Parents Piking in aerial

[Tiffany]

What causes the piking in side aerial? It looks great but is causing the landing to be difficult (second leg sort of swings behind first)and has to be connect to a front handspring for her series. I’ve tried to have her keep hips lifted and under body instead of piked but it’s not transferring. Any tips? Thank you!

 

[JBS]

I’d have to see a video to understand. Feel free to DM me one if you’d like.

 

[Tiffany]

I’d have to see a video to understand. Feel free to DM me one if you’d like.

For some reason when I try to attach a file it’s only allowing me to send pics….won’t let me send video?

 

[JBS]

For some reason when I try to attach a file it’s only allowing me to send pics….won’t let me send video?

Try now.

 

[Tiffany]

Here’s a video…you can see she tends to land with second foot crossing in back instead of straight.

 

[JBS]

She is just doing more of a side somi than a cartwheel. She needs to drive that second leg up over her head.

Tammy Biggs slider drills...



Really though... it's just that it needs to be a cartwheel. Try doing the aerial off of a raised surface and see if it is good. She may just be piking to pull it around.

 

[Dahlialover]

perhaps it would help her to spend some time practicing dive cartwheels.

 

[Tiffany]

She is just doing more of a side somi than a cartwheel. She need to drive that second leg up over her head.

Tammy Biggs slider drills...



Really though... it's just that it needs to be a cartwheel. Try doing the aerial off of a raised surface and see if it is good. She may just be piking to pull it around.

Thank you so much! We’ll work on this!

 

[JBS]

perhaps it would help her to spend some time practicing dive cartwheels.

Not sure if you are speaking of a traditional dive cartwheel like below. If so... this is definitely not what I would recommend for an aerial for beam. The dive forward is not correct in my opinion for an aerial on beam.

 

[JBS]

Needle kicks too. Ideally the hips should go backwards slightly on the needle kick.