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
Drills For Handspring Full on Vault
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Tightening Arms and Legs For Beam.
Thanks to USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame member Mary Lee Tracy from Cincinnati Gymnastics Academy for sharing these drills.
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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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Most read articles for December.
I know it is early in the month to have a “best of” but given the Holidays I wanted to get this out now.
HERE ARE THE MOST READ ARTICLES FOR DECEMBER.
2. Injuries
3. Speed Training For Vault pretty exciting since I just posted this on Tuesday 12/20!
4. How To Avoid Tendon Rupture
Speed Training For Vault
An innovative way to train running speed for VAULTING
Yes- this is a joke.
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Fun Straight Body Drill for Pre-School
Thanks to contributor Casie Millhouse-Singh, Casie is an American gymnastics coach with over 20 years of experience in the sport as both gymnast, coach and judge. Currently, she is coaching for the Singapore American Community Action Council, better known as SACAC, gymnastics program. She is elected as Singapore Gymnastics Women’s Artistic Gymnastics Recreational Pathway Technical Leader and is also a Singapore National judge. You can follow her blog at: COACH CASIE [Read more…]