My friend Arun Kumar Jayan (ALL THE WAY FROM INDIA!) shared this drill for basic body shaping for circles for Pommel Horse.
Regardless of the event, it all starts with the correct body shape.
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In Bar Stalder Drill
I have been working with a few different gymnasts on In Bar Stalder. Thanks to Tammy Biggs I was able to fill in the missing link drill.
Front Aerial Drill
I have always loved front and side aerials. Not just for their artistic enjoyment but for the leg drive that it teaches.
Here is a drill that showed really good results with this young lady from Edmonton, Alberta Canada.
More Vault Drills from Iceland Gymnastics Course
Thanks to Rebecca Sykes for sharing videos from my course.
Here are some drills for Yurchenkos off Rod Floor
Vault Drills From Iceland Gymnastics Course
Thanks to Rebecca Sykes for sharing some videos of the course I taught in Iceland.
Here are Vaulting Drills. Mostly Yurchenkos
Tumbling drills from Iceland Gymnastics Course.
Thanks to Rebecca Sykes who uploaded various parts of my course that I taught for the Icelandic Gymnastics Federation.
Here are some tumbling drills.
Straight Arm Drills for Uneven Bars
Consistently one of the biggest deductions on Uneven Bars is BENT ARMS. I hear coaches encourage, threaten, bribe, beg and cry to get their gymnasts arms straight. (OK- maybe not cry).
Gymnasts need to learn straight arms through series of drills and exercises on the floor and on floor bars. If they cannot keep their arms straight on that, they certainly cannot keep their arms straight as they move around the bar.
Here are some drills that we do daily to work straight arms.
Twisting Drill for Gymnastics
Rebecca Sykes shared this great drill. We have all gotten stuck with a kid or two needing something to fill the gap in twisting.
A+ for creativity! [Read more…]
Straddle Cast Handstand Drills
Some very good drills for Straddle Cast Handstands [Read more…]
Monday Morning Gymnastics Conditioning
For Back (Also great for Leg Drive for Vault) [Read more…]