Back leg turned out (away from me) in good leg splits?

[amblan01]

I don't know how my back leg is supposed to be. I have my foot where my heel faces the ceiling but my knee slightly turns out. None of my coaches corrected my splits at all and they corrected other girls so I think I have mine all the way down. I doubt myself though because my back leg knee is slightly facing away from me. How am I supposed to do this? I do it with my back leg on a line and my front leg to the left of the line.

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[BlairBob]

Simply DO NOT turn out the rear leg.

 

[gymnasticswim4]

I have the same problem.... why is it bad?

 

[BlairBob]

It decreases the stretch on the quadricep of the rear leg. It's easier because you are turning out the leg. Doesn't keep the hips square.

 

[gymnasticswim4]

Oh.. Okay that makes sense