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  1. H

    WAG Press HS and Straddle Cast HS

    Is it pretty much a given that if a gymmie can't do a press handstand then she won't be able to do a straddle cast handstand on bars either? I definitely see how feeling the form of and having the strength to do a press hs would help in getting a straddle cast hs, but is it more than just...
  2. Jard.the.gymnast

    Handstand forward roll

    How do you teach (or would you teach) a handstand forward roll on beam? I can do it on a line beam. However, I can't quite get it on the normal beam. Any tips?
  3. LivGym23

    Handstand Challenge!!!

    On http://gymnasticshq.com/gymhqhandstands ,there is a handstand challenge!! Let's do this!!!
  4. LivGym23

    WAG Handstand Challenge!!

    There is a 30 day handstand challenge going on Monday, September 11th!! Please go to http://gymnasticshq.com/gymhqhandstands . Then sign up!!! I am super excited!! :)
  5. N

    WAG coaches telling me different things about handstands...

    When I am holding my handstand, I have one coach coach telling me to look at my hands while balancing. Another coach is telling me not to look at my hands at all, and I need to look out with my arms stretched out behind my ears. This way seems difficult and I can't last long like this.... You?
  6. GymDad9.9

    WAG If Life Has You Down, Do a Handstand

    https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/04/well/move/if-life-has-you-down-do-a-handstand.html?_r=0
  7. Sarah_the_gymnast

    WAG handstand splash down backward roll? Series?

    So..... I'm having blocks on Korbuts. One of the coaches at my gym pulled me aside and helped me do lots of drills that would make me go higher, and they worked. Yay! Only trouble is during the entire thing she kept talking about how if I didn't go high it would hurt, etc.... and I knew that...
  8. D

    WAG Question on Cast Straddle Handstand

    My daughter seems to be having difficulty keeping her one leg straight on a cast straddle handstand on bars. Does anyone know why this might happen? It is always her left leg. She thinks it is straight but it is consistently bent when she casts and moves to the straddle (looks like a frog...
  9. J

    Parents Beam handstand fall deduction

    Can someone explain to me the deduction range for falling on a level 4 beam handstand? What determines whether they get credit for the skill or not, or if they are deducted for both the fall, and a missing element? In this case, the gymnast kicked up to handstand too hard, had both feet...
  10. Flippingout

    WAG Straddle cast handstand struggle!

    Hi guys! This is my first post on here, I am training level seven and I hopefully will be able to skip 8 when I get over this!! My straddle cast handstand on bars is becoming a big problem for me. I can giant pretty well between bars but I just can't get the cast handstand all the way to...
  11. Kcanflip

    Parents Arm length and casting to handstand?

    Weird question, but I noticed today that my 13 year old DD has super long arms...trying on jackets and the sleeves are all too short even though the size is right. ha ha. Does having long arms make it harder to get a cast to handstand on bars? She's struggling to get this skill and curious if...
  12. T

    Coaches Problems with Cast HS

    I'm having major issues with one of my girls training level 7 on her cast handstand. I've been trying straddle cast HS and for a couple of months now they've worked on cast straddle on the bar, fall over, cast straddle hold on the bar, fall over, and stuff like that. This girl also has sitting...
  13. aerials

    WAG Cast handstand ?

    For level 7 what are the deductions for a cast handstand? My dd can get up to a perfect handstand although sometimes it's ugly getting there. :) She tends to arch and sometimes bends her legs. She is insistent on doing a pike cast handstand and won't try a straddle cast handstand. Thanks.
  14. A

    Press Handstands and wrist pains

    So I could probably make my first thread in the introductions but i've been waiting to ask this for months. So I've been struggling to get a straddle press ( stadler press whatever you call it) on and off since I was 8 years old...10 years later, I finally made one. I had been practicing out of...
  15. GymDad9.9

    Parents So You Want to Do a Handstand?

    http://www.nytimes.com/video/nyregion/100000004388662/so-you-want-to-do-a-handstand.html?module=WatchingPortal&region=c-column-middle-span-region&pgType=Homepage&action=click&mediaId=wide&state=video&contentPlacement=1&version=internal&contentCollection=www.nytimes.com&contentId=http%3A%2F%2Fwww...
  16. coachmolly

    Coaches Partial Handstand (Xcel Bronze)

    I have a kid with some major fear and confidence issues. She has been competing a lever so far this year and scoring relatively well. She has been working really hard on her handstand but it's still not quite there, but she really wants to compete it this weekend. She gets her top leg to almost...
  17. Ali'sMom

    WAG Link to bars handstand amplitude/deductions

    I know someone has linked the picture that shows angles and deductions for cast handstands, but I cannot find it... If anyone has it, knows what I'm talking about, could you please add it here? Thanks so much!
  18. Texasmomof3

    WAG Bars question -- handstands

    My dd cannot do a cast to handstand on bars. But she can do a clear hip to handstand to multiple giants. According to her gym, you must have the cast to handstand to move to level 7. (She just finished level 6 this weekend.) She has been working to get the cast handstand for months now --...
  19. JoyAvenueMom

    WAG Clear Hip to Handstand Progression

    Just curious..(and really don't want my dd's coach to know I am a secret CGM). What are the pre-requisites for training the clear hip to handstand? Kipper has a decent clear hip, some days better than others, but normally above horizontal. She has mentioned doing some spotted clear hips to...
  20. L

    WAG Any press handstand success stories in older students?

    Does anyone have any success stories for a female gymnast learning a press from straddle-L past the age of 15, who is not tiny, if they had not been working on it as a child (when they were a part of other programs)? These people can hold a static handstand effectively, can lower down to...

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