Women Kickover help?

[wizzie]

I can get my kickover on a wedge mat and a 6 inch step up block. When I move to the floor, I can only kick up to like 70 degrees. My shoulders are past my hands. I can't really find anything less than my 6 inch block that would work for me to work down to the floor. Any suggestions of what I'm doing wrong? Thank you!

 

[Gymsanity]

Sounds like you are doing good. Once you have made it as far as you have, I have my girls use a panel mat and start lowering it by one layer at a time as they get better. There finally comes a time of you just have to kick hard. I tell my girls to pretend they are going to kick the gold medal winning field goal in soccer! Keep at it, and it will come.

 

[BlairBob]

Use a panel mat folded in half. Start with it all folded up and take off one layer at a time.

 

[Dolphinbooty21]

I had problems with this recently too. All I can basically say is practice. I needed to learn how to use enough power to kickover. I used to only make it halfway or less and then kept getting better with each try. I know this may not help you much but that's pretty much all it takes.

 

[CoachGoofy]

A kickover isn't just kicking. You also have to pull your hips over your head. With a mat, they don't have to go as far, obviously. Coming from the ground they have to come all teh way up and over (this is the most common thing I see with my littles, is they're all kick and no pull).