Here are some great drills that we have been doing for core strength and handstands on bars. I picked up these bands GAT from Best Athletic Design. We have come up with some great drills and exercises using these.
Shoot Through Drill for Level 4s
Here is a pretty advanced drill for your level 4’s to work on shoot through on Bars. I picked up these bands while I was speaking at GAT from a company called Best Design.
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Teach Pre-team gymnasts a Pull Over
This is another great submission from Jason Mortimer from Michigan. Well thought out and planned. How to teach your pre-team gymnasts a PULL OVER. Also good for REC CLASSES!
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Cast Handstand Drills
Here are some drills that I use on the Boys Parallel Bars to help teach Cast Handstands. I think it is very important that the gymnast know how to lean over when they cast.
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Drills for Giants on Uneven Bars
Giant swings are one of the more difficult “basic” skills that every gymnast must have. It takes strength (with out them fighting the natural swing) as well as a good tap and extension. There is also the FEAR that many gymnast have. Through the years I have had many gymnasts of all shapes and sizes giant. Here is a collection of drills that I use in that teaching sequence and drills that I use every day.
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Uneven Bars Leg Cut, Lead Up to Pirouettes
The Leg Cut in the Level 4 Bar routine sort of stands out as an uncharacteristic skill for bars until you realize how it leads up to a pirouette.
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Pre School and Rec Drills
TEACHING CASTS
This is a great submission from Jason Mortimer from Michigan. I look forward to more submissions from him.
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CRASH OF THE WEEK
Thanks to Johannes Schwab from Austria for Sharing this.
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Clear Hip Circle Progression
USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame Coach MARY LEE TRACY (Cincinnati Gymnastics Academy) shares some great drills for CLEAR HIP CIRCLES.
The CLEAR HIP CIRCLE is one of those skills that every gymnast is going to need at bars to be really successful. It takes a great deal of core strength to hold the correct body shape as well as shoulder strength to open up. Mary Lee does a great job breaking the skill down to some basic shapes and movements. [Read more…]