“The very symbol of the sport, the handstand, is indeed one of the most important fundamental elements in gymnastics. Although often viewed as an individual skill, the handstand shape is repeatedly seen in every event, every exercise, and virtually every movement sequence.” Dr Gerald S. George, Ph.D. “Championship Gymnastics. Biomechanical Techniques For Shaping Winners” 2010 [Read more…]
5 Minute Drills for Bars. JUNE
Yesterday there was an informal meeting with primarily Level 9/10 coaches from New Hampshire. I feel very lucky that coaches in my State, by and large, get a long. The discussion was about drills we can do with our developmental gymnasts to improve the upper levels at bars. Each coach was going to come up with some drills that take about 5 minutes and implement them for about one month. These are some drills that I have been doing with my current group of level 4 and 5 since the end of competition season.
Back Layout Drills
A while ago I had a coach request drills for Back Layouts. I finally got around to videoing them!
These drills all deal with body position. I start these drills with Level 4s so that by the time they “need” the layout it is there.
- Fall to Back on flat surface (not on video)
- Fall to back with feet elevated
- Jump to 1/4 gainer to back
- Continue to raise surface on 1/4 gainer. (not on video)
- Into Pit, fall back to back layout.
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…]