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  1. canadiangymnast_eh

    losing twisting?

    has anyone else had the problem of losing twisting or even just layouts? Ive had this problem for about a year now and its getting really frustrating. I cant seem to do just a plain layout or even back tuck! I just start to twist! Ive also lost my half to the same problem. I just twist! Is there...
  2. G

    Front twisting now more confused than ever! Help!

    How is your back twisting? Can you do a back 1 and a half? If so, a back one and a half has a front full at the end. You should be twisting your front full the same way you twist in the back one and a half. If you dont youre gonna have problems!:) I spend a lot of time on the pike front...
  3. hawaii_gymnast

    Twisting on floor and vault!

    I was wondering if you are allowed to twist back layouts on floor in level 7, and twist vaults (full) from front handspring. Is this allowed in level 7? I live in Canada but am going to meet in USA next year, so i am curious. Could any one tell me the minimun reqirements for level 7. One more...
  4. P

    Coaches Opinions on teaching twisting.

    I would love to hear some other coach's opinions on this... As a gymnast and in the gyms I've worked in, we have always taught fulls after the gymnast has a nice, solid layout on their own. My issue is that in the last 3 months I've gotten several students that came from another gym, & they've...
    • peace.love.gymnast
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    • teaching twisting
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    • Forum: Coach Forum
  5. B

    feeling lost while twisting

    Yesterday at our meet one of the girls mom's said that her daughter always feels lost when she twists. She doesn't know where she is in the air. Her fulls and 1 1/2s are really nice-you can't tell at all, but I think it still needs to be fixed. What are some things I can have her do to start...
  6. Geoffrey Taucer

    Coaches This should be required viewing for all coaches (re: twisting direction)

    YouTube - What Direction Am I Twisting? - George Hery 1gXTRUFHbR8 I have argued this for HOURS with some coaches. Please please please do yourself and your athletes a favor and watch this video. And watch the whole thing, not just the first half!
  7. W

    Coaches Introducing twisting

    I always look on this site to keep learning something new so I thought I might invite everyone to comment on a new topic from time to time. Topic today..... Introduction drills for twisting in tumbling & vaulting. From scratch. Ie early drills... prerequisite skills, body & arm positions...
    • Wally
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    • twisting
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    • Forum: Coach Forum
  8. Geoffrey Taucer

    How is twisting initiated?

    There are several different ways to initiate a twist. The extent to which each should be used is something that coaches do not always agree on. Here's my take on it: There are two that you need to know about: asymmetrical arm movement and contact twisting. Contact twisting. This essentially...
  9. GetaGrip

    Twisting!!!

    I'm in level 7, and often we work ahead on tumble track with twisting, but I have some problems with it. I twist to my right forwards, and to my left backwards. I can twist to my right backwards, but I'm not as good at it. I literally CANNOT twist to my left forwards though. We were on tumble...
  10. G

    twisting problems

    My daughter is a level 7 and has been working on her back full twist. She is getting it around between 3/4 and 7/8 but then falls down. Does anyone have any tips that would help her know what to do to pull it the rest of the way around and land standing up? :confused:
  11. E

    Full Twisting Layout Help!

    :confused: Hello, my daughter is learning to do a full on floor. I think she is twisting the wrong way. How do you know which way she should be turning? Is there a rule?
  12. T.Gymnastics

    And gymnasts on Twisting

    hey im a level six soon to be a seven. i cartwheel right, handstand left, full turn left, jumptwist right, and i want to twist right too, and i have three coaches. one tells me to twist left because of my roundoff or something. another tells me to do whatever one is easiest. and another one is...
  13. K

    spotting twisting

    i've started training level 7's the past couple months and i'm ready to have them start working on back halfs. Unfortunately we don't have a pit and I have no experience spotting twisting. Can anyone help me out here by describing it or posting a video??
  14. C

    Twisting

    Im desperate for some backward twisting drills. Any ideas???
  15. G

    Coaches Need Back Twisting 1/1 Drills, Please

    Hi, I've got a gymnast who do the half twist backwards & still he can not do the full twist! Turning speed is bit slow! Please someone suggest me some working drills for him! And please explain the spotting also! We don't have tumble track or tramp! Thanks & Nice Day!:)
  16. J

    Which way am I twisting on my Barani?

    I do my Baranis as if I am doing a left handed roundoff without any hands. Am I twisting to my left or to my right? I am asking because I am learning front fulls and I can do them, but the reason I couldn't do them is because I was doing half a twist then the other half I was doing the...
  17. Geoffrey Taucer

    Coaches P-bar dismounts, twisting direction

    I have three guys who are learning (or getting ready to learn) front and back tuck dismounts from p-bars. On a back tuck, is it better that they dismount in a direction that would have them twisting towards the bars if they twist or away from them? To put it in more concrete terms, should a...
  18. gymgymgymnast08

    Coaches Twisting Help Please!!

    Any ideas on how to help me twist? I can do a half but I can't do a full or anything more because I don't use my arms and like my head doesn't go at the same time my body does! If i'm lucky and do get more then a half I totally get lost in the air then I can't land on my feet. Please just tell...
  19. C

    Coaches Twisting direction question

    I apologize if this question has been posed before, but I obviously didn't pay attention if it was:o. My daughter is just learning to twist. She feels she should be twisting to the left because she is a righty; however, she feels most comfortable twisting to the right. What is the most common...
  20. C

    Coaches Twisting Direction vs Pirouetting Direction

    When you're looking at Pirouetting direction vs twisting direction how do you teach your kids. It's taken me a few days to finally wrap my brain around that a front pirouette posting on the right hand is actually a left twist. So I ask you this, when you have determined a kids twisting...
    • CoachL
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    • twisting twisting direction
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