One of my gymnasts is having a really hard time landing (tucked) flyaways. She does them fine into pit: height and rotation are good, but over-rotates to her back. Same deal when I put a small mat in - she never opens up to land. She says she can see when she's supposed to open up and is not...
I know that elite gymnasts must show a stick with both feet together at the end of their floor routine tumbling passes (unless they are doing some type of jump/dance out of the pass), but it looks like female college gymnasts can still use a controlled lunge at the end of their tumbling passes...
I have noticed recently at a few meets that the mats sometimes slide out under girls when they dismount bars (Level 7- Level 10). Why isn't it required for the host gym to provide a non-skid liner between mats? It seems a little unsafe and it can be unsettling to watch. I feel like the...
So I have a double tuck and a double pike in my routine. My coach would like me to do it without a landing mat but it's my understanding that it is allowed. Am I right? Can I use a 4 in mat for landing on floor for my double backs? I've seen it before. Also would you let your gymnast use one...
In my effort to learn this new L7 world, I am curious about a couple items that impact scoring. On floor - if you land a tumbling pass and then immediately go to a lunge position, is that considered a step? DD says it's not, and it may just be something for optionals. Second, one of the other...
What an awesome vault by McKayla Maroney in the team finals!
She landed...raised up on her toes and then had to step...so she stepped into the salute. Do you think they deducted the landing?
I have a level 4 going 5 gymnast that has her round-off backhandspring. While she can do it, it's not pretty by anymeans. Even though i do not believe she is ready to advance to level 5, she is being moved up. We are working on fixing her roundoff flip flop and multiple back handsprings. One of...
Hi all :) I am going to give you some background first. I also wish I had a video to post because I know it makes it a lot easier to give skill advice when there's one. Maybe I will try and take one tomorrow at the gym.
My DD has been having issues with her RO BHS for awhile now. My guess that...
Hello!
Our Gymnast Club are going to rebuild an exicting hall into a gymnasium with apparatus and landing pit. Unfouryanley, it is impossible to dig down a pit, so we have to buid it above ground. I am trying to design it, but I am very unsure about the dimensions of the rig. I have a...
Hi, I am having trouble sticking my vault I was wondering if there was something wrong with my technique that i am missing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbxAGOjDzsk
Thanks in advance
P.S sorry if i made another thread on this (I looked for it this morning and apparently i didn't so i...
:confused:I love vault and i'm really good at it, but i can't stick the landing. i always end up taking a step or two. i keep loosing tenths for it in competitions and it driving me crazy. what shood i do?
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I have two beam videos that I watched recently that gave conflicting information. One is called It's About Stability with Debbie Rodriguez, the other is Balance Beam Handstand Complexes with Tammy Biggs. For landing a handstand, Debbie teaches a lunge with 3 positions (hands on beam, straight...
Do any of you do back handsprings on beam with a two foot landing? I just started doing it at practice yesterday. I like it a lot better. I think its easier. I'm going to probably do back handspring 2 feet connected to backhandspring step out because I need to lunge at the end to stay on the...
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My daughter is a new L4, and trying to get her BHS. Last night she came the closest she has to getting it...as in making it over without a spot...but she's landing on her knees.
What do you think she is doing wrong? She really wants to get BHS by the time of her meet in February...
I don't do Gymnastics on a regular basis but, I thought myself how to do a Cartwheel and Round-off, not very well ether, so i'd love it if someone would critique/tell me what I should be doing in these videos.
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ps I know my lading on my cartwheel sucks, lol and...