Coach
Wayne,
I happily landed on your web site today! My daughter consistently lands
her backhandspring in a squat position, sometimes even landing on her
knees. One gymnastic instructor told her she wasn't hitting her handstand
while another said she needed to work on her snap down. We have been at
this same spot for almost TWO years! Can you help? I'm sure they are giving
me good advice but I need drills OR SOMETHING to correct these problems.
Do you give private lessons?
TRY
THIS:
Switch her to a "step-out" for the exit from her handSPRING.
YES, she MUST pass through a handSTAND position and then instead of snapping
down together, have her split the legs and step backward as far as possible
to finish in a basic gymnastic stance (arms overhead) That will pretty
well FORCE her into good form. After she's completed a couple of HUNDRED
step-outs she'll get the snap-down quite easily.
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HOW IS YOUR TUMBLING?
Have ~CoachWayne!
come to YOUR gym!!!
Performance
tumbling for students &
Instructor training for staff
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Coach
Wayne is the Head Coach for the Savannah College of Art and
Design Cheerleading team and Executive Coach of Olympic Gymnast
Zuzana Sekerova. His articles, videos and books have been
used by students and instructors world wide since 1991. Coach
Wayne is available for in-gym instructor training and performance
tumbling clinics throughout the year. For booking information,
coaches/owners should call 912.398.8082. Students and parents
should request coaches/owners to contact Coach Wayne: www.CoachWayne.com,
coach@coachwayne.com or 912-238-1747, 912-398-8082.
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It's EASY to practice this at home. Give her a clear wall
to work against and simply practice her "step-to-handstand"
AGAINST the wall. IMPORTANTLY, she must place her feet into the EXACT
same positions when moving UP and stepping DOWN. Fingers must be about
6" from the wall, and she should start as FAR away from the wall
as possible.
ANY error in her handSTAND position will be MAGNIFIED in ANY other skill
that UTILIZES the handstand as a basic element. (handspring, cartwheel,
walk-over, round-off) The surest way to strengthen her tumbling is to
strengthen her handstand.
My handSTAND and handSPRING videos WILL help her 100% guaranteed.
www.CoachWayne.com
~CW
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