Hi...I have a few questions and concerns. I coach cheerleading but I don't know how to coach gymnastics. I finally found someone to help me out but since I don't know much about it I don't know if she is taking the proper steps. I have about 12 girls and they have been working on them for about 2 month (BHS). I am seeing very little improvement and they are having a difficult time. They pretty much do it all the same...their first hollow is really good but as soon as their hand touch their arms buckle and then they fold their legs in. There is know shoulder pop and no 2nd hollow. I keep telling them to stay tight, push off and hit the 2nd hollow. And that is all the girl I got to help keeps telling them. Is it the girls not correcting them selves? Is there something else we should be telling them? Is there certain types of drills they can be doing? PLEASE HELP!

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Have fun, be safe, push HARD!
~CW!