspring vault

    Is there different criteria for judging and scoring the front handspring vault based in the level where it is competed? Meaning, if a gymnast competes her vault, will this exact same vault receive a different score based in whether she is a level 4, 5, 6, or 7 (I believe all have a 10.0 start...
  2. 2G1B

    Parents Yay! Back handspring might be back!

    My older DD had her BHS. Then suddenly, she had a not so pretty BHS. I figured it was because of a big growth spurt (about 3-4 inches in maybe 4 -5 months based on how short all of her pants are all of a sudden - end of the school year I was having to roll them up, now they are way too...
  3. J

    WAG Back walkovers and handsprings?

    What kinds of things help you get these skills? I can't join my clubs squad until I have either of these skills so I'd like to get them pretty quickly! Also, to do a yurchenko vault what skills do you need to have?
  4. J

    WAG Help with flat backs and hand springs?

    I'm at camp this week and there are a few skills I'd like to improve, including my flat back and handspring on vault... Has anyone got any useful tips I could use?!
  5. H

    WAG Back handspring exercises

    Hello! I've been working on my back handspring for like two years and I still can't do it by myself. Since I am tall and not light like the little girls, I absolutely need the help of one particular coach that is able to lift me. So I really want to know exercises that I can do by myself and...
  6. D

    Coaches hollowing the front handspring or front bounder

    I have a gymnnast who keeps having the hollow body position out of the front layout. This will make it hard to connect it to anything in the future. I have tried to get her to correct to an arch but she is still hollowing out. Are there any drills anyone can suggest?
  7. T

    WAG Difference between front handspring/ front walk over step out?

    My girls are 5 and were doing something today...the coach told me it was a front handspring step out or a running front walkover if I recall? Can someone tell me the difference between that and a regular front handspring...is it just that you land with 2 feet with front handspring? Which is a...
  8. GabbyNastiaShawn00

    WAG I got my front handspring!!!!!

    Yesterday at practice I got my FHS on floor!!!!! I'm so happy! I got it on the tumbl trak about a month ago, so yesterday, I asked my coach if I could try on floor. The first one that I did, I landed down kinda like in a sqatting postion, then after landing like that a few more times, I finally...
  9. D

    Back handspring Help

    Can you help me with my back handspring? I keep bending my arms! :mad:
  10. F

    Parents Brag Alert: Handspring front somi and here's to one of THOSE sessions!

    You know those sessions when it looks as though the gymnastics fairy found a minute to sprinkle some dust over your child? Well my dd had one of those :) The most fantastic one was her beautiful front handspring front somis, which she was landing very prettily, chest up and plenty of time, at...
  11. Salto

    Twisting out of front handsprings

    Okay, I need help! I am a level 5/6 gymnast and i went to do a front handspring a few days ago and I cant! I have had my front handspring for years and I cant do it at all anymore! I put my hands down then just twist out of it like a cartwheel or round-off. Help Me PLEASE!!!!
  12. Sasha

    Coaches Back handsprings - heavy trampoline training or not?

    Hi coaches, I have a new Excel Bronze dd (been in gymnastics 4.5 months), and I'm new to the sport as a parent who never did gymnastics (sadly - would have loved to!). Understandably, all the girls are excited to learn the bhs as one of the next skills. I've noticed at our gym that the rec...
  13. shadow

    Coaches Requesting Back Handspring Drills for a beginner

    I do private lessons with a girl who wants to learn a back handspring. I have her doing back limbers and back handsprings over a barrels and those are looking great. She also does jump body slams and those look good also. When I spot her in a resi pit, she brings her legs up way before she...
  14. C

    Coaches Freak injury in back handspring

    I was coaching a girl that has been working on back handsprings for what seems like forever. I tend to spot kids far longer than other coaches for safety reasons. This girl was finally doing the skill consistently on the down hill with just a touch spot. I usually spot just as much as the kid...
  15. G

    WAG Back Handspring on Beam - Trouble with hands on.

    We've just started doing back handsprings on beam. We've done drills (Back handsprings up to panel mats and others) and now we've started trying them with mats stacked up so it's not quite even with the beam, but high enough so you won't crash if your hands don't land on the beam. Well my back...
  16. S

    Front hand spring vault, mental blocks

    Hi everyone! This is my first post so I hope I'm doing this right. Anyway, I used to compete level 8, then I quit for 5 years, and now I do competitive school gymnastics. I've lost most of my skills. I haven't lost my front handspring vault, but today, I had a huge block. I physically know I can...
  17. livelifetumble8dx

    WAG Back handspring stepout on beam?

    Since the beginning of last summer i have been working BHS stepout on beam. I have made absolutely no progress since then. If a coach is spotting me, i get my hands on, my bhs is fine. If a coach isn't spotting me ( not even spotting me, literally just standing there for support with there...
  18. gymgurl

    WAG Teaching a back handspring

    I know this is quite often asked but I do circus as an extra activity and its sort of learn from each other. There is one guy who is learning a back handspring and the way I see it is his hands land practically where his feet take off which I think is to do with the fact that when he leans back...
  19. J

    Back handspring problem? :(

    Ah, yes, I always have some big issue on my back handspring. -On the landing of my back handspring, my hands are way behind me and my head, chest, and belly land way in front, often causing me to hit my head on the landing. -I always try to jump as powerfully as I can and push my arms way back...
  20. V

    WAG Front handspring vault

    DD and her team are beginning FHS vaults. DD says last night at practice, they were all doing front handsprings over a pit turned sideways with a panel mat on top. DD made it over but landed on her heels, then fell on her behind. She said this happened 95% of the time. The one time she didn't...

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