I've had a few kids that tried out for cheer teams that I've been working with on their back handsprings. Their cheer coach said that they were being taught "gymnastics back handsprings" and not "cheer back handsprings"
What in the world would the difference be?
One of the girls is 13 years old and nearly 6 feet tall. She takes up about 4 feet in a back handspring and her cheer coach said she was taking up too much space and " you need to arch more and go higher"
Last I checked, if a 180lb person went up really high and arched a lot, they'd come straight back down. This would put several hundred pounds of force on her hands, wrists, and elbows. The "Gymnastics way" is more of the nice rainbow shape where the weight is on its way past the hands as the body bounces. From my experience, a 6 foot person should take up anywhere from 8 to 12 feet in a back handspring (on floor) depending on exactly what she planned on doing out of it.
Any idea why cheer tumbling would be any different?
What in the world would the difference be?
One of the girls is 13 years old and nearly 6 feet tall. She takes up about 4 feet in a back handspring and her cheer coach said she was taking up too much space and " you need to arch more and go higher"
Last I checked, if a 180lb person went up really high and arched a lot, they'd come straight back down. This would put several hundred pounds of force on her hands, wrists, and elbows. The "Gymnastics way" is more of the nice rainbow shape where the weight is on its way past the hands as the body bounces. From my experience, a 6 foot person should take up anywhere from 8 to 12 feet in a back handspring (on floor) depending on exactly what she planned on doing out of it.
Any idea why cheer tumbling would be any different?